Jun 02 Obama’s new energy plan: Why not put the fed’s trillions into renewables? By Chris Martenson Chris Martenson would be a lot less worried about this country’s economic future if America invested in the kinds of alternative energy he’s installed around his home in rural New England. Continue reading
Jun 02 77,000 foreign banks share details on U.S. account holders in IRS crackdown By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Nearly 70 countries have agreed to share information from their banks as part of a U.S. law that targets Americans hiding assets overseas. Participating countries include all the world's financial giants, as well as many places where Americans have traditionally… Continue reading
Jun 02 EPA announces sweeping limits for coal power plant emissions By Dina Cappiello, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The 645-page plan, expected to be finalized next year, is a centerpiece of Obama's efforts to deal with climate change and seeks to give the United States more leverage to prod other countries to act when negotiations on a new… Continue reading
Jun 01 EPA plans measure to cut power plant carbon by one-third By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press The Obama administration will unveil a plan Monday to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, according to people familiar with the proposal. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch Prisoner swap for Bergdahl’s release alarms some critics in Washington By PBS News Hour Critics weighed in on the Sunday morning talk shows about potential foreign policy ramifications of the prisoner exchange with the Taliban for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Adam Entous of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan to take… Continue watching
Jun 01 Co-owner of Philadelphia Inquirer, Lewis Katz, killed in plane crash By Kayla Ruble One of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s co-owners, Lewis Katz, was killed in a plane crash along with six others at a Massachusetts airfield on Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 01 Hagel: Sgt. Bergdahl’s life was in danger before prisoner trade By Julie Pace, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday the military operation to free Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees was not relayed to Congress because officials believed the soldier's life… Continue reading
May 31 Pres. Obama, with soldier’s family, speaks on Bergdahl’s release By Associated Press President Barack Obama, flanked by the parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, spoke about the soldier's release on Saturday from the White House Rose Garden. Continue reading
May 31 GOP lawmakers say administration broke law with prisoner swap By Associated Press Two Republican lawmakers on Saturday accused President Barack Obama of breaking the law by approving the release of five Afghan detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for a U.S. soldier believed held by Islamist insurgents for five years. Continue reading
May 31 Watch U.S. soldier freed after nearly five years in captivity By PBS News Hour Continue watching