Social issues

Attorney General Merrick Garland fires back at House GOP contempt threat: ‘I will not be intimidated’

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday hit back at House Republicans threatening to hold him in contempt, calling their efforts…

U.S. appeals court blocks grant program for Black women-owned businesses

Venture capital fund Fearless Fund cannot resume making grants to Black women-owned businesses, a divided U.S. appeals court ruled on…

Jeffrey Epstein victim sues psychiatrist Henry Jarecki for alleged rape, sex trafficking

A woman who says she was a sexual abuse victim of Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit Monday against the famed psychiatrist, entrepreneur and commodities trader Henry…

DOJ charges Chinese national with operating ‘world’s largest botnet’ that stole $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds

A global malware network responsible for the theft of $5.9 billion in Covid relief funds and tied to other crimes…

This retirement planning gap is ‘hidden in plain sight,’ Harvard professor says

For many people, retirement planning is all about money: how to invest, how much to save, when to claim Social…

Texas Republicans confab hints at how GOP breakup with corporate America could play out

Abraham George is about to take the helm of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) at a time with the…

Meet the leaders of the Trump era’s new conservative economic populism

This reported column is Part Two of Eamon Javers’ two-part series on the new, conservative economic populism gaining ground among…

Biden confronts 2024 weak spots with young, Black voters at Morehouse commencement

President Joe Biden on Sunday addressed the war in Gaza and discussed his investments in Black communities during a commencement…

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pressed on questions over friend’s $267,000 RV loan

Two leading Democratic senators are pressing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to reveal whether he repaid a wealthy friend any…

10 states with the biggest Biden infrastructure funding include key battlegrounds

The Biden administration has announced $537 billion in infrastructure investments since the passage of landmark government funding bills, such as…