We speak with Kaniela Ing, national director of the Green New Deal Network and seventh-generation Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian, about the impact of this week’s devastating wildfires and their relationship to climate change. The catastrophic fires have destroyed nearly all buildings in the historic section of Lahaina, which once served as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
From Maui, we hear from a survivor of Hawaii’s historic wildfires, which have taken at least 55 lives to date. Vixay Phonxaylinkham, a resident of California, was on vacation with his wife and five children when they had to jump into the ocean to escape the raging fires and floated on a piece of wood for hours. “We stuck together. We held on. We’re not going to die this way. We’re here. We’re alive,” said Phonxaylinkham.
A common practice in drawing state legislative districts has come under question in Wisconsin.
Renato Mariotti highlighted a “big challenge” for the former president’s legal team.
Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis looks poised to become the third person to levy criminal charges against Trump.
The messages and court documents suggest Trump’s team was connected to the January 2021 voting systems breach.
Harris explained why she’s “always concerned” about voters’ opportunity to cast a ballot before appearing to torch Republicans in an MSNBC interview.
We speak to a fire scientist about how the climate emergency fueled this week’s historic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. “This is something that is absolutely unprecedented,” says Clay Trauernicht, a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, where he focuses on wildland fire management in Hawaii and the Pacific.
In Lahaina, the area in west Maui that is of historical importance to Indigenous people, entire neighborhoods were wiped out by this week’s historic wildfires, including the Na ‘Aikane o Maui Cultural Center, which had a massive archive that was lost to the flames. We are joined by Noelani Ahia, a Kanaka Maoli activist, who describes the community’s reaction to the destruction of Indigenous cultural documents, art and artifacts.
We speak with Kaniela Ing, national director of the Green New Deal Network and seventh-generation Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian, about the impact of this week’s devastating wildfires and their relationship to climate change. The catastrophic fires have destroyed nearly all buildings in the historic section of Lahaina, which once served as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
From Maui, we hear from a survivor of Hawaii’s historic wildfires, which have taken at least 55 lives to date. Vixay Phonxaylinkham, a resident of California, was on vacation with his wife and five children when they had to jump into the ocean to escape the raging fires and floated on a piece of wood for hours. “We stuck together. We held on. We’re not going to die this way. We’re here. We’re alive,” said Phonxaylinkham.
Trump took aim at President Joe Biden after knocking a reporter’s question on the election interference case against him in Georgia.
Donald Trump overshadowed and trolled his 2024 GOP competitors in Iowa on Saturday.
Here’s why some on the right are complaining.
Trump has been accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
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This fall, the Biden administration wants Congress to approve $20 billion in additional funding related to the Ukraine war.
Texas began shuttling thousands of migrants away from the U.S.-Mexico border last year.
The order says Trump can’t make public any information from grand jury testimony, which likely applies to much of what prosecutors are turning over.
Cohen said he is “interested” in unseating Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), a popular liberal lawmaker.
Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has led the Justice Department’s investigation into Hunter Biden, asked for special counsel status.
“In Donald Trump’s mind, an atmosphere of fear, chaos and violence actually works for him,” Charlie Sykes said.
We speak to a fire scientist about how the climate emergency fueled this week’s historic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. “This is something that is absolutely unprecedented,” says Clay Trauernicht, a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, where he focuses on wildland fire management in Hawaii and the Pacific.
In Lahaina, the area in west Maui that is of historical importance to Indigenous people, entire neighborhoods were wiped out by this week’s historic wildfires, including the Na ‘Aikane o Maui Cultural Center, which had a massive archive that was lost to the flames. We are joined by Noelani Ahia, a Kanaka Maoli activist, who describes the community’s reaction to the destruction of Indigenous cultural documents, art and artifacts.
We speak with Kaniela Ing, national director of the Green New Deal Network and seventh-generation Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian, about the impact of this week’s devastating wildfires and their relationship to climate change. The catastrophic fires have destroyed nearly all buildings in the historic section of Lahaina, which once served as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
From Maui, we hear from a survivor of Hawaii’s historic wildfires, which have taken at least 55 lives to date. Vixay Phonxaylinkham, a resident of California, was on vacation with his wife and five children when they had to jump into the ocean to escape the raging fires and floated on a piece of wood for hours. “We stuck together. We held on. We’re not going to die this way. We’re here. We’re alive,” said Phonxaylinkham.
Porcha Woodruff was eight months pregnant when Detroit police mistakenly arrested her for robbery and carjacking based on a faulty facial recognition match. She was held in jail for 11 hours, where she started having contractions, and had to be taken to the hospital upon her release on a $100,000 bond. “Being under that type of stress could have ultimately led me to lose my child,” says Woodruff.
The fiery encounter arrived less than a week after Trump supporters heckled the former vice president at a New Hampshire campaign stop.
“This is another of Donald Trump’s fabrications,” the former New Jersey governor said.
The proposed start date would potentially keep Trump in court throughout some of the presidential primaries.