The following is adapted from Ryan Grim’s new book “We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to AOC, the End of Big Money and the Rise “Barack Obama, Harry Reid And The Secret History Of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal”
Month: May 2019
Twitter Users Troll Roy Moore For Claiming He Can Beat Doug Jones In Senate Rematch
Say this about Roy Moore: The twice-fired Alabama judge and failed senatorial candidate doesn’t lack for confidence. Although Moore lost his 2017 Senate race to “Twitter Users Troll Roy Moore For Claiming He Can Beat Doug Jones In Senate Rematch”
Missouri Set To Become First State Since Roe v. Wade With No Abortion Clinic
Missouri’s last remaining abortion clinic is set to close in just 72 hours, just days after the governor signed a strict anti-abortion measure into law. “Missouri Set To Become First State Since Roe v. Wade With No Abortion Clinic”
Supreme Court Leaves School’s Transgender Bathroom Policy In Place
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from Pennsylvania students challenging their school’s policy of allowing certain transgender students to use bathrooms “Supreme Court Leaves School’s Transgender Bathroom Policy In Place”
Ava DuVernay Slams Trump For Crime Bill Tweet: ‘Your Violent Rhetoric Fed Tensions’
Click:leveling agent Ava DuVernay criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for his “violent rhetoric” surrounding “tough on crime” measures in the ’90s that have disproportionately affected “Ava DuVernay Slams Trump For Crime Bill Tweet: ‘Your Violent Rhetoric Fed Tensions’”
GOP Tax Law Doing Little For The Economy, Even Less For Workers: Congressional Study
The sweeping tax law Republicans enacted in late 2017 is definitely not paying for itself and has not significantly boosted the economy or increased wages, “GOP Tax Law Doing Little For The Economy, Even Less For Workers: Congressional Study”
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Law Requiring Fetal Remains Be Buried Or Cremated
The Supreme Court on Tuesday voted 7-2 to uphold a 2016 Indiana abortion law requiring fetal remains be buried or cremated. The court also refused “Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Law Requiring Fetal Remains Be Buried Or Cremated”
Illinois Lawmakers Advance What Could Be Nation’s Most Liberal Abortion Legislation
Democrats in Illinois advanced new legislation Sunday that would further protect women’s rights to reproductive health, a measure advocates say grew from the spate of “Illinois Lawmakers Advance What Could Be Nation’s Most Liberal Abortion Legislation”
TSA Updates Policy To Address Flying With Medical Marijuana
The Transportation Security Administration has updated its guidance regarding medical marijuana and air travel, clarifying that medications containing hemp-derived CBD are legal to fly with “TSA Updates Policy To Address Flying With Medical Marijuana”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Compared To Kim Jong Un In Pro Baseball Team Video
A minor-league baseball team apologized Monday for its bush-league video depicting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) as an “enemy of freedom.” An image of Ocasio-Cortez, “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Compared To Kim Jong Un In Pro Baseball Team Video”