The Democrats taking the fight to Republican strongholds

New report on economic cost of anti-immigration campaign projects 8.6% reduction in retirement payments by 2034 Elderly Americans can expect to lose an average of $2,152 in annual social security benefits each, a projected 8.6% reduction in their retirement payments, by 2034 and every year after as a direct consequence of the economic fallout from the Trump administration’s anti-immigration campaign , if that carries on, according to a new report shared exclusively with the Guardian. Already, US food prices are up, housing permits to build new homes are…

Hurricane Isaias is a high-end Category 2 storm currently headed toward the Gulf Coast, with landfall expected Friday evening along Florida’s Panhandle, officials said.

Chipotle Mexican Grill's stock jumped as much as 8% on Thursday after the Financial Times reported that Starbucks has explored a deal to buy the "fast-casual" restaurant chain. A potential merger would represent one of the largest restaurant acquisitions in history, according to industry analysts. In 2014, Burger King acquired Canadian chain Tim Hortons in an $11.4 billion deal that remains one of the largest restaurant buyouts to date, according to Melius Research.

Recent death of the student in Mississippi is just the latest in a long string of unsettling deaths of young Black people On Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of students gathered on the Jackson State University (JSU) campus for a rally to call for transparency in the mysterious death of young Black people and to encourage student engagement in politics and the fight for voting rights. As the sun began to set, the students, many of whom wore black, marched through the historically Black university’s plaza chanting: “Nolan Wells, Trey Reed, Tasia Fortune,…