Impeachment Liveblog: 51 Percent of Registered Voters Want Trump Impeached, Says Fox News Poll
Mother Jones illustration; Stefani Reynolds/ZUMA Welcome back to our impeachment liveblog. Follow along for all the latest. 8:26 p.m. ET: It’s official: Former South Carolina congressman Trey Gowdy, who oversaw the two-yearlong Benghazi probe, is finding a second life as an outsider attorney for President Donald Trump in the wake of the House impeachment inquiry, the…
A Homeless Singer’s Viral Video Lands Her an Offer From a Grammy-Nominated Producer
Screenshot of video from LAPDHQ/Twitter Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. Emily Zamourka says she learned to sing by imitating opera performers on TV while growing up in Russia. Decades later, with her belongings beside her, she began singing…
“There’s Nothing”: Trump’s Global LGBTQ Campaign Is a Whole Lot of Smoke and Mirrors
Donald Trump holds up a pride flag given to him by a supporter at an October 2016 campaign rally.Chip Somodevilla/Getty When President Donald Trump spoke to the United Nations last month, he boasted about his administration’s efforts to push for the decriminalization of homosexuality in the dozens of countries where it remains illegal. “As we…
Over One Million People Are Currently Without Power in California Due to PG&E Shutdowns
Fire burns around PG&E transmission towers, Monday, November 12, 2018, east of Pulga,Calif., near the first reports of the 2018 Camp Fire. Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images Update, Wednesday Oct. 9, 2019, 5:15pm: The second phase of outages scheduled to start at noon and affecting over 200,000 customers was delayed. PG&E said…
The Supreme Court Heard a Landmark LGBTQ Labor Rights Case, But It Was Preoccupied With…Bathrooms
Gerry Broome/AP On Tuesday, lawyers representing a transgender woman and two gay men convened before the Supreme Court to argue that their clients should not have been fired from their jobs because of their identities. The lawyers argued that gender identity and sexual orientation are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the…
Wildfire Season Is Here—and More Than 800,000 Californians Are About to Go Without Power Because of It
Fire burns around PG&E transmission towers, Monday, November 12, 2018, east of Pulga,Calif., near the first reports of the 2018 Camp Fire. Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images On midnight Wednesday morning, the Pacific Gas and Electric company will shut off power for roughly 800,000 customers in parts of 34 counties throughout California…