After Crude Trump Tweet, RNC Sends Out Opposition Research Attacking Kirsten Gillibrand
President Donald Trump.Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Republican National Committee has joined President Donald Trump’s all-out attack on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, blasting out an email Tuesday containing opposition research about the New York Democrat. The RNC’s broadside follows a back-and-forth between Gillibrand and the White House over…
Reports of Voter Suppression Tactics Pour In From Alabama Election
Roy Moore addresses the media outside his polling place on Tuesday.Bill Clark/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Alabama Senate election is shining a national spotlight on Alabama, and not in the most flattering way. Almost as soon as voting was underway on Tuesday, civil rights groups began receiving hundreds…
This Is How Badly Monsanto Wants Farmers to Spray Its Problematic Herbicide
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The drama (background here) surrounding Monsanto’s latest blockbuster genetically modified soybean product grinds on. The enormous seed/pesticide company announced recently that it’s offering farmers a cash reward to spray its proprietary version of an herbicide called dicamba, so long as they spray it on Monsanto’s soybeans…
Your Smartphone Is the Latest Excuse for Low Inflation
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here’s the latest bizarre excuse for low inflation: Holiday shoppers with smartphones can retrieve instant price comparisons that make bargain hunting easier—and the Federal Reserve’s job tougher….Most Fed policy makers agree they should keep gradually raising short-term rates in the months ahead to prevent the…
Another Look at Donald Trump’s Job Approval Rating
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Via Gallup, here’s the latest look at approval levels of Donald Trump and three other recent presidents¹ during their first year in office: It’s worth noting that Trump’s decline is pretty normal. On average, the other three presidents declined from 58.7 percent approval to 50…
“The State of Alabama Deserves Better”: Republicans Condemn Roy Moore Ahead of Election
Roy Moore Dan Anderson/Zuma Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Alabama voters head to the polls tomorrow for a special election that will decide whether a Senate seat will go to Democrat Doug Jones or Republican Roy Moore, a former judge who has been accused of multiple counts of sexual…