Graeme Demianyk

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Graeme Demianyk

At another packed anti-Trump rally, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) shrugged off a warning that they were entering “Trump country” as they found another huge audience in Republican territory. Their nationwide Fighting Oligarchy tour has for weeks drawn massive crowds as the Vermont senator and New York congresswoman push progressive policies and condemn President Donald Trump over his handling of the economy and growing authoritarianism.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Graeme Demianyk

The White House accused NPR and PBS of producing “woke propaganda” as the Trump administration reportedly plans to slash almost all federal funding for public broadcasting. The New York Times reported that the White House intends to ask Congress to cut more than $1 billion earmarked for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the publicly funded nonprofit that helps underwrite public media organizations.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Graeme Demianyk

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) appeared convinced their brand of progressive politics is resonating in traditionally Republican states as they spoke at a filled-to-capacity arena in Idaho. For weeks, the Vermont senator has been drawing large crowds to his nationwide Fighting Oligarchy tour, with the New York congresswoman often featuring as a guest speaker.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Graeme Demianyk

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during his Fighting Oligarchy tour at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho. via Associated PressSen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) appeared convinced their brand of progressive politics is resonating in traditionally Republican states as they spoke at a filled-to-capacity arena in Idaho.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Graeme Demianyk

A Tufts University student snatched off the streets by immigration officers has no known connections to antisemitism or terrorist activity, a State Department memo reportedly showed days before her detention. On March 25, Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national working on her Ph.D., was detained on a Massachusetts street by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after her visa was abruptly revoked. The 30-year-old was moved to an ICE detention center in Basile, Louisiana.