As Nation Transfixed by Impeachment, Trump Quietly Provides Offshore Drilling Industry ‘Sweetheart Giveaway’
Former lobbyist turned Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, says critic, probably assumed gift “to his former oil and gas client would slip by unnoticed.” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt was…
Just One Week After Trump Rolled Back Safety Measures, Chemical Plant Explosion Rocks Texas Town
“This facility has a track record of violating the Clean Air Act.” Concerns about air quality lingered Wednesday following a major early morning explosion at a chemical plant in Port Neches, Texas…
GOP Groups Spent Over $8 Million at Trump Businesses Since 2016: Report
The spending at the hotels since Trump took office is completely out of step with such spending before his administration New reporting out Monday provides refreshed ammunition for anti-corruption advocates who’ve raised concerns about…
Petition Filed at ICC to Probe Saudi Ruler MBS for Role in Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
As human rights advocates marked the one-year anniversary Wednesday of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a U.S.-based law firm revealed that it filed in July a petition at the International…
In Wake of Nuclear Treaty Collapse, Putin Says if US Pursues Previously Banned Missiles, Russia Will Also
Days after the U.S. ditched a Cold War-era weapons treaty with Russia, President Vladimir Putin on Monday said his country would move to develop new intermediate-range nuclear missiles if the U.S.…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Apologizes for Treatment of Native Americans: It Was “Genocide. No Other Way to Describe It”
Recognizing that the admission was overdue, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday issued an apology for the “systemic slaughter of California Indians” and called it a “genocide” that must…
“Don’t Give Hate a Platform”: Facebook, Twitter Urged to Suspend Trump Following Attack on Ilhan Omar
Supporters of Rep. Ilhan Omar are urging Facebook and Twitter to suspend President Donald Trump’s accounts after the president posted a video attacking the Minnesota Democrat. “We don’t have…
Snubbing Law and Climate, Trump Issues New Permit for Keystone XL
Trump “can huff and puff all he wants: this pipeline isn’t getting built” President Donald Trump issued on Friday a new presidential permit to allow for the construction of…
