‘Venezuela, for the American Oil Companies, Will Be a Field Day,’ Says US Lawmaker Pushing Invasion

‘Venezuela, for the American Oil Companies, Will Be a Field Day,’ Says US Lawmaker Pushing Invasion

“They’re not even hiding it anymore. A US-led regime change war abroad to line the pockets of Big Oil—where have we heard this one before?”  “Going to war for oil, the sequel.” That’s how one film and television producer responded to a Monday clip of US Rep. María Salazar (R-Fla.) discussing President Donald Trump’s potential military invasion […]

70% of US Public Opposes Military Attack on Venezuela as Trump Eyes ‘Deadly New Phase’

70% of US Public Opposes Military Attack on Venezuela as Trump Eyes ‘Deadly New Phase’

“It should come as no surprise by now that the president who campaigned on keeping the US out of wars and then promptly bombed Iran has now found another conflict in which to embroil the country.” New survey results show that Americans strongly oppose US military action against Venezuela as the Trump administration privately weighs options for land strikes against the […]

Alito Temporarily Reinstates Texas’ Trump-Requested Redrawn Maps

Alito Temporarily Reinstates Texas’ Trump-Requested Redrawn Maps

Alito’s order came in response to a ruling from a federal court in Texas on Tuesday, which blocked the new congressional maps on the basis that they were “racially gerrymandered.” Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily restored a controversial Trump-backed Texas redistricting plan that could grant Republicans an extra five seats in the House of Representatives. Alito’s order came in response to a […]

Cover-Up Feared as Epstein Files Law Lets DOJ Redact Info Sensitive to ‘National Security’

Cover-Up Feared as Epstein Files Law Lets DOJ Redact Info Sensitive to ‘National Security’

“Not national security that has anything to do with the national defense or harm to the nation,” said independent journalist Ken Klippenstein. “But the self-serving kind that protects the system from the people.” After its near-unanimous approval in Congress and following months of sustained public pressure, President Donald Trump signed a law on Wednesday releasing the files from the FBI’s investigation into […]