New Trump Administration Rule Could Cause Fearful Immigrants to Forgo Public Benefits
Marina Alejandre, an immigrant from Mexico, waits for her country to be called at a naturalization ceremony in Tampa, Florida, in December 2017.Monica Herndon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When the Trump administration’s draft guidelines for reinterpreting who is eligible for green cards leaked earlier this year, one provision looked…
Bill Cosby Sent to Prison
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison. — Montgomery County DA (@MontcopaDA) September 25, 2018 Bill Cosby was just sentenced to between 3 and 10 years in prison after being found guilty earlier this year of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea…
Chart of the Day: The Brent Premium Is Nearly $10 Right Now
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I’ve got no special reason for posting this, but if you’d like a 30-second break from the insane tawdriness of the Kavanaugh affair, here’s a chart about oil prices: The two most widely traded grades of oil are Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate. Most…
Swing Vote on Kavanaugh Says He’ll Be Great on Abortion Rights
Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This is from an interview with Sen. Susan Collins recorded a few days ago: .@SenatorCollins on Brett Kavanaugh: “First of all, I do not believe he’s going to repeal Roe v. Wade.” She says she’s “very close” to a decision. https://t.co/OKQXwpmzBl…
Calls to the National Sexual Assault Hotline Spiked Last Weekend While More Kavanaugh News Broke
Protesters gather in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24.Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The National Sexual Assault Hotline saw a surge in calls—a 57 percent increase from an average weekend—from Friday September 21 through Sunday September 23. A higher volume of calls…
Brett Kavanaugh Digs In: “I’m Not Going Anywhere”
Brett Kavanaugh during his interview with Fox News.Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh broke his silence on his sexual misconduct allegations in an interview with Fox News on Monday, calling them “false accusations.” The Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearings were thrown into chaos when…