Dueling directors at the nation’s consumer watchdog agency the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Al Franken apologizes following sexual misconduct allegations but says he won’t resign his Minnesota Senate seat. Undocumented immigrants rights activists urge Congressional Democrats to refuse to vote for a budget that doesn’t contain protections for Dreamers whose DACA protections run out in … Continued


Zimbabwe’s 93 year old leader Robert Mugabe tenders his resignation as the Parliament was debating his impeachment. A San Francisco federal judge permanently blocks President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut funding from cities that restrict cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Michigan Democratic Congressman John Conyers is the latest high profile official to be tarred … Continued


The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – November 20, 2017

A Nebraska state commission clears the last regulatory hurdle to the Keystone XL pipeline on a vote of 3-2; opponents vow to fight on. A second woman says Minnesota Senator Al Franken touched her inappropriately.  Civil rights attorneys who fought to end solitary confinement abuses in California prisons charge the state prison system is violating … Continued


Hot on the heels of House approval of the Republican tax bill, the Senate Finance Committee approves its version of the legislation, containing a provision removing a key underpinning of the Affordable Care Act. Global talks on curbing climate change wrap up in Bonn, Germany. Featured Stories: https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/cop23-carbon-emissions-targets-must-be-more-ambitious


Attorney General Jeff Sessions defends himself against accusations that he misled Congress about his knowledge of contacts between members of the Trump presidential campaign and intermediaries for Russian President Putin. Five top California law firms file a series of lawsuits against PG&E on behalf of North Bay fire victims. Featured Stories: https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/lawsuits-blame-pge-for-devastating-wildfires