Barrett clears pivotal Senate hurdle ahead of Monday confirmation vote

The Senate cleared a key procedural hurdle Sunday for Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination, bringing the 48-year-old…

Pelosi to run for speaker again if Democrats keep the House

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she’ll seek another term as speaker should Democrats keep…

Pelosi: Covid relief deal could still happen before Election Day

With only nine days until Election Day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she’s still “optimistic”…

‘We had nudity on the greens!’ The battle over Britain’s golf courses

The country’s fairways take up a huge amount of green space – and many were thrown…

Republicans want to open pristine Alaska wilderness to logging. This is a tragedy | Kim Heacox

Forests are the lungs of the Earth. Around the world, every minute of every day, trees…

Can California’s top wine region survive the era of megafire?

The Silverado Trail, a two-lane road that weaves through the bucolic hillsides in the heart of…

‘It feels like a nightmare’: Sussex villagers aghast at road plan

“It’s like they are torturing us. Each step, it just gets worse.” Gilly McCadden is in…

The US has a good record on fighting monopolies. Now it’s Google’s turn

The tech giant claims that no one is forced to use its search engine. All power…

Now that nuclear weapons are illegal, the Pacific demands truth on decades of testing | Dimity Hawkins

With a 50th nation ratifying it, the treaty outlawing nuclear weapons for all countries will come…

Murkowski to back Barrett, despite opposing election-year SCOTUS vote

Sen. Lisa Murkowski will vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, despite her…