US Attorney files Amicus Brief in ACLU Voting Rights Case
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Department of Justice today intervened in the ACLU of Wisconsin voting rights case, filing an amicus brief in opposition to the voter ID law. The case…
Documents Show How Russia’s Troll Army Hit America
Russia’s campaign to shape international opinion around its invasion of Ukraine has extended to recruiting and training a new cadre of online trolls that have been deployed to spread the…
Too Funny: Ted Cruz Wins Presidential Straw Poll At GOP Summit
Texas Sen. Ted ‘I shut down governments’ Cruz has won the latest 2016 presidential straw poll at a conservative summit in Louisiana. This is a gift for Democrats. I’m only…
Morning Reads: “Open Carry” Sparks Backlash; Could Facebook Swing Elections?
Good morning! The Civil War ended 149 years ago today. The carnage had claimed the lives of 620,000 troops on both sides. And 60 years ago, Wisconsin Sen. Joe McCarthy…
Conservative stance in Doe wrangling comes down to one simplistic, wrong-headed, self-serving argument
Conservative political groups are filing lawsuits early and often in an unprecedented attempt to stop the now widely known John Doe investigation before the inquiry is complete and before it…
Slavyansk families find shelter in Ukraine monastery
Elena and her four-year-old son arrived at the monastery doors clutching two travel bags and a teddy bear, as they sought shelter from the violence engulfing their hometown of Slavyansk.…
Ukraine showdown to shadow Obama in Europe
President Barack Obama will begin Monday a trip ringing with historic echoes to Europe, where sudden turbulence has rocked the political and security order and reshaped his foreign policy. The…
Russia pushes back Ukraine gas cut ultimatum
Crisis-hit Ukraine won a vital reprieve from Russia on Monday when Moscow pushed back until next week a possible cut in gas shipments that would also impact parts of Europe.…
National Organization For Marriage Broke Campaign Finance Law
The National Organization for Marriage, a leader in the campaign to ban same-sex marriage in the U.S., sustained a blow to its five-year effort to keep campaign donors’ names secret…
Obama to meet Ukraine’s Poroshenko
President Barack Obama promised Ukraine's president-elect Petro Poroshenko "the full support of the United States" on Tuesday and said he would meet him in Europe next month. The White House…