Biden pushes back against ICC allegations against Israel: ‘What’s happening is not genocide’
President Joe Biden said the administration does not view the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza as genocide during a celebration for Jewish American Heritage Month at the White House on Monday evening. The president’s comments come after he criticized a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to file arrest warrant applications for […]
Trump trial: Merchan and defense witness clash amid judge’s question limitations
NEW YORK — Judge Juan Merchan became irate at a witness Donald Trump‘s defense team brought in to testify in the former president’s hush money trial on Monday, claiming the witness was reacting inappropriately to the judge’s decisions. Merchan pointed out that Robert Costello said “geez” in response to one of the judge’s rulings and […]
MIT hit with civil rights complaint over race and sex discrimination
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was hit with a civil rights complaint on Monday, with the complainant noting one of its programs only allows “women of color” to participate. The complaint, filed by the Equal Protection Project with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, focused on the Creative Regal Women of Knowledge, a […]
Republicans turn up heat on Democrats with bill to ban noncitizen voting in DC
The House is set to vote on a bill that would make it illegal for noncitizens in Washington, D.C., to vote in local elections, with Republicans hoping to push Democrats into a corner just months ahead of the November election. Lawmakers will vote on the legislation later this week, which would overturn a local law […]
White House endorses Senate vote on border deal as Biden looks to shore up approval on immigration
President Joe Biden‘s administration is endorsing the Senate’s move to take up a bipartisan border security agreement, despite the fact the legislation isn’t likely to pass. “From his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to fix our broken immigration system. That’s why he introduced a comprehensive immigration reform plan on day […]
Yellen bats down proposal for global wealth tax for billionaires
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she does not support a proposal that would impose a global wealth tax on the wealthiest billionaires. Yellen opposes the proposal, put forward by Brazil, which is leading the Group of 20 major economies this year. German, Spanish, and South African officials have also discussed the proposal, which aims to […]
Schumer revives doomed border plan to protect five vulnerable senators
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Sunday evening that he would bring the failed Senate border bill back up for a vote this week, but Republicans claim the vote is a stunt to defend vulnerable Democrats up for election in November. Schumer proclaimed in his “Dear Colleague” letter that the upper chamber of Congress […]
Why was a black congresswoman not criticized for her racist comment about white men?
It was quite contentious in the House of Representatives last week. Discussions about fake eyelashes, “bleach blonde” hair, and (supposedly) homophobic slurs were part of the heated exchange between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) that received much of the country’s scrutiny and attention. Yet before that chaos ensued, a black Democratic congresswoman […]
As Ukraine donor nations meet again, Zelensky says he has only 25% of the air defense he needs
ANOTHER RUSSIAN SHIP SUNK: While fierce fighting continues in the northeast near Kharkiv, where Russia has had some success in taking back territory lost early in the war, Ukraine is punishing Russia in occupied Crimea in the south, using drones and missiles to knock out air defenses and set fuel depots ablaze and over the […]
Massachusetts has highest percentage of independents despite heavy Democratic lean
Of all 50 states, one surprisingly far surpasses the others in the percentage of registered independent voters: Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, a typically Democratic-leaning state, 62% of all registered voters are independents as of November 2023, outnumbering both major political parties. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a 3-1 ratio; nearly 30% of voters are registered Democrats […]