House Democrats on Wednesday released a set of emails in which Jeffrey Epstein called President Trump “the dog that hasn’t barked” and alleged that Trump had once spent “hours at my house” with a sex trafficking victim. “[Trump] has never once been mentioned,” Epstein wrote in a 2011 email. In another 2019 email, Epstein wrote […]
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About 2,100 people are on death row in America. Some have been there for decades, in part because executions have been on the decline in the US. But that’s changing. So far this year, 41 people have been executed, up from 25 last year, and six more executions are scheduled. Early in his second term, […]
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Executions Are Rising in the US. This Reverend Witnesses Them. Read Post »
On Monday night, the Senate passed a bill that marks the first step towards potentially reopening the government after the 42-day shutdown. For Democrats, the bill comes with a major cost: It does nothing to address the rapidly-approaching expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies which, according to health policy think tank KFF, will more […]
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On the morning of August 13, Paulo Cesar Gamez Lira was pulling up to his mother’s house in Horizon City, Texas, when three unmarked cars blocked the driveway. Seven officers in plain clothes—some wearing masks, at least one armed—surrounded Gamez Lira’s truck. They ordered him to turn off the engine and step out of the […]
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.When Christine Peringer attended her first United Nations climate conference in 2019, she was not exactly impressed. As a professional facilitator and a member of Mediators Beyond Borders International, she said she was “appalled” by the “lack of sophistication in […]
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One Rule Is Dooming the UN Climate Talks Read Post »
On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services made an announcement that it promised would change the lives of millions of American women for the better: Hormone replacement therapy, the combination of hormone drugs that can treat the symptoms of menopause, was about to be depathologized. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had decided […]
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The Many Problems With the FDA’s Big Menopause Announcement Read Post »
Donald Trump has reportedly pardoned high-profile attorneys accused of joining in his plot to try to steal the 2020 election, along with dozens of so-called fake electors alleged to have played small roles in the effort. The pardons were announced by Ed Martin, the president’s pardon attorney, who posted a proclamation by the president outlining […]
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Trump Claims He “Pardoned” His Fake Electors. He Doesn’t Have That Power. Read Post »
A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial. Ever since the reasonable woman lost to a narcissistic, racist, […]
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Did the Off-Year Elections Settle the Democrats’ Big Debate? Read Post »
This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As President Donald Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products more expensive and perform worse. He has long blamed efficiency regulations for his frustrations with things like toilets and showerheads. He began his second […]
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Trump’s Vendetta Against EVs Is Driving Up Costs for Every Vehicle Owner Read Post »
In anti-abortion Republicans’ latest attack on abortion pills, Florida’s attorney general is suing Planned Parenthood for allegedly misrepresenting the safety of the drugs—despite the fact that more than 100 scientific studies have shown they are safe and effective. The 37-page lawsuit, announced by Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office on Thursday and filed in Florida’s First […]
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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) keeps teasing a potential presidential run…again, and again, and again. It began in earnest last month, when, in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Newsom admitted he would “be lying” if he claimed he did not plan to consider a 2028 run after next year’s midterms. He continued to fuel speculation […]
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Newsom Keeps Teasing a Presidential Run Read Post »
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As Kristen Moreland waited for the livestream to buffer, her thoughts drifted to the years she’d devoted to defending Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the northeastern sweep of Alaska where the mountains give way to the coastal plain. On screen, the chatter […]
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Donald Trump’s Dream of an Alaskan Oil Boom Is Feeling More Like a Bust Read Post »
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