Quote of the Day: Yes, the President Is a Genius
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. From Stephen Miller, on Jake Tapper’s State of the Union, describing President Trump: I saw a man who was a political genius…a self-made billionaire who revolutionized reality TV…hasn’t gotten the due he deserves… Miller was his usual obnoxious, hyperactive self, refusing to answer questions and…
Trump Nominee Appears to Have Practiced a Wee Bit of Resume Inflation
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Check this out: Trump’s nominee to lead Indian Health Service, facing claims he misrepresented his resumé, says his employment records were destroyed in a tornado. https://t.co/3fOzIqvwTa — Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) January 6, 2018 Let’s make one thing clear: there was, in fact, a tornado. And…
Klan Trump, Lioness DiFi, and Other Favorite Illustrations From 2017
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In 2017, we covered everything from the rise of the alt-right and Trump’s Russian connections to what doctors don’t tell you about pregnancy. Along the way, some very brainy and bold artists lent us their creativity and sweat: For instance, Pushart’s Megan Berkheiser and Mike Caldwell cut…
Soon the Only Coral Reefs We See Will Be on the Nature Channel
Kyodo via AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For decades, marine scientists have been warning of the demise of coral reefs in a warming world. But now, those warning calls have reached a full-scale…
Offshore Oil Drilling? Don’t Pop the Champagne Just Yet.
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in 2010 after an explosion that killed 11 and eventually released more than 200 million gallons of crude oil off the shore of Louisiana.John Mosier/ZUMApress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When I say that I’m relatively sanguine about the future of America, I’m talking in…
It’s Not Just Freezing Classrooms in Baltimore. America’s Schools Are Physically Falling Apart.
Matthew Cunningham, 18, a senior at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, talks about the cold temperatures in the school as he leaves for the day.Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This week, as the “bomb cyclone” ravaged cities along the East Coast, schools across the northeastern and southern United States were forced to shut down due to…