As one of his first acts after being confirmed by the Senate as Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy signed a memo to direct a reconsideration and indicate his support for a rollback of national fuel ...

In response to the executive actions announced by US President Trump, including calling for mass deportations, declaring a national emergency and an invasion, militarizing the US-Mexico border, ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, highlighting threats from nuclear ...

Alex Ault, policy counsel at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement in anticipation of the Senate Judiciary Committee convening January 29th to vote whether ...

After Trump visits California, new ad campaign from Fossil Free Media supports the growing call to “Make Polluters Pay” for the damage they’ve caused ...

The Center Biological Diversity sent a letter today to President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget and other federal agencies demanding more information on whether the so-called Department of ...

Last night, the White House Office of Management and Budget ordered a halt to all federal grants and loan disbursement. Groundwork Collaborative Senior Fellow Kitty Richards reacted with the following ...

The killings came as Israel and Lebanon reportedly agreed to extend the deadline for Israeli forces to leave the country ...

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Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry held hearings on the nomination of Brooke Rollins as Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins previously held roles as President ...

As Republican policymakers push for work requirements for Medicaid recipients and consider stricter ones for food stamp recipients, a new EPI report surveys the available evidence and finds that work ...