Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
- Government shutdown looms as House Republicans leave town without negotiating a deal.
- President Joe Biden announces the creation of the first-ever federal Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
- Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife indicted on bribery charges.
- Protests against police violence are set to take place in Paris and dozens of other French cities on Saturday. They’ll be the first such demonstrations since French cities erupted in anger for several days in late June and early July to protest the police killing of 17 year old Nahel Merzouk.
- United Auto Workers Union expands its strike against Chrysler parent company Stellantis and at General Motors distribution centers in the Midwest, but makes negotiation progress with Ford.
- Ukrainian missile strikes the headquarters of Russia’s Navy in Crimea.
- Thousands protest in New York against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his judicial reform policies as he continues his visit to the United States.
- Community organizers with the historic San Francisco Labor Temple rallied outside the building today, demanding the building’s new owners preserve the historic community space and be more communicative with their plans.