Jun 03 Dakota Access Pipeline in operation after months of resistance By Synclaire Cruel The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline began shipping oil Thursday after months of protests by nearly 300 tribes created a national movement and drew international attention. Continue reading
Jun 03 GOP legislative agenda incomplete, lags as Congress returns By Erica Werner President Donald Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:18 Meet the women who are taking a stand in Trump country By PBS News Hour Buckhannon, West Virginia, calls itself “the most Trumpian place in America.” But since Donald Trump won November’s election, a growing number of women have been taking a stand against the president and his policies. Hari Sreenivasan talks with the NewsHour’s… Continue watching
Jun 02 Democrats say GOP is trying to bury torture report By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The critics claimed Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the Senate intelligence committee chairman, is trying to "erase history."… Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: EPA's Pruitt dodges questions about whether Trump believes climate change is real By Erica R. Hendry EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt dodged the question of whether the president believes climate change is real and a threat to the U.S. Continue reading
Jun 02 Tillerson: U.S. still will cut emissions despite Paris pullout By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson downplayed the significance of the U.S. pullout from the Paris climate pact, arguing Friday that America still will continue taking steps to cut heat-trapping pollution. Continue reading
Jun 02 Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate travel ban By Matthew Pennington, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to immediately reinstate its ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, saying the U.S. will be safer if the policy is put in place. Continue reading
Jun 01 Analysis: How much carbon will Trump's climate policies add to the atmosphere? By Annie Sneed, Scientific American A detailed analysis shows how much more carbon dioxide each of Trump’s climate policy changes would send into the atmosphere. Continue reading
Jun 01 Here's how leaders are reacting to Trump's withdrawal from Paris climate agreement By Erica R. Hendry, Dan Cooney, Jessica Yarvin The decision sparked a storm of reactions from lawmakers, foreign leaders and industry executives who largely feared what the exit would mean. Continue reading
Jun 01 President Trump pulls U.S. out of Paris climate accord, sparking global criticism By Julie Pace and Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad. He said the… Continue reading