By all accounts, Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson’s bid to succeed retiring Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) is a long shot. Pearson, who first gained national attention for being expelled from the state House for a gun violence protest, is facing an entirely different political environment in Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District than when he launched his […]

Policies related to transgender children and young adults, including sex-segregated school sports and gender transition medicine for minors, will be on the ballot in five states during the midterm elections. Missourians and Coloradans will be asked to weigh whether to prohibit medical professionals from providing minors with procedures or treatments with the intent of transitioning […]

The third round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued today.  When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The first round went out on Oct. 14 to those born on or before the […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and his closest allies in Washington could hold sweeping new power if Democrats retake the Senate in November, shifting the party closer to his trademark brand of economic populism. Sanders, the Vermont socialist and two-time presidential candidate, is likely to chair the Senate panel responsible for overseeing labor, education, and healthcare […]