Tim Pearce

Democrats Start First Ethics Investigation Against Trump Interior Chief Days After Confirmation

The Department of the Interior’s inspector general launched an investigation Monday into Interior Secretary David Bernhardt over possible ethics violations,…

7 years ago

‘A Complete Lack Of Competence’: Obama Holdovers Turn On Each Other As Agency Falls Into Disarray

Chemical Safety Board (CSB) member Manuel Ehrlich blasted his fellow board members in a March 22 memo for forcing through…

7 years ago

Trump’s USMCA Trade Agreement Just Cleared A Major Hurdle In Mexico

The Mexican legislature’s lower chamber approved labor reforms Thursday called for by President Donald Trump in his attempt to renegotiate…

7 years ago

Senate Confirms David Bernhardt As Next Interior Secretary

The Senate voted 56 to 41 to confirm David Bernhardt as the next secretary of the Interior Thursday despite Democrats’…

7 years ago

196,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment 3.8 Percent

The U.S. economy added 196,000 jobs in March while the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.8 percent, making March the…

7 years ago

Senate Energy Committee Approves Trump’s Pick To Lead Interior

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to move David Bernhardt’s nomination to lead the Interior Department in front…

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Dem Lawmaker Wants To Hold Up David Bernhardt’s Nomination On Issues Already Cleared By Ethics Officials

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon is attempting to delay a committee vote on President Donald Trump’s pick to lead…

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Ted Cruz Threatens Maduro With ‘Every Lever’ If He Doesn’t Release Six Captive Americans

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Tuesday met with the families of the “CITGO six,” American oil executives held…

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No US Disaster Aid Is Going To Midwest Farmers That Lost Crops In Flooding

U.S. disaster funds are out of reach for thousands of Midwest farmers that have lost millions of dollars’ worth of…

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Under Trump, People With The Least Education Have Seen Their Income Rise The Fastest

Americans with the least amount of education have seen the strongest growth in their wages in the past decade, the…

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Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Deal With Alaskan Community For A Life-Saving Road

A federal judge on Friday vacated a land swap agreement between an Alaskan village and the Interior department because the…

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Report: A Massive, Private Climate Change ‘Resiliency’ Program Is On Its Last Legs

The Rockefeller Foundation is planning to pull the plug on its 100 Resilient Cities initiative as early as the summer…

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‘You Completely Disregarded Us’: Native Alaskan Criticizes Democratic Lawmaker Over Closing ANWR

An Alaskan tribal official accused Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman of California of disregarding Native Americans when proposing to close the…

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Coal Advocates Warn The US Grid Is Growing More Vulnerable

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) released a white paper Wednesday warning of the U.S. electric grid’s growing…

7 years ago

Six Democratic House Chairs Demand Barr Release The Mueller Report, And They’ve Given A Deadline

Six Democratic committee chairmen are demanding Attorney General William Barr turn over the full grand jury report on Russian interference…

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