FedEx Just Ended Its NRA Discount
A member of gun control group Gays Against Guns demands FedEx, Hertz, and Wyndham end discounts for NRA members at a protest in 2016.Erik Mcgregor/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Days after a mass shooting at at Pittsburgh synagogue left 11 people dead, FedEx announced it…
The Media Is Repeating Trump’s Lies About Birthright Citizenship
Chris Kleponis/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, Axios released the first clip of its upcoming four-part HBO series, which featured President Donald Trump floating the possibility of ending birthright citizenship for babies of non-US citizens and undocumented immigrants, a constitutional right enshrined in the 14th Amendment. “Some legal…
Will the Media Fall For Trump’s 14th Amendment Stunt?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship. That is, if you’re born on American soil, then you’re an American citizen, full stop. This applies to everyone born here—even if their parents are in the country illegally—including people of Hispanic descent like Mexicans and Hondurans. By an…
Trump Wants Executive Order Terminating Birthright Citizenship
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump claimed that he is “in the process” of preparing an executive order that would seek to end birthright citizenship for children of non-US citizens or undocumented immigrants born in the country. “It was always told to me that you…
Women Who Face Prosecution for Self-Inducing an Abortion Finally Have a Number to Call
Mixmike/iStock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. During his campaign for president, Donald Trump told voters he believed that women who end their pregnancies should face “some form of punishment.” He soon walked back his remarks, but the statement, along with his promise (since fulfilled) to put anti-abortion justices on the…
Inside the Race That Could Flip Rep. Darrell Issa’s Seat From Red to Blue
Mike Levin (left) and Diane HarkeyMario Tama/Getty; Rich Pedroncelli/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Shortly before a San Diego television station airs a pre-recorded debate between Democratic House candidate Mike Levin and his Republican opponent Diane Harkey, Levin warns me, “It gets a bit heated. Someone must have told her…