Elizabeth Warren Blasts Fellow Democrats for Supporting a Massive Bank Deregulation Bill
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The US Senate on Tuesday cleared a key procedural hurdle needed to move forward with a major bank deregulation bill that could pass the chamber in the coming days. If it becomes law, the bill would significantly loosen Wall Street…
Gary Cohn Will Resign as Trump’s Chief Economic Adviser
Chris Kleponis/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump’s chief economic adviser, is leaving the White House. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the former Goldman Sachs executive is planning to resign in the coming weeks, concluding months of speculation over how long Cohn would remain in the role.…
West Virginia Governor Announces a Pay Deal for Striking Teachers
Teachers hold a rally outside the Senate Chambers in the West Virginia Capitol.Tyler Evert/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced Tuesday morning that his office had reached a deal to end the nine-day statewide teachers’ strike. We have reached a deal. I stood rock…
Inside Indivisible’s Plan to Take Over Democratic Primaries
Indivisible OC members protest out California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s district office.Matt Masin/Orange County Register via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Since its inception in late 2016 as a crowd-sourced Google Doc offering tips for how activists can fight back against Trump, Indivisible has grown into a hyper-active, multi-million-dollar operation with…
How a Russian-Linked Shell Company Hired An Ex-Trump Aide to Boost Albania’s Right-Wing Party in DC
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Images; Twitter; Facebook Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A former Trump campaign aide working as a lobbyist, a half-million-dollar payment, a conservative Albanian political party, four Republican congressmen, Breitbart News, a kosher restaurateur in New York City, an online dating service that promotes “beautiful” Ukrainian women,…
Trump Barely Acknowledges North Korea News, Then Tells a Joke
Olivier Douliery/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump has a theory for why the 90th Academy Awards broadcast on Sunday was one of the lowest-rated in Oscars history. Lowest rated Oscars in HISTORY. Problem is, we don’t have Stars anymore – except your President (just kidding, of course)!…