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Judge Restores Coal Lease Moratorium on Public Lands That Was Undone Under Trump
The order prohibits new coal leases on all public lands until a thorough environmental review is complete.
Schools Are Facing Shortage of 300,000 Teachers and Staff, Major Union Says
Pandemic-related stress, burnout and chronically low pay have contributed to the mass exodus of educators.
Activists Stress Need for Much More Climate Action After IRA Passes in the House
Climate campaigners said the Inflation Reduction Act contains both historic investments and harmful provisions.
Tenants Call on Biden to Act as Rent Increases Reach a 35-Year High
Housing advocates demand that President Biden declare a national emergency.
FBI Was Reportedly Searching Mar-a-Lago for Nuclear Weapons-Related Documents
Authorities were deeply concerned the material could “potentially…[fall] into the wrong hands.”
Trump Explodes Over Report That FBI Was Searching His Home for Nuclear Secrets
The former president declared, “Nuclear weapons issue is a Hoax, just like ... two Impeachments were a Hoax.”
Pharma Claims Drug Price Reform Hurts Innovation. Experts Say That’s “Bullshit.”
As the Senate moved to adopt modest drug pricing negotiation measures, pharmaceutical companies made specious arguments.
Detained Immigrants in California Strike Over $1 a Day Pay, Working Conditions
GEO Group is retaliating against the jailed immigrants, even as it denies that an ongoing strike is underway.
DOJ Subpoenaed Docs Back in June, Prior to Mar-a-Lago Raid on Monday
Some have suggested that the raid on Monday demonstrates Trump hid docs that were supposed to be handed over months ago.
Biden Met With Historians Last Week to Discuss Anti-Democracy Trends
The two-hour meeting included a number of academics who focus on the topics of democracy and autocracy.