Climate politics in 2018: another guide for the perplexed

Yet the politics remain as rancorous as ever. The federal government unveiled its National Energy Guarantee in November, after Chief Scientist Alan Finkel’s Clean Energy Target proved too rich for some in the Coalition. Just before Christmas, the long-awaited climate policy review was released, and …

… Politicians Stunned by Discovery of Possible Spying. Oklahoma officials are investigating after several Republican lawmakers reported they were being followed, including one legislator who found a tracking device on his vehicle. Jan. 17, 2018, at 6:33 p.m.. Oklahoma Politicians Stunned by Discovery of Possible Spying …

To broaden its audience, British left-leaning news site The Canary has been converting all its text articles to audio since last September. In time, it plans to make its audio articles available on voice assistant devices like Google Home and Amazon Echo, where publishers are increasingly making more …

You cannot escape race in the immigration debate, Mr. Buchanan argues, while pointing to the demographic composition of the two major political parties. “Americans have the sovereign right to discriminate in favor of some continents, countries and cultures, and against others,” Mr. Buchanan further …

President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, to travel to Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) The Associated Press. By JILL COLVIN and ALAN FRAM, …

… Border Wall. President Donald Trump is pushing back against his own chief of staff over the border wall with Mexico. Jan. 18, 2018, at 6:42 a.m.. The Latest: Trump Pushes Back Against Aide Over Border Wall. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter · Post to Reddit. Email. Share in LinkedIn · Share on StumbleUpon.

Washington is going through one of its hoary melodramas with the threat of a partial government shutdown at 12:01 Saturday morning if Congress doesn’t pass a funding bill. These are usually worth ignoring, but in this election year we are likely to see more such showdowns. So it’s important to understand …

The congressional subpoena came the same day The New York Times reported that Bannon — a former far-right media executive and recently scorned politicaladversary of the president’s — has been subpoenaed by special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before a federal grand jury. With the issuance of …

A Slate article published on Tuesday by Jacob Weisberg, editor in chief of the Slate Group, expanded on what he told The New York Times on Friday. Slate detailed his communications with Ms. Clifford from August to October 2016. Her account is similar to that published by In Touch. Ms. Clifford told Mr.

And with the midterm elections approaching, there are fresh fears among Republicans who were already anxious over the political climate going into November — and over Trump’s unpredictable actions. Administration officials and lawmakers spent the holiday weekend debating the precise presidential …