Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Steve Peoples Associated Press August 19, 2018 NEW YORK — The ranks of forgotten Republicans are growing.Some were forced out, such as Tim Pawlenty, a former two-term Minnesota governor who lost this week’s bid for a political comeback. Some, such as the retiring US Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, chose to leave on their own. Others still serve, but with a muted voice.Whether members of Congress, governors or state party leaders, they are struggling to fit into President Trump’s Republican Party. Advertisement The expanding list of marginalized GOP leaders underscores how thoroughly Trump has dominated — and changed — the Republican Party in the nearly two years since he seized the presidency. The overwhelming majority of elected officials, candidates and rank-and-file voters now follow the president with extraordinary loyalty, … [Read more...] about In the Trump era, these are the forgotten Republicans
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New deadline set to protect 8 rivers, including Nevada’s Amargosa
The Amargosa River winds its way through a canyon near China Ranch Date Farm on its way to Death Valley. (Henry Brea/Las Vegas Review-Journal)The Amargosa River flows near Tecopa, California, in an undated photo. Patrick Donnelly Center for Biological DiversityThe Amargosa River winds its way through a canyon near China Ranch Date Farm on its way to Death Valley. Henry Brean Las Vegas Review-JournalThe Amargosa River winds its way through a canyon near China Ranch Date Farm on its way to Death Valley. Henry Brean Las Vegas Review-Journal Federal regulators have agreed to a new 2024 deadline to enact protections for parts of eight rivers in California, including one that originates in Nevada, under a court settlement announced Friday. Congress designated portions of the Amargosa and seven other rivers as wild and scenic in 2009, but the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management never completed comprehensive management plans for them, as required by law. The Center for … [Read more...] about New deadline set to protect 8 rivers, including Nevada’s Amargosa
City recycling centre closed by fire is open again
PUBLISHED: 09:17 17 August 2018 Sophie Smith Mile Cross Recycling Centre. PHOTO: Sophie Smith Archant A recycling centre that closed after a fire has re-opened to the public. The Mile Cross Recycling Centre. PHOTO: Norfolk Fire and Rescue ServiceMile Cross recycling centre is back in business, three weeks after the fire at its Swanton Road site on July 25, forcing locals to use other centres.The centre re-opened at 9am on Friday, August 17 and will be operating its normal summer hours of 9am-7.30pm, seven days a week.Norfolk County Council has thanked people for their patience while work to reopen the site was underway.The clean-up involved removing water and debris left behind by the fire, a deep clean, and repairs. A few replacement roof panels are expected to be fitted in due course, and without any need to close the site.Norfolk’s network of 20 recycling centres are free to use, and will take items such as sofas, white goods like fridges and … [Read more...] about City recycling centre closed by fire is open again
Pompeo forms Iran Action Group to run policy after nuke deal
Matthew Lee, Ap Diplomatic Writer Updated 3:05 pm PDT, Thursday, August 16, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Cliff Owen, AP Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces the creation of the Iran Action Group at the State Department, in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces the creation of the Iran Action Group at the State Department, in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Photo: Cliff Owen, AP Image 2 of 4 Brian Hook, special representative for Iran, speaks about the creation of the Iran Action Group at the State Department, in … [Read more...] about Pompeo forms Iran Action Group to run policy after nuke deal
US Senate unanimously passes resolution affirming the press ‘is not the enemy of the people’
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Jaclyn Reiss Globe Staff August 16, 2018 The US Senate on Thursday passed a resolution by unanimous consent affirming that the media “is not the enemy of the people.”The move comes amid an initiative led by the Boston Globe editorial board in which more than 350 news organizations published editorials promoting the freedom of the press. The editorials were published in response to President Trump’s repeated verbal attacks on journalists, in which he has called mainstream press organizations “fake news” and “the enemy of the American people.” The editorial push caused #FreePress to trend on Twitter, and elicited an angry response from Trump. Advertisement The resolution was introduced by Democratic US Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Democratic US Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, and Senate minority leader … [Read more...] about US Senate unanimously passes resolution affirming the press ‘is not the enemy of the people’