Puzzle of the Day: Trump Admits Michael Cohen Is Right, But Also Says He’s a Liar
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I would normally be at lunch when Lunchtime Photo is scheduled to appear—thus the name—but today is Darzalex day and I’m stuck at the infusion center for a while. So I’m skimming the news and it turns out that Trump fixer Michael Cohen has pleaded…
After Michael Cohen, More Trump-Russia Figures Could Face Charges for Lying to Congress
Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to making false statements to Congress about a Moscow real estate project Trump pursued during the months he was running for president.Drew Angerer/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Michael Cohen is the first associate of President Donald Trump charged with lying to Congress. He probably…
If Accused Russian Spy Maria Butina Sings, Here’s What She Might Tell the Feds
Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS/Zumapress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Accused Russian spy and gun rights activist Maria Butina is getting closer to cutting a deal with the US government. That’s what both her lawyers and the Justice Department explained in a court filing on Wednesday, where they wrote that they “remain optimistic”…
Republicans Are Once Again Trying to Destroy Obamacare
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The single biggest feature of Obamacare is its subsidies: if you buy health insurance from an Obamacare exchange, you’re eligible to receive federal tax credits that substantially reduce the net cost of your premiums. However, this applies only to health plans on the exchanges, which…
Donald Trump’s Biggest Lender Was Just Raided in Connection With a Money Laundering Investigation
Ting Shen/Xinhua/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday morning, German police raided the Frankfurt headquarters of Deutsche Bank, President Donald Trump’s biggest lender, in connection with a money laundering investigation. The raid focused on an alleged money laundering operation that may have involved as much as $350 million…
A New Report Finds That Climate Change is the World’s Worst Public Health Crisis
Pollution from recent wildfires forced people in San Francisco to wear face masks outdoors. Eric Risberg/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A report released Wednesday by the Lancet Countdown calls climate change “the biggest global health threat of the 21st century,” and warns that if it is not addressed, disease,…