“Congress has an obligation to act as a check and ensure that the president does not become a king,” an expert said in praise of Schumer’s move. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday introduced legislation that would establish that the president and vice president don’t have immunity from prosecution—an effort to overturn the […]
The long-lasting heatwave is an “eye-opening sign that climate change is starting to really transform the planet,” a climate scientist said. Antarctica is experiencing its second extreme heatwave in the last three years, with temperatures more than 50°F higher than normal, The Washington Postreported Wednesday. The heatwave is notable not just for its intensity but also its […]
The Republican nominee’s promise, at a Christian rally in Florida on Friday night, drew scrutiny from critics who view him as a threat to democracy. Republican nominee Donald Trump on Friday night told rally-goers at a far-right Christian event in West Palm Beach, Florida that they needed to vote “just this time” and wouldn’t need to do […]
“I must call out the flood of fossil fuel expansion we are seeing in some of the world’s wealthiest countries,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said. “Countries must phaseout fossil fuels—fast and fairly.” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday criticized the world’s wealthiest countries for expanding fossil fuel production, one day after an analysis in The Guardian showed […]