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"President Donald Trump is planning to roll out an unprecedented structure for his 2020...
"It’s a stark expression of Trump’s stranglehold over the Republican Party: Traditionally, a presidential reelection committee has worked in tandem with the national party committee, not subsumed it" (Politico).
Topics: Donald Trump
Judge doesn't hold back in Michael Flynn sentencing
U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan really spoke his mind during the sentencing of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Tuesday. Flynn was going to be sentenced, but after his attorneys requested a delay, Sullivan agreed to wait until March to...
"Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is appointing Republican Rep. Martha McSally to the Senate,
"McSally narrowly lost a race this year to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema for Arizona's other Senate seat, which opened after Sen. Jeff Flake opted against seeking re-election" (CNN)>
Topics: Senate, CNN
Republicans are ‘stumbling into an embarrassing end of their dominance’ as shutdown looms:...
MSNBC reporter Garrett Haake surveyed the scene on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and concluded that between President Donald Trump’s insistence on $5 billion for a border wall, and the inability and unwillingness of Congress to deliver said funding,...
Topics: MSNBC, Donald Trump
Judge rules police did not have a duty to protect students in Parkland shooting
A federal judge has ruled neither the Broward County Sheriff's Office nor the local school district had a constitutional duty to protect students during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, this past...
Topics: Police, Sheriffs
Dinesh D’Souza Said Michelle Obama’s Princeton University Thesis Was ‘Illiterate And...
Political commentator Dinesh D’Souza has dubbed Michelle Obama’s college thesis for Princeton University “illiterate and incoherent.”
The conservative filmmaker slammed the former U.S. First Lady after a comment she made...
Topics: Michelle Obama
Even Obamacare Haters Think Friday's Court Ruling Is Terrible
These conservatives sound just as critical of the decision as the liberals do.
Topics: Obamacare
Nevada legislature may change water law
Water law in the American Southwest is an arcane mix of complicated laws, often enacted decades ago when few lived here. Everyone knows the laws need to change. However, water users often resist change because they may end up with less allocated...
This Asshole Is Singlehandedly Blocking a Bill to Address Violence Against Native Women
Bob Goodlatte, a Republican representative from Virginia, is singlehandedly blocking a bill meant to address the alarmingly high numbers of missing and murdered Native women from passing before the end of the year, and Senator Heidi Heitkamp, the...
A Michigan sheriff asked not to be arrested on drunk driving charges: 'Jesus Christ, I'm a sheriff'
On Thursday, Michigan sheriff Scott Stephenson pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while visibly impaired.
Topics: Sheriffs
Dayton says proudest accomplishments came late in career
From the AP: “Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton says his proudest accomplishments in his 40 years of politics came late in his career: restoring state government to financial health and funding all-day kindergarten. ‘Being governor is where I’ve...
Here’s What The Big Fight Over The DNC’s Data Is Really About
The squabble says a lot about the party’s preparations for 2020, the future of state parties and Chairman Tom Perez’s leadership.
Priests accused of child sex abuse living in Baltimore Jesuit community
At least four Catholic priests the church believes are guilty of child sex abuse are living at a home for retired clergy in Baltimore, Maryland, ThinkProgress has learned.
The Maryland Province Jesuits, a Catholic religious order, declined to say...
Topics: Religion
Ocasio-Cortez weighs a new primary target: Hakeem Jeffries
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is eyeing a new member of House Democratic leadership as a 2020 primary target: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).Ocasio-Cortez, who ousted House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley earlier this year in a shocking...
Topics: Caucuses
The hidden immigration battle that could keep 100,000 people out of work
If the Trump administration moves forward with a plan to revoke work authorization for H-4 visa holders, immigrants across the country—largely Indian women—could lose the ability to work.
When Molika Gupta immigrated to the U.S. in...
Topics: Immigration
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets it
Over the next decade at most, if the United States is going to do its part in the international effort to combat the existential risk posed by climate change, it must conduct an all-out crash decarbonization program.
The biggest obstacle to that...
Bah humbug: Congress should take electric cars off their Christmas list
Congress is finishing up its last scheduled week before the Christmas holiday sends staffers, lobbyists, and members (both naughty and nice) scurrying home. The smart money is counting on a brief government shutdown, as well as the tax writers...
Topics: Christmas, Taxes
Gender equality at work more than 200 years off: Report
Women may be shouting louder than ever for equal treatment and pay, but a report out Tuesday indicates it will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces around the globe. The World Economic Forum (WEF) report said there had been some...
Millennial Ocasio-Cortez Announces She’s Taking a Week Off For ‘Self-Care’ Before...
Activist turned Democratic Party superstar Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced that she is taking a week long break for “self-care” — prior to the Congressional session even beginning.
The 29-year-old Democratic Socialist and...
Topics: Activism
This is TSA's 2018 'Airport of the Year'
The votes are in and it looks like Boston is the best place to catch your flight.
Topics: Transportation Security Administration, Airports