Rep. Jamie Raskin described the incident as “the most recent in a string of increasingly flagrant abuses of power by the Trump Administration to deter congressional oversight and intimidate Members of Congress.” A top House Democrat is launching a probe into the FBI’s forcible removal of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) from a public press conference […]
“Alistair Kitchen’s deportation is a clear case of retaliation in connection with his reporting, and such action sends a chilling message to journalists,” said one press freedom defender. A leading press freedom advocate on Tuesday condemned the United States’ “disturbing pattern” of screening and expelling international visitors for their political viewpoints following the detention and […]
Alaska may receive up to $12.2 million (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced Monday that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has also informed the attorneys […]
“You don’t spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex,” said one observer. Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war. Military-focused news sites reported that […]