What the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Wrong
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg places some items in her bag before speaking at Georgetown Law School, Friday, April 6, 2018, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On the Basis of Sex, a feature film on the pioneering legal work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth…
Utah—Yes, Utah—Has Approved a Ballot Initiative to Curb Gerrymandering
A voter drops off his ballot in Salt Lake City ahead of the November 6 midterm elections.Rick Bowmer/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Utah is one of the reddest states in the country, but not too red to embrace the kind of redistricting reform pushed by progressive voting-rights advocates around the…
The Difference Between Russiagate and Watergate: Nixon Didn’t Have Fox
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity during a campaign earlier this month in Missouri.Jeff Roberson/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Who said it, Trump or Nixon? “They got the hell kicked out of them in the election… They are trying to use this to smear…
Cindy Hyde-Smith Finally Apologizes for “Public Hanging” Comment
Appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., answers a question during a televised Mississippi U.S. Senate debate with Democrat Mike Espy in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Rogelio V. Solis/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mississippi Republican Senate candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith apologized during a debate tonight for her “public hanging”…
Tim Ryan Has a Plan to Win Back the “70-Year-Old Teamster”
Ohio congressman Tim Ryan speaks in Clear Lake, Iowa, on August 10, 2018.Chris Zoeller/Globe-Gazette via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, 16 Democrats released an open letter pledging to vote against Nancy Pelosi for speaker of the House. The move didn’t come as much of a surprise. Many…
Here’s What the Blue Wave Looked Like in California
Charlie Neuman/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As of last Monday, California Democrats had flipped 3 of the 10 Republican-held congressional seats they’d targeted in this year’s election. After a week of unhurried vote counting, they’ve now flipped six—including every seat in Orange County. And the final(ish) vote counts confirm just…