Month: September 2020

Critics of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are calling on state and federal lawmakers to follow the lead of Illinois, which banned private immigrant detention centers and enacted other protections for undocumented state residents ahead of the president’s deportation raids that were planned for Sunday but have been temporarily delayed. “In the face of attempts…

Weeks after becoming the lone Republican to call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Michigan Rep. Justin Amash announced in a Washington Post op-ed Thursday morning that he is officially leaving the GOP. “In recent years,” Amash wrote, “I’ve become disenchanted with party politics and frightened by what I see from it. The two-party…

Continuing his efforts to put a right-wing and racist spin on the welcoming message etched on the Statue of Liberty, President Donald Trump’s acting immigration chief Ken Cuccinelli told CNN Tuesday night that the famous poem by Emma Lazarus—”Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free”—refers specifically to Europeans. After…

Valtteri Bottas says that the yellow flag triggered by Renault’s Esteban Ocon in the final moments of qualifying cost him a shot of taking pole position for this weekend’s Tuscan Grand Prix. Bottas had been fastest of anyone throughout all three practice sessions at Mugello, and remained quickest in the first round of qualifying. But…

The North Carolina Board of Elections voted Friday to hold a hearing as state officials continue to investigate fraud allegations related to the U.S. House race in the state’s 9th District. North Carolina election officials voted 7-2 to hold a public hearing by Dec. 21, according to WSOC-TV in Charlotte. The investigation will likely delay the…

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) is considering at least three prominent Republicans as possible replacements to fill Sen. Jon Kyl’s (R) seat as donors vent about 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…

Julián Castro became the latest Democrat to offer support for a single-payer health care system on Monday, saying he believed the nation needed universal health care. “There is no reason, as many folks have pointed out, that in the richest nation on earth, anybody should go without health care,” the former Housing and Urban Development…

Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-Minn.) is…

British pop rock band The 1975 released the first track of their forthcoming album Wednesday, which features Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg delivering an instrumental-backed speech about the global climate emergency. “Music has the power to break through barriers, and right now we really need to break through some barriers if we are to…

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Monday that if President Donald Trump truly wants to engage in good-faith negotiations over Iran’s ballistic missile program, his administration must stop selling tens of billions of dollars in weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and other U.S. allies in the Middle East. Zarif, who is in…