Of concern is a 2019 decision that gives lawmakers clearance to manipulate districts for political purposesHappy Thursday, Continue reading…
Kathy Hochul vows to change ‘toxic’ environment as New York’s next governor – live
Lieutenant governor promises ‘there will be turnover’ after CuomoSenate approves budget in early morning vote along party linesSchumer acknowledges hurdles ahead for spending billBiden: White House keeping ‘a careful eye on inflation’ and gas pricesAss…
US Senate passes $1tn bipartisan infrastructure bill – live
Bill passes in 69-30 vote, with 19 Republicans supporting planInfrastructure bill lauded as a victory for bipartisanship – but is it?Cuomo resigns in wake of damning report on sexual harassmentNew York governor’s resignation will take effect in 14 days…
Remember Obama’s drill, baby, drill, days? Democrats aren’t innocent on climate
Obama campaigned in climate poetry and then governed in fossil fuel prose. Joe Biden may well follow in his footstepsIf after Monday’s news you didn’t feel a pang of doom, you’re either a zen master, a recluse living in a news vacuum, or a nihilist. Th…
Aide who accused Cuomo of groping says: ‘What he did to me was a crime’
Brittany Commisso, a former aide, identified herself publicly and is one of 11 women who have accused Cuomo of sexually harassment A former executive assistant who filed a criminal complaint against New York governor Andrew Cuomo last week for allegedl…
Senate resumes infrastructure debate as Trump threatens Republicans who back bill
Trump says it ‘will be very hard for me to endorse anyone foolish enough to vote in favor of this deal’ as session to resume at noonSenators resumed a weekend session toward passage of a $1tn bipartisan infrastructure package on Sunday amid threats fro…
Fears as more children falling ill in latest US Covid surge and school approaches
National Institutes of Health director says 1,450 kids in hospital Teachers union shifts, calls for vaccine mandates for teachers Amid increased fears that children are now both victims and vectors of the latest Covid-19 variant surge, National Institu…
How Tucker Carlson and the far right embraced Hungary’s authoritarian leader
Fox News host offers gushing praise for Viktor Orbán, spurring concerns about the erosion of democracy at home“In the last few nights in Budapest,” mused Tucker Carlson, US rightwing media star, “I’ve run into a number of Americans who have come here b…
Gentleman Joe versus the Maga champion? Machiavelli would die laughing…
The longer President Biden plays the nice guy, the more harm Donald Trump will do to America’s democracy and international standingNine months after the election he comprehensively lost, the spectre of Donald Trump – darkly menacing, subversive and app…
Texas Democrats still absent as Republicans make third bid to pass vote laws
A month after fleeing the state to thwart passage of restrictive voting laws, Democrats again refused to appear at the state CapitolTexas Democrats have refused to return to the state Capitol as governor Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new…