by Niko Boskovic | Nov 19, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Indiana Sen. Mike Braun’s Senate climate caucus, started a month ago with Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons is now up to 10 members with the recent addition of Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. The first bipartisan Senate climate caucus will look...
by Niko Boskovic | Nov 19, 2019 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, testified before the House Intelligence Committee Friday that President Donald Trump wanted her out of office and she felt threatened. According to Yovanovitch, foreign actors influenced the...
by Silvia Martelli and Chiara Vercellone | Nov 16, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Actress Jane Fonda, along with cast members of “Grace and Frankie” and worldwide climate activists, gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol Friday for the sixth consecutive Friday to protest the lack of congressional action on climate...
by Mark Satter | Nov 15, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – An office meant to protect whistleblowers within the Department of Veterans Affairs was weaponized against them and promoted a culture of fear within the massive federal agency, lawmakers said Thursday during a House Appropriations subcommittee...
by Alec Bose | Nov 15, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday unveiled legislation to retrofit all federal public housing with renewable energy technology – part of the broad Democratic plan known as the Green New Deal. The Green New Deal for Public...
by Silvia Martelli | Nov 15, 2019 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook are facing increasing scrutiny from Congress over their online dominance and potential to threaten thousands of small businesses that compete with them. The criticism has ramped up over the past year, especially...
