An Obamacare Expert and Her Army of Women Volunteers Could Flip This Red District
Lauren Underwood at an endorsement event with Human Rights Campaign on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 in Geneva, Ill.John Konstantaras/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Lauren Underwood had no idea how to run for Congress. The 32-year-old Democrat built the first version of her campaign website…
President Trump Defends Saudi Leader as “Incredible Ally”
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Saturday night, President Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia as an “incredible ally” while at the same time criticizing the monarchy’s explanation that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed during a fistfight with 15 men inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Turkish investigators have…
The Trump Administration Wants to Narrow the Definition of Gender Identity
A coalition of over 50 LGBTQ rights organizations and New York Elected Officials held an emergency rally to oppose Trump attack on Trans Students at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, on February 23, 2017. Sipa USA/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Trump administration officials are pushing to narrow the legal…
Charlottesville’s Other Jim Crow Legacy: Separate and Unequal Education
Students walk the hallways between classes at a Charlottesville high school.Andrew Shurtleff/ZUMAPRESS.com Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and the New York Times. High school seniors Zyahna Bryant and Trinity Hughes have been friends since they were 6 years old, raised by blue-collar families in this affluent…
Don’t Forget: MBS Approved the Preposterous New Khashoggi Story
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Just a quick note. Donald Trump and others have been suggesting that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wasn’t personally responsible for ordering the death of dissident activist Jamal Khashoggi. The odds of this being the case are minuscule, but they aren’t zero. There is…
Three Cheers for Driverless Buses!
Kevin and Marian are on a weekend getaway, but where are they?Kevin Drum Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I’m on vacation this weekend, but right now I’m sitting around waiting for some photos to upload very sl-o-o-o-w-ly to my ancient tablet.¹ I would buy a new Surface Pro if it…