Senior Republican Slams Pentagon’s Spending Habits
Reading Time: 3 minutes A senior Republican demands answers from the Pentagon on why the Department of Defense routinely overpays for hardware.
Trump Tower Meeting Follows a Pattern of a Campaign Flouting the Law
Reading Time: 4 minutes When Donald Trump Jr. agreed to meet with Russians to get dirt on his father’s political rival, it was not the only the time the Trump campaign illegally solicited help from foreigners.
Deutsche Bank, Trump, Russia, Saudi Arabia: What’s the Connection?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Why are Trump’s dealings with Deutsche Bank presumed to be intimately bound up with Trump’s relationship to Russia and Saudi Arabia?
The Mueller Report, Alfa Bank, and the Deep State
Reading Time: 7 minutes The story of a mysterious computer back channel between the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank — one of Russia’s largest private banks, whose leaders are close to Putin.
Guns Versus Weed: How Background Checks Conflict with State Cannabis Laws
Reading Time: 6 minutes Legal weed blocks users from buying guns, as state cannabis laws come into conflict with the federal gun background check system.
Florida Seeks to Make Sharing Footage of Mass Shootings Illegal
Reading Time: 3 minutes Florida lawmakers want to protect the families of mass shooting victims at the expense of free press.
The Mueller Report: More Disquieting Insights
Reading Time: 5 minutes The report profiles Trump campaign staffers and their relationships with a huge cast of shadowy Russian operatives.
The Mueller Report: The First Hundred Pages
Reading Time: 2 minutes On Thursday, Attorney General William Barr Released the Redacted Version of the Mueller report. Think of it as political Netflix, and start binge reading.
Youth Struggle With After-Effects of Gun Violence
Reading Time: 7 minutes From Parkland to Pittsburgh, nonprofits are helping students deal with gun violence trauma. But advocates say schools should play a bigger role.
Is It Time to Worry About the Next Recession?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Corporate debt is piling up and may lead to the next recession, at a time when many US families haven’t fully recovered from the last one.