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Federal Court Issues Historic Ruling In Favor Of Job Protections For Gay Workers View Entire Post ›

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Members of the military are still sharing what appears to be revenge porn on social media, even as multiple investigations into the posts remain ongoing. View Entire Post ›

"We must guard against bigotry that raises its ugly voice toward those who hold different opinions," a top church leader said. View Entire Post ›

WASHINGTON ― When the 2008 financial crisis hit, the Democratic Party was forced to reckon with a dormant struggle between two internal factions that had ― until recently ― been feuding for centuries. One tradition, beginning with Thomas Jefferson and running through Franklin Delano Roosevelt, presented Democrats as defenders of the common man against the predations of elite financiers. Another, epitomized by 19th century Bourbon Democrat Grover Cleveland and his 20th century disciple Bill Clinton, viewed big business as an engine of progress and prosperity. There are other traditions in the party’s history, some shameful (see: segregation) and others obsolete (Prohibition). But the Democratic Party has spent most of its earthly tenure defining itself through its economic agenda.  By the time of the George W. Bush presidency, Democrats had evolved into the party of Economic Whatevz. If an economic program worked ― cool. If it didn’t ― well, that could be worked out. Voting ri...

He’s in deep shirt now. A Pennsylvania man arrested on suspicion of DUI was wearing a shirt that can be described, at best, as ironic. When Elwood R. Gutshall was arrested around 12:15 a.m. on March 19, the 44-year-old was wearing a green shirt reading “Drunk Lives Matter.”  Officers say they observed Gutshall committing multiple traffic violations in a green Ford pickup. “After subsequent investigation it was determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol beyond what he could safely operate a motor vehicle,” according to the department’s Facebook post. After Gutshall was t aken into custody, he was given a blood alcohol test that registered at 0.217 percent ― nearly triple the legal limit. Gutshall was charged with  “DUI Highest Rate,” a classification for offenders caught with a BAC of 0.16 and higher, according to the Washington Times. He was also charged with  driving under suspension and other traffic violations, according to PennLive.c...

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Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said Tuesday he’ll close the “tent city” jail in Phoenix, erasing one of the most controversial symbols of his conservative predecessor. Penzone said at a news conference Tuesday that he’d carried out a “methodical review” of the facility and concluded it was unnecessary. Shuttering it will save the county some $4.5 million , he said. “This facility is not a crime deterrent, it is not cost-efficient and it is not tough on criminals,” Penzone told reporters. “That may have been in the intent when it was first opened and there was a need. But this facility became more of a circus atmosphere for the general public. Starting today, that circus ends and these tents come down.” The change marked another in Penzone’s efforts to roll back the policies of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio , an immigration hard-liner who targeted undocumented immigrants in the Phoenix area using tactics that repeatedly landed him in federal court for racial profiling....

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced the Justice Department will review all Obama-era police reform efforts — a move that's prompted outcry from those who worked for change. View Entire Post ›

WASHINGTON ― A provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banning gender-based discrimination also protects gay and lesbian employees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled Tuesday. It marked the first time a full federal appeals court had reached that conclusion. The ruling stated that Title VII, which protects against discrimination based on gender, also applied to discrimination based on sexual orientation. Eight of the 11 appeals court judges who considered the case were appointed by Republican presidents, according to the Associated Press. The opinion stated that it was “neither here nor there that the Congress that enacted the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and chose to include sex as a prohibited basis for employment discrimination (no matter why it did so) may not have realized or understood the full scope of the words it chose.” The majority opinion added that members of the 88th Congress of 1964 may have been “surprised” by decisions in later years that found t...

WASHINGTON ― A theoretical deal between House Republicans and the White House to bring back their stalled health care bill is already running into the same old problem: reality. Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus looked ready to accept a proposal from the Trump administration that would allow states to opt out of key requirements in the Affordable Care Act ― namely, the essential health benefits and community rating provisions. The latter, in particular, ensures that sick people are not charged more than the healthy  ― which is a key component of the Obamacare guarantee of coverage for people with pre-existing conditions that Republicans promised to retain. But GOP leadership spent a good part of Tuesday hearing from moderates who said they could not accept such changes. While those rank-and-file moderates were publicly telling reporters they’d be willing to look at the legislative text of the proposal, some of them told The Huffington Post privately that the communi...

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Maricopa County's new sheriff takes another step toward dismantling the policies of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio. View Entire Post ›

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has filed a motion to end debate on Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court, setting up a vote in the Senate over whether to “go nuclear” and change the Senate’s rules for nominations to the high court. Due to an unprecedented filibuster threat, I just filed cloture on the Judge #Gorsuch nomination. #SCOTUS — Leader McConnell (@SenateMajLdr) April 4, 2017 McConnell set a cloture vote for Thursday, at which point Democrats can block ending debate on the nomination. (Democrats have enough votes to do this, and are expected to do so.) McConnell can then move to change the rules for confirming Supreme Court nominees to require a simple majority, rather than 60 votes to end a filibuster, in what’s known as the “nuclear option.”   McConnell has vowed to confirm Gorsuch by the end of this week and has said he has the votes to change the rules.  While some of his GOP colleagues have raised concerns about wh...

WASHINGTON ― Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly told Latino members of Congress that his immigration agents aren’t going rogue or blurring the line when it comes to enforcement at schools, churches and other sensitive locations, lawmakers said after meeting with him on Tuesday. But the members “vehemently disagree,” as Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.), who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, told reporters.  And they plan to keep collecting photos and other evidence to illustrate what they say is a marked change in immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump , who’s promised to unleash agents who felt constrained under the last administration. Kelly told lawmakers he would look into their reports of misconduct on the part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents, CHC members said. But overall, the secretary seemed defensive about the idea that even a small number of his agents might be violating policy, a...