A Surprise Move by the Trump Administration Has Dreamers on More Stable Footing Than Expected
Demonstrators with United We Dream and others rally in the Hart Senate Office Building last month to call on Congress to pass legislation to protect Dreamers.Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two days after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi delivered a record-shattering speech in defense of Dreamers—undocumented immigrants who…
Donald Trump Has a Long History of Defending Men Accused of Sexual Assault
Sonia Moskowitz/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. “He says that he’s innocent. I think you have to remember that.” “He did a very good job while he was in the White House, and we hope that he has a wonderful career.” These were President Donald Trump’s first public remarks addressing the…
Here’s the Worst, Anti-Science Idea of the Week from the Republican Congress
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At a hearing this week, Rep. Lamar Smith (R.-Texas) lashed out at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the group that assesses cancer risk for the UN’s World Health Organization. He accused it of conducting “cherry-picked science,” which, he declared “raises questions about why IARC…
Donald Trump Joins With Russian Bots to Trash Mark Warner on Twitter
Sens Mark Warner and Richard Burr during a Jan. 17 Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.Alex Edelman/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday night, a few hours before the government briefly shut down, President Donald Trump turned his attention to Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat at the head of…
Women in Arizona State Prison Would Have to Work 27 Hours Just to Get a Box of Tampons
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. An Arizona bill that would provide basic dignity for female prisoners moved forward in the state legislature this week. The issue at hand is that incarcerated women are currently only provided 12 free pads per month and are only allowed to possess 24 pads at a time.…
Kiss Your Government Grant Goodbye, Sexual Harassers
SrdicPhoto/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For years, government-funded scientists have risked losing millions in federal research money if they’re accused of plagiarism or fabricating data. But those found responsible for sexual misconduct have not faced the same consequences—yet. On Thursday, National Science Foundation Director France Córdova announced a new policy to finally hold sexual harassers…