Elizabeth Warren Goes After Free Trade Agreements in First Speech as 2020 Contender
On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gave a speech detailing her views on foreign policy, in an unofficial preview of what might come for her 2020 platform should she run for president. And she kicked it off with an attack on the free trade policies that have dominated Washington. “For decades, the leaders of both parties preached the…
What the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Wrong
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg places some items in her bag before speaking at Georgetown Law School, Friday, April 6, 2018, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On the Basis of Sex, a feature film on the pioneering legal work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth…
Donald Trump Has a Sneaky New Way To Help Religious Employers Deny Women Birth Control
areeya_ann/iStock/Getty Images Plus Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over the past two years, the Trump administration has been trying to gut access to birth control coverage for women: It proposed rules that would allow almost any employer to claim moral or religious exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s mandate of…
There Are Now More Than 14,000 Immigrant Kids in Federal Custody—a New Record
Immigrants walk into a building at South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.Charles Reed/US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The number of immigrant children in federal custody has reached an all-time high, with more than 14,000 children currently being held in government facilities, the San…
“Senator, Why Are You Being Arrested?”
Sen. Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta) is arrested by capitol police during a protest over election ballot counts in the rotunda of the state capitol building Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The morning of Tuesday, November 13, started out like many others for…
“It’s Awful:” A Signature Expert Weighs In On How Florida Is Handling Ballots
Florida Canvassing Board members examine signatures on absentee ballots in Miami-Dade County.Lynne Sladky/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Patricia Fisher sees news stories about Florida election workers comparing the signatures on mail-in ballots with signatures in the state registration database, she can hardly believe her eyes. “I’ve been horrified,”…