Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones took on Alabama’s new anti-abortion law last night during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment—and she didn’t hold back on condemning it. Jones joined co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che decked out as a handmaid from The Handmaid’s Tale in a red robe and bonnet. After joking that her…
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While the FBI continues its investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, more women are coming forward to share their personal stories in hopes of swaying the opinions of senators who will eventually vote on whether or not to confirm the conservative judge. But one group of women isn’t waiting…
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President Donald Trump has frequently used Twitter to lash out against the opposition, so an angry tweet from him isn’t exactly a surprise. But on Monday, in a sudden break from convention, the official White House Twitter account went after Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, two politicians who have publicly opposed the Trump administration,…
Read moreIn the early hours of Saturday morning, the U.S. Senate voted on a new, highly contentious tax bill known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” The $1.5-trillion tax bill is set to give massive tax cuts to corporations and the wealthiest Americans alongside uncertain benefits for the middle class, according to the Washington Post.…
Read moreMultiple Democratic senators have announced plans to give Harvey Weinstein’s campaign donations to charity following a New York Times investigation revealing that the Hollywood studio executive had reached eight settlements over the course of almost three decades with women who alleged he sexual harassed them . According to Variety, the list of senators returning Weinstein’s…
Read moreBefore the week is out, Republicans in the Senate want to make one more push to repeal the Affordable Care Act (otherwise known as Obamacare). When we last checked in with Senate Republicans in July, their “skinny repeal” health care bill had failed to reach the required 51-vote threshold it needed to pass. Thanks to…
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