So You Want to Plan an Impeachment Trial? Don’t Forget the Milk and Cookies.
A Republican prop during a House Judiciary Committee hearingJonathan Ernst/AP The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is a test of our nation’s institutions and traditions. And that has meant, for many of us, learning about them. During the trial, a new set of rules are imposed. Senators become jurors. Aides are restricted to sitting…
Trump’s USDA Chief Thinks Farm Workers Are Overpaid
A worker plants Vidalia onions on a farm in Georgia. David Goldman/AP Photo The Trump Administration finds itself in a tight corner on the topic of farm labor, a task handled by a largely foreign-born workforce. On the one hand, the president has made good on campaign promises to make life generally miserable for immigrants;…
A House Impeachment Manager Just Trolled Lindsey Graham on the Senate Floor
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Throughout the impeachment process, Republicans have argued that because Donald Trump hasn’t been accused of breaking a criminal statute in the Ukraine scandal, there is no reason for him to be removed from office. That’s nonsense. “High crimes”—one of the justifications for impeachment established by the framers of the Constitution—aren’t limited to violations…
According to the Doomsday Clock, We’re Down to 100 Seconds Before Midnight. Plan Accordingly.
The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.Eva Hambach/Getty Thursday morning, scientists responsible for maintaining the Doomsday Clock—a metaphor for how close mankind stands to its own destruction—announced that it advanced 20 seconds from last year, to within 2 minutes of midnight, the bookend marking human…
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…
Republicans Are Trying, Once Again, to Basically Ban Abortion in Tennessee
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, center, and fellow Republicans in the state General Assembly hold a news conference at the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn., to discuss a new anti-abortion proposal. Jonathan Mattise/AP This morning, Republican Gov. Bill Lee called a press conference to announce that Tennessee would be doubling down…