Trump says he doesn’t want war with Iran, while his senior diplomats look for ways to defuse tensions. 1/19 Iran says the White House's approach to resuming talks is like “holding a gun at someone and asking for friendship.” 2/19 Analysis: Any student of international
After Alabama and Georgia, Missouri is the next state preparing to pass a near-total abortion ban. 1/21 "The best time to get angry is earlier, when the local advocates and organizers who do the hard work of securing freedoms in red states day in and day out
Carbon dioxide hit its highest levels in human history this weekend. Also, it was 84 degrees near the Arctic Ocean. 1/22 Thirty-seven years ago, Exxon scientists described all the horrors we’re facing now thanks to rising emissions. 2/22 A retired naval officer just made the deepest
Following last week's tariff increase on Chinese imports, China retaliates with tariffs on nearly $60 billion of US goods that would go into effect on June 1. According to one retail industry representative: "Americans' entire shopping cart will get more expensive." 1/20 The Trump
South Africa's corruption-riddled African National Congress (ANC) returns to office after winning parliamentary election once again. 1/16 Alabama postpones a vote on what would be the country's most restrictive abortion ban. 2/16 “It’s work porn. It’s exhilarating work porn.” A study
As the trade negotiation deadline passes, Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods jump from 10% to 25%, and economists think it's likely China will miss its growth targets as a result of the tariffs, and will enact stimulus measures. 1/21 In an op-ed, Facebook co-
The White House on Wednesday asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report, further escalating its conflict with Democrats. 1/20 A few reactions: "We are now in a constitutional crisis" (Jerrold Nadler). 2/20 “I think it’s a constitutional confrontation. I don’t
One student is dead and eight are injured in a shooting at a Colorado school. 1/24 "'I heard a gunshot,' said Makai Dixon, 8, a second grader who had been training for this moment, with active shooter drills and lockdowns, since he was in kindergarten. '
A massive new UN report finds that nature is collapsing around us, "with devastating implications for human survival." 1/22 A 25-foot fiberglass shark crashing through a roof in Oxford, England, has oddly become a source of civic pride. 2/22 Queen Elizabeth I of England drank
In a phone call yesterday, Trump and Putin agreed "there was no collusion." Asked afterward whether they talked about election meddling or if he warned Putin not to do it again, Trump said, "Really, we didn't discuss it." 1/22 "They feel no
