How some Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to vote against government shutdown
The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...
Opinion - In the battle for blockchain leadership, American innovation is the answer
China has been investing heavily in blockchain technology, but the U.S. has the capacity to outcompete them and should ...
The Nation3h
Chuck Schumer’s Flight-Over-Fight Instinct Is Leaving Democrats in the Lurch
The Senate minority leader appears to think the way to resist the Trump administration is by voting for the GOP's spending bill.
Council on Foreign Relations1d
What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for U.S. Interests?
The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has ...
LAist1d
Trump is trying to remake the presidency. Here's why
The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve ...
Independent MPs are elected for a reason – hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want
The federal election hasn’t even been called, yet efforts are already underway to sideline the Teals if voters return a hung ...
The parallels between Kash Patel and William J. Burns, a scandal-mongering 1920s FBI director — an FBI historian explains
Some observers have compared Patel to J. Edgar Hoover, the domineering FBI director between 1924 and 1972 who was renowned for FBI abuses. In 1956, Hoover created COINTELPRO, an illegal ...
Greek Reporter15d
John Cassavetes: The Greek-American Pioneer of Independent Films
Cassavetes is credited with inspiring the American independent film industry with the release of his film “Faces”, which was one of the first independently financed films to receive an Academy Award ...
LAist15d
So long, Party City, and thanks for all the balloons
What came first: America's obsession with Halloween or Party City? Steve Mandell launched Party City in 1986 as a single store in New Jersey. He sold cups, napkins and other supplies for birthday ...
Center for American Progress16d
RELEASE: Attack on 90-Year-Old Supreme Court Case Could Doom Independent Agencies and Harm Workers
A new analysis from the Center for American Progress discusses the importance of this landmark case, known as Humphrey’s Executor, which has long protected independent agencies from undue ...
Pew Research Center16d
Religious Landscape Study
The Religious Landscape Study (RLS) – conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24 – surveys more than 35,000 Americans in all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices along with ...