The Right to Vote Won Big on Tuesday
Activists encourage passing motorists to vote in Owensboro, Kentucky, on Tuesday,.Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP Tuesday night was a big night for Democrats, but it may prove to be an even bigger night for voting rights. Voters in three states chose candidates and policies that could result in expanded access to the ballot, an undoing…
The Secret Behind Trader Joe’s
I’ve always been a little curious about how and why Trader Joe’s has acquired such a cultlike status, and over at Vox this morning Rebecca Jennings tells all: Trader Joe’s does not participate in traditional advertising, never has sales, and is known for frustrating product shortages…. The majority of its products are private label, a.k.a.…
Sondland Revises and Extends, Loops Pence Into Ukraine Scandal
Mark Hertzberg/ZUMA Last month, Gordon Sondland, Trump’s roving loyalist in Europe, testified that there was no quid pro quo in Ukraine. Sure, Trump was holding up military aide, and sure, Trump was balking at a meeting with Ukraine’s new president, and sure, Trump wanted Ukraine’s president to open an investigation into Joe Biden. But it…
Read the Transcripts of Gordon Sondland and Kurt Volker’s Testimonies
Tom Williams/ZUMA House impeachment investigators released two additional transcripts on Tuesday, this time from Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, and Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine. You can read those below:
Democrats Ask Mulvaney to Testify on Quid Pro Quo Allegations
Chris Kleponis/Zuma Impeachment investigators have asked acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to submit to a deposition later this week, suggesting that he may have been “directly involved” in the alleged quid pro quos that led to the impeachment investigation against President Donald Trump. In a letter asking Mulvaney to appear before House…
Scientists Warn of “Untold Human Suffering” Without Major Climate Action
Alberto Pezzali/Zuma Forty years after scientists at the First World Climate Conference in Geneva, Switzerland called on world governments to curb global warming for the good of humanity, 11,000 scientists from 153 countries have declared that we have entered a climate emergency. The world will endure “untold human suffering” if humans don’t dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions,…