Students Walked Out for Gun Control. Here’s How Congress Responded.
Jose Luis Magana/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One month after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students from across the country walked out of class to protest Congress’ inaction on gun violence. And as they did, Congress responded—sort of. With teenagers demonstrating outside the Capitol, both the House and…
How the House’s Russia Investigation Was Designed to Fail
Reps. Adam Schiff right, and Joaquin Castro, Democratic members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee, on February 15, 2018.Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee announced Tuesday that they are ending the committee’s investigation into Russian interference in…
Lead Kills Way More Americans Than We Ever Imagined
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The impacts of lead exposure on children’s health and development are widely known, but new research suggests the poison could be more harmful to adults than previously thought. According to a new study in the public health journal The Lancet, lead exposure accounts for more than…
If Paul Ryan Really Meant What He Just Said, the Abortion Debate Is Over
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday morning, after Democrat Conor Lamb declared victory in the special election election for Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) offered up the best postgame spin he could muster. While the race hasn’t officially been called…
Donald Trump Is Finally Close to Firing One of His Imaginary Enemies
Remember this from the 2016 Republican Convention? Good times.Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As part of his bizarre obsession with the 2016 election, Donald Trump has insisted for a long time that deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe conspired against him during the campaign. Why? Pay…
Students Across the Country Are Walking Out of School Today to Demand Action on Guns
Glen Stubbe/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Students across the United States will participate in coordinated school walkouts Wednesday morning to protest gun violence and call on Congress to enact stricter gun legislation after the Parkland, Florida, shooting that occurred exactly one month ago. The historic demonstrations will start at 10…