As the threat of a government shutdown looms, Congress wrestles over DACA. — by Maya L. Kapoor is an associate editor for High Country News. For a short time, soccer seemed like it might be Daniela Benitez’s ticket to attending college. She didn’t begin
Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske is seeking applicants to serve on the Ballot Question Committees that will write the arguments for and against Ballot Question 5, The Automatic Voter Registration Initiative. NRS 293.252 requires the Secretary of State to appoint two committees to prepare
Really? You’re shocked to discover I’m a liberal? I’ve always been a liberal, but that doesn’t mean what a lot of you apparently think it does. Some of you suspected. Some of you were shocked. Many of you have known me for
Press Release: Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the transcript of Glenn Simpson’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee with the support of committee Democrats. Simpson is the co-founder of Fusion GPS. “After speaking with majority and minority committee staff
Battle Lines Drawn as GOP Moves Closer to ‘Greatest Transfer of Wealth to the Super-Rich in Modern American History’ by Jake Johnson, staff writer With their passage of a deeply unpopular $1.5 tax cut bill on Thursday, House Repubicans did their part
After the untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice Merrick Garland was nominated for a seat on Supreme Court of the United States. The obstruction of the Republican party made it so Garland wouldn’t receive a fair hearing. Senator Heller told
“The GOP tax bill is now straight-up ‘take away your healthcare to pay for tax cuts for corporations,’” says MoveOn.org’s Ben Wikler — by Jessica Corbett, staff writer In congressional Republicans’ latest move to strip healthcare from millions of Americans, several news outlets reported on Tuesday that
The House Republican Conference released their “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” claiming that it’s a “comprehensive plan to reform our nation’s tax system.” NOPE. The largest “cuts” go to corporations and the rich with the dregs being divided up across the masses. The
Dr. Vance Alm is announcing his candidacy to be the Democrat nominee for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District. Dr. Alm is a retired Air Force navigation officer and he currently works as a Family Practice Physician in Reno. He is a graduate of
Buckle up. Special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who has been investigating potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, has filed his first charges, according to CNN. The charges, reportedly approved by a grand jury on Friday, remain under seal. Who has been charged
