Trump Denies That He Ever Called Russian Interference a “Hoax”
Oliver Contreras/Sipa via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Two days after 13 Russian nationals were indicted for allegedly interfering in the 2016 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump denied that he’d ever claimed Russia hadn’t meddled in the election. On Twitter Sunday morning, Trump acknowledged that he’d repeatedly referred to…
A Republican Governor Just Called for a Ban on Assault Weapons
Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks outside the White House on November 10, 2016.Cheriss May/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Sunday denounced the GOP-led Congress for its inaction on gun violence, positioning himself among a vocal contingent of Republicans urging their party to…
Donald Trump Spent Saturday Night Lashing Out On Twitter
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Melania must be out of town, because Trump’s Saturday night twitter is lit. It started eight past the witching hour when the commander-in-chief exploited the deaths of 17 people to argue that the Russia probe should be shut down. Very sad that the FBI missed…
Why Growing Veggies in the City Isn’t Just a Feel-Good Exercise
Olivier Polet/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by CityLab and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Gotham Greens’ boxed lettuces have been popping up on the shelves of high-end grocers in New York and the Upper Midwest since 2009, and with names like “Windy City Crunch,”…
Trump Blames Florida School Shooting on Russia Probe
President Donald Trump meets with law enforcement officers in Florida after Wednesday’s deadly school shooting.Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Just one day after Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russians for allegedly interfering in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump suggested on Twitter that the ongoing Russia investigation…
A Tale of Three Tweets
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Noted without comment. Rob Goldman is the vice president of advertising at Facebook. Most of the coverage of Russian meddling involves their attempt to effect the outcome of the 2016 US election. I have seen all of the Russian ads and I can say very…