The 2017 Trump Christmas Ornament Explained
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Will Fischer is not excited by the design of the official Trump Christmas ornament: Looks like @realDonaldTrump invited @RichardBSpencer to design this year’s @WhiteHouse Christmas ornament. pic.twitter.com/Kuavkp3M15 — Will Fischer (@will_c_fischer) December 8, 2017 No, I don’t think so. What it really reminds me of…
John Kelly Keeps Donald Trump on a Very Short Leash
Kevin Dietsch/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The usual gang at the New York Times has a story today about Donald Trump and his: tweeting, TV viewing habits, lack of knowledge about everything, etc. As usual, it is sourced to “interviews with 60 advisers, associates, friends and members…
Sweet Sirens of Melancholy Folk
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Angel Olsen Phases Jagjaguwar Whether performing stark acoustic folk or giving her confessional songs a jolt of electricity, Angel Olsen always sounds like she’s one beat away from a complete meltdown. Intended to fill the gap between 2016’s triumphant My Woman and her next studio…
The 2017 Fire Season Has Been More Expensive Than Any on Record. And It’s Only Going to Get Worse.
Fire in Fallbrook, CASteven K. Doi/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The 2017 fire season was the nation’s costliest, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which houses the Forest Service.…
NRA Slams Former Prosecutor Doug Jones to Help Alleged Child Molester Roy Moore
Dan Anderson/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Alabama Senate race has become a minefield for Republicans, dividing GOP senators who denounced Republican candidate and alleged child molester Roy Moore from the Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump, who are backing Moore. And the NRA, perhaps the biggest outside political…
Trent Franks Is Resigning Immediately For Reasons That Are Incredibly Creepy
Alex Edelman/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday, Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced he would resign in January. In a statement, the social-conservative warrior admitted that he had previously asked two female members of his staff to carry his child as surrogates. Frank conceded that this had made…