Ed Markey

Former New York Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, left, speaks with Fiji prime minister and COP president Frank Bainimarama in the U.S. Climate Action Center at the COP 23 Fiji UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Energy and Environment

Michael Bloomberg, Democrats pledge to fulfill Paris climate deal without Trump at Germany conference

Eddie Scarry · November 11, 2017 9:16 pm

Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state, the top Democrat of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said in a press conference Thursday: "We don't think this has been a fair and open process." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Democrats slam Republican bid to drill in Arctic refuge, realize ‘deck is stacked’ against them

Josh Siegel · November 9, 2017 8:10 pm

Massachusetts wants to permanently switch to Atlantic Time, which is one hour ahead of Eastern Time. It would not roll back one hour on the first Sunday of November, when daylight saving time ends, nor move the clock ahead one hour in March when it begins.

Energy and Environment

New England looks to end daylight saving time

John Siciliano · November 5, 2017 4:01 am

Republicans in Congress have long pressed to allow energy exploration in a 1.5 million-acre section of the Alaskan refuge, where billions of barrels of oil lie beneath the refuge's coastal plain. (AP Photo/Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, File)

Energy and Environment

Democrats threaten to block Republican budget provision to allow drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge

Josh Siegel · October 17, 2017 2:28 pm

Democrats critical of Trump on North Korea: He ‘fails to understand’ what war would be like

National Security

Democrats critical of Trump on North Korea: He ‘fails to understand’ what war would be like

John Siciliano · October 1, 2017 8:33 pm

"The hurricane has forced the shutdown of nearly 20 percent of our nation's oil refining capacity, including America's largest refinery -- Motiva Port Arthur -- and this could put significant additional pressure on our nation's gasoline supply in the days ahead," wrote Sen. Ed Markey D-Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Energy and Environment

Democrat Ed Markey presses Trump to head off fuel shortages

John Siciliano · August 31, 2017 1:18 am

Eliminating the post "is just one more example of the Trump administration ceding American climate and clean energy leadership to countries like China and Germany," Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Energy and Environment

Climate stalwart Ed Markey pleads with Rex Tillerson to keep climate change envoy

John Siciliano · August 29, 2017 4:45 pm

Sen. Ed Markey D-Mass., argued Thursday that President Trump should abandon his threats of "fire and fury" against North Korea, and instead try "urgent" negotiations and more sanctions as an alternative. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

National Security

Ed Markey recommends ‘urgent diplomacy’ with North Korea

Pete Kasperowicz · August 10, 2017 12:02 pm

Sen. Ed Markey said Wednesday that Defense Secretary James Mattis' statement advising Kim Jong Un not to invite the destruction of the North Korean people made him feel like he was living in the "Dr. Strangelove" movie. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Sen. Ed Markey on Jim Mattis’ North Korea statement: It sounds like we’re in ‘Dr. Strangelove’

Naomi Lim · August 9, 2017 11:52 pm

The Office of Compliance has authorized $17 million in payouts over 20 years to employees of the legislative branch for a variety of workplace settlements, including sexual harassment. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senators get tough reality check on Obamacare repeal

Robert King · May 17, 2017 4:01 am

Lawmakers who have been around for decades were shocked by Trump's firing of Comey. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Democrats warn of ‘constitutional crisis’ after Trump fires Comey

Kyle Feldscher · May 9, 2017 11:46 pm

The group also wants who has been granted waivers from signing the administration's ethics pledge revealed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Democrats call on Trump to release White House visitor logs

Al Weaver · April 20, 2017 6:26 pm