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Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Join National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say they would prefer a system in which presidents are elected based on the popular vote.
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Dems Who Who Urged Troops to Reject Illegal Orders
Lawmakers and legal observers said it was deeply alarming that Trump’s DOJ even tried to secure the indictment.
Journalist: Mainstream Media Complicit in Normalizing Epstein File Revelations
Journalist Carole Cadwalladr says the “self-censorship” happening in the United States is “deeply worrying.”
Freedom of the Press Foundation Files Complaint Over Raid of Reporter’s Home
The complaint warned of “dire consequences for First Amendment freedoms” if illegal raids on journalists go unchecked.
Vance Booed as Olympics Kicked Off Amid Local Opposition to Hosting the Games
The Olympics have become a place to test new security and surveillance measures that then stay in place after the games.
Olympic Skier Hunter Hess Responds After Trump Calls Him a “Real Loser”
“Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US,” Hess said Friday.
Trump’s Fuel Embargo Forces Cuba to Take Emergency Steps to Avert Catastrophe
The Trump administration has threatened to slap tariffs on any country that sells oil to the Cuban government.
Inside the Right-Wing Movement Pushing Alberta to Secede From Canada
Trump officials have repeatedly met with secessionist leaders from the province, which has large oil and gas deposits.
DOJ Under Congressional Scrutiny After Improper Redactions in Epstein Files
“Concealing the reputations of these powerful men is a blatant violation” of federal law, Rep. Ro Khanna said.
Far Right Indian Organization Ends US Lobbying Operations After Controversy
The Hindu nationalist group appears to be backtracking after a Prism report sparked public backlash.