Новости за 08.03.2018

Former presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will receive an award in May for her impact on society from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, according to a press release.Clinton, a former secretary of...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will host a town hall focusing on economic inequality on March 19 which will be broadcast live online."Inequality in America: The Rise of Oligarchy and Collapse of the Middle Class" will...

A Dallas-area elementary school art teacher has reportedly been on administrative leave for months after she inquired about adding LGBT-friendly language to district policies.The Dallas Morning News confirmed with district officials that Stacy...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent the Treasury Department and IRS feedback this week about areas where its members think they would benefit from guidance relating to the new tax law."The Chamber strongly urges Treasury and the I.R.S. to work closely...

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced legislation on Thursday to let a court temporarily block an individual seen as posing a risk to themselves or others from buying or owning a gun.The legislation,...

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) said Thursday that he does not expect Democrats will insist on attaching immigration reform to the fiscal year 2018 spending omnibus, lowering the odds of another government shutd...

The official trailer for a documentary on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released on Wednesday. “RBG” will be released on May 4. The trailer shows Ginsburg’s rise to the highest court in the nation in the face of discrimination...

With the endless stream of reported chaos coming out of the White House these days, it can be hard to keep track of what’s important. The result is that life-and-death decisions made by the Trump administration have gone largely unnoticed – such as...

A Minnesota lawmaker has drafted a bill banning the star of this season’s “The Bachelor” from the state following the show’s contentious finale episode.State Rep. Drew Christensen (R) tweeted a photo of the bill, which states that Minnesotans have...

A Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who met with Betsy DeVos during her visit to Parkland, Fla., said the Education secretary "wasn't informative or helpful" and offered no solutions for school shootings.Senior Kyra Parrow told the school...

The House voted Thursday to loosen certain air pollution standards for a specific kind of coal-fired power plant.The Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act, which passed 215 to 189, would set less stringent Environmental Protection...

Iowans could face jail time if they lie about having a service dog under a new bill passed by the Iowa Senate on Wednesday....

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel joked on Wednesday that President Trump often gets distracted when signing legislation amid adult-film star Stormy Daniels's claim that Trump did not sign a nondisclosure agreement aimed at...

Melania Trump is poised to present an award to courageous women who have advocated for women’s rights around the world.The first lady will be present the award, which comes in honor of International Women's Day, at the March 21 ...

State House Republicans in Tennessee on Wednesday effectively killed a bill to ban child marriages in an effort to bolster a conservative lawyer's case against the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage....

CNN's Chris Cuomo on Thursday confronted Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) for pushing a conspiracy theory that two FBI agents were part of a "secret society."Earlier this year GOP lawmakers pointed...

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) on Thursday questioned how President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner can continue to work on high-profile foreign policy issues after his top-secret security clearance was dow...

Two SWAT team members from a Florida police department have been suspended from duty over their decision to respond without permission to the shooting at a high school that killed 17 students and faculty last month.The Florida Sun-Sentinel reported...

Erik Prince, the founder of private security company Blackwater, is set to host a fundraiser for Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) at his Virginia home later this month. CNN reported Thursday that Reps. Tom Garrett Jr. (R-Va.) and Dave Brat...

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) ripped Louis Farrakhan early Thursday after the Nation of Islam leader said in a tweet that the "Jews have control" over government agencies."This is unacceptable in a progressive coalition or any...

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) ripped Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan early Thursday after the Nation of Islam leader said in a tweet that the "Jews have control" over government agencies."This is unacceptable...

State Rep. Mike Noel said the legislation was "still controversial" after being changed.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Thursday that he finds it "disappointing that free and fair trade is nto politically popular," comments that come as President Trump prepares new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports....

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Thomas Homan said Thursday that California lawmakers should be thanking him for removing "public threats" instead of helping undocumented immigrants evade deportation."I would think that the...

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Thomas Homan said Thursday that California lawmakers should be thanking him for removing "public threats" instead of helping undocumented immigrants evade deportat...