Siding with Trump Against Women, House GOP Rejects Funds for Equal Pay Initiative
By Following the Trump administration’s decision to scrap an Obama-era rule requiring companies to report the wages of employees in order to keep track of pay discrimination, lawmakers on Thursday voted down an amendment that would have saved federal funding to implement a similar initiative. Equal pay advocates say the vote shows the Republican-led Congress’s hostility […]
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"Absolutely Unconscionable': In Post-Harvey Texas, No Relief Funds for Critics of Israel
Civil liberties advocates are denouncing a decision by a Texas city to require applicants for Hurricane Harvey rebuilding funds to sign a statement certifying that they are not currently boycotting Israel, and will not participate future protests. Although the hurricane devastated the entire Houston metro area with record rainfall and destructive flooding, a local television […]
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Election interference concerns prompt returns to paper ballots
Officials in a number of states are returning to paper ballots over fears of foreign countries interfering in U.S. elections, according to The Boston Globe. In Virginia, election officials use a paper ballot system, while Pennsylvania’s governor this month ordered election officials to ensure new election equipment produces a paper record, according to the Globe. ADVERTISEMENT […]
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Democrat outraises Ted Cruz in Texas Senate race so far in 2018
A Democratic candidate has outraised Texas Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R) so far in 2018, posing a possible challenge for the well-known Republican […]
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Record number of women running in Texas primaries
A record number of women are running in Texas congressional primaries this year, ABC News reported Sunday. At least 50 women are campaigning for congressional seats in Texas, joining 110 women running for local office across the state. Some of the women said they were inspired to run to oppose President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances […]
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Romney: I'm more of a hawk on immigration than Trump
Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyMilley discussed resigning from post after Trump photo-op: report Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names Attorney says 75-year-old man shoved by Buffalo police suffered brain injury MORE said Monday he believes he’s more conservative than President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote […]
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Trade Panel Ruling Gives Trump Authority to Cripple Nation's Solar Industry
Lawmakers and the solar energy industry spoke out Friday against a ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), which voted in favor of two domestic solar power manufacturers that complained low-cost solar panel imports from China had harmed their businesses. The ITC’s ruling leaves it up to President Donald Trump to decide whether to […]
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Protests and Outrage as Gorsuch Headlines Event at Trump Hotel
Protestors gathered outside Trump International Hotel in Washington Thursday as Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered the keynote speech at an event hosted by a right-wing advocacy group—a move critics argued crosses fundamental ethical boundaries, given that the venue is currently the subject of numerous emoluments lawsuits that could soon reach the Trump-appointed judge’s desk. […]
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Nothing Surprising as NRA Urges Less Restrictive Gun Laws After Las Vegas
After a few days of familiar strategic silence in the wake of the nation’s latest blood-soaked gun massacre, the NRA on Thursday predictably used its first public statement since the shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday to call for less restrictive federal guns laws. “In an increasingly violent world,” the NRA stated without any acknowledgement […]
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On-the-Ground Reports Destroy Trump's Sunny Portrayal of Puerto Rico Recovery
The White House’s rosy portrayal of Puerto Rico’s recovery contrasts with the grim details relief workers are sharing about the reality on the ground. Click Here: collingwood magpies 2019 training guernsey According to numerous accounts of the recovery and a website set up by the Puerto Rican government, there is still a dire food and […]
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