President Trump Defends Saudi Leader as “Incredible Ally”
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Saturday night, President Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia as an “incredible ally” while at the same time criticizing the monarchy’s explanation that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed during a fistfight with 15 men inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Turkish investigators have…
John Adams’ Fears About America’s Future Feel Pretty Darn Prescient Today
National Gallery of Art Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. During America’s first Gilded Age, in 1898, Sen. Mark Hanna was sufficiently candid when asked about his political principles. There are two political truths, the Ohio Republican observed: “The first is money. I can’t remember what the second is.” Now, during…
Democrats in Congress Are Going After the GOP for Trying to Cut Entitlements
Protestors oppose Republican cuts to Medicaid.Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. With the midterm elections weeks away and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reviving talk that social spending programs need to be cut in order to reduce the deficit, Democrats in Congress are trying to…
The Republican Effort to Repeal California’s Gas Tax May Be Running on Fumes
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When a PAC supporting Mimi Walters, the Republican incumbent running to keep her seat in California’s 25th district, released an ad in August claiming that her opponent, Democrat Katie Porter, “refuses to oppose Sacramento’s gas tax hike,” the move was in line with a bigger party strategy. To…
This Is the Most Expensive Midterm Election Ever
Democratic Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke raised a record $38 million in the third quarter of 2018.Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This is already shaping up to be the most expensive midterm election in history—$3.9 billion and counting, according to the nonpartisan OpenSecrets.org. Super-PACs…
Duncan Hunter Releases Letter From Retired Generals Calling His Democratic Rival a “National Security Risk”
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Duncan Hunter, the embattled Republican congressman fighting to hang onto his San Diego seat after he was indicted for campaign finance violations, has released a letter written by three Marine Corps officers claiming Hunter’s opponent, Ammar Campa-Najjar, is a “national security risk.”…