Mass protests are intensifying in Peru following the ouster and jailing of President Pedro Castillo, who was impeached on December 7 after attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. At least 17 protesters have been killed in the unrest as police have attacked crowds with tear gas and live ammunition.
As the world’s attention turns to the World Cup final on Sunday between Argentina and France, we look at the case of imprisoned World Cup whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais, a former communications director for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organizers, who has been imprisoned since November 2019.
“Republicans are the gang that couldn’t shoot straight — except at one another,” mocked an editorial in the newspaper.
Donald Trump is urging his followers on Truth Social that the “weaponized thugs and tyrants” in the FBI and DOJ “must be dealt with.
The victim, 63, broke his hand and chipped a tooth in the assault, according to the NYPD.
The digital trading cards cost $99 each and included depictions of the former president as a cowboy and race car driver.
Ronna McDaniel, Trump’s hand-picked choice to lead the RNC, faces rising discontent from the MAGA movement as the ex-president stays silent for now.
As the world’s attention turns to the World Cup final on Sunday between Argentina and France, we look at the case of imprisoned World Cup whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais, a former communications director for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organizers, who has been imprisoned since November 2019.
The House committee was “taking such a historic look at the presidency at such an important time,” the key Watergate figure told CNN’s Anderson Cooper.
The Arizona Republican, who lost a gubernatorial election in November, claimed that “evil bastards” influenced results in her state.
Election deniers and COVID-19 misinformation peddlers were among the figures who were reportedly allowed to return to Twitter on Friday.
The departures add to a company’s struggles to finalize the deal.
In a draft provision obtained by HuffPost, the Maine Republican will ask Congress to void a judge’s order for stronger protections for North Atlantic right whales.
A new UNICEF report finds that over 11,000 children have been killed or injured in the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war in Yemen since 2015. A six-month ceasefire between warring parties expired in October. Meanwhile, Senator Bernie Sanders withdrew a Senate resolution Tuesday that would have ended U.S. support for the war, following pressure from the White House. Sanders said he would bring the resolution back if they could not reach an agreement.
President Biden has pledged $55 billion to Africa over the next three years, announced during a three-day summit in Washington with leaders from 49 African nations. The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit was held as the United States is trying to counter the growing influence of China and Russia across the continent.
Mass protests are intensifying in Peru following the ouster and jailing of President Pedro Castillo, who was impeached on December 7 after attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. At least 17 protesters have been killed in the unrest as police have attacked crowds with tear gas and live ammunition.
This Friday, Mumia Abu-Jamal faces what could be his last chance for a new trial to consider newly discovered evidence that casts doubt on his 1982 conviction for murder. The journalist and former Black Panther has spent 41 years in prison for the death of police officer Daniel Faulkner, for which he has always maintained his innocence.
As tension rises between the United States and Russia over Ukraine, we speak with Daniel Ellsberg, the famed Pentagon Papers whistleblower, who worked for years during the Cold War on nuclear war strategy within the U.S. national security establishment. He says the threat of a catastrophic nuclear war is intolerable, with intercontinental ballistic missiles posing the highest risk.
The outgoing House Speaker also suggested there was “a need for an intervention” with the former president.
“Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us 1,438 times, and it may finally be too much,” wrote the editorial board of the previously pro-Trump tabloid.
The Constitution already bans any official who has violated their oath to defend the government or given aid to “enemies” from holding federal office again.
“He’s done his time, he’s done his service, we’re moving on,” said New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu.
The departing Republican lawmaker criticized the Republican National Committee’s vote to censure him over his participation in the Jan. 6 committee.
As the world’s attention turns to the World Cup final on Sunday between Argentina and France, we look at the case of imprisoned World Cup whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais, a former communications director for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup organizers, who has been imprisoned since November 2019.
Human rights groups say over 14,000 people have been arrested across Iran since protests began in September following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. At least 400 people have reportedly been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, and multiple people have been executed.
What does Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s defection from the Democrats mean for the party, control of the Senate and President Biden’s policy agenda? Sinema said last week that she is registering as an independent, though she will keep her committee assignments. Her announcement came just as Democrats were celebrating Senator Raphael Warnock’s reelection in Georgia, which gave Democrats 51 seats in the upper chamber.
“This painting will stand out as a woman in that Speaker’s Lobby,” the outgoing House speaker said.
“That’s almost the scenario that Biden wishes for. And that’s probably how he got elected the first time,” said Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
Students are calling for the expulsion of Meg Miller, who has resigned as president of the university’s Turning Point USA chapter.
The would-be House speaker declines to rule out endorsing the former president or to criticize Trump’s threat to scrap the Constitution.