Microsoft Probed Bill Gates’ Past Affair With Employee Before He Left Board
Gates said he left his post on the Microsoft board in 2020 to focus on philanthropy.
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Matt Gaetz Compares Allegations He Paid Minor For Sex To Earmarks On Legislation
The Florida congressman said he is being accused of paying for “naughty favors” and claimed the allegations are similar to legislators who write earmarks into bills. He’s very wrong.
Rep. Liz Cheney Calls Trump A ‘Continuing Danger,’ Urges Unity Against Him
“His continued attacks on the Constitution and the rule of law is dangerous and we all have an obligation to stand up against that,” she said.
Tennessee Rep. Mike Carter Dies Of Pancreatic Cancer At 67
Carter, a Republican from Ooltewah in eastern Tennessee, announced his cancer diagnosis in November.
Republicans Oppose Kristen Clarke for Top Civil Rights Job at DOJ in Latest Attack on Voting Rights
Republican senators in Washington are attempting to block Kristen Clarke, a prominent voting rights advocate, from a top Justice Department position. The Senate Judiciary Committee has deadlocked on an 11-11 vote on whether to move Clarke’s nomination for assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to the Senate floor for a full vote.
Hanan Ashrawi & Rashid Khalidi: U.S. Backing Has Given Israel License to Kill & Maim Palestinians
Palestinian scholar Hanan Ashrawi says Israel’s latest assault on Gaza is turning life in the besieged territory into “sheer hell,” aided by U.S. military and diplomatic support. “Israel has total license to use unbridled power to kill and destroy and maim and get away with it,” Ashrawi says.
Watch Rep. Rashida Tlaib Blast U.S. Aid for Israel & Attack on Gaza in Dramatic House Floor Speech
As the death toll in Gaza reaches at least 119 amid Israel’s escalation of its aerial assault, Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the first Palestinian American woman elected to Congress, delivered a powerful speech on the House floor Thursday to denounce the violence and attempted erasure of the Palestinian people. “I am the only Palestinian American member of Congress now,” Tlaib said. “I am a reminder to colleagues that Palestinians do indeed exist.
Philly Health Commissioner Resigns After Mayor Reveals MOVE Bombing Victims’ Remains Cremated in 2017
As MOVE family members and hundreds of supporters held a memorial Thursday to mark the deadly May 13, 1985, police bombing of their home in Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney announced the resignation of the city’s top health official over stunning new revelations he cremated some of the bombing victims’ remains, including bone fragments, without the knowledge or permission of the families.
GOP Arizona County Chair Slams Twisted Republican Recount As ‘Dangerous’
And a county election official ripped Donald Trump as “unhinged” for parroting false complaints about the ballots.
America’s Deadly Domestic Extremism Worst In 24 Years, Reveals New FBI Report
Most extremist killings in 2019 were committed by white supremacists.
Donald Trump Bashes 2020 Presidential Election As ‘Crime Of The Century’
The former president once again claimed the election was stolen from him, and argued that political polling was rigged as well.
Kid Reporter Damon Weaver Who Interviewed Obama Is Dead At 23
A “lot of people looked up to” the young reporter, and he inspired an interest in journalism in others, said his sister.
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Predicts How Republican Purge Of Liz Cheney Will Backfire
“I think they actually created their worst enemy … in deplatforming her,” Illinois Republican Adam Kinzinger told “The View.
Rep. Eric Swalwell Blew His Top When Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Aide Told Him To Remove Mask
“I’ve just frankly had enough with these marauding goons in the Marjorie Taylor Greene crowd,” said the Democrat, who admitted using some “choice” language.
Matt Gaetz Buddy Joel Greenberg Pleads Guilty, Will Cooperate With Feds
The associate of the Florida Republican faced 33 counts for crimes including sex trafficking of a child and wire fraud.
Meghan McCain Blasts Marjorie Taylor Greene For ‘Behaving Like An Animal’
“The View” co-host said the Georgia congresswoman’s actions toward Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paint all Republicans as “psychotic barbarians.
Proud Boys Leader Charged In Capitol Attack Feels Betrayed By Trump: ‘You Left Us’
“I’ve followed this guy for 4 years given everything and lost it all” Proud Boy Ethan Nordean wrote of former President Donald Trump.
Another Video Of Greene Trying To Harass Ocasio-Cortez Has Emerged
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told a reporter that Marjorie Taylor Greene “needs some help” from a “proper professional.
Republicans Oppose Kristen Clarke for Top Civil Rights Job at DOJ in Latest Attack on Voting Rights
Republican senators in Washington are attempting to block Kristen Clarke, a prominent voting rights advocate, from a top Justice Department position. The Senate Judiciary Committee has deadlocked on an 11-11 vote on whether to move Clarke’s nomination for assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to the Senate floor for a full vote.
Hanan Ashrawi & Rashid Khalidi: U.S. Backing Has Given Israel License to Kill & Maim Palestinians
Palestinian scholar Hanan Ashrawi says Israel’s latest assault on Gaza is turning life in the besieged territory into “sheer hell,” aided by U.S. military and diplomatic support. “Israel has total license to use unbridled power to kill and destroy and maim and get away with it,” Ashrawi says.
Watch Rep. Rashida Tlaib Blast U.S. Aid for Israel & Attack on Gaza in Dramatic House Floor Speech
As the death toll in Gaza reaches at least 119 amid Israel’s escalation of its aerial assault, Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the first Palestinian American woman elected to Congress, delivered a powerful speech on the House floor Thursday to denounce the violence and attempted erasure of the Palestinian people. “I am the only Palestinian American member of Congress now,” Tlaib said. “I am a reminder to colleagues that Palestinians do indeed exist.
Philly Health Commissioner Resigns After Mayor Reveals MOVE Bombing Victims’ Remains Cremated in 2017
As MOVE family members and hundreds of supporters held a memorial Thursday to mark the deadly May 13, 1985, police bombing of their home in Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney announced the resignation of the city’s top health official over stunning new revelations he cremated some of the bombing victims’ remains, including bone fragments, without the knowledge or permission of the families.
Kevin McCarthy Now Willing To Meet With Shunned Capitol Police Officer About Riot
“I experienced the most brutal, savage … combat of my entire life,” said Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone, who’s angry the GOP wants to rewrite history.
Podcast: Share the Vaccine ‘Recipe’
When the Biden administration announced support for waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents last week, it was met with praise, relief, skepticism, and alarm by different groups—but surprise all around. Pharmaceutical giants have long fought efforts to have their intellectual property released to meet international needs. And they’ve backed it up with immense political muscle.
Florida Officials Reportedly Steeling For A Trump Extradition Block By Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida law would let the governor intervene if Manhattan D.A. Cy Vance Jr. seeks to extradite Trump after his investigation into possible banking and tax fraud.
GOP Lawmaker Sued By Former Staffer For ‘Reckless’ Approach To COVID-19
A former aide to Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn said he was fired for “seeking to protect employees from unsafe conditions.
Joe Manchin Throws Democrats’ Voting Rights Push Into Turmoil
The West Virginia senator does not support his party’s top legislative priority on voting. Republicans also don’t like his preferred legislative alternative.
‘I Was There’: Mitt Romney Sets Record Straight On Jan. 6 Insurrection
The Utah senator responded to House Republicans attempting to rewrite history just months after the violent attack.
In Pursuit of Happiness: A Live Virtual Event
What does it take to be happy?America’s founding document states that the pursuit of happiness is an unalienable right. But this question has preoccupied philosophers, fascinated scientists, inspired artists, launched an enormous self-help industry—and continues to elude many of us.The Atlantic will host a live event that explores the human hold on happiness—and aims to find ways to build a more meaningful life. The event features Arthur C.
Nathan Thrall on the Historic Palestinian Uprising Against Israeli Control from the River to the Sea
We look at the crisis unfolding in Israel-Palestine with Nathan Thrall, former director of the Arab-Israeli Project at the International Crisis Group and writer now based in Jerusalem, who says despite a buildup of Israeli troops on the Gaza border, Israel wants to avoid a ground invasion of the besieged territory and return to the status quo that existed before the latest round of violence.