The Head of the FCC Told Congress Why It Isn’t Caving to Trump’s Demands
Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission rebuked the president during a visit to Congress on Wednesday. A recent tweet by the president highlighted the FCC’s pivotal role in a merger that could launch the pro-Trump Sinclair Broadcasting company into over 70 percent…
Europe and the US Have Roughly Identical Tariffs
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s time for a trade summit! The Europeans come to Washington with potential auto tariffs weighing heavily on their minds. Last week, Mr. Trump threatened “tremendous retribution” if his meeting with the EU officials doesn’t lead to what he considers to be a fair auto-trade…
The Future Is Going to Be Great!
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. We are entering an era in which nature vs. nurture is inevitably going to start taking center stage again: This seems badly wrong to me. Regardless of genetics, egalitarian social policy can clearly create a more equal distribution of material resources. https://t.co/7gNItasZIi pic.twitter.com/QHHhW0SM3H —…
Puerto Rico Governor Boycotts Congressional Hearing
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.Gerardo Mora/EFE via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is refusing to attend a Republican-led congressional hearing Wednesday that will focus on management upheaval at the island’s troubled electric power authority. In a letter sent Wednesday morning, Rosselló sharply criticized…
This Is the Greatest Threat to Donald Trump’s Presidency So Far
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. His former campaign boss Paul Manafort will be heading to trial later this month. Astonishingly, the prospect of Manafort in an orange jumpsuit sharing campaign secrets in exchange for a lighter sentence for the charges he faces of bank fraud and tax evasion isn’t at…
Here’s How to Know When Driverless Cars Are Here
OK, I’ll buy one. But please, not a minivan. Anything but a minivan.Andrej Sokolow/DPA via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here’s some genuinely interesting news about self-driving cars: Alphabet’s Waymo announced Wednesday that it will begin a pilot program with Walmart to shuttle customers to and from stores to…