The Philip Guston retrospective was supposed to be one of 2020’s blockbuster art shows. The exhibition would have been the first in 15 years to examine the celebrated artist’s catalog, bringing hundreds of provocative paintings to four prestigious stops: the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Tate Modern in London; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. It felt topical and exciting.
Joe Biden is now poised to become the next president of the United States. His victory, however, is bittersweet for many Democrats, especially those for whom abortion rights are a top issue. Democrats lost seats in the House of Representatives, and their odds for a Senate majority seem to be dwindling. Just eight days before the election, Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court.
In just a few years, the bank squandered 160 years of consumer goodwill.
Slate Money talks Janet Yellen, Simon & Schuster, and United Way Worldwide.
“If you have a kitchen and cook and live by yourself … this cookbook is for you.
“What I want to do with this space is to bring joy to people.
What to expect, and what risks you’ll take, from the moment you enter the airport.
Slate Money talks Steve Mnuchin, Affirm, DoorDash and Airbnb.
The focus of the initial meeting was on Covid-19 vaccines, therapeutics and distribution, said one person familiar with the agenda.
He and other top government officials have said that about 40 million doses of the vaccine will likely be available next month.
It’s the third Covid-19 vaccine maker to report results from a late-stage trial.
Nancy Messonnier, who enraged the president with her public warning of “severe” Covid-19 consequences, is slated to reemerge as a key adviser.
The November reading released Tuesday by the the Conference Board said represents a drop from a revised 101.4 in October.
The most direct way the Fed could increase its aid to the economy is through two temporary lending programs.
Biden’s pick for Treasury will give him a close partner, steeped in knowledge of the Fed, who can navigate the wishes of progressive Democrats and the sensitivities of financial markets.
Black voters had Joe Biden’s back. Now he must prove he’s got theirs.
Biden will inherit an economy similar to one he and Obama did 12 years ago. But unlike last time, he’ll have few tools to deal with it.
As President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris prepare to take power, we continue to look at the growing debate over the direction of the Democratic Party. House Majority Whip James Clyburn recently criticized calls to “defund the police” and argued the phrase hurt Democratic congressional candidates.
About 160 million voters cast ballots in this election, setting a new record, and President-elect Joe Biden’s lead in the popular vote has jumped to over 6 million. Much of the increased turnout was powered by people of color, while the total number of votes cast by white Americans barely increased from the last presidential election.
As COVID-19 rampages through the U.S., we look at how the rapid spread of the disease is affecting Native American communities, which have already faced disproportionate infection and death rates throughout the pandemic. We speak to Jodi Archambault, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and former special assistant to President Obama for Native American affairs. We also speak with Protect the Sacred founder Allie Young of the Navajo Nation.
A massive fight is brewing in Minnesota against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit for the project this week. After years of resistance, pipeline construction is now set to begin by the end of the month despite the concerns of Indigenous communities, who say it would violate tribal sovereignty and contaminate the land and water.
Chris Krebs tells 60 Minutes allegations of U.S. voting machines being manipulated by foreign countries were baseless.
He may view them as a “profit center” when his debts are due, reports NBC.
As we watch the slow-rolling train wreck Donald Trump is currently engineering for Republicans in Georgia, it’s enjoyable to imagine what kind of havoc Trump may very well visit upon the GOP for the next several years.
Precisely because Senate Republicans allowed Trump to turn the state’s two Senate runoffs into a divisive family feud, Trump could conceivably continue to wield outsized power in GOP primaries for the foreseeable future.
He claimed President-elect Joe Biden has a “big unsolvable problem” to demonstrate that votes certified by states are legitimate.
There has to be a chicken crossing the road joke somewhere in here, but I’m not finding it. Nevertheless, here’s several minutes of wildlife having a much easier journey through Utah because of a brand new wildlife crossing.
“It’s working!” Check out the critters big and small who are using Utah’s first wildlife overpass to cross Interstate 80. The @UtahDWR shared this video on Thursday. pic.twitter.
Two more months with this guy’s fingers on the nuclear codes. Even without the pandemic, it’s best to stay home.
