Month: September 2020

Nuclear experts and peace advocates on Friday shared their heightened concerns about a new arms race as the Trump administration officially withdrew from a landmark treaty with Russia that was signed by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. “By walking away from the INF Treaty, Donald Trump and Vladimir…

A House race in California that was previously called in favor of Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) has been called into question, with Democrat T.J. Cox pulling ahead Monday in the vote count. The Associated Press on Monday said it was retracting its call in the race after previously declaring that Valadao had been reelected.  ADVERTISEMENT “No new call…

Outgoing Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE (D-Texas) narrowly leads former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after…

GOP Sen. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsRepublicans prepare to punt on next COVID-19 relief bill Trump tweets spark fresh headache for Republicans Trump’s tweet on protester sparks GOP backlash  MORE (Maine) says she intends to run for reelection in 2020, though she hasn’t announced a final decision. “That is my intention,” Collins told Time in article published Thursday…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE lags behind several prominent Democrats, including many of the declared contenders for the 2020 nomination, in a new…

A trio of St. Olaf wrestlers placed at Luther Open on Saturday. Senior Jacob Bohler placed second in the Elite Division at 157 pounds. Junior James Roach placed sixth in the Elite Division at 174 pounds and freshman Zach Gibson placed fourth in the Freshman Division at heavyweight. Click Here: Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape…

Less than a month after New York City declared a climate emergency, the reality of the crisis came crashing home Monday as streets across Brooklyn and Queens were inundated with flash flooding a day after power went down in three boroughs due to a heat wave.  Commuters headed home late in the day were stymied…

In just the latest report of Customs and Border Protection agents mocking the arrival of immigrants at the southern U.S. border, ProPublica on Friday revealed an unofficial commemorative coin that Border Patrol agents have circulated for months which derides the care of migrants. The coin, which has been distributed on both ends of the southern…

Within 13 hours in two U.S. cities—El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio—at least 29 people were killed in mass shootings on Saturday and Sunday. Police in Dayton, Ohio were gathering information on Sunday morning about a shooting that took place in the city’s downtown Oregon neighborhood at about 1:00am. Nine people were killed by a…

As leaders of the world’s biggest economies head to France for the annual G7 summit this weekend, social justice campaigners expressed concern over the ramped up police presence and said the gathering’s focus on inequality will likely offer up nothing more than lip service from the nations fueling the crisis. The site of the summit…