“These remarks make it clear that he has no problem endangering others or inciting insurrection.” President Donald Trump on Monday rejected personal responsibility for his comments widely seen as inciting the violent January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The speech he made to the extremist crowd “has been analyzed,” Trump told reporters at Joint […]
Google yanked Parler from its app store Friday in light of “continued posting… that seeks to incite ongoing violence in the U.S.” Amid ongoing calls for President Donald Trump to face accountability for his role in encouraging Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, Google announced Friday that it pulled from its app store Parler—a social media platform described as “where the […]
“Unbelievable,” Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez said in response. “GOP doesn’t even care for the lives of the people protecting theirs.” As the U.S. continues to hit daily records in coronavirus cases—and with at least 40 people within the president’s inner circle having been infected—the Washington Post reported Friday that more than 130 Secret Service officers are now in quarantine because they either tested […]
77,640 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Thursday. With Election Day a mere 11 days out—and after repeated claims by President Donald Trump the nation is “rounding the corner” on the virus—the number of coronavirus cases the United States has now set a new record high. According to NBC News‘s tally, 77,640 new Covid-19 cases […]
“To carry out such a horrific onslaught on native wildlife in the midst of a mass extinction event and a climate crisis, without any real knowledge of the impact, is utterly outrageous.” Days after federal data revealed taxpayers funded the killing of 1.2 million native animal species in 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]
“We are headed towards a seasonally ice-free Arctic Ocean, and this year is another nail in the coffin.” Arctic sea ice shrank to the second-lowest extent since records began over four decades ago, federal scientists said Monday, prompting renewed warnings about the climate crisis. The minimum ice cover for 2020 was likely reached on […]
The “We Build the Wall” campaign, led by Iraq War veteran Brian Kolfage, raised over $25 million. Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was arrested and charged Thursday for his alleged role in “defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors” related to the anti-immigrant “We Build the Wall” campaign. The indictment was unsealed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office […]
“This is a frightening amount of public money to have given a corrupt administration with zero accountability.” Progressive lawmakers on Friday evening denounced President Donald Trump’s intention to disregard provisions in the just-passed coronavirus relief bill that would provide crucial oversight of $500 billion in taxpayer money already poised to be a “Wall […]
2019 saw the biggest increase in global military spending in a decade, according to data published Friday, which also showed the United States ramping up war expenditures under President Donald Trump. The findings are from The Military Balance 2020, the latest annual assessment from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) formally launched at the […]