Are Trump’s Attacks on Mueller Working?
Mueller testifying on Capitol Hill in 2010.Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As House Democrats ramp up their investigations into ties between President Donald Trump and Russia, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll has found that a clear majority of Americans supports their efforts. About six in ten adults want Democrats…
Here’s an Especially Terrifying New Danger from the Rise in Wildfires
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by YaleEnvironment360. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Early in the evening of August 12, 2017, heat and smoke from an intense wildfire burning in the forests of British Columbia began mushrooming skyward, sucking up ash, blazing wood and vegetation,…
Trump Returns to Making False Claims About Rampant Voter Fraud
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump made unfounded claims about Texas voters on Sunday morning, reiterating falsely that “voter fraud is rampant” across the United States—a claim he has made repeatedly during his campaign and two years in office. Trump tweeted, without evidence, that “58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000…
The Southern Border Is a Huge Money Pit
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. From the LA Times: Customs and Border Protection allocated $60.7 million to Accenture Federal Services, a management consulting firm, as part of a $297-million contract to recruit, vet and hire 7,500 border officers over five years, but the company has produced only 33 new hires…
Tom’s Kitchen: A Root Vegetable Salad to Last You Through the Week
Tom Philpott Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In my household, we’ve been relying more and more on batch cooking: devoting concentrated bursts of time to preparing a bunch of food that can be quickly turned into tasty, fuss-free meals throughout the week. But we’ve never really nailed batched salads. Sure,…
Here’s How to Enact a Wealth Tax That the Supreme Court Won’t Kill
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I know that my posts about Elizabeth Warren’s proposed wealth tax have left you mesmerized and waiting for more. I’m here to help. Let’s suppose that a wealth tax is unconstitutional. Or more to the point, let’s say that we don’t want to risk a…