Trump Won’t Answer Mueller’s Questions About Obstruction of Justice, Giuliani Says
Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Trump will not be answering questions related to whether he tried to hinder or block investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to Rudy Giuliani, his lawyer. In a statement to the the Associated Press on Thursday, Guiliani said that “questions…
Chart of the Day: More Houses Equals Bigger Housing Crash
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here’s an interesting chart from the St. Louis Fed. It shows exactly what you’d expect, but it’s still nice to see it demonstrated so clearly: What this chart shows is simple: Countries with high homeownership rates (on the right) had the biggest housing bubbles and…
Five Times Brett Kavanaugh Appears to Have Lied to Congress While Under Oath
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearings. Erin Scott/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has made declarations under oath during his current and past confirmation hearings that are contradicted by documents from his time as a counsel…
The CEA’s Claim That Wages Grew 1.4 Percent Last Year Is Pretty Unlikely
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. OK. It’s time for wage growth. Today the Council of Economic Advisors released a 30-page report trying to show that wage growth is higher than everyone thinks. To start with, here’s the kind of chart you normally see: The blue line shows how much hourly…
How High Is “Real” Inflation?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. What’s the best measure of inflation? The answer depends a lot on what you’re doing. Predicting future inflation? Figuring out how much we really spend on defense? Comparing physician salaries around the world? There are different measures of inflation that work best for all of…
Twitter Permanently Bans Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones
Jones was in D.C. yesterday attending Congressional hearings on social media.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Twitter has permanently banned right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, along with the official account of his website Infowars, the social media company announced Thursday. The action came a day after Jones posted…