America’s Largest Doctor’s Group Calls for a Ban on Assault Weapons
CherriesJD/Getty/iStock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The biggest group of physicians in the US called for a ban on assault weapons this week, reiterating that gun violence is a serious public health crisis and decrying proposals by the Trump administration to arm school teachers. Though many members of the American Medical…
Rudy Giuliani Slimes Joe Biden as “Mentally Deficient”
Rudy GiulianiAndrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Donald Trump goes low, Rudy Giuliani gleefully follows him. On Friday, the president’s lawyer continued to channel his boss’ playbook, lobbing crass personal insults at political opponents who’ve devoted their lives to public service. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Giuliani…
Protesters Blast Mike Pence for “Ripping Children From Their Families”
Natacha Pisarenko/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Outrage continues to rise around the country about the Trump administration’s forced separation of immigrant children from their parents. On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence was interrupted during a tax reform speech in Columbus, Ohio, by protesters who heckled him about the detention…
Ignore the Buzz About Honey Curing Allergies
Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A couple of years ago, I was browsing through a farmer’s market in Boston with a friend. We came across a stand selling raw, unfiltered honey from around the country: Vermont, New York, Arizona. Tasting jars sat out on the table. We sampled…
That Was Then, This Is Now
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Yesterday’s hotness: Separating migrant children from their parents isn’t a policy we chose. It was forced on us by laws passed by Democrats. Today’s hotness: We’re separating children because it gives us leverage. We’re going to keep doing it until Democrats give us money to…
Here Are 4 Hard-Hitting Cartoons a Pro-Trump Newspaper Tried to Bury
Cartoon by Rob Rogers Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday, veteran editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers was abruptly fired from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after a string of anti-Trump illustrations were spiked from the newspaper. Rogers, who joined the Post-Gazette in 1993, says 19 cartoons or proposed drawings were killed by…