The European Union (EU) on Wednesday hit Google with a record-breaking €4.34 billion ($5.06 billion) antitrust fine and ordered the tech giant to make changes that will scale back its dominance of the mobile phone market. Should Google be broken up? “The answer is yes.” Characterizing the move as “the EU’s sharpest rebuke yet to…
Month: September 2020
Poll: Comstock trailing by 10 points in Va. House race
Rep. Barbara ComstockBarbara Jean ComstockLive coverage: House holds third day of public impeachment hearings Gun debate raises stakes in battle for Virginia legislature Progressives face steep odds in ousting incumbent Democrats MORE (R-Va.) is trailing behind her Democratic opponent by 10 points in one of the top House races this cycle, according to a poll…
Hawley doubles down on Supreme Court messaging against McCaskill
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley (R) has launched a new statewide digital ad that ties Sen. Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskillMissouri county issues travel advisory for Lake of the Ozarks after Memorial Day parties Senate faces protracted floor fight over judges amid pandemic safety concerns Amash on eyeing presidential bid: ‘Millions of Americans’ want someone other than…
West Virginia official rejects Blankenship's third-party Senate bid
The West Virginia secretary of state is blocking ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship’s efforts to appear on the ballot in November as a third-party candidate, setting up a high-stakes legal fight. Secretary of State Mac Warner (R) said on Thursday that Blankenship’s attempt to appear on the ballot as the Constitution Party’s candidate would violate the state’s…
'What Do You Call a Country That Institutionalizes Child Abuse?': Democrats Hold Sit-In Demanding End to Trump Family Separation Policy
As the heart-wrenching story of a Honduran mother having her baby daughter ripped from her arms by federal authorities as she was breastfeeding provided yet another example of the immense cruelty of President Donald Trump’s family separation policy, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Wednesday led a sit-in outside the offices of Customs and Border Patrol…
'Schumer and Pelosi Have to Go': Democratic Leaders Under Fire for Urging 'Civility' in Face of Trump's Vicious Agenda
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn’t issue a single word of public criticism of their fellow Democrats for voting to deregulate Wall Street and hand President Donald Trump immense spying powers, but on Monday the Democratic Party heads lectured their colleagues and grassroots activists on the need…
#NoMuslimBanEver: Rapid-Response Protests Nationwide After Court's Shameful Ruling
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s “shameful” decision on Tuesday morning upholding President Donald Trump’s travel ban from several majority-Muslim countries, civil liberties and religious freedom groups called on those outraged by the ruling to attend—or organize—a rapid-response rally in their local community. Click Here: Rugby league Jerseys The ACLU’s “People Power” website was…
After Warning of 'Large and Painful Military Operation,' Israel Begins Massive Bombing of Gaza
Just hours after Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned that Israel is gearing up to launch a “large and painful military operation” in Gaza that would rival Operation Protective Edge—a 2014 assault that killed more than 2,000 Palestinians—the Israeli military carried out “wide-scale” airstrikes across Gaza on Friday following weekly anti-occupation protests along the border…
400,000 Americans in 900 Cities Ready to Take to Streets If President Trump Fires Rosenstein After NYT Bombshell
This is a breaking news story and may be updated… After the New York Times reported on Friday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested last year that he secretly record President Donald Trump “to expose the chaos” engulfing the White House and discussed “recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment,” Public Citizen issued…
Senate Democrats dissatisfied with White House's election security efforts
Senate Democrats urged the administration to take election security “more seriously” on Thursday, the same day the White House had five of its top security officials discuss their efforts ahead of November’s midterms. The Democratic senators said in a joint statement that national security advisor John Bolton sent them a letter that fails to address their concerns about Russian meddling. …