“Read the Transcript,” Trump Berates Reporter Who Is Quoting Transcript
Oliver Contreras/Zuma After casually encouraging the media to release the name of the whistleblower who spurred the impeachment investigation against him, President Donald Trump engaged in a bizarre back-and-forth with a reporter Sunday. Trump repeatedly told the reporter to “read the transcript” of Trump’s July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—even as the reporter…
The 2020 Election Is Still Wide Open
The New York Times is a few days late with this, but here’s their Halloween scare for Democrats: Yep, they report that President Trump remains competitive in the states that gave him victory in 2016. Jonathan Chait is irate: In 2018, Democratic candidates waded into hostile territory and flipped 40 House districts…by avoiding controversial positions,…
House Impeachment Probe Releases Marie Yovanovitch’s Closed-Door Testimony
Bill Clark/ZUMA The public phase of the House’s impeachment inquiry is officially underway with Monday’s release of Marie Yovanovitch’s closed-door testimony. The whistleblower at the center of the Ukraine scandal cited Yovanovitch’s abrupt dismissal as US ambassador to Ukraine back in May as one of the troubling episodes leading up to President Donald Trump’s July…
E. Jean Carroll, Writer Who Accused Trump of Rape, Sues for Defamation
Craig Ruttle/AP E. Jean Carroll, the writer and advice columnist who in June came forward with allegations that President Donald Trump raped her inside the dressing rooms of Bergdorf Goodman more than twenty years ago, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the president. “Nobody in this nation is above the law,” read Carroll’s complaint, which…
Is Chesa Boudin Radical Enough?
Chesa Boudin and his mother, Kathy Boudin, in the maximum security prison where she served her sentence for her involvement in the 1981 Brinks heist, which left three people dead.Ralf-Finn Hestoft/Corbis via Getty Images “Look, I didn’t live through that time period,” Chesa Boudin says with a sigh. “I can’t imagine wanting to use violence…
The Delicate Art and Evolving Science of Wildfire Evacuations
Residents evacuate along Sierra Highway in Canyon Country in the Tick fire in Canyon Country, CA October 24, 2019.David Crane/Getty This story was originally published by Wired and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On the evening of October 23, in the middle of the kind of dry, windy night that has become more frequent and…