Obama-era ‘clean energy’ solar power plant still uses fossil fuels – and kills thousands of birds annually

This is part 2 of a series on California’s troubled Ivanpah Solar Power Plant in the Mojave Desert.  SAN BERNADINO, Calif. – More than a decade after it opened, an Obama-era taxpayer-backed “clean energy” solar plant in California still burns fossil fuels and kills thousands of birds each year. The Ivanpah Solar Power Plant, a … Read more

Lionel Rosenblatt, Champion for Refugees, Dies at 82

Lionel Roseblatt, the United States foreign service officer who led a legendary, daring and completely unauthorized mission to rescue refugees from Vietnam, has died at 82. In 1975, Rosenblatt and his State Department colleague Craig Johnstone, wore disguises, forged documents and bribed local officials to ferry refugees out of Vietnam on small planes when it … Read more

ActBlue sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleging political retaliation over Democrats’ fundraising

Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, accusing the Republican of using his office for “retaliation” to punish the group for its political work and asking a federal judge to block his investigations and litigation against the organization. “ActBlue is trying to take me down,” Paxton, who is running for Senate … Read more

Can Trump Continue Iran War Without Congressional Approval?

Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss how the Trump administration is working around the 1973 War Powers resolution that requires the president to get authorization from Congress to continue the war after the 60-day mark.