The House Just Took One Step Toward Allowing Americans to Carry Concealed Guns Everywhere
RonBailey/iStock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The semi-perennial attempt by House Republicans to allow anyone permitted to carry a concealed gun in one state to be able to do so in any other state—even if that state has much stricter standards for issuing concealed carry permits—took a frightening step forward Wednesday…
Americans Claim To Be the Most Pain-Ridden People in the World
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Christopher Ingraham reports today on a new study that says Americans are less happy than they used to be and feel “bodily aches and pains” at the highest rate in the world: Aware that some of this could be attributable to question translation issues or…
What to Know About the Los Angeles Fires
Wildfires spread across parts of Los Angeles and the surrounding area starting on Monday December 4, 2017.Reed Saxon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday evening, a wildfire ignited in the foothills of a popular hiking spot in Ventura, California, northwest of Los Angeles. By late Tuesday, the Thomas Fire…
Flynn Business Associate Hoped to Get Sessions to Support Russia-Related Nuclear Project
Donald Trump discusses national security with Mike Flynn and Jeff Sessions during the 2016 campaign.Gerald Herbert/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) released a letter noting that his staff has spoken with a “whistleblower” who says that on the day Donald Trump was inaugurated…
Conservative Economist Admits Tax Bill Is Designed to Screw Democrats
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The latest on the Republican tax bill: “It’s death to Democrats,” said conservative economist Stephen Moore, who advised Trump’s campaign on tax policy. “They go after state and local taxes, which weakens public employee unions. They go after university endowments, and universities have become play…
Chart of the Day: The Cost of an ER Visit Is Skyrocketing
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over at Vox, Sarah Kliff is collecting data and personal stories about ER visits. Today’s installment is about “facility fees,” the charge added to your bill just for walking through the door: Around 1 am on August 20, Ismael Saifan woke up with a terrible…