Trump Praises Congressman for Body-Slamming Reporter
Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump on Thursday lavished praise on Rep. Greg Gianforte, the Montana congressman who made headlines last year after body-slamming a reporter. Trump glowingly referring to Gianforte as “my kind of guy” because of the assault. “Any guy that can do a body-slam,…
Why Does Pompeo Pretend US Intelligence Hasn’t Told Trump What Happened in Khashoggi Case?
Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday morning, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, after meeting with President Donald Trump, said that before deciding on how to respond to the crisis, the United States will give Saudi Arabia a few more days to “conduct a complete, thorough investigation” into…
American Woman Can Now Get Abortion Pills Shipped to Their Homes
Charles McQuillan/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For the first time, women in the United States who want abortions but are unable either to get to a clinic or afford clinic care can log on to a website, find evidence-based information about the procedure, and get abortion-inducing medication shipped directly to their homes.…
Here’s How a Quiet Seminar Program Changed American Law
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Henry Farrell points us today to a fascinating new paper about the effect of the law and economics movement on the decisions of judges. It’s based on attendance at the famous Manne seminars, created and run by Henry Manne, dean of the George Mason School…
The Washington Supreme Court Just Banned Life-Without-Parole Sentences for Teens
kali9/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Washington’s state Supreme Court has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to sentence teen offenders to life in prison without parole because their brains are less developed than those of adult offenders, arguing that they should be granted a second chance because of their potential for…
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