Most of the Philadelphia Eagles Said They Wouldn’t Go to the White House. So Trump Disinvited the Whole Team.
Olivier Douliery / Pool via CNP/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, President Donald Trump called off the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles’ visit to the White House, saying in a statement that players and team officials “disagree with their President because he insists that they proudly stand for…
Driving While Black Has Gotten Even Worse
A protest in April after the controversial arrest of two black men at a Starbucks in Philadelphia.Bastiaan Slabbers / ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. There is a stark new statistic out from the office of Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley: In 2017, black drivers in the state were 85…
California Bans State-Funded Travel to Oklahoma in Response to LGBT Adoption Law
lazyllama/Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced on Friday that California will ban state-funded travel to Oklahoma because of a new law that allows private agencies to refuse to place children with same-sex couples. Starting June 22, Oklahoma will become the ninth state where California…
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown is a Boom Time for Private Prisons
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Hardline immigration policies put in place by President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have inspired more than just fear and panic in immigrant communities—they’ve also inspired investors in private prisons. In the week following the 2016 election, stock prices for the country’s two biggest…
Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Just Dealt an Unexpected Blow to the NRA
President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in Dallas, on May 4.Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Late Friday night, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill that would have let adults carry guns without training or a permit, striking a blow to the National Rifle…
After Violent May Day Protests, a Federal Judge Orders an Investigation Into Puerto Rican Police
Police and protesters face off after a May Day march turned violent, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, May 1, 2018.Carlos Giusti/AP A federal judge has ordered an investigation of into how Puerto Rico police responded to a May Day demonstration. The order, issued Friday morning, calls for “an independent evaluation and assessment” of the violent halting…