Source: Brandon Bell / Getty When I was coming up in politics in the early 2000s in Ohio, I don’t recall a time when Republicans in the state cheered the arrest of Democrats. Yet something similar is happening in Texas. After Democrats fled the state to delay a vote on a redistricting bill, Republicans voted to track…
Donald Trump wants Gayle King off the air at CBS. The president, 79, unleashed a scathing message about the “CBS Mornings” co-host, 70, amid reports that the network may be mulling over a decision to part ways with her. “Gayle King’s career is over. She should have stayed with her belief in TRUMP. She never…
FILE – This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires’ disease. (Francis Chandler/CDC via AP, File) Health officials link outbreak in Central Harlem to bacteria found in cooling towers; residents urged to seek care if…
A video that surfaced on YouTube shows an Arizona cop with his foot planted in the front door of a Black man’s apartment, threatening to arrest him over allegations made by his neighbor. The video also indicates the Black man’s 5-year-old daughter crying and panicking off camera, believing her father was about to be arrested…
Public media’s future may be uncertain, but NPR’s beloved “Tiny Desk” is standing strong after the Trump administration pulled key funding. (Screenshot: NPR Music/YouTube) Public media’s future may be uncertain, but NPR’s beloved “Tiny Desk” is standing strong after the Trump administration pulled key funding. NPR has long been home to some of the most…
Martyn Latchman (Photo credit: Martyn Latchman/LinkedIn) Martyn Latchman, 38, died suddenly during pre-op stages of a hair transplant procedure in Istanbul; the clinic says the procedure had not begun. A British man has died while undergoing a recent cosmetic procedure in Istanbul, Turkey. Martyn Latchman, a 38-year-old from Milton Keynes in South Central London, died…
Source: The Austin American-Statesman/Hearst Newspapers / Getty The Texas redistricting saga escalated on Monday evening after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the civil arrest of the Texas Democrats who fled the state to block progress on a new electoral map. According to CBS News, the Texas Democrats broke quorum by fleeing the state. This move prevented…
Source: ERIC BARADAT / Getty I’ve made this argument before — numerous times, in fact — but it still baffles me how Republicans go out of their way to emphasize that Democrats were the party that supported slavery 150-plus years ago while failing to reconcile that fact with the fact that, in modern times, it…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Democratic lawmakers who skipped town to thwart a controversial redistricting vote deserve to be hunted down and arrested. Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees — though not long ago, both men were accused of dodging accountability themselves. The latest standoff erupted after more than 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state,…
A metal plaque on the facade of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C., features a quotation by Abraham Lincoln. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) New rule would roll back abortion access for veterans and dependents, cutting exceptions for rape or incest cases. President Donald Trump’s administration is calling to remove abortion coverage…
