by People's Action | Aug 17, 2018 | Breakfast
Sessions Fast-Tracks Deportations U.S. attorney general issues order to speed up immigrant deportations. Reuters: "U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday sought to speed up the deportation of illegal immigrants, telling immigration judges they should only...
by People's Action | Aug 16, 2018 | Breakfast
Coast-To-Coast Editorials Rebuke Trump Hundreds of newspapers denounce Trump's attacks on media in coordinated editorials. NPR: "More than 300 news publications across the country are joining together to defend the role of a free press and denounce President Trump's...
by People's Action | Aug 15, 2018 | Breakfast
Diversity Wins In Tuesday's Primaries Diverse candidates rule the night and other takeaways from Tuesday's primaries. CNN: "The nation's first transgender governor, its first Somali-American woman in Congress and its first black woman in Connecticut's congressional...
by People's Action | Aug 14, 2018 | Breakfast
Primary Votes In Four States What To Watch In Tuesday's primaries: WI, MN, CT, VT. NPR: "Primary voters in four more states — Connecticut, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Vermont — go to the polls on Tuesday. This year's been dominated by talk of Democratic gains, but today...
by People's Action | Aug 13, 2018 | Breakfast
Midwest Primary Voters At Crossroads WI faces a political crossroads Tuesday. Which way will it go? NYT: "Wisconsin’s urgent struggle to define — or redefine — its political direction is part of a larger identity crisis that has rippled across the Upper Midwest since...
by People's Action | Aug 9, 2018 | Breakfast
GOP NY Rep. Collins Arrested For Corruption GOP Rep. Chris Collins charged with securities fraud. Politico: "Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.), the first member of Congress to back President Donald Trump before the 2016 election, was indicted Wednesday by federal...