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J. Sterling Morton Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) founded Arbor Day in 1872. He served as President Grover Cleveland’s Secretary of Agriculture. He…
Newly released documents reveal former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had been warned by the Pentagon not to take money from foreign governments. Top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee Rep. […]
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Today will be a particularly compelling Earth Day with many celebrations and science marches. The Earth is on our minds and in our hearts today as we hope that good will, sound […]
Judge Merrick Garland got emotional during his Supreme Court nomination ceremony in the Rose Garden. And since Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) invoked an excerpt from a 24-year-old speech and called it a […]
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Today marks seven years since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Over the past seven years, the law has faced many threats by Republicans who now hope for enough […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden stood on the Capitol steps at a rally today marking the seventh anniversary of The Affordable Care Act (ACA). Flanked by Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Biden told […]
Candidate Trump promised to protect the miners’ job at a rally in Abingdon, Va. last August, vowing, “It is the last shot for the miners. Hillary will be a horror show, and […]
On the campaign trail, candidate Trump told Americans that they needed “crystal clear and clean water,” but on February 16, he signed into law a bill killing the Stream Protection Rule, which […]
President Donald Trump has called climate change a hoax cooked up by China. Now Scott Pruitt, his new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has expressed his view on carbon dioxide (CO₂) […]
The movement of freight is ubiquitous. And it can be dirty, but it is part of living in society. Trucks, trains, planes, barges and ships travel our roads, railways, and waterways, transporting […]
