Brett Kavanaugh: The Most Unpopular Supreme Court Nominee in Decades
Demonstrators attend the Unite for Justice rally held in the courtyard of City Hall, organized by progressive activists to oppose the confirmation of President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh. Michael Candelori/Pacific Press/Sipa via AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate…
Former Trump Campaign Aide Suggests Trump Supported Meeting Russians
FILE – In this Dec. 15, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump sits with Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Va. Evan Vucci/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Lawyers for a former Trump campaign adviser say that both Attorney General Jeff Sessions…
Meghan McCain Disses Trump in Her Father’s Eulogy
Megan McCain at a memorial service for her father, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who died Aug. 25 from brain cancer, detested President Donald Trump so much that…
What’s Trump Doing While Washington Honors John McCain?
President Donald Trump holds up a list of his administration’s accomplishments while speaking at a GOP fundraiser at the Carmel Country Club in in Charlotte, N.C., on Friday.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. All of political Washington seems to be gathered at the National Cathedral for a memorial…
Stop Calling All South Asian Food “Curry”
JoeGough/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For many, the word “curry” conjures up the image of an Indian takeout restaurant. But in his book, Curry: Eating, Reading, and Race, Canadian author Naben Ruthnum asks that we challenge our perceptions of the dish. According to Ruthnum, a guest on the latest episode…
American Cities Lose 36 Million Trees a Year. But There’s a Radical New Plan to Save Them.
Elaine Thompson/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by CityLab and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The evidence is in: Urban trees improve air and water quality, reduce energy costs, and improve human health, even as they offer the benefit of storing carbon. And in…