The Trump administration significantly loosens restrictions on methane emissions. Even major oil and gas companies oppose the move. 1/22 Russia and China move to exploit the Arctic as the climate crisis opens up “a whole new ocean.” 2/22 Nicholas Kristof: Seattle did an outstanding job halting the war
Boris Johnson asks England’s Queen to suspend Parliament to stop lawmakers from blocking a no-deal Brexit. 1/14 From the Fed to China to Obama, a rundown of those Trump will most likely blame in case of recession. 2/14 "The next recession—this year, next year,
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572 million in the first ruling in the US holding a drugmaker accountable for helping fuel the opioid epidemic. 1/16 As a final gesture of the G7 summit, leaders offer a $20 million aid package to Brazil to fight wildfires. Brazil refuses. 2/
Yesterday, China announced $75 billion in tariffs on US goods, Trump answered with increased tariffs on Chinese goods and "ordering" US companies to cut ties with China, and the Dow ended the day by dropping 600 points. 1/22 Related: Exemptions to Trump's China tariffs read
South Korea will scrap its intelligence-sharing pact with Japan. The move, benefiting North Korea and China, shows the weakness of this White House. 1/15 For a 12th weekend of protests, Hong Kong plans for a 33-kilometer human chain of some 100,000 people holding hands. 2/15
The Trump administration wants to remove limits on how long undocumented families can be detained, arguing the regulation incentivizes migration. 1/15 The Congressional Budget Office forecasts the federal deficit will reach nearly $1 trillion this year. The deficit's share of the economy in the next decade will
Boris Johnson visits Berlin in an attempt to negotiate a new deal, with only two months before the Brexit deadline. 1/19 The Danish legal system is being roiled because of errors in phone tracking data offered as evidence. 2/19 “Bemusement has turned to fury in Denmark” after Donald
Five years after choking Eric Garner to death, NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo has been fired. 1/23 Planned Parenthood withdraws from federal funding, citing the Trump administration's rule barring abortion referrals. 2/23 Related: You can donate to Planned Parenthood at its website. 3/23 For the first
If Trump gets his way, we may soon have a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, to end America’s longest war. 1/18 “He’s actually worse than a racist. He is so narcissistic, he doesn’t see people as people. He sees them as objects in his field of vision.
A new Trump proposal would allow federally contracted businesses to use religious objections as a means of discriminating against workers based on nearly anything. 1/19 Following reports that Trump repeatedly asked his staff about buying Greenland from Denmark, Greenland responds that it's "not for sale."
