Month: September 2020

President Donald Trump wants to cut all funding to a State Department bureau that promotes women’s rights around the world, according to documents leaked to Foreign Policy this week. The internal budget document shows that the president wants to merge the State Department with USAID, the federal agency that administers humanitarian assistance around the world,…

A tunnel used to store highly radioactively contaminated waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington state collapsed Tuesday, leading to a declaration of emergency.  According to the Washington state Department of Ecology, officials have not detected a release of radiation and no workers were injured. Radiological surveys are continuing. The Tri-City Herald reports that following the…

A day before his scheduled public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, what appears to be former FBI Director James Comey’s prepared written “statement for the record” surfaced online Wednesday afternoon and was rapidly being shared among journalists and on social media. As news outlets were combing through the document for salient details, the url…

Offering more evidence that President Donald Trump’s budget is a multi-faceted blow to everyone but the one percent, the proposal to be unveiled Tuesday would reportedly slash funding for clean-ups at so-called Superfund sites—the vast majority of which are found in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. According to documents (pdf) obtained and released late…

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Monday concluded the Senate’s version of Trumpcare would leave 22 million more people uninsured by 2026, a verdict that was immediately characterized as a “devastating” blow to a party scrambling to secure the support necessary to pass the legislation by the end of this week. The New York Times…

In the wake of what many perceived as an explicit threat to ignite a nuclear war on Tuesday, critics of President Donald Trump reacted with horror—calling it “frightening” and “crazy”—after the president threatened North Korea “with fire, fury, and frankly power the likes of which the world has never seen before.” Watch: The statement came…

Rep. Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisGOP tentatively decides on Jacksonville for site of convention DeSantis pushing to host Republican National Convention in Florida Florida bars and theaters to reopen starting Friday, DeSantis says MORE (R-Fla.) has turned an endorsement from President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to…

Sen. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsRepublicans prepare to punt on next COVID-19 relief bill Trump tweets spark fresh headache for Republicans Trump’s tweet on protester sparks GOP backlash  MORE (R-Maine) said in a Sunday show interview that Republicans who have accepted donations from former Republican National Committee (RNC) finance chairman Steve Wynn should give the money…

FARGO, N.D. – Olympic gold medalist and world champion wrestler Rulon Gardner will speak at the Bison Sports Arena on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. following the 43rd annual Bison Open. After overcoming numerous obstacles while growing up, Gardner is known for pulling one of the greatest upsets in Olympic wrestling history with his…

A new rule by a federal watchdog—hailed as having “paramount importance” for protecting consumers from Wall Street predators and curbing corporate abuses—is under direct attack by Republicans just days after being issued. The rule from the successful and broadly-supported Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) bans companies from using mandatory arbitration clauses, which makes consumers give…