Month: October 2020

Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE is settling old scores in a campaign tell-all book — and angering some Democrats in the…

The nation’s top scientific organizations have an important reminder for members of Congress: human caused climate change is real, its impacts are already being felt in the U.S., and only a significant slashing of greenhouse gas emissions will stave off the worst risks. The 31 groups including the American Meteorological Society, the American Society of…

Three years ago on Monday, the world was shattered by news that the United States was conducting sweeping, warrantless surveillance of people, heads of state, and organizations across the globe. To mark the anniversary of those revelations, brought forth by a then-unknown contractor working for the National Security Administration (NSA), a coalition of public interest…

Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan said Thursday that, years into the United States’ fight against the Islamic State, the terrorist group’s reach and power have not been diminished and that it has even more fighters than al-Qaeda had at its height. Speaking to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Brennan said, “Unfortunately, despite all our progress…

Twenty hostages and six gunmen have died after an attack on a cafe in Bangladesh. Thirteen hostages were reportedly rescued Saturday morning, ending the overnight siege in a diplomatic zone of Dhaka. BBC reports that the “siege began as diners were gathering to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.” Reuters adds, “The restaurant was regarded as a…

A massive “heat dome” is heading for the U.S. that will bake much of the country to potentially record-breaking temperatures next week, the Washington Post reports. Only the Pacific Northwest is expected to escape the heat wave, while the rest of the country can look forward to some of its “hottest weather with respect to…

The world’s six wealthiest nations are “turning their backs” on refugees, hosting less than nine percent of those who have fled their homes due to war and violence and leaving poorer countries to shoulder the burden, a damning new report from Oxfam reveals. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the number of displaced people…

An official charged with investigating whistleblower cases within the U.S. intelligence community is himself blowing the whistle on alleged “public corruption,” according to new reporting by McClatchy. Journalist Marisa Taylor describes Daniel Meyer as “the Obama administration’s top official overseeing how intelligence agencies handle whistleblower retaliation claims.” Previously, he worked on whistleblower cases within the…

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down North Carolina’s controversial voter ID law, ruling that the 2013 law was created “with discriminatory intent.” Civil rights groups hailed the decision as a major victory. “With surgical precision, North Carolina tried to eliminate voting practices disproportionately used by African-Americans. This ruling is a stinging rebuke of the…

Russ Feingold won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat for Wisconsin on Tuesday, setting up a long-awaited face-off with incumbent Republican Ron Johnson in November. The Associated Press called the open primary just after 8pm on Tuesday. Feingold defeated businessman Scott Harbach of Kenosha to make it onto the ticket. “I’m incredibly grateful…