The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a new report Sunday looking into the money of world’s rich and powerful. According to the report, powerful politicians, billionaires and criminals have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars over the past 25 years. Now, some are calling for an end to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats were back at it Friday, doggedly determined to rescue the $3.5 trillion spending bill and salvage the related $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after a long night of frantic negotiations resulted in no deal. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met privately with the party’s lawmakers for a morning session to assess the path forward.…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a “framework” has been reached to pay for President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending bill. The video above shows clips from the announcement. “We wanted to make sure that it was paid for and I’ve always said I’m a pay go person, pay as…

The United Nations General Assembly got underway Tuesday. The video above shows clips from remarks made at the General Assembly from U.N. Secretary General António Guterres and President Joe Biden It comes amid two major worldwide crises: The Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. “COVID and the climate crisis have exposed profound fragilities of societies and…

While not locking up the party majority he had sought in an early election, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was reelected Monday. The video above shows clips from his victory speech. “What we’ve seen tonight is that millions of Canadians have chosen a progressive plan,” Prime Minister Trudeau said Monday night. “I see Canadians standing…

Voters in Canada took to the polls for an unusually early election Monday. It comes two years before the deadline to hold one. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to set the election date early hoping to win a majority of seats in Parliament for his Liberal Party. The Liberal Party is in the minority and…

Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill after the summer recess and remain divided on the $3.5 trillion human infrastructure bill. Sen. Joe Manchin, (D-WV), a crucial vote in the Senate, is making it extremely difficult for Democrats to make a deal. In a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, Manchin called on lawmakers in Congress to hit “a strategic pause” on…

According to the new report, the COVID-19 pandemic caused only a temporary reduction in carbon emissions and did not slow climate change. The video above shows two UN officials discussing the report. The United in Science 2021 report was released Thursday by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization. “Last year, we estimated that there was a…

President Joe Biden spent much of his Monday on his first West Coast trip as president speaking with fire officials in Idaho and California and pushing his $3.5 trillion infrastructure plan. The video above includes clips from both stops. He started his trip in Boise at the National Interagency Fire Center, which coordinates the government’s…

According to a World Bank Group report released Monday, climate change could force more than 200 million people to move from their homes by the year 2050. “They will migrate from areas with lower water availability and crop productivity and from areas affected by sea-level rise and storm surges,” the authors of the report said…