Mike Pence Is a Dick
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Vice President Mike Pence is really letting his inner asshole fly free: Thank you to Justice Anthony Kennedy for your long career of service on the SCOTUS. @POTUS Trump will nominate a strong conservative, in the tradition of the late Justice Scalia, who will uphold…
At Least 5 People Killed in Maryland Newspaper Shooting
Maryland police officers block the intersection at the building entrance, after multiple people were shot at a newspaper in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018.Jose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At least five people were killed and several others injured Thursday afternoon when a gunman opened fire at…
Kennedy Was a “Mixed Bag” for Environmentalists. But What’s Next Could Be Much Worse.
AP Photo/Denis Poroy 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. Anthony Kennedy is retiring, and progressives around the country are trying not to freak out. The 81-year-old justice, who has served on the Supreme Court since 1988, has been…
Obamacare Continues Not to Fail in 2018
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. So how is Obamacare doing? We already know that it ended the 2018 enrollment period with only slightly fewer signups than 2017. That’s not bad considering the relentless campaign of sabotage that Donald Trump engaged in. But how about insurers? They didn’t abandon the Obamacare…
“This Is Devastating”: a Top Reproductive Health Researcher Talks About Kennedy’s Retirement
A large crowd on the sidewalk at the steps in front of the Supreme Court Building as the Court’s decision on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt was about to be announced. Evan Golub/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Now that Justice Anthony Kennedy has announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, vacating…
Here’s a Tiny Little Case Study of Political Misinformation
Helmut Fohringer/APA Picturedesk via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I had lunch with a friend yesterday. I’ve known him for a long time, and he’s a smart, politically engaged, moderate conservative. He’s not a big Donald Trump fan and certainly not a Fox News drone. Just an ordinary center-right…