A New York Times Columnist Makes the Case for Removing Donald Trump From Office
Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a scathing opinion column on Saturday, New York Times columnist David Leonhardt called for President Donald Trump’s removal from office, not just by impeachment—which “would probably rally the president’s supporters”—but by first conducting a series of “sober-minded hearings to highlight Trump’s misconduct” for the…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Donald Trump Is Most Definitely a Racist
Courtesy of CBS Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper Sunday evening, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 29-year-old Democratic Socialist from New York who, along with all other new members of Congress, was sworn in on January 3, said President Donald Trump is a racist, “no question.” Cooper…
Trump Is Making an Ass of Himself Over the Shutdown
Chris Kleponis/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Things aren’t looking good for President Trump. The government shutdown—for which the public mostly blames him, despite his claims to the contrary—is now in its 16th day. Democrats are officially in charge of the House. Trump has made no progress on securing funding…
California Moves, Haltingly, Toward a Post-Lawn Future
Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by CityLab. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On the first Saturday of December in a northeast neighborhood of Fresno, California, Jeff Collins and his neighbors were putting up their Christmas decorations: strings of lights along identical…
Pentagon Chief of Staff Kevin Sweeney Resigns
Digital Vision/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Another day, another resignation. This time it’s the Pentagon chief of staff, Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney, who resigned on Saturday, offering a brief statement that made no mention of the president nor provided a reason for his departure. “After two years in…
A Top Republican Strategist Dismissed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as “The Little Girl.” Her Response is Perfect.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) listens during a news conference with members of the Progressive Caucus in Washington, on Nov. 12, 2018.Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Republican talking heads cannot get enough of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). The latest attempt to cut her down comes from Ed Rollins, a…