To the Point
Are record heat waves a point of no return for climate change?
This year, for the first time, climate change will likely be an important issue in the Presidential Campaign. Hillary Clinton says it's time for action; Donald Trump says it's a hoax.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenThis year, for the first time, climate change will likely be an important issue in the Presidential Campaign. Hillary Clinton says it's time for action; Donald Trump says it's a hoax.
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3 storiesObama calls Trump "unfit" to serve, urges GOP to drop support
President Obama is playing a major role in this year's campaign and today he repeated his assessment of Donald Trump, calling him "unfit to be president."
Read the story6 minClimate Change: Politics and Reality
Climate change is a big part of Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic platform. Donald Trump and the GOP call it a hoax with no basis in science. Meantime, temperatures in Kuwait are rising to historic highs, and melting ice in the Arctic is changing the lives of nomadic native Alaskans.
Read the story33 minCourts strike down restrictive voter laws in two states
In the past 10 days, federal courts have issued major decisions against Republican-backed restrictions designed to curb so-called "voter fraud" in Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio and North Carolina. Voting rights advocates say the tide is turning against what they call "voter suppression."
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