Democrats Launch Investigation Into White House Security Clearance Breaches
Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A top House Democrat launched a broad investigation Wednesday into what he calls “grave breaches” in the security clearance process at the White House and on Donald Trump’s presidential transition team. In a letter to White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the chairman…
The United States Is No Longer the World Leader in Resettling Refugees
Syrian refugee children walk in mud after heavy rain this month at a refugee camp in Bar Elias, Lebanon. Bilal Hussein/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For the first time in more than three decades, the United States is not the world leader in resettling refugees. That title now belongs…
Michael Cohen Postpones Congressional Testimony, Citing Threats From Trump and Giuliani
ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, is putting off his planned congressional testimony, citing threats to him and his family by Trump and his current lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Cohen was scheduled to testify publicly on February 7. “By advice of counsel, Mr. Cohen’s…
The Housing Market Looks … Kinda Normal Right Now
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Home sales fell in December, ending up at their weakest level since 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal. Is that bad news? Sure. But how bad is it? That’s something I keep going back and forth on. To get a different kind of handle…
The Teachers Striking in LA Won a Big Concession: More Nurses, Counselors, and Librarians
Alejandra Gurrola travels between three elementary schools in Los Angeles to work with students. Edwin Rios/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At a rally Friday afternoon outside Los Angeles City Hall, Alejandra Gurrola stared out at a sea of teachers and supporters clad in red. She used to be…
Google, Facebook, and Microsoft Sponsored a Conference That Promoted Climate Change Denial
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Google, Facebook, and Microsoft have publicly acknowledged the dangers of global warming, but last week they all sponsored a conference that promoted climate change denial to young libertarians. All three tech companies were sponsors of LibertyCon, the annual convention of the libertarian group…