“Donald Trump attempted to hijack the United States government to keep himself in power, and American democracy almost didn’t survive,” said one watchdog. “His tax returns may have been another part of that effort.” After a protracted legal fight and relentless obstruction by the former president, the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday finally […]
“MAGA extremists in Congress are dusting off an old conservative playbook for when they seize power,” said one progressive watchdog. The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a $1.7 trillion government funding package to avert a partial shutdown, but not before hearing the vocal objections of far-right Republicans who have signaled their plans to […]
“None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him,” the 845-page report concludes. The House select committee tasked with investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report late Thursday, drawing from hundreds of witness interviews and a vast trove of documentary evidence to make the case […]
“Once again, a massive spill has reminded us of a simple truth: oil pipelines put clean water at risk,” said one environmentalist. With its latest leak of nearly 600,000 gallons in northern Kansas, the sprawling Keystone pipeline system has now spilled more crude oil in the United States than any other pipeline, according to a new analysis by Bloomberg. […]