A teenager killed 17 of his classmates and wounded 15 more at a South Florida school. Students documented the shooting as it happened. 1/19 Just seven weeks into 2018, this is America’s eighth school shooting to result in injury or death. Since 2013, we average one per week.
US intelligence officials say Russia is actively meddling in this year's midterm elections. Tactics currently include bots spreading disinformation over social media—no hacking efforts have been disclosed. 1/22 Now Facebook was the place where publications could connect with their readers—and also where Macedonian teenagers could
Jacob Zuma defies an ultimatum from South Africa’s ruling ANC party to resign within 48 hours. 1/22 A bout of politics breaks out in Germany, revolting against the “Merkel method.†2/22 The Senate's immigration debate, currently underway, will test the willingness of conservative
Trump blocks declassification of Democrats' rebuttal to the Republican memo, asks the Justice Dept. to work with lawmakers to revise their statement. 1/15 Dozens of White House staff still don't have permanent security clearances—if accelerated, it takes up to six weeks. 2/15 Desalination could
The 2018 Winter Olympics have begun. Here’s a story about the unified flag marched under by North and South Korea. 1/16 The US government briefly shut down again last night after Kentucky’s junior senator drew attention to the GOP’s hypocrisy on deficit spending—but the deal
To avoid another government shutdown, Congress must pass a short-term spending bill by midnight tonight. The Senate is expected to approve a bipartisan deal today that includes military budget increases and an additional CHIP funding extension—but, notably, no DACA protections. 1/23 The bipartisan bill’s passage is
Senate leaders say they’re close to brokering a two-year budget deal. Meanwhile, the President tells the Defense Department he wants a military parade. 1/19 About 4,000 former Trump University students should begin to receive payments from a $25 million settlement. 2/19 The President's
Markets were choppy this morning after the past two days of declines on Wall Street and abroad. One very good (or awful, depending) reason: The global economy is strong, so banks don't need to stimulate growth, which means interest rates are likely to increase (including for corporations), as
John Kelly was less enthusiastic than Mr. Trump about the Nunes memo, possibly because the last paragraph undermines the Right’s Trump-Russia conspiracy theory. Here's an annotated version. 1/21 Former Director of the FBI Comey on the memo: “That’s it?†2/21 Being
This morning at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Phil the groundhog saw his shadow, prognosticating six more weeks of winter. 1/19 Punxsutawney Phil is less accurate than a coin flip in predicting the end of winter. 2/19 Every Feb. 2, Woodstock, Ill., where Groundhog Day was
