Valerie Plame hints at run for Congress
Former CIA officer Valerie Plame is reportedly considering a run for Congress as a Democrat in New Mexico. News of Plame’s consideration of a run to replace Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), who himself announced a bid to replace Sen. Tom UdallThomas (Tom) Stewart UdallPark Police asked to defend rationale behind clearing protesters The Hill’s Campaign…
Swalwell formally launches presidential bid
Rep. Eric SwalwellEric Michael SwalwellNASCAR bans display of Confederate flag from events and properties Gloves come off as Democrats fight for House seat in California Grenell says intelligence community working to declassify Flynn-Kislyak transcripts MORE (D-Calif.) formally launched his campaign for the presidency Sunday in his hometown of Dublin, Calif., according to CNN. Swalwell, who…
Kasich: Trump's behavior in Mueller report shows 'America deserves better'
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) on Saturday excoriated 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 over details in special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) MuellerCNN’s…
UK Exit Polls Suggest Defeat for Labour, Strong Majority for Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Exit polls from the United Kingdom’s general election Thursday suggest that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party will hold onto its majority by a strong 86 seats, a gut punch to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose political future could now be in doubt. “I’m so, so sorry guys,” tweeted Labour political activist Owen Jones. “Just utterly…
Louisiana Officials Urged to Rescind Permission for Petrochemical Plant Over Cancer Dangers and Discovery of Burial Grounds for Enslaved People
Louisiana residents, environmental justice groups, and legal advocates joined together Monday to pressure the St. James Parish Council to rescind its decision to allow a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group to build a $9.4 billion petrochemical plant in a predominantly African-American community. The legal organizations Earthjustice and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)…
"You're Not a Dictator": Lawmakers and Experts Inform Trump He Can't Declare War via Tweet
Democratic lawmakers, anti-war advocates, and legal experts rebuked President Donald Trump after he announced on Twitter that he would be using the social media platform as the medium by which he would inform Congress of hypothetical, future military strikes against Iran. Click Here: essendon bombers guernsey 2019 “The Constitution doesn’t allow presidents to declare war…
'Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary': Seattle Bans Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Spending in Local Elections
The Seattle City Council on Monday drew a line in the sand against multinational corporate giants like Amazon by voting to become the largest U.S. city to ban “foreign-influenced” companies from political spending in local elections. The law was approved unanimously by the council just months after Amazon poured an unprecedented $1.5 million into the Seattle Chamber…
'Not Me, Us': In Iowa Home Stretch, Sanders Focuses on Movement That Brought Him Here
Days before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, as attacks intensified from right-wing Democrats desperate to stop him from getting the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders stuck to the same message he’s been pushing for months: “Not me, us.” “Our job is to give people hope,” Sanders tweeted Saturday. “If we stand together, there is…
Law Professor: Trump Could Also Have Been Impeached for War Crimes, Assassinations, and Corruption
Democratic lawmakers are continuing to lay out their case for removing the president from office in the final day of opening arguments by Democrats in the historic impeachment trial of President Trump. Republicans will begin their opening arguments on Saturday. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved…
Dr. Theresa Tam Calls Recent Increase In Daily COVID-19 Cases ‘A Concern’
OTTAWA — Canada’s chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause for concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says today the average daily number of people testing positive over the last week is 545 — a 25 per cent increase over the previous…