The NRA Welcomed Maria Butina—Even As She Worked to Arm Anti-American Thugs Abroad
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The American public has continued to know little about Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty in December to participating in a foreign conspiracy against the United States. Not much has emerged about the confessed Russian agent’s political activities beyond her efforts to build ties with Republican leaders…
Trump Might Have Actually Announced One Realistic, Good Idea in His State of the Union Speech
Doug Mills/CNP/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Trump made at least one bold pledge that should garner bipartisan support: to end the transmission of HIV by 2030. While ambitious, both advocates and experts believe the goal is largely achievable, in theory, due to great…
“Somebody in Washington” Wanted the US-Mexico Border Covered in Razor Wire, and This Mayor is Pissed
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Back when President Donald Trump sent thousands of soldiers to the US-Mexico border in the fall, his critics pointed out that the military’s presence was useless, that they couldn’t do much to secure the border. There was one thing, however, that they could do: Put…
“I Suffered Deep Humiliation”: Woman Accusing Virginia Lt. Governor of Sexual Assault Speaks Out
Bob Brown/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Vanessa Tyson, the woman who has accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexually assaulting her in 2004, released a statement on Wednesday detailing her allegations. “I cannot believe, given my obvious distress, that Mr. Fairfax thought this forced sexual act was consensual,” Tyson,…
Did Drug Prices Really Decline By a Record Amount in 2018?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last night President Trump said this: Already, as a result of my Administration’s efforts, in 2018 drug prices experienced their single largest decline in 46 years. I’ve been puzzling over this ever since he said it. What does he mean? I assume he means prescription…
Pelosi Says She Will “Support” Any Bipartisan Border Legislation
See? There’s a new spirit of comity and bipartisanship breaking out in Washington these days.CNN Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This is interesting: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that she would be willing to support any compromise border-security legislation that emerges from a bipartisan committee and that she…