Justices Struggle to Rule Against Gay Couple Without Upending Civil Rights Law
Charlie Craig, left, and his husband David Mullins touch foreheads after leaving the Supreme Court hearing on the ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission’ case on Tuesday. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the landmark case Masterpiece Cakeshop v.…
New Study Says Marijuana Legalization Reduces Alcohol Use
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Back in 2009 I wrote a piece for the magazine about marijuana legalization. One of the things I learned is that a key question about the effect of legalization is whether marijuana and alcohol are substitutes or complements. If alcohol and marijuana are substitutes, it…
Is President Trump Building a Private Spy Network?
CIA Director Mike Pompeo.Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. What’s the protocol for passing along a story that seems absurd on it face and is supported solely by anonymous sources? In the past, it probably would have been prudent to hold off. Sure, this is a blog,…
MSNBC Cuts Off Sam Seder Over a Single Lame Joke From Eight Years Ago
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Chris Hayes: The entire culture and our politics are now dominated by people who have weaponized bad faith and shamelessness. — Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 4, 2017 Hayes is responding to the fact that MSNBC has “severed ties” with Sam Seder. And why did they…
Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Trump’s Meddling in the Agency She Created
Ron Sachs/Zumapress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn’t letting the Trump administration gut the financial watchdog she championed without a fight. Late last week, the Massachusetts Democrat sent a letter to the inspector general of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asking him to review the actions of White House budget…
Paul Manafort Just Tried to Secretly Collaborate With a Colleague Linked to Russian Intelligence, Feds Say
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse after a court hearing on the terms of his bail and house arrest on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Following his October 30 indictment on federal charges, Paul Manafort…