Trump Snuck These Anti-Environment Measures Into His Infrastructure Plan
Ed Lallo/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The fact that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt sat several seats to the right of President Trump during his announcement of a $200 billion infrastructure plan on Monday was one clue that it was actually jam-packed with policies taking aim at environmental regulations. For instance, a substantial…
Opioid Makers Funneled Millions to Patient Advocacy Groups
Pureradiancephoto/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Opioid manufacturers funneled nearly $9 million to leading pain treatment advocacy organizations and industry groups that in turn promoted the painkillers, according to a report released Monday by Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) as part of an ongoing investigation into opioid makers. The report examines payments between…
White House Still Hasn’t Settled on a Single Lie About Rob Porter
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. So has the White House finally settled on a single story about Rob Porter’s history of domestic violence? You know, basic stuff like how much they knew and when they knew it? I guess not: The F.B.I. director, Christopher A.…
A Federal Appeals Court Just Dealt a Blow to School Segregation
Beautiful African American elementary schoolgirl rides to school on a school bus. She is smiling at the camera.asiseeit/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal appeals court panel blocked an attempt by officials in Gardendale, Alabama, to form its own school district, reaffirming Tuesday a previous ruling that the city’s…
Liberals Really Do Go Overboard on Racism Sometimes
Is this the real heritage of Anglo-American law enforcement? Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While I was wending my way up to Yosemite on Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave a speech to the winter conference of the National Sheriff’s Association. As usual with these kinds of things, he said…
Intelligence Chiefs: Trump Has Not Directed Us to Stop Russian Meddling
Intelligence officials including FBI Director Christopher Wray, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.Olivier Douliery/AP/Abaca Press (Sipa via AP Images) Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The government’s top intelligence officials say Russia will likely reprise its election meddling…