State AGs Urge Congress to Protect Transgender Service Members from Trump Ban
Attorneys general from 18 states and Washington, D.C. are the latest group to push back against President Donald Trump’s proposal to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military. As the Senate prepares to take up its version of the…
Michael Moore: Don't Lose Sight of the 'Horror' Trump Inflicts Every Single Day
During an appearance on MSNBC‘s “The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell” Monday night, filmmaker Michael Moore urged Americans to keep their eyes on the entirety of President Donald Trump’s policy agenda, even as “our attention is rightly on what’s going…
While Most Crave Diplomacy, Trump Warns 'All Options on Table' for North Korea
President Donald Trump offered more tough talk after North Korea performed its most recent missile launch over Japan, warning on Tuesday that “all options are on the table.” But while Trump’s approach to North Korea has involved both veiled and…
'Groundbreaking': Democratic Co-Sponsors Rush Aboard Bernie's Medicare for All Train
A quarter of Democratic Caucus members in the U.S. Senate have now signed on as co-sponsors of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) Medicare for All bill, which he plans to introduce Wednesday, signaling a shift among party lawmakers, who may be…
'Alarm Bells Should Start Ringing' as Koch Brothers Invest $650 Million to Create 'Media Megaphone'
Critics of media consolidation and the fossil fuel industry are decrying an announcement that the media company Meredith Corp., with a $650 million boost from conservative billionaires David and Charles Koch, will buy Time Inc.—which owns Time, Fortune, People, and…
Mercedes upholds dominance in FP3 as Hamilton is fastest
There was no disputing Mercedes’ dominance in Sochi in FP3, with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas once again leading the field in the final dress rehearsal before this afternoon’s qualifying. Hamilton edged his teammate by 0.776s, but a solid effort…
EU cloud regulation opens new front with US tech giants
The EU’s battle with U.S. digital giants is reaching new heights: the cloud. The European Commission already took legal action to raise technology companies’ tax bills and cracked down on how they use people’s personal data. Now it’s going after…
'Jeopardy!' host set to moderate Pennsylvania gubernatorial debate
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek is set to moderate a debate this year among Pennsylvania’s 2018 gubernatorial candidates. Trebek will moderate a 45-minute debate in October as part of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s annual dinner. The news was first reported Wednesday by The…
Mississippi is new headache for GOP in the South
Sen. Thad CochranWilliam (Thad) Thad CochranEspy wins Mississippi Senate Democratic primary Bottom Line Mike Espy announces Mississippi Senate bid MORE’s (R-Miss.) impending retirement has opened a new path for Tea Party firebrand Chris McDaniel to reach the Senate — a…
'Our Momentum Is Unstoppable': Workers Celebrate as Target Announces $15 Minimum Wage
In what is being described as a huge victory for the tens of thousands of workers across the country who have for years organized, rallied, and gone on strike for higher wages, Target on Monday announced that it plans to…