Month: September 2020

In a “shocking and brazen” move to advance the Trump administration’s “aggressive anti-worker agenda,” Republicans on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voted along party lines to overturn a rule that helped hotel and fast food workers bring labor rights lawsuits against major companies like McDonald’s and other chains. The decision restores a policy that…

President Donald Trump on Monday made a subtle call for regime change in Iran, where a wave of protests has entered its fifth day and sparked vacuous calls of support by right-wingers. Trump wrote on Twitter before 5am: “Iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the Obama Administration.…

A new five-year investigation revealing that more than 170 million Americans were drinking water contaminated with radioactive elements is also renewing concerns about President Donald Trump’s pick for a top environmental position in his administration—Kathleen Hartnett White, who ran Texas’ environmental agency while it was falsifying reports of radiation levels in tap water. White chaired…

Letting slip exactly the kind of unscripted and potentially reckless utterance a legal team might fear, President Donald Trump told reporters late Wednesday that he would “love to” be interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team and would so “under oath”—an offer his lawyer later appeared to pull back when he said Trump was “speaking…

The man believed to have been behind a string of bombings that killed two people and injured five in Austin, Texas died early Wednesday morning after blowing himself up in his vehicle as law enforcement closed in. “U.S. media and politicians have been very, very quick to apply the terrorism label when suspects are not…

Westfield London and Timberland have announced a three-year sustainable partnership with the launch of an accessible and biodiverse Nature Reserve at the West London shopping destination. The nature reserve has been designed to feature a range of diverse horticultural areas to help address key local environmental issues and includes a wildflower meadow, insect hotels, beehive,…

After a short respite and a weekend off, it’s back to the grind this weekend at Sochi. Here is our first batch of pictures from the Russian GP, the tenth round of the 2020 F1 World Championship. Click Here: Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape Backpacks 46 You may also like Tuscan GP: Sunday’s action in…

Former Senate Minority Leader Harry ReidHarry Mason ReidHarry Reid says he’s cancer free White House gets jolt from strong jobs report Murkowski, Mattis criticism ratchets up pressure on GOP over Trump MORE (D-Nev.) is telling Democrats not to talk about impeaching President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back…

In yet another indication that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under the leadership of Trump budget chief Mick Mulvaney is no longer devoted to protecting the public from corporate wrongdoing, the agency has reportedly placed its investigation of Equifax “on ice”—a move that says “you’re out of luck” to the more than 143 million…

Right-wing television giant Sinclair Broadcast Group is attempting to skirt ownership rules and gain approval from federal regulators for a $3.9 billion merger with Tribune Media by proposing sales—such as Chicago’s WGN-TV to a Maryland-based car dealer—that would involve Sinclair still providing all services and effectively retaining control of the stations. Despite Sinclair’s reportedly cozy relationship…