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Trump is right to point out China’s anti-competitive trade practices, but starting a trade war is not the way to get what he wants.
The bill is imperfect, but it signals an important shift, and would not have been possible without white privilege.
That’s what the head of US Cyber Command told lawmakers this week. Plus: Trump flops around on guns, and the White House descends into chaos.
Nearly half, according to Doctors Without Borders, are women and children.
A new study points to everyday household chemicals as a major contributor to air pollution. Plus: the new White House budget is bad news for the EPA, and one politician is silenced for speaking out against the role of corporate interests in politics.
As the politics after the Parkland, Fla. school shooting runs its course, legislators and activists shouldn't forget the role the Dickey Amendment has played in shutting down research into the links between gun violence and mental health.
Leader Kim Jong-un’s sister personally delivered an invitation to South Korean president Moon Jae-in to attend talks in Pyongyang. Plus: an Israeli air attack on Syrian and Iranian military positions inside Syria may mark a new phase in the conflict.
There are huge increases in military and domestic funding, but no deal on DACA.
Evidence mounts for Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. Plus: in the face of food and supply shortages, Venezuela’s unrest grows, and Zimbabwe’s new president reverses Mugabe’s policy on land-leasing to white farmers.
We’re celebrating one year of the runoff with a source analysis: was our coverage balanced, as intended, or did we skew in one direction?
The island’s governor wants to sell its bankrupted state-owned utility, PREPA. But that may turn out to be a bad move.
For significant concessions, including $25 billion for a border wall, the president claims he’s willing to offer a path to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants. Plus: Trump tried to fire Mueller back in June, but now he's willing to sit down for an interview.
Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria could strain its relationship with the US. Plus: in 90 days, Cape Town will be the world’s first major city to run out of water, and the European Union tries to eliminate plastics.
There is some movement toward resolution behind the scenes, though a deal is still very much out of reach.
Trump’s “shithole” remark further isolates him in the international community. Plus: The White House waives Iran sanctions one final time, relations between North and South Korea appear to be thawing, and Trump calls off his London trip.
It’s the biggest move yet in the legal battle over global warming. Plus: the Trump administration wants to drill for oil off the entire US coastline, and Ryan Zinke is trying to reshape the Department of the Interior.
A week of talks on immigration started hopefully enough, but was thrown into chaos when Trump was presented with a bipartisan solution. Plus: a federal judge temporarily blocks the White House’s move against DACA.
The move comes after high-level talks between the two countries, and may signal a relief of tension after many terrifying months. Plus: the US tries to grandstand about Iran’s protests, and fails.
The rollbacks are part of a systemic effort to deregulate industry, but if 2010's Deepwater Horizon oil spill is any indication, eliminating the rules could end up costing more.
