Category: Finance News

May 20

Senate GOP readies to let Trump off the hook — again

WASHINGTON — “A disgraceful dereliction of duty.” “Practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day.” That’s how Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell back in February described Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — right after he voted to acquit Trump in his impeachment trial (because […]
May 19

Why is the Israel lobby attacking Ilhan Omar?

Ongoing Israeli air strikes and artillery bombardment of the Gaza Strip have killed hundreds of civilians. At time of writing, at least 213 Gazans had been killed, including 61 children, and the territory’s beleaguered hospitals are overwhelmed with casualties. As Amira Haas reports at Haaretz, several individual homes have been bombed in the middle of […]