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Democrat AGs signed secrecy pact to hide details of probe into climate-change dissent

Democratic attorneys general signed a secrecy agreement aimed at keeping private the details of their investigation into climate-change dissenters, according to documents released Thursday.

August 4, 2016

Obama to make it tougher to build roads, bridges in name of climate change

Building that bridge or expanding that highway just became more difficult under a rigorous standard issued Tuesday by the Obama administration that will make it easier to block a wide range of projects in the name of climate change.

August 2, 2016

Chicago environmentalists accused of bias for cheering Obama library after blocking Lucas museum

President Obama's plan to bulldoze a sensitive Chicago lakefront park in order to build his presidential library is meeting with outrage -- but not from environmental groups.

July 30, 2016

Trump tops Clinton in TV ratings for convention speeches: ‘We beat her’

Score one for the Donald: Republican Donald Trump's nomination speech drew a larger audience than did Hillary Clinton's.

July 29, 2016

Democrats redouble ‘war on women’ offensive even as phrase disappears

While Republicans used their convention to blast the war on terror, Democrats took advantage of this week's political gathering to fight the war on women. Although they're no longer calling it that.

July 28, 2016

Progressive leader says left is turning on Obamacare as costs soar

Even progressives are turning against Obamacare as health care costs and premiums skyrocket.

July 28, 2016

Tom Steyer, Democrat donor, wields influence at convention

San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer, a former hedge fund manager turned climate activist, is the toast of the Democratic National Convention, the biggest dog at the Wells Fargo Center not named Clinton, Obama or Sanders.

July 27, 2016

Hollywood turns on Democrats with press conference to decry Bernie Sanders bashing

Another headache for Democrats: A slew of Hollywood celebrities led by Susan Sarandon has scheduled a press conference to denounce the party's Bernie bashing.

July 27, 2016

Democrat AGs who subpoenaed Exxon refuse to comply with House subpoenas on climate probe

Two state attorneys general who subpoenaed ExxonMobil on climate change are now refusing to comply with a House committee's subpoenas on the Democrats' pursuit of climate dissent.

July 27, 2016

Green Party’s Jill Stein needles DNC with Sanders-friendly street campaign

No other presidential candidate would dare hit the campaign trail in a white tank top, but for the Green Party's Jill Stein, it's more about surviving the heat than making a fashion statement.

July 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders supporters storm media tent as Hillary Clinton accepts nomination

Diehard supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders stormed media tents and staged a sit-in Tuesday night minutes after Hillary Clinton officially claimed the party's presidential nomination, injecting another round of drama into the convention and pouring cold water on claims Democrats are fully uniting behind their White House nominee.

July 26, 2016

Loretta Sanchez takes swipe at Democratic insiders as California Senate feud spills into DNC

California's racially charged all-Democrat Senate race spilled Monday into the Democratic National Convention as the candidates continued to feud over President Obama's endorsement of one over the other.

July 26, 2016

#NeverTrump Republican to cross enemy lines with DNC speech praising Clinton

#NeverTrump Republicans plan to make waves by disavowing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in a speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention.

July 25, 2016

Democrats strike ‘all-of-the-above’ energy policy from platform

Say good-bye to the Democratic Party's long-standing support for "all-of-the-above" energy, and hello to "some of the above."

July 25, 2016

Al Gore endorsing Hillary Clinton, skipping DNC

Former Vice President Al Gore broke his silence Monday by endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton for president but also confirmed that he will skip this year's Democratic National Convention.

July 25, 2016

Atheists call for DNC official’s resignation for emails showing ‘anti-atheist bigotry’

Atheists are calling for a top Democratic National Convention official to resign after leaked emails showed he suggested attacking Sen. Bernard Sanders for his alleged lack of belief in God.

July 25, 2016

Donald Trump would win if election held today: FiveThirtyEight website

On the first day of the Democratic National Convention, the statistics website FiveThirtyEight had some bad news, predicting for the first time that Donald Trump would win the presidency if the election were held today.

July 25, 2016

Donald Trump surges to lead after GOP convention

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has surged to a lead in the polls after his party's national convention last week, powered by a newly unified GOP behind him and independent voters giving him a second look.

July 25, 2016

Loretta Sanchez implies racial bias after being snubbed by Obama in California Senate race

President Obama's decision to snub Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez in the one-party California Senate race has triggered a testy intraparty feud that threatens to split the Democratic coalition along racial lines.

July 23, 2016

Black Lives Matter blasts Trump as a ‘terrorist’ after law-and-order convention speech

Black Lives Matter officials blasted presidential nominee Donald Trump as a "terrorist" after his Thursday speech to the Republican National Committee, saying he wants to give police authority to "terrorize our communities."

July 22, 2016