Month: September 2020

The United Nations special rapporteur on torture reiterated Friday a warning that Julian Assange’s life is at risk and said the WikiLeaks founder must not be extradited to the United States as a consequence of  “exposing serious governmental misconduct.” “While the U.S. government prosecutes Mr. Assange for publishing information about serious human rights violations, including torture and murder, the officials responsible for these crimes continue to enjoy impunity,” said special rapporteur Nils Melzer in a…

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An alliance of 44 models is suing Vogue publisher Condé Nast and online fashion retailer Moda Operandi for “broadly” using their images to sell high fashion garments without authorized permission. A complaint filed on September 4th at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York accuses the fashion publisher and luxury e-tailer of violating New York civil law. The models include household faces who have fronted campaigns including Chanel, Dior Louis Vuitton,…

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Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.) on Sunday took aim at President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in…

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Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon 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 Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-Minn.) is set to headline a local Democratic banquet in Iowa later this month, a move that’s likely to fuel speculation that…

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld (R) on Friday announced he was launching an exploratory committee for a potential 2020 White House bid, becoming the first Republican to take a significant step to challenge President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE. Weld is looking to appeal…

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A crowded field of Republicans is lining up to challenge Democrat Dan McCready in the new election for North Carolina’s 9th District. Ten Republican hopefuls had signed up to run in the May 14 primary after a crucial candidate filing deadline passed on Friday. ADVERTISEMENTThey include state Sen. Dan Bishop, former state Sen. Fern Shubert, Union County Commissioner Stony Rushing and former Mecklenburg County Commissioner Matthew Ridenhour. Six other Republicans — Kathie Day, Stevie Rivenbark Hull, Leigh Thomas…

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The ABC political show “This Week” on Sunday devoted a chunk of time to attacking Medicare for All, drawing fire for the segment’s panel makeup and language. Of particular gall to critics was the fact that the panel’s nominal liberal was former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a fiercely right-wing Democrat whose decades-long career in Washington, as Intercept editor Ryan Grim recently detailed in his book “We’ve Got People,” has been devoted to stifling the party’s progressive wing.…

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“Change is coming,” Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said Friday as hundreds of thousands of people hit streets worldwide to take part in another round of climate strikes. Carrying placards with messages like “Time’s running out” and “There’s no planet B,” young people and their allies across the globe urged world leaders to take swift action to tackle the climate crisis. Friday’s actions kicked off in New Zealand, where organizers said roughly 170,000 people—which represents about…

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The Working Families Party, a subsidiary of the Democratic Party that pushes progressive policies and candidates, endorsed Sen. Elizabetth Warren for president on Monday—but some rank-and-file members and outside critics have questioned the process as WFP leadership continues to resist sharing vote totals from the decision. When the party endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders during the 2016 campaign, the totals in that process were released following the vote—a double-standard that has drawn specific scrutiny. “Publicly releasing…

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The White House stirred new accusations of obstructing congressional oversight and obscuring access to the facts on Tuesday after President Donald Trump blocked U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland from giving highly-anticipated testimony to three House committees as part of the impeachment inquiry recently opened by Democrats in the House. Sondland, Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, had been expected to speak with the House Oversight, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence Committees about his role…

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