Policy and Politics

Brad Parscale Out As Trump Campaign Manager. Bill Stepien Takes Over Role

Brad Parscale has been replaced as President Donald Trump’s campaign manager by current deputy campaign manager Bill Stepien.

87 people charged with felonies for protesting Breonna Taylor death at attorney general's home

Nearly 90 protesters were reportedly arrested and charged with felonies after refusing to leave a demonstration against the death of Breonna

Tuberville Defeats Sessions in Alabama GOP Senate Primary, Will Face Incumbent Dem Doug Jones

While it appeared former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions might have had a late surge in his Republican primary runoff contest against for

Orange County Votes to Reopen Schools; Democrats Criticize; Schools Uncertain

Controversy is raging in Orange County, California, after the county’s school board voted overwhelmingly this week to reopen schools.

Judge waives requirement for in-person visit to get abortion pill during pandemic

A federal judge on Monday waived the requirement for an in-person visit to a hospital, clinic or medical office to get an abortion pill durin

Judge approves petition to recall Seattle mayor

A King County Superior Court judge has approved a petition for an election to recall Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.

Feds spent $1 trillion last month

The federal government shattered the record for the highest monthly spending ever.

Washington Redskins retire team name, logo; no replacement announced

The Washington Redskins had been the organization's moniker since 1933.

Pricey private schools to teach Black Lives Matter classes

Elite private schools are being pressured by Black Lives Matter supporters to include materials on "institutional racism" in curriculum and s

Trump commutes former political adviser Roger Stone's 40-month prison sentence

President Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of former political adviser Roger Stone, days before he was to report to a federal pri

What’s In Biden’s Big Economic Plan? Where He May Find Conservative Support (And Where He Definitely Won’t)

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled a major plank of his economic agenda Thursday, detailing his plan to revive Am

NBC News sets goal of a workforce that is half minority

NBC Universal’s News Group’s chairman has set a bold goal of having a workforce at NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC that is 50 percent minority.

AOC, Julián Castro Lead Calls to Boycott Goya Foods after CEO Praises Trump

The CEO of Goya Foods, which says it’s the country’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, has landed in hot water with Democrats after praisi

Jim Jordan Sends Letter To Parler CEO Asking Them To Discuss Social Media Alternatives In Congress

Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, the top-ranking GOP member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent letters to the CEOs of Twitter and Parler,

Colorado City to Mandate Face Masks, Violators Face up to a Year in Jail

The city of Englewood, Colo., has issued an emergency order requiring residents to wear a face mask in public, a mandate that grants violator

Facebook civil rights audit finds 'serious setbacks'

Facebook has made decisions in the last year that signal a "significant setback for civil rights," according to an independent audit of the p

Whitmer Says She Won’t Be ‘Bullied’ into Reopening Michigan Too Soon, Could Reimpose Restrictions

Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer said she could reimpose social-distancing restrictions if cases of the coronavirus continue to rise in the

US Officially Withdraws From World Health Organization

The United States is officially withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO) amid lingering doubts about how the United Nations agenc

Schools face tough road to fall opening

Just weeks before fall classes are scheduled to begin, school districts across the country are racing to implement new measures meant to prot

Atlantic Coast Pipeline cancelation an economic bust for West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina

Energy companies have canceled the multibillion dollar Atlantic Coast Pipeline plan.