Matt Bevin, Formerly Our Nation’s Trumpiest Governor, Has Created a Real Mess for Himself
Paul Boucher/Zuma Matt Bevin, former Republican governor of Kentucky, exited office less than a week ago after narrowly losing his reelection bid to Democrat Andy Beshear only to land himself in the middle of a new controversy. On his way out of the governor’s mansion, the Republican issued at least 419 commutations and 161 pardons.…
The New York Times Editorial Board Calls to Impeach President Trump
Abaca, Zuma The New York Times Editorial Board published a clear message for Congress this weekend: Impeach. The case against him is “short, simple and damning,” they say. The editorial was composed in advance of next Wednesday’s scheduled floor vote on the two articles of impeachment the House Judiciary Committee has filed against President Donald Trump…
America In 2020 Will Probably Rhyme With Britain In 2019
Kevin Drum If you use Twitter to get a sense of “what people are saying,” it’s a mug’s game. It all depends on who you follow, after all. Still, I follow a smallish but—I think—pretty good cross-section of the progressive chatterati, and in just the past 24 hours the response to the British election results…
Bloomberg Just Bought CityLab—and Put Half Its Reporters Out of a Job
Rick Scuteri/AP Journalism has had a rough year full of layoffs across the country, and Bloomberg Media, the company owned by the latest entrant in the 2020 Democratic primary, just made life worse for a handful of reporters. Earlier this week, Bloomberg Media announced its first acquisition in more than a decade, buying CityLab, an…
Is Boris Johnson a Brilliant Political Strategist?
In the wake of the big Conservative victory in yesterday’s British elections, Andrew Sullivan is getting a lot of attention for his piece about Boris Johnson in the latest issue of New York. Sullivan argues that although Johnson may seem disheveled and lacking any kind of consistent ideology, he deserves more credit than he’s usually…
With This Impeachment, Trump Is Getting Off Easy
Mother Jones illustration; Patrick Semansky/AP; Getty Donald Trump got off easy. On Friday morning, the House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against the 45th president of the United States. In the historic move, Trump was cited for abusing his office and obstructing Congress’ investigation of that abuse. The abuse was a narrow matter:…