Presidential Picture Taking Is Hard
Paul Morse/Office of George W. Bush Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Paul Morse explains how he got that viral picture of all the presidents and first ladies: It all kind of naturally came together. All of the characters were there except President Clinton, who was talking to someone. He was…
Donald Trump’s Plan to Reduce Illegal Immigration Isn’t Going Very Well
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. How are things going down on the Southwest border? Not so good according to the Border Patrol: “During the month of March CBP saw a 37 percent increase overall when compared to February, but a 203 percent increase compared to March 2017.” Yikes! But how…
Climate Change Will Make Thousands of Islands Uninhabitable. A New Study Says It’ll Happen Sooner Than We Thought.
A thin strip of coral atolls separates the ocean from the lagoon in Majuro, Marshall Islands.Nicole Evatt/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Christmas Eve 2008, the president of the Marshall Islands declared a state of emergency after seawater flooded the country’s biggest urban areas, displaced hundreds of islanders, destroyed dozens…
Marco Rubio Wants to Give You a Loan to Have Kids
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Perusing my LA Times this morning, Michael Hiltzik brings me up to speed on the latest GOP plan for paid family leave: The idea of government-sponsored paid family leave is gaining popularity at the state level and in Washington, where Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and…
Leaked Audio Shows Just How Crazy That Meeting Between NFL Players and Owners Actually Was
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The New York Times obtained audio of a tense three-hour meeting between NFL players and owners in October that sheds new light on how the two sides sought to deal with the fallout from ongoing national anthem protests—including President Donald Trump’s relentless criticism…
A New Trump Administration Proposal Could Triple Low-Income Families’ Rent
Bill Clark/Zumapress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, led by Secretary Ben Carson, has drawn up a proposal that would overhaul how rents are calculated for low-income families using federal housing subsidies. The proposal, first reported by the Washington Post, would increase renters’ share…