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Create a Congressional Climate Tribunal to investigate corporate deniers

We owe ourselves and the world a deeper understanding of these irresponsible actions perpetrated by a couple dozen global corporations.

Watch live: Homeland Security officials testify on expiration of Title 42

The House Homeland Security subcommittee overseeing border enforcement is hearing from two Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials on Tuesday afternoon regarding the lead-up to the end of Title 42, the pandemic-era policy that significantly limited migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. The subcommittee's chair, Rep. Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.), was highly critical of the Biden...

Watch live: White House press briefing

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is slated to speak with reporters Tuesday afternoon. The Biden administration announced it will allocate $2.6 billion to the Commerce Department from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as an effort to improve coastal climate resilience. The funds will include about $400 million for tribal communities in support of habitat...

Lawmakers mark first National Naloxone Awareness Day

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are coming together to bring attention to an anti-opioid overdose drug, after the stars of the documentary “The Queen of Versailles” urged the launch of National Naloxone Awareness Day. The first ever awareness day dedicated to naloxone was recognized on Tuesday, with a bipartisan congressional resolution denoting it...

Russia warns supplying Ukraine with US-built F-16 fighter jets would escalate conflict

Russian officials warned that supplying Ukraine with U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets would escalate the war as it stretches into its 15th month. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the remarks while speaking at a military base in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.  "We must keep in mind that one of the modifications of the F-16 can 'accommodate' nuclear...

How respect for civil discourse led to respect for marriage equality

As we celebrate all the honest conversations over the decades that enabled tremendous leaps of progress like the Respect for Marriage Act, we should all endeavor to identify where we can break down similar barriers in our civic lives.

Oh, the places they went: Top quotes from this year’s commencement addresses

The class of 2023 has walked the stage for the last time. As millions of students and their families celebrate, universities have as usual brought in some huge names to bid farewell to their graduates, ranging from Hollywood to White House, with Vice President Harris giving the first West Point commencement speech by a woman....

Watch live: House Democrats hold weekly press briefing

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (Calif.) and Vice Chairman Ted Lieu (Calif.) are holding their weekly press conference Tuesday. Progressives faced a stinging defeat when Congress voted to approve the bipartisan debt limit deal last week. Forty-six Democrats voted against the bill, along with 71 Republicans. The vote marked the latest setback for the...

Schools should not be discouraging transparency and parental rights

Three Christian and Muslim families are suing the Montgomery County, Md. school board over the districts’ inclusion of books featuring gay and transgender content for very young students. They have a valid point.

Issa rejects White House ‘spin’ on China visit during Tiananmen anniversary: ‘Embarrassed on the world stage’

GOP Rep. Darrell Issa is firing back at the Biden admin. after it downplayed concerns over sending a delegation to China on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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