A Good Climate Policy Rises Above Politics
Britta Pedersen/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the results of the midterms continue to trickle in, one thing is clear: Bipartisan climate action in the US is over. For decades, there’s been the dream that one…
From “Deliriously Happy” to “Deeply Depressed”—Your Divided Reactions to the Midterms
Supporters listen to Beto O’Rourke as he concedes the race on Election Day in El Paso, Texas.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The midterms are over, and while we’re still waiting on final vote counts for a few races, most of the results are in. On election day, we…
Gun Control Advocates Have a Majority in Congress. Here’s How They Plan to Use It.
Gun safety activist Lucy McBath, who was elected to Congress this week in Georgia’s 6th district, lost her son Jordan Davis in a 2012 shooting.Iris Schneider/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Gun control advocates are planning an aggressive legislative strategy when Congress reconvenes in January. Working closely with key lawmakers,…
The Most Extreme Wing of the House GOP Just Got More Powerful
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, (L-R) Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) participate in a Politico Playbook Breakfast interview in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For the first time in eight years, the House of Representatives has turned…
Republicans Tighten Their Grip on Farm Country
Supporters celebrate as they await the victory speech of Mike Braun, who defeated a Democratic incumbent in a race to represent Indiana in the US Senate, Nov. 6, 2018. Darron Cummings/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In Tuesday’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump and his Republican Party largely tightened…
Subpoenas Are Coming. Trump Is Lashing Out. Will the Media Do Its Job?
Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One of the unseen rituals of journalism each election night is the Hail Mary prewrite—the story you prepare for an election outcome that you don’t expect but must prepare for anyway. In November 2016, it was the “Trump wins” story, and no…