Trump Denies the Affairs at the Heart of the Hush-Money Case. Almost No One Believes Him.
Thu 4:02pm By Dan FriedmanDonald Trump is on trial in Manhattan facing 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of another crime: conspiring to influence the 2016 election. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg argues that, to squelch negative publicity that might hurt…Samuel Alito Has a Very Strange Theory for How to Protect Democracy
Thu 3:29pm By Pema LevyOn Thursday, the Supreme Court held oral arguments over former President Donald Trump’s claims that he enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for engaging in what he contends were his official duties while in office. And one justice, Samuel…The GOP’s “Election Integrity” Lawyer Was Just Indicted for Election Subversion
Thu 11:12am By Pema LevyThe attorney running the Republican National Committee’s “election integrity” effort has been criminally charged by the state of Arizona for her efforts to help Donald Trump steal the 2020 election. This turn of events highlights the Orwellian meaning of…Students Are Demanding Universities Divest From Israel—and Dirty Energy
Thu 6:00am By Dharna NoorThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Campus organizers at three universities filed legal complaints on Monday arguing that their schools’ investments in planet-heating…Utility That Bribed Ohio Regulators Secretly Bankrolled Republican Mike DeWine’s 2018 Governor…
Thu 6:00am By Mario Alejandro Ariza and Jessie BalmertThis story was produced by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. In 2018, the Akron, Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy donated $2.5 million to a Republican Governors Association-affiliated dark money…“Get Off Our Campus!”: Mike Johnson Met With Boos and Anger During Columbia Visit
Wed 8:22pm By Julianne McShaneWhen House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged onto the steps of Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library on Wednesday afternoon, he was greeted with a deafening sound: hundreds of booing students. Johnson had just emerged from meetings with Jewish…John Cage Would Want You to Listen to Columbia’s Pro-Palestinian Protesters
Wed 3:12pm By Inae OhJohn Cage, the influential composer and artist, is dead. So it’s technically impossible to know with absolute certainty how he would feel about the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University. But the question emerges after New York Times columnist…Idaho Wants the Supreme Court to Ignore Reality. The Justices Seem Ready to Oblige.
Wed 2:26pm By Pema LevyOn Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that presented the grim reality of the post-Roe v. Wade world the justices have created. Without a constitutional right to abortion, states are forcing women into grave yet preventable health…DOJ Filing: Steve Bannon Is a “Co-Conspirator” in a $1 Billion Fraud Case
Wed 2:21pm By Dan FriedmanIn a little-noticed court filing earlier this month, federal prosecutors described Steve Bannon as a “co-conspirator” in a massive criminal fraud and racketeering case against a flamboyant, far-right Chinese fugitive, compounding the legal headaches of the…AIPAC Spent Millions to Take Down the Squad. The Working Families Party Is Fighting Back.
Wed 1:42pm By Nia t. evansLast November, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the most powerful pro-Israel lobbying group in Washington, announced a $100 million effort to unseat members of Congress who vocally supported calls for a ceasefire in Israel’s war on…
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