More Cops Won’t Make Schools Safer, But Here’s What They Will Do
Joshua Polson/The Greeley Tribune/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ contribution to a White House plan to make schools safer post-Parkland is predictably in line with his tough-on-crime approach to governing: put more cops in schools. Last week, he proposed a measure to prioritize grant funding for those who intend…
We Just Found Out About Another Federal Investigation into Russian Meddling
The National Rifle Association booth at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference.Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Federal Election Commission has launched an inquiry into potential illegal donations made to the National Rifle Association by Russian individuals and businesses in support of President Donald Trump’s…
Big Business is Gearing Up to Battle Trump’s New China Tariffs
Ivanov Artyom/TASS/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A coalition of major US business groups is ramping up its opposition to President Trump’s reported plan to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports, potentially focusing on telecommunications and technology. In recent days, officials at the US Chamber of Commerce, the Information…
John Goodman, Bill Hader, and Fred Armisen Return to “SNL” to Skewer Trump Chaos
Saturday Night Live/YouTube Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The opening sketch on “Saturday Night Live” featured a cast of familiar faces trying to relive the pastweek’s deluge of firings and political missteps, from John Goodman shattering glass as former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, to host and SNL alum Bill…
AP Report: Jared Kushner’s Company Filed False Construction Documents
Li Muzi/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The real estate firm founded by Jared Kushner’s family filed dozens of false documents with New York City regulators while he ran the company, shielding its buildings from inspections designed to protect rent-controlled tenants. On Sunday, the Associated Press, drawing on records obtained…
Congressional Republicans Didn’t Like These Tweets From the President
SMG via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump kicked off Sunday morning with a series of tweets accusing former FBI director James Comey of lying under oath, criticizing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential collusion with Russia, and doubling down on his administration’s firing of…