Heather Cox Richardson: For all the fact that the congressmen got around the sticky little problem of Black and Indigenous enslavement by defining "men" as "white men," and for all that it never crossed their minds that women might also have rights, the Declaration of Independence was an astonishingly radical document. read more
President Donald Trump earned more than $1 billion from his cryptocurrency ventures, according to his personal financial disclosure released on Tuesday. read more
The Supreme Court on June 29 said Mississippi can count late-arriving mail-in ballots, handing a defeat to President Donald Trump, who is trying to curtail voting by mail. read more
SiriusXM Radio Host Megyn Kelly: "Why is it we only take people from sh*thole countries like Haiti and Somalia? Yes. Good question. Also, why cannot we have some people from Norway and Sweden? ... " read more
A trio of progressive Democrats sharply criticized billionaires on their way to victory in House primaries in New York City. read more
Nearly four million people who signed up for Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare) plans this year have already dropped their coverage after the loss of subsidies resulted in sharply higher costs, for some the premiums were more expensive than their mortgages. Meanwhile, the US has wasted over $113bn fighting an illegal and reckless war against Iran on behalf of Israel, a wealthy and nuclear-armed country that offers world class universal healthcare to all her residents.
Why are Americans paying for another country's excellent universal healthcare system?read more
Olympian David Hearn, who faces a felony charge, has denied doing any damage to the pool. Hearn has publicly stated that he had heard about the problems with the iconic DC reflecting pool and went by to check it out while on a 50-mile bike ride. He said he saw stuff floating in the pool and touched it but did not rip or damage anything. read more
The USDA confirmed new cases of screwworm in Texas, bring the total to 25.
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In JD Vance's house, "In This House" signs are viewed as "hideous." read more
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The Supreme Court ruled that President Trump's executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship is unconstitutional read more
