Mitt Romney Has Some Interesting Impeachment Questions
Alex Wong/Getty As the Senate began the question-and-answer portion of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) revealed what he wanted to ask: The questions I have submitted for the Q&A period of the Impeachment Trial: pic.twitter.com/JTHlKJfcNN — Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) January 29, 2020 Unlike most of his Republican colleagues, Romney…
Is Bolton Going to Testify?
John Bolton is constantly adjusting his glasses. What’s up with that?Serg Glovny/ZUMA I got home a little late last night, so I missed the outcome of the Bolton revelations: In a closed-door meeting after closing remarks, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told colleagues he doesn’t have the votes to block witnesses, according to people…
Three of the Most Viral Claims About the Coronavirus Are Fake
A laboratory operator wearing a protective gear handles patients’ samples in a laboratory of the National Reference Center (CNR) for respiratory viruses—including coronavirus—at the Institut Pasteur in Paris on January 28, 2020.Thomas Samson/Getty Since it was first detected in December, in Wuhan, China, the number of known people infected with the coronavirus has ballooned to nearly 6,000,…
Yes in My Backyard: A Radical Approach to Improving Homeless Encampments
An Oakland, California, tent encampment similar to the one at 37th and Martin Luther King Jr. WayJane Tyska/Digital First Media/The East Bay Times via Getty Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. For a decade, she lived two doors down…
The Washington Post Leadership Devalued Jamal Khashoggi’s Legacy
A protester against the US involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen holds a sign demanding justice for murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.Ronen Tivony/Zuma The Washington Post’s decision to suspend reporter Felicia Sonmez for her factually true tweets about the credible rape allegation against Kobe Bryant, in the moments after his death, was explained…
Trump’s Greatest Trick Was Convincing Voters That Women Can’t Win Elections
On November 5, New York Times polling savant Nate Cohn appeared as a guest on The Daily, the paper’s popular podcast, to shed light on the biggest question in the Democratic presidential primary. The episode’s title: “Who’s Actually Electable in 2020?” Cohn took to the microphone to deliver some real talk to millions of listeners:…