2020

Global women’s rights advocates raised alarm Monday after a leaked letter showed the Trump administration is pressuring U.N. member nations to join an international anti-abortion coalition. The letter, first reported by the Guardian and set to be presented Monday during a U.N. General Assembly meeting on universal health coverage, urges nations to oppose the creation…

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A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to block a House Oversight Committee subpoena demanding eight years of his financial records. “We’re one step closer to holding him accountable today,” tweeted progressive advocacy group Tax March in response to the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit….

In a late afternoon announcement Monday, President Donald Trump declared he would sanction Turkey, a NATO ally of the U.S., for its attack on the Kurdish people in northeast Syria—an attack that took place after Trump greenlit the assault on October 7 by withdrawing American personnel from the area.  “Too little, too late,” tweeted Harvard’s Nicholas…

The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously Thursday to call a new election in the state’s 9th Congressional District after days of hearing evidence of alleged ballot fraud. The decision came after Republican Mark HarrisMark HarrisTrump sparks debate over merits of voting by mail The Hill’s Campaign Report: Debate over mail-in voting heats…

A temporary fence along the German-Polish border intended to prevent the spread of African swine fever | Maja Hitij/Getty Images African swine fever reaches Germany The first reported case was in Brandenburg’s Spree-Neisse district. By Arthur Neslen and Merlin Sugue 9/10/20, 3:50 PM CET Updated 9/10/20, 3:50 PM CET African swine fever (ASF) has crossed…

Oregon Sen. Jeff MerkleyJeffrey (Jeff) Alan MerkleyQAnon believer advances to Georgia House runoff race Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers Democratic unity starts to crack in coronavirus liability reform fight MORE announced early Tuesday that he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, but will run for reelection.  “I believe…

The Sanders Institute, a think tank founded by the wife and son of Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.), is shutting down, The Associated Press reported Thursday….

House Democrats’ campaign arm on Friday took an official step to protect sitting lawmakers, warning would-be campaign vendors that the party won’t award contracts to political firms working for primary challengers. With its new policy, posted Friday morning, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) said its “core mission” is to keep and grow the party’s newly…

As protests against the Chilean government continued Monday, trade unions across the South American country called for a general strike to support demonstrators drawing attention to the nation’s high cost of living, inequality, and injustice. “We can’t remain indifferent to the social movement out there,” Escondida Union No. 1 president Patricio Tapia, whose organization voted…