Trump endorses Cornyn for reelection as O'Rourke mulls challenge
By 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 on Thursday endorsed Sen. John CornynJohn CornynSenate headed for late night vote amid standoff over lands bill Koch-backed […]
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Where the Democratic Candidates Stand Ahead of Wednesday's CNN Climate Forum
As 10 of the 21 Democrats still vying for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination prepare to sit down with CNN for the network’s climate town hall on Wednesday evening, the threat of a changing environment is squarely on the national mind as Hurricane Dorian lashes the Southeastern U.S. after a devastating hit on the Bahamas. “As […]
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'People Power Is Winning': Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Celebrates $11 Trillion Milestone
Ahead of an historic summit in Cape Town this week and the global climate strike planned for Sept. 20, the environmental group 350.org announced Monday that the international movement demanding divestment from fossil fuels and investment in clean energy had secured commitments from more than 1,110 institutions with over $11 trillion in assets. Campaigners with […]
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German Study: Alarming Levels of Dangerous Plastics in Children's Bodies
Plastic by-products were found in an alarming 97-100% of blood and urine samples from 2,500 children tested between 2014 and 2017, according to a new study by the German Environment Ministry and the Robert Koch Institute. Der Spiegel, the German weekly magazine, published the findings Saturday, which were part of a federal study focused on “human […]
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200+ Groups Denounce UN-WEF Agreement That Entrenches Corporate Interests Driving Global 'Social and Environmental Crises'
Over 200 civil society groups this week voiced their firm opposition to a recently-inked agreement between the United Nations and World Economic Forum that stands to further entrench transnational corporations and their interests in global governance. “It moves the world dangerously towards a privatized and undemocratic global governance,” said Gonzalo Berrón of Transnational Institute. At […]
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'Doesn't Rule Out Potential Mental Issue,' Says Ocasio-Cortez After Learning #EatTheBabies Was Stunt by Pro-Trump Trolls
After an exchange with a covert Trump supporter during a local town hall event in her congressional district Thursday night kicked off the viral hashtag #EatTheBabies, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for compassion and told right-wingers waging attacks to “knock it off” in the name of decency. The incident began when a questioner in the audience […]
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Iran Doesn't Want Conflict, Says Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, But Any US-Saudi Attack Would Spark 'All-Out War'
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned Thursday that while his nation does not desire military conflict, any attack by the United States or Saudi Arabia would spark “an all-out war” in the Middle East. “We don’t want war. We don’t want to engage in a military confrontation,” Zarif said in an exclusive interview with CNN. […]
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Posting $24.6 Million Third-Quarter Haul, Warren Far Surpasses Biden 'Without One Single Fancy Fundraiser'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Friday that her 2020 presidential campaign raised $24.6 million from an average donation of $26 in the third quarter of 2019, easily surpassing the totals posted by centrist Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg. The only Democratic White House hopeful who raised more than Warren in the third quarter was […]
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After Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Flouts 2018 Ruling, Judge Reminds Her of Consequences—Including Jail Time
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Monday was told in no uncertain terms that her refusal to abide by a 2018 order stopping her department from collecting on student loans made to predatory for-profit Corinthian College had the potential to land her in jail, though Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim made clear that was, for now, an […]
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At Pro-Fracking Conference, Trump Addresses Companies 'Whose Profits He Has Put Above the Health and Safety of the Planet'
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech Wednesday at a natural gas conference, climate campaigners said Trump’s trip marked a “desperate re-election scheme” to promote his and the industry’s “nightmare” fracking agenda. The forum is the Shale Insight conference in Pittsburgh, but it’s not the first time Trump has been a keynote speaker for the gathering. […]
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