Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 24,…
Day: September 27, 2020
World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit
World leaders have pledged to clamp down on pollution, embrace sustainable economic systems and eliminate the…
Democrats say Republicans will pay price at polls for confirming Barrett
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said if Senate Republicans vote to confirm Barrett, “They will be seeing…
China’s carbon pledge will require complete inversion of existing system
China’s President Xi Jinping stunned climate action observers in a speech at the United Nations general…
Trump backers say he’s not undermining confidence in election
Sen. Tom Cotton defended the president by claiming Democrats were projecting in their assessment of the…
Schumer to Democrats: Focus on health care to beat Barrett
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talks to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as they wait for the…
Senate Dems ready tactics to muck up Supreme Court confirmation
Senate Democrats can’t stop Mitch McConnell from confirming a new Supreme Court justice, but they are…
Apples from ‘perfect harvest’ rot on the ground as demand for cider slumps
On a sloping hill just south of Dartmoor, boughs are laden with brightly coloured Devon crimson,…