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With Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) refusing to allow a floor vote on government funding bills that passed the Democratic House last week, progressive organizations are attempting to force the GOP leader’s hand by pressuring Democrats to stonewall all Senate business and legislation that is unrelated to reopening the federal government. Click Here: gws […]

Accusing the Trump administration of “rolling out the red carpet” for the fossil fuel industry as hundreds of thousands federal workers continue to suffer from the ongoing government shutdown, a coalition of environmental groups filed a formal complaint on Thursday alleging that the Interior Department’s decision to continue processing oil and gas drilling permits during […]

Without notifying local charities and shelters, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly released hundreds of asylum-seekers from federal custody on Christmas Eve, leaving them at an El Paso, Texas bus stop without money, food, or anywhere to go. Click Here: Rugby league Jerseys According to the Texas Tribune, ICE “agents began dropping off the migrants […]

A new United Nations report warns that winter temperatures in the Arctic are still “locked in” to rise 3-5°C by 2050 and 5-9°C by 2080—with devastating consequences for the region and global sea levels—even if the international community cuts planet-warming emissions in line with the goals of the Paris climate agreement. Global Linkages: A Graphic […]

This is Election Countdown, The Hill’s newsletter from Lisa Hagen (@LA_Hagen) and Max Greenwood (@KMaxGreenwood) that brings you the biggest stories on the campaign trail. We’d love to hear from you, so feel free to reach out to Lisa at [email protected] and Max at [email protected] with any questions, comments, criticisms or food recommendations (mostly the […]

Sen. Joe DonnellyJoseph (Joe) Simon DonnellyEx-Sen. Joe Donnelly endorses Biden Lobbying world 70 former senators propose bipartisan caucus for incumbents MORE (D-Ind.) and businessman Mike Braun are statistically tied in Indiana’s widely watched Senate race, according to a poll released Monday by the Indianapolis Business Journal. Of likely voters surveyed, 41 percent back Donnelly in […]

A string of pipe bombs mailed to prominent Democrats has thrown a late curveball into the midterm elections, putting the country on edge and providing plenty of political fodder for both parties. Democrats are using the federal crimes as a new opening to criticize President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, […]

Rep.-elect Elaine Luria (D-Va.-02) DATE OF BIRTH: Aug. 15, 1975RESIDENCE: Norfolk, Va.OCCUPATION: Business ownerEDUCATION: B.S., U.S. Naval Academy; M.E.M., Old Dominion UniversityFAMILY: Husband, Robert Blondin; one daughter Former nuclear engineer and Navy commander-turned-small-business-owner Elaine Luria now has a new title: Representative. ADVERTISEMENT The congressional newcomer turned Virginia’s 2nd District blue, defeating incumbent GOP Rep. Scott […]

As human activity continues to drive the climate crisis that is causing rapid ice loss at both poles and in other cold regions, destroying the habitats of animals who live there, Russian islands in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago have declared a state of emergency in response to a “mass invasion” of dozens of starving polar […]

To combat astronomical wealth inequality across the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday introduced the For the 99.8% Act (pdf), which would impose a progressive estate tax on the ultra wealthy and significantly raise rates on the nation’s billionaires. “The fairest way to reduce wealth inequality, invest in the disappearing middle class, and […]