Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Center for Biological Diversity points out that Trump's presidency "is coming to an end with the worst record protecting species of any administration since the Endangered Species Act was passed."
Peter Dreier
They all support low and regressive taxes, are hostile to social programs, oppose abortion, hate unions, and resist government regulations that protect workers, consumers, and the environment.
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Julia Conley, staff writer
Just over two weeks before President Donald Trump is set to leave the White House, his U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday finalized a rollback of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Analysts who've confidently projected a tsunami of healthcare use and costs after Medicare for All are ignoring history."
Mark Weisbrot
The powerful minority in the Republican Party will keep blocking the economic policies that the majority of voters wants.
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
One legal scholar noted that "the only responsibility and power of the vice president under the Constitution is to faithfully count the electoral college votes as they have been cast."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"There's no lack for public interest and public service-experienced litigators. We don't need to rotate between Republican Big Law and Democratic Big Law."
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"About damn time."
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The opposition argues the case must "be brought to an end" as the prime minister says the WikiLeaks founder will be "free to return home" if extradition battle won.
Julia Conley, staff writer
Public health and environmental science experts on Tuesday said the EPA's newly-finalized rule limiting the research that can be used to pass regulations must be reversed by the incoming Biden administration, to end President Donald Trump's "coddling of polluting industries."
Robert Reich
Mitch McConnell cares about only one thing: Power. He has single-handedly turned the Senate into a failed institution that has abandoned the American people for partisan gain.
Jon Queally, staff writer
"The official position of the lawyers representing the people of the United States is that there will be a new president on January 20," said one government watchdog.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is an outrage that over 1 million workers who lost jobs during the pandemic haven't received the benefits they earned and deserve," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Jesse Jackson
We are killing one another in larger numbers in the midst of the national pandemic.