Republican Party Finance Chairman Accused of “Decades-Long Pattern of Sexual Misconduct”
Prensa Internacional via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Steve Wynn, the casino mogul who was a vice-chair of Donald Trump’s inauguration committee and is currently the finance chairman of the Republican Party, is apparently a sexual predator on par with Harvey Weinstein.¹ The Wall Street Journal has an extensive…
This Ballot Measure Would Be a Big Win for Maine’s Elderly
Obencem/iStock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mainers will soon get the chance to continue their streak of progressive ballot initiatives. The Maine People’s Alliance, the political advocacy group behind last year’s Medicaid expansion victory, announced Friday that it has collected enough signatures to put a Universal Home Care measure on…
The Post Is All Over Trump’s Near-Firing of Robert Mueller
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This is not quite the same as the New York Times’ infamous front page the day after James Comey released his memo about Hillary’s emails, but the online version of the Washington Post is giving it a run for its money right now: The Post…
Today the Dollar Lost and Then Gained the Vast Sum of . . . Half a Cent
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but—oh, who am I kidding? What’s a blog for if not to beat a few dead horses? You’ve probably already heard that Donald Trump said today that the US is actually in favor of a strong dollar…
New Report Says Dutch Have Absolute Proof Russia Was Behind 2016 Election Hacking
Imago via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant (“The People’s Paper”) has quite the intriguing story today. Apparently AIVD, the Dutch equivalent of the CIA, broke into the computer systems of a nondescript building in Moscow a few years ago. They had no idea what…
Here’s a Look at the Conservative Reaction to Trump’s Immigration Proposal
K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If you’re curious to know what conservative immigration hardliners think about Donald Trump’s new DACA proposal, here is Mark Krikorian. He’s OK with citizenship for Dreamers. He’s OK with the lack of E-Verify. But he’s pretty unhappy with the…