Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, Representatives Brad Sherman (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Sylvia Garcias (D-TX), and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), held a press conference urging […]
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Posted inLocal Politics, News
Who’s in charge of Los Angeles
“This is the federal seizure of power,” according to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who emphasizes that the Trump administration has federalized the National Guard, seizing power from California Governor […]
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The TSA and the dismantling of democracy
As government jobs are eliminated, the influence of unions diluted, federal agencies unraveled, and democratic checks and balances are evaporating, power is coalescing under one branch of government – the […]
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion
Running for the money
Some run for office to serve the people—to help them make their lives better. Trump never got that message. He spent a lot of money those years he was sitting […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, National
Trump appeal to LA judge’s ruling on immigration raids could come this week
A Trump administration appeal of a Los Angeles federal judge’s orders limiting the ability of federal agents to detain people without reasonable suspicion beyond their race, ethnicity or occupation could […]
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Bass issues executive directive to support migrants
On Friday, Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive aiming to bolster the city’s response to ongoing U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) activity — and called for records from […]
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The ouster of UVA’s president attacks academic freedom
The forced resignation of James E. Ryan as president of the University of Virginia at the hands of the Trump administration marks a dangerous precedent for American higher education. The […]
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Saving second chances: The battle over Job Corps
The Trump administration’s decision, in May, to cut funding for the Job Corps program nationwide has been temporarily halted by the U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan. Carter issued […]
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The ‘big beautiful bill’: future effects on low-income students and families
A day before the 4th of July—the 249th year of what some celebrated as America’s birthdate—the current administration’s ‘big beautiful bill’ swiftly passed its way through the U.S. House of […]
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Trump administration sues City of Los Angeles
On Monday the Trump administration sued the city of Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council over L.A.’s so-called “sanctuary city” policies, alleging in federal court that the […]
