Why a Leading Trump Critic Wrote a Book about a Mansion in Europe
Norm Eisen meets Václav Havel, former president of the Czech Republic, in October 2011.Forum 2000 Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Norm Eisen is best known these days as one of the leading critics of President Donald Trump. He chairs the board of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a.k.a.…
Kris Kobach Will Be Investigated by a Grand Jury as He Runs for Governor
Kansas Sectary of State Kris Kobach, at a press conference in Kansas, after President Donald Trump endorsed him for Kansas governor ahead of the August primary.Shelly Yang/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Kansas Supreme Court is allowing a citizen-initiated investigation of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to proceed.…
David Hogg Raises Thousands to Put Donald Trump’s Old Ted Cruz Tweet on Texas Billboard
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from Democrat Beto O’Rourke, Ted Cruz solicited the help this week of Donald Trump. The president will be coming to Texas next month to bolster his one-time rival’s reelection bid. I will be doing a major rally for Senator Ted…
Fox & Friends Outraged Bush and Obama Praised Decency at McCain’s Funeral
Former President Barack Obama finishes speaking at John McCain’s funeral in Washington on Saturday.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The host of Fox & Friends were outraged on Sunday over what they perceived as indirect criticism of President Donald Trump at John McCain’s funeral on Saturday. Co-host Rachel…
Mollie Tibbetts’ Father Calls on People to Stop Using Her Death to Promote Ideas She “Vehemently Opposed”
A poster for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs in the window of a local business in Iowa. Tibbets was found dead last month. Charlie Neibergall/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The father of Mollie Tibbetts is calling on politicians and pundits to stop using his daughter’s death…
California Wants All Its Electricity Carbon-Free. How’s That Possible?
VCG/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If you want to get electricity generated by fossil fuels in California you’re soon going to be out of luck. A bill that just made it through the legislature…