In the news today: Trump fixer Rudy Giuliani’s license to practice law in New York is suspended after a pattern of flagrant lying about supposed election “fraud” in and outside courtrooms. The White House and a group of 10 senators announced an agreement on “bipartisan” infrastructure funding—but both the details and the supposed bipartisanship that will allow it to pass remain sketchy.
I envision a day—perhaps not that far in the future—when Donald Trump and his doofus-y name are radioactive, not just to the decent people of the world but to a wide swath of Republicans, too. Will that happen? I’m trying to be an optimist, so I say yes. Trump himself is doing his best to make that reality come to pass.
Of course, in the wake of Jan.
In a major blow to farmworkers and labor rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against the ability of union organizers in California to access agricultural worksites to speak to laborers, The New York Times reports. The high court ruled along political lines, with all six right-wing justices ruling against unions and farmworkers. Growers had lost in the lower courts.
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Graduations are a time for celebration, not only for those achieving the milestone but their family members and friends alike. But unfortunately, not all students are treated the same way or given the respect they deserve. Instead of being able to enjoy her high school graduation peacefully with her peers, a hijab-wearing Muslim student was subjected to harassment and boos from parents and peers alike.
It was probably a good idea for her to speak out.
We all have to deal with them. Some member of our extended family, or a co-worker, or someone we at a store who is just so incredibly wrong that at a certain point you want to throw up your hands and say, “Really? Really?” Enter Matt Gaetz. After testimony yesterday, Gaetz decided to go on the attack. Boy, did it go badly for him:
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Five months in, the president has quietly hit a milestone in filling lifetime seats on federal courts.
It’s probably legal, but it shouldn’t be.
One Twitter user asked: “Does ‘I represented Donald Trump for free, and all I got was this lousy law license suspension and possible disbarment’ fit on a t-shirt?
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suggested that the state’s public universities and colleges may face financial repercussions depending on the survey results.
Sniffies—an upstart, very upfront gay hookup site—is here to help.
If your wanderlust is coming on extra strong this summer, you may be wondering what to do with it. Being vaccinated may feel like a superpower, but what exactly is safe—or not?The CDC suggests, for example, that this may be the summer for road-tripping by RV.
When typed out in full, the chilling speech that Britney Spears gave to a Los Angeles judge yesterday afternoon comes to more than 4,500 words. Those words are now circulating online as quotations about how Spears lived in “denial” about the legal and medical arrangement that has given other people control over her life for 13 years.
Jamie and Jennifer Buteau face charges in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. The feds say Jamie Buteau threw a chair at officers.
Pressure is growing on Democrats to abolish the Senate filibuster in order to pass a major voting rights bill and other legislation. Republicans this week used the filibuster to prevent debate on the For the People Act, which would restore the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act gutted by the Supreme Court eight years ago.
Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, immigrant rights activists marched on the White House to call on the Biden administration to stop detaining trans asylum seekers, who often face severe abuse, discrimination and medical neglect in custody. Their actions included a service honoring and mourning the deaths of several trans people who died due to ICE negligence.
President Joe Biden has vowed to crack down on illegal gun dealers and to boost funding for police departments as part of an effort to combat a spike in gun violence across the country. Rejecting calls by activists to defund the police, Biden said cities could expand their police forces by diverting federal money allocated for the pandemic. He also pledged to strengthen enforcement of existing gun laws.
Is it rude for me to leave her behind?
Teacher advice on school bullies, ADHD, and preschool.
The red states’ moves potentially set up court fights over who has the power to police campus health just as schools prepare to reopen for in-person instruction.
Pressure is building on Biden to address the law’s underlying problems now that it has survived the latest Supreme Court challenge.
Republicans yanked away federal help to nudge people back to work. So far, it doesn’t seem to be working.
When you need a negative result to board a flight, you’ll pony up.
We are a nation of fast-food workers cannonballing into the bubble-filled sink of liberation.
FDA gave the drug conditional approval earlier this month, making it the first new Alzheimer’s therapy approved in nearly 20 years.
The delay comes at a time when lower and middle income countries across the globe are battling sharp increases in Covid-19 cases.
Sen. Ron Wyden hopes his new plan could jump-start drug pricing talks, which have stalled over concerns from moderate Democrats.
The setback comes amid a drop in the nation’s vaccination rate and difficulties in convincing younger Americans in particular to seek out the shot.
The Vatican has quietly voiced concerns, but U.S. bishops have forged ahead anyway.