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Campaign also filed lawsuits against the Washington Post and the New York Times recently over op-eds on Russian interference Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is suing CNN for publishing an opinion piece that argued Trump did not stop Russia from helping the campaign during the presidential election. The libel lawsuit, filed in the US district court […] More
State department says decision based on leveling numbers between the countries rather than retaliating over content The United States has slashed by nearly half the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for their state-run media in the United States, vowing reciprocity as Beijing restricts foreign press. Related: Amy Klobuchar to drop out of Democratic […] More
The Texas senator tried to pick a fight after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Mike Pence’s coronavirus credentials If you were in search of a scientifically minded, steadying presence to guide the country through the potential fallout of the coronavirus, you could not do much worse than Vice-President Mike Pence. This being the Donald Trump administration, […] More
Suit alleges ‘extreme bias’ in knowingly publishing falsehood Opinion piece titled ‘The Real Trump-Russia Quid Pro Quo’ Donald Trump’s re-election campaign said on Wednesday it had filed a libel suit against the New York Times accusing the newspaper of intentionally publishing a false opinion article related to Russian interference in the 2016 US election. In […] More
WikiLeaks founder’s lawyers complain of interference after first day of extradition hearing Julian Assange was handcuffed 11 times, stripped naked twice and had his case files confiscated after the first day of his extradition hearing, according to his lawyers, who complained of interference in his ability to take part. Their appeal to the judge overseeing […] More
The same pundits who helped elect Trump now claim Bernie Sanders is a murderous totalitarian. Have they no shame? The world has gotten weird, so it is natural to turn to the news to explain to us what is going on. But what is going on in the pages of the newspapers and in the […] More
Incarceration is form of ‘punitive sanction’, says lawyer Manning in jail after refusing to testify before grand jury Lawyers acting for Chelsea Manning, the former US army intelligence analyst who leaked hundreds of thousands of secret documents to WikiLeaks, have renewed efforts to secure her release after almost a year of incarceration. The former soldier’s […] More
Conservative talk radio host questions whether Americans are ready to vote for a gay candidate for president Pete Buttigieg is “not going to take lectures on family values” from Rush Limbaugh, the conservative talk radio host honoured by Donald Trump who has questioned whether Americans are ready to vote for a gay candidate for president. […] More
