Facing Fires and Floods, Colorado Communities Launch Landmark Suit Against Fossil Fuel Companies
Taking a cue from coastal communities that are aiming to hold the fossil fuel industry legally accountable for significantly contributing to the climate crisis, three Colorado municipalities are suing ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy “for the substantial role they played and…
After Public Outcry, White House Ethics Office Probes Suspicious Loans to Kushner Companies
According to a March 22 letter released Monday, White House ethics attorneys are investigating a pair of loans given to Kushner Companies, the family real estate company of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, who is facing mounting scrutiny following…
'Red Alert for Net Neutrality': Campaigners Announce New Effort to Overturn FCC's Assault on Open Internet
With their sights firmly set on restoring the protections the Republican-controlled FCC repealed, advocates for net neutrality on Monday announced a new campaign to get senators’ phones ringing off the hook with constituents demanding the lawmakers save the open internet…
After Drug Plan Shows Trump 'Will Do Nothing About Their Greed,' Big Pharma Stocks Soar
In a strong indication that investors and major pharmaceutical companies know President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled drug plan “will do nothing to rein in their greed,” Big Pharma stocks soared on Friday as Trump delivered a brief and extremely vague…
After Ripping 'Dummy' Mike Pence for Continued Threats, North Korea Shows Commitment to Talks by Destroying Nuclear Site
Just hours after a senior North Korean official lashed out at U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for his “stupid and ignorant” suggestion that the White House may pursue the so-called “Libya model” of denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang reportedly…
Outrage Grows as Trump Official Complains Deadline for Putting Kids Back in Parents' Arms Too "Extreme"
Outrage over the Trump administration’s treatment of families who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, many seeking asylum, grew on Friday as officials told a U.S. District court that they would likely not be able to meet a deadline set more…
Sanders-backed candidate wins Maryland governor's nomination
Former NAACP President Ben Jealous won the right to face Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in November in a significant win for national progressives hoping to steer Democrats to the left. The Associated Press called the race for Jealous at…
Booker seizes on Kavanaugh confirmation fight
Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.), who has been drowned out by…
Clinton maxes out to 19 Democratic House candidates
Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE has…
As World Commemorates 70th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Looks Like Trump About to Ditch UN Human Rights Council
While the global community celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, activist and diplomatic sources tell Reuters that the Trump administration is planning to pull the United States out of the Human Rights Council, the U.N.’s…