Hours after he was roused from his Florida home in a pre-dawn raid by armed federal agents, Roger Stone, President Trump’s longtime friend and former political adviser, appeared on Fox News to announce that the charges against him were “thin indeed.” But Stone’s indictment may not be the last word …
Read More »Birth Control Coverage Is No Longer Guaranteed in 37 States
Update 5 p.m. ET:Pennsylvania Eastern District Judge Wendy Beetlestone has issued a nationwide injunction, blocking the Trump administration’s birth control rules from taking effect anywhere in the country, citing concerns that states could be impacted by fallout associated with residents losing contraceptive coverage. In a statement, HHS spokeswoman Caitlin Oakley …
Read More »Elizabeth Warren Says 'I Am Not a Person of Color' Responding to Heritage Question in Iowa
On her first full day on the Iowa campaign trail, presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren could not escape the issue that has haunted her since President Donald Trump gave her the racist nickname “Pocahontas” — her decision to take a DNA testin an attempt to prove her Native American ancestry. At …
Read More »A 30-Year Disarmament Pact Between the U.S. and Russia Is in Serious Danger
Things haven’t been going so well between the United States and Russia, and it looks like a 30-year-old disarmament treaty between the two nations could be coming to an end. In 1987, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF), a pact prohibiting the …
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