Let’s Consider Alternate Routes for the Border Wall
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“We Just Want to Get Back to Work”—Thousands of Federal Employees March on the White House
Tonya Riley/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday afternoon, approximately 2,000 federal workers and contractors from across the country braved icy winds and freezing temperatures to gather outside of the DC headquarters of the AFL-CIO to protest the ongoing effects of the government shutdown on their lives and work. “This…
Trump Never Said Mexico Would, You Know, Pay For the Wall With Money or Something
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump wants to make something clear about his wall: Well…. But who cares, really? Maybe Mexico will pay for the wall, maybe Putin will pay for it. Or maybe Trump will crowdsource it. Maybe Warren Buffett will write a check. Or better yet,…
Democrats Are Ready to Push Gun Reforms. But Their Last Republican Allies Got Picked Off.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks during the event to introduce the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 in the Capitol on January 8.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Gun reform advocates took a victory lap in the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon when Rep. Mike Thompson…
Trump Once Told Students to Never Let a Wall Get in Their Way
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Long before President Donald Trump threatened to “maybe, definitely” declare a national emergency over his $5 billion demands for funds to build a border wall, the former real estate magnate once offered a very different—if not inspirational—message about concrete walls. “I’ll tell you, to me,…
Scott Pruitt Is Facing Yet Another Scandal Thanks to His Legal Defense Fund
Chris Kleponis/CNP/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Scott Pruitt left a long trail of investigations behind when he exited the Environmental Protection Agency last July to lead a private life as a coal consultant. On Thursday, four Democratic senators added yet another concern to the pile, requesting more information from…