Month: September 2020

Responding to news of a whistleblower’s complaint at the center of an impeachment inquiry filed against President Trump this week, famed whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks about his own decision to leak classified documents in 2013. The House Intelligence Committee has released the declassified whistleblower complaint, which details a July phone call between President Trump andRead moreRead more

Pentagon officials will reportedly present President Donald Trump on Friday with a number of options to attack Iran following a recent attack on a Saudi oil facility which the Trump administration blamed on Iran. According to The Associated Press Trump, “will be presented with a list of potential airstrike targets inside Iran, among other possibleRead moreRead more

Two foreign nationals who helped President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden were arrested Wednesday night on campaign finance charges. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Florida businessmen Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman “have been under investigation by the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, and are expected toRead moreRead more

Sen. Bernie Sanders leads the field of hopefuls for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in a new CNN poll released Tuesday, the latest good news for the campaign over the past month. “As we have said from the beginning, this is a campaign built to win and planning to win,” campaign manager Faiz Shakir told CommonRead moreRead more

Former Attorney General Eric HolderEric Himpton HolderTrump official criticizes ex-Clinton spokesman over defunding police tweet Obama to speak about George Floyd in virtual town hall GOP group launches redistricting site MORE on Monday announced that he will not run for president in 2020, but he would fight to make sure the country elects a Democratic president.Read moreRead more

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE on Thursday mocked Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous,Read moreRead more

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, questioned on Wednesday why the women running against him for the party’s nomination weren’t being asked if they would choose a man as their running mate. Asked by CNN host Dana Bash at a presidential town hall if he would choose a woman to runRead moreRead more

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE on Tuesday responded to criticism about the relatively small amount of charitable donations reported on his tax returns, saying he contributes byRead moreRead more

Demonstrators in Chile continued their “pots and pans” protests Sunday following a week of unrest that saw hundreds arrested and the military patrolling the streets for the first time in decades. A curfew and state of emergency are still in effect in Santiago and several other cities, The Associated Press reported. Video posted below fromRead moreRead more

With the goal of creating a “welcoming and safe nation for all,” Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday unveiled a sweeping plan to fundamentally overhaul America’s inhumane immigration system by reversing President Donald Trump’s xenophobic executive orders, placing a moratorium on deportations, ending ICE raids, and confronting root causes—including “decades of disastrous foreign policy decisions”—that haveRead moreRead more