Epstein May Have Paid Witnesses for Their Silence, Prosecutors Allege
US attorney Geoggrey Berman points to a picture of Jeffrey Epstein during a press conference after Epstein’s arrest in downtown Manhattan on July 8, 2019. Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/TNS via ZUMA Federal prosecutors in New York are asking a federal judge to deny bail to Jeffrey Epstein while he awaits trial for sex…
Donald Trump’s Cabinet Turnover, Updated
How does Donald Trump’s cabinet turnover compare to previous administrations? It’s surprisingly hard to get a straight answer, but the following numbers from Brookings seem to be about as good as it gets: This is through the end of Year 3, and it includes only people who are department secretaries, not agency heads and others…
Staffers Allege Misconduct at BLM’s Busiest Oil and Gas Office
iStock/Getty This story was originally published by High Country News and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In early fall 2017, two Bureau of Land Management archaeologists drove to a Chevron oil and gas site in the dry grasslands of southeast New Mexico. The oil company had damaged a Native American archaeological site, and…
Trump Stings Honeybees While They’re Down
DanielPrudek/iStock/Getty Bees are in a world of trouble right now. A few years ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency took some steps to protect the insects by limiting the use of an insecticide called sulfoxaflor. Made by Corteva, the agricultural arm of DowDupont, sulfoxaflor is “highly toxic to bees and other pollinating insects,” and it also…
Ralph’s New Single is the Perfect Way to Escape One Hell of a Long Week
Ralph This week: “Gravity” by Ralph (Crocodile tears Inc., 2019) Why we’re into it: A delightful mix of house and alternative pop, Ralph has delivered a song made for dancing the long week away. The first single since her debut album Good Girl—which if you haven’t had the chance, that album is packed with just as much delight…
Trump Still Looking Hard For the Best People
Hey, I was wondering about this: Same point in presidency, departures: Bush 1Obama 0Trump 14 https://t.co/z4bolKz3un — Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 12, 2019 Thanks for saving me from having to count this up. This means that two-thirds of Trump’s cabinet has been fired or resigned since he took office (14 out of 22). Remember back…