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'A Devastating Day for Oregon': Suspect Dead, Kids Among Victims in Elementary School ShootingA 16-year-old boy killed three children—ages 5, 8, and 11—and a teacher in a Thursday shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz confirmed their deaths during an evening press conference, where he was joined by department communications manager Sheila Miller, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook, Mayor…
75% of Likely US Voters Oppose Giving Big Oil Immunity From Climate LawsuitsPresident Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have sought to stop state-level lawsuits aimed at holding oil and gas companies responsible for climate-related damage. But most voters don't think they should be immune from accountability. In a poll released last week by Data for Progress, 75% of likely voters said they would oppose legislation that…
'Blatant Corruption': Donors Pouring $330 Million Into Trump Ballroom—and Reaping Benefits—ExposedA newly revealed list of companies and billionaire CEOs who donated millions of dollars to President Donald Trump's ballroom construction project shows that Big Tech, according to one government watchdog, "bankrolled it fully expecting a return on their investment." The list, first reported by The Washington Post, doesn't just show the $25 million…
Democratic Senators Aim to Block Trump Nuclear Deal With Saudi ArabiaUS Sens. Ed Markey and Jeff Merkley on Thursday continued to push back against President Donald Trump's proposed nuclear energy agreement with Saudi Arabia, setting up a vote on legislation that could block the deal before it takes effect. "Giving Saudi Arabia access to US civilian nuclear energy technology without ironclad protections to make sure it…
Pentagon Plans to Withhold Report on US Massacre of Iranian Kids Until After MidtermsThe Pentagon is reportedly planning to withhold until after the midterm elections the completed findings of its investigation into a devastating US strike on an elementary school in southern Iran, which killed more than 150 people—including 120 children—on the first day of President Donald Trump's illegal and deeply unpopular war. Bloomberg reported on…
US Families Have Spent an Extra $4,700 Each Due to Trump Policies—Including $100 Billion on GasDemocrats on the congressional Joint Economic Committee on Thursday published updated data estimating that President Donald Trump's policies have cost the average US family $4,700 during the first two years of his second term. One major driver of price increases has been Trump's illegal war with Iran, which led to a global spike in energy prices after…