Springsteen jabs Trump as ‘wannabe king’ as famed rocker launches concert tour ‘in defense of America’

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen is heading back on the road, as he steps up his criticism of President Donald Trump. Springsteen on Tuesday charged that Trump was a “wannabe king” as he announced the launch late next month of the “Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour.” “We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous … Read more

Latina House Republican asks Supreme Court to block Dems’ bid to ‘racially gerrymander’ her out of Congress

New York City’s lone Republican lawmaker in the House of Representatives is asking the highest court in the land to stop a Democrat-backed bid to gerrymander her seat in Congress. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., filed a petition with the Supreme Court late last week asking it to halt a state court-ordered redraw of New York’s … Read more

Jesse Jackson was the living bridge between King and Obama

Jackson’s two presidential runs brought the civil rights movement into the heart of the Democratic party and opened doors for others to walk through Share your tributes and memories of Jesse Jackson He witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King at the Lorraine motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Forty years later, he joined the jubilant crowd … Read more

ICE cannot re-detain Kilmar Ábrego García, judge rules

Case became focal point for immigration after he was deported to El Salvador where he faces gang threats Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot re-detain Kilmar Ábrego García because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The Salvadorian national’s case … Read more

Marco Rubio’s warm words to Viktor Orbán reinforce EU fears that US seeks disunity in Europe

Secretary of state spoke of ‘golden age’ of US-Hungary relations at time of tense transatlantic relations with traditional allies Even before he in effect endorsed Hungary’s Viktor Orbán before of a crucial parliamentary election, Marco Rubio’s itinerary for Europe promised to be provocative. After meeting with US allies at the Munich Security Conference during a … Read more