Team Trump Is Getting Worse and Worse
John Bolton, lunatic warmonger and devotee of bad facial hair. Bolton believes that Trump’s sanctions against North Korea are worthless and we should just invade them instead. He also wants to bomb Iran. He might soon be Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor.Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters.…
Coal Country Rebelled Against Trump’s Candidate Last Night. Here’s Why.
Brian Cahn/ Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A few days before Democratic candidate Conor Lamb eked out a narrow lead over Republican opponent Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania’s special election for the House, President Trump was on the campaign trail repeating a familiar tune to crowds of his supporters. “By the…
Students Walked Out for Gun Control. Here’s How Congress Responded.
Jose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One month after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students from across the country walked out of class to protest Congress’ inaction on gun violence. And as they did, Congress responded—sort of. With teenagers demonstrating outside the Capitol, both the House and…
How the House’s Russia Investigation Was Designed to Fail
Reps. Adam Schiff right, and Joaquin Castro, Democratic members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee, on February 15, 2018.Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee announced Tuesday that they are ending the committee’s investigation into Russian interference in…
Lead Kills Way More Americans Than We Ever Imagined
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The impacts of lead exposure on children’s health and development are widely known, but new research suggests the poison could be more harmful to adults than previously thought. According to a new study in the public health journal The Lancet, lead exposure accounts for more than…
If Paul Ryan Really Meant What He Just Said, the Abortion Debate Is Over
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday morning, after Democrat Conor Lamb declared victory in the special election election for Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) offered up the best postgame spin he could muster. While the race hasn’t officially been called…