There’s a Better Way to Interview Sexual Assault Survivors. We Didn’t See It Yesterday.
Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Three hours into Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s grueling testimony Thursday, Republicans’ hired questioner, prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, acknowledged the uselessness of pretending a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing could determine the truth of Ford’s allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her 36…
The FBI Will Investigate Sexual Misconduct Accusations Against Brett Kavanaugh
Michael Reynolds/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s official: The FBI will reopen its background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. President Donald Trump ordered the new investigation late Friday afternoon, giving the FBI a week to explore the allegations of sexual abuse raised against Kavanaugh in the last month. BREAKING:…
Two Weeks After Florence, We Still Don’t Know How Toxic Carolina Waterways Are
A drone video capturing coal ash streaming out of a dump and flowing toward the Cape Fear RiverNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As soon as it was safe to send a team out, Donna Lisenby, a global advocacy manager with Waterkeeper Alliance who is…
Voices of Anguish and Hope from the Supreme Court Protests Today
Hundreds of protestors gathered at the steps of the Supreme Court on Friday, September 28, to protest the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.Kara Voght/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Less than a block from the hearing room where the Senate Judiciary Committee was voting to send Supreme…
Study: 40 Years After They Were Banned, These Toxic Chemicals Are Poised to Wipe Out Killer Whales
Gerard Lacz Images/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In January 2016, a 20-year-old killer whale known as “Lulu” washed up dead on the shores of Scotland after getting caught in rope. While her grisly death was likely directly caused by the ropes, toxicologists later reported she had extraordinarily high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs—chemicals…
Will Kavanaugh Be Forced to Recuse Himself From Political Cases After His Charged Remarks?
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh takes the oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Fiercely defending himself against allegations of sexual misconduct Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh went so far as to claim he was the…