Royal Dutch Shell’s scientists warned the oil giant about the threat that fossil fuel emissions pose to the planet as early as the 1980s, according to a trove of documents …
'Making Child Labor Great Again': Trump Draft Proposal Would Roll Back Teen Worker Safety Rules
With the apparent support of Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), President Donald Trump’s Labor Department is reportedly moving to roll back longstanding child labor protections that advocacy groups say have been …
GOP hopeful walks back remarks that Puerto Ricans escaping Hurricane Maria shouldn't be able to vote in Florida
A GOP congressional candidate in Florida is facing criticism after he said Puerto Ricans shouldn’t be allowed to register to vote in the state if they relocated there after Hurricane Maria. …
Feinstein to face fellow Dem in November
BURLINGAME, Calif. — Sen. Dianne FeinsteinDianne Emiel FeinsteinHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling …
New Analyses Suggest Trump Admin Really Just Wants to Push Millions of Medicaid Recipients Off Care
Recent analyses bolster the case that attacks on Medicaid via work requirements—encouraged and permitted by the Trump administration—threaten the access to care and therefore health of millions of Americans. Ten …
In Wake of 'Shameful' Vote by US Senate, New Cholera Warning for Yemen
After a “shameful and unacceptable” vote by the U.S. Senate last week to kill a bill that would have halted the nation’s military support for a Saudi-led war in Yemen, …
Upholding Texas Photo ID Law, Federal Appeals Court Deals Blow to Voting Rights
In a move that frustrated voting rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Friday ruled that Texas can implement a revisied voter identification law that critics claim is unconstitutionally discriminatory. …
'Well, This Didn't Take Long': Endorsing Gina Haspel for CIA, Dick Cheney Says Bring Back Torture Program
Highlighting the severe dangers that critics warn come with promoting Gina Haspel—who participated directly in the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program—to become the agency’s next director, former vice president Dick Cheney …
'Historic Victory for Entire Progressive Movement' as Stacey Abrams Wins Georgia Primary
Former Georgia state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams—who has been seen as a progressive challenger to her opponent, former state Rep. Stacey Evans—won a nationally watched Democratic primary race on …
With Kennedy Retiring, Right-Wing Koch Brothers Ready Millions to Buy Next Supreme Court Seat
After the U.S. Supreme Court this week crippled labor unions, sided with anti-choice health clinics, upheld President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, and preserved GOP gerrymandering, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his …