The Senate minority leader ‘doesn’t want to face the music,’ says a Democratic operative who started a petition against Schumer Chuck Schumer (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) is struggling to contain intraparty backlash over his decision to vote with Republicans to avert a government shutdown, as Democrats intensify calls for
Unlawful law firms: Perkins Coie and Morrison & Foerster are two of the most prestigious law firms in the country. For years, they operated illegal diversity fellowships that excluded white applicants or explicitly favored minorities. Now, they’re staring down the barrel of a federal probe. The Trump administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, our Aaron Sibarium
Funeral attendees pledged allegiance to Hezbollah and chanted ‘Death to Israel, death to America’ L: Manning Hall at Brown University (Wikimedia Commons) R: Illustration of Hassan Nasrallah shown at his funeral (Daniel Carde/Getty Images) Federal authorities found evidence Rasha Alawieh, an assistant professor of medicine at Brown University, attended Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral in
President Donald Trump’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC) sent letters to 20 white shoe law firms on Monday requesting information about their diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, arguing that many of the firms’ practices appear to violate civil rights law. The letters, signed by acting EEOC chair Andrea Lucas, ask the firms to provide detailed
We’re not entirely sure why (Instagram, Getty Images) March Madness is here. It’s that time of year again when millions of Americans fill out brackets for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and the women’s teams also play. Former president Barack Obama used to promote his bracket every year on an ESPN special called “Barack-etology.” He’s
White House responds to French lawmaker demanding the return of the Statue of Liberty White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt fired back at a French lawmaker who demanded the United States return the Statue of Liberty to France. “My advice to that unnamed low-level French politician would be to remind them that it’s only because
President Donald Trump on Monday warned Iran that the United States will hold it responsible for any further attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis, accusing the Islamic Republic of “dictating every move” by the terrorist group. “Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from