Trump Tillerson Environment Q and A

President-elect Donald Trump this week tapped Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to serve as his secretary of state. If confirmed by the Senate, where opposition is emerging, the move could have broad consequences for U.S. environmental policy and affect the role the U.S. plays in multinational discussions about climate change.

Q&A: Secretary of state nominee’s environmental track record

President-elect Donald Trump this week tapped ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to serve as his secretary of state. If confirmed by the Senate, where opposition is emerging, the move could have broad consequences for U.S. environmental policy and affect the role the U.S. plays in multinational discussions about climate change.

Trump DC hotel attracting foreign envoys and controversy

Donald Trump's new luxury hotel in Washington D.C. has been attracting foreign envoys, special interest groups - and a bit of controversy. One of the latest groups to book the hotel is the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank whose big donors will gather there Tuesday night for a speech from Vice-President-elect Mike Pence.

Every Voice endorses Hillary Clinton for president

Every Voice, a national advocacy group fighting for a democracy that works for all of us, has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. Citing Hillary Clinton's comprehensive plan to give everyday people a bigger voice in our elections and Donald Trump's dangerous anti-democratic policies and rhetoric, national money-in-politics reform group Every Voice announced its first-ever presidential endorsement.

Journalist with Boston ties detained in Venezuela, relatives say

A prominent Venezuelan journalist with Boston ties has been arrested amid the antigovernment protests roiling the South American nation, his family and friends said Sunday. Braulio Jatar, director of the Venezuelan news website Reporte Confidencial, was detained early Saturday by Venezuelan police, who later raided his home in eastern Venezuela.

And then there were two? Hillary Clinton appears to have narrowed down choices for running mate

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senator Timothy Kaine of Virginia have emerged as the leading candidates among a longer list of finalists Hillary Clinton is considering to be her vice-presidential running mate, according to interviews with multiple Democrats with knowledge of her deliberations. Although her list is not limited to those two, Clinton has spoken highly of both in recent days to friends and advisers as she closes in on an announcement that could come as soon as Friday.

If You Fail to Plan, Then You Plan to Fail

Like my colleague David Atkins, I think a Hillary Clinton-Elizabeth Warren ticket would be a strong one for the national Democratic Party; on MSNBC this morning, Joy Reid also noted Warren's merits as a running mate for Clinton. However, as a Massachusetts native, I cannot dismiss concerns that Warren's departure from the Senate upon becoming Vice President would quickly become a disaster for the state Democratic Party.