Ahead of the second day of Senate hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday—and after the first day saw organized protests and calls for Democrats to “walk out”—more than a dozen progressive groups railed against Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in frustration, declaring in a sharply-worded letter, “You are failing us.” “The Read more about As Day Two of Kavanaugh Hearings Kicks Off, Frustrated Progressives Rail Against Schumer: 'You Are Failing Us'[…]

The CIA under President Donald Trump has expanded its drone program in Africa with a recently built-up airbase in northeastern Niger the likely launchpad for surveillance and bombings across the region, the New York Times reported Sunday. The expansion reflects the agency’s reclaimed authority to conduct covert lethal drone strikes—a capacity President Barack Obama curtailed Read more about With New Niger Drone Base, Trump's CIA Poised for Expanded African Footprint: NYT[…]

President Donald Trump said Mexico would pay for the wall. He promised the American people that lots of times. Mexico said… “No.” They said it several times and in different ways. And they meant it. Then Trump tried to get the American people to pay for it, even though it was clear from experts and Read more about 'The Logical Conclusion of This Entire Con': Seems That American Right-Winger's GoFundMe Page, Not Mexico, Will Pay for Trump's Wall[…]

A heavy metal singer who won a Virginia state election defended Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D), who is running for Senate in Texas, after the GOP attacked him for once being in a punk band. Virginia House Del. Danica Roem (D), a former journalist, was also the longtime lead singer of a thrash metal band called Read more about Heavy metal singer turned legislator backs O'Rourke after GOP attacks him for being in a band[…]

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE on Monday slammed Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsMcCabe, Rosenstein spar over Russia probe Rosenstein takes fire Read more about Trump blasts Sessions over criminal charges against GOP lawmakers[…]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Saturday said during a campaign rally that Democrats want Texas “to be just like California” and its “tofu and silicon and dyed hair.” “We are seeing tens of millions of dollars flooding into the state of Texas from liberals all over the country who desperately want to turn the state Read more about Cruz: Dems want Texas to be like California with its 'tofu and silicon and dyed hair'[…]

Sen. John CornynJohn CornynSenate headed for late night vote amid standoff over lands bill Koch-backed group launches ad campaign to support four vulnerable GOP senators Tim Scott to introduce GOP police reform bill next week MORE (R-Texas) is taking on Texas Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: Read more about Cornyn takes on O'Rourke over AR-15s[…]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) holds a 20-point lead over his Democratic gubernatorial challenger Ben Jealous, according to a new poll. Hogan leads Jealous 58 to 38 percent among likely voters in the The Washington Post/University of Maryland poll released Tuesday. When he was first elected in 2014, Hogan became only the second Republican governor in Maryland in nearly 50 years. The state was Read more about Poll: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan holds 20-point lead over Dem challenger[…]

“I am here today not because I want to be. I am terrified. I am here because I believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while Brett Kavanaugh and I were in high school,” Professor Christine Blasey Ford plans to say in her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Read more about 'I Am Terrified': Full Text of Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Remarks Released[…]

Whole Foods Market employees are seeking a union to battle anti-worker tactics by Amazon—which acquired the grocery chain last year and is run by the richest man in the world—warning that the company is “self cannibalizing” and “they want us to become robots.” “Store teams used to make more. We had much better pay and Read more about To Stop Amazon From Turning Them Into 'Robots,' Whole Food Workers Intensify Union Effort[…]