Large financial backers of the Clinton Foundation charitable fund have been found among those named in the trove of leaked documents from a Swiss division of HSBC bank this week, raising questions about the integrity of such individuals and what it says about the relationships they have with the powerful Clinton family. According to the…
The FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice are still pursuing an “ongoing criminal investigation of WikiLeaks,” news outlets reported Thursday, citing a ruling from the U.S. district court for the District of Columbia. In largely rejecting a Freedom of Information Act request by the Washington, D.C.-based Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) for information about…
Voting along party lines and following nearly 24 hours of continuous debate, the Wisconsin Assembly on Friday approved anti-worker legislation that bans labor contracts requiring workers to pay union fees. Republican Gov. Scott Walker, a presumptive 2016 presidential candidate whose assault on organized labor is ongoing, said he “looks forward” to signing the bill on…
As the first bodies were brought ashore on Monday, following a boat-capsizing that killed as many as 700 people over the weekend, government officials in Europe and across the world were urged to dramatically elevate their crisis response in the aftermath of what is being called the worst tragedy in living memory involving refugees and…
When he woke up on Saturday morning, Nico Hulkenberg was expecting to spend the day at the Nurburgring working on German TV Formula 1 coverage of the Eifel Grand Prix. But instead, it turned out that he was to have an altogether different viewpoint for qualifying. The 33-year-old German driver, who was dropped by Renault…
Planned Parenthood is gearing up for numerous rallies and events scheduled during recess week, hoping to build on the momentum from the recent protests at GOP lawmakers’ town halls. Starting on Saturday as lawmakers head back to their home states for Presidents Day, the women’s health organization will be holding rallies, events and town halls…
Contradicting arguments typically used to advance so-called Right to Work legislation, new research from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows that wages and benefits are actually lower in states with such anti-worker laws on the books. The paper, released as part of EPI’s Raising America’s Pay project, finds that the negative impact of Right to…
As the Saudi Arabia-led military assault on Yemen continues into its fifth week with no sign of letting up, UNICEF reports that hundreds of children have been left maimed and killed by the violence. Despite Saudi Arabia’s dubious claim on Tuesday that “Operation Decisive Storm” is over, the bombings have resumed in full force, with…
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s plans to finance a massive, ten-story “Mother Canada” statue on the grounds of a national park in Nova Scotia have prompted outrage from national media outlets and environmental advocates alike. The statue, a cloaked woman holding her arms out toward the Atlantic Ocean from a section of a coastline known…
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas trust their Mercedes team will not be impacted this weekend by the positive COVID-19 case identified among its crews. Mercedes announced on Thursday that one of its team members had tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of this weekend’s Eifel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. The individual – who was…