House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in…
Month: January 2021
McConnell proposes allowing Trump two weeks to prepare impeachment defense
Sen. Mitch McConnell leaves the chamber. | AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell…
Senate clears Austin waiver, setting up confirmation vote to be Biden’s Pentagon chief
Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin laughs at a joke made by Sen. Jack Reed at his…
Legal bid to stop UK building Europe’s biggest gas power plant fails
Plan has been approved despite environmental objections and criticism over climate leadership A legal challenge to…
‘Our futures are at stake’: sport’s climate crisis weakness and how to change it
For a sector of society so adept at harnessing communities, cities, even entire countries, sport is…
Proud Boys organizer arrested in Florida over riot at Capitol
Members of the Proud Boys, including organizer Joe Biggs, third from right, march across the Hawthorne…
Building a green economy could stop ‘nightmare’ degradation of Amazon
The Amazon will be transformed into a “highly degraded nightmare” unless a sustainable biodiversity-based economy develops…
‘No more broken treaties’: indigenous leaders urge Biden to shut down Dakota Access pipeline
Indigenous leaders and environmentalists are urging President Joe Biden to shutdown some of America’s most controversial…
Democrats poised to rebuff McConnell’s filibuster demands
Senate Democrats are signaling they will reject an effort by Mitch McConnell to protect the legislative…
Democrats weigh their stimulus options: Go big or go fast
A new era has dawned in Washington, but the divide over pandemic relief on Capitol Hill…