The bitter Senate fight to confirm Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court plunged into deeper chaos Thursday as a top Democrat disclosed she had referred “information” about President Trump’s nominee to the FBI. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) issued a brief, cryptic statement about the referral, but the absence of any details only raised questions.…
In a city that symbolizes international peace and justice, the ambassador from Burundi has had a lonely job. As her government faces accusations of murder, rape and torture, she has made the unpopular argument that the International Criminal Court should butt out. The ambassador, Vestine Nahimana, says the court is a politicized, unchecked intrusion on…
As the 2018 midterm elections approach, voters face important decisions about the issues and priorities they would like to see political leaders and governments at all levels address. Although less examined in relation to other major priorities such as health care or education, issues surrounding the availability and affordability of high-quality child care, and expanded…
Hope Brown can make $60 donating plasma from her blood cells twice in one week, and a little more if she sells some of her clothes at a consignment store. It’s usually just enough to cover an electric bill or a car payment. This financial juggling is now a part of her everyday life—something she…
In an ironic twist, big oil companies are reversing their decades long denial that climate change is real when their factories and refineries are threatened by its effects. The Guardian reported earlier this summer on the effects of climate change: The year 2018 is on track to be the fourth warmest on record, beaten only…
PEG 12th Congressional District Newsletter #76, Thursday, September 13, 2018 96 weeks down, 8 weeks to midterm elections Are you ready to vote line by line, friend? Source
China is not mistreating Muslims in Xinjiang province but is putting some people through training courses to avoid extremism spreading, unlike Europe, which had failed to deal with the problem, a Chinese official told reporters on Thursday. Reports of mass detentions of ethnic Uighurs and other ethnic Muslims in China’s far western region have sparked…
Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who is running for Senate, and gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis both turned on President Trump in the wake of his Thursday tweets denying that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria, publicly reaffirming their confidence in the results of the independent study. “I disagree…
Child care in the United States is both unaffordable and hard to find.1 Seventy-one percent of parents report that locating quality, affordable child care in their communities is a serious problem.2 Moreover, a recent survey found that the cost of child care is the top reason that adults in the United States are having fewer…
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has helped millions of women access health insurance coverage and important services such as maternity care, cancer screenings, and prescription drugs. However, attempts to sabotage the ACA have put women’s health and well-being on the line. In addition to full-scale attempts to repeal the ACA, congressional Republicans and the Trump…