Month: September 2020

The Brazilian government is targeting one of its biggest critics, journalist Glenn Greenwald, in a move that has been decried by observers as an intimidation tactic designed to stifle opposition to right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro.  The government’s finance ministry’s money laundering unit was asked by federal police to investigate Greenwald’s finances, O Antagonista reported Tuesday. The…

Arguing that fundamental changes to America’s profit-driven and deadly healthcare system will be impossible to enact as long as political leaders continue to accept industry cash, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday will deliver a Medicare for All speech calling on 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to join him in rejecting campaign donations from insurance and pharmaceutical…

Max Verstappen admitted that he didn’t expect Red Bull to be as close to the two leading Mercedes cars this weekend as they turned out to be, after the slump in form they suffered last time out in Monza. Verstappen qualified in fifth place for last weekend’s Grand Prix and was a disappointing nine tenths…

North Carolina’s state elections board chairman resigned Saturday, saying he did not want his political views to affect an ongoing investigation into potential election fraud. Democrat Andy Penry’s resignation comes as state officials probe potential fraud in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, where the results of last month’s midterm elections have yet to be certified. The Washington…

NEW ORLEANS — Democratic governors coming off their best election cycle in nearly 40 years say their victories in red and purple states this year show the party must offer ideas that go beyond opposition to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from…

Incoming National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman Todd YoungTodd Christopher YoungGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: BIO’s Michelle McMurry-Heath says 400 projects started in 16 weeks in biotech firms to fight virus, pandemic unemployment total tops 43 million Is the ‘endless frontier’ at an end? MORE (R-Ind.) announced Friday…

Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.) leads the field of potential 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls among politically involved women of color, according to a straw poll released Tuesday…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Harry Maguire will continue as the club’s captain for the new season. Maguire was handed a suspended 21-month sentence last month, having been found guilty of assaulting a police officer, swearing, resisting arrest and bribery during an incident in Mykonos. He has denied the offences and has…

Tottenham have made a huge offer to bring Torino striker Andrea Belotti to north London, according to reports. The Italy international has scored 92 goals in 192 matches in all competitions for Torino since joining from Palermo in 2015, with 22 of those coming in the last campaign. Belotti was heavily linked with a move…

Roy Hodgson is confident Crystal Palace will have more firepower this season after the summer additions of Michy Batshuayi and Ebere Eze. The Eagles were the second lowest Premier League scorers in the 2019-20 campaign with 31 goals, but still managed to finish 14th and nine points above the relegation zone. After signing Eze from…