Alabama Republican Who Refused to Back Trump Faces Runoff
Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.) on the Capitol stepsBill Clark/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In October 2016, Rep. Martha Roby made a decision that seemed reasonable at the time—she revoked her endorsement of Donald Trump after hearing him brag about groping women on the now-infamous Access Hollywood video. “I cannot…
The Cake Ruling Wasn’t “Narrow,” It Was a Punt
Brian Cahn via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I realize this is about a decade old by the standards of how news cycles run these days, but I want to make a brief comment about yesterday’s Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling from the Supreme Court.¹ It’s being widely described as a…
Betsy DeVos Says School Safety Commission Won’t Study the Role of Guns in School Safety
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pauses as she testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding request. Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos continued her streak of groan–inducing trips to Capitol…
Hundreds of Children Are Being Held at the Border for Longer Than the Law Typically Allows
Kevin Torres, 7, right, helps Darwin Ruiz, 5, put his shoes on in Huntington Station, New York in July 2014. Kevin arrived in the United States, unaccompanied, from El Salvador in May 2014. Seth Wenig/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. US law prohibits the government from holding unaccompanied children at…
Trump’s “Celebration of America” Features His Unfamiliarity With “God Bless America”
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After abruptly canceling a White House fete originally intended to celebrate the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl victory—a decision President Donald Trump pinned on a disagreement between him and the players over protests during the national anthem—the White House on Tuesday staged an impromptu event to “celebrate” America instead.…
No Wonder Scott Pruitt Wanted a Chick-fil-A Franchise: They’re Both On Missions From God
Jebb Harris/The Orange County Register, Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Washington Post on Tuesday dropped another bombshell about Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s attempts to exploit his office for personal gain. He had his staff arrange a call with the chairman of Chick-fil-A, and later its legal…