Whistleblower Says White House Is Hiring Security Risks
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In yet another shocking development, a whistleblower has told Congress that the Trump White House routinely overruled denials of security clearances: Tricia Newbold, a longtime White House security adviser, told the House Oversight and Reform Committee that she and her colleagues issued “dozens” of denials…
It’s Hard Enough for Student Sexual Assault Survivors. Missouri Lawmakers Are Trying to Make It Even Worse.
The University of Missouri campusStephen Emlund/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. College students deciding whether to report sexual assault or harassment to their universities already face a slew of barriers. There’s the shame, embarrassment, and fear of going through an emotionally difficult misconduct process. There’s the panic that even…
Even Fox News Isn’t Buying Trump’s “No Obstruction” Lie About the Mueller Report
President Donald Trump speaking at a rally in Michigan on Thursday where he lied about the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Paul Sancya/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump has two talking points about the Mueller report: “No collusion” and “No obstruction.” Only the first is…
“Fox and Friends” Describes Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras as “3 Mexican Countries”
Fox News Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While the hosts of “Fox and Friends” discussed the Trump administration’s decision to cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras on Sunday morning, the chyron described the three so-called Northern Triangle countries as “Mexican countries.” How Stupid Is @foxandfriends? ‘Trump Cuts U.S. Aid…
Biden Says He Believes He Never “Acted Inappropriately” Over the Course of His Political Career
Rick Bowmer/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Former Vice President Joe Biden is responding to allegations that he made a Nevada politician feel “uneasy, gross, and confused” by touching her shoulders, smelling her hair, and kissing her on the back of the head in 2014. That statement does not include…
These Giant Rodents Are Eating Louisiana’s Coast
Stockbyte via Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Undark. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig made an oil-soaked pelican the prevailing symbol of the precarious relationship between industry and the environment on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.…