After Charges of Abuse, White House Staff Secretary Resigns
Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As you probably know by now, White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter has resigned after two of his ex-wives publicly accused him of assault and abuse during their marriages. Porter was the primary assistant to chief-of-staff John Kelly, and despite…
Actually, the US Has a Rich Tradition of Military Parades. But Normally They’re After Military Victories and Stuff.
Harry Harris/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As has now been widely reported, in a meeting last month, President Trump told high-ranking military officials that he wanted a military parade. But over history the United States has generally left military parades as a chest-thumping show of force to less self-assured despots—and Russia. The…
The Guy Behind the Bogus Immigration Report Has A Long History of Terrible And Misleading Research
John Lott speaks to the crowd during a gun rights rally at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford in 2013.Jared Ramsdell/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Controversial economist John R. Lott Jr. has made questionable claims about gun rights, police shootings, and abortion. But his new pet issue seems to be…
The Senate Just Reached a Deal to Fund the Government
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After months of stop-gap measures, Senate leaders say they’ve reached an agreement to fund the government for two years while raising spending levels. The budget deal would increase domestic and defense spending…
White House Under Fire for Defending Top Aide Accused of Domestic Violence
Tom Williams/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A senior White House aide resigned on Wednesday amid allegations from his two ex-wives, who each have accused him of domestic abuse. The staffer, Rob Porter, denied the accusations, which were detailed in a Daily Mail story that included photos showing one of his…
New Research Shows Suicides Spiked Following Robin Williams’ Death
Armando Gallo/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In August 2014, actor and comedian Robin Williams, famous for his roles in movies like Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, and Mrs. Doubtfire, committed suicide at his home just north of San Francisco. He was 63 years old and, as the public…