Trump Blasts Vetting Process, Media for Troubled VA Pick. That’s Not How It Works.
Chris Kleponis/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to suggest that amid recently surfaced allegations of workplace misconduct, Ronny Jackson, his embattled pick for Veterans Affairs secretary, should withdraw his nomination, calling it “totally” Jackson’s decision. The president also characterized the vetting process for cabinet nominations as…
Did Status Anxiety Power Trump to Victory? Let’s Look.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The New York Times reports today on a new paper that looks at whether people voted for Trump out of a sense of economic anxiety: A study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences questions that explanation, the latest to…
Pruitt About to Take Next Step in Banning Science at the EPA
Serrano, Shutterstock/ ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This is why Scott Pruitt is able to get away with acting like he’s the Sun King: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is expected to propose a rule Tuesday that would establish new standards for what science could be used…
Enjoy This Excruciating Clip of Trump Brushing Off “Dandruff” From Macron’s Suit
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron to the Oval Office Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump warmly discussed the “special relationship” the two world leaders share, even praising news outlets he typically bashes as “fake news” for correctly describing their friendship in recent reports. He then…
Need a Job? Just Call Bernie.
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Bernie Sanders is finally putting the socialist back in Democratic Socialist: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will announce a plan for the federal government to guarantee a job paying $15 an hour and health-care benefits to every American worker “who wants or needs one,” embracing the…
Republicans Want to Throw the Book at Colorado Teachers Getting Ready to Strike
Teachers hold placards during a rally outside the state Capitol, Monday, April 16, 2018, in Denver.David Zalubowski/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Nearly a week before thousands of Colorado teachers are expected to descend on the state capitol to rally for better pay and protest potential retirement benefit cuts, two Republican…