Katie Porter Wins in California
Chris Carlson/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday, nine days after polls closed in California, the Associated Press made it official: Democrat Katie Porter unseated Republican Rep. Mimi Walters in the 45th district. Walters, who led Porter in the vote-count until Wednesday, made false allegations about election fraud…
Oops! Broward County Didn’t Make the Recount Deadline After All
The Broward County canvassing board on November 15, the last day of Florida’s machine recount.Pema Levy/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Broward County, the epicenter of the drama surrounding Florida’s contentious elections, just missed the deadline for submitting its machine recount totals to the Florida secretary of state. Joe D’Alessandro,…
Federal Hate Crime Charges Brought in Kentucky Kroger Shooting
David R. Lutman/Courier Journal/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday, federal prosecutors announced that they will bring three federal hate crime charges against a white gunman who allegedly shot and killed two black people at a grocery store in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Gregory Bush, 51, faces one count each for the deaths of 69-year-old…
Trump’s Pick for ICE Director Appears Set for Confirmation Despite His Role in Family Separation Crisis
Ronald Vitiello, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, appears at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security committee on Thursday.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As a top official at US Customs and Border Protection, Ronald Vitiello helped oversee the separation of…
The NRA Just Killed Free Coffee for Its Employees
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The National Rifle Association is doing away with free coffee and water coolers for employees at its Fairfax, Virginia, headquarters—a cost-cutting move that has NRA insiders perturbed. “The whole building was freaking out,” said one former employee who remains in contact with current…
The House Leadership Battle Is Going Great
Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I’m very happy with the way the battle is going for Speaker of the House. I think the ideal outcome is (a) Nancy Pelosi wins, but (b) she has a hard enough time that it’s clear she needs to think…