When 33-year-old Syrian native Ahmad won the diversity lottery and a chance to get a visa to the United States in May 2018, he was in disbelief. It was his third attempt applying for the Diversity Visa Program, which gives up to 50,000 people a chance to apply for a U.S. green card every year. […]
Two progressive U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill that would replace the expired federal child tax credit with more generous benefits. Millions of poor and working-class American families were affected by the recent lapse of the benefit. Democratic Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Mondaire Jones of New York introduced th...
Former Florida Republican Representative Dave Jolly called out Mike Pence and his top aide for not speaking out earlier about attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Attempts, he said, that were spurred at former President Donald Trump’s request. Jolly spoke with MSNBC host Alex Witt on Sunday after watching a clip of former Pence aide [&helli...
US Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Thursday Russia could stage a fake attack by Ukrainian forces on Russian territory or people to justify its actions near Ukraine’s border. Veteran Associated Press reporter Matt Lee grilled a US State Department spokesperson over the U.S. government’s refusal to provide direct evidence. Invoking the ...
Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 with 16 shots, was released from prison Thursday. Van Dyke served little more than three years of a nearly seven-year prison sentence for killing the Black teenager. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office confirmed the release to CNN Thursday. Van Dyke’...
Republican Oklahoma City mayoral candidate Carol Hefner said during a debate she thinks Islam should be “eradicated” from the globe. Hefner defended her past Islamophobic social media posts during the debate. Debate moderator Storme Jones pointed out Hefner has previously called Islam “an evil culture and not a religion.” Hefner’s response was...
The U.S. Army said Wednesday it will begin separating soldiers who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine from service. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth asked commanders to initiate involuntary administrative separation proceedings against any soldier refusing the vaccine. The same rule applies to soldiers who do not have an approved or pendi...
More than 80 Muslim organizations, including civil and human rights groups, mosques and charities, have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice. They are calling for an investigation into whether an anti-Muslim group violated federal laws by spying on several Muslim organizations in the U.S. Those organizations include the Council on A...
When American troops withdrew from Afghanistan last August, the troubled nation descended into greater chaos. Families fled the country as it quickly fell to the Taliban. Some of the youngest refugees arrived in West Michigan where a search is underway to find them foster homes. Afghan refugee children, ranging in age from pre-teens to 17,...
A retired US Army officer is suing Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and former Trump White House staffers, alleging they conspired against him. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who served on the National Security Council, was a star witness against then-President Donald Trump during the 2019 Ukraine impeachment. Vindman said Trump’s family, his lawy...
