Biden administration passes final rule to keep federal workforce independent
The rule was put in place as a “step toward combating corruption and partisan interference.”
America the usual
The longer we have to wait, the actual threats to national security can and will destroy this country.
Did senators rush through Rick Perry’s energy dept hearing to attend corporate-sponsored inaugural lunch?
It looks like Perry has the votes necessary to become the next Secretary of Energy.
‘A scandal’: Contracts show Trump giving big pharma free rein to price gouge taxpayer-funded...
“The amount of money the government is throwing at companies is unprecedented. Normally when you write bigger checks, you should have more leverage, not less leverage.”
Pope Francis tells Trump that climate change is real and solidarity is key
Trump is a little unlikely to get it. But the point of publicly bestowing on him this gift is that the Pope hopes the rest of us will.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Americans explode after Trump's summit with Putin, Justice Department arrests Russia national with ties to Trump and the NRA, all the people convicted of treason in the US, and more.
UK judge denies US request to extradite Assange
“I find that the mental condition of Mr. Assange is such that it would be oppressive to extradite him to the United States of America.”
‘Impeach Justice Clarence Thomas’ petition nears 1 million signatures
"He has shown he cannot be an impartial justice and is more concerned with covering up his wife's coup attempts than the health of the Supreme Court," reads the petition.
Hurricane Harvey isn’t a “natural” disaster. Politics created the chaos
Don’t blame climate change for Houston’s vulnerability. A hurricane need not become a disaster.
Hillary Clinton Isn’t Getting Indicted. Here’s Why.
Indicting Clinton would require the Justice Department to apply a legal standard that would endanger countless officials throughout the government, and that would make it impossible for many government offices to function effectively.