Whose Base is More Pissed Off About Brett Kavanaugh?
Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mitch McConnell says he’s thrilled that Democrats tried so hard to keep a serial liar and teenage sexual marauder off the Supreme Court: “It’s been a great political gift for us. The tactics have energized our base,” he said, adding: “I want to…
Kavanaugh Accuser Deborah Ramirez: “This Is How Victims Are Isolated and Silenced”
Tom Williams/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a statement released Saturday, Deborah Ramirez—who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her while the two were at Yale—said senators, like her classmates at Yale, are “deliberately ignoring [Kavanaugh’s] behavior.” “I feel like I’m right back at…
No One Cares About Donald Trump’s Financial Fraud
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Four days ago the New York Times published a huge and meticulously documented story about Donald Trump’s long record of tax evasion and financial fraud before he ran for president. James Fallows has a question: Will this latest financial data make any difference in support…
Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani Can’t Stop Spreading Kavanaugh-Related Conspiracy Theories
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Saturday, hours ahead of the Senate’s vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump attacked anti-Kavanaugh protesters on Twitter, calling them “paid professional protesters who are handed expensive signs.” Women for Kavanaugh, and many others who support this very good man, are…
This Single Ballot Measure Could Ban Both Fossil Fuels and Vaping
Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Sunshine State is no stranger to high drama come election season. This year, Florida is the place to watch if you’re curious how toxic algae has…
This Texas Republican Would Really Prefer You Don’t Ask Him About the Violence Against Women Act
Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, speaks with reporters as he leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Violence Against Women Act, a landmark law passed by Congress in 1994 aimed at protecting women who are victims of domestic abuse and…