Trump Is “Not Failing” on Helping Veterans, Groups Say
President Donald Trump, surrounded by Vietnam veterans, holds up a proclamation he signed commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.Andrew Harnik/AP Long before Donald Trump became commander-in-chief of the United States military, he was promising to quickly “fix” the Department of Veterans Affairs. One of the reasons I am no fan of John McCain…
These Explosive Photos of Led Zeppelin, Stevie Nicks, and Alice Cooper Will Make You Believe in Rock’n’Roll Again
Rock photography is dead. Blame publicists. Blame managers. Blame overzealous, predatory photographers. Blame all the people who made access to musicians near impossible. As the newest book by legendary rock photographer Neal Preston proves, when it comes to the best in music photography, access is everything. Exhausted and Exhilarated, (Reel Art Press, 2017) is filled…
A Republican Told Roy Moore to Stop Using His Photo. Moore Is Still Using It.
Roy Moore greeting supporters in September.Brynn Anderson/AP Roy Moore is still using a photo of Sen. Mike Lee in his fundraising emails—despite that fact that the Utah Republican asked the former judge now running for the US Senate in Alabama to stop doing so in the wake of allegations that Moore once initiated a sexual…
Immigrants Fighting Off Deportation Just Got a Huge Boost in These 11 Cities and Counties
Stephanie Zollshan/The Berkshire Eagle via AP Eleven cities and counties across the United States announced on Thursday that they will provide free legal representation to immigrants facing deportation, part of a new initiative called the Safety and Fairness for Everyone (SAFE) Cities Network. The initiative, launched in collaboration with the Vera Institute of Justice, a national nonprofit and research organization,…
Roy Moore Says Dating Teens Was Not His “Customary Behavior”
Bill Clark/ZUMA In a radio interview with conservative host Sean Hannity, Roy Moore on Friday hit back at the allegation he had initiated a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl and pursued teenage girls when he was in the 30s. But he stopped short of denying he had ever dated girls younger than 18, only…
Donald Trump Is Doing One Thing Well: Appointing Lifetime Judges
From the Los Angeles Times: Brett J. Talley, President Trump’s nominee to be a federal judge in Alabama, has never tried a case, was unanimously rated “not qualified” by the American Bar Assn.’s judicial rating committee, has practiced law for only three years and, as a blogger last year, displayed a degree of partisanship unusual…