Evan McMullin, who had mounted his own presidential bid, kept tabs on the results from his Salt Lake City watch party. McMullin, a former GOP adviser, had launched a long shot presidential bid as an alternative to President Trump. Despite the long odds, McMullin was hopeful about his performance in Utah, given Trump’s deep unpopularity … Continue reading "Evan McMullin: ‘We’ve got a lot more work to do’"

Republican lawmakers’ push to expel Roy Moore if he wins Alabama’s Senate race next month could soon move the Senate into uncharted territory. The Constitution gives the Senate the authority to expel a member with a two-thirds majority, but that power hasn’t been used been in more than 150 years. ADVERTISEMENT The last senators removed … Continue reading "Expelling Moore would put Senate in uncharted territory"

New York’s “dangerously decrepit” Indian Point nuclear power plant will officially shut down by April 2021, according to an agreement reached this week between the state and Entergy utility company. A source “with direct knowledge of the deal” told the New York Times that one reactor will “cease operations by April 2020, while the other … Continue reading "NY Nuke Plant to be Shuttered, But Will Cuomo Turn to Dirty Gas Instead?"

The Women’s March on Washington on January 21 has gone global, with over 600 “sister marches” planned in 57 countries that same day, as an international display of opposition to the far-right populism embodied by President-elect Donald Trump. A map on the Women’s March Global site shows the hundreds of events worldwide: With protests planned … Continue reading "Women's March Against Trump Turns Into Global Day of Action"

White House press secretary Sean Spicer reopened his propaganda playbook on Tuesday, telling reporters that President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking entry to the U.S. for refugees, visitors, and green card holders from majority-Muslim countries was “not a travel ban.” “It’s not a Muslim ban. It’s not a travel ban,” Spicer told reporters in a … Continue reading "Spicer: The Travel Ban Is Not a Travel Ban Even If Trump Calls It a Travel Ban"

President Donald Trump has dropped a pending legal challenge against an injunction that bans transgender students from using school facilities that correspond to their gender identity, ending an effort mounted by the Obama administration to protect LGBTQ youth. The move was announced Friday, coming amid other signals that Republican-led states are seeking to dismantle recent … Continue reading "'Callous Attack': Trump DOJ Drops Protections for Transgender Students"

Hawaii filed the first legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban on Tuesday, asking a judge to temporarily block his executive order the day after it was signed. The court filing from the office of Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin argues that the ban—which blocks travelers from six majority-Muslim countries from entering the … Continue reading "'Here We Go': Hawaii Files First Lawsuit Against Muslim Ban 2.0"