Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) went from her swearing-in as one of the first Muslim women in Congress to cursing out President Donald Trump within a matter of hours on Thursday. Tlaib told the crowd at an event hosted by progressive group MoveOn: The Wrap’s media editor Jon Levine shared footage of Tlaib’s speech to Twitter: […]
By Teresa Wiltz DECATUR, Ga. — Over the past few years, statehouses around the country have tried to rein in cities deemed too friendly to undocumented immigrants. But Georgia is the only state that’s created an independent board with one specific mission: Punishing cities that aren’t doing enough to crack down on illegal immigration. Typically, […]
The State Department is urging its staff to dispute an outspoken former ambassador’s claim that he was abruptly ordered to vacate his post in the midst of a disagreement over President Donald Trump’s effort to deport thousands of Vietnam War refugees who had lived in the U.S. for decades. A press guidance, which was distributed […]
BAGHDAD (AP) — After days of back and forth over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pullout American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday the process of withdrawal has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or movements. Col. Sean Ryan, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, said […]
The New York Police Department is investigating a video shared on Facebook that shows officers yanking a 1-year-old baby from his mother’s arms at a government assistance center. The roughly 2 1/2-minute video, captured Friday by Nyashia Ferguson on her cellphone at a city Human Resources Administration office in Brooklyn, is “troubling,” the NYPD said […]
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will continue its annual tradition of tracking Santa Claus’ journey around the globe on Christmas Eve, despite the partial government shutdown. According to a tweet posted by NORAD on Friday, approximately 1,500 volunteers will support military personnel in tracking Saint Nick: As previously reported by HuffPost, the effort began […]
Shawn Parry-Giles, Aya Hussein Farhat, Matthew Salzano & Skye de Saint Felix A record number of women were sworn into Congress on Jan. 3. The influx of women candidates helped turn the midterm election into what many observers dubbed a “Year of the Woman.” But despite a tide of voter sentiment favoring women, these winners […]
After nine years of playing defense on Obamacare, Democratic leaders at the state and local level want to go on offense when it comes to health care. New plans announced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio this week also demonstrate that ideas short of […]
The Associated Press news agency on Wednesday faced backlash on Twitter after it appeared to equally blame both President Donald Trump and Democrats for the ongoing partial government shutdown. A tweet posted to the agency’s politics account said it “takes two to tango.” “Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion for his border wall is one reason […]
The shower isn’t just a place to sing. Separated from our cellphones, standing under running water often allows people’s minds to run free. Reddit has an entire “Shower Thoughts” subreddit dedicated to “the miniature epiphanies you have that highlight the oddities within the familiar.” In honor of those weird, wonderful and sometimes profound musings, here […]