Month: September 2020

Texas reportedly saw a massive turnout on the first day of early voting in the midterm elections as Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas) is…

North Dakota Sen. Heidi HeitkampMary (Heidi) Kathryn Heitkamp70 former senators propose bipartisan caucus for incumbents Susan Collins set to play pivotal role in impeachment drama Pro-trade group launches media buy as Trump and Democrats near deal on new NAFTA MORE (D) and Rep. Kevin CramerKevin John CramerRepublicans prepare to punt on next COVID-19 relief bill…

Addressing head-on those claiming that the Green New Deal plan unveiled last week by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is impractical, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) declared on Sunday that the proposal is “absolutely realistic” and represents the kind of ambitious thinking that will be necessary to avoid climate catastrophe. After CNN‘s…

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) late Wednesday night responded to the condescension and criticism by one of her Democratic colleagues regarding her planned trip to the occupied Palestinian Territories by politely suggesting Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)—as well as any other House members— consider joining her or taking similar trips to broaden their understanding of Palestinians’ lived…

In an interview scheduled to air on Al Jazeera‘s YouTube channel Friday morning, journalist Mehdi Hasan confronts former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince over comments Prince made about Iraqis and the bloody history of his mercenary company.  “What drives you, when you kind of, come up with these plans to do private security especially in a lot of…

Rights advocates are issuing fresh warnings of intimidation and repressive tactics in the wake of new reporting about U.S. border patrol agents detaining and interrogating journalists and immigration lawyers, including questions about their political beliefs. NBC News reported Monday that at least one journalist and four immigration lawyers were stopped at Customs and Border Protection…

Just days before Uber is set to make its “blockbuster” debut on the public market, ride-hailing drivers with both Uber and Lyft are going on strike across the globe on Wednesday to protest “poverty wages” and virtually non-existent worker protections. “This is an act of solidarity with drivers across the country, and really across the…

Lewis Hamilton may have put himself in hot water with the FIA for wearing a t-shirt at Mugello that potentially breaches the governing body’s statutes. Hamilton displayed the black ‘Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor’ t-shirt before the race and on the Tuscan Grand Prix podium on Sunday, and the Mercedes driver is now…

Click:Car diagnostic tool Former President Obama will head to Indiana for a rally Sunday in hopes of providing a final boost for Sen. Joe DonnellyJoseph (Joe) Simon DonnellyEx-Sen. Joe Donnelly endorses Biden Lobbying world 70 former senators propose bipartisan caucus for incumbents MORE (D-Ind.). The Indiana Democratic Party announced Wednesday that Obama will rally in Gary for…

Ninety-three percent of voters in battleground districts say their vote in this midterm election matters just as much, if not more, than in a presidential race, according to a new poll released Sunday. That enthusiasm is slightly higher among Democrats, according to the CBS poll. Thirty-four percent of Democrats say the election matters more than a presidential…