Noel Sims

3 weeks ago | popular.info | Judd Legum |Noel Sims

The Republican reconciliation legislation — which President Trump refers to as his "big, beautiful bill" — is winding its way through Congress. Trump is right about one thing: it's big. The tax and spending legislation, which is exempt from the filibuster and can therefore be passed without any Democratic votes, is 389 pages. Tucked away on page 380 is a provision that would give the Trump administration a powerful new tool to silence dissent.

3 weeks ago | popular.info | Judd Legum |Noel Sims

"I'm very troubled by the reports to date about Jamal Khashoggi. We are following the situation closely, and unless a substantially different set of facts emerges, I won't be attending the FII conference in Riyadh."Those were the words of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on October 12, 2018, explaining his decision not to attend Saudi Arabia's FII investment conference. On October 2, 2018, Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post who was critical of the Saudi regime, was .

1 month ago | popular.info | Judd Legum |Rebecca Crosby |Noel Sims

Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, thousands of high school students in Oklahoma will be required to learn about President Trump's debunked claims that the 2020 election was tainted by fraud. The lesson will not be part of a course on conspiracy theories, but an official component of the new social studies curriculum created by Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (R).