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Missouri takes CCP to court, seeks $25 billion over PPE hoarding during early pandemic Missouri is set to face the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in federal district court on January 27, 2025, over allegations that China hoarded PPE during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Missouri is seeking $25 billion in damages, accusing the CCP of covering up critical information about the virus and hoarding essential medical supplies, leading […]

President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congressmember from Hawaii, is facing major qualms from her former colleagues. During her Senate confirmation hearing, Democrats grilled her over her refusal to label whistleblower Edward Snowden a “traitor.” We discuss Snowden’s case and what it revealed about government surveillance of the American public with Chip Gibbons. Source link

Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is "illegitimate" and lacks the authority to sign peace agreements, citing a decree Zelensky issued on Sept. 30, 2022, banning negotiations with Russia and Putin's claim that Zelensky's term ended in May 2024. Zelensky's decree banning negotiations was a response to Russia's illegal annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts. Putin argues that the decree can only be revoked by […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. The confirmation hearing was repeatedly interrupted by protesters criticizing Kennedy’s long record of vaccine skepticism. Kennedy is a former environmental attorney who went on to lead Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit that’s […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: Senator Wyden, we’d also like to ask you about the White House budget office’s decision to rescind an order to freeze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans. The initial order from Matthew Vaeth, the acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, set off chaos around the country, as funding for […]

Supreme Court upholds small business ownership reporting rule, sparking debate over privacy and federal overreach The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 to allow enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a law requiring small businesses to report detailed ownership information. The CTA requires small businesses with fewer than 20 employees and annual revenue below $5 million to disclose owner information, including names, birthdates, addresses and identification numbers, to FinCEN. The CTA's […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Rescue workers in Washington, D.C., have launched a massive search operation in the Potomac River after an American Airlines flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair late Wednesday, with both aircraft crashing into the water. […]

Germany’s green energy dream turns into a NIGHTMARE: economic collapse, environmental failures and geopolitical tensions Germany’s over reliance on intermittent renewable energy sources like wind and solar has led to an energy crisis, exacerbated by the phenomenon of Dunkelflaute (periods of no wind or sunlight). Electricity prices in Germany are the highest in Europe, reaching €900/MWh during crises, compared to €250/MWh in nuclear-powered France. The hasty phase-out of nuclear power in […]