Libby Krieger
President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that instructs the Secretary of Commerce to exclude illegal immigrants from congressional reapportionment measures. Congressional reapportionment, which reallocates each state’s seats in the House of Representatives and federal funding based on…
Several members and managers of the San Francisco Giants, a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, took a knee during the national anthem Monday evening at the team’s exhibition games against the Oakland Athletics. New Giants manager Gabe Kapler became the…
Today, over 50 unionized and progressive groups planned to strike in protest of police brutality against blacks and in demand of higher wages. In over 100 U.S. cities, organizers expected tens of thousands to walk off their jobs in support…
Early Wednesday, protesters in Portland, Ore., sought to create an “autonomous zone” but were stopped by Portland police along with federal officers as part of an attempt to shut down the violent protests in the area. Unlike CHAZ/CHOP, Seattle’s autonomous…
Apple Inc. and IBM Corp are among over 20 organizations that funded the White House-backed “Find Something New” initiative to promote career paths that don’t require a college degree, launched on July 14 by Ivanka Trump. With 17.8 million Americans…
Jody Rosen, contributor to the New York Times Magazine, wrote an article yesterday in the Los Angeles Times calling Americans to abandon the “Star-Spangled Banner” for a less-offensive national anthem. Rosen said the poem by Francis Scott Key, who wrote…
Firearm background checks hit an all-time high in June in response to the Black Lives Matter protests and riots, beating out the March spike caused by pandemic fears. A record high of 3.9 million background checks were completed by the…
At the end of gay pride month, Russians voted on a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman. The referendum was a part of a package of 206 amendments put forth by Russian President…
New York City Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday that he is canceling all large events until September 30 in light of the recent coronavirus case uptick. All large events except for Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, that is….
Two Trump supporters painted over a Black Lives Matter mural in Martinez, Calif., on July 4 and are now facing three misdemeanor counts, including a hate crime charge. Nichole Anderson, 42, was captured on video using black paint to cover…
