Protesters Collect Secret Cash to Oppose Fur Ban Proposed in California, Documents Reveal
“Anyone in LA down to make an easy $100 this Tuesday in Sacramento and fight tyranny?” read one Facebook post.
Politics
Jeffrey Epstein Shipped Himself a 53-Pound Shredder and a Carpet and Tile Extractor, Maritime Records Show
Jeffrey Epstein received a 53-pound shredder to his Palm Beach home amid discussions with federal prosecutors about his non-prosecution agreement in 2008.
Trump Takes the Bait, Lashing Out at U.K. Ambassador Whose Private Notes Were Leaked
Wittingly or not, Trump seems to have aided a plot hatched in London to depose Britain’s ambassador to the United States.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Move to Strip Reformist Prosecutor Larry Krasner of Authority
A new Pennsylvania law allows the state attorney general to prosecute some gun crimes in Philadelphia if Krasner takes a pass.
Socialists on Chicago City Council Fight for Affordable Housing, Immigrant Rights
Democratic socialists now make up 12 percent of the City Council, the highest number that any major American city has seen in more than a century.
Voices
Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, and It's With Her Own Party's Future
It is time for liberals and leftists who lambast Mitch McConnell to admit to themselves that the hippie-punching Pelosi has become a Trump enabler too.
Justice Department Says 2020 Census Fight Might Not Be Over, Following President's Tweet
A federal judge gave government lawyers two days to make sense of the president's baffling tweet on the effort to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census.
Will Bernie Sanders Stick With a Carbon Tax In His Push For a Green New Deal?
Sanders is a longtime proponent of taxing the country’s worst polluters, but he’s said very little about a carbon tax on the 2020 campaign trail.
2020 Census Form Will Not Include Citizenship Question, Trump Administration Says
The Trump administration admitted defeat, confirming that the 2020 U.S. census will not include a question asking if residents are U.S. citizens.
Democratic Governor Considering Signing Major GOP Voter Suppression Legislation in Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf is weighing whether to sign SB 48, a GOP bill that would ban straight-ticket voting and give Donald Trump an edge in 2020.