Deirdre Fulton

‘This Is The #NoDAPL Last Stand’: Tribe To Sue As Actions Planned Nationwide

‘We are a sovereign nation and we will fight to protect our water and sacred places from the brazen private interests trying to push this pipeline through,’ says Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

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Toyah Browneyes, left, and Lance Browneyes join opponents of the Dakota Access pipeline outside the Army Corps of Engineers offices in Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in response to the Army Corps of Engineers saying it will clear the way for completion of the disputed $3.8 billion project to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

(REPORT) --- The Trump administration "will be held accountable in court" for its decision to grant the final easement on the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), Indigenous people and environmental allies vowed Tuesday. And with actions planned nationwide on Wednesday, the administration won't get off in the court of public opinion, either. "The

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‘Resistance Means Resisting’: Democratic Opposition Folding Under Trump

« Senate Dems’ response to millions taking to the streets is beyond disappointing. It is outright shameful, » says Shaunna Thomas of advocacy group UltraViolet.

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A man dressed in red-white-and-blue sits on the curb during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

(REPORT) --- From Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) backing unqualified Housing and Urban Development nominee Ben Carson, to 14 Senate Democrats voting to confirm torture supporter Mike Pompeo as CIA chief, to the looming possibility that any Democrat might support Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, progressives have reason to fear that

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Fed Up With War On Facts, Scientists’ Announce March On Washington

« Demands to shut down informational websites and prevent the release of scientific findings are straight out of Orwell. We don’t live in a world of ‘alternative facts’. »

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People hold signs as they listen to a group of scientists speak during a rally in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

(REPORT) --- The Trump-Pence administration's war on facts may have galvanized the next major demonstration in the nation's capital—the Scientists' March on Washington, which is as yet unscheduled but is garnering significant enthusiasm online. Spurred by the new administration's stance on climate change, muzzling of scientists, and slashing of

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How Republicans Plan To Distract From Critical Confirmation Hearings

Six confirmation hearings, Trump presser, and ‘vote-o-rama’ all scheduled for same day.

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Vice President-elect Mike Pence is welcomed at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, by House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. following a closed-door meeting with the GOP caucus. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

(ANALYSIS) --- The Republican party appears to be employing a strategy wherein the public—and even lawmakers—will be too distracted to place much needed scrutiny on President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees. Not only are six major confirmation hearings now scheduled for the same day (see below)—"preventing any one nominee from dominating a

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Alongside Sanders, NY Governor Announces First-In-Nation Free Tuition Plan

‘Our job is to encourage every person in this country to get all of the education they can, not to punish them for getting that education,’ Sanders says in New York.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, is joined by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, center, and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York William C. Thompson, as he speaks during an event at LaGuardia Community College, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in New York. (AP/Mary Altaffer)

(REPORT) --- With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at his side, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced a plan to offer free tuition at state and city colleges for middle- and low-income New Yorkers. Under the Excelsior Scholarship, described as the first of its kind in the nation, students whose families make $125,000 or less per year would

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GOP-Controlled House Seeks To Quell Floor ‘Disruptions’ With Fines And Penalties

The proposal, seen by Bloomberg, is seemingly designed to prevent another sit-in like the one about 40 Democrats staged this summer after the Orlando nightclub shooting.

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House Democrats, led by Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, occupied the floor of the chamber to demand a vote on gun control in June. (Photo:Rep. John Yarmouth/Twitter)

(REPORT) --- Democratic lawmakers are reportedly "apoplectic" over a proposed new House rules package that would impose fines and potential ethics violations on members who "disrupt" chamber proceedings. The proposal, seen by Bloomberg, is seemingly designed to prevent another sit-in like the one about 40 Democrats staged this summer after the

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Despite Pressure From Trump, UN Votes To Demand End To Israeli Settlements

« There is an increasing understanding among U.S. political leaders, thanks to ongoing grassroots pressure, of the need to hold Israel accountable to international law. The U.S. abstention from this resolution is a welcome sign in that regard. »

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In this photo provided by the United Nations, members of the United Nations Security council vote at the United Nations headquarters on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in favor of condemning Israel for its practice of establishing settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. In a striking rupture with past practice, the U.S. allowed the vote, not exercising its veto. (Manuel Elias/The United Nations via AP)

(ANALYSIS) --- Despite unusual diplomatic maneuvering involving President-elect Donald Trump, Israel, and Egypt on Thursday, the United Nations Security Council passed a historic resolution on Friday demanding an end to Israeli settlements. The United States abstained, effectively allowing the measure to be approved. Egypt withdrew the original

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