Government climate advisers running scared of change, says leading scientist

Kevin Anderson, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, had a familiar reaction to the latest…

The secretive government agency planting ‘cyanide bombs’ across the US

The call came over Tony Manu’s police radio one March day in 2017: some sort of…

Cloud cuckoo land? How one bird’s epic migration stunned scientists

When Onon took off above the rolling hills of the Khurkh valley in Mongolia last June,…

Amid national crisis on police brutality and racism, Congress flails

As the United States faces its biggest crisis over civil rights in decades, Congress is poised…

Pelosi and McConnell eye Dunford to lead coronavirus oversight commission

Then-Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford in 2019. | AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Retired Gen. Joseph…

Republicans push Trump administration to step it up on coronavirus

As coronavirus cases spike across the country, President Donald Trump and his top officials say everything…

Manhattan prosecutor pick ducks questions about Barr’s job offer

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The Guardian view on Covid-19 and the climate: take back control | Editorial

The colossal challenge facing human civilisation, of ending our reliance on fossil fuels in short order,…

Senate passes China sanctions bill after White House relents

Protesters march to show their support for Hong Kong’s sovereignty from China in June 2020. |…

Massive police reform plan set for House passage

The bill would crack down on excessive police force and ban chokeholds, enforce national transparency standards…