A bloc of left-wing lawyers and judges in Germany is calling for the ban of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the country's most popular party.
A left-leaning legal group in Germany is calling for the ban of Alternative for Germany (AfD), the country’s most popular party. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: More than 1,000 German lawyers, judges, prosecutors, legal scholars, and other jurists have signed an open letter urging the federal government and parliament to initiate proceedings before Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court to ban the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. DETAIL: The campaign argues that a recent legal opinion commissioned by the Society for Civil Liberties, based on millions of publicly available data points and thousands of pieces of evidence, provides sufficient grounds to examine whether the anti-mass migration AfD’s politics make it…Open
Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 5 , 2026 Miami, Florida — Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was hospitalized after a disturbing TikTok livestream in which he appeared to harm himself, prompting a [...]
Michigan progressives woke up Wednesday after a banner night: Abdul El-Sayed leads the uncalled Democratic Senate primary, Will Lawrence won a battleground House nomination, and Donavan McKinney threatens to oust Rep. Shri Thanedar. - Of the three Democratic primaries, only Lawrence's victory has been called. Why it matters: A sweep would signal the left's growing strength in a key swing state. - The state's Democratic Socialists of America chapters, the Working Families Party and the United Auto Workers all flexed their muscles Tuesday up and down the ballot. State of play: El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health director, clung to a narrow lead over four-term Rep. Haley Stevens — 48.5%–47.5% with 96% of the vote counted. The…
Michigan progressives woke up Wednesday after a banner night: Abdul El-Sayed leads the uncalled Democratic Senate primary, Will Lawrence won a battleground House nomination, and Donavan McKinney threatens to oust Rep. Shri Thanedar. - Of the three Democratic primaries, only Lawrence's victory has been called. Why it matters: A sweep would signal the left's growing strength in a key swing state. - The state's Democratic Socialists of America chapters, the Working Families Party and the United Auto Workers all flexed their muscles Tuesday up and down the ballot. State of play: El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health director, clung to a narrow lead over four-term Rep. Haley Stevens — 48.5%–47.5% with 96% of the vote counted. The…Open
Trump's Marine One helicopter took off from the White House on Tuesday afternoon, but air traffic controllers hadn't put a hold on commercial flights arriving and departing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Elected representatives are expected to uphold ethical standards. What happens when they fall below the mark? A new platform aims to hold them accountable by giving congressional staff an anonymous outlet. David Tennent, the CEO of Capitol CNCT, joined Sunrise on The Hill to discuss "The Scoop." #staffers #CapitolCNCT #Capitolhill
