Here’s What Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump Talk About When No One Else Is Listening
Metzel Mikhail/TASS via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. What do President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin talk about during their occasional phone calls? According to a sobering piece from the Washington Post, it’s exactly what you’d expect—fake news, the deep state, and…friendship: Some White House officials…
A Republican Congressman Is Accused of Ignoring Sexual Abuse. Now He’s Attacking His Accusers.
June 26, 2018 – Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. – UNITED District of ColumbiaS – JUNE 26: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on June 26, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (Credit Image: © Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Press)Tom Williams/CQ…
North Korea Calls Latest Nuke Talks “Regrettable”
The Straits Times/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The latest on North Korea: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came away from a two-day visit to North Korea on Saturday without meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or securing a breakthrough in efforts to implement the denuclearization agreement signed by…
Donald Trump’s Obamacare Sabotage Continues Apace
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This is from the Wall Street Journal: The Trump administration is expected to suspend an Affordable Care Act program that plays a key role in the health law’s insurance markets, a move that could deal a financial blow to many insurers that expect payments. The…
Health Care Update Plus Bonus Rant
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. First things first: everything is fine. Everything I said last week is still operative. My cancer load is down substantially and I generally feel pretty good. And yet. Thanks to the evil dex (postponed to Friday this week thanks to the 4th of July holiday)…
There Are a Few Things Environmentalists Actually Do Agree On
Peter Byrne/PA Wire via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sometimes the most vicious fights occur over the smallest differences. Brutal battles have pitted Catholics that kneel in prayer against Protestant sects that stood before the…