Author: Stephanie Moffat

Michael Bloomberg Commits $15M to UN for Paris Agreement Leaders across the country are stepping up and reaffirming their commitment to the Paris Agreement after Trump announced that he’s pulling out of the deal. One leader who has stepped up is Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s charitable organization Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that it will pull together $15 million to “support the operations” of the United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, the arm of the UN that coordinates the Paris pact. The $15 million would cover the United States’ share of the convention’s operating budget, according to Bloomberg spokesperson Carl Pope....

Robert Reich Responds To Trump Paris Decision Berkeley professor and former Labor Secretary responded to Donald Trump’s decision to pull America out of the Paris Climate Accord. Reich posted the following message on his Facebook page. “A short message to the rest of the world: “We apologize. We understand our responsibilities as human beings who share this planet with you. This is temporary. Donald Trump doesn’t reflect the views of most Americans. Most of us didn’t even vote for him. We are doing everything we possibly can to remove him from office as soon as legally possible. And when...

Bernie Sanders Blasts Trump Over Paris Climate Decision   Senator Bernie Sanders blasted Donald Trump on Thursday over his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord. Sanders called Trump’s decision an “abdication of American leadership and an international disgrace.” In a tweet, Sanders also said “Withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement would be a horrific mistake. This extraordinary crisis calls out for international cooperation.” When climate change is already causing devastating harm, we don't have the moral right to turn our backs on efforts to preserve this planet. — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) June 1,...

Joe Scarborough: Trump Does Not Understand ‘We Are A Nation Of Laws’ Joe Scarborough Has Harsh Words For Donald Trump. On Thursday morning MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough hit Donald Trump with harsh words for not understanding the basics of American democracy. The Morning Joe crew played a stream of clips showing Trump staffers offering North Korea-like compliments for Donald Trump. Scarborough and crew blasted Trump for his authoritarian behavior. Scarborough, who has been a consistent critic of Donald Trump and the Republicans who are ignoring their conservative values to support Trump, ended the segment by blasting Trump saying he doesn’t understand that...

Trump, Sessions and Kushner Met With Russian Ambassador In Previously Undisclosed Meeting On Wednesday news broke that Congress is investigating a previously undisclosed meeting between the Russian ambassador and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Then just hours later, Senator Al Franken confirmed the meeting and also indicated that the Senate had asked the FBI to investigate whether Sessions had perjured himself. And now, according to a report by NBC News, we learn that not only did Sessions meet with Ambassador Kislyak during a Trump campaign stop but that Donald Trump and Jared Kushner were also at the private meeting. According...