Former Rep. Alan GraysonAlan Mark GraysonFlorida’s Darren Soto fends off Dem challenge from Alan Grayson Live results: Arizona and Florida hold primaries The Hill’s Morning Report: Frustration mounts as Republicans blow up tax message MORE announced he will challenge his successor, Rep. Darren Michael Soto (D-Fla.), in the Democratic primary, Politico reported. Grayson left his seat in … Continue reading "Former Dem Rep. Alan Grayson to challenge for old House seat"

A new chapter opens in Wisconsin’s tough GOP Senate primary this weekend as state Sen. Leah Vukmir and Marine Corps veteran and businessman Kevin Nicholson battle for a crucial endorsement at the state GOP convention.  Vukmir appears to have the inside track — she’s won support from key state GOP allies thanks to her years … Continue reading "Wisconsin senate candidates battle for key GOP endorsement"

Threatened with arrest for a case involving a few dollars in debt held by a collection agency? This is not a science fiction, nor a scenario from the United States more than 185 years ago when debtors prisons were still allowed. Rather, it’s a part of the current justice system where, in states across the … Continue reading "New Report Details How Americans Who Have Debt Held by Collection Agencies Can Get Thrown in Jail"

Accusing Facebook of discriminating against “quality” content and accelerating the spread of “fake news” with its newly-unveiled algorithm, Brazil’s largest newspaper Folha de S. Paulo—which boasts a print and online subscriber base of 285,000 people—has announced that it will no longer publish its articles on the social media platform. “Facebook became inhospitable terrain for those … Continue reading "Accusing Facebook of 'Effectively Banning Professional Journalism,' Brazil's Largest Paper Ditches Platform"

Despite the Democratic establishment’s best efforts to end progressive candidate Laura Moser’s chance at representing Texas’s seventh congressional district, the former journalist and political activist gathered enough support in Tuesday’s primary election to make it into a run-off race in May. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released a memo last month containing opposition research … Continue reading "Despite Attack by Party Establishment at DCCC, Progressive Democrat Laura Moser Advances to Texas Run-Off"

Immigration officials will abandon efforts to spare most pregnant women from detention, according to new guidance issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Thomas Homan. The announcement, made in a memo written by Homan last December but not revealed until Thursday, was condemned by immigrant rights advocates. Homan’s memo, entitled “Identification and Monitoring … Continue reading "Further 'Exposing Cruelty of Trump,' ICE Ends Policy Limiting Detention of Pregnant Women"

As fears of a possible direct conflict between Russia and the United States mounted after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Moscow to “get ready” for missiles that “will be coming” at Syria in a series of tweets, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said in an interview Wednesday morning that a clash between the two nuclear … Continue reading "As Tensions Soar, Turkey Warns US Bombing of Syria Could Set Entire Middle East 'on Fire'"

A Republican running for Congress in California repeatedly targeted Parkland, Fla., shooting survivor David Hogg, spreading false theories about him and even comparing Hogg and fellow gun control activists to Adolf Hitler. Tim Donnelly, running for California’s 8th Congressional District, has targeted Hogg in social media posts, calling him and fellow protesters “pawns,” “Leftists” and “Hitlerian” on multiple occasions, … Continue reading "California GOP congressional candidate compared Parkland teens to Hitler"

Tuesday’s primaries in Virginia, South Carolina, Nevada and Maine, as well as a special election in Wisconsin, have offered some hints as to what might be expected in November’s pivotal midterm elections.  Not all of the races have been called as of early Wednesday morning — Maine’s experiment with ranked-choice balloting will delay the results there for … Continue reading "Trump loyalty tests, surging number of women winners defines Tuesday's election results"

As the damning details of Facebook’s largest-ever data breach at the hands of pro-Trump data firm Cambridge Analytica continue to pour in—and as the social media giant’s share price continues to plummet as a result—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday called on CEO Mark Zuckerberg to “testify under oath” before Congress to explain why his … Continue reading "As Facebook Ire Grows, Senator Says Zuckerberg 'Ought to Be Subpoenaed'"