Author: EMPEZARUNBLIG

Democrats are planning to point to alleged corruption in the Trump administration as part of their anti-corruption campaign platform for the 2018 midterm elections, The Washington Post reported. Their anti-corruption proposals will be listed as “A Better Deal for Our Democracy,” according to the report. Senior Democratic officials told the newspaper that the party’s agenda will include proposals […]

Two female Democratic candidates cruised to victory in their respective House primaries in Iowa as women continue to dominate in high-profile primary battles across the country. Both women will be looking to break into Iowa’s all-male congressional delegation in November. Iowa has never elected a Democratic woman to Congress. ADVERTISEMENT In Iowa’s 1st District, state […]

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 will attend a fundraiser on Saturday in support of Sen. Dean HellerDean Arthur HellerOn The Trail: Democrats plan […]

The North Dakota State wrestling team added two more individual preseason rankings on Tuesday, as senior Trent Sprenkle and junior Steven Monk each came in at No. 12 in Intermat’s preseason rankings. Sprenkle, a 125-pounder from Billings, Mont., has now been ranked among the top 12 in the nation by four different media outlets this […]

As foreign policy experts denounced the missile strikes ordered by President Donald Trump Friday night, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley further troubled critics on Saturday when she warned that the U.S. is prepared to attack the war-torn country again. “I spoke to the US president this morning and he said that if the […]

Ahead of the historic “March for Our Lives” demonstrations taking place nationwide on Saturday, student journalists from Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida—the site of a shooting last month that left 17 dead—published a manifesto in The Guardian on Friday declaring that they can no longer “stand idly by as the country continues […]

Amid fresh fears that President Donald Trump will fire top federal officials investigating alleged Russian election interference and actions by his campaign and administration, a Senate committee on Thursday approved a bill that aims to protect the probe, putting pressure on Senate leadership to bring it to the floor for a vote. Every Democrat and […]

After presenting herself as “a typical middle-class American” who was brought up with a strong “moral compass” in her opening remarks before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, Gina Haspel—President Donald Trump’s pick to head the CIA—would not admit that the agency has ever tortured nor would she say that she believes torture is immoral. […]

Progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups are sounding alarm on Monday ahead of the U.S. House’s vote on a financial deregulatory bill dubbed the “Bank Lobbyist Act.” Declaring her opposition, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) tweeted, “We need to #ProtectConsumers, not big banks.” The legislation is S. 2155, officially titled the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer […]

The Trump administration appears to be ramping up its war on science. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Interior Department, which overseas the U.S. Geological Survey, has told scientists there they must obtain approval from officials at the parent agency before responding to most media requests. “This is censorship,” commented the March for Science. […]