#Matthew Tweets Hurricane Matthew began to make come ashore along the eastern coast of Florida late Thursday night as residents hunkered down or sought refuge from the high winds, heavy rains, and an expected storm surge of ocean water. The intense storm is expected to be the most powerful storm to hit the state in…
Global warming is on track to top 3° Celsius, the United Nations warned this week, because today’s climate pledges are “not nearly enough” to prevent dangerous levels of warming. “Governments are drinking in the ‘last chance saloon’ if the lofty goals of the Paris climate agreement are to be met.”—Asad Rehman, Friends of the Earth…
Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, the Democratic nominee for Virginia governor, called President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s Twitter attacks on him “despicable” in an…
Sen. Jeff FlakeJeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll Trump asserts his power over Republicans MORE (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday announced his retirement in remarks critical of President Trump on the Senate floor. “It is clear at this moment that a traditional conservative…
Rep. Pete KingPeter (Pete) KingOn The Money: 3 million more Americans file for unemployment benefits | Sanders calls for Senate to ‘improve’ House Democrats’ coronavirus bill | Less than 40 percent of small businesses have received emergency coronavirus loans GOP Rep. Pete King to buck party, vote for Democrats’ coronavirus relief bill Bipartisan lawmakers call…
A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks justice for the children of Flint, Michigan, who are suffering the effects of months of drinking lead-contaminated tap water while also not receiving adequate special education services in the city’s public schools, the suit alleges. “The extensive lead poisoning in Flint has combined with the lack of essential special…
Even after losing to Jon Moxley on last week’s Dynamite, Eddie Kingston isn’t quite finished with the AEW World Champion just yet. Moxley will face an opponent of Kingston’s choosing on this week’s Dynamite in what is assumed to be a non-title match. After the loss to Moxley, the Lucha Bros joined Kingston in a…
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the nation’s top health official has an abysmal record on women’s issues and LGBTQ rights, advocates are warning on Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), an orthopedic surgeon and an original House Tea Party caucus member, “has been at the center of congressional efforts to repeal Obamacare as chairman of the…
One day after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers again delayed construction of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)—and one week after the election of Donald Trump all but ensured the project’s eventual completion—actions are taking place in hundreds of cities across the United States and around the world on Tuesday calling for the crude…
A federal judge in Philadelphia on Monday ruled against Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s lawsuit calling for a recount of the state’s presidential election ballots as well as an examination of voting machines for signs of hacking. U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond said “suspicion of a ‘hacked’ Pennsylvania election borders on the irrational” in a…