Month: September 2020

Mike DeWine, Ohio’s attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate, has a narrow 3-point advantage over Democratic candidate Richard CordrayRichard Adams CordrayPoll: Biden, Trump neck and neck in Ohio On The Money: Trump officials struggle to get relief loans out the door | Dow soars more than 1600 points | Kudlow says officials ‘looking at’ offeringRead moreRead more

A memo from Maricopa County sex crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, who questioned Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during her testimony on allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, revealed late Sunday that Mitchell would not advise a criminal prosecution for Kavanaugh—obscuring the reality of the consequences Kavanaugh currently faces if the FBI finds evidence thatRead moreRead more

Anti-war voices are praising a new “must-read” New York Times in which Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on Congress “to redefine our relationship with Saudi Arabia, and to show that the Saudis do not have a blank check to continue violating human rights” by revoking U.S. support for the Saudi and UAE-led war in Yemen.Read moreRead more

Energized by the outrage that resulted from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination and confirmation in recent weeks, the Women’s March Chicago will hold a rally and literal “march to the polls” on Saturday, with marchers walking to early voting sites to cast their ballots in the midterm elections. The 2018 March to theRead moreRead more

Residents of of Monterey Country, California, moved closer having public control of their water after apparent passage of a citizen initiative that has the potential to topple decades of private control. Early numbers show the initiative, Measure J, winning 54.89 percent to 45.11 percent. “A yes vote” on Measure J, as Ballotpedia explains, “was aRead moreRead more

Click:软文发布 Fight for the Future announced Wednesday that on Nov. 29, supporters of restoring nationwide net neutrality rules—which the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rolled back last year—are planning “an epic, final protest to pressure lawmakers before a crucial deadline to save the internet.” Supporters of the Obama-era net neutrality protections, which blocked internet serviceRead moreRead more

Ursula von der Leyen will ask Europe to take a giant leap | Lukas Shulze/Getty Images The 15 percentage points of emissions cuts that change everything ‘The nightmare just begins,’ on the fight to boost the EU’s 2030 emissions reduction target. By Karl Mathiesen and Kalina Oroschakoff 9/15/20, 6:22 PM CET Updated 9/16/20, 5:03 PMRead moreRead more

Former President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaHarris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden Valerie Jarrett: ‘Democracy depends upon having law enforcement’ MORE on Tuesday urged Americans to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, writing on Twitter that “this moment is too importantRead moreRead more

Today marks the unofficial start of the 2020 presidential primary season. Prospective Democratic candidates hoping to launch a White House bid will be out in full force campaigning for midterm candidates this weekend and into the homestretch these next 30 days. The would-be candidates — including former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden callsRead moreRead more

The latest critics of Facebook’s so-called fact-checking operation—launched shortly after the 2016 presidential election with the supposed goal of identifying and removing fraudulent news stories from the platform—are some of the the fact-checkers themselves. “They’re not taking anything seriously. They are more interested in making themselves look good and passing the buck.”—Brooke Binkowski, former SnopesRead moreRead more