The High Cost of the GOP’s Reckless Decision to Withhold Aid to Ukraine

The effect is to foster the feeling in Ukrainian society that the war in Donbas, where the majority of the fighting is happening, is distant and hopeless.On Sunday, Russian troops took full control of Avdiika, a town in central Ukraine Continue reading The High Cost of the GOP’s Reckless Decision to Withhold Aid to Ukraine

Biden’s Climate Law Will Cost More Than We Thought. Good!

On its own terms, the Inflation Reduction Act seems to be working. But what exactly are those terms? Former National Economic Council head Brian Deese—an influential voice in shaping the IRA—has explained that it was designed with a specific goal Continue reading Biden’s Climate Law Will Cost More Than We Thought. Good!

Court to Oregon Republicans: That Stupid Boycott Is Going to Cost You

Targeting Carroll specifically is what ultimately landed Trump in legal trouble, Kaplan explained. In her deposition, Carroll alleged she had also been assaulted by television executive Les Moonves in Los Angeles in the mid-1990s. In 2018, multiple other women accused Continue reading Court to Oregon Republicans: That Stupid Boycott Is Going to Cost You

Trump’s Big Mouth Just Cost Him Big-Time in E. Jean Carroll Case

Donald Trump is probably kicking his past self, after E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers on Thursday used his previous testimony from a totally different legal trial to make their case for damages. The Carroll trial is just to set damages, because Continue reading Trump’s Big Mouth Just Cost Him Big-Time in E. Jean Carroll Case

Rape Allegation Against Moms for Liberty Is Starting to Cost Them

A local chapter of the far-right Moms for Liberty has taken a step back from its national entity amid a swirling rape allegation against the husband of one of the group’s co-founders. The Northumberland County, Pennsylvania chapter announced Monday that Continue reading Rape Allegation Against Moms for Liberty Is Starting to Cost Them

Trump and His Big Mouth Violate Gag Order—And It’ll Cost Him

Donald Trump has crossed the line in Judge Arthur Engoron’s courtroom—again. On Wednesday, the former president was fined $10,000 for violating his gag order in his $250 million New York fraud trial, the second such incident in less than a Continue reading Trump and His Big Mouth Violate Gag Order—And It’ll Cost Him