Eliot Engel heard on hot mic: ‘If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care’

Rep. Eliot Engel (left) was caught on a hot mic saying he “wouldn’t care” about speaking…

Terrawatch: could granite solve the hard problem of nuclear waste storage?

We need to find somewhere safe to dispose of high-level nuclear waste; a place where we…

Republicans chastise Trump for ousting protesters, church photo-op

Sen. Ben Sasse said he is “against clearing out a peaceful protest for a photo op…

House Judiciary panel to hear from DOJ ‘whistleblowers’ amid efforts to reschedule Barr testimony

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Are There Any Safe Alternative Investments?

The stock market is famous for its volatility, so it’s not too surprising that risk-averse investors…

Tim Scott: Lafayette Square should not have been cleared for Trump

Sen. Tim Scott said Tuesday that protesters in Lafayette Square should not have been cleared with…

Rod Rosenstein to kick off Senate’s Russia redux hearings

In another time, it would have been the biggest story of the week: a former top…

Remembering Cheetahs photography competition – the winners

2. Benoit Bussard: a closeup taken in the Maasai Mara, Kenya Photograph: Benoit Bussard/Remembering Cheetahs/Remembering Wildlife…

Locked down afloat: why dozens of cruise ships ended up stranded in Manila Bay

From the balcony of her cabin, Sofia Ivanov* welcomes the light rain that cools the scorching…

‘The water will come back’: why Kenya’s struggle against flooding is far from over

Using a short piece of nylon line with a hook at one end and a long…