We Have Met Our Greatest Security Threat, and It Is Us
As we stop to remember the solemn events of September 11, 2001, perhaps we can recall nothing more important than the great spirit of togetherness and national unity that the terrible terrorist attacks of that day engendered across the nation.
Winning 2020 Will Be Harder Than Trump Thinks
Donald Trump will have to deal with a very unique challenge which other incumbent presidents have not had to face, at least in modern times, as he seeks a second term. And that's before he faces a single Democrat....
Instead of Preparing for Hurricane, Trump Decides Golfing is More Important
With Hurricane Dorian bearing down, Donald Trump was at Camp David working on his golf swing.
Finding Out What Voters Really Think About Presidental Debates
With the 2020 presidential campaign season underway, a new cycle of debates has been set in motion -- complete with perpetual analysis as to what transpired in each.
Schumer Calls Trump’s Methane Rule Roll-back ‘Dagger in the Heart of Efforts to Preserve the Planet’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) slammed the Trump administration's intention, announced Thursday, to weaken Obama-era rules governing the emission of climate-changing methane into the atmosphere.
Lineup for September Democratic Presidential Debate Set
Democratic National Committee officials have set the lineup for the next Democratic presidential debate. Unlike the first two such debates, the September event will be held to just 10 of the candidates jousting on stage during a single evening.
Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Race
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, the senator from New York who struggled to get much traction in polling, dropped her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday.
Appeals Court Upholds Block on Abortion Restriction
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld a preliminary injunction against a restrictive Indiana state abortion law that would have imposed undue burdens on young women’s personal medical decisions.
Georgia GOP Now Must Defend Two Senate Seats in 2020
In a potential boost to Democratic hopes to retake the Senate majority in next year's elections, Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) announced Wednesday that he would resign his seat at year's end, leaving the Georgia GOP defending two seats in 2020.
If Carbon Offsets Require Forests to Stay Standing, What Happens When the Amazon Is on Fire?
The emergency threatening part of the world’s largest rainforest is proof that offsets are too risky to count on to cancel out corporate pollution, and that the Amazon needs help without strings attached.
