Category: News

Recession: ‘It’s Here,’ and First Casualties Are Reps. Omar, Tlaib
The recession long feared for the US economy? "It's here," according to at least one economic analyst.

The FBI Told Congress Domestic Terror Investigations Led to 90 Recent Arrests. It Wouldn’t Show Us Records of Even One.
Four days after asking for information on the FBI’s claims of 90 domestic terrorism arrests, we are still waiting. And, frankly, it got kind of weird.

Biden on Tariffs: I Think It Will Cause a Lot of US Businesses to Go Bankrupt
Donald Trump's increasing trade war with China will hurt US business more than it hurts the Chinese government, according to Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden.

Congresswoman: Trump Needs to Stop ‘Gestapo’ Like ICE Raids
A senior Democrat on the House Judiciary and Homeland Security committees wants Donald Trump to stop the large-scale immigration raids he has ordered, such as the one this week in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swept through businesses across Mississippi detaining nearly 700 undocumented immigrants.

Proposed California Law Would Punish Companies for Failing to Limit Harm to the Planet’s Forests
The legislation could affect everything from what paper gets used in state offices to what gets served in California cafeterias.

Poll: Ocasio-Cortez More Popular After Trump’s Attacks
Despite the political abuse (or perhaps because of it) related to Trump's racist tweets, a funny thing happened: Ocasio-Cortez's popularity only has risen.

Trump Losing His Base, Poll Finds
Donald Trump has the approval of 85 percent or more of Republicans, but that is not the same as enthusiasm--and on that Democrats have a big gap.

Iran Has Hundreds of Naval Mines. U.S. Navy Minesweepers Find Old Dishwashers and Car Parts.
As tensions heat up in the Persian Gulf, the Navy’s minesweeping fleet may once again be called into action, but its sailors say the ships are too old and broken to do the job. “We are essentially the ships that the Navy forgot.”

‘As Bad as This May Sound…’: MSNBC’s Ruhle Wonders If Beto O’Rourke Will Benefit from Post-Shooting Media Blitz
A MSNBC midday host mused on-air whether former congressman Beto O'Rourke would see a bump in his polls as a result of the media blitz he's experienced in recent days as a result of Saturday's mass shooting in O'Rourke's poll numbers.

West Virginia Bets Big on Plastics, and on Backing of Trump Administration
The state’s leaders want a federal loan guarantee to build a giant chemical storage plant that could cost as much as $10 billion.

