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June 21, 2017

Big Green environmentalists may have power to shape Big Labor's future

For union folks like Sean McGarvey, the issue comes down to this: Change may necessary, but not at the cost of one’s own identity.

June 21, 2017

Obama's health care challenge: keeping Democrats on board

President Obama faces a dual challenge in the months ahead: Convince uninsured Americans to sign up for Obamacare and keep worried Democrats on board as the administration enacts his health care overhaul.

June 21, 2017

Five crazy ways for Obama to circumvent the debt ceiling

President Obama and his advisers have insisted repeatedly that the only way to avoid a default is for Congress to raise the debt ceiling.

June 21, 2017

Park Service OKs immigration reform rally on 'closed' National Mall

A planned immigration reform rally will take place on the National Mall on Tuesday even though the site is closed due to the government shutdown.

June 21, 2017

MSNBC abandons health care exchange demo due to long waits, glitches

MSNBC news producers abandoned their attempt to demonstrate the new health care exchange at healthcare.gov.

June 21, 2017

Energy Department chief hails Solyndra loan program as 'terrific success'

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz dismissed the "controversy" surrounding the loan program that gave taxpayer funding to a now-bankrupt solar energy company, calling the program "a terrific success" despite the high-profile bankruptcies.

June 21, 2017

Ex-Cabinet officials Ken Salazar, Steven Chu praise fracking as 'safe'

Two former high-profile members of President Obama's cabinet are reassuring the public that hydraulic fracturing —fracking — is a safe technology for extracting oil and natural gas.

June 21, 2017

Poll: Obama approval hits two-year low

President Obama’s approval rating has hit a two-year low, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

June 2, 2017

US trade deficit rises to highest level since January

The U.S. trade deficit rose in April to the highest level since January. The politically sensitive trade gap with China registered a sharp increase.

May 26, 2017

White House adviser differs with coal-loving president

President Donald Trump has vowed to revive the coal industry and regularly promises to "put our miners back to work." But one of his top White House advisers apparently does not share Trump's affinity for coal.