“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…
Internal Watchdog Just Dinged the Park Service Director for “Inappropriate” Workplace Conduct
Mother Jones illustration; Department of the Interior; Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Interior Department’s internal watchdog released a report Thursday describing an inappropriate gesture made by the National Park Service director in department headquarters. While Paul Daniel Smith is unlikely to be punished over the incident, the case…
Lice, Bedbugs, Chickenpox—Doctors Fear Migrant Children Aren’t Getting Any Health Care
Miguel Juarez Lugo via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Reveal and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As thousands of migrant children have been taken from their parents and sent to facilities across the country, questions are growing about the medical care they…
During This Week From Hell, Enjoy Some Good News About Pandas
Young777/Ge Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Believe it or not, there’s a battle happening among conservationists over the Giant Panda. Though an undoubtably iconic species for environmentalists—and the highly recognizable symbol of the World Wildlife Fund for half a century—some argue that all the dollars funneling into panda conservation are, simply put,…
Jeff Sessions Named as Potential Witness in Alabama Corruption Trial
Michael Candelori / Pacific Press/Sipa USA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday was named as a potential witness in the federal corruption trial of an Alabama coal executive and two politically connected attorneys in that state, according to several Alabama news reports. The case—which is…