Democratic super PAC American Bridge’s nonprofit arm launched an ad campaign Tuesday targeting 17 House Republicans over the House GOP’s latest push to repeal and replace ObamaCare. The digital ad, provided first to The Hill, argues that millions of people could lose coverage under the GOP proposal and says it will drive up costs for…
Democrats are once again bullish about the prospect of taking down Republican Rep. Mike Coffman (Colo.), but the party’s favored candidate may have to wade through a contentious primary first. Top Democrats are excited about Jason Crow, a Denver-area lawyer and veteran who has emerged as the clear front-runner. ADVERTISEMENT However, the field could get crowded as other Democrats…
The Alberta tar sands industry, for years the source of extreme environmental damage and fierce critical outrage for its contribution to global warming, on Sunday was served an enormous blow when Premier Rachel Notley announced a historic new climate change strategy. “People slowed the beast again but this time we did it at the source,”…
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A new internet code inspired by the dystopian writings of Ray Bradbury aims to let users know when websites are unavailable because they have been censored by the state—Error Code 451. The Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), a global body which reviews internet standards, on Monday approved the XML specification, which can be used to…
Just weeks ahead of the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are neck-and-neck, polls released Sunday reveal. In New Hampshire, Sanders is backed by 50 percent—a four point lead over Clinton, who has 46 percent, according to surveys from NBC/The Wall Street Journal/Marist. In Iowa,…
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a controversial bill that would have made labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products voluntary. The bill needed 60 votes to pass and only received 44. Opponents of the bill have referred to it as the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act and warned that it…