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8 Mar 2017, 10:37 am by Jordan Brunner
As the fallout continues over President Donald Trump’s unsupported claims that former President Obama wiretapped his phones at Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign, the Hill notes that former CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta raised concerns yesterday over the claim, saying that it “weakens the office of the presidency. [read post]
22 Feb 2017, 10:11 am by Alice C. Hill
Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly made appearances, as did high-ranking former US officials. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 9:00 am by Joseph Allen
Secretary Burwell and Director Collins are facing formidable pressure to reinterpret the Bayh-Dole Act for the compulsory licensing of costly drugs arising from federally supported research. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 9:00 am by Joseph Allen
Secretary Burwell and Director Collins are facing formidable pressure to reinterpret the Bayh-Dole Act for the compulsory licensing of costly drugs arising from federally supported research. [read post]
1 Mar 2016, 9:01 am by Kathy Darvil
It might be interesting to look back on Secretary Clinton’s first campaign for President and compare it with her second. [read post]
31 Jan 2016, 8:58 am by Walter Olson
Apparently one “lesson of tobacco” is that it’s henceforth going to count as an independently punishable offense to defend one’s business in public controversy… Devising punitive legal consequences for having argued the wrong side in public controversies isn’t just a notion Sheldon Whitehouse and Eric Schneiderman come up with the other day. [read post]
19 Jan 2016, 1:59 pm by Michael Markarian
Agency for International Development to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking, and bars any expenditures to train or assist military units or personnel that the secretary of state determines are credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the secretary reports that such expenditure is in the national security interests of the United States. [read post]
15 Oct 2015, 11:42 am by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
The Wall Street Journal tells us that Secretary of State John Kerry is set to visit the region in hopes of renewing dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian officials and crafting the outline of a potential new peace plan. [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 11:42 am by Cody Poplin
ICYMI: Yesterday, on Lawfare Senator Sheldon Whitehouse shared his comments from Law Day at the NSA on “why Americans hate government surveillance but tolerate corporate data aggregators. [read post]
19 May 2015, 9:05 am by WIMS
Whitehouse Delivers 100th Weekly Climate Speech - For the last three years, U.S. [read post]
6 Apr 2015, 6:07 pm by Kurt Opsahl and Nadia Kayyali
We wish we could say it was a very well-orchestrated April Fool’s joke, it appears the Whitehouse was serious. [read post]
21 Jan 2015, 7:57 am by Michael Markarian
Editor's note: This post was originally published at 7:34 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 As the gavel comes down on the 113th Congress (which spanned January 2013 to December 2014), and the new 114th Congress begins its work today, it’s a good time to take stock of what was achieved and what lies ahead for animals in the New Year. [read post]
6 Jan 2015, 4:34 pm by Michael Markarian
As the gavel comes down on the 113th Congress (which spanned January 2013 to December 2014) and the new 114th Congress begins its work today, it’s a good time to take stock of what was achieved and what lies ahead for animals in the New Year. [read post]
9 Oct 2014, 6:38 am by Joe Consumer
Lost in the Fine Print is a game-changing film featuring Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Congressman Hank Johnson, D-Ga. [read post]
27 Jun 2014, 8:42 am by WIMS
<> Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces the 2014 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Grants to Support Climate Resilience and Green Infrastructure - June 26, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the 2014 USDA Forest Service's National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge grant recipients. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 8:36 am by WIMS
<> Waxman and Whitehouse Submit Formal Comments on Keystone Pipeline - As Secretary of State John Kerry continues to consider the fate of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. . . [read post]
10 Mar 2014, 7:47 am by WIMS
<> Demand response part of Army prep for climate change - In this interview with Kathleen Wolf Davis of Intelligent Utility, Richard Kidd, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy and Sustainability for the U.S. [read post]
4 Mar 2014, 11:04 am by Yishai Schwartz
Meanwhile, Secretary Kerry has landed in Kiev and already pledged 1 billion in loan guarantees and technical support to key government ministries, the Wall Street Journal reports. [read post]
27 Feb 2014, 8:25 am by WIMS
Boxer (D-CA) and Whitehouse (D-RI) Call For KXL Health Risks Study - Senators are calling on Secretary of State John Kerry and the Obama Administration to analyze the public health risks to communities from the proposed Keystone pipeline. [read post]
21 Feb 2014, 8:07 am by WIMS
Whitehouse Criticize Republican Leaders for Climate Change Response- a letter to Sen. [read post]