House Democrats are renewing their push for the Defense Department inspector general to investigate whether the White House retaliated against impeachment witness Alexander Vindman and his brother Yevgeny. Yevgeny Vindman filed a complaint last week alleging he was retaliated against after probing allegations involving national security adviser Robert O’Brien. Yevgeny Vindman, who was a National…… MORE
The President’s former fixer. A prominent evangelical couple. Allegations of blackmail and sexual indiscretions with a hotel pool attendant. It sounds like the plot of a lurid page-turner, but this story is true — and it just keeps getting stranger. On Monday, Jerry Falwell Jr., one of the country’s most prominent evangelicals and an ardent…… MORE
The House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday it would narrow its subpoena of Deutsche Bank for financial records related to President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization, less than two months after the Supreme Court ruled the House can seek the records but sent the case back to the lower courts. The House and others are…… MORE
For more than a year, the story of Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse’s challenge to incumbent Democratic Rep. Richard Neal, in the state’s western 1st Congressional District, followed a familiar narrative. The 31-year-old Morse, backed by Justice Democrats and other leading progressive groups, was taking aim at Neal, 71, over his refusal to embrace “Medicare for…… MORE
A federal appeals court handed a win to a transgender former student on Wednesday in a years-long fight over restroom policies, ruling that policies segregating transgender students from their peers are unconstitutional and violate federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education. In its ruling, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals also said it was unconstitutional…… MORE
Advocate groups are challenging in federal court a Trump administration policy that makes it difficult for certain migrants to obtain Green Cards in the United States, as well as the appointment of Ken Cuccinelli, who oversaw the change. The lawsuit argues that a policy change, implemented last year when Cuccinelli was leading US Citizenship and…… MORE
US officials charged with protecting the 2020 election said Wednesday they have “no information or intelligence” that foreign countries, including Russia, are attempting to undermine any part of the mail-in voting process, contradicting President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pushed false claims that foreign adversaries are targeting mail ballots as part of a “rigged” presidential…… MORE
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf released a legislative agenda Wednesday to assist in the Covid-19 economic recovery, including legalizing recreational marijuana. In a press release outlining his agenda, Wolf asked the legislature to legalize recreational marijuana — with some of the proceeds going to grants for existing small businesses and 50% of the funds dedicated to…… MORE
LeBron James is helping spearhead a multimillion-dollar effort to recruit poll workers in Black electoral districts ahead of November’s general elections. The initiative focuses on recruiting poll workers through a paid advertising campaign and a corporate partnership program that encourages employees to volunteer, according to The New York Times. James and a number of prominent…… MORE
Houston police early Wednesday fatally shot a man who opened fire on a car carrying three civilians and at a patrol vehicle, the city’s police chief said. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo described the incident, which occurred about 4:30 a.m. in the Hyde Park section, as an active shooter situation. The male suspect shot about…… MORE
