“Trump and Vance are trying to start a race riot,” said one New York Times columnist. For the second consecutive day on Friday, schools in Springfield, Ohio were forced to close after receiving bomb threats as the city remained at the center of a political firestorm after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, his running mate Sen. […]
“The need for federal regulations to address this type of misinformation and prevent AI deepfakes from upending our elections and undermining our democracy has never been more urgent,” said one advocate. The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen on Wednesday applauded pop star Taylor Swift for using her platform and her endorsement of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in the […]
“A soldier fired directly at the protestors, hitting the American activist in the head from behind,” said one eyewitness. One journalist said that “devastating levels of impunity” were on display in the West Bank on Friday as Israeli forces reportedly shot a 26-year-old American human rights advocate, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, in the head, killing her as she […]
“If Speaker Johnson drives House Republicans down this highly partisan path,” said Democratic leaders, “the odds of a shutdown go way up.” Leading U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday accused House Republicans of “wasting precious time catering to the hard MAGA right” as House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a stopgap funding bill tied to a proposal that would […]