More Brett Kavanaugh Classmates Are Saying He Lied to Congress
Saul Loeb/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At Thursday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh told a story—under oath—about himself. Facing a credible allegation of sexual assault from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who preceded him testifying before the committee, Kavanaugh sought to construct a sort of reputational…
5 People Died From Eating Lettuce But Trump’s FDA Still Won’t Make Farms Test Water for Bacteria
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Reveal. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. William Whitt suffered violent diarrhea for days. But once he began vomiting blood, he knew it was time to rush to the hospital. His body swelled up so much…
Hoods, Hazing, and Heavy Drinking: A Look Inside an Elite University’s Fraternity Culture
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When photographer Andrew Moisey entered his brother’s fraternity house in 2000, Greek culture—and the toxic male culture often associated with it—had yet to encounter the kind of scrutiny it is experiencing today, and the United States was about to elect George W. Bush, a leader Moisey refers to as…
There’s a Better Way to Interview Sexual Assault Survivors. We Didn’t See It Thursday.
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…
Kentucky’s Last Abortion Clinic Will Remain Open
A large crowd on the sidewalk at the steps in front of the Supreme Court Building as the court’s 2016 decision on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt was about to be announced. Evan Golub/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge on Friday struck down a Kentucky law that required abortion clinics to…
New Duncan Hunter Ad Claims His Opponent Is Backed by the Muslim Brotherhood
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) arrives for the House Republican Conference meeting on September 26. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, a spokesman for California Rep. Duncan Hunter told the Los Angeles Times that Hunter had never suggested his opponent, Palestinian Mexican American Ammar Campa-Najjar, is a Muslim…