Senate Republican strategists are pushing Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoPompeo: US response to Floyd protests a ‘stark contrast’ to authoritarian regimes Trump administration accuses international court of …
Bloomberg says he finds Trump's presidential style 'offensive'
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in an interview published Thursday that he considers President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge …
Scientists Urge UN to Add Environmental Destruction to Geneva Conventions' List of War Crimes
In a letter to the editor published Tuesday by the journal Nature, two dozen scientists from around the world urged the United Nations’ International Law Commission to adopt a Fifth …
'Act Now. Our Lives Are in Your Hands': Demanding Climate Action, Extinction Rebellion Shuts Down Traffic in Five UK Cities
Kicking off a summer-long campaign of civil disobedience and grassroots activism, thousands of campaigners with the Extinction Rebellion movement shut down traffic in five U.K. cities on Monday to demand …
'Distressing': Report Details How Trade Organizations Plow Billions in Unaccountable Cash to Lobby Lawmakers
A new report from nonprofit research group MapLight details the way that trade organizations spend huge amounts of money on lobbying that’s seldom accounted for due to tax reporting loopholes. MapLight examined how …
Democratic Establishment Backing of Hickenlooper's Colorado Senate Run a 'Recipe for Disaster,' Warn Progressives
Progressives in Colorado and nationwide are expressing frustration after establishment Democrats threw their support to John Hickenlooper for U.S. Senate—a campaign he announced last week after dropping his long-shot bid …
'We Need a Moment of Transcendence' in US to Reignite National Imagination, Says Sanders Campaign Co-Chair Nina Turner
As 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders last week introduced fresh policy proposals like his Green New Deal and a new plan to revitalize labor during a high-profile campaign swing …
"I Don't Think Billionaires Should Exist": Sanders Proposes Wealth Tax to Slash Fortunes of Ultra-Rich
To tackle “outrageous and grotesque and immoral” levels of inequality in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday proposed a new wealth tax on the richest Americans that economists …
Dem 2020 hopeful Buttigieg touts his experience level, compares it to Trump's
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D), who Wednesday announced an exploratory committee for a presidential run, disputed speculation that he is not seasoned enough to be elected in 2020, noting …
Booker calls for legalizing marijuana as he launches 2020 bid
Democratic Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement …