Driven partly by polls showing voters in both parties — particularly younger ones — are worried about a warming planet, some lawmakers are changing how they talk about climate change. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/climate/republicans-climate-change-policies.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Tag: United States Politics and Government
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Rule on Abortion Referrals
An administration measure would bar groups that provide abortion referrals from receiving federal family planning money. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/science/title-x-injunction-abortion-referrals.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Americans Are Among the Most Stressed People on the Planet, Poll Finds
An annual, global Gallup poll, released Thursday, reported that feelings of stress and worry are particularly high in the United States. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/americans-stressful.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Is Obstruction an Impeachable Offense? History Says Yes
In 1974 and 1998, articles of impeachment against Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Bill Clinton focused on the corrupt use of power to frustrate lawful investigations. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/us/politics/obstruction-impeachable-offense.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Jared Kushner Dismisses Russian Election Interference as ‘Couple of Facebook Ads’
His comments seem to contradict Facebook’s own estimates that Russian ads and social-media posts reached 126 million Americans during the election. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/us/politics/jared-kushner-facebook-ads.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Nonfiction: Two Early Presidents Who Questioned the Wisdom of ‘the People’
In “The Problem of Democracy,” Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein show that John and John Quincy Adams were skeptical of popular democracy. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/books/review/nancy-isenberg-andrew-burstein-the-problem-of-democracy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Hospitals Stand to Lose Billions Under ‘Medicare for All’
Private insurance pays hospitals much more than the federal government does for patient care. If Medicare for all means Medicare rates, expect an industry backlash. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/health/medicare-for-all-hospitals.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Judge Delivers Major Setback to Trump Policy to Increase Coal Mining on Federal Land
The Interior Department acted illegally when it sought to lift an Obama-era moratorium on coal mining on public lands, a court found. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/climate/court-trump-coal-mining-setback.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
On Politics: Complete Coverage of the Mueller Report
The full report from The Times on the release of the special counsel’s findings on the Trump campaign and Russia’s election interference. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/us/politics/mueller-report-coverage.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
We Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change (Yes, All of Them). Here Are Their Ideas.
The New York Times sent a climate policy survey to the 18 declared candidates. They all want to stick to the Paris Agreement. Beyond that, they diverge. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/politics/climate-change-democrats.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…