Trump’s Latest Attack on the FBI Is Probably Bogus
Brian Cahn/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Monday, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) released some big news that, he suggested, undercut the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia. Meadows announced that Peter Strzok—the FBI agent recently fired over his anti-Trump text messages—had mentioned a “media leak strategy”…
Dear NRA: Putting KKK Hoods on Beloved Childhood Characters Probably Isn’t the Best Strategy
NRATV Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The producers of Thomas the Tank Engine’s decades-old hit television show recently made Thomas & Friends more modern. They changed the theme song and brought in new female characters, including Nia, a train from Kenya created in cahoots with the UN. “Through Nia, we’re able…
National Park Officials Scrubbed Climate Change From Key Report
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke speaks to President Donald Trump during the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in Washington, DC on Nov. 30, 2017. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Reveal. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Park officials scrubbed all…
Top Cancer Researcher Fails to Disclose Corporate Financial Ties in Major Research Journals
José Baselga lights the Empire State Building in orange to celebrate Cycle for Survival’s 10th year in 2016.Bryan Smith/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and the New York Times. One of the world’s top breast cancer doctors failed to disclose millions of dollars in payments…
In Chicago Mayor’s Race, Rahm Emanuel’s Exit Makes Room for Powerful Women of Color
Lori Lightfoot at a press conference regarding the findings of a federal investigation into the Chicago Police Department in January 2017.Santiago Covarrubias/Sun-Times/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The way things are shaping up, it’s a fair bet Chicago’s next mayor will be a woman of color. The question is, “Which…
The Case for Giving Pregnant Women More Drugs
Adam McCauley/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Pregnancy often comes with a lengthy list of physical discomforts, but Kate O’Brien’s were unusual: coughing, night sweats, extreme fatigue. After a series of misdiagnoses, a test finally came back positive. She had tuberculosis. O’Brien, who was 35 and living in New…