Activists welcome stated intent to fulfil campaign promise and finally elevate a judge ‘that really understands racism’Last modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 14.34 EDTBut McDonald has specific reasons for wanting a Black woman on the court, too.When Chief Justice John Roberts asserted in 2013 that federal oversight of voting in certain southern states was no longer needed because “” since the civil rights era, McDonald said, he revealed a blindness to something African American women have no choice but to see.“I believe that if Chief Justice Roberts had really understood racism, he would never...…Activists welcome stated intent to fulfil campaign promise and finally elevate a judge ‘that really understands racism’Last modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 14.34 EDTBut McDonald has specific reasons for wanting a Black woman on the court, too.When Chief Justice John Roberts asserted in 2013 that federal oversight of voting in certain southern states was no longer needed because “” since the civil rights era, McDonald said, he revealed a blindness to something African American women have no choice but to see.“I believe that if Chief Justice Roberts had really understood racism, he would never...WW…

With red states set to gain seats, the GOP is ready to disadvantage Democrats and deliver the US HouseThe fight to vote is supported byLast modified on Mon 12 Apr 2021 11.01 EDTTo help themselves over the top, they are advancing voter suppression laws in almost every state, hoping to minimize Democratic turnout.But are also preparing another, arguably more powerful tool, which experts believe could let them take control of the House without winning a single vote beyond their 2020 tally, or for that matter blocking a single Democratic voter.That tool is redistricting – the redrawing of...…With red states set to gain seats, the GOP is ready to disadvantage Democrats and deliver the US HouseThe fight to vote is supported byLast modified on Mon 12 Apr 2021 11.01 EDTTo help themselves over the top, they are advancing voter suppression laws in almost every state, hoping to minimize Democratic turnout.But are also preparing another, arguably more powerful tool, which experts believe could let them take control of the House without winning a single vote beyond their 2020 tally, or for that matter blocking a single Democratic voter.That tool is redistricting – the redrawing of...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNew York governor secured tests for certain people when most people could not get them in the early days of the pandemicLast modified on Thu 25 Mar 2021 12.58 EDTAndrew Cuomo set up friends and family members with scarce coronavirus tests when most New Yorkers did not have access to them in the early days of the pandemic, according to multiple reports Wednesday.In March 2020, the New York governor provided tests – and in some cases repeated rounds of testing – to his brother, the CNN anchor Chris Cuomo; to a sister; to...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNew York governor secured tests for certain people when most people could not get them in the early days of the pandemicLast modified on Thu 25 Mar 2021 12.58 EDTAndrew Cuomo set up friends and family members with scarce coronavirus tests when most New Yorkers did not have access to them in the early days of the pandemic, according to multiple reports Wednesday.In March 2020, the New York governor provided tests – and in some cases repeated rounds of testing – to his brother, the CNN anchor Chris Cuomo; to a sister; to...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUS military pilots and satellites have recorded ‘a lot more’ UFO sightings than have been made public, John Ratcliffe saysLast modified on Tue 23 Mar 2021 10.34 EDTUS military pilots and satellites have recorded “a lot more” sightings of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, than have been made public, Donald Trump’s former intelligence director John Ratcliffe said.Asked on Fox News about a forthcoming government report on “unidentified aerial phenomena”, Ratcliffe said the report would document previously unknown...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUS military pilots and satellites have recorded ‘a lot more’ UFO sightings than have been made public, John Ratcliffe saysLast modified on Tue 23 Mar 2021 10.34 EDTUS military pilots and satellites have recorded “a lot more” sightings of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs, than have been made public, Donald Trump’s former intelligence director John Ratcliffe said.Asked on Fox News about a forthcoming government report on “unidentified aerial phenomena”, Ratcliffe said the report would document previously unknown...WW…

Before Andrew Cuomo became enveloped in two scandals, there were David Paterson and Eliot Spitzer’s scandalsLast modified on Sat 20 Mar 2021 05.08 EDT“The governor’s health is fine, but he is going to resign within the hour.”Those are the words that Hillary Clinton, then a senator from , heard over the phone in a 2008 call announcing the imminent downfall of the sitting governor, Eliot Spitzer, in a prostitution and alleged money laundering scandal.“Well, what is the reason causing him to resign?” Clinton asked, according to David Paterson, who would then succeed Spitzer as governor and who...…Before Andrew Cuomo became enveloped in two scandals, there were David Paterson and Eliot Spitzer’s scandalsLast modified on Sat 20 Mar 2021 05.08 EDT“The governor’s health is fine, but he is going to resign within the hour.”Those are the words that Hillary Clinton, then a senator from , heard over the phone in a 2008 call announcing the imminent downfall of the sitting governor, Eliot Spitzer, in a prostitution and alleged money laundering scandal.“Well, what is the reason causing him to resign?” Clinton asked, according to David Paterson, who would then succeed Spitzer as governor and who...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLast modified on Mon 15 Mar 2021 00.37 EDTSenator Ron Johnson of faced charges of racism and calls for his resignation after he told a radio host that he did not feel threatened by the pro-Donald Trump mob that raided the Capitol in January, but the Republican would have been concerned if the invaders were “antifa” or Black Lives Matter activists.“I never really felt threatened,” Johnson told Wisconsin radio host Jay Weber. He said the insurrectionists were mostly “people that love this country, that truly respect law...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLast modified on Mon 15 Mar 2021 00.37 EDTSenator Ron Johnson of faced charges of racism and calls for his resignation after he told a radio host that he did not feel threatened by the pro-Donald Trump mob that raided the Capitol in January, but the Republican would have been concerned if the invaders were “antifa” or Black Lives Matter activists.“I never really felt threatened,” Johnson told Wisconsin radio host Jay Weber. He said the insurrectionists were mostly “people that love this country, that truly respect law...WW…

Analysis: critics say the US Senate has become a firewall for a shrinking minority to block policies they don’t agree with – could a breakthrough be ahead?by Last modified on Mon 5 Apr 2021 12.00 EDTThe public strongly supports each measure, and Biden is poised, pen in hand, to sign each bill into law. It could seem like the dawn of a new progressive era.But most analysts think the popular bills are doomed, because to get to Biden, they must first pass the , where Democrats may have a slim majority, but where Republicans are widely seen as having the upper hand.On a field of fair democratic...…Analysis: critics say the US Senate has become a firewall for a shrinking minority to block policies they don’t agree with – could a breakthrough be ahead?by Last modified on Mon 5 Apr 2021 12.00 EDTThe public strongly supports each measure, and Biden is poised, pen in hand, to sign each bill into law. It could seem like the dawn of a new progressive era.But most analysts think the popular bills are doomed, because to get to Biden, they must first pass the , where Democrats may have a slim majority, but where Republicans are widely seen as having the upper hand.On a field of fair democratic...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldVice-president also touts speed with which government is sending Covid-19 vaccines to states, a 57% increase since the inaugurationLast modified on Wed 17 Feb 2021 11.31 ESTKamala Harris has sent a message to residents of Texas and other states hit by power outages and prolonged winter conditions that help is on the way.“I just want to mention all of those folks in and the mid-Atlantic,” the vice-president said in a live interview on Wednesday morning on NBC’s Today show, her first national network interview since...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldVice-president also touts speed with which government is sending Covid-19 vaccines to states, a 57% increase since the inaugurationLast modified on Wed 17 Feb 2021 11.31 ESTKamala Harris has sent a message to residents of Texas and other states hit by power outages and prolonged winter conditions that help is on the way.“I just want to mention all of those folks in and the mid-Atlantic,” the vice-president said in a live interview on Wednesday morning on NBC’s Today show, her first national network interview since...WW…

The New York governor was hailed as a hero last spring when his forthright leadership contrasted with Trump’s but now faces claims of a cover-upby Last modified on Wed 17 Feb 2021 00.12 ESTEleven months ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York was hailed as one of most effective US leaders in confronting the coronavirus, idolized in and lionized of the New York Times.But Cuomo’s pandemic performance – and his career more broadly – has suddenly come under harsh review with the revelation that as recently as last month, state was underreporting deaths from Covid-19 in nursing homes by as much...…The New York governor was hailed as a hero last spring when his forthright leadership contrasted with Trump’s but now faces claims of a cover-upby Last modified on Wed 17 Feb 2021 00.12 ESTEleven months ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York was hailed as one of most effective US leaders in confronting the coronavirus, idolized in and lionized of the New York Times.But Cuomo’s pandemic performance – and his career more broadly – has suddenly come under harsh review with the revelation that as recently as last month, state was underreporting deaths from Covid-19 in nursing homes by as much...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldIn a modern first, the press will not be present when the GOP votes to renominate Donald Trump for presidentFirst published on Sat 1 Aug 2020 21.18 EDTThe media will reportedly not be allowed to witness Donald Trump’s formal renomination as the Republican party’s choice for president at its national convention later this month.Citing coronavirus-related health concerns, a convention spokesperson told the Associated Press that media members would be turned away in order to assure compliance with state and local...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldIn a modern first, the press will not be present when the GOP votes to renominate Donald Trump for presidentFirst published on Sat 1 Aug 2020 21.18 EDTThe media will reportedly not be allowed to witness Donald Trump’s formal renomination as the Republican party’s choice for president at its national convention later this month.Citing coronavirus-related health concerns, a convention spokesperson told the Associated Press that media members would be turned away in order to assure compliance with state and local...WW…