Border Closure Would Bring On the Avopocalypse
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Guardian knows how to get straight to the heart of things: The insanity needs to stop. We have our own avocado supply here in California, which will be seized and stored in government warehouses in case of emergency, but what about the rest of…
Researchers Just Discovered a New Species at the Bottom of the Ocean—and it Looks Like a Penis
A wood-boring clam inside of a piece of wood.Jenna Judge Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Of all the strange creatures that live on the ocean floor, one newly discovered aquatic animal might look surprisingly familiar. This wood-boring clam bears a striking resemblance to, well, wood. Researchers have discovered three new…
Thanks to Republicans, Preexisting Conditions Are Making a Comeback
Sachelle Babbar/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Apparently we are going to have to endure a 2020 presidential campaign in which Donald Trump, yet again, promises that Republicans will pass the awesomest health care plan the world has ever seen—just as soon as they’re returned to power. Back in the…
Trump Is Throwing a Party to Celebrate His Paltry Criminal Justice Reform Efforts
President Trump participates in a signing ceremony for the First Step Act in December.Martin Simon/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump is hosting a party at the White House on Monday to celebrate the First Step Act, the first major criminal justice reform bill to pass Congress…
Every Brexit Deal Voted Down — Again
Kirsty O’Connor/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. We had four more “indicative” votes on Brexit today, and they all failed: Customs union: 273-276 Common Market 2.0: 261-282 Public vote on any deal passed by Parliament: 280-292 Vote between Remain and No Deal: 191-282 The customs union is getting closer! It…
Presidential Candidates Are Trying to Prevent Sexual Misconduct—in Their Own Campaigns
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) speaks during the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) stands to her left.Jose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Veteran campaign staffers are likely to notice some big changes around the office when they report for work in the…