Trump Threatens to “Get Involved” With Justice Department
Andrew Harrer/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump raised the possibility that he may interfere with the Department of Justice to force the release of documents related to the Russia investigation and other federal probes, asserting in a tweet Wednesday morning that he would soon “have no choice”…
The Case for Building Public Housing That Doesn’t Suck—And Lots of It
Units in the Seestadt Aspern urban development zone in Vienna, Austria.Imago/Zuma Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Housing has been one of the single greatest vehicles for building wealth in the United States. Yet the ranks of Americans who can’t find affordable housing are swelling. Although the problem goes back decades, the collapse…
The Trump Administration Is Being Sued Over a Very Weird Bird
Male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse (not pictured)David Zalubowski/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Environmental groups have filed two lawsuits against US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke for approving oil and gas leases on habitat that is home to the greater sage-grouse, an imperiled…
Here’s a North Korea Sanctions Timeline
Jon Chol Jin and Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I’ve gotten a little tired of hearing about how Donald Trump finally tightened the screws on North Korea and forced them to the bargaining table. North Korea is at the bargaining table because they finished their nuke and missile…
The Uninsured Rate Is Going Up
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Commonwealth Fund reports that the number of uninsured is inching back up: Commonwealth’s data shows that the uninsured rate is up nearly three points since 2016, which represents about 4 million people. This surprised me, so I checked the other usual sources for information…
Quote of the Day: Health Insurance Is Cratering Thanks to Donald Trump
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. From Chet Burrell, CEO of the largest insurer in the Mid-Atlantic region: Continuing actions on the part of the administration to systematically undermine the market make it almost impossible to carry out the mission. The “mission” here is to provide health care coverage for people,…