The Parents of Seth Rich Are Suing Fox News Over Murder Conspiracy
Richard Drew/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The parents of Seth Rich, the 27-year-old Democratic National Committee staffer who was shot to death in 2016 and whose killing was twisted into a vast and winding conspiracy by the far right, have filed a federal lawsuit against Fox News, a Fox News reporter,…
Which Party Has Been Better for the White Working Class?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. While we wait for Pennsylvania election results… Over at Vox, Sean Illing interviews Robert Wuthnow, a Princeton sociologist who has talked to hundreds of people in small towns across the country and recently published The Left Behind: Decline and Rage in Rural America. Why, Illing…
Democrat Leads in District Trump Won by 20 Points
Republican Conor Lamb at a campaign rally with President Donald TrumpKeith Srakocic/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The vote-counting stretched into Wednesday morning in Pennsylvania, where Democrat Conor Lamb narrowly leads Republican Rick Saccone in a congressional district that President Donald Trump carried by 20 points. Our own Clint Hendler…
Political Polling Is Still In Good Shape
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Are political polls getting worse over time? Nate Silver says no: Not to say there aren’t challenges; declining response rates are a big issue. But if you’re citing Brexit or 11/8/16 as examples of failure—when polls were off by only a few points, well within…
Tillerson Fired as Secretary of State
Cheriss May/NurPhoto via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Trump announced today that he has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Via Twitter, of course: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson…
Rex Tillerson Out as Secretary of State
Andrew Harrer/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump has fired Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and replaced him with CIA director Mike Pompeo. The president confirmed the change on Twitter, minutes after the Washington Post first reported the news. The Post reports that Trump asked Tillerson to…