Manchin wants to make filibuster ‘painful’ to use

The West Virginia Democrat has previously supported efforts to require senators to filibuster by talking on…

Manchin dismisses concerns that he would have tanked relief package

The West Virginia Democrat downplayed the idea that he is wielding outsize authority over the fate…

‘It is a trap!’: Inside the QAnon attack that never happened

In a joint intelligence bulletin earlier this week, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security delivered…

Toronto lockdown brings humans and raccoons together – neither’s happy

Raccoon attacks on residents are up 62% as some people act ‘foolish’ but others are enjoying…

Bloom time: my day picking daffodils against the clock

It’s the kind of day when the cloud is so thick that a heavy greyness hangs…

Swooping, soaring, murmurating: why the skies are full of starlings

Driving through Ripon, North Yorkshire, last week, Hayley Blaymires was surprised to see thousands of birds…

Revealed: why hundreds of thousands of tonnes of recycling are going up in smoke

When it comes to planet-friendly habits, recycling is by far the UK’s most popular, with 87%…

The threat of inflation is not so imminent as No 11 would have us believe

There was a warning after last week’s budget that Rishi Sunak’s recovery plans could be blown…

Schumer leads Dems to messy but major win on Covid aid

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer peaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol on March 06,…

Getting to net zero isn’t all pain and expense – there are huge opportunities for Australia | Warren Entsch

Opponents of net zero emissions targets and the policies required to get there like to frame…