This Climate Skeptic Could Lose His House Race After His District Was Flooded by a Hurricane
Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) could be unseated after nine terms in office.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Donald Trump swung through Houston last week to stump for embattled Republicans, Rep. John Culberson, who is in one of the most competitive races in the state, was…
Meet the Luckiest Democrat in the World
Facebook Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Eleven days after Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) was indicted for insider training last August, his long-shot opponent, a 43-year-old town supervisor from Niagara County named Nate McMurray, donned a black helmet, knee-pads, and an old pair of weathered jeans, and drove an old Cadillac into…
The Future of the Flint Water Crisis Is on the November Ballot
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s been nearly five years since Flint’s emergency manager switched the city’s water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River, and lead leached off of old corrosive pipes and into the drinking water in homes all across the city. Two years later, in 2016, Michigan…
Republicans Refuse to Disavow Anti-Semitic Attacks on George Soros
An image of a Republican ad criticizing George SorosYouTube Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A day after the deadly shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, the head of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee refused to disavow a campaign ad linking a Democratic candidate to George Soros, who was sent a…
The Midterms Could Spell the End of the Bipartisan Climate Caucus
David Greedy/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the past two years, dozens of Republican and Democratic members of the US House of Representatives have banded together in the name of tackling climate change. This bipartisan…
The Dark, Uncomfortable History of Political Tribalism and What It Means for November 6
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Especially after a week like this one, it’s easy to think of the United States as a divided nation that will never change. But it didn’t always feel that way. “We take for granted the concept of ‘Red America, Blue America’ as just part…