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- by Umair IrfanThis story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a major step toward changing its math to favor polluters over people: It’s going to stop tallying up the dollar value of lives saved and hospital visits avoided by air pollution regulations. Instead, the agency […]
- by David CornOne of the oddest occurrences in the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein imbroglio was the trip that Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, took in July to Tallahassee, Florida, to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, who’s serving a 20-year sentence for procuring underage girls, some as young as 14, for Epstein to sexually abuse. […]
- by Katie HerchenroederSen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) decried Republican efforts to discredit medication abortion in an interview Wednesday with Mother Jones, saying that “the only reason they’re going after mifepristone is because it is the way most women get their abortive care.” Mifepristone is one of the pills used in medication abortion, which in 2023 accounted for 63 […]
- by Alex NguyenTrump’s pursuit of Greenland is becoming increasingly unpopular: Denmark, Greenland, many NATO allies, and even some Republican lawmakers are in direct opposition. Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said there is a “fundamental disagreement” with the Trump administration after he and his Greenland counterpart met with JD Vance and Marco Rubio at the White House […]
- by Katie HerchenroederAt the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’s abortion pills hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri spent the whole of his allotted time reiterating disinformation about transgender people. And, this isn’t the first time he’s utilized a hearing about reproductive healthcare to do so. During an interaction at the hearing, Sen. […]
- by Ari BermanIn a big win for Democrats, a federal court panel on Wednesday upheld a new voter-approved congressional map in California that was designed to give Democrats five new seats in the U.S. House, offsetting the mid-decade gerrymander passed by Texas Republicans over the summer. Republicans challenged the map after voters overwhelmingly approved it last November, […]
- by Isabela DiasAfter a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis last Wednesday, Trump administration officials were quick to come out in the agent’s defense. Violent interactions with the public aren’t surprising, a former ICE official said of the agency under Trump. “That’s sort of by design.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi […]
- by Mark MurrmannEven as Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has promised to deploy an even greater surge of federal agents into Minneapolis, ostensibly to investigate fraud, city residents have shown up in large numbers to express their desire for ICE to, as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said, “get the fuck out of Minneapolis.” Defying the strong […]
- by Kiera ButlerIn Iran, millions of protesters have taken to the streets to protest the repressive religious regime that has ruled the country for more than four decades. The response of the government, led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been swift and brutal, with thousands of protesters reportedly killed. All over the world, onlookers are cheering the […]
- by Damian CarringtonThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives. One chemist called the concerns “a bombshell.” Studies claiming […]
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- by Amelia Thomson-DeVeauxWelcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden administration […]
- by Geoffrey SkelleyThe second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one […]
- by Nathaniel RakichOn Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is minimal — his seat should stay safely in Republican hands. But it’s still notable because it represents the departure of one of the few remaining Republican senators who had a […]
- by Nathaniel RakichWelcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For a long time, the economy has been seen as a big liability for President Biden in his reelection bid. Inflation soared in 2021 and 2022, culminating at a rate of 9.1 percent last June. The same […]
- by Galen DrukeAmong the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll […]
- by Galen DrukeAmong the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll showing former President Donald […]
- by Nathaniel RakichIn his presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pitched himself as a transformational leader who has reshaped the politics of his home state. His 2022 reelection by 19 percentage points “was not just a big victory,” he has argued. “It was really a fundamental realignment of Florida from being a swing state to being […]
- by Monica PottsPresidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, and President Biden broke that record four years later. If either is elected again next year, at ages 78 and 81, respectively, they will be older than the previous […]
- by Galen DrukeNow that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this installment […]
- by Galen DrukeNow that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this installment […]
- by Susie MadrakOh, here we go again. Whenever things are so bad that elected Democrats are actually calling for what voters want, some fresh, shiny-faced crop of party operatives start playing Paul Revere. This time, they're warning that Dems risk falling into a “trap” of Donald Trump’s making if they revive calls for the abolition of ICE, […]
- by Susie MadrakMany people have trouble believing this. As someone who used to know a lot of cops, I know that running to the ER and claiming an injury related to a "bad" shooting was pretty damned common. Via Bari Weiss News: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, […]
- by NewsHound EllenAs I recently wrote, Donald “no foreign wars” Trump’s spree of bombings, invasions and threats to a seemingly endless stream of other countries would be funny if it weren’t so deadly serious. The hypocrisy is multiplied a zillion times by his sudden love for Iranian protesters, even as he cheerleads brute force against and even […]
- by Chris capper LiebenthalMSNOW interviewed Paul Fenner, an ICEtapo observer from Madison, Wisconsin, who made the four-hour drive up to Minneapolis to help out at the reopening of a Mexican restaurant and store that was raided by ICEtapo goons last week. When asked why he made the long drive, Fenner said that he was responding to a call […]
- by BatocchioFirst Draft: The bumper stickers were warnings. The Mahablog: Yep, looks like fascism to me. Equal Justice Initiative: Head Start is banned from using "disability," "women," "Black," and "tribal" in grant applications. Rewire: Raising children with disabilities is hard work. This Modern World: Emergency meetings. This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars […]
- by Steve GreenbergOpen thread below… read more
- by HeatherThey're not even trying to hide their corruption any more. Here's Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer on this Tuesday's Kudlow on Fox Business Network, saying the quiet part out loud when it comes to Trump and Jeanine Pirro's political investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. KUDOOW: We carved up, this was Jay Powell's Sunday night martyrdom. […]
- by John AmatoTrump's obsession with Greenland is psychotic. Trump blew a fuse and said Greenland will face "big problems." Greenland's Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejected Trump's bizarre overtures and said they choose Denmark and NATO. “If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark,” Nielsen said at a joint press […]
- by Conover KennardDonald J. Trump, who has repeatedly called his predecessor "Sleepy Joe Biden," was once again caught taking a little nap during a signing ceremony for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in the Oval Office, where he was flanked by lawmakers, cabinet members, and advocates for the dairy industry. This is embarrassing, and it's […]
- by David EdwardsA fundraiser for Jonathan Ross, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer responsible for the death of Renee Good, highlighted the Jewish ancestry of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey without explaining why. According to Alpha News, a GiveSendGo fundraiser run by Tom Hennessey was designated as the "preferred method to donate to the ICE agent." The […]
- by Jason EasleyRep. Jeffries (D-NY) reminded everyone from Trump's ICE agents to administration officials that the statute of limitations is five years and Trump criminals will be prosecuted.
- by Sarah Jones & Jason EasleyRep. Robin Kelly's articles of impeachment will probably never get a vote, but the fact that 70 House Democrats cosponsored them sent a loud and clear message.
- by Jason EasleyRepublicans sent Trump to Michigan to talk about the economy, but the cognitively declining president talked about election conspiracies and other unrelated topics.
- by Jason EasleyHouse Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY) thought that he was saving Trump by trying to shift the Epstein scandal blame to Bill Clinton, but one question kicked him into clown mode
- by Jason EasleyThe White House is freaking out as the backlash over the Jerome Powell investigation grows.
- by Jason EasleyTrump used his Department of Justice to attempt to intimidate Fed Chair Jerome Powell with a bogus criminal investigation, but Republican Senators are already vowing to block Trump's Fed nominees.
- by Jason EasleyThe number of Independents has reached an all high in the United States, and those Independents are moving to the left, which wrecks the idea that Republicans can gerrymander them.
- by Jason EasleyICE needs to have a new budget passed by Congress, and Democrats like Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) are threatening to withhold their votes unless ICE is reformed.
- by Jason EasleyDHS Secretary Kristi Noem was a complete disaster for the Trump administration as she tried and failed to defend an ICE agent murdering an American citizen.
- by Sarah Jones & Jason EasleyDemocrats have a strategy with their impeachment push, and it is to get Kristi Noem out of the Department of Homeland Security.
- by Left WisdomfoThe picture of the clown trump found on the internet. Don’t remember where but it is showed up when I put “open course” in the google label. It is my current take on the many crimes that trump has been part of including the pedophile issue which is still being covered up by he and […]
- by Left Wisdom(the “man of peace” causing paid and misery)“Obama, admittedly got the Nobel Peace Prize a bit early. It would have looked far better if they had waited a year and see what things he did. The Peace is usually submitted with a particular deed that recommends him. Now, Obama was my very familar President in the […]
- by Left Wisdomescape from the vicious right wing AmericaNow I have to admit that I doubt that New York will ever be affordable for me. It has always been a horrible expensive city to live where rent control existed, but it was always still very highly priced to live there. As I mentioned in the prior article about […]
- by Left WisdomHarrison Ford made a good solid statement about American Enemy Number 1. The only thing I disagree about is that trump has a plan, I just know that the plan he has is not FOR the American People. In fact, I call him American Enemy Number 1 because his plan seems to be to make […]
- by Left Wisdom**horrible things will happen if the SC continues to reject his playing with tariffs**Everybody by now knows that trump has been playing with tarrifs; as far as anybody observing can tell, getting up in the morning and suddenly yelling with great enthusiasm that he hopes will convince the nation that THIS is the salvation for […]
- by Left WisdomImagine you are in the Jungle. The night is far advanced and the Jungle is nice and calm. The lions have had a good meal and are settled in. The villagers have made sure that the lions have enough. They even went out and killed some smaller animals and left them in a central part […]
- by Left WisdomMamdani ran for mayor on the promise to make sure rent control in the city takes account of the finincial straits of young people just starting out. As we have heard frequently, especially since trump got into the White Houise, while promising to bring costs down and immedately caused most prices to go speedily in […]
- by Left WisdomQuestion: what is the difference bet Fuentes and Maga? And yes, I am happy about the Mayor of New YorkMAs we all know, or should, the same die hard MAGATS didn’t learn a damn think about the rebuke they got in New Jersey, Virginia and New York City. I would say that this outcome may have […]
- by Left WisdomThe right wing lunatics are out in force. The last time these types of lunatics were hot and bothered was in 1957 or so, when John F Kennedy was running for President. What was the upset? Well, he was a Catholic by faith. He was born and raised in that Church and still attended and […]
- by Left WisdomMan in White House with forked tongue throws fit because Doug Ford tops him with Reagan’s free trade policy because ultimately tariffs hurt the consumer most (I DON’T HOLD BACK)Since this disasterly tempermental unstable POS has been in office, lets look at the evil he has wrecked on the American population. He said he was America […]
- by Liz WolfePlus: School integration, retribution for Iran, death to credentialism, and more…
- by Judge David WeinzweigA great introduction is fine art, crafted with great care and purpose. A first impression matters. If the reader never… The post Zen and the Art of Persuasive Writing: Impactful Introductions appeared first on Reason.com.
- by Josh Blackman1/15/1908: Muller v. Oregon argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: January 15, 1908 appeared first on Reason.com.
- by Damon RootPlus: Still waiting on the tariffs case.
- by Eric BoehmVice President J.D. Vance on the nature of power
- by Charles OliverFormer Littleton, Colorado, school bus aide Kiarra Jones pleaded guilty to multiple charges after video and bus camera footage showed… The post Brickbat: It Might Be Safer To Walk appeared first on Reason.com.
- by Eugene VolokhWhat’s on your mind?
- by Josh BlackmanI have. Conservative litigants are vilified. Liberal litigants are celebrated.
- by Josh BlackmanJustice Kagan ponders at great length about whether there can be an as-applied challenge based on the Equal Protection Clause.
- by Ilya SominThe plan violates multiple constituitonal provisions and goes against Supreme Court precedent. If somehow allowed to stand, it would gravely imperil federalism and the separation of powers.
- When Becky Pepper-Jackson started middle school, she wanted to join her school’s track and field team. Like many girls her age, she was excited to make new friends and cultivate a passion for a sport. But unlike the other girls on her school’s track and field team, Pepper-Jackson is trans. And because she lives in […]
- A new report finds the number of people in ICE detention has nearly doubled in Trump’s first year back in office, driven by indiscriminate arrest policies that have locked up more and more people without criminal records, “an unprecedented situation for immigration detention.” We break down the numbers with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at […]
- Reporter Ken Klippenstein’s latest investigation into the inner workings of the Trump regime finds that immigration enforcement agencies ICE and Border Patrol have relaxed recruitment and deployment guidelines in an effort to fill the administration’s sweeping deportation goals. “There’s splits within the agency about the shooting [of Renee Good] and the general mission,” says Klippenstein, […]
- “They didn’t ask very many questions.” Independent journalist and U.S. military veteran Laura Jedeed recounts how she was hired as a deportation officer by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a six-minute interview at a job fair in Texas, despite never signing any paperwork, not having completed a background check, likely failing a drug test, and […]
- Trump’s immigration enforcement surge continues to rock Minnesota, just a week after the ICE shooting of Renee Good, a mother of three and U.S. citizen in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that the number of federal agents now in Minneapolis and Saint Paul outstrips the 10 largest Twin Cities metro police departments combined. “We […]
- Over 2,500 People Killed in Anti-Government Protests in Iran, DOJ Releases Memo Stating That Trump Had Constitutional Power to Attack Venezuela, Interim Venezuelan Government Releases at Least Four U.S. Citizens Imprisoned in the Country, Cuba’s President Defies the U.S. as Trump Pressures Cuban Government to Make a Deal, Vice President Vance and Secretary of State […]
- As President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more, renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is “an empire in decline,” following a predictable pattern of militarism abroad and political instability at home as it loses power and influence on the world stage. “American politics become increasingly contorted and irrational,” says McCoy. “I […]
- Iran has said it’s ready for “war” or dialogue after President Trump said the U.S. was considering “very strong options” to intervene if Iran’s security forces kill anti-government protesters in an ongoing crackdown. Vali Nasr, professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, says the U.S. “can wage full-scale war on Iran — which […]
- "Stolen from Us": Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty ICE AgentActivists in Los Angeles are demanding justice for Keith Porter Jr., an African American 43-year-old father of two, who was fatally shot by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve. His family is demanding transparency in the investigation into his killing. “When he walked in, he brought joy,” says Porter’s cousin Jsané Tyler. “He […]
- Minnesota & Illinois Sue over “Federal Invasion” by ICE Agents, ICE Agents in Minneapolis Fire Tear Gas, Pepper Spray at Protests over Immigration Raids, Four Top DOJ Officials Resign over Decision Not to Probe ICE Killing of Renee Good, As Trump Weighs Iran Strikes, Tehran Says It Is Prepared for War But Ready to Negotiate, […]