Congress Could Make Juneteenth A National Holiday
Congress hasn’t created a new holiday since 1983, when it made one for Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Now some lawmakers are talking about a day commemorating the end of…
Virginia Governor To Propose Juneteenth As State Holiday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he will propose making Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. — an…
Ilhan Omar Isn’t Done Fighting
As a Black Muslim woman, and one in the public eye, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is a frequent target of xenophobia, racism, and sexism ― sometimes all at once. She’s…
Jimmy Carter’s charity urges ‘painful but necessary reflection’ after Rayshard Brooks’ death in Atlanta
“The death of yet another African American man, Rayshard Brooks, at the hands of police in Atlanta last week once again emphasizes that America must come to grips with its…
Something shocking happened to Republicans in West Virginia last week
Any time you see that sort of wipeout less than six months before a major national election within the President’s own party it’s worth trying to answer the question of…
Defense secretary says Pentagon official who questioned legality withholding Ukraine aid to resign
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Elaine McCusker will resign effective June 26, Esper said in a statement. “Since joining the Department of Defense Elaine has worked tirelessly to ensure…
GOP senator: Proposal to remove Confederate names from military bases ‘picks on South unfairly’
Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican whose state has military installations named after leaders of the Confederacy, sharply criticized the amendment, offered by Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and said he…
'Distressing': Reverend reveals what evangelicals say privately about Trump
Reverend Rob Schenck, a former evangelical activist, discusses President Trump’s photo-op after police forcibly moved protesters and what evangelicals are now saying about Trump. Source link
CIA cyber weapons stolen in historic breach due to ‘lax security’, internal report says
The hacking tools stolen in the breach, which occurred in 2016, came from its clandestine Center for Cyber Intelligence (CCI). The amount of data stolen is unknown, the memo said,…
Donald Trump isn’t *really* interested in police reform
But even as he was speaking, Trump made it crystal clear that he viewed the order as a necessary bit of political box-checking rather than a necessary first step in…