The Trump administration continued its attacks on federal workers this week with a new “agreement” that would kneecap the power of unions representing EPA employees. “With New 'Imposed Contract,' Trump's EPA Tries to Neuter Worker Rights”
Month: September 2020
'Good News!': With Unanimous Vote, Oakland Joins Growing List of Cities to Ban Facial Recognition Technology
Digital privacy advocates praised the Oakland City Council in California for unanimously approving a local ordinance that bans public agencies, including police, from “acquiring, obtaining, “'Good News!': With Unanimous Vote, Oakland Joins Growing List of Cities to Ban Facial Recognition Technology”
Organizing for Bernie group launches to draft Sanders as 2020 White House candidate
A new group called Organizing for Bernie launched this week to draft Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples “Organizing for Bernie group launches to draft Sanders as 2020 White House candidate”
Iowa GOP says 2020 caucus will be open to Republican challengers
The Iowa GOP says that its 2020 presidential caucus will be open to Republican challengers who want to take on President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public “Iowa GOP says 2020 caucus will be open to Republican challengers”
Progressive group backed by Ocasio-Cortez sets sights on first Dem target in 2020
The grass-roots group Justice Democrats unveiled plans on Friday to target Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) in the 2020 congressional primaries, dealing an opening salvo in “Progressive group backed by Ocasio-Cortez sets sights on first Dem target in 2020”
Buttigieg: 'All of the signs are pointing' to officially entering 2020 race
Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that signs are “pointing in the right direction” for him to officially enter the 2020 presidential race as a Democratic candidate “Buttigieg: 'All of the signs are pointing' to officially entering 2020 race”
Ahead of Trump 'Utter Fantasy' Speech on Environmental Record, DC Flooding Sparks Warnings on Danger of Climate Inaction
Flooding in Washington, D.C. on Monday prompted calls for climate action as well as renewed scorn for the Trump administration’s abysmal environmental record. The heavy “Ahead of Trump 'Utter Fantasy' Speech on Environmental Record, DC Flooding Sparks Warnings on Danger of Climate Inaction”
Led by Ted Cruz, GOP Senators Call on Trump to Bypass Congress to Give Rich Americans Another Tax Cut
A group of over 20 Republican senators on Monday urged President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department to bypass Congress to unilaterally hand the wealthiest Americans another “Led by Ted Cruz, GOP Senators Call on Trump to Bypass Congress to Give Rich Americans Another Tax Cut”
Trump's Domestic Gag Rule Forces Planned Parenthood to Withdraw From Title X Funding, Threatening Healthcare of 1.5 Million Women
Reproductive rights advocates slammed the Trump administration on Monday after Planned Parenthood announced that the White House had forced it to decline funding used to “Trump's Domestic Gag Rule Forces Planned Parenthood to Withdraw From Title X Funding, Threatening Healthcare of 1.5 Million Women”
Epstein Documents Released, Revealing Depths of Convicted Pedophile's Alleged Sex Trafficking Operation
This is a developing story and may be updated. Thousands of pages of documents related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking of young girls were released “Epstein Documents Released, Revealing Depths of Convicted Pedophile's Alleged Sex Trafficking Operation”