One legal expert said the contract “falls under the cloud of conflicts of interest we have seen throughout this administration.” For the second time this year, a little-known company backed by Donald Trump Jr. has scored a major contract with the US Department of Defense. The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Vulcan Elements—a tiny startup of 30 employees that […]
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“Protecting civilian water infrastructure and resources and developing water-governance structures that are just and equitable are necessary for both peacebuilding and peacekeeping,” said one water researcher. A global think tank said Wednesday that it has been alarmed by recent updates to its records on water-related conflicts, which now show a significant spike in violence breaking […]
The senator—under progressive pressure to change his position on Israel’s war—noted that AIPAC “has supported dozens of GOP extremists who are undermining our democracy” and is “now working hard to defeat progressive members of Congress.” After the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Sunday publicly thanked U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for declining to join global calls for a cease-fire […]