House Passes Bill To Codify Definition Of Anti-Semitism
The GOP-led House passed a bill on Wednesday to codify a definition of anti-Semitism meant to guide enforcement of federal anti-discrimination laws concerning educational programs — at a time when…
Police Kill Teenage Gunman Outside Middle School
Police in Wisconsin shot and killed an armed teenager outside a middle school on Wednesday, according to a statement from school officials. The Mount Horeb Area School District said that…
Workers at far-right site Gateway Pundit feared credibility issues, filing shows
Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, election workers suing website for defamation, made disclosure in April court filing Employees of the far-right website Gateway Pundit, which has played a…
Kristi Noem’s dog-killing embodies the cruel phonyness of today’s Republicans | Ryan Busse
The South Dakota governor’s proud dog murder tells a lot about how posturing Trumpists like she and Greg Gianforte think After South Dakota’s Republican governor, Kristi Noem, proudly admitted in…
Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’
Republican senator says Noem’s story of killing her 14-month-old hunting dog makes her unlikely to be Trump’s running mate Mitt Romney may have infamously tied a dog in a kennel…
Arizona senate passes repeal of 1864 near-total abortion ban
Democrats pick up support of two Republicans to repeal law reinstated three weeks ago, with governor expected to ratify repeal Arizona lawmakers have repealed the state’s 160-year-old statute banning nearly…
Potatoes will remain classified as a vegetable, not a grain, Collins says
Spuds won’t be considered a starch following protests from more than a dozen senators. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she received assurances Wednesday that potatoes will not be reclassified as…
Black lawmakers reintroduce bill to ban hair discrimination
A bicameral host of Black lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced legislation offering protections against hair discrimination. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) gathered outside the Capitol with…
Lawmakers seek answers on Andretti’s exclusion from Formula 1
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has written to Formula 1’s owner Liberty Media demanding answers on the exclusion of Andretti Global from the glitzy sport’s starting grid. The letter, addressed…
Lawler, Moskowitz slam Greene over antisemitism bill pushback
Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) sharply criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday for her decision to oppose their antisemitism legislation, and for her rationale for…