The White House on Thursday walked back President Trump’s exuberant endorsement of a bizarre proposal made by Russian President Vladimir Putin. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders issued a statement saying Trump now disagrees with Putin’s offer to assist in the ongoing U.S. investigation..… - 1 hour ago 19 Jul 18, 12:00pm -
Mayor de Blasio said he still backs a ban on city-funded travel to North Carolina over its anti-transgender law, despite allowing a group of young Staten Island track and field stars to compete there. The mayor said he “didn’t want to stand in the way” of the youngsters competing at the Nation… - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 11:40am -
With city speed cameras around schools set to go dark next week, Gov. Cuomo on Thursday accused the state Senate Republicans who have blocked renewal of the program of holding public safety hostage for other issues. “If they don’t pass them, I believe they will literally put lives in danger,”… - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 11:35am -
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama is lending her star power to a new nationwide effort to register voters for the November midterm elections. The former first lady says she's excited to join When We All Vote to help "inspire and empower" eligible voters to "make their voices heard." The organization... - 3 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 10:00am -
Talk about playing favorites. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Thursday echoed President Trump’s insistence that Russia did not seek to aid his White House bid in 2016 — a claim directly contradicting the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of the Kremlin’s… - 4 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 9:30am -
President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was so nice, he wants to do it twice. Brushing off widespread bipartisan uproar over his overtly warm embrace of the Kremlin strongman as media bias, Trump vowed Thursday a repeat of his controversial summit with Putin. “The Summit.… - 6 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 7:40am -
Helsinki may be the extraordinary moment when Donald Trump’s worst traits were so blatantly self-exposed that even some of his own partisans were forced to say, “Enough.” - 11 mins ago 19 Jul 18, 1:06pm -
The retiring Arizona senator criticizes President Trump like no other Republican. On Thursday, he accused the commander in chief of “giving aid and comfort to an enemy of democracy.” - 58 mins ago 19 Jul 18, 12:19pm -
President Trump’s communications shop has little control over his message on a normal day, let alone in a news-heavy week like this one. - 3 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 10:00am -
Even the most serious GOP senators were willing to take the president at his word on Russia—no matter how transparent his excuses. - 10 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 3:11am -
Internal documents show Facebook’s own marketing strategy was influenced by what it learned from its valued customer, the Trump campaign.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 5:14pm -
The Senate’s resolution isn’t binding, but it sends a message to the president after he spent a week waffling on Putin.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 5:13pm -
Six days after the US charged 12 Russian hackers with stealing and leaking DNC emails, a Microsoft executive says the same agency is targeting the midterm election.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 5:08pm -
Tension between civil society and the government strengthens democracy. That tension no longer exists in Russia.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 5:03pm -
Sen. Tim Scott said he would not vote in favor of 9th Circuit nominee Ryan Bounds. Bounds came under fire for racially charged college writings.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 4:49pm -
The ruling protecting abortion rights may not be overturned entirely, but instead chipped away at slowly. Even if it is, abortion won’t suddenly be illegal nationwide.View Entire Post › - 3 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 4:42pm -
The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution warning President Trump not to let the Russian government question diplomats and other officials, shortly after the White Hou... - 58 mins ago 19 Jul 18, 12:19pm -
"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg got into a screaming match about President Trump on Thursday with guest and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro.Pirro appeared on the show to promote her new book, "... - 1 hour ago 19 Jul 18, 12:13pm -
One of President Trump's controversial circuit court nominees withdrew his nomination amid GOP opposition shortly before an expected vote in the Senate. - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 11:46am -
The White House on Thursday backed off a proposal from Russian President Vladimir Putin to question U.S. citizens over alleged crimes in Russia after initially indicating President Trump would consider the matter."... - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 10:58am -
By John SolomonOpinion ContributorLisa Page and Peter Strzok, the reported FBI lovebirds, are the poster children for the next "Don't Text and Investigate" public servic... - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 10:48am -
Russia is reportedly testing a range of new nuclear weapons and other military hardware including a high-powered laser, just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with President Trump for a one-on-one summit in... - 3 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 10:37am -
A Washington, D.C., resident has filed a lawsuit against a Metropolitan DC police officer alleging that the cop violated this citizen’s constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure during an impromptu stop, frisk and rectal examination. Read more... - 51 mins ago 19 Jul 18, 12:26pm -
In her first press briefing in two weeks and only her third on-camera briefing in the past 30 days, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, aka “Suckabee,” is having a hard time doing her job.Read more... - 1 hour ago 19 Jul 18, 12:13pm -
If you have any trips planned between now and the end of September, or hell, even if you don’t yet, you can save 15% on some seriously great hotels at Hotels.com with promo code HURRAY15.Read more... - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 11:17am -
The white owner of a Detroit business is issuing an apology a little too late after spitting on a young black man who was coordinating parking and working security at an event over some issues with parking.Read more... - 3 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 10:40am -
I recently had the pleasure of attending a press junket in Los Angeles for The Equalizer 2. The film—directed by Antoine Fuqua—opens Friday, July 20, and it marks the first time both Fuqua and Denzel Washington have ever done a sequel to one of their own films. Read more... - 3 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 10:34am -
When we watched Meghan Markle make three wardrobe changes in one day last week, it became clear that we weren’t going to be able to keep up. And why should we? Now exactly two months into her marriage to Prince Harry, it’s much more interesting to assess the new royal’s evolving royal style as… - 3 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 10:30am -
The feud involves the World Cup, jokes, differing ideas of citizenship, and Noah’s French accent. An important intellectual debate is currently playing out involving the French ambassador to the United States — and a late-night comedy host.During a Monday monologue, Daily Show host Trevor Noah… - 7 mins ago 19 Jul 18, 1:10pm -
Americans overwhelmingly support checks and balances. That should be the focus of the midterms. Democrats have a new slogan for the midterms: “For the People.”I hate it. It’s one of those slogans that tries to mean everything and therefore means nothing. Sort of like the previous slogan, “A… - 47 mins ago 19 Jul 18, 12:30pm -
Trump’s opinions appear to be trickling down to his base. Republican lawmakers have pushed back against President Donald Trump’s deference in Helsinki to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s assurances that Russia did not meddle in the 2016 election.But it seems that GOP voters might agree with T… - 57 mins ago 19 Jul 18, 12:20pm -
The rapper’s acquisition of the Chicago news website is cause for cautious optimism. The trend of surprise music releases continues — and the latest one, from Chance the Rapper, comes with a particularly unexpected wrinkle. After debunking rumors that he would be dropping a full album this week… - 1 hour ago 19 Jul 18, 11:50am -
Eight months after the Trump administration declared a public health emergency over opioids, Warren is asking for real action. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wants to know what, exactly, President Donald Trump is doing in response to the opioid epidemic.“Experts and observers have concluded that yo… - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 11:30am -
The economist appeared on The Ezra Klein Show to discuss Trump’s trade war. Economist Dani Rodrik, a professor of international political economy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, has made critiques of financial globalism for years. He warned in his 1997 book Has Globalization Gone Too… - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 11:10am -
Seventy years ago this week, on July 21, 1948, a B-29 bomber conducting a secret test of a missile guidance system crashed into Lake Mead, the large reservoir near Las Vegas. Though the plane initially sank to a depth of about 260 feet, the wreckage now rests within a recreational scuba diver’s re… - 4 days ago 15 Jul 18, 9:01pm -
In a July 12 Slatest, Jeremy Stahl misstated that FBI agent Peter Strzok had been fired. The FBI has put Strzok on notice of its intention to fire him, but it hasn’t fired him yet.A July 12 Better Life Lab podcast show page misstated Malissa Clark’s academic affiliation. She teaches at the Un… - 7 days ago 13 Jul 18, 1:05am -
Slate is a multimedia digital publishing company focused on covering culture, technology, politics, current events, and business. Over the past 20 years our smart, witty takes have been recognized with numerous accolades and have won us industry recognition, including the National Magazine Award for… - 10 days ago 9 Jul 18, 7:41am -
On this day in 1962, a handful of Hawaiian hotels reportedly organized “Rainbow Bomb Parties,” inviting their guests to a rooftop viewing of the bright auroral fireworks that were expected to follow the successful launch of Starfish Prime, a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the U.S. gover… - 11 days ago 8 Jul 18, 9:01pm -
In a July 6 Slatest, Jeremy Stahl misstated that the number of children separated under Trump administration policies who had not had contact with their parents was 18. The number was reportedly 16. Stahl also misidentified the Department of Health and Human Services as the Department of Human Servi… - 14 days ago 6 Jul 18, 1:05am -
One of the odder reports published in the pages of the New York Times on this day in 1982 concerned the filing of several libel lawsuits by the Procter and Gamble Co., an effort by the consumer products company to quell a rumor that its corporate logo contained hidden satanic symbols. You may use th… - 18 days ago 1 Jul 18, 9:01pm -
The Food and Drug Administration wants to help avoid "access disruptions" caused by a sudden, significant price increase for a drug produced by a single manufacturer and not covered by patents. - -
The remains sat in an unmarked pauper’s grave for more than 40 years until a 23-year-old college student working on a genealogy project came across Unknown White Female Bones in the cemetery index in 2014. - -
Indie animator turned 'Adventure Time' writer turned Cartoon Network's second ever female showrunner Julia Pott told us about her excellent new show. - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 11:28am -
"We’ve [had people call about] sex toys that were accidentally swallowed and continued to vibrate in somebody’s stomach." - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 10:52am -
Sen. Kamala Harris has inked a book deal igniting further speculation about whether or not she will run for the 2020 Presidential office.The post Sen. Kamala Harris inks book deal prompting further talks about a 2020 campaign appeared first on theGrio. - 21 mins ago 19 Jul 18, 12:56pm -
TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters and videographers will investigate police brutality and corruption while also exploring local and national efforts to improve policing in our… - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 11:17am -
Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman stepped onto the 26th annual ESPY Awards carpet looking fresh like butter in a Virgil Abloh inspired Louis Vuitton ensemble from the spring 2019 collection. —VIDEO: Michelle Obama stars in voter registration initiative ahead of midterm elections— Abloh, who… - 2 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 11:11am -
Is Chance the Rapper planning to become a media mogul? The Chicago based rapper and philanthropist has purchased Chicagoist, described as a local news, food and culture website, according to a report from the sister site the Gothamist. —White parents of two adopted Black children arrested for… - 4 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 9:24am -
Quincy Jones is known to spill some good tea from time to time so it seems fitting that the music mogul has teamed up with former Academy chief Cheryl Boone Isaacs to produce a documentary about the African Americans experience as seen through the eyes of Hollywood. —VIDEO: Michelle Obama star… - 5 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 8:19am -
The white parents of two Ghana children were arrested and jailed for neglect after the kids were found starved, severely malnourished and isolated in their Iowa home. —NFL player says he will continue national anthem protest ‘I’m going to take a fine this year, why not?’— Kenny and Kelly F… - 5 hours ago 19 Jul 18, 7:49am -