Cindy Hyde-Smith Attended an All-White “Segregation Academy”
Sarah Warnock/The Clarion-Ledger/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Republican candidate in the Mississippi Senate race attended an all-white “segregation academy” in the 1970s. On Friday, the Jackson Free Press reported that Cindy Hyde-Smith, who recently came under fire for making a joke about lynching and another one about voter…
Here’s What President Trump Was Doing Over the Thanksgiving Holiday
Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While millions of people spent time with their loved ones over the Thanksgiving holiday, maybe doing a little shopping on Black Friday, President Trump spent the last few days firing off tweets about Chief Justice John Roberts, global warming, the media, and immigration. …
Was It Fair For Hillary Clinton to Criticize Europe’s Refugee Response?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Yesterday I posted a quickie survey that asked how many refugees the United States should be willing to accept each year. The response was sort of interesting. Nearly 60 percent of you thought the cap should be 500,000 or less. Among those who provided a…
What the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Wrong
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg places some items in her bag before speaking at Georgetown Law School, Friday, April 6, 2018, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On the Basis of Sex, a feature film on the pioneering legal work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth…
The Trump Administration Just Buried Its Own Devastating Climate Report
President Donald Trump tours Paradise, California.Evan Vucci/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by HuffPost and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The United States already warmed on average 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century and will warm at least 3 more degrees by…
Donald Trump’s Statement on Saudi Arabia Is a Lot Worse Than Just Removing a Mask
Cheriss May/NurPhoto via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, Donald Trump wrote a statement defending Saudi Arabia because they: buy lots of military equipment from us; sell lots of oil to us; are on our side against Iran; and anyway, we’ll never know if the Kingdom’s Crown Prince—and…