Trump Administration Proposes Massive Expansion of Offshore Drilling
Zinke stressed that the proposal is the beginning of a process that would allow for public input from states, local communities and congressional delegations. For eight years under the Obama administration, he said, “responsible energy development took a back seat to, in many cases, special interest groups.” Zinke also dismissed environmental concerns, arguing—as he often does—that it is…
CDC Says Teens of Color Are Having a Lot Less Sex
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Teenagers are having less sex. Actually, strike that. White teenagers are having about as much sex as ever. But among black and Hispanic teenagers, there’s been a sudden and steep dropoff among the number of high school seniors who say they have ever had intercourse:…
After a Historic and Deadly Fire Season, California Homeowners Struggle to Stay Insured
A wildfire consumes a Ventura home in December, 2017. Jae C. Hong/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The spate of deadly wildfires that tore through California in the second half of 2017 scorched more than 21,000 homes. As the millions of residents living at the cusp of the state’s forests and mountains…
Donald Trump Shut Down His Election Fraud Commission, But He Hasn’t Given up on Voter Suppression
Donald Trump speaks at the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in Washington DC, on July 19, 2017. Rex Features/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump abruptly shut down his commission on election integrity on Wednesday evening. That’s the good news for voting rights…
Republicans Just Won Control of the Virginia House—in a Random Drawing
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Republicans will hold on to their majority in Virginia’s House of Delegates by the narrowest of margins, 51-49—all because their candidate’s name was drawn from a bowl. The outcome of the Hampton Roads-area 94th district race had seesawed back and forth since Election Day. Incumbent…
The President of the United States Threatens Lawsuit to Stop Publication of a Book
Chris Kleponis/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Holy shit: A lawyer representing President Trump sought Thursday to stop the publication of a new behind-the-scenes book about the White House that has already led Trump to angrily decry his former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon. The legal notice —…