Maryland Just Took a Huge Step for Protecting Voting Rights
A voting sign at the entrance of a polling station in Takoma Park, MD.Jose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Maryland became the 12th state to enact automatic voter registration on Thursday after Republican Gov. Larry Hogan declined to veto a bill that had passed the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Maryland…
Scott Pruitt Needs to Invent Better Lies
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, the Atlantic reported that Scott Pruitt went behind the president’s back to give two of his favorite aides huge pay increases. On Wednesday, Pruitt went on Fox News to say that he had just heard about this and had immediately rescinded the raises.…
A New Study Shows Men in Science Classes Really Are Arrogant Bastards
Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As any woman in science can tell you, it’s an uphill battle. For decades, guys have been told they’re better at, and more “naturally inclined,” to be good at science, math, and engineering. And now, shockingly, a new study reveals that dudes may actually believe…
The New York Times Just Reported That 5 EPA Employees Were Sidelined After Questioning Scott Pruitt
Chris Kleponis / CNP/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The New York Times is reporting that the Environmental Protection Agency quietly reassigned, demoted, or forced out at least five staffers—four career officials and one Trump appointee—after they objected to extravagant spending and travel requests made by Scott Pruitt, the agency’s…
Scott Pruitt Retakes the Lead in Race to Be Washington’s Biggest Asshole*
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. More Scott Pruitt news from CBS: NEW: Scott Pruitt was stuck in traffic. He wanted to use lights/sirens to get to his official appointment, but the lead agent advised him that sirens were to be used only in emergencies. Less than two weeks later that…
309 Women Are Now Running for Congress. That’s a Record.
Protesters at the Women’s March in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2017Michael Nigro/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A record-setting number of women are running for seats in the US House of Representatives, a new analysis by the Associated Press finds. The 309 women who so far are seeking House seats…