Monthly Archive: February 2017
The plight of what the United Nations says is now more than 20 million refugees worldwide is still in the spotlight. Uncertainly prevails after a federal court refused to reinstate President Trump’s travel ban...
Trump blames the media, not substance of allegations, for Flynn’s departure Senate confirms EPA nominee as court orders release his emails with fossil fuel execs Trump nominee for Israel envoy echoes uncertainty on two-state solution...
Nearly four weeks into the Donald Trump presidency, before his freshman cabinet is even fully confirmed — the administration suffered its first high-level casualty this week. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download Audio Trump’s...
A bankruptcy lawyer and long-time associate of President Trump with no diplomatic experience appeared in Senate confirmation hearings Thursday. He’s nominated for the post of Ambassador to Israel. During the hearing he pledged to...
The Senate has scheduled a final vote on the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency…just as a two-year old open records request pertaining to his potential conflicts-of-interest...
Download MP3 Features Kyoto Protocol Takes Affect – Without the US (3:42) The Kyoto Protocol, a worldwide effort to slow global warming came into force today, without the backing of the world’s number one...
A man legally in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) remains in immigration detention in Washington state; it’s the first known case of a documented immigrant arrested during nationwide...
The U.S. Senate has rolled back a rule that blocked people with severe mental health issues from buying a gun. FSRN’s Reaux Packard reports. Download Audio The U.S. Senate reversed a rule Wednesday that...
Suicide rates are at a 30-year high among all ages, the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and currently the second leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds. Educators, families...
Immigration police have arrested at least 600 people in raids in about a dozen states, including in so-called sanctuary cities, during the past week, in what officials call ‘routine enforcement actions.’ The full scope...