Saudi Arabia claims an intelligence officer, not Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ordered Jamal Khashoggi's murder, and has charged 11 individuals. What the bipartisan prison reform bill, which Trump says he will support, would do for current and future inmates. In an effort to curb the rise in
A close reading of court filings and some snooping suggest that Mueller may have already subpoenaed the President. The only thing that motivates Donald Trump is more Donald Trump. The midterm elections that still haven't been decided, explained. By exaggerating and lying about what transpired at the protest
As the death toll reaches 42 people, the Camp Fire in Northern California is now the deadliest fire in state history. Before and after photos from a block in Malibu that was destroyed by the Woolsey fire. A study finds that climate change has doubled the number of acres burned
A late season wildfire swept through and destroyed Paradise, Calif., while 30,000 people fled for their lives. In 2016, California voted to outlaw high-capacity magazines, such as the one used in Thousand Oaks. A federal court said no. Black female politicians who won in 2018 are significant not
Some inside the Thousand Oaks, Calif., country bar attacked by a shooter were also at last year's Harvest music festival in Las Vegas. With the midterms over, the media is no longer breathlessly covering Republicans' racial-anxiety-stoking story of the migrant caravan, which has now arrived
Jeff Sessions, ousted as Attorney General, is expected to be only the first Trump Cabinet member to go in a post-midterm shuffle. Hundreds of protests are planned across the US “to demand Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker recuse himself.” Some animations to help answer the question: So
In yesterday's midterm elections in the US, Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, flipping many Republican-held districts that Hillary Clinton won in 2016. Among other victories, Democrats will now be able to prevent a repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Essential to recognize in the
It’s election day in the United States. A quick guide to your voting rights in case you’re turned away at the polls. “Accountability” and “the will of the majority” are things that elections cannot do. Vote anyway. Bad weather will greet many voters today. Republicans are happy to
On Thursday, Trump directed troops deployed to the US-Mexico border to shoot if someone throws rocks at them, which former military officers confirmed is "an unlawful order." Here’s what Trump originally said: “They want to throw rocks at our military, our military fights back. We’re
The US will allow eight countries, including several Asian partners, to keep buying oil from Iran after it reimposes sanctions. John Bolton, the national security adviser, says he looks forward to the governments failing in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. One of the Koch brothers joins "a left-right coalition&
