January 2018 Impact Articles
- The diversity visa lottery program Trump wants to kill isn’t the free-for-all he claims
- FBI says it has “grave concerns about material omissions of fact” from the GOP memo
- Fact-checking Trump’s first State of the Union address
- Not everyone is happy about North Korea at the Olympics. We asked South Koreans what they think.
- Trump makes controversial call to make it easier to fire federal employees
- Why Donald Trump’s State of the Union moved Congress no closer to a deal on immigration
- Mic Wakeup: Donald Trump’s first State of the Union draws predictably mixed response
- Rep. Joe Kennedy channels outrage against Trump in State of the Union response
- Trump in State of the Union speech: “Americans are dreamers too”
- Trump’s first State of the Union is unlikely to change the state of play
- Full text of President Donald Trump’s 2018 State of the Union address
- Live updates: Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address
- Trump has been warring with federal law enforcement for months. Is he starting to win?
- GOP congressman wants all State of the Union guests to prove their citizenship or face arrest
- Paul Ryan challenger Randy “IronStache” Bryce to attend State of the Union
- The GOP has a major millennial issue, new poll shows
- A former GOP congressman is trying to use the attacks on the FBI to discredit his own conviction
- For Trump’s first State of the Union, Black Lives Matter and “resistance” leaders stage clapbacks
- GOP votes to release classified memo as Trump declines to impose Russian sanctions
- Here’s how Democrats will put the #MeToo movement on display at the State of the Union
- Mic Wakeup: Here’s what you can look forward to with the State of the Union address
- How Congress can protect Robert Mueller’s investigation
- FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe steps down
- The number of congressional retirements grows as another Republican calls it quits
- A preview of Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address
- Mic Wakeup: Trump’s “New York talk” and Jay-Z tweet
- Sen. Joe Manchin dismisses Trump’s attempt to fire Mueller as “New York talk”
- Republican lawmakers defend Mueller’s investigation in wake of news Trump tried to fire prosecutor
- Sen. Marco Rubio fires chief of staff amid reports of “improper conduct”
- Sen. Joe Manchin criticizes Nancy Pelosi’s comments on Trump’s immigration plan
- Donald Trump is picking a fight with Jay-Z on Twitter after the rapper’s CNN interview
- What to expect from Donald Trump’s first State of the Union
- This week in Trump-Russia news: Why is the president so hostile to the people investigating him?
- Trump ally Steve Wynn resigns in scandal from RNC after accusations of sexual misconduct
- GOP congressman: Trump “seems to want to interfere” with Russia probe
- US condemns “cowardly” Taliban attack that left at least 95 dead, 150 wounded in Kabul
- How a 25-year-old woman took over Oklahoma’s Democratic party
- After Wynn sexual misconduct allegations surface, nothing but crickets from the GOP
- Black immigrants with temporary protected status seek options to delay Trump era deportations
- Democrat women will wear all black to the State of the Union, stirring debate over fashion protests
- While you weren’t looking: 5 stories from the Trump administration that aren’t about firing Mueller
- The black unemployment rate is at a historic low — but the fight to end racism in hiring isn’t over
- Report: Hillary Clinton shielded advisor accused of harassment during 2008 campaign
- Steve Wynn, casino mogul and RNC finance chairman, accused of sexual misconduct
- Trump managed to enrage everyone with his immigration reform proposal
- The truth comes out about Donald Trump and Robert Mueller
- Mic Wakeup: From gray hair to inclusive superheroes to better Barbies, women had a great week
- Trump arrives in Davos amid digs and discontent
- NAACP sues Trump Administration over TPS removal for Haitian migrants
- The fascinating history of South Korea’s very political Olympics
- Sex-ed advocates say #MeToo is a good start — but our culture still has a lot to learn about consent
- The “secret society” FBI text message Republicans are fuming about appears to be a joke
- ‘Throwback ThursDate’: Dating while celibate
- Donald Trump in Davos: 6 things to watch as the president meets with world leaders
- As Trump advances pro-life agenda, poll finds voters are not motivated by abortion attacks
- Mic Wakeup: Another shutdown looms, Cardi B could make history and Chelsea Manning’s far right day
- Controversy is brewing over facts in Fox News anchor’s new Trump book
- Philadelphia becomes latest city to introduce safe injection sites to combat opioid crisis
- This is what really happened when Chelsea Manning partied with the far right
- “A made-up pseudo-scandal”: GOP ratchets up FBI conspiracy theories as Mueller circles Trump
- SZA teams up with 6 emerging artists to conquer stereotypes on new song “Can’t Judge a Book”
- GOP-controlled Alabama legislature moves to end Senate special elections after Doug Jones’ win
- With their lines in the sand drawn, Republicans and Democrats barrel toward another shutdown
- For the first time ever, Olympic villages will have sexual assault resource centers
- Mic Wakeup: Muller closes in on Trump, the “fake news” danger, and the T-shirt that can change lives
- How activists in Chuck Schumer’s backyard are rebelling over his shutdown deal
- After threats to CNN, press freedom groups say Trump’s cries of “fake news” endanger journalists
- Mueller reportedly preparing to interview Trump about Comey, Flynn firings
- Jeff Sessions orders investigation into missing texts from FBI agents accused of anti-Trump bias
- How the Instant Pot became a viral sensation through word of mouth
- Trump declares GOP winner after government shutdown — but the fight isn’t over
- Chuck Schumer faces fire from every corner of the Democratic Party over shutdown deal
- Mic Wakeup: The government shutdown caused more than economic damage
- “They folded immediately”: Progressives fume at Dems over deal to reopen government
- The US government shutdown, by the numbers
- Court orders redrawing of Pennsylvania’s congressional map, giving Democrats a 2018 boost
- Senate votes to reopen the government after McConnell promises immigration vote
- White House defends ad condemning Democrats as “complicit” in murders by immigrants
- Why the growing partisan divide keeps us coming back to government shutdowns
- Mic Wakeup: 3 stories you need from this weekend in government shutdown
- What to expect from the Monday morning vote to fund the government through early February 2018
- Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul share what they think it will take to re-open the government
- #ReleaseTheMemo: What’s behind the document conservatives want you to see
- One year into the Trump era, the American left is still growing
- This week in Trump-Russia news: Shutdown won’t stop Mueller probe as “witch hunt” cries intensify
- Second Women’s March draws thousands across country as Trump mocks protesters on Twitter
- Trump has been commander-in-chief for a year. Here’s how he’s used the military so far.
- Trump points finger at Democrats as government shuts down on anniversary of inauguration
- One year in, the Trump administration still has hundreds of positions left to fill
- How women candidates will run on the Republican anti-abortion record in 2018
- US Olympian Aly Raisman to Larry Nassar: “You should have been locked up a long, long time ago”
- With Christie gone, felons in New Jersey could finally get their voting rights
- Trump is losing support from black Republicans: “It’s almost as if Trump doesn’t really care”
- While you weren’t looking: 5 stories from Trump’s Cabinet that aren’t about shutdowns or porn stars
- Americans would largely fault Republicans for government shut down, poll finds
- How Trump has attacked blue states during his first year in office
- Here’s how ‘The Simpsons’ keeps predicting the future
- Democrats are standing firm in shutdown negotiations
- Mic Wakeup: The shutdown, fake news and Dylan Farrow all make headlines
- Trump administration adds HHS unit allowing ‘religious freedom’ rights for workers
- Standoff forms in Congress as clock ticks closer towards government shutdown
- Fact-checking Trump’s Fake News Awards
- Chief of staff John Kelly called Trump’s immigration positions “uninformed.” Trump fired back.
- Mic Wakeup: Democrats, Kaepernick and “shithole” countries keep winning
- Trump’s highly anticipated “Fake News Awards” land with a thud
- Pro-marijuana lawmakers push back against Trump administration with sweeping legalization bill
- ‘Throwback ThursDate’: Dating with dwarfism
- The Trump administration lays out plans for an increased nuclear arsenal
- Republicans won’t pass a DACA fix until Trump tells them what he supports
- Colin Kaepernick says he met his goal of $1 million in donations to social justice organizations
- Democrats win historically GOP state Senate seat in Wisconsin, yet another sign of a coming wave
- Glo Merriweather witnessed a shooting death at a Charlotte protest. Now, they face a felony charge.
- There are no shortcuts to defeating Trump
- Why aren’t more South Koreans going to their own Olympics?
- Iowa senator spends Martin Luther King Jr. holiday defending racist president
- DHS secretary twists herself into pretzel to avoid confirming Trump’s “shithole” remark
- Will 2018 be a Democratic wave? These five House races suggest yes.
- North Korea calls Trump’s “nuclear button” tweet the “spasm of a lunatic”
- Trump’s “shithole countries” remark has increased the odds of a government shutdown
- Trump’s racist remarks became a rallying point at Martin Luther King Jr. Day events nationwide
- Aziz Ansari issues statement on sexual assault allegation, says encounter was “consensual”
- The accidental poster child for the civil rights movement soldiers on
- Mic Wakeup: Hawaii, Mia Love and controversial monuments
- NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio issues guidance on city’s controversial monuments
- Rep. Mia Love, daughter of Haitian immigrants, demands apology from Trump for ‘shithole’ comments
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: Hawaii false alarm exactly why Trump needs direct negotiations with Kim Jong Un
- This week in Trump-Russia news: Bannon lawyers up, gets ready to take the hot seat
- Tehran blasts Trump for threat to withdraw from Iran Deal if demands aren’t met
- Hawaii rep calls out Trump after nuclear false alarm: “He’s not taking this threat seriously”
- Maxine Waters will skip State of the Union address over Trump’s racist remarks
- London mayor mocks Trump “stable genius” comment after right-wing protesters disrupt speech
- Chain migration: How conservatives created the transformative policy they’re now attacking
- After Trump’s racist outbursts, Republicans will distance themselves, but won’t ditch him
- While you weren’t looking: 5 stories from the Trump administration that aren’t about “shitholes”
- This is fashwave, the suicidal retro-futurist art of the alt-right
- Tamir Rice’s mom asks Cleveland police arbitrator not to rehire the officer who fatally shot her son
- Republicans are trying to clean up Trump’s “shithole” comments
- Trans woman Viccky Gutierrez reportedly found dead in Los Angeles
- How to survive a nuclear bomb: 3 steps to save you in case of a missile or attack by North Korea
- These 7 Democratic primaries could determine the future of progressive politics in America
- “Vulgar, racist, nauseating”: Trump’s “shithole countries” remark draws international outrage
- Trump cancels London trip, pins the blame on Obama in false tweet
- How immigrants from “shithole countries” contribute to the US
- Mic Wakeup: Trump’s ‘shithole’ comments, Walmart’s ultra-shady PR move and living as a Kim Jong Un
- Donald Trump: Haiti, African nations are “shithole countries”
- Walmart closes Sam’s Club stores — hours after announcing employee raises due to Trump tax cut
- A prominent immigration activist was just detained by ICE and is slated for deportation
- South Carolina city where Walter Scott was killed to swear in its first black police chief
- CBO: Funding CHIP for 10 years would actually save $6 billion
- What it’s like to have the name Kim Jong Un in South Korea
- Will 2018 be a landmark year for voter rights?
- Mic Wakeup: Federal courts, Vermont and ‘Black Panther’ all had an awesome week
- Trump touts poll showing voters think the U.S. economy is “good” — but there’s a catch
- Logan Paul has been kicked off Google premium ad program and booted from YouTube Red shows
- North Carolina gerrymandering struck down as SCOTUS decisions in Maryland and Wisconsin loom
- Vermont becomes first state to legalize recreational marijuana via state legislature
- Serena Williams opens up about the first few months of motherhood in February ‘Vogue’
- Trump calls his immigration reform meeting with lawmakers a “performance” and “work”
- In fresh sign of a pending Democratic wave, Rep. Darrell Issa is the latest Republican to retire
- How major spending by large and small Democratic groups may swing the 2018 midterms
- NYC activists honor Erica Garner on #PeoplesMonday in march to site of her father’s death
- How federal courts have consistently been the check on Donald Trump’s power
- Mic Wakeup: All the things Trump is willing to give up for the border wall
- Trump willing to “take the heat” to pass DACA
- Steve Bannon steps down from ‘Breitbart News’
- Trump administration reportedly considering “bloody nose” military strike against North Korea
- Trump plans to shift resources from stopping drug smugglers toward building his border wall
- Joe Arpaio — known as “America’s toughest sheriff” — says he’s running for Senate in Arizona
- “You are indeed part of the problem”: Ivanka Trump’s tweet on Oprah’s speech has critics perplexed
- The media is officially in the #MeToo movement for the long haul
- With another 200,000 immigrants forced to leave, why Donald Trump is consistently anti-immigrant
- Mic Wakeup: The threat of a shutdown, deportation and nuclear war all loom in Trump’s White House
- Latest House Republican retirement is yet another indication of a coming Democratic wave
- Why Donald Trump shouldn’t be referencing Ronald Reagan regarding his mental health
- More questions than answers face 200,000 Salvadorans who just lost their protective status
- Transgender woman Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien killed in first reported trans homicide of 2018
- Government shutdown odds grow as Trump demands $18 billion in border wall funds in exchange for DACA
- Calls to question Donald Trump’s “very stable genius” continue to grow
- Mic Wakeup: Monday and Fury
- Major Democratic donor threatens to pull funding from senators who called for Franken’s resignation
- Nikki Haley says Trump’s “button” tweet was part of a strategy to keep Kim Jong Un ‘on his toes’
- Steve Bannon apologizes for comments about Donald Trump, Jr., shows support for Trump’s presidency
- Jake Tapper invited Stephen Miller to defend Trump on CNN. It got awkward — fast.
- This week in Trump-Russia news: Is the case for obstruction of justice getting stronger?
- Trump criticizes “very weak libel laws” in press conference blasting “phony” ‘Fire and Fury’ book
- Roy Moore accuser loses home in possible arson
- Trump on his mental stability: I am a “very stable genius”
- GOP Senators call for investigation into former spy author of salacious Trump dossier
- A brief look at the credibility of ‘Fire and Fury’ author Michael Wolff
- The Dogspotting Facebook group has erupted in some massive drama over a photo of a cat’s butt
- It’s official: Twitter isn’t going to ban Donald Trump
- 7 black actresses who’d be perfect for the role of James Bond
- Despite Trump’s claims, job growth is chugging along at the same pace as it did under Obama
- Mic Wakeup: 3 awesome things famous people did this week
- Donald Trump’s administration seizes the ‘Fire and Fury’ chaos to advance its agenda
- Why women have always been essential to white supremacist movements
- While you weren’t looking: 5 stories from Trump’s America that aren’t about tweets
- How cities are bypassing states to explore registering hundreds of thousands to vote
- Federal enforcement of marijuana laws will target minorities, civil rights advocates say
- Trump draws bipartisan condemnation over move to allow more oil drilling off US coastline
- Talks between North and South Korea could de-escalate nuclear tensions — and ice out the US
- Sessions to allow prosecutors to enforce federal marijuana laws, even in states where pot is legal
- Trump makes false claim that people are “voting illegally” after disbanding voter fraud commission
- Even as an outcast, Steve Bannon has a lasting impact on Trump’s legacy
- Mic Wakeup: Recapping Trump’s very weird Wednesday
- What the protests in Iran may mean for Trump and the nuclear deal
- Unlike his predecessors, Trump can’t stop trading insults with North Korea
- Could the host adjustment on ‘Today’ mark a sea change for morning TV’s gender dynamics?
- In the fight between Trump and Bannon, white nationalists choose the president
- Is the Mueller inquiry sparking Trump’s unhinged tweets? Signs point to no — it’s actually the media
- Trump breaks up with Steve Bannon in searing statement: He “pretends to have had influence”
- Trump’s wild day of tweets all seemed to come from segments he watched on Fox News
- A reality check on whether a Sen. Mitt Romney would stymie Donald Trump
- Mic Wakeup: Women in Hollywood are about to own 2018
- Here’s what California is really like now that weed is legal
- Meet the anti-Trump candidate running to become the United States’ first Native American governor
- Here’s what you need to know about the protests in Iran
- Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch will retire after 2018, putting spotlight on Mitt Romney
- Vice Media puts 2 top executives on leave following sexual harassment allegations
- Trump incorrectly takes credit for commercial jet safety in 2017
- Why 2018 may be an even bigger political mess than 2017
- In a politically perilous move, Trump will demand funding for the wall in exchange for DACA
- New Jersey Shooting: 16-year-old boy allegedly killed his family just before the new year
- Time’s Up: Powerful women in Hollywood just released a plan to combat harassment in 2018
- Mic Wakeup: Happy New Year! Sorry about your hangover. Here’s the news.
