Trump has launched an unprecedented assault on the environment. Where’s the pushback?

Climate deniers expected more resistance to the fossil fuel blitz. But Democrats, billionaires and activists have gone silent This story is published in partnership with DeSmog, the climate investigations site As Donald Trump assaults the legal foundation of America’s ability to regulate global warming emissions, climate deniers have been privately celebrating what they claim is … Read more

NATO defenses shoot down Iranian missile fired toward Turkey, defense ministry says

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that a ballistic missile launched from Iran towards its airspace was intercepted by NATO defense systems, marking a first in the conflict with Iran. A senior NATO military official confirmed to Fox News Digital that the alliance conducted the interception. Turkey’s Head of Communications Burhanettin Duran said that the … Read more

Rep Tony Gonzales hit with House ethics probe after aide’s suicide

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 800-273-TALK (8255). The House of Representatives is launching an internal investigation into a GOP lawmaker accused of having an affair with and sexually harassing an aide who committed suicide last … Read more

In these troubled times, who isn’t loving the nostalgia of the Kennedys and Love Story’s 90s New York? | Emma Brockes

It’s monstrously presumptuous? Unforgivably glib? Perhaps. But this stylised drama is the show we all need right now If you are looking for a break in the clouds from this terrible news cycle, can I direct you towards Love Story, the nine-part series executive-produced – but crucially, not written! – by Ryan Murphy, which documents … Read more

‘Open borders, Trump-hating radical’: GOP unleashes early blitz on Texas Democrat Talarico

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Republicans didn’t wait for the call in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas to target James Talarico, the Democrats’ nominee in the high-stakes midterm election battle. Hours before the Associated Press reported early on Wednesday that Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker with a surging national profile, defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a nationally … Read more

NY GOP candidate torches Columbia group over ‘Death to America’ post, tells them to ‘get the f— out’

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican front-runner for governor, blasted a pro-Palestinian Columbia University student group after it posted “Death to America” in Farsi following the reported killing of Iran’s supreme leader. “To the Columbia University Students and Faculty who posted ‘Death to America’ — I have one message for you — Get the … Read more