Thursday, August 13, 2026

Tag: Susan Collins

Trump hands top intelligence role to loyalist with no national security...

President names housing regulator Bill Pulte to oversee 18 intelligence agencies despite no known background in intelligence, defense, or military service, raising bipartisan concerns about experience, accountability, and political loyalty.

Senate GOP blocks effort to overturn $10.3 billion corporate tax break...

Resolution targeting Trump administration guidance on corporate minimum tax fails 51-47 as advocates warn of expanded loopholes.

Trump claims control over Venezuelan oil sales after deadly attack and...

President says U.S. will seize and sell up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil as lawmakers warn of constitutional violations and political backlash grows.

Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 8

Humans, fish and other animals are consuming microfibers in our food and water, Trump's pick for energy innovation is invested in Big Oil, and Susan Collins' challenger raises millions after vote for Kavanaugh.

Violence Against Women Act at risk of lapsing

“Republicans’ decision to include only a short-term VAWA re-authorization in the must-pass minibus spending bill is nothing short of an abdication of our responsibilities to women in our country."

A time for integrity

You have not pledged yours souls to the Republican Party. You have pledged yourselves to America. Now is the time to deliver on that pledge.

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The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.

FCC faces backlash over push to lift media ownership limits amid threats to local...

Press freedom and civil liberties groups warn that loosening media consolidation rules would further erode independent news, local coverage, and democratic accountability.

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The west front of the U.S. Capitol. The Protected Time Off Act, pending in Congress, would guarantee full-time workers two weeks of paid annual leave. Photo: Architect of the Capitol (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none

Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.

Greenpeace faces $300 million lawsuit that puts the longtime environmental nonprofit at risk of...

The trial began Monday in North Dakota, and, if successful, the lawsuit could bankrupt the nonprofit.