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The National Rifle Association (NRA) has long been hemorrhaging money. And now, it has been revealed that its financial deals have been the epitome of shady and a misuse of their tax-exempt status. An explosive investigative report reveals the intricate...

The Mueller report clearly showed that Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice, but he was not indicted due to long-standing precedent that a sitting president cannot be indicted. And if Trump avoids impeachment (or removal), and gets re-elected in...

On May 23, the NFL adopted new rules requiring that players who kneel in protest during the national anthem must either remain in the locker room or face “discipline” if they do not “stand and show respect for the flag or the Anthem.” This is a shameful...

Donald Trump was the first presidential nominee in 40+ years who refused to voluntarily release his tax returns. To this day, we still don't know what his financial conflicts of interest are, as a special counsel investigates whether Russia colluded to...

In 2019 so far, <em>five</em> states have passed 6-week abortion bans. One state, Missouri, also passed an 8-week ban. Without legal challenges, 6-week bans would outlaw abortion just <em>two weeks</em> after a missed period, before most people even know...

Facebook allowed a maliciously doctored video of Nancy Pelosi to go viral, and get viewed by millions. The video was deliberately slowed down to make Pelosi look drunk &amp; confused, and re-shared by many who probably did not realize (or care) that the...

In 2016, Donald Trump won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. According to post-election numbers, though,<strong> </strong>Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 2.9 million. In other words,...

On May 17, the U.S. House passed the Equality Act—long overdue legislation that would ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in housing, employment and public accommodations. But the Senate will not hold a vote on it, because Majority Leader Mitch...

Tucker Carlson, host of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight, is well known to be racist, misogynistic, and homophobic, and he lets his viewers know it. In his latest sexist rant during Thursday night’s broadcast of his talk show, Carlson asked how we wound...

After having his security clearance suspended in February 2018 when he failed to disclose serious conflicts of interest, Jared Kushner is not fit to have access to top-secret, classified information. Three months later, Kushner was granted permanent...

Donald Trump’s handpicked Attorney General Bill Barr has spearheaded an unprecedented campaign to whitewash the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Russian government's efforts to boost the Trump campaign. First,...

On May 14, Alabama state legislators passed the most restrictive and dangerous anti-abortion legislation in the United States. Less than 24 hours later, Republican Governor Kay Ivey signed it into law. If HB 314 is not blocked in court, it is set to take...

Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran Nuclear Agreement, which has increased tensions in the Middle East. And now he wants to go to war. While those fighting ISIS on the ground assert there are “no increased risks from Iran or allied...

For the first time in U.S. history, six women are running to become the Democratic nominee for president. <strong>However, despite the overwhelming wins by women in the 2018 midterm elections and their leadership in elected positions, women running for...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has gone nuclear on more Trump appointments. In a new change to Senate rules, Republicans unilaterally cut debate time for all executive branch nominees from 30 hours to just two, allowing them to confirm more Trump...

Muslim communities continue to face relentless attacks, as an entire faith is unfairly demanded to be accountable for the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Muslims have been the victims of mass shootings and other hate crimes, and Islamophobic...

On May 24, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a horrific rollback to Obama-era civil rights protections that had banned discrimination against trans communties in the medical system. <strong>Their new provision would allow doctors,...

Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans have gone nuclear—again. After eliminating the filibuster on Supreme Court nominees in 2017, thus allowing them to confirm two right-wing judges to the Supreme Court, now Republicans have reduced the allotted amount...

Robert Mueller's statement on May 29 was clear: Donald Trump committed crimes, but you cannot indict a sitting president. However, he added, the<strong> "Constitution requires a process outside of the Justice Department"</strong> to deal with Trump—namely,...