As California Burns, Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Funding
Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Taking a moment from the fires burning in his own backyard, President Donald Trump went on Twitter this morning to opine on the devastating fires currently burning in California—and to threaten to cut off federal funding if his wishes aren’t followed: There…
Ariana Grande’s Breakup Track Is a Great Send-Off to This Big, Exhausting Week
Ariana Grande/Twitter Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This week: “thank u, next” by Ariana Grande (Republic Records, 2018) Why we’re into it: Beyond being one of the most beloved tracks of the week, Grande’s breakup song is the perfect sendoff to the Republican-controlled House and this news-drenched week. A surprise…
Their Lives Were Forever Changed by Gun Violence. So They Ran for Office and Won.
Lucy McBath speaks at a rally in Atlanta on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In one sense, Election Day was a bit of a letdown for the Parkland survivors-turned-activists. The March for Our Lives teens had led the biggest protest in US…
Trump’s New Acting Attorney General Claimed There Was No Evidence Russia Interfered in the 2016 Election
Charlie Neibergall/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As soon as President Donald Trump installed Matt Whitaker as acting attorney general, media outlets began mining his appearances as a radio and television pundit and discovered he had repeatedly denigrated the Mueller investigation, which he now will be overseeing, and claimed there…
This New Yorker Cover Shows Why the Midterms Were so Huge for Women and People of Color
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If you’re still wondering whether the midterms were a win for women and people of color, The New Yorker just previewed its upcoming cover—which aptly illustrates why the results were a cause for celebration. An early look at next week’s cover, “Welcome to Congress,” by Barry…
ACLU Files Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Effort to Upend Asylum Law
A Cuban family waits to request humanitarian protection after being forced to wait by US border officials in Brownsville, Texas, in July.Carol Guzy/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration to stop it from implementing a new policy that blocks migrants from…