Hear the Bern: Why Bernie Sanders Strikes a Chord With Musicians
Evan Vucci/AP Evan Weiss was surprised when he got a text message asking if his band could perform at a rally for Bernie Sanders in Coralville, Iowa, in November. The text came from an old friend of Weiss who works for Sanders’ campaign as an event coordinator and has a hand in booking the music…
Fox News Is Losing Its Mind Over John Bolton
For hours upon hours on Monday, Donald Trump’s lawyers presented their case against removing the president from office over the Ukraine scandal. In doing so, they have danced around a major new revelation—that, in a draft of a forthcoming book, former national security adviser John Bolton reportedly wrote that Trump told him he wanted to…
Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter Crash
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant was one of five people killed in a helicopter crash Sunday, according to multiple news outlets. The LA County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that all of the aircraft’s passengers died when it went down near Calabasas, but the department has not released the names of the victims. Five…
Trump Threatens to Cut NPR’s Funding After Pompeo Meltdown
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Two days ago, NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly revealed that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had berated her with expletives after she asked him about the Ukraine scandal. Today, President Donald Trump chimed in—by appearing to threaten to cut off NPR’s federal funding. Trump retweeted a comment from right-wing radio host Mark…
Mike Pompeo Freaked Out at an NPR Reporter Friday. He Just Released a Statement That Is…Not Good.
Michael Candelori/ZUMA On Friday, NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly revealed a loony interaction she had with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo following an interview in which she had the temerity to ask about the scandal at the heart of the President’s current impeachment trial, one in which Pompeo himself has been implicated. NPR’s Mary Louise…
Which Day of the Trial Are We On? Depends Who You Ask.
Groundhog Day is more than a week away, but there’s evidence time might already be moving in a loop. At least three of the country’s most prominent media outlets can’t seem to agree what day of the Senate’s impeachment trial the country is currently in. On Thursday, House Democrats kicked off their second day of…