Trump and Congress Are Making It Easier for Banks and Companies to Rip Off Black People
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the mid-2000s, Hudson City Savings Bank, a large savings bank in New Jersey, was doing well, earning accolades for its smart management, its “small town” feel, and its relative strength in the face of the brewing financial crisis. It was even…
The Democratic House Intelligence Memo Has Been Released. Read It Here.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In February, the House Intelligence Committee released the Nunes Memo, a six-page document written by Republican staffers that—according to California Rep. Devin Nunes, the committee chairman—purported to show that the FBI and the Department of Justice had improperly used Democratic opposition research while investigating a…
Trump Is Still Tweeting About Arming Teachers
Jeff Malet/Newscom/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For the fourth day in a row, President Donald Trump is saying strange things about a vague plan to arm teachers: Armed Educators (and trusted people who work within a school) love our students and will protect them. Very smart people. Must be…
Conservatives Freak Out After Speaker Dares to Mention That Trump Bragged About Sexual Assault
/Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. During a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, longtime National Review writer Mona Charen made an uncontroversial point: Republicans shouldn’t sanction sexual misconduct in their own White House. “Because he happens to have an ‘R’ after his name we look the…
Do Republicans Really Want to Be the Party of Homer Simpson?
It sure takes a big hat to cover up Lisa’s hair.20th Century Fox Television Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ted Cruz has said a lot of dumb things during his history of CPAC appearances, but he’s getting a lot of undeserved flak for something he said at this year’s conference:…
Former Republican Chairman Is Done With Racist Insults From His Own Party
July 30, 2017 – Pasadena, California U.S. – MICHAEL STEELE speaks during a panel discussion at Politicon 2017.(Credit Image: © Brian Cahn via ZUMA Wire)Brian Cahn/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It takes a lot for someone like Conservative Political Action Conference communications director Ian Walters to make headlines. Speaking…