Voters in Texas have been showing up to the polls in droves since early voting began on October 22. In fact, the largest counties in the state have nearly doubled their turnout compared to this time in the 2014 midterms. But many of those voters have complained about a significant problem: When they voters finish casting […]
White nationalist Richard Spencer has been barred from his alma matter after the University Virginia issued trespass warnings against him and nine other white nationalists who participated in last year’s Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA. The no-trespass orders, which are valid for four years, were announced after the UVA police department concluded a […]
President Trump on Saturday responded to a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that left multiple people dead by suggesting it should have had armed security to protect its members. “[Gun laws have] little do do with it,” he said. “If you take a look, if they had protection inside, the results would have been […]
In 2017, a student came forward with allegations of sexual assault against two football players at the University of Maryland. According to an internal investigation conducted by the University in September 2017, either then-athletic director Kevin Anderson, head football coach D.J. Durkin, or both, “solicited and facilitated payment to a law firm to represent the […]
LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA — Only 10 days before the midterm congressional elections, prominent author and climate activist Bill McKibben chose to spend Friday in a part of Pennsylvania that political observers traditionally have written off as a Republican stronghold. Pennsylvania’s newly redrawn 11th congressional district is rated as a solid Republican district in almost every […]
LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA — Only 10 days before the midterm congressional elections, prominent author and climate activist Bill McKibben chose to spend Friday in a part of Pennsylvania that political observers traditionally have written off as a Republican stronghold. Pennsylvania’s newly redrawn 11th congressional district is rated as a solid Republican district in almost every […]
The Democrat challenging Republican Steve King for Iowa’s 4th district has filed a complaint with the Congressional House of Ethics Committee for King’s lavish personal spending on the taxpayer’s dime. The complaint stems from a Friday article in the Intercept, which reviewed congressional disbursement records and found that King had billed taxpayers $18,000 for meals […]
A lawsuit alleges that election officials in Dodge City, Kansas moved the lone polling station outside city limits to make it harder for Hispanics to vote, in a naked attempt at voter suppression ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The suit was filed Friday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas on behalf of the League of […]
A gunman entered the conservative Jewish Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday morning and opened fire on congregants attending a service, killing 11 people, authorities said. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said the attack occurred during a baby-naming ceremony, at around 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Early reports said four police officers were also reportedly shot upon […]
A lone gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday morning and opened fire on congregants attending a service, police said. Multiple casualties were reported. Early reports suggested at least eight people had been killed, with several others injured, though the extent of their injuries was not clear. Three officers were also reportedly shot […]
Militia groups and far-right activists are gearing up to head to the Mexican border to try to stop a migrant caravan from entering the United States, as conservatives and the far-right escalate their warnings about the supposed dangers it poses. Earlier this week, the U.S. Border Patrol warned landowners in Texas that they could expect […]
The Justice Department announced on Friday the arrest of Cesar Sayoc, the suspect in the attempted bombings of around a dozen prominent Democrats and CNN’s New York offices, charging the 56-year-old Florida man with five federal crimes. As national networks showed investigators surrounding the suspect’s van, which is covered with stickers supporting President Donald Trump […]
The man accused of sending pipe bombs to President Barack Obama, oft-vilified political donor George Soros, and other prominent liberals had his house stolen by the largest unpunished crime in American history. Cesar Sayoc’s Fort Lauderdale home was illegitimately foreclosed in 2009, years before Sayoc would become a rabid fan of President Donald Trump and […]
The man accused of sending pipe bombs to President Barack Obama, oft-vilified political donor George Soros, and other prominent liberals had his house stolen by the largest unpunished crime in American history. Cesar Sayoc’s Fort Lauderdale home was illegitimately foreclosed in 2009, years before Sayoc would become a rabid fan of President Donald Trump and […]
On August 14, 2018, about two months after the death of football player Jordan McNair, University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh announced the formation of and eight-person commission to investigate whether the culture of the football program was “toxic,” as an ESPN report just days prior suggested. The commission’s findings were finally released to […]