Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe at Press Conference (Photo Credit:United States Attorneys, Public Domain) Former Acting FBI Director, Andrew McCabe, says he knew when he replaced FBI Director James Comey on May 9, 2017, following Comey's dismissal by President Trump, he had to speed up the Mueller probe before he met the same … [Read more...]
Trump Admin Officials Line Up To Testify About Giuliani And Pals
A bevy of current and former Trump administration officials have come forward to testify against the president. They claim President Donald Trump used Rudy Giuliani and others to gut and politicize federal agencies to suit his needs. According to Business Insider, chief among those is the US State Department. Testimony reveals they were … [Read more...]
Gorsuch Surprises Liberals at Oral Argument on Gay and Transgender Employment Rights
In an unlikely scenario during heated oral arguments on Tuesday, Trump nominee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, appeared sympathetic to two gay men, the late Don Zarda from New York and Gerald Bostock of Georgia, who were allegedly both fired due to their sexual orientation. Gorsuch was not as sympathetic to the transsexual plaintiff, Aimee Stephens from … [Read more...]
Laverne Cox Spotlights LGBT Rights Challenge at Emmy’s
Laverne Cox at L.A.'s Families Belong Together March (Photo Credit: Luke Harold, CC 1.0) Laverne Cox, the first transgender woman of color to win three Emmy awards for her role in Netflix’s series, Orange is the New Black, sported a handbag at the Emmy’s with lettering reading “October 8, Title VII Supreme Court’, that thrust three … [Read more...]
Workers Must Show for Speech or They Won’t Get Paid
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC 2.0) Earlier this month, President Trump visited Beaver County, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh, to give a speech at Royal Dutch Shell’s petrochemical plant. A memo sent from Shell to union … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Blocks Work Requirement for Medicaid for 3rd Time
Judge James E. Boasberg, a U.S. District Court Judge, has issued a ruling striking down New Hampshire’s Medicaid work requirement. The same judge also issued the same ruling bringing an end to work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky. The Trump administration has approved work requirements for seven states, but only three of those states have … [Read more...]
Aviation Inspectors Fear Retaliation for Reporting Dangers
People always say that flying is safer than driving, and the statistics certainly do support that claim. But with two deadly Boeing air disasters resulting in hundreds of fatalities occurring over just a few months, many people who enjoy flying are beginning to doubt how safe it is. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors are not … [Read more...]
Colorado’s Historic New Equal Pay Law
Governor Jared Polis signs House Bill (Photo Credit: Colorado Senate GOP, Public Domain) Jared Polis was elected Governor of Colorado in November of 2018. He is the first openly gay man to serve as Governor, and that is not the only contribution he is making to history. Polis has been able to sign the country’s first equal pay for equal work … [Read more...]
Recent Court Rulings Re-Enforce High Bar for Sexual Harassment Claims
As Americans continue to grapple with the reality of sexual harassment and other forms of sexual misconduct in the workplace, some have expressed a much different concern: namely, that it is far too easy for women to claim sexual harassment. For these Americans, there is a pervasive culture of fear in the workplace, as women are able to leverage … [Read more...]
Just Following Orders, Trump Subordinates Deny Veterans’ Cannabis Needs
Taking their cue from their Commander-in-Chief, who refuses to re-classify medical cannabis as a drug worthy of research for wounded veterans, the Judge Advocate General’s office at West Point stripped decorated Army Major Tye Reedy of his pension for joining leading cannabis company, Acreage Holdings. (Acreage Holdings was recently acquired by … [Read more...]
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