California’s Bullet Train Is Now Officially Insane
Artist’s rendering of the Fresno HSR station. The boomtown of a revitalized Fresno is in the background.California High Speed Rail Authority Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I read something alarming today on the front page of the LA Times: If Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is elected governor as expected, he’ll…
A Look at the Record: Republicans Repeatedly Voted to Kill Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions
Demonstrators gathered at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday June 24, 2017 to protest a proposed Senate healthcare bill.Jeff Malet/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I would like to reacquaint you with the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of Trumpcare, aka the American Health Care Act of 2017. This is what they…
Capital Punishment Has Officially Ended in Washington State
The death chamber at Washington State Penitentiary Ted S. Warren/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Washington state just abolished capital punishment. On Thursday morning, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that the state’s death penalty is unconstitutional because it’s racially biased and arbitrary applied. “[T]he use of the death penalty is…
Donald Trump Has a Serious Saudi Arabian Conflict of Interest
President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office in March.Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The grisly details of an alleged Saudi government plot to murder dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi are roiling diplomatic and national security circles, but the Trump White House’s…
Hurricane Michael Just Slammed Into Florida With 155-MPH Winds
NOAA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, with 155 mph winds. About 375,000 people are under a mandatory evacuation, but it’s unclear how many people have left. A rare extreme wind warning is in effect in parts of the Panhandle, and the National…
Georgia’s Republican Candidate for Governor Is Blocking 53,000 Voter Registrations
Secretary of State Brian Kemp declares victory in the Republican primary for governor in July 2018 in Athens, Georgia.Jessica McGowan/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Tens of thousands of would-be voters in Georgia have had their voter registrations put on hold, threatening their ability to cast a ballot in…