Why Kellyanne and George Conway Finally Shut Down Their Sordid Public Spectacle
She had planned to speak at the Republican National Convention. He just kept tweeting.
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Federal judge puts hold on Trump campaign lawsuit to stop mail-in balloting in Pennsylvania
The Trump campaign was slapped back hard by a federal district court judge in Pennsylvania Sunday in its attempt to keep the state from conducting a safe and fair election in November. The judge effectively stopped Trump’s effort to keep the state from expanding mail-in voting and installing ballot drop boxes, staying the suit while state court cases about voting are in the works.
Florida man Rep. Gaetz had embarrassing crying text sessions … with Sean Hannity
On Friday, the House Ethics Committee gave out the lightest admonishment to Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida for his obstructing justice tweet back in February of 2019. This was when Rep. Gaetz publicly threatened former Trump personal lawyer Michael Cohen. The statement came right before Cohen was set to testify under oath about his former boss. Rep. Gaetz followed that up by deleting the tweet and then apologizing, sort of. The ethics committee said that Rep.
We Now Know How Much Trump’s Postmaster General Slowed Down the Mail
The problems were less severe than they first appeared. But there are other reasons to keep the heat on Louis DeJoy.
The Shooting of Jacob Blake Is a Wake-Up Call
The shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is at once freshly horrifying and achingly familiar, in the way that only a police shooting in the United States in 2020 can be.The Kenosha shooting has the dubious distinction of being the first high-profile shooting of a Black man by police since massive Black Lives Matter protests erupted earlier this summer, bringing with them enormous—but potentially ephemeral—shifts in public opinion.
The Atlantic Daily: Things May Get Tougher for Some American Workers
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.PAT GREENHOUSE / THE BOSTON GLOBE / GETTYFive months into the coronavirus recession, millions of Americans remain unemployed. Much of the temporary assistance authorized at the start of the outbreak has been cut off, leaving many Americans in the lurch.
Did Goya’s CEO Imperil the Company on Purpose?
Insiders say Bob Unanue endorsed Trump as part of a plan to keep his job.
Falwell Business Partner Claims Years-Long Affair With Evangelical Power Couple
Giancarlo Granda says he developed a sexual relationship with Becki Falwell and that her husband Jerry Falwell enjoyed looking on.
Economy hurting after Congress fails to act on stimulus
“When you have $60 billion less going to families,” former U.S. Treasury economist Ernie Tedeschi told POLITICO, “that means that there’s going to be something close to that less in spending.
QAnon: Trump Embraces Far-Right “Deep State” Conspiracy Theory Deemed a Threat by FBI
As the Republican National Convention gets underway this week, we look at how the party has openly embraced the far-right conspiracy theory known as QAnon, which claims, among other things, that President Trump is secretly at war with a deep state cabal of Satan-worshiping elites who run a child sex trafficking operation.
Steve Bannon, Former Trump Adviser, Allegedly Stole Funds for Private Border Wall Plagued by Erosion
President Trump’s former campaign CEO and White House adviser, Steve Bannon, is his sixth close associate to face criminal charges by the Department of Justice. Bannon and three others are accused of defrauding donors to We Build the Wall, a private effort to build a wall along the Mexican border, and redirecting funds to fund their own lavish lifestyles.
“The Damage Has Been Done”: Historian Says Trump’s Postmaster Has Undermined Faith in 2020 Election
The battle over the future of the United States Postal Service is intensifying, with a record number of mail-in ballots expected to be cast in the 2020 presidential election, and Democrats and Republicans locked in a fight over the future of the agency. Historian Philip Rubio, who teaches at North Carolina A&T State University and worked as a mail carrier for two decades before that, says decades of political interference have caused a “manufactured crisis” at the U.S.
When TV Commercials Ruled American Culture
We open on a Chihuahua. Salsa music blares in the background. Where are we? Juárez, Havana, or Fort Worth, it doesn’t matter—this is a land of yearning and appetite. The dog sees something in the distance: a pink collar. A potential mate. We keep pace as he runs, risking it all for love.But when he finally reaches her, he blows right past, barely registering her presence. He parks himself in front of a taco-wielding teen as the music trails off uncertainly.
Why Every City Feels the Same Now
Some time ago, I woke up in a hotel room unable to determine where I was in the world. The room was like any other these days, with its neutral bedding, uncomfortable bouclé lounge chair, and wood-veneer accent wall—tasteful, but purgatorial. The eerie uniformity extended well beyond the interior design too: The building itself felt like it could’ve been located in any number of metropolises across the globe.
Republicans’ ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’
Only a few short years ago, Chad Mayes was the Republican leader in the California State Assembly. Now he’s out of the party, running for reelection as an independent. Ahead of the Republican National Convention, he joins Edward-Isaac Dovere on the podcast The Ticket: Politics from the Atlantic to discuss the GOP and the long impact of Donald Trump.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Son Isn’t Showing Any Sadness About His Grandpa’s Death
Parenting advice on childhood grief, substance abuse, and indecision.
Finders Keepers Isn’t an Investment Strategy
Slate Money on the USPS, productivity, and Citigroups’s big blunder.
How Much Should You Panic Over the U.S. Postal Service?
A scandal-by-scandal breakdown of what’s really gone wrong with the mail.
How the Goya CEO Endangered His Own Brand
Words of praise in the White House Rose Garden led to calls for boycott.
The Hiring of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Looks Even Sketchier Now
The Trump donor’s qualifications and vetting were both highly unusual, according to new congressional testimony.
Inside Biden’s plan to take on coronavirus
“The way that you build public trust is that you tell the truth,” says one health adviser.
SCOTUS sets hearing on Obamacare for week after election
A Supreme Court decision on the lawsuit isn’t likely until the spring.
Judge halts Trump’s rollback of transgender health protections
Monday’s decision didn’t address other provisions of Trump’s revised nondiscrimination rules.
Masks, surgical gowns, testing supplies on FDA shortage list
The shortage list was released hours after President Donald Trump touted the progress his administration has made in securing critical protective gear.
Help! I Just Found Out the Guy I’ve Been Sexting With for Years Is Married.
Should I contact his wife?
Is Your Pup Tracking God Knows What Into the House? Try This Paw Washer, Now on Sale.
The Dexas MudBuster Portable Dog Paw Cleaner can now be yours for $12.
“No More Parties at ND”
“It was very important to me that in this moment we have a physical copy to hold and look at in the future.
Unemployment Isn’t Too High — Regular Wages Are Too Low
In the debate over Covid-19 relief, Congress is worried about the wrong problem.