Month: September 2020

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D) extended her lead over Rep. Martha McSallyMartha Elizabeth McSallyGOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police No evidence of unauthorized data transfers by top Chinese drone manufacturer: study Senate Democratic campaign arm launches online hub ahead of November MORE (R) in the nail-biter race for a U.S. Senate seat…

Rep.-elect Josh Harder (D-Calif.-10) DATE OF BIRTH: Aug. 1, 1986RESIDENCE: Turlock, Calif.OCCUPATION: Businessman, teacherEDUCATION: B.A., Stanford University; MBA, M.P.P., Harvard UniversityFAMILY: Wife, Pamela At 32, political newcomer Josh Harder is heading to Congress having defeated four-term incumbent Rep. Jeff DenhamJeffrey (Jeff) John DenhamBottom line Bottom line Lobbying world MORE (R) to represent the district centered…

Republicans are crafting an early strategy to take back the House in 2020, zeroing in on districts carried by 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…

The U.S.-led coalition that launched airstrikes against Iraq and Syria against ISIS admitted Friday that those attacks killed civilians, but the number they reported—1,302 deaths in a nearly five-year period—was immediately dismissed as too low by the human rights organization Amnesty International.  “While all admissions of responsibility by the U.S.-led coalition for civilian casualties are…

After Democrats held the first-ever congressional hearing on Medicare for All last month, the House Budget Committee on Wednesday morning invited federal officials to testify at an historic second hearing on the costs replacing the nation’s current for-profit system with one that guarantees healthcare as a right for all Americans. Watch: Unlike the hearing in…

A new analysis reveals Wednesday that over 20 popular children’s cereals and snacks are contaminated with glyphosate—the main ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup. The testing was commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG)—the third round of such testing it’s undertaken—and looked at popular General Mills-made products, including several Cheerios varieties and various kinds of Nature…

A group of librarians demanded the American Library Association abide by its values on Friday as they staged a protest of the CIA’s presence and recruitment at the professional organization’s annual conference. At the convention, which is taking place June 20-25 in Washington, D.C., the CIA is among the hundreds of exhibitors. Being an exhibitor…

After spending his first two years in office rolling back water, air, and emissions regulations, President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to deliver a speech Monday touting “his administration’s environmental leadership.” The Guardian reported Wednesday that Trump “plans to go on the offensive against criticism of his industry-friendly rollbacks of environment protections” in an address…

Rejecting claims from defense attorneys and family members that U.S. prosecutors scapegoated former Blackwater security guard Nicholas Slatten to improve U.S.-Iraqi relations, a federal judge sentenced former Blackwater security guard Nicholas Slatten to life in prison Wednesday for his role in the notorious 2007 Nisour Square massacre. “The jury got it exactly right,” Judge Royce…

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has once again blasted the idea of resorting to reverse grids to spice up F1, insisting the sport isn’t a “reality show”. The concept of a reverse grid sprint race was tabled earlier this year, but Mercedes voted down the plan which was scrapped. But last weekend’s crazy race at Monza…