Category: protesters

LIVE NOW: What Stalling McCarthy Really Showed Us; Brazilian Protesters Raid Their National Congress

The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle….


What Stalling McCarthy Really Showed Us; Brazilian Protesters Raid Their National Congress

The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle….


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: What Stalling McCarthy Really Showed Us; Brazilian Protesters Raid Their National Congress

The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle….


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 9): Protesters in Brazil Breach Key Government Buildings Week After Inauguration; Biden at Border

At least 400 were arrested as protesters in Brazil stormed into key government buildings. The unrest occurred just a week after the inauguration of President Lula da Silva. President Biden visits the Southern Border before heading to Mexico. Texas Governor Greg Abbott hand delivers a letter to him with some stern words. The U.S. House has a new speaker. Kevin…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 9): Protesters in Brazil Breach Key Government Buildings Week After Inauguration; Biden Visits US-Mexico Border

At least 400 were arrested as protesters in Brazil stormed into key government buildings. The unrest occurred just a week after the inauguration of President Lula da Silva. President Joe Biden visited the Southern border before heading to Mexico. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hand-delivered a letter to him with some stern words. The U.S. House has a new speaker. Kevin…


LIVE 1/9, at 10:30 AM ET: What Stalling McCarthy Really Showed Us; Brazilian Protesters Raid Their National Congress

The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle….


Apple’s China Contortions

Commentary China has supposedly been good to Apple. A compliant workforce. Cheap wages. A mass market and unified regulatory structure. All fueled Apple’s explosive profits. Approximately 16 percent of smartphone shipments in China, the world’s biggest market for the technology, are iPhones. So when Beijing says jump, Apple jumps. The company is now limiting its…


Iran Protesters Call for Strike, Prosecutor Says Morality Police Shut Down

DUBAI—Protesters in Iran called on Sunday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention of a young woman triggered months of protests had been shut down. There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry which is in charge of…


Hong Kong Court Convicts Cardinal Zen, 5 Others Over Fund for Pro-Democracy Protesters

HONG KONG—A 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and five others in Hong Kong were fined after being found guilty Friday of failing to register a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in the widespread protests three years ago. Cardinal Joseph Zen, a retired bishop and a vocal democracy advocate of the city, arrived at…


Climate Protesters Bring Berlin Airport Traffic to a Standstill by Gluing Themselves to Runway

Berlin Brandenburg airport was briefly shut down on Thursday after a group of climate demonstrators broke in and glued themselves to the runway in protest over greenhouse gas emissions. The airport was forced to close its runways for takeoff and landing for nearly two hours after protesters from the Letzte Generation (Last Generation) environmental group broke onto the site and…