Republicans Are Poised to Release the Controversial Nunes Memo
mikolajn, adamkaz/iStock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee voted late Monday to release a four-page memo by GOP staffers spearheaded by Rep. Devin Nunes, the committee’s chairman, that has become a cause célèbre among President Trump’s defenders. The vote means the memo can become public as soon…
The Nunes Memo Is Coming!
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Republicans have voted to release the Nunes memo! omg omg omg! Maybe Trump will project it onto the ceiling of the House chamber during tomorrow’s State of the Union address. Wouldn’t that be amazeballs!?! I am so excited I’ll barely be able to sleep tonight.…
Drawing Down Savings to Pay for Growth Can’t Last Forever
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The personal savings rate is suddenly under scrutiny. On Friday the Washington Post ran a piece calling it a “red flag” in the middle of otherwise good economic news. Today the Wall Street Journal reported on the latest numbers from the Commerce Department, noting that…
The 20-Week Abortion Ban Just Died in the Senate, But Pro-Lifers Will Still Celebrate Tonight
Riccardo Savi/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Update January 29, 2018 8:00PM EST.: Senate Republicans couldn’t overcome a Democratic filibuster of their 20-week abortion ban Monday night. The bill, the latest version of a ban pro-Lifers have been pushing for decades, failed a procedural vote 51-49, nine short of the…
At Davos, Trump Hobnobbed With His Dubai Business Partner
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Donald Trump has pledged to keep his distance from his businesses and vowed that his company would not enter into any new foreign deals during his presidency. But during the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump hobnobbed with at least one of his foreign…
This New Belle and Sebastian Album Promises to Solve All Your Problems
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Album Review Belle and SebastianHow to Solve Our Human ProblemsMatador For more than two decades, Scotland’s Belle and Sebastian has championed the virtues of old-fashioned pop music, crafting gorgeous, compassionate tunes that balance heartbreak and hope without descending to sentimental mush. Echoing a trio of…