This Ad Tells You Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 Elections
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Democrats battling to regain control of Congress have put GOP efforts to gut Obamacare front and center in their campaigns. In ad after ad, Dems have hammered their opponents for voting to scrap protections for people with preexisting conditions and jack up premiums on older…
The Militant Wing of the Anti-Abortion Movement Is Back—And It’s Never Been Closer to Victory
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Brian StaufferBefore marching into the women’s health clinic in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, on a freezing day last December, Monica Migliorino Miller and her compatriots paused to ask God to soften the hearts of the women inside to be open to their message. When Miller…
With His Electric Guitar and Rueful Vocals, Richard Thompson Rages In His Latest Album
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Richard Thompson13 RiversNew West Richard Thompson has been crafting his high-intensity version of British folk rock, first as a member of Fairport Convention, but mostly as a solo artist, for a half century. At this late date, it would be difficult for the brooding troubadour…
Trump Renews Attacks on Kneeling Players as NFL Opts Not to Punish Them
Former San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid and quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneel during the national anthem in September 2016. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As the 2018 football season kicks off, the NFL has opted not to punish players who kneel during the national anthem. But that’s…
Trump Almost Sent a Tweet That Could Have Signaled War With North Korea
The Straits Times/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Bob Woodward’s new book, Fear: Trump in the White House, is filled with alarming details about chaos in Trump’s White House, but perhaps no incident illustrates the president’s recklessness better than the time he drafted a tweet saying, “We are going to…
Dallas Cop Shot and Killed Black Man in His Own Home After Mistaking It for Hers
kali9/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Dallas Police Department is investigating a bizarre shooting in which an off-duty police officer shot and killed a man in his own home after allegedly mistaking it for hers. The officer, identified as Amber Guyger, has been placed on administrative leave. Guyger, 30,…