Trump: US Would Be at War With North Korea If Not for Me
Chris Kleponis/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that were it not for his leadership, the United States would currently be at war with North Korea. The president did not offer any evidence to support the bold assertion, which comes amid US intelligence warnings that…
Seattle Just Became the First Major American City to Ban Plastic Straws And Utensils
The ordinance, which went into effect Sunday, prohibits restaurants, delis, coffee shops, food trucks, cafeterias and grocery stores from providing the plastic items to customers. Upon request only, those vendors may provide people with a compostable straw or utensil. Since 2008, Seattle has been rolling out a citywide ban on single-use plastics and removed exemptions from…
Medical Board Sanctions Celebrity Doctor for Letting Parents Opt Their Kids Out of Vaccines
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In 2015, California made it illegal for parents to opt out of vaccinating their kids because of their beliefs. But that didn’t stop some anti-vaccine zealots from dodging the shots: Last year, Mother Jones reported on a cottage industry of Golden State doctors who help…
Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement Is Probably Making Scott Pruitt Very, Very Happy
Mitchell Resnick/Planet Pix via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by The New Republic and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Vermont Law School professor Patrick Parenteau has given lots of interviews since Wednesday, when Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement. Most have…
Kentucky Governor Is Going to Screw Medicaid Recipients Come Hell or High Water
Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Last week, a federal court struck down a plan from Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Today he got his revenge: Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration has abruptly cut Medicaid dental and vision benefits to nearly half…
Susan Collins Will Vote to Kill Abortion Rights
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Is Roe v. Wade effectively dead once President Trump nominates a conservative new justice to replace Anthony Kennedy? Maybe not! Republicans only have 51 votes in the Senate, and Susan Collins of Maine told Jake Tapper yesterday that she won’t…