Democrat Adam Schiff Just Laid Out Why Trump’s National Emergency Is Unconstitutional
House Intelligence Committee members Rep. Terry Sewell (D-AL), Rep. Adam Schiff (D_CA) and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) join House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for a news conference July 17, 2018.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency in an attempt to…
A Scientist Who Resisted Trump Administration Censorship of Climate Report Just Lost Her Job
Climate scientist Maria Caffrey is out of a job starting on February 15.Elizabeth Shogren/Reveal Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Reveal. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For several years, climate change scientist Maria Caffrey led a trailblazing study outlining the risks of rising seas…
Former Trump Officials Signed a Pledge to Avoid Lobbying. At Least 33 of Them Have Found a Way Around It.
Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by ProPublica. It’s been more than two years since President Donald Trump, who rallied campaign supporters with calls to “drain the swamp” of lobbyists and their ilk, took office. But despite that campaign promise, Washington influence peddlers continue to move…
Mike Pence Tried to “Bring Greetings” from Trump to European Allies. He Was Met with Total Silence.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice President Mike Pence at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.Sven Hoppe/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At the Munich Security Conference Friday, Vice President Mike Pence’s attempt to “bring greetings” from President Donald Trump was met with complete silence. Addressing U.S. allies at the…
Donald Trump Enters the “Electric Boogaloo” Stage of His Twitter Career
Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Universal decided to make Jaws 2, they asked my dad to reprise his role from the first movie. Steven Spielberg wasn’t going to direct it though. My dad asked for some insane amount of money. They said, “Richard, that’s an insane number. We…
The Latest Attempt to Take Down AOC Ended Just as Spectacularly As You’d Expect
Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Yet another conservative attempt to take down Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has backfired. The latest allegation is that Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) must have hired her partner Riley Roberts because he has a House of Representatives email address. Ocasio-Cortez quickly responded that Roberts is not on…