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Wealthy Dallas businessman Jeffrey Payne — who owns the city's popular gay leather bar, The Eagle — has thrown his hat into the Texas governor's race.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has opened the door for police to circumvent state restrictions on civil asset forfeitures, saying they need it to fight drugs.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has opened the door for police to circumvent state restrictions on civil asset forfeitures, saying they need it to fight drugs.

An adjunct professor at a Mormon university says she was fired after she refused to retract a Facebook post affirming her support of LGBTQ rights.

An adjunct professor at a Mormon university says she was fired after she refused to retract a Facebook post affirming her support of LGBTQ rights.

After hearing the aircraft would return to the gate, a family of 5 was shocked to learn they were being kicked off the plane.

After hearing the aircraft would return to the gate, a family of 5 were shocked to learn they were being kicked off the plane.

Trumka Delivers Education and Health Care Lessons to Congress

AFL-CIO

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today joined AFT, community members and allies at a rally against policies that would decimate communities and destroy the basic supports our families need. Numerous Congress members joined AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFSCME President Lee Saunders in opposing the health care and education cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.

Trumka outlined four lessons that Republicans in Congress should have learned by now but clearly haven’t::

Lesson 1: Kicking people off insurance and cutting taxes for rich people is not a health care plan. It’s a massive transfer of wealth from workers to Wall Street and we oppose it in any form!

Lesson 2: Great countries don’t cut billions of dollars from public education. Remember, a budget is more than a set of numbers. It’s a statement of our values. So what does it say when we treat our teachers and students as a line item? America deserves better!

Lesson 3: When you bring policies forward that give workers more freedom to provide for our...

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a broader list of family exceptions to Trump's travel ban.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a broader list of family exceptions to Trump's travel ban.