Lindsey Graham Just Promised to Change the Senate Rules If Democrats Don’t Hurry Up on Impeachment
Susan Walsh/AP Senate judiciary committee chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that he aims to start Donald Trump’s impeachment trial “in the next coming days”—and promised to change the rules of the Senate if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) does not send articles of impeachment by then. “I would work with [Senate Majority Leader Mitch] McConnell…
The US-Led Forces Fighting ISIS Just Backed Off—to Protect Against a Potential Attack From Iran
MPI10 / MediaPunch /IPX The American-led coalition that has been fighting the Islamic State announced on Sunday that it will halt its mission in order to prepare to defend itself against a potential attack from Iran. The decision comes on the heels of the US airstrike that killed Iranian Maj. General Qassim Suleimani, the nation’s…
Quote of the Day: An Eye For An Eye
From Hossein Dehghan, the military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader: The only thing that can end this period of war is for the Americans to receive a blow that is equal to the blow they have inflicted. Quite so. A show of strength is the only thing those American warmongers respect, amirite?
Donald Trump Threatened Iran With War Crimes. Mike Pompeo Doesn’t See a Problem With That.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks on CNN’s “State of the Union” on January 5, 2020./CNN President Donald Trump sent a string of tweets on Saturday night threatening further military action against Iran—including strikes on key cultural sites, which could be considered a war crime under international law—in response to Iran’s promised retaliation for the…
New Satellites Are Changing Climate Science
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket is seen as it launches with the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) onboard, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty This story was originally published by Undark and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Sept. 15, 2018, at precisely 6:02…
How Much Does a Cab Cost in New York City?
Kevin Drum In the New York Times today, Ginia Bellafante tells the story of her pre-Christmas trip to LaGuardia airport: “So, how much do you think the Lyft cost?’’ my husband asked as we checked in. He was looking at his phone with a sour expression. “Eighty?” I offered. In fact, the trip that typically…