The Democratic Women’s Caucus is demanding an investigation into the treatment of women in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, accusing the Trump administration of “medical neglect” in cases that include the loss of one woman’s unborn child. The Trump administration recently rescinded Biden-era guidance on treatment of migrants in detention, including those detailing…
Democratic leaders must offer a viable vision for American education that speaks to the urgent needs of working-class parents, rather than allowing President Trump to claim Education Independence Day.
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) holds a double-digit lead over Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) in the state’s gubernatorial race, according to a poll released on Wednesday. The survey, conducted by the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, showed Spanberger leading Earle-Sears 49 percent to 37 percent among registered voters…
They’re not asking for an easy life: They’re asking for an easier one.
Republican support is rolling in for a new legislative push in the House to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release more files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite President Trump’s urging to drop the matter. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who is leading the push with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), announced on social…
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said President Trump has told him he is not ready to endorse in his contentious GOP Senate primary against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). “I’ve talked to him about it a number of times. He is not ready to make that endorsement,” Cornyn told NBC News on Tuesday. “I think…
The children, ranging in age from two months to 13 years old, have been taken into protective custody.
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) said he is “not there yet” regarding the potential firing of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after President Trump indicated he was considering it. He instead called on Congress to enact spending cuts. “I’m not there yet, but I’ll tell you that the president doesn’t rule anything out,” Donalds said at…
Donald Trump’s recent tariff on Brazil is a political gesture aimed at supporting former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s cause, despite Brazil’s large trade surplus with the United States and the costs that will be borne by American consumers and exporters.
Maine Family Planning filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration seeking to restore Medicaid funding that is set to be stripped under the president’s sweeping tax and spending package. A provision in the law bans health care providers that perform abortions and receive more than $800,000 in federal reimbursements from receiving Medicaid funding…
