A U.S. lesbian couple rejected for admission to a retirement community suffered a defeat this week in their effort to claim discrimination, but a leading legal group on Friday vowed to take up the fight to protect LGBT+ people from housing bias.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made her maiden voyage to the critical primary state of Iowa over the weekend, laying out her case that she is the best Democrat to challenge President Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election in 2020.
A Catholic school in Kentucky condemned a group of its students, many of whom wore “Make America Great Again” hats, after they were recorded harassing a Native American Vietnam veteran in a video that went viral on Saturday.
Fear of eviction, inability to pay their mortgages and feed their children among the fears of federal workers.
“I’m here today to bring my bill for Mr. Mitch McConnell, to show him, if you’re not familiar, I want a ‘Second Chance’ [rent credit] program. I have to have my rent in on time. I have no more money coming in. “
Women marched in hundreds of U.S. cities and overseas on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of demonstrations that drew millions of protesters to the streets the day after Republican President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017.
U.S. President Donald Trump proposed an immigration deal on Saturday in a bid to end a 29-day partial government shutdown, after House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leading Democrats had already said they rejected the plan.
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge in Wisconsin on Thursday blocked a Republican-backed law that would limit early voting across the state to two weeks, finding the new legislation was essentially the same as a previous statute he stopped 2-1/2 years ago. The early-voting bill was part of a package of laws…
Democrats rejected Trump’s offer to end his shutdown in exchange for wall money as a non-starter that can’t pass the House or Senate.
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It is looking increasingly likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Trump administration appeals involving the “Dreamers” immigrants, transgender troops and gay rights during its current term, meaning rulings in these major cases may not come until next year. With time running out for the justices to…
Leaders of both groups say they will use this year’s marches to push policy related to raising the minimum wage, access to reproductive and healthcare and voting rights, among other issues. They are aiming to mobilize women to vote ahead of the 2020 elections, when Trump is expected to be the Republican nominee for president.
Democrats shouldn’t give an inch to a president of the United States who is under investigation for being a Russian asset.
Not only does Nance believe the BuzzFeed report will turn out to be true, but he believes Trump will be busted for ordering dozens of people to lie for him.
BuzzFeed or not, Trump has already crossed multiple legal red lines that break the threshold needed to consider impeachment proceedings.Â
By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Women will march in hundreds of U.S. cities and overseas on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of demonstrations that drew millions of protesters to the streets the day after Republican President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017. Women’s March, a national nonprofit organization that evolved from the initial…
When Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham asked William P. Barr, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, whether it would be a crime if “the president tried to coach somebody not to testify, or testify falsely,†Barr was very clear in his answer, saying simply: “Yes. Under an obstruction statute, yes.†And now this answer…
Democrats are now in control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and they may soon be ready to use their new power to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. After the latest bombshell allegation that Trump in 2017 ordered his personal attorney to lie to Congress — the most damning allegation against the president…
BuzzFeed News said Friday night that it is standing by its reporting concerning Donald Trump ordering Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. Their comments were made on Twitter after an unusual statement was issued by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office disputing BuzzFeed’s report from Thursday night which set forth the allegations involving the president and…
As the Women’s March comes to Washington today they will be joined by other progressive organizations who spent the day Friday lobbying lawmakers on behalf of for “Medicare for All” legislation. Members of several groups advocating for healthcare rights stormed Capitol Hill on Friday for a “lobby day” to begin an event-filled weekend as part…
