Perks for Trump top donors during GOP Convention

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Former U.S. President Donald Trump Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the California GOP convention on September 29, 2023 in Anaheim, California. Presidential candidates set to speak at the convention include former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and entrepreneur, Vivek Ramaswamy. The … Read more

Modi strongman rule raises questions on India’s ‘democratic decline’

Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, center, during a campaign rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Modi doubled down on his attacks against the main opposition party by using language critics say sows division between the country’s Hindu majority and Muslim minority. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg … Read more

Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets prison for fraud

Barbara Furlow-Smiles attends the 2020 Sisters’ Awards at Skirball Cultural Center on March 08, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Robin L. Marshall | Getty Images A former diversity manager at Facebook and Nike was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for stealing more than $5 million from those companies that had been … Read more

Trudeau calls New Brunswick’s Conservative government a ‘disgrace’ on women’s rights

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2024 3:02 pm Updated May 16, 2024 3:04 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “issues” with the Progressive Conservative government of New Brunswick. Trudeau lashed out at New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs today, … Read more

Glimmer of hope for Australian renters overshadowed in new data

Australian renters looking to move house had slightly more choice in April but with competition for vacant homes still fierce, prices will probably continue to rise. Vacancy rates have been holding at very low levels in most parts of the country, leaving more renters scrambling to secure the few available properties and pushing market rents … Read more

Trump lawyer yells at Michael Cohen in cross-examination

Michael Cohen, a former attorney for Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump, heads to court for second day of cross-examination at Trump’s criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, New York City, U.S., May 16, 2024.  David Dee … Read more

Johnson Urged To Advance Bipartisan Bill On Nuke Test Victims

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) admits she doesn’t have a lot in common politically with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). But, she says, sometimes that doesn’t matter. “Our communities share a common bond of the injustice and harms caused by nuclear testing,” Leger Fernández told HuffPost Wednesday. “That common bond means we share a common purpose … Read more

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most … Read more

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas questioned on RV loan

Two leading Democratic senators are pressing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to say whether he repaid a wealthy friend any of the principal for a $267,230 loan he used to buy a luxury motorhome. The letter to Thomas’s lawyer, dated Tuesday, raises questions about potential tax violations by the conservative justice, who is the longest-serving … Read more

Biden slams Trump as he touts record-high Dow crossing 40,000

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the September Jobs Report at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s campaign ripped presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump after the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record 40,000 on Thursday. “Toughest news yet for the one guy … Read more