Majority of Voters Support Trump Impeachment in New Poll
President Donald Trump speaks at the 2019 Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida, on December 20, 2019. SMG via ZUMA A slim majority of registered voters support the House of Representatives’ vote to impeach President Donald Trump, and would also approve if the Senate decides to remove him from office,…
The 6 Books That Changed the Way I Cooked in 2019
For last-minute holiday presents, it’s hard to beat the humble, tangible book. Some of the worthies on your gift list will be of the kitchen-obsessed—or kitchen-curious—persuasion. With them in mind, here are the most interesting and inspiring cookbooks that crossed my desk in 2019. Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking, by Toni Tipton-Martin…
Michael Bloomberg Has a Toxic Legacy on Lead
Democratic presidential candidate former New York City mayor.Justin Sullivan/Getty This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. When Cordell Cleare went to meet the mayor of New York City for the first time in winter 2003, she expected to be disappointed. The Harlem mother had spent…
Soon We May All Be Suffering from Climate Whiplash
Night long exposure photograph of the Santa Clarita wildfire in CA./Getty This piece was originally published in Yale Environment 360 and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. From 2011 to 2016, California experienced five years of extreme drought, during which numerous high temperature records were broken. These hot, dry years were followed by…
Budget Official Ordered Hold On Aid To Ukraine Just After Trump-Zelensky Call
President Donald Trump talks to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the East Room of the White House on November 6, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images) An Office of Management and Budget official named Michael Duffy likely has vital knowledge about why the White House ordered a hold on military aid to Ukraine, an issue…
North Korea Is About To Blow Up Trump’s Supposed Top Foreign Policy Win
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019 in Panmunjom, South Korea.Handout/Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images North Korea is reportedly set to test a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to American shores in coming days,…