Trump’s Buddy Chris Collins Just Resigned From Congress
Ron Sachs/Getty Hours after reports emerged that Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) was expected to plead guilty to insider trading charges, the Daily Beast broke the news that Collins had resigned his seat on Monday. Several other outlets, including the Washington Post, confirmed that the four-term congressman had stepped down. Collins’ departure from the House marks an inglorious…
Conservative Kool-Aid Is Powerful Stuff
Apostate Republican Peter Wehner asks today, “What’s the matter with Republicans?” His answer is the usual one: tribalism, self-interest, and fear of constituents who love Donald Trump. All true, I’m sure, but it misses perhaps the most important factor: Kool-Aid. For the past 20 years Republicans have been drinking their own Kool-Aid. They believe that…
A Utah Woman Is Facing Criminal Charges for Going Topless in Her Own Home
Women participate in Go Topless Day at Hampton Beach, N.H. in 2017.Ioanna Raptis/AP A West Valley, Utah, woman is reportedly facing criminal charges for being shirtless in her own home. Prosecutors allege her actions violate the state’s lewdness law; her lawyer argues the law unconstitutionally discriminates against women who are punished for going topless while…
Donald Trump Suggests Adam Schiff Should Be Arrested for “Treason”
Tom Williams/ZUMA President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), should be arrested for “treason.” The incendiary comment came amidst a flood of irate tweets by Trump Monday morning and as the president escalates his war with Schiff, who over the weekend signaled that testimony from…
The Beltway Sniper Is Now the Center of a Debate About Juvenile Lifers
Lee Boyd Malvo leaves a pretrial hearing in Fairfax in December 2002 Luke Frazza/AFP/Getty Images Lee Boyd Malvo was only 17 when he stepped into a blue Chevy with his 41-year-old mentor, John Allen Muhammad, and launched a shooting spree that terrorized the greater Washington, DC, area for three weeks in 2002. Over multiple attacks,…
Why the Labor Strike Is Back
General Motors employees chanting “No contract! No work!” circle the Flint Assembly Plant entrance on September 19, the fourth day of the UAW strike against GM.Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP File The largest private sector strike in more than a decade is now in its third week. The walkout of more than 49,000 General…