A Virginia judge reportedly ruled Wednesday that a congressional candidate’s name must be removed from her district’s ballot, citing dozens of fraudulent signatures on petitions gathered in support of “Virginia judge rules candidate's name must be removed from ballot due to fraud”
Month: September 2020
Cuomo skates past Nixon to win New York primary
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) swatted aside a challenge from actor and progressive activist Cynthia Nixon on Thursday after a heated campaign in which “Cuomo skates past Nixon to win New York primary”
In Bid to 'Make Life Even Easier' for Oil and Gas Giants, Trump Moves to Roll Back Methane Regulations
In a move transparently aimed at alleviating the $146 billion fossil fuel industry of the cost of cutting down on its environmental pollution, the Trump “In Bid to 'Make Life Even Easier' for Oil and Gas Giants, Trump Moves to Roll Back Methane Regulations”
He Wouldn't Say a Word to Christine Blasey Ford But Unhinged Lindsey Graham Breaks Silence, Has 'Full-Blown Temper Tantrum' to Defend Kavanaugh
While Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) joined all his GOP senate colleagues in their tactical decision to not directly address or question Dr. Christine Blasey Ford “He Wouldn't Say a Word to Christine Blasey Ford But Unhinged Lindsey Graham Breaks Silence, Has 'Full-Blown Temper Tantrum' to Defend Kavanaugh”
The "Fix Is In, Folks": Though She Admits Not Fully Reading It, Susan Collins Describes FBI Probe as "Very Thorough"
Despite admitting to CNN she still has not read the full report, Sen. Susan Collins—the Republican from Maine who remains a potentially crucial swing vote “The "Fix Is In, Folks": Though She Admits Not Fully Reading It, Susan Collins Describes FBI Probe as "Very Thorough"”
Amazon, Microsoft, and Palantir Among Tech Giants Making Huge Profits From Trump's "Incredibly Racist" Immigration Agenda
A new report details how some of the world’s biggest tech and data companies—including Amazon, Palantir, Microsoft, and Salesforce—are raking in millions by “playing an “Amazon, Microsoft, and Palantir Among Tech Giants Making Huge Profits From Trump's "Incredibly Racist" Immigration Agenda”
'Our Democracy Is Sick': Progressive Groups Join Forces to Ensure Voting Rights and End Corporate Sabotage of Common Good
Increasingly alarmed by powerful corporate and wealthy interests that have pushed the U.S. political system toward “impending constitutional catastrophe,” nearly 100 national organizations on Tuesday “'Our Democracy Is Sick': Progressive Groups Join Forces to Ensure Voting Rights and End Corporate Sabotage of Common Good”
As 18th Year of War in Afghanistan Begins, Sen. Warren Says: 'Long Past Time to Bring Our Troops Home'
After the U.S. War in Afghanistan passed the 17-year mark this week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) turned to Twitter on Wednesday with an assertion popular “As 18th Year of War in Afghanistan Begins, Sen. Warren Says: 'Long Past Time to Bring Our Troops Home'”
Local Fury and Health Concerns as Japan Plans to Dump a Million Tons of Radioactive Fukushima Water Into Ocean
In a move that has sparked outrage from local residents and dire health warnings from environmentalists, the Japanese government is reportedly planning to release 1.09 “Local Fury and Health Concerns as Japan Plans to Dump a Million Tons of Radioactive Fukushima Water Into Ocean”
What High Turnout Looks Like: Unusually High Enthusiasm Reported at Polling Sites Nationwide
One GOP candidate in New Jersey made the hopeful prediction that rainy “Republican weather” on Tuesday would make for the kind of low turnout that’s “What High Turnout Looks Like: Unusually High Enthusiasm Reported at Polling Sites Nationwide”