Did Trump Jr. Talk to His Dad About the Trump Tower Meeting?
Donald Trump Jr. at the White House on April 2, 2018.Chip Somodevilla/CNP via Zuma Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Did Donald Trump Jr. speak to his father in June 2016 about a Russian offer to provide dirt on Hillary Clinton? Republicans on the House intelligence committee haven’t even bothered to…
Trump Hails Ronny Jackson as an “American Hero”
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump on Friday continued to fume over Ronny Jackson’s failed bid to become the next Veterans Affairs secretary, labeling the allegations that tanked Jackson’s nomination as false and politically motivated. He also praised Jackson, who has worked as a White House physician for…
A Federal Jury Just Fined the Pork Industry $50 Million for Being Bad Neighbors
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For decades, the largely African-American communities situated near massive hog operations on North Carolina’s coastal plain have endured fetid odors that trigger eye irritation, difficulty breathing, and feelings of stress and anxiety. On Thursday, 10 hog-country residents got some relief. In the first verdict in…
Chart of the Day: GDP Growth in Q1
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The economy grew 2.3 percent in the first quarter: There’s not a whole lot to say about this. Given our current demographics, 2.3 percent growth is fine. At the same time, it doesn’t suggest that the big Republican tax cut had much effect on consumer…
“Misleading and Unsupported By the Facts”: House Intelligence Democrats Slam GOP Russia Report
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, speaks with reporters the Russia investigation in July of last year. Alex Edelman via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Friday, Democrats on the House intelligence committee released a fiery, 98-page rejoinder to the report on…
What Is a “Jobs Guarantee”?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If I think that a federal jobs guarantee is a bad idea, then how should we reduce the ranks of the unemployed and make sure that everyone who wants a decent job can get one? Without diving too deeply into things, the answer is twofold:…