Month: September 2020

In “an awful new low” that elicited warnings about “a new wave of media consolidation,” the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday rolled back media ownership regulations under the guise of trying “to modernize its broadcast ownership rules & to help promote ownership diversity.” “Any pretense that this vote will help journalism or increase ownership…

In a move that could implicate U.S. military forces and the C.I.A., the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor on Friday said she would be asking the Hague-based body to begin a probe of possible war crimes committed in Afghanistan. “This is a seminal moment for the ICC,” said Solomon Sacco, head of international justice at…

Edward Snowden joined those calling for officials to release a memo that’s said to have information about the government’s surveillance abuses. The secrecy of the document, according to the NSA whistleblower, contributed to the reauthorization of a government spying bill narrowly approved by Congress this week. The vote to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign…

Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.) says that voters should not be getting tunnel vision thinking about 2020 and neglect November’s midterms. “This is the most important midterm…

Florida gubernatorial candidate Gwen GrahamGwendolyn GrahamModerate Democrats now in a race against the clock Dear Iowans: Apologies for Sen. Rick Scott’s lack of decency Jimmy Buffett takes musical shots at Trump during concert MORE (D) unveiled a new ad on Tuesday that criticizes President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren,…

Republican State Sen. Guy Reschenthaler is projected to win the GOP primary for Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District, a victory that puts him in strong position to win a spot in the House of Representatives come November. The result also deals another damaging blow to the political career of GOP state Rep. Rick Saccone, who had looked…

Outraged at the possibility of the theft of Honduras’ election by the discredited current administration, 50 US rights groups have joined call to urge the US to press Honduras for electoral transparency. Elise Roberts, National Coordinator of Witness for Peace, stated: “As we return from two weeks observing and documenting in Honduras, our concerns about…

After weeks of promoting the Republican tax plan, which would raise taxes on the average American family within the next decade, and years spent pushing policies that benefit corporations and the wealthy over middle- and lower-class households, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) suggested Thursday that Americans should have more children in order to keep entitlement…

The South Korean government welcomed on Monday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s proposal to open a dialogue between the two nations in an effort to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and discuss the possibility of sending North Korean athletes to the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be held in PyeongChang in February.…

Despite spending much of the last twelve months denouncing the legitimate threat posed by President Donald Trump’s penchant for authoritarian policies and behavior, 65 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday joined with 191 Republicans in passing a bill that advocates of civil liberties warn will lead to the wholesale violation ‘of privacy…