A Bitterly Divided Senate Elevates Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Senate today voted 50 to 48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, replacing retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. The closeness of his confirmation vote is unprecedented. Kavanaugh won even fewer ayes than Justice Clarence…
Four White Supremacists Arrested for Their Role in Charlottesville Violence
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Four white supremacists, “among the most violent individuals present” during the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” weekend, have been arrested on felony conspiracy charges, federal officials said Tuesday. JUST IN: Federal authorities announce arrest of four members of white supremacist group “for committing various acts of…
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…
The FBI Will Investigate Sexual Misconduct Accusations Against Brett Kavanaugh
Michael Reynolds/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s official: The FBI will reopen its background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. President Donald Trump ordered the new investigation late Friday afternoon, giving the FBI a week to explore the allegations of sexual abuse raised against Kavanaugh in the last month. BREAKING:…
“Is This Judicial Temperament?” Kavanaugh’s Fiery Opening Remarks Light Up the Internet
Saul Loeb/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. “You may defeat me in the final vote, but you will never get me to quit. Never.” His face red and voice rising to a shout, Judge Brett Kavanaugh delivered a blistering rebuttal to the accusations of sexual assault leveled against him by…
Trump Falsely Claims, Again, That He Won 52 Percent of Women In 2016
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. During his Wednesday press conference at the United Nations, which touched on everything from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to why UN delegates laughed at him yesterday, Donald Trump claimed that 52 percent of women voted for…