The Trump administration’s attacks on science have reached a “crisis point,” according to policy experts and ex-government officials who published a report on Thursday that “highlights how our government research and data are being increasingly manipulated for political gain.” “The Trump presidency has highlighted pressure points in American democracy where rules and norms are not…
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Critics Say Only Full Whistleblower Complaint Will Do as Trump White House Signals 'Redacted Version'
As members of Congress and others demand the White House release nothing less than the full whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump as required by law, the New York Times reported Tuesday night that the administration is only planning to release a “redacted version” of the document that the intelligence community’s inspector general deemed credible…
'Physically Obstructing Justice,' Dozens of Republicans Storm Closed-Door Impeachment Hearing
A group of over two dozen House Republicans on Wednesday barged into a secure room in the U.S. Capitol building ahead of a closed-door deposition and delayed the testimony of Pentagon official Laura Cooper, a witness in House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. “The GOP members who protested the Cooper deposition have essentially shut down the impeachment…
WATCH: Sanders Joined by Naomi Klein and Sunrise Movement at Climate Crisis Summit in Iowa
Sen. Bernie Sanders was joined at a Climate Crisis Summit in Des Moines Saturday afternoon by author Naomi Klein, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other influential figures in the grassroots effort to pass a Green New Deal and achieve environmental justice for all. Ahead of the summit, Klein said on Twitter that she was planning at…
Five things to know about Democrats' sweeping election reform bill
House Democrats approved on Friday a sweeping elections reform measure that would reshape campaign finance rules, impose new voter registration requirements and compel presidential candidates to release their personal tax returns. The legislation, H.R. 1, is in many ways a direct response to what Democrats have alleged is potential impropriety on the part of President…
Klobuchar: 'I wasn't born to run. But I am running'
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.), who…
O'Rourke taps former Obama aide as campaign manager
Ex-Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) has named a former top Obama aide to manage his presidential campaign. Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, who served as former President Obama’s deputy campaign manager in 2012, confirmed to The New York Times on Monday that she would be taking on the new role. O’Malley Dillon has worked on five presidential races, according to…
Dakota Wesleyan 22, St. Olaf 18
November 15, 2012 at Mitchell, SD Dakota Wesleyan 22, St. Olaf 18 125: Wesley Azariah (SO) pinned Zach Nelson (DWU) 6:14 133: Richard Rios (DWU pinned Nicholas Chrisner (SO) 0:43 141: Adam Woitalla (SO) dec. Karl Bell (DWU) 4-2 149: Thomas Mork (SO) dec. Brock Woehl (DWU), 2-0 157: Trever DeVestern (DWU) maj. dec Seth…
After Avalanche of Outrage Directed at Chicago Mayor Lightfoot, "Rahm Emanuel 2.0" Starts to Budge on Key Teachers' Demand
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot began to crumble to a tidal wave of pressure and criticism from the city’s striking teachers and their allies on Thursday and said she was willing work out a compromise on whether school make-up days will be included in the Chicago Teachers Union’s new contract following a two-week strike. The make-up days were…
US Agencies Sued Over Secretive Use of Facial Recognition and Other 'Dystopian Surveillance Technology'
Warning of grave threats to Americans’ privacy and demanding transparency in the name of public good, the national ACLU and its Massachusetts chapter filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration in an effort to unveil the agencies’ secretive use of facial…