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…
Tim Ryan Has a Plan to Win Back the “70-Year-Old Teamster”
Ohio congressman Tim Ryan speaks in Clear Lake, Iowa, on August 10, 2018.Chris Zoeller/Globe-Gazette via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, 16 Democrats released an open letter pledging to vote against Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House. The move didn’t come as much of a surprise. Many…
California Republicans Ponder Their Darkest Hour
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A full 11 days after the polls closed in California, the Associated Press has called the 39th House district for Democrat Gil Cisneros, who snatched a narrow victory from his Republican rival, Young Kim. The night before, news broke that Katie Porter, an Elizabeth Warren…
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…
“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,”…
The Congressional Progressive Caucus Has an Ambitious Plan to Govern From the Left
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a press conference with members of the Progressive Caucus in Washington on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday afternoon, just a block from the White House, a dozen of the country’s most liberal lawmakers gathered in the lobby of the…