Month: September 2020

Medical experts warn the province’s lack of coordinated guidance for on-campus outbreaks is a cause for concern as Western University grapples with a COVID-19 outbreak among its students and the number of cases in Ontario is raising concerns of a second wave. The province’s outbreak guidance for long-term care homes states that one COVID-19 case in a…

As Hurricane Florence officially made landfall Friday, and forecasters warn of “life-threatening, catastrophic flash flooding,” some attention has turned to residents across mandatory evacuation zones in the Carolinas and Virginia who chose to stay or were unable to leave, and how the poorest often pay the highest price when faced with a natural disaster. Responding…

While throngs of protesters on the steps of the Capitol Building continued to demonstrate to the bitter end and shouts of “Shame on You!” from the gallery inside the Senate chamber as the vote proceeded, the U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh as the next associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday afternoon.…

Despite the fact that Mainers protested at and called her offices for several months and signed letters demanding that she vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Monday claimed she’s received a positive response to her decision to back the right-wing extremist. The senator told the Associated Press that the…

As the GOP’s attacks on voting rights continue across the United States—from Georgia to North Dakota and Kansas—and a massive coalition of progressive groups has formed to break the hold that powerful corporate and wealthy interests have on American democratic institutions, the recently released documentary Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook aims to reveal, “in chilling…

Click:Construction machinery maintenance parts Maine’s 2nd congressional district made history Thursday afternoon as it named Jared Golden the winner of his race for incumbent Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s (R-Maine) seat, after the state used ranked-choice voting for the first time in a national race to determine the winner. Shortly after a federal judge rejected Poliquin’s lawsuit…

In response to reports on Thursday that the Democratic leadership is taking steps to revive a defunct climate change panel, progressive groups and youth climate leaders warned that the move is an attempt by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and others to kill the surging demand for a Green New Deal Select Committee and…

Rep. 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 (D) is raking in cash in his Texas Senate race against Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The…

Rep. Pete SessionsPeter Anderson SessionsTexas kicks off critical battle for House control The Hill’s review of John Solomon’s columns on Ukraine Tenth Congressional Black Caucus member backs Biden MORE (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced a resolution intended to protect people with pre-existing conditions, illustrating the lengths vulnerable Republicans are going to try to show they favor…

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. — New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservatives won a majority government on Monday, concluding a highly unusual election race — the first in Canada since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Come what may in the months and years ahead, we know we’ll have stability and experience leading us through these challenging times,” Premier Blaine Higgs…