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Detroit's streetcar scene is alive again. Historians will record May 12, 2017, as the first time in 61 years that a streetcar, once again, rolled down a Detroit street with regular passengers. This much-anticipated day celebrating the launch of the QLine streetcars is being filled with fanfare and self-congratulatory slaps on the back.
U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee deciding against a gubernatorial run may have narrowed down the expected field of Democratic candidates, but political observers say it's still wide open and could include candidates nobody knows about yet. "I really think that it's wide open.
On May 2, the Congressional Black Caucus hosted their Twitter Town Hall and Tweetstorm, with a focus on the first 100 days of the Donald Trump administration.
Anthony Bedell has shut down his firm, RedFive Strategies, to join the Transportation Department as assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs, according to a source familiar with the matter. Bedell terminated his lobbying registrations for all five of RedFive’s clients last week, according to disclosure reports.
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz took personal responsibility for an incident last month in which a passenger was battered and dragged from a flight, telling a congressional hearing, "We had a terrible failure three weeks ago".
The inaugural Women's Health Empowerment Summit, hosted by the Coalition for Women's Health Equity, is scheduled for May 17 in Washington DC, announced Ellen Hershkin, national president of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA), the convener of the Coalition.
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE cases of Walter Scott in South Carolina and Alton Sterling in Louisiana, as well as the police shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards in Texas, once again reignited a debate this week over policing, race, and justice that is taking on ever greater urgency as the new administration makes clear its commitment to law enforcement over civil rights.
President Donald Trump made clear again this week that Gov. Rick Snyder isn’t among his revered governors.
With the subtitle “A Roadmap for the Resistance,” the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ “People's Budget,” isn't shy about its purpose in the Trump Era. As Rep.
Committee members wondered how United's policies led to aviation security officers dragging Dr. Dao off the plane, so an airline employee could have his seat. Dao suffered a broken nose, a concussion, and lost a few teeth. “How did you make the decision that this gentleman should be removed from the plane? And he was traveling with his wife, so was she not part of the equation?” Rep.