When I first saw the tape of Rodney King being beaten in the middle of the street on March 3, 1991, I was not horrified or surprised. I was hopeful. I believed that now, finally, the public would believe what Black and Latino activists had been saying: that police brutality is real and continues a long history of treating Black […]
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An Iraqi base hosting US troops was targeted with 10 rockets on Wednesday. The attack came less than a week after Biden ordered strikes in Syria. The Biden administration claimed those strikes would “de-escalate” tensions in the region. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. An Iraqi base hosting US troops was targeted with at least 10 rockets […]
Read moreA White House residence staffer recalled how ex-President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden’s stark difference in attitudes to COVID-19 were on full display on Biden’s Inauguration Day. The unnamed staffer told how colleagues on Jan. 20 gathered in one White House room to say goodbye to outgoing President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Later that day, the same staffers greeted […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – Two infrastructure projects derided by Senate Republicans were dropped from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Tuesday following deliberations with a key Senate official, according to a spokesperson for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill said the bill’s funding for an expansion of the BART, a subway system serving the San Francisco Bay Area, was struck […]
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Brexit: Michel Barnier 'played a blinder' claims Mummery When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. British fishermen have said they are struggling to […]
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Bridget Phillipson gets grilled by Sky host on possible tax rises When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. Bridget Phillipson told Sky News’ […]
Read moreIn 2006, longtime congressional staffer Scott Lilly and I wrote an article about unethical behavior by then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert. No, not his child molestation, which only became public years later. This was about his outrageous abuse of a congressional earmark, a pot of money designated by a lawmaker for a project in his or her district. Hastert had bullied through an earmark […]
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Rishi Sunak urged not to ‘hammer’ businesses by Mullins When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will […]
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WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Steven M. Palazzo, Republican of Mississippi, for potential misuse of funds, after a preliminary inquiry found that he engaged in what investigators called a “concerning pattern” of spending more than $80,000 in campaign money on a $1.2 million waterfront house that he was trying to sell. In a report published on […]
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