The Evil Dex Is Better Than a Swiss Watch
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Evil Dex is amazing stuff.¹ I swear, it has an atomic clock built in. I take it on Monday at about 8 am, and a whole series of side effects then starts to kick off on a very precise schedule. How precise? Well, the…
Let’s Consider Alternate Routes for the Border Wall
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“We Just Want to Get Back to Work”—Thousands of Federal Employees March on the White House
Tonya Riley/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday afternoon, approximately 2,000 federal workers and contractors from across the country braved icy winds and freezing temperatures to gather outside of the DC headquarters of the AFL-CIO to protest the ongoing effects of the government shutdown on their lives and work. “This…
Democrats Are Ready to Push Gun Reforms. But Their Last Republican Allies Got Picked Off.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks during the event to introduce the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 in the Capitol on January 8.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Gun reform advocates took a victory lap in the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon when Rep. Mike Thompson…
Trump Never Said Mexico Would, You Know, Pay For the Wall With Money or Something
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump wants to make something clear about his wall: Well…. But who cares, really? Maybe Mexico will pay for the wall, maybe Putin will pay for it. Or maybe Trump will crowdsource it. Maybe Warren Buffett will write a check. Or better yet,…
Scott Pruitt Is Facing Yet Another Scandal Thanks to His Legal Defense Fund
Chris Kleponis/CNP/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Scott Pruitt left a long trail of investigations behind when he exited the Environmental Protection Agency last July to lead a private life as a coal consultant. On Thursday, four Democratic senators added yet another concern to the pile, requesting more information from…