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...
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals due to rule soon on Trump’s travel ban Attorney Gen. takes oath, more EOs rolled out, and a mother’s deportation Repeal of Obamacare gives hope for advocates of...
The U.S. Senate worked long hours this week, with Democrats holding all night floor protests and Republicans casting simple-majority votes in the wee hours. In a 2:00 a.m. vote Friday, the GOP approved another...
Editors note: The introduction to this story has been updated to reflect the appellate court ruling. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a stay that put the brakes on a travel...
In Antarctica, an enormous crack that’s now 100 miles long is moving across the world’s southernmost continent. As a result, the British Antarctic Survey is moving its Halley Research Station to avoid its falling into...
FSRN Weekly Edition – April 28, 2017
April 28, 2017
