Politics

In the run-up to the 2016 presidential campaign, Jeffrey Epstein told associates something they would never forget: He was advising both Republicans and Democrats. “He would say things like ‘Trump’s people were here this morning. Hillary’s people were here for lunch,’” a former Epstein associate tells Rolling Stone. Epstein “would …

Dona Bissey doesn’t want to go to prison. This is probably something the 53-year-old from Bloomington, Indiana, should have thought about before allegedly breaking into the United States Capitol on January 6th. Now, Bissey is one of at least 660 people who have been charged for their potential involvement in …

The Senate Judiciary Committee in a report released Thursday revealed new information about how Trump tried to pressure Department of Justice officials to back up his claims of election fraud, leading top officials to threaten resignation. The report, issued by the Democratic majority, says that Trump “directly and repeatedly asked …

Stephanie Grisham never held a press briefing during the nearly 10 months she served as President Trump’s press secretary, but in her new book I’ll Take Your Questions Now, she’s delivering what appears to be a pretty damn unvarnished account of her time in the White House. In it, Grisham …

Former President Donald Trump‘s top military advisor made secret calls to a top Chinese official late last year, worried that China‘s fears over the erratic U.S. leader would touch off an armed conflict between two nuclear superpowers. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, did …

Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) has come under fire lately as one of two moderate Democrats who have signaled hesitancy in supporting certain parts of President Biden’s legislative agenda. During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Manchin responded to accusations from progressives that he is unsupportive because he is …

Turns out bipartisanship isn’t dead, it’s just rare. Unfortunately, for tech titans Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple, members of both parties seem to have agreed that it’s past time to crack down on the anti-competitive practices that have flourished in the industry. Exhibit A: Last week, Democrats unveiled five bills, …

I really liked President Biden’s address to the joint session of Congress in April. It’s as if he was saying, “Let’s do all the stuff we know we should do but haven’t done.” It was a long list. That’s because there’s a lot of stuff we know we should do …

There’s no prison (yet) for climate criminals, but if there was, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro would have a spider-infested cell all to himself. Now that Trump is gone, Bolsonaro — a.k.a. “The Trump of the Tropics” or “Captain Chain Saw”— is the most dangerous climate denier in the world. In …

New Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and death rates in the U.S. have dropped to a level unseen since last summer, and health officials are crediting the vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday that the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases had dropped by more than 19 …