Politics (Page 9)

Responding to this morning’s second draft COP30 decisions, 350.org warns that the texts still lack the ambition needed to close the climate and finance gaps, even as global momentum for a fossil fuel phaseout roadmap accelerates. “This morning’s draft COP30 decisions fall far short of the giant leap needed toContinue Reading

Thousands of Amazonian land defenders, both Indigenous peoples and their allies, have traveled to the COP30 U.N. climate conference in Belém, Brazil. On Friday night, an Indigenous-led march arrived at the perimeter of the COP’s “Blue Zone,” a secure area accessible only to those bearing official summit credentials. The groupContinue Reading

Bronwen Tucker, Public Finance lead at Oil Change International, said: “This is outrageous. We came here to secure a COP 30 package for justice and equity. The Presidency has presented a shamefully weak text that fails to mention fossil fuels, fails to deliver accountability towards rich countries’ finance obligations, andContinue Reading

Nations are struggling to reach a final text agreement at the COP30 U.N. climate summit in Belém, Brazil. Decisions are made by consensus at COPs, requiring consent among 192 countries, and the biggest fight over the draft text is the exclusion of a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. ReportedlyContinue Reading

The White House said it was unaware of the meeting between the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and the former U.S. Navy analyst who was jailed for spying for Israel., Read MoreContinue Reading

The president’s remark prompted chuckles in the crowd, but it was a different story on social media., Read MoreContinue Reading

The longest U.S. federal government shutdown in history has entered its 43rd day. The House of Representatives is returning to session today to vote on a short-term funding bill to end the shutdown. The Senate approved the measure on Monday after seven Democrats and one independent backed the Republican bill,Continue Reading

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the launch of Operation Southern Spear to target suspected drug traffickers in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The U.S. now has 15,000 military personnel in the region. Over the past two months, the U.S. has blown up at least 20 boats inContinue Reading

The White House quietly lobbied senators to slow-walk a vote to force the release of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter., Read MoreContinue Reading