This Year’s Pay Increase for the Military Was the Fourth Lowest of the Decade
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I was noodling away this morning and came across a Bob Somerby post responding to a New York Times column that was fact-checking Donald Trump’s claim that the budget he signed on Friday provided the military with “the largest pay increase for our incredible people…
Stormy Daniels Escalates Lawsuit Against Trump to Accuse Michael Cohen of Defamation
Patrick Fallon/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One day after appearing on national television to discuss intimate details of her alleged sexual relationship with President Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels has expanded her ongoing lawsuit against Trump to include a defamation case against the president’s personal lawyer. The lawsuit was amended Monday…
Republicans Declare War on the Courts After Rulings That Threaten Their Majorities
Gov. Scott Walker addresses a joint session of the Wisconsin legislature in 2017.Andy Manis/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday, a judge ruled that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker must hold special elections this spring to fill two vacant state legislative seats that some Republicans fear could flip to the Democrats. But…
Stormy Daniels Is a Master Troller
60 Minutes Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Am I obligated to write about the Stormy Daniels interview on 60 Minutes last night? I am? Fine: I didn’t really learn anything new. She mostly repeated the basic story that InTouch published a couple of months ago, and added that she never…
California Introduces Handy Earthquake Map
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Hey Californians! Our state has finally made it easy to look up your risk of dying in an earthquake with a fun, interactive map. For example, here I am: The green color indicates that I live in both a fault zone and a liquification zone.…
Has the Fed Stifled Economic Growth?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Adam Ozimek is not happy with economic growth, and he blames the Fed: Does It Matter That The Fed Has Been Wrong For Years? First, let’s look at job growth. No doubt it remains strong. We’re adding about 2 million jobs a year, and so…