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Tag: White House

Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 16, 2018

Intellectually bankrupt GOP, California cities pledge to oppose offshore drilling, White House revokes security clearance of ex-CIA director, and more.

White House bans CNN reporter from press event for asking questions

“We stand in strong solidarity with CNN for the right to full access for our journalists as part of a free and unfettered press.”

‘It is time for him to go!’ – Michael Avenatti and...

"Wherever you're from, you go home and volunteer in a campaign office... You turn this around for our country, it's up to each one of you – we can do this!"

Like clockwork, right-wing media exploit DOJ IG report to call for...

The report had nothing to do with the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe.

To the press, after 18 months of Trump

Don’t let him rattle you. Maintain your dignity, confidence, and courage.

Meet the teacher of the year the White House doesn’t want...

In this era of border walls and refugee bans, and a rolling rebellion of teachers from coast to coast, all of us are fortunate to have a champion like Mandy Manning.

Donald Trump and the next crash

Making the Fed an instrument for disaster – this impacts everyone, yet very few grasp the scope of its influence.

White House Staff Secretary resigns amid abuse allegations

Rob Porter is resigning from office while denying the allegations against him.

Muslim Ban Rally, 2018: A melting pot of resistance

A new possibility for the resistance has emerged – one that involves the cooperation of groups that you wouldn't normally think of.

Trump White House vs. “House of Cards” White House

Binge-watchers of the new season will find it’s hard to be shocked by the usual Underwood White House treachery and corruption.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.