The New York Times reports, Trump Ordered to Turn Over 8 Years of Tax Returns to the Manhattan D.A.: A federal judge on Monday rejected a bold argument from President Trump that sitting presidents are immune from criminal investigations, allowing the Manhattan district attorney’s office to subpoena eight years of the president’s personal and corporate … Read more
Britain’s supreme court has ruled that Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen that parliament should be prorogued for five weeks at the height of the Brexit crisis was unlawful. The Guardian reports, Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament unlawful, supreme court rules: The unanimous judgment from 11 justices on the UK’s highest court followed an emergency three-day … Read more
The authoritarianism of the Arizona GOP and their corporate masters in the Arizona chambers of commerce know no bounds. Ever since voters successfully forced the legislature to withdraw an elections “reform” bill several years ago before voters could vote on a referendum to repeal the offending law, the Arizona GOP has since enacted every provision, … Read more
Two separate stories this week about criminal justice and the right to vote offer a sharp microcosm of the difference between the major U.S. political parties. While Democrats debate social justice policy, Republicans are enacting voter suppression measures. Today’s op-ed in the Washington Post, Missouri Republicans want to undo voters’ redistricting wishes. The Supreme Court … Read more
The Democratic National Committee will hold its 2020 convention in Milwaukee, the organization announced Monday. Democrats pick Milwaukee for their 2020 convention: Milwaukee had been the favorite of DNC chair Tom Perez, NBC has reported. “This choice is a statement of our values,” Perez said in a statement. “The Democratic Party is the party of … Read more