Five of the most dramatic scenes from the Alex Jones trial
Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered by a Texas jury on Thursday to pay the parents of a victim of the Sandy Hook massacre $4 million as part of a years-long legal battle stemming from his false statements about the shooting. During a trial that dominated news headlines this week, lawyers detailed how Jones had for years spread falsehoods about the mass killing on his online show and profited from them. The proceedings also featured a number of dramatic courtroom moments and unforeseen twists. Here are five of the most dramatic scen
Read MoreClimate activism can’t leave out the built environment — it generates half of emissions
With Indonesian islanders suing cement producers for climate damages recently, buildings are getting much-needed attention for their carbon-heavy footprint. The built environment generates nearly 50 percent of annual global emissions. Yet, buildings hardly receive the climate activism commensurate with their impac
Read MoreSchumer defends dropping carried interest tax change to win over Sinema
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he had no choice but to remove a provision closing the so-called carried interest tax loophole for money managers from his climate and tax reform bill because Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) threatened to block the legislation otherwise. Dropping the carried interest tax provision from the Inflation Reduction Act cost $14 billion in projected revenue, but Schumer made up for it by adding an excise tax on stock buybacks that will generate $74 billion in revenue. Schumer told reporters that he pushed hard to close the ca
Read MoreBiden takes victory lap on job numbers
President Biden on Friday took a victory lap on a jobs report that exceeded expectations, saying job growth was the fastest in history while the unemployment rate was the lowest in 50 years. “Today there are more people working in America than before the pandemic began. In fact, there are more people working in America than any point in American history,” he said in remarks from the White House. Data released on Friday showed th
Read MorePentagon denies DC's request for National Guard to help with bussed migrants
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has turned down a request from Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) to deploy the National Guard to help with migrants being bussed into the city from Texas and Arizona, a defense official told The Hill. Bowser requested the Guard in mid-July in a bid to help the city as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) bussed thousands of migrants from the southern border to the capital over President Biden’s
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