States with histories of racial discrimination had higher rates of purging registered voters from voter rolls than other states, according to a report released Friday. The report from the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice analyzed voter rules, statues and voter rolls for states across the U.S. in identifying voter purges and highlighted the efforts by…
Read moreDrug pricing watchdog group targets California Dem in $500K ad buy
An advocacy group pushing for lower drug prices is launching a $500,000 campaign against Rep. Anna EshooAnna Georges EshooExclusive investigation on the coronavirus pandemic: Where was Congress? Hillicon Valley: Conspiracy theories run rampant online amid Floyd protests | First lawsuit filed against Trump social media order | Snapchat to no longer promote Trump’s account Democratic lawmakers push…
Read moreAs Mysterious 'Stingray' Use Sparks Spying Fears in DC, Trump FCC Chair Accused of 'Stonewalling' Probe
After the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently admitted that it has detected signs of “nefarious actors” using Stingrays—which operate as fake cellphone towers—to intercept the communications of U.S. officials and ordinary Americans in the nation’s capital, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Tuesday accused FCC chair Ajit Pai of “stonewalling” a probe into the potential…
Read moreAs Big Ag Targets Activists, Animal Rights Leader Arrested on Felony Charges for Saving Sick Baby Goat
Amid mounting concerns—detailed in recent reporting by The Intercept—that Utah prosecutors with ties to the agricultural industry may be improperly motivated to pursue cases against animal rights activists, former law professor Wayne Hsiung was hit with new felony charges in North Carolina on Friday. Hsiung, who was arrested after exiting a plane at the Asheville…
Read moreCoalition Ignores Famine Warnings and Continues Assault on Yemen as Critics Question US Complicity
Ignoring international aid groups’ warnings that an attack on the Yemeni city of Hodeida, which is held by Houthi rebels, could exacerbate hunger in an impoverished and war-torn nation already on the brink of famine, Saudi-led U.S.-backed coalition forces continued a sweeping assault on the Red Sea port city Saturday, reportedly seizing control of an…
Read moreAffirming Belief That Waters Are for Drilling and Pillaging, Trump Erases Ocean Protection Policy
The Trump administration’s “assault on our oceans” continued on Tuesday with an executive order that rescinds an Obama-era policy aimed at bolstering the health of the oceans and the Great Lakes. “In one stroke of the pen, we have gone from hard-earned, responsible stewardship of the ocean to short-term, reckless, blind pursuit of a buck…
Read moreGlobal Survey Reveals Six in Ten People Think World More Dangerous Place Since Trump Took Power
Ahead of mass protests planned in the UK to confront “the nuclear warmonger of our age,” a worldwide survey focused on global stability and the trends of governance has found a majority of people believe the planet has become a riskier and more dangerous place since U.S. President Donald Trump was elected in 2016. Click…
Read moreFinnish Newspaper Greets Trump and Putin With Billboards Defending 'Free Press'
Like every other place the U.S. president has traveled in Europe over the last week, large protests also took place in the Finnish capitol of Helsinki on Sunday—a day ahead of a highly anticipated and much-hyped meeting with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin. Both leaders were also greeted with a large billboard advertisement purchased…
Read moreAfter Warning Congresswoman 'Be Careful,' Trump Has Yet to Denounce Lynching Threats Made Against Maxine Waters
It has been more than 13 hours since Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) announced that she was forced to cancel speaking events due to “very serious” lynching threats, and President Donald Trump—who just days ago warned Waters to “be careful what you wish for”—has yet to issue so much as a tweet denouncing the threats against…
Read more"Why Can't the US Just Simply Invade?" Officials Say Trump Pushed U.S. Military Overthrow in Venezuela
Surrounded by his top military aides in a White House meeting less than a year ago, the Associated Press on Wednesday reports that President Donald Trump wanted to know why the U.S. military couldn’t “just simply invade” the country of Venezuela. Based on the account of “a senior administration official familiar with what was said,”…
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