The Virginia GOP Just Released an Especially Vicious Attack Ad
Thomas McKinless/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Republican Party of Virginia just released a new attack ad claiming that Leslie Cockburn, the Democrat running for Congress in Virginia’s 5th congressional district, “hates America.” The ad, first reported on by the Washington Post, was posted on the state GOP’s Facebook and…
A New Study Shows White Families Getting Four-Fifths of Trump’s Tax Cut
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Under President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, white Americans are the big winners, and the existing wealth gap between them and minority households will continue to grow. That’s the conclusion of a new report released this week on the racial implications of the Tax Cuts and…
A New Report Says Jared Kushner Likely Paid Almost No Federal Income Taxes for Years
Olivier Douliery/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Jared Kusher, White House senior advisor and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, appears to have paid little to no federal income tax between 2009 and 2016. For a new investigation, reporters for the New York Times reviewed more than 40 pages of confidential financial documents…
This Amazing True-Crime Story Involves Bees, Thieves, and Almonds
Honeybees return to a hive at an apiary in California’s Central Valley. Bees have become big business in California, as they are an essential ingredient in the state’s yearly almond harvest.Paul Kuroda for Reveal Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the Reveal. It appears here as part of…
Charli XCX’s Newest Single Will Take You Back to the Bliss of 1999
Charli XCX (YouTube) Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s Friday, and the perfect time to take a little weekend trip. But our getaway isn’t a physical destination—Paris, LA, the beach—but rather we are going back in time. On this week’s installment of “Friday Find,” our weekly music pick featuring a track, record, or…
There’s One Big Thing Missing From This Campaign Ad About Colin Kaepernick
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The National Republican Congressional Committee on Friday pushed out a new ad targeting Democrat Dan Feehan, who is seeking the open seat in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District. The ad, like a number of other spots we’ve seen this cycle, takes aim at Feehan for defending…