U.S. military officials have confirmed that a U.S. aircraft struck a mosque outside of Aleppo, Syria during evening prayers on Thursday, killing dozens of civilians, in an attack that many are calling a war crime. Airwars’ Samuel Oakford reported that Read More …
Responding to reports of censorship at federal agencies, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed four Freedom of Information Act requests on Thursday with the Trump administration’s Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of the Interior, and Read More …
The Trump administration’s anti-science bent has reached the Department of Justice (DOJ), with Attorney General Jeff Sessions saying Monday that the department is ending the National Commission on Forensic Science. The 30-member panel was described by ThinkProgress as “a group Read More …
In yet another Wall Street giveaway, President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon took executive action to chip away at Dodd-Frank financial regulations and roll back rules aimed at reducing corporate tax avoidance. “The biggest bailout in the financial crash went Read More …
Democrat Doug Jones’s historic win in Alabama cuts the GOP’s lead in the Senate to 51-49, and gives the Democrats a narrow path to winning back the majority in the 2018 midterm elections. Democrats face a tough task retaking the Read More …
Ohio state Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) is dropping his Senate bid, citing his wife’s health issues. Mandel announced his decision to leave the race for the seat held by Sen. Sherrod BrownSherrod Campbell BrownHillicon Valley: Senators raise concerns over government surveillance of protests | Amazon Read More …
After weeks of arm-twisting reluctant members and backroom negotiations, House Republicans voted Thursday to pass the much-maligned, “astonishingly evil” American Healthcare Act (AHCA), known as Trumpcare. “The GOP Trumpcare plan is a disaster. It would take away health care from Read More …
With former FBI director James Comey reportedly set to offer public testimony before Congress next week, the Russia scandal plaguing the Trump administration continued on Thursday with Attorney General Jeff Sessions facing new questions about his truthfulness on the matter. Read More …
Update: As feared, the Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday afternoon to begin the process of undoing open internet protections. Earlier: As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prepares to vote Thursday to begin the process of repealing net neutrality regulations, the Read More …
Actually, no, major fossil fuel companies and “left-wing enviros” have not found common cause in an industry-backed carbon tax proposal. Though that was the misleading headline from the right-wing Daily Caller on Tuesday after it was reported that a plan Read More …