President Donald Trump is insisting he “was extremely calm” on Wednesday as he refused to meet with Democrats to discuss infrastructure, instead gathering reporters for a press conference to bash special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a letter to Congressional colleagues Wednesday night said Trump walked out of infrastructure talks with […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday ramped up criticism of President Donald Trump a day after he walked out of infrastructure talks with top congressional Democrats. “I wish that his family or his administration or his staff would have an intervention for the good of the country,” Pelosi said at a news conference on […]

A Democratic lawmaker is urging Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to resign after he stumbled with basic housing questions before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, leading to questions about his suitability for the role. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) issued her declaration on Thursday while accusing the nation’s highest-ranking housing official of not only […]

“Stranger Things” theories aren’t so strange anymore for Gaten Matarazzo. As a star of the Netflix sci-fi show, he gets questions about fan theories all the time.  The actor, who plays Dustin on the series, was consistently asked about spoilers while interacting with fans during an Axe event last week at West Mifflin High School near […]

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Wednesday that he would use his first day as president to take executive action to protect reproductive rights. “Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country are mounting a coordinated attack on abortion access and reproductive rights. A coordinated attack requires a coordinated response,” he said in a statement. “That’s why on […]

A prominent Roman Catholic cardinal is claiming that it’s perfectly moral for Catholics to protest “large-scale” Muslim immigration to the United States. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, a staunch Catholic traditionalist and one of Pope Francis’ leading critics, said restricting Muslim immigration is a patriotic and “responsible” stance. Church doctrine is clear that Catholics must help “individuals that are […]

At least 32 members of the House have publicly called for the launch of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, based on his refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas and his obstruction of justice.  The impeachment inquiry still faces resistance from the Democratic Party leaders who control the 435-member chamber. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) […]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Democrats on Wednesday night that she will put her weight behind a byzantine proposal aimed at lowering prescription drug prices ― a plan that progressive critics worry will ultimately have little to no effect. Pelosi’s office has been in private talks with the Trump administration about a prescription drug […]

Unions that have been trying to organize graduate students at private universities are about to have some cold water thrown on their campaigns. The federal agency that referees collective bargaining in the private sector announced Wednesday that it would be issuing a new rule regarding whether such students who teach qualify as employees eligible to […]

A high school in a Chicago suburb is spending more than $53,000 to reprint its 2018-2019 yearbook after staff discovered photos inside in which students were flashing the white supremacist “OK” hand sign. Administrators at Oak Park and River Forest High School released a statement last week notifying parents that they were withholding the yearbooks […]