news2shortsRas Baraka, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was released Friday night after being arrested while protesting at a ICE detention facility. He was accused of trespassing and ignoring warnings to leave the detention center. Baraka said he could not speak about the case due to an agreement with attorneys, but said, “I didn’t do … Read more
Florida state Sen. Jason Pizzo, who announced last month that he was switching from Democrat to no party affiliation, has revealed that he plans a Sunshine State gubernatorial bid. “Yes I am,” Pizzo said after CBS News Miami’s Jim Defede asked the state senator whether he plans to run for governor. In a written statement … Read more
The Catholic bishops of Washington state are resisting a new law signed by Democratic Governor Bob Ferguson that they say would violate the seal of confession, which would result in excommunication for any priest who complies. Spokane, Washington, Bishop Thomas Daly released a statement in response to the law in which he said that he … Read more
Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk, who was arrested in March for her pro-Palestinian activism, was released on Friday six weeks after she was taken in by immigration officials while walking in a Boston suburb.
San Francisco district judge says Congress did not authorize large-scale staffing cuts and restructuring of agencies Donald Trump’s administration must temporarily halt its sweeping government overhaul because Congress did not authorize it to carry out large-scale staffing cuts and the restructuring of agencies, a federal judge in California said on Friday. US district judge Susan … Read more
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, mocked “crazy town” Democrats for defending illegal immigrants like alleged MS-13 gang member and Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia over U.S. citizens, saying that many seem to have an incurable case of Trump derangement syndrome. Cruz’s comments came after several Democratic lawmakers, including Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, traveled to El … Read more
House Republicans released a portion of President Donald Trump’s tax agenda late on Friday evening, bringing them one step closer to completing the commander-in-chief’s “big, beautiful bill.” The legislation includes an increased child tax credit (CTC), a higher threshold for estate tax liability – what Republicans have referred to as the “death tax” – and … Read more
President Donald Trump and his administration inked a major trade deal with the U.K. Thursday, and closed the week gearing up for trade talks with China over the weekend. Details of the specific trade plan with the U.K. are sparse, but the deal keeps the existing 10% tariffs in place against U.K. goods while removing … Read more
I volunteered at a Maine detention center for 10 years. Then the Trump administration cut its programs – because we made space for women like Ashley Every Monday for over a decade, I left my home on Peaks Island, Maine, boarded a ferry to town then drove inland to the Maine correctional center to lead … Read more
Upmarket bucolic area notes big rise in number of US citizens scoping a plan B away from the States Thanksgiving in the Cotswolds is no small affair. Every November, Americans flock to the English market town of Stow-on-the-Wold to collect glazed turkey breasts, green bean casserole and a traditional sweet potato dish covered in marshmallows. … Read more
