Month: September 2020

Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola says that how drivers control the degradation of their soft tyres in their opening stint will decide whether their Tuscan GP will be a one or two-stop race. Pirelli has supplied its three hardest compounds to teams for their very first race at the challenging and high-energy Mugello circuit. While both a one stop and two-stop race is possible, the latter should prove theoretically quicker over the course of the…

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Sen. John KennedyJohn Neely KennedyMORE (R-La.) said on Monday that he will not challenge Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) in the 2019 governor’s race. “I love being in the United States Senate. I will not be a candidate for Governor in 2019. I will, however, continue to work hard every day in D.C. and Louisiana for jobs, economic growth, cheaper health insurance, a stronger military, and an end to government waste,” Kennedy said in a…

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Two liberal groups on Monday asked a federal judge to overturn limits to early voting in Wisconsin that were signed into law last week by outgoing Gov. Scott Walker (R). One Wisconsin Institute, with the support of the National Redistricting Foundation, a group headed by former Obama Attorney General Eric HolderEric Himpton HolderTrump official criticizes ex-Clinton spokesman over defunding police tweet Obama to speak about George Floyd in virtual town hall GOP group launches redistricting…

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Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE and Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the…

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Rep. Tulsi GabbardTulsi GabbardGabbard drops defamation lawsuit against Clinton It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process 125 lawmakers urge Trump administration to support National Guard troops amid pandemic MORE (D-Hawaii) battled “The View” host Meghan McCain on Wednesday over accusations that Gabbard had acted as an “apologist” for Bashar Assad’s government in Syria. During an appearance on the program Wednesday morning, McCain opened by attacking Gabbard’s 2020 candidacy for president and…

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After the San Francisco Board of Education unanimously voted to paint over a Depression-era mural cycle depicting George Washington as a slaveholder and perpetrator of genocide against Native Americans, 139 academics, artists, and activists signed an open letter this week decrying the board’s decision as a “display of contempt for history” and urging it to reverse course. “In a recent vote, the board of the San Francisco Unified School District voted unanimously to destroy the…

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Climate campaigners cheered on Friday after the European Investment Bank revealed a proposal to phase out funding for fossil fuel projects by the end of 2020. In a nod to activists pushing for a “fossil-free EIB,” the financing institution, which is the lending arm of the E.U., said the climate-friendly plan came after listening “to NGOs, public institutions, and a variety of stakeholders to review our energy lending policy.” “If that doesn’t give you that…

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Dozens of Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Jewish constituents rallied in Detroit Friday evening during Shabbat to show solidarity with their congresswoman as she faces attacks from President Donald Trump over her refusal to visit Israel under the Netanyahu government’s restrictive conditions. Beth Miller, government affairs manager for Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Action, which organized the event, applauded Tlaib’s courage and said it is “heartbreaking that Rashida had to spend this evening with us instead of…

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Heartbreaking images and videos of weeping children and loved ones spread rapidly on social media Wednesday night after Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 700 workers at several Mississippi food processing plants in a series of coordinated raids that were described as “the largest single-state workplace enforcement action in U.S. history.” “Days after the El Paso massacre where a gun wielding maniac parroted Trump’s anti-immigrant hate, a battalion of ICE agents abducted 680 Latinx and…

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Many thousands of people took to the streets across the United Kingdom on Wednesday evening—including crowds in central London who surrounded the Palace of Westminster—demanding the end of efforts to suspend Parliament launched earlier in the day by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “If Boris Johnson thinks he can suspend parliament and force through no deal he has another think coming. We will build a mass movement to save democracy, and everyone who wants to stop…

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