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Kenrya Rankin  Jun 23, 2017 11:41AM EDT

Senate Health Care Plan Panned by Critics

From former President Barack Obama to The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the people are not pleased with the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
People in a room at the White House
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 22, 2017 12:16PM EDT

CBC Response to Trump Administration's Meeting Invite: Nah

The Congressional Black Caucus says Trump’s policies will “devastate Black communities.”
Red button, says "emergency"
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 21, 2017 2:27PM EDT

7 Things You Need to Know About The Senate GOP's Health Care Bill

Republican Senators are being extremely secretive about a law that will impact millions. Here’s what we do know.
Fatima Avelica, 13, daughter of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, attends a rally for his release outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices March 13, 2017, in Los Angeles. Her father is mentioned in the Slate piece.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 16, 2017 1:35PM EDT

READ: 60 Days of Deportations and Detainments Under Trump

Tactics once reserved for violent criminals are now targeting undocumented youth and parents.
People stand together as they hold a vigil to support President Barack Obama's immigration executive action on April 18, 2016 in Miami, Florida. The order is now being rescinded under the Trump administration.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 16, 2017 11:33AM EDT

Trump Administration Keeps DACA in Place But Revokes DAPA

DAPA, the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program, was created to keep families together but never took effect because it was tied up in litigation.
Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside of the town of Cuero, Texas, on March 26, 2015. The Bureau of Land Management has postponed regulations on these methane-emitting flares.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 15, 2017 2:09PM EDT

The Trump Administration Postpones Regulation on Methane and, Subsequently, Toxic Pollutants

It is the second attempt this week to repeal Obama-era rules on lowering methane emissions.
Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside of the town of Cuero, Texas, on March 26, 2015.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 14, 2017 1:02PM EDT

EPA Wants to Extend a Methane Rule Pause From 90 Days to 2 Years

Environmental groups argue it will protect the oil and gas industries while harming residential communities.  
Colorlines screenshot of Bureau of Indian Affairs' website before and after, taken on June 14, 2017.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 14, 2017 11:45AM EDT

Climate Change Mentions Are Deleted From the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Website

This is the second website to remove all mentions of the manmade catastrophe.
Ancient granaries, part of the House on Fire ruins, are shown here in the South Fork of Mule Canyon in the Bears Ears National Monument on May 12, 2017, outside Blanding, Utah.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 13, 2017 1:51PM EDT

The Trump Administration Suggests Reducing the Size of Bears Ears National Monument

The site, home to ancient cliff dwellings and ancient rock art, currently covers 1.35 million acres.
Flags of the G7 group of nations, as well as the flag of the European Union, stand on a stage in the ancient amphitheater prior to the beginning of the G7 Taormina summit on the island of Sicily on May 26, 2017, in Taormina, Italy.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 13, 2017 11:34AM EDT

U.S. Does Not Sign G7 Document on Climate Change

This is the administration's latest move in staying out of the Paris Agreement.
White man in black suit and white shirt stands in front of blurry brown background
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 13, 2017 9:53AM EDT

3 Things to Watch on C-Span

No, really. Vice President Mike Pence, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sean Spicer just might be full of...information.
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 12, 2017 4:22PM EDT

Another Appeals Court Rules 'Muslim Ban' Discriminatory

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: “Immigration, even for the president, is not a one-person show.”
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, 16, speaks at a rally for the federal climate lawsuit, of which is a plaintiff, on February 20, 2017, in Denver.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 9, 2017 3:15PM EDT

5 Things to Know About The Youth-Led Climate Lawsuit Against Trump

For one, the case didn't always involve the 45th president.
A white man wearing armor adorned with crosses made of American flags grimaces at a demonstration.
Spencer Sunshine  Jun 9, 2017 3:15PM EDT

The Growing Alliance Between Neo-Nazis, Right Wing Paramilitaries and Trumpist Republicans

In anticipation of Saturday’s March Against Sharia events nationwide, researcher and journalist Spencer Sunshine chronicles the major moments of a violent new movement he's dubbed “Independent Trumpism.”
Journalist Maria Hinojosa speaks after "The Latino List: Volume Two" Screening on September 21, 2012 in New York City. Listen to her and co-host Julio Ricardo Varela interview two guests on their podcast, "In the Thick."
Yessenia Funes  Jun 8, 2017 3:53PM EDT

ICYMI: This Podcast Breaks Down a Deeper Issue Hidden in the Paris Agreement Withdrawal

And that's environmental racism.
Support ships are seen near the Deepwater Horizon spill site on July 3, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. Jeffrey Bossert Clark was on the legal team representing BP for the incident.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 8, 2017 2:48PM EDT

Trump's Latest Environment Nominee Has History With Oil and Gas Industry

The president announced Jeffrey Bossert Clark as his assistant attorney general nominee for the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division.
James Comey
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 8, 2017 9:41AM EDT

LIVESTREAM: James Comey Senate Intelligence Hearing

Also: This Twitter thread from attorney and writer Seth Abramson will help you understand what's going on during the former FBI director's hearing on what he knows about the Trump Administration and Russia.
A U.S. border wall tops a levee near Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 15, 2017, near La Grulla, Texas.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 7, 2017 3:57PM EDT

This Is Trump's Latest Proposal to Fund His 'Great Wall'

Hint: It involves solar panels.
Flared natural gas is burned off at the Deadwood natural gas plant on February 5, 2015 in Garden City, Texas. Flaring is another way methane is released during natural gas drilling.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 6, 2017 3:08PM EDT

Lawsuit From Environmental Groups Challenges EPA's Methane Rule Pause

The six groups say it is in violation of the Clean Air Act.
Colorlines screenshot of We Are Still In website, taken on June 6, 2017.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 6, 2017 12:01PM EDT

U.S. Politicians, Businesses and Higher Education Officials Form Coalition to Oppose Trump's Paris Agreement Decision

The 1,439 signatories are taking on the international climate agreement's goals without the president.