Donald Trump’s Iran Plan: Provoke a War By Any Means Necessary
Yang Chenglin/Xinhua via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I never got around to commenting on Donald Trump’s latest announcement about Iran. It was delivered by Mike Pompeo, his Secretary of State, and it demanded that Iran do all of the following: Deliver a full account of the “military dimensions”…
The Trump Administration Just Took a Big Step Toward Defunding Planned Parenthood
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced a change in the way Title X family-planning funds are distributed, stripping federal funding from women’s health clinics that either provide abortions or refer patients to abortion providers. The $260 million proposal would require “a bright line of…
Mark Zuckerberg Fielded Questions in Brussels Today. European Parliamentarians Say They Didn’t Get Answers.
Wiktor Dabkowski/DPA via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced a barrage of tough questions from European Union politicians Tuesday, largely repeating answers he’d given before a pair of US congressional committees in April. By the end of the hearing, the lawmakers complained that…
As a Kid, She Petitioned Congress for the Right to Fly Fighter Planes. Now She’s Gunning for a Seat of Her Own.
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray and former Navy pilot Amy McGrath.Timothy D. Easley/AP; Matt Goins/Lexington Herald-Leader/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Amy McGrath, a former Navy fighter pilot, was first thinking about moving back to her home state of Kentucky to run for Congress after the 2016 election, she followed…
Surprise! The Park Service Can Say “Climate Change” After All
Nick Hanauer/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Reveal and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Backing away from attempts at censorship, the National Park Service on Friday released a report charting the risks to national parks from sea level rise and storms. Drafts of the report obtained earlier…
Ugly Feuds, “Drunken Stupidity,” Paul McCartney, and a Race That Could Flip Congress
Hans Keirstead (left) and Harley Rouda (right), Democratic candidates in California’s 48th district. Mother Jones illustration. Damian Dovarganes/AP; Getty; Chris Pizzello/AP; Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The race for veteran Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s Southern California seat is getting nastier as the June 5…