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Malcolm Gladwell Goes On Bill Simmons's Podcast To Dust Off The Oldest, Dumbest Defense Of Joe Paterno
There’s no good reason to consider Malcolm Gladwell a serious writer or thinker anymore, thanks in large part to the things Gladwell continues to write and think. Despite this, he was allowed to write a new book—if you want to know more about it, I...
N.Y. judge barred from bench for posting noose image with 'Make America Great Again' caption — NBC News
“If we want to make America great again we will have to make evil people fear punishment again,” the caption said.
PAC operator pleads guilty to fraud
Kelley Rogers, who raised millions with red-meat conservative pitches but spent little on politics, admits he cheated donors.
Nadler considering holding Lewandowski in contempt
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he is considering moving to hold Corey Lewandowski in contempt after the former Trump campaign chairman declined to answer a series of questio
White House Fires Homeland Security Dept.’s General Counsel
The firing of John Mitnick is the latest in a year of turnover at the Department of Homeland Security.
Israel’s election results show Netanyahu is in serious trouble
No one outright won. But Netanyahu did worse than he hoped and may lose office because of it.
Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Harvard Professor
A Rhode Island man has pleaded guilty to sending a series of threatening emails to a Harvard University professor earlier this year.
Why Rich White People in America Get a Lot of Chances
Members of the Trump administration are going to waltz away from this terrible period completely unscathed.
Trump announces that he's 'revoking' part of the Clean Air Act, an absolute violation of the law
On Wednesday morning, Donald Trump tweeted that he was “revoking California’s federal waiver on emissions.” Which is interesting mostly because California’s waiver doesn’t come from a regulation at the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s not the...
Anime trolls tried to silence a #MeToo campaign with legal threats — and got shut down hard
Anti-SLAPP laws can be a crucial protection for anti-harassment efforts.
Kamala Harris calls for congressional task force to investigate Brett Kavanaugh
She's asking the House Judiciary Committee to form an outside task force.
Trump in New Mexico: 'Who do you like more — the country, or Hispanics?'
The president made a rally pitch for Hispanic voters in a state he lost by 8 points in 2016: “Nobody loves the Hispanics more,” he said at a rally here Monday night.
Parents of UN students don’t want them in photo op with Melania Trump
Parents and administrators at a United Nations school are seeking a diplomatic solution to a standoff over a controversial invitation to students to attend a stock exchange bell ringing with First Lady Melania Trump.
Rep. Jackson Lee: I believe Lewandowski has been in contempt of Congress
The House Judiciary Committee began impeachment inquiry hearings on President Trump today, and the first witness is former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of the Judiciary Committee weighs in.
Confirmed: Powerful men ignored women in short-circuited Brett Kavanaugh investigation
Does Kavanaugh belong on the Supreme Court? The public needs to know who limited the FBI and how, and if officials are capable of listening to women.
In Defense of American Democracy Conference (2 of 2)
Session 2 of 2 panel, “Lift Every Voice: voter Rights and Voter Suppression” with Ari Berman, author and senior reporter, Mother Jones and former senior cont...
That Time Mike Huckabee's Loser Son Allegedly Tortured a Dog to Death
Welcome to Loser Sons of Politics, a new column where the politically minded among the Jezebel staff recall with fondness the antics of the loser sons of politicians. Today (because it’s a very big and special day for the former Arkansas Governor),...
В новосибирском центре вирусологии "Вектор" произошёл взрыв
В Роспотребнадзоре утверждают, что биологической опасности на месте взрыва нет
Family of AR-15 Inventor: He Didn’t Intend It for Civilians
The inventor’s surviving children and adult grandchildren spoke exclusively to MSNBC, commenting for the first time on their family’s uneasy legacy.
Police investigating U.S.’s 18th transgender killing this year
The average life expectancy of a transgender woman of color is 35 years old. The Human Rights Campaign’s National Press Secretary, Sarah McBride, joins Ali Velshi and Stephanie Ruhle to look into what the American Medical Association is calling “an...