When Billionaires Decide Who Gets the Troops
For a brief, surreal moment this week, the Bay Area found itself at the mercy of a presidential mood swing. On one day, federal agents were supposedly on their way…
Sen. Jeff Merkley’s 20-Hour Filibuster Highlights Deepening U.S. Shutdown Crisis
WASHINGTON — In a striking act of defiance, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has held the Senate floor for nearly 20 hours, warning that “tyranny has arrived” in America as the…
Millions Join ‘No Kings’ Protests Across the U.S., Calling Democracy at Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marking her 70th birthday, retired Michigan government worker Peggy Cole drove nearly 10 hours from Flint to the nation’s capital with a friend — not for celebration,…
Governor Josh Shapiro Speaks Out on Political Violence Following Recent Attack
HARRISBURG, Pa. — “It is hard for us, as we walk through these halls, to know that he was here as well,” Governor Josh Shapiro said, reflecting on the recent…