Obama’s Homeland Security Chief Just Waded Into the “Abolish ICE” Fight
Erik Mcgregor/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over the last few weeks, fueled by Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary upset in New York and and a frenzy of damning stories about the Trump administration’s immigration policies, calls to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency…
A Republican Congressman Is Accused of Ignoring Sexual Abuse. Now He’s Attacking His Accusers.
June 26, 2018 – Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. – UNITED District of ColumbiaS – JUNE 26: Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on June 26, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (Credit Image: © Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Press)Tom Williams/CQ…
#BBQBecky Called the Cops on Kenzie Smith. Now He’s Running for Oakland City Council.
Kenzie Smith.Facebook Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Kenzie Smith, one of two men who had police called on him by the woman the internet dubbed #BBQBecky, is running for a city council seat in Oakland, California. It’s official, Kenzie Smith is running for district 2 Oakland City Council. pic.twitter.com/4kpfE5pJqz —…
My Adventures at a Camp for Transgender Men
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Randi strolls around the dining hall on the first day of camp wearing a worn leather holster on his belt, but no gun. Instead, he’s packing an STP (“stand to pee”) device that, in case it isn’t obvious, helps men without penises urinate while standing up.…
The Secret Stash of Soviet Street Photographer Masha Ivashintsova
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The “photograph of the missing being…will touch me like the delayed rays of a star.” —Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography Last year, Asya Ivashintsova-Melkumyan and her husband were renovating their house near St. Petersburg, Russia (formerly, Leningrad), when they stumbled in the…
Trump Officials Can No Longer Eat Out in Peace
Chris Kleponis and Ron Sachs/CNP/ZUMA; Cheriss May/NurPhoto/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s been a rough week for Trump administration officials trying to enjoy a dinner out. First came the run-in on this past Sunday, when White House adviser Stephen Miller was hounded while eating at DC’s Espita Mezcaleria. According…