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Bruce Westerman faults forest-management bill blocks on Democrats

As catastrophic wildfires cut a deadly swath through California, President Trump has demanded more aggressive forest management -- and as luck would have it, Rep. Bruce Westerman has a bill to do exactly that.

November 19, 2018

Women’s March founder calls on leaders to resign over anti-Semitism, bigotry concerns

Teresa Shook, the founder of the Women's March, called Monday on the group's leaders to step down, accusing them of allowing anti-Semitism and other bigoted ideologies to infect the organization's purpose.

November 19, 2018

Minnesota Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar inflames Democratic split over Israel with post-election BDS support

She has yet to be sworn in, but Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has already inflamed the Democratic divide over Israel with her post-election admission of support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

November 19, 2018

Jerry Brown on California wildfires: Trump has ‘got our back’

California Gov. Jerry Brown said Sunday that President Trump has assured him he will provide continued federal aid for the disastrous California wildfires, adding that the president has "got our back."

November 18, 2018

Eric Swalwell, Democratic lawmaker, warns gun owners that ‘government has nukes’

Rep. Eric Swalwell, California Democrat, warned gun owners Friday that any fight over firearms would be "a short one," because the federal government has an extensive cache of nuclear weapons.

November 16, 2018

USAID expands funding to private, religious schools under new global education policy

The U.S. Agency for International Development plans to fund private and religious schools in developing countries as part of its new education policy, citing the need to provide instruction to millions of children globally who lack access to public schools.

November 16, 2018

Betsy DeVos releases campus sexual misconduct rule to balance rights of accuser, accused

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has released a broad overhaul of the federal guidance on campus sexual assault and harassment, a proposal aimed at striking a balance between the rights of the accuser and the accused.

November 16, 2018

Betsy DeVos praised for reforms to Title IX due process

Expect plenty of outrage when Education Secretary Betsy DeVos unveils her overhaul of the Obama-era Title IX rule governing college sexual-assault cases -- and behind the scenes, an outpouring of relief.

November 15, 2018

Oregon launches investigation into two people who submitted slew of late ballots

Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson has launched an investigation into two individuals who turned in nearly 100 ballots the day after the election.

November 15, 2018

Virginia AG Mark Herring hit with lawsuit over legality of privately funded climate prosecutors

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring was hit with a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at unearthing the details of his efforts to bring on a lawyer to pursue climate litigation through a program paid for by billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

November 14, 2018

Colorado early snow clouds climate change debate

A heavy autumn snowfall has ski resorts across Colorado holding some of their earliest opening days in a decade or more, stoking skiers and fueling another snowball fight over climate change.

November 14, 2018

Scientists correct widely reported ocean-warming study after errors found

Researchers have walked back a high-profile study showing that the oceans are warming far faster than previously thought, thanks to climate change, after their conclusions were challenged by a prominent climate skeptic.

November 14, 2018

Foundation shelves human rights award for Women’s March over anti-Semitism charges

A German foundation has cancelled an awards ceremony to honor the Women's March after a group of affiliated scholars objected, accusing the progressive advocacy group of anti-Semitism.

November 14, 2018

Democrats label Republicans racist, bigoted, sexist in Axios poll

A stunning 61 percent of Democrats labeled Republicans as "racist/bigoted/sexist" when asked which words they would use to describe the other party, while 31 percent of Republicans said the same thing about Democrats, according to an Axios poll released this week.

November 13, 2018

Trump approves expedited major disaster declaration for California wildfires

President Trump approved Monday an expedited request for a major disaster declaration for California as the state grapples with devastating wildfires that have left 31 dead.

November 12, 2018

Donald Trump sparks California wildfires debate on clearing versus climate

The California wildfire disaster marked Monday a deadly milestone as frustrated calls for more aggressive forest management -- led by President Trump -- met with climate-change pushback from Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.

November 12, 2018

Hillary Clinton will run for president again in 2020, predicts her former top adviser

A longtime Hillary Clinton adviser guaranteed Monday that the former secretary of state would make a third bid for president in 2020 on a more progressive platform.

November 12, 2018

Tucker Carlson accuses Michael Avenatti client of calling his daughter ‘whore’

Fox News host Tucker Carlson admitted Sunday that he yelled at a man during dinner at a country club, but said he did so only after the diner called his teenage daughter an obscene name and asked if she were "Tucker's whore."

November 11, 2018

Sam Donaldson says CNN suing White House over Jim Acosta suspension

Former ABC White House correspondent Sam Donaldson said Sunday that CNN has sued the Trump administration -- and that he has been asked to submit an affidavit -- although the cable network said no decision has been reached.

November 11, 2018

White director who won minority theater grant defends decision to identify as black

A white theater director defended Saturday his decision to identify as black, a case that has sparked an identity-politics debate in Great Britain after he received a publicly funded grant intended for minority artists.

November 10, 2018