“If House Republicans can’t even get it together to choose their leader, they can’t be trusted with the debt ceiling, fighting inflation, or helping families make ends meet,” said Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs. The refusal by U.S. House Republicans to collectively get behind a speaker candidate in six rounds of voting so far this week […]
“Today’s<Monday> outcome reinforces that fossil fuel development in Cook Inlet is no longer a sound investment,” said one campaigner. “Alaskans know our climate crisis is no joke and are ready to move beyond the fossil fuel era.” Environmentalists in Alaska and beyond pointed to the oil and gas industry’s lack of interest in a Friday […]
As of Tuesday, 306 children under age 12 were killed by guns and another 668 were injured nationwide. For those ages 12-17, 1,328 were killed and 3,734 were injured. With just a few days left until the new year, 2022 has already set a grim record: so far at least 6,036 children across the United […]
“No person is above the law, not even a president of the United States.” After an hourslong debate behind closed doors on Tuesday, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee voted 24-16 along party lines to publicly release six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Democrats on the committee supported sending a panel report related […]