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Pompeo: Chinese Consulate in NYC Is Espionage Hub
The secretary of state’s remarks came after the Justice Department charged an NYPD officer on Monday with spying for China.
The Daring Plan to Save Arctic Ice With Glass
Reading Time: 2 minutes Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’s Phones in Portland (Dana) From the Nation: “This summer, Portland looked like
New Middle East Peace Plan Would Use Jobs to “Turn Palestinians Away from Violence”
A dauntless supporter of Israel, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) will retire in January after over thirty years in
Rand Paul Says Senate Panel Will Refer Report on Hunter Biden’s Foreign Dealings to DOJ for Criminal Investigation
“I think the only way to determine the actual legality of this is to have it referred to the Department
America Decides, 2020: The Electoral College, Explained
Reading Time: 5 minutes Election Day will be November 3, but there’s little agreement on anything else. In America Decides
Two Police Officers Shot in Louisville Riots after Breonna Taylor Grand-Jury Indictment
Two police officers have been shot in Louisville, Ky., amid riots following the announcement of an indictment in the shooting
September 23, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Wednesday on the NewsHour, one Louisville police officer is charged on a lesser count in the Breonna Taylor shooting case,
Trump Nominates Former Nunes Aide as Intelligence Community Inspector General
Souza formerly served as staff director for Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, as well as
More Than Just Statistics: On the Future of the Palestinian Discourse
Palestine can never be truly understood through numbers, because numbers are dehumanizing, impersonal, and, when necessary, can also be contrived
Outside spending in 2020 election surpasses $1 billion, on track to break records
(Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Outside spending in federal races has already surpassed $1 billion with over a month
As Concerns About Climate Change Rise, More Developers Choose Wood
Reading Time: 2 minutes Census Could Look ‘Manipulated’ If Cut Short by Trump Officials, Bureau Warned (Dana) From NPR: “Weeks
Senate Probe Finds John Kerry Falsely Claimed He Had No Knowledge of Hunter Biden’s Role in Burisma
Kerry was asked by a reporter in 2019, whether he knew of Hunter Biden’s activities during his tenure as secretary
Shakespeare in Switzerland: Keeping Theater Alive
Reading Time: 5 minutes An early casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic, The New Theatre (TNT), a UK-based theater group specializing
September 22, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Senate GOP appears to have the votes needed to hold confirmation hearings for President Trump’s
Exciting Announcements on National Voter Registration Day
Reading Time: 4 minutes WhoWhatWhy’s Election Integrity Weekly is written by Gabriella Novello, and edited by William Dowell and Sue
Ben Sasse Calls Attacks on Potential Supreme Court Nominee ‘QAnon-Level Stupidity’
“These ugly smears against Judge Barrett are a combination of anti-Catholic bigotry and QAnon-level stupidity,” Sasse commented in a statement.
As Senate races ramp up, so does outside spending by top super PACs
Outside spending by top Senate super PACs, including the Mitch McConnell-tied Senate Leadership Fund and the Chuck Schumer-tied Senate Majority
Amy Coney Barrett Opened Up about Adoption, Pregnancy in 2019 D.C. Talk
Amy Coney Barrett has more than demonstrated her commitment to life in the way that she’s formed her family.
At Least 8.7 Million Americans at Risk of Losing $1,200 Stimulus Checks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Adolescent Brain Immaturity Makes Pending Execution Inappropriate (Dana) The author writes, “Christopher Vialva, who was 19
Trump Pushes CDC To Release COVID Vaccine Before Election, Experts Warn It’s Too Early
Operation Warp Speed has grabbed all the headlines when it comes to the federal government’s efforts to deploy a COVID-19
Top presidential super PACs boosted by ‘dark money’ donations
(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) “Dark money” groups have spent more and become more opaque this election cycle, pushing money
NYPD Officer Charged With Spying on Tibetans for China
Baimadajie Angwang, a community affairs officer, acted “at the direction and control” of Chinese government officials at the Chinese Consulate.
Biden Won’t Say Whether He’d Pack the Supreme Court if He Wins
Biden, who has vocally opposed the idea of court-packing for years, told a TV station that he’d prefer to keep
September 21, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Monday on the NewsHour, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death creates an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court just weeks before
‘No Right’: Schumer Claims It Would ‘Spell the End’ of the Senate If Republicans Fill Ginsburg Vacancy
Schumer criticized Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham for going back on the standard they set in 2016 following the death
Deutsche Bank Money Laundering Scandal Could Create Greatest Economic Crisis in History
Deutsche Bank, along with several of the world’s biggest commercial banks, are embroiled in a global money laundering scandal that
Black Lives Matter Removes Language about Disrupting the Nuclear Family from Website
The organization has received criticism for its extremist views, including a co-founder’s admission that the founders are “trained Marxists.”
Google to Ban Controversial Stalkerware Apps
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2020 Hurricane Season Just Ran Out of Storm Names — and Then Two More Storms
Does Your School Rate? The Top Voting Campuses in the US
Reading Time: 3 minutes Students across the country are gearing up to vote, just as the pandemic weighs down on
Amid deal talks, TikTok, WeChat turn to lobbyists for US support
(Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) As tensions heat up between President Donald Trump and the popular social media platform TikTok, the
Biden outraised Trump 3-1 in August, erasing Trump’s cash advantage
Pictured is Democratic nominee Joe Biden. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) In a matter of months, Democratic nominee Joe Biden erased President
China, WHO Could Have Prevented COVID Pandemic, Congressional Report Concludes
The WHO accepted Chinese propaganda regarding the outbreak, effectively misinforming other nations on the spread of coronavirus.
Woman Suspected of Sending Ricin Letter to Trump Arrested
The suspect was arrested over the weekend as she attempted to enter the U.S. at the New York-Canada border.
September 20, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
On this edition for Sunday, September 20, tributes pour in for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as President Trump pushes to
Claims of Medical Abuse of ICE Inmates in Georgia Prompt Outrage
Reading Time: 5 minutes — OPINION — A whistleblower’s claims that immigrants at a federal detention center in Georgia were
Biden Is Wrong on Ireland and Brexit
The British government violated an international agreement, but Biden and the Democratic Party are ignoring history.