How’s That Tax Cut Working Out?
By Paul Krugman, Opinion Columnist April 30, 2018 A protest in Washington on April 17 was tied to the scheduled deadline to file income tax returns.CreditAlex Wong/Getty Images…
Left vs. Left: Richard Cordray and Dennis Kucinich Battle for Governor of Ohio
By Matt Flegenheimer April 29, 2018 In the May 8 Democratic primary for governor of Ohio, two well-known progressives, Richard Cordray and Dennis Kucinich, are running on…
Trump’s Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans
By Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman April 28, 2018 President Trump campaigned in March for the Republican candidate in a Pennsylvania special election, but the Democrat, Conor…
What does ‘America first’ really mean?
By Jenna Johnson April 27 Email the author Top, from left: John Rausch, Alysha Nishikawa, Jose Antonio Colina, Sandra Jones. Bottom, from left: Jitu Brown, Mariam Zaiat, Bill…
Trump administration drafts plan to unravel Obama-era fuel-efficiency rules, challenge California
Chris Mooney, Dino Grandoni and Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Protesters with Environment America stand outside the Environmental Protection Agency as Administrator Scott Pruitt holds a news…
U.S. Lawmaker Meehan Resigns Following Sexual Harassment Claim
By Reuters April 27, 2018 WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Representative Patrick Meehan, who used taxpayer money to settle a former staffer’s sexual harassment claim, resigned on Friday…
Paul Ryan and Congress are embroiled in a bizarre controversy over the dismissal of House chaplain
Joe Perticone Apr. 27, 2018 Alex Edelman/Getty Images WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan is coming under fire from lawmakers after abruptly dismissing the House’s chaplain,…
Pro-Trump vloggers Diamond and Silk testified before Congress — and it got out of hand fast
Joe Perticone Apr. 26, 2018 Screenshot – YouTube Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, the vloggers known as Diamond and Silk, testified before the House Judiciary…
Speaker Ryan Forces Out House Chaplain
By The Associated Press April 26, 2018 WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan has forced out the House chaplain, Reverend Patrick Conroy. Conroy had served as…
HUD Floats a Plan Intended to Reduce Reliance on Housing Assistance
By Glenn Thrush April 25, 2018 Ben Carson, the secretary for housing and urban development, at a Senate hearing this month. The proposed legislation could triple rents…