Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer’s group NextGen America is set to launch a new round of digital ads on Monday targeting millennial voters in seven competitive GOP-held districts. The initial $250,000 ad campaign will specifically target GOP Reps. Jeff DenhamJeffrey (Jeff) John DenhamBottom line Bottom line Lobbying world MORE (Calif.), Steve Knight (Calif.), Mimi Walters (Calif.), Read more about Steyer group launching $250,000 digital ad campaign targeting millennials[…]

Mortgage broker Kevin Stitt will be the Republican nominee for governor of Oklahoma after winning a tough-fought runoff Tuesday, outlasting several more experienced politicians in his first run for public office. Stitt took 55 percent of the vote, with 79 percent of precincts reporting late Tuesday. Former Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett (R) took 45 percent of the vote. Read more about Outsider wins GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor[…]

Following the lead of his former top political advisor Steve Bannon—who earlier this week told billionaire right-wingers Charles and David Koch to “shut up and get with the program”—President Donald Trump went after the billionaire industrialists (and major GOP donors) on Tuesday morning by calling them a “total joke in Republican circles” and declaring that Read more about Following Bannon's Lead, Trump Goes Cannibal on 'Total Joke' Koch Brothers—Fellow Billionaires 'With Bad Ideas'[…]

Infuriated by a scathing United Nations report estimating that over 18 million Americans are living in “extreme poverty” and accusing the Trump administration of “deliberately” making such destitution worse with its tax cuts for the rich, the White House insisted in its June response to the U.N. analysis that the United States is overflowing with Read more about 'Insidious': Emails Show Trump White House Lied About US Poverty Levels to Discredit Critical UN Report[…]

In an historic victory for those who have long sought to see agrochemical giant Monsanto held to account for the powerful company’s toxic and deadly legacy, a court in California on Friday found the corporation liable for damages suffered by a cancer patient who alleged his sickness was directly caused by exposure to the glyphosate-based Read more about 'Guilty on All Counts!': In Historic Victory, Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit[…]

While the Trump administration recently moved to roll back a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in U.S. wildlife refuges, conservationists are celebrating Canada “for recognizing the overwhelming body of scientific evidence on neonics and phasing out these dangerous pesticides.” “This is a really huge decision.”—John Bennett, Friends of the Earth Canada “These bee-killing pesticides pose a Read more about "It's About Time": Canada Celebrated for Banning Bee-Killing Neonics While US Backslides[…]

In more or less one breath on Thursday morning, President Donald Trump said on national television that campaign finance violations are “not a big deal,” but that law enforcement officials getting people to “flip” on higher-up criminals “almost ought to be outlawed.” The interview with Ainsley Earhardt at Fox & Friends (among the president’s favorite Read more about In One Breath, Trump Claims Campaign Finance Violations 'Not a Big Deal,' But Says Criminals 'Flipping' on Higher-Ups 'Almost Ought To Be Outlawed'[…]

Following a United Nations Human Rights Council fact-finding mission on Myanmar, a damning U.N. report published Monday concludes that the nation’s military leaders, including its top commander, should be further investigated and prosecuted for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims in the wake of a violent crackdown last August that Read more about Damning UN Report: Myanmar Generals Should Be Prosecuted for Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity[…]

Deadly Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into mainland China Sunday, but not before deadly 100-plus mph winds ripped through the Philippines and Hong Kong. In the Philippines, the New York Times reports more than 60 were killed in landslides and flooding, while millions are affected with homes and communities destroyed. Now the storm is in China, where two were already killed in Guangdong Read more about Super Typhoon Mangkhut Rips Through Hong Kong After Pummeling Philippines[…]

Intensifying calls for a complete FBI investigation into Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s claim that Trump Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape her while they were in high school, a former schoolmate of Ford wrote in a Facebook post that she recalls hearing discussion of the alleged sexual assault around campus. “This is bigger Read more about 'This Incident Did Happen': Schoolmate of Kavanaugh Accuser Says She Recalls Hearing of Attempted Rape[…]