Month: September 2020

With a “green light” from the Trump administration and essential military support from the U.S. government, Saudi-led forces plowed ahead with an assault on the Yemeni port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, brushing aside dire warnings from international humanitarian organizations and a small group of American lawmakers that an attack on the key aid harbor…

Human rights activists on Sunday are entering the second day of a 24-day fast in protest of the Trump administration’s cruel immigration polices at the Southern border, which have left roughly 2,000 children still separated from their parents. “We don’t want internment camps in the United States. We don’t want people in shackles and tent…

Amid surging grassroots outcry against ICE’s heinous abuses and as a growing number of Democratic voters want the agency to be abolished entirely, 18 House Democrats joined hands with a nearly unanimous GOP caucus on Wednesday to pass a symbolic resolution that expresses “continued support” for ICE and denounces those calling for its elimination. Responding…

Less than two weeks after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao—who is married to the Republican senator—were confronted by protesters over the Trump administration’s family separation policy, McConnell faced another crowd of critics in a parking lot of a Louisville, Kentucky restaurant. According to a video posted to Facebook and a…

With the Texas senate race between GOP incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke tightening intensely, progressive activists are enjoying the irony that President Donald Trump could soon be entering the race—against Cruz. Click Here: cd universidad catolica The story, as the Washington Post details, starts with Antonio Arellano, a Houston-based activist and…

When Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE debated whether to enter the 2016 presidential race, one of the first people he consulted was Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge…

Two Republicans cast themselves as potential successors to embattled Rep. Chris CollinsChristopher (Chris) Carl CollinsWe can’t afford to let local news die House bill would ban stock trading by members of Congress Former Rep. Chris Collins sentenced to 2 years in prison for insider trading MORE (R-N.Y.) after he announced he would suspend his reelection…

Wyoming state Treasurer Mark Gordon secured the state’s Republican gubernatorial nomination on Tuesday, beating Trump-endorsed rival Foster Friess in a crowded primary field. The Associated Press called the race for Gordon with 91 percent of precincts reporting. Gordon carried 32 percent of the vote to Friess’s 26 percent. Gordon, who’s been Wyoming’s treasurer since 2012, beat Friess even…

MINNEAPOLIS — With seven individuals ranked among the top 10 in their individual weight classes, the Augsburg College wrestling team is ranked second in the preseason National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings, it was announced recently. Defending national champion Chad Johnson (JR, Ferryville, Wis./De Soto HS) is the top-ranked wrestler at heavyweight, while…

Less than a week after a federal watchdog blasted all levels of government for their failures to prevent and quickly respond to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, an ongoing investigation by PBS‘s “FRONTLINE” found that the death toll may be much higher than the official number reported by the state. The investigation—which centers on…