Новости за 14.04.2023

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily paused lower court rulings that restricted access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which would have dealt a major blow to national abortion access had it gone into effect.

Nebraska Republican R. Brad von Gillern says that more kids are becoming violent, performing poorly in school, and committing suicide because social media is pressuring them to become transgender.

For years, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted lavish gifts and extravagant vacations from Harlan Crow, a right-wing billionaire whose advocacy groups regularly appear before the court. Many of the boons that Crow bestowed upon the justice were the kinds of things you would expect from an insanely rich guy (yacht vacations, flights); others are extremely weird (a bronze statue of a gnome, vacations at Crow’s compound that includes, among other weird things, a replica of Hagrid’s... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump’s team has clearly identified Ron DeSantis as the biggest challenger for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and they are going after the governor hard.

On Thursday, Tennessee Republicans had their first opportunity to show Democrats, Tennesseans, and the country their willingness to work together to enact baseline gun safety reform.

Every Republican running or rumored to be running for president is speaking to the National Rifle Association convention in Indianapolis, Indiana beginning on Friday. The convention is taking place on the anniversary of one of the deadliest mass shootings in the city’s history, and follows two major mass shootings in the last month.

Remember that great early scene from The Untouchables? Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) and Officer Malone (Sean Connery) are sitting in a church. Ness says he wants to get Capone. Malone (Sean Connery) responds: “What are you prepared to do?” It’s a simple but emotionally powerful scene.

Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortion after six weeks in the dead of night, possibly because he knew just how unpopular the move was, even among his own base.

The Covid pandemic led to a huge increase in remote work. I’m not sure that’s as good for workers as we all want to believe.

Tim Scott thinks he knows how to win the 2020 Republican presidential nomination. While not yet an official candidate—he launched an exploratory committee on Wednesday—the South Carolina senator already has a road map in mind. “A foregone conclusion,” wrote Politico’s Natalie Allison on Thursday, “is that evangelicals—with all their subsets and denominations—will be his top constituency.” But it’s not just evangelicals: Scott also sees a window to appeal to independents and swing voters thanks... Читать дальше...

In the lead-up to—and aftermath of—the 2016 election, Appalachia became a subject of fascination for a certain type of journalist who believed there they could unearth the hidden motivations of white working-class, rural voters who backed Donald Trump. The hand-wringing articles that resulted built up Appalachian Trump voters as bogeymen: angry, disaffected, “dangerous idiots” willing to vote against their own best interests. In the process, purported hillbilly whisperers like J.D. Vance were... Читать дальше...

The time draws near. Those working in climate and environmental coverage can feel it approaching like the rumble of an oncoming train: Earth Day.

On Thursday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed monumental gun violence prevention bills into law. The bills require anyone buying a gun in Michigan to face a background check, and requires gun owners to safely store all guns and ammo away from anyone under the age of 18. The enactment of the bills reflects a Democratic trifecta that is showing the nation what it means to honor the will of the people.