Betsy DeVos is at it again, bungling who gets congressionally appropriated funds from the CARES Act. This is getting tiring, really. We’ve already seen the  try to distribute CARES money to corporations instead of Indian Tribes, and now the Department of Education (DOE) is trying to keep DACA recipients from getting money earmarked for college students. Congress appropriated $14 billion to higher education in a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). DeVos was supposed to allocate $12.6 billion of that money to institutions using a formula provided by Congress. Each...…Betsy DeVos is at it again, bungling who gets congressionally appropriated funds from the CARES Act. This is getting tiring, really. We’ve already seen the  try to distribute CARES money to corporations instead of Indian Tribes, and now the Department of Education (DOE) is trying to keep DACA recipients from getting money earmarked for college students. Congress appropriated $14 billion to higher education in a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). DeVos was supposed to allocate $12.6 billion of that money to institutions using a formula provided by Congress. Each...WW…

OpinionSharecopy linkAs Americans brace ourselves for the impending effects of coronavirus preparations, one thing remains business as usual: a stalemate between Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Democrats on Wednesday.BREAKING: Here is the Senate Democrats’ proposal for targeted new economic and community relief to help states with coronavirus outbreaks:— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer)The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in the House, includes:The multi-billion-dollar emergency proposal was initially expected...…OpinionSharecopy linkAs Americans brace ourselves for the impending effects of coronavirus preparations, one thing remains business as usual: a stalemate between Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Democrats on Wednesday.BREAKING: Here is the Senate Democrats’ proposal for targeted new economic and community relief to help states with coronavirus outbreaks:— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer)The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in the House, includes:The multi-billion-dollar emergency proposal was initially expected...WW…

OpinionSharecopy linkNow would really be a good time for Donald Trump to take five and review how the United States government works. I don’t mean that he should run out and start reading the Federalist Papers. Maybe he could consult with someone on his staff with a working high-school-level knowledge of American government.On Monday, our commander-in-chief tweeted out some delusions of grandeur with regard to his perceived power to “open up the states.”For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to open up the...…OpinionSharecopy linkNow would really be a good time for Donald Trump to take five and review how the United States government works. I don’t mean that he should run out and start reading the Federalist Papers. Maybe he could consult with someone on his staff with a working high-school-level knowledge of American government.On Monday, our commander-in-chief tweeted out some delusions of grandeur with regard to his perceived power to “open up the states.”For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to open up the...WW…

Sharecopy linkUS Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin listen to US President Donald Trump speak during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 13, 2020, in Washington, D.C. You had to know that distribution of coronavirus money wasn’t going to go off without a hitch or 10.The federal appropriated $8 billion dollars to be distributed to “tribal governments.” This aid was specifically earmarked for easing the monetary burdens of the COVID-19 fallout. But now six federally-recognized tribes have joined...…Sharecopy linkUS Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin listen to US President Donald Trump speak during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 13, 2020, in Washington, D.C. You had to know that distribution of coronavirus money wasn’t going to go off without a hitch or 10.The federal appropriated $8 billion dollars to be distributed to “tribal governments.” This aid was specifically earmarked for easing the monetary burdens of the COVID-19 fallout. But now six federally-recognized tribes have joined...WW…

Sharecopy linkThe Supreme Court of the United States ruled Monday in . The case asked whether, in a state criminal trial, a jury verdict must be unanimous to convict a defendant of a serious offense. While the case itself centered around Sixth Amendment guarantees, the decision was far more about the Court’s future than it was about criminal justice.The BackstoryTwo states, Louisiana and Oregon, allow 10-to-2 verdicts to support a conviction.Evangelisto Ramos was convicted of the stabbing death of Trinece Fedison, whose body was found in a trash can in New Orleans; Ramos was...…Sharecopy linkThe Supreme Court of the United States ruled Monday in . The case asked whether, in a state criminal trial, a jury verdict must be unanimous to convict a defendant of a serious offense. While the case itself centered around Sixth Amendment guarantees, the decision was far more about the Court’s future than it was about criminal justice.The BackstoryTwo states, Louisiana and Oregon, allow 10-to-2 verdicts to support a conviction.Evangelisto Ramos was convicted of the stabbing death of Trinece Fedison, whose body was found in a trash can in New Orleans; Ramos was...WW…

OpinionSharecopy linkThe Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments Monday in  a case that asks whether religious schools are exempt from federal anti-discrimination laws. SCOTUS consolidated two cases: that of Agnes Morrissey-Berru, a sixth-grade substitute teacher who brought an age-discrimination claim against Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School, and fifth-grade teacher Kristin Biel, who filed a  under the Americans with Disabilities Act for discrimination against St. James Catholic School.The Catholic schools argue that the teachers have no...…OpinionSharecopy linkThe Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments Monday in  a case that asks whether religious schools are exempt from federal anti-discrimination laws. SCOTUS consolidated two cases: that of Agnes Morrissey-Berru, a sixth-grade substitute teacher who brought an age-discrimination claim against Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School, and fifth-grade teacher Kristin Biel, who filed a  under the Americans with Disabilities Act for discrimination against St. James Catholic School.The Catholic schools argue that the teachers have no...WW…