The full version of the Moving Forward Act isn’t likely to pass in the Republican-controlled Senate. However, the broadband-related amendments may still have a chance, said Matt Wood, President of Policy and General Council at Free Press Action, a media advocacy group. “While the party-line vote on the full bill…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A year ago, growing anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong were a hot topic in conversations among bankers, lawyers and other investment professionals in one of the world’s biggest and freest financial hubs. On Thursday, two days after China imposed a controversial new security law on the…
Coco Gauff on overnight fame, Michelle Obama & learning to drive American teenage tennis star Coco Gauff can help “change the world for the better”,” says 18-time Grand Slam champion Martina Navratilova. At a peaceful protest in Florida last month, Gauff urged people to vote and speak out against racism.…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s chief justice said on Thursday that judges appointed to cases under Hong Kong’s new national security law would be appointed on the basis of judicial and professional qualities, rather than politics. In a rare statement, Geoffrey Ma said assigning judges to cases would be…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Chief Justice said on Thursday that judges appointed to cases under Hong Kong’s new national security law would be appointed on the basis of judicial and professional qualities, rather than politics. In a statement, Geoffrey Ma said assigning judges to cases would be the…
The night of September 11th, President George W. Bush addressed the nation: “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America.” The next day, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, a Democrat, said Congress stood united behind the president in condemning the…
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said that Congress should proceed with legislation that calls for a study into military bases named after figures of the Confederacy, despite the fact that President Donald Trump threatened to veto the bill if such language was present. On ABC News ‘Powerhouse Politics’ podcast, Scott told…
Mark Whitaker, the former managing editor of CNN, is the author of “My Long Trip Home: A Family Memoir” and “Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance.” The opinions expressed here are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. (CNN)When I heard the stunning news that Princeton…
Business Insider The systemic racial and violence issues plaguing America’s police departments existed long before the death of George Floyd and long before June 2, when President Donald Trump stood in the historic Rose Garden and encouraged police across the country to “dominate” peaceful protesters and own the American “battlespace.”…
