“We still have votes to count … We will continue overnight to fight to make sure that every vote is counted.” — Kamala Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond urges patience for votes to be counted in blue wall states as she trails Trump and says she won't speak tonight

Democrat Eugene Vindman won election to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia, holding the seat for Democrats. Vindman was a career Army officer who, along with his brother, blew the whistle during Donald Trump’s first impeachment. apnews.com/article/electi…

Update: Voice of America host Masih Alinejad 🏳️ confirms she is the journalist who was being targeted for assassination by the what US officials are calling the Iranian-directed Shakeri Network x.com/AlinejadMasih/…

Amsterdam bans rallies after Israeli soccer fans attacked voanews.com/a/amsterdam-ba…

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: #VarisheMoradi, Kurdish political activist & women’s rights advocate, has been sentenced to death today by Iran’s judiciary on charges of “rebellion.” Recently, she protested death sentences in iran with a 20-day hunger strike. hengaw.net/fa/news/2024/1…

Look into her eyes. The eyes of an Iranian woman – strong, courageous, defying tyranny where the world has looked away. A gaze that the Tehran regime has decided to extinguish, one morning, at the hour of their prayers. They are going to execute her. Her name is Varishe Moradi.

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HOW COOL?! Battleship North Carolina was lit up for “Light the Legacy” during Veteran’s Day weekend. Awesome photo, Eric Alter Photography.

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This Veterans Day, thinking of those I served with, all who came before, and all who will yet wear this country's uniform to protect our country and our way of life. We will always be there for those who put it all on the line for America.

John Oliver implores the Senate to pass the PRESS Act! It's already passed the House unanimously. It would protect journalists across the political spectrum from spying and the threat of jail time for doing their jobs.

JUST IN: Germany will hold snap general elections on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left coalition, according to parliamentary sources speaking to dpa and AFP news agencies. p.dw.com/p/4murv

I’m deeply saddened to learn that Kianoosh Sanjari has died in Iran. Kianoosh, a former VOA journalist & a man who loved his country, suffered imprisonment & faced severe repression from the Iranian regime that ultimately led to his passing. He will be deeply missed.

Rep. Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress just before the House Ethics Committee was set to vote on releasing a “highly damaging” report outlining its investigation into the Republican. - Punchbowl News ift.tt/7pwIUoj

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