US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) speaks at a rally in Folsom, California on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Paul Kuroda for The Washington Post via Getty Images) “While US billionaires became $1.5 trillion richer last year, the average worker in America has just $955 in retirement savings,” said Sen. Bernie… Continue reading
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) depart a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) “It’s astonishing that we’re building up for a significant military clash, and Congress isn’t… Continue reading
President Donald Trump’s administration dropped its appeal of a federal court order blocking the government from withholding research funding to pressure the University of California into accepting its list of demands. The dismissal of the appeal preserves a preliminary order issued by a federal judgebarring the Trump administration from freezing… Continue reading
Legal team says Reyes was taken by federal agents outside his home on Valentine’s Day by Béatrice Vallières February 18, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) After months of fighting efforts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain him, Bay Area activist Guillermo Medina Reyes was arrested by federal agents on Valentine’s Day, his legal… Continue reading
4,218,020 views (and counting) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Feb 16, 2026 Stephen Colbert hosts Texas State Rep. James Talarico for an online-exclusive interview that touches on the issues raised in Talarico’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for Senate including the separation of church and state, the dangers of… Continue reading
Hundreds of flowers and pieces of unique artwork are on display at the memorial site for Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 14, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images) “Minnesota needs impartial investigations into the shootings of American citizens on our streets,” said Minnesota… Continue reading
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 16, 2026. (Photo by National Park Service) A government agency “cannot arbitrarily decide what is true, based on its own whims or the whims of the new leadership, regardless… Continue reading
