McCarthy questions Jan. 6 panel’s legitimacy in response to subpoena
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Read MoreO'Rourke: People at NRA convention 'not our enemy'
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke spoke at a pro-gun control rally outside the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention on Friday where he urged NRA supporters and the protesters to not see each other as the enemy. “To those who are attending the NRA convention across the street, you are not our enemies. We are not yours,” O’Rourke said. The NRA has been facing backlash for hosting its convention in Texas after a deadly elementary school shooting on Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers. Gov. Greg Abbott (R
Read MoreAfter Colombia’s elections the US must be prepared to engage Petro
Gustavo Petro is going to win the first round of Colombia’s presidential elections on Sunday. There has been plenty of coverage about why an ultimate Petro victory in a second round would be a high-risk proposition. Regardless, the U.S. should be prepared to cautiously engage the next democratically elected president of Colombia. Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a former Marxist guerilla and former member of the Movimiento 19 de Abril (M-19), a group that committed terrible violent acts against innocent civilians. Petro, a Hugh Chávez admirer, has run on an
Read MoreDemocrats ask Apple, Google to prohibit apps from using data mining to target people seeking abortions
A group of Senate Democrats asked Apple and Google to prohibit apps available in their app stores from using data mining practices to target people seeking abortion services in letters sent to the tech giants Friday. The senators, led by Sen. Ed Markey (Mass.), asked the companies to review and update their app store policies and practices as necessary to address concerns around allowing apps to engage in “data practices that may victimize individuals who seek or have sough
Read MoreUS must lead on decarbonizing international financing for development projects
The recent 2022 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report offered a dire warning from the world’s top scientists about the consequences of climate inaction: Climate change is killing the planet and we are not prepared. And the truth is, we are running out of time to curb the destructive effects already seen in our communities at home and around the globe, let alone avoid the catastrophic events on the horizon. One of the most troubling sectors where the funding for climate-destroying fossil fuels continues unchecked is inter
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