If Maine Gov. Janet Mills signs a recent bill passed by both the state House and Senate — as she is expected to do — Maine will replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day, per The Hill. On Thursday, the Maine state Senate voted 19 to 14 to…

In yet another effort to crack down on immigration, the Trump administration proposed a new rule this week that would prevent undocumented immigrants from living in government-subsidized public housing. According to The Washington Post, President…

On Thursday, a young investigative journalist was fatally shot during riots in Northern Ireland. Now, people from all over the world are sharing their tributes to Lyra McKee, a 29-year-old described by the BBC as one of the "most promising"…

Less than two weeks after filing sexual assault allegations against her headmaster, a 19-year-old Bangladeshi teenager was burned to death earlier this month, the BBC reported. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was from Feni — a small town 100 miles south of…

On Thursday morning, Attorney General William Barr issued a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his Russia probe. According to a press conference Barr gave prior to publicly releasing the report, the Justice Department…

After almost two years, Robert Mueller's report on his investigation into whether President Trump's 2016 campaign coordinated with Russia has finally been released. Although parts of it have been redacted, you can now read the full Mueller report…

Shortly after Attorney General William Barr held a press conference on Thursday to discuss the public release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler called on Mueller to testify before Congress by…

Following weeks of anticipation, Attorney General William Barr announced on Thursday morning that he would release the complete, redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation to the public. The full transcript of Barr's…

From Texas to Ohio, multiple states have passed anti-abortion bills this year — and Delaware might be next. In an interview with local radio station WGMD-FM earlier this week, a Republican lawmaker from Delaware called for anti-abortion laws because…

Last week, the Trump administration effectively implemented a ban on transgender people serving in the military, nearly two years after President Donald Trump first called for such a measure. However, this new policy doesn't just affect people…

On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed off on a new gun control measure to temporarily take guns away from people believed to be at high risk of harming themselves or others, The Hill reported. Polis signed Colorado's "red flag" gun bill into…

Following escalating criticism and even death threats from conservatives, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar defended her love for America and pledged to fight for justice in a series of tweets on Saturday. Earlier this week, Omar faced mounting criticism…

In recent weeks, lawmakers in Ohio and Georgia passed so-called "heartbeat" abortion legislation that would it make it illegal to seek an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. This could be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many…

In a historic move, Georgetown University students voted to create a reparations fund this week by voluntarily adding a small fee to their tuition each semester. According to The New York Times, the funds from this tuition increase — if adopted by…

On Wednesday evening, a college Republican group in Ohio apologized for an inflammatory comment it had sent out about New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Ohio College Republican Federation (OCRF) described Ocasio-Cortez as a "domestic…

Six months after Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice, numerous progressive groups are demanding an investigation into Kavanaugh's confirmation process. According to BuzzFeed News, more than two dozen progressive groups —…

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump referred to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a "young bartender" while criticizing her Green New Deal, prompting similar remarks from his fellow Republicans. In response, Ocasio-Cortez defended her…

During his first public appearance since several women said that he made inappropriate physical contact with them, former Vice President Joe Biden joked about hugging before going on to denounce economic inequality and Donald Trump's presidency, The…

Despite significant pushback, two state lawmakers want to prevent undocumented mothers in Tennessee from registering birth certificates for their children. According to WZTV, Tennessee state Rep. Bruce Griffey and Sen. Mark Pody have introduced…