September 2018 Impact Articles
- This Week in Politics: FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh, Rod Rosenstein meets with Trump
- Jeff Flake says Kavanaugh sounded like someone who had been “unjustly accused” in Thursday hearing
- Migrant children are being moved from shelters and foster homes to a Texas tent city
- Trump still seems obsessed with how much world leaders “like” him
- Trump claims FBI has “free rein” over Kavanaugh probe, but ‘NYT’ report suggests otherwise
- This Week in Sports and Social Justice: NJ mulls pulling its Nike investments, Eric Reid gets a deal
- FBI reportedly reaches out to second Kavanaugh accuser in alleged sexual assault investigation
- North Korea says there’s “no way” it will denuclearize if it can’t “trust” US
- This Week in Trump-Russia News: Rosenstein keeps his job — for now
- FBI begins investigation into Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations
- Mic Daily: The ongoing fallout from Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings — and other news of the day
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 stories from the Trump administration that aren’t about loving beer
- New Jersey pension fund mulls Nike divestment over Colin Kaepernick ads
- Kavanaugh vote delayed by a week for FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations
- Trump won’t say if he’ll authorize FBI probe, calls Ford’s testimony “compelling”
- Facebook hack exposes data on up to 50 million accounts. Here’s how to tell if you were hit.
- Movement Must-Reads: The Brett Kavanaugh debacle
- GOP megadonor who called Obama a “Muslim nigger” also gave money to New York Rep. Claudia Tenney
- Federal appeals court upholds restrictive Louisiana abortion law
- The iPhone XS smooths your skin in selfies. Here’s how to snap a more natural-looking photo.
- “November is coming”: Democrats warn Republicans of consequences for Kavanaugh confirmation
- 5 dubious claims from Brett Kavanaugh that raise hard questions about his credibility
- Georgia’s Brian Kemp sent mailers saying Stacey Abrams wants to let “illegal immigrants” vote
- Congress passes spending bill nixing amendment that discriminated against LGBTQ adoption
- “You’re telling all women that they don’t matter”: Protesters confront Sen. Jeff Flake
- Senate Judiciary Committee advances Kavanaugh’s nomination, but Flake calls for 1-week FBI probe
- Language experts on Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony — and how words impact if women are believed
- 2018 Midterms: The 5 races ‘Mic’ is watching closely — and why you should follow them, too
- Today in Trump’s America: After ugly hearing, Republicans forge ahead with Kavanaugh confirmation
- Emotions run high on Capitol Hill as Ford, Kavanaugh testify on sexual assault allegations
- ‘Mic Dispatch’ episode 22: Marriage and same-sex attraction among Mormons (full transcript)
- Can a gay man and a straight woman have a happy marriage?
- Mic Daily: What you need to know from Christine Blasey Ford’s and Brett Kavanaugh’s testimonies
- Eric Reid just signed with the Carolina Panthers. Did Kaepernick’s success with Nike play a role?
- Dozens of people arrested while protesting Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination
- Lindsey Graham rages over Kavanaugh allegations: “This is hell”
- Fox News host on Christine Blasey Ford’s Kavanaugh testimony: A “disaster for Republicans”
- Senate Republicans come to Kavanaugh’s defense at sexual assault hearing
- Expert: It’s normal for Christine Blasey Ford’s story to lack “superhuman levels of detail”
- Trump postpones Rosenstein meeting amid Kavanaugh sexual assault hearing
- GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch on Ford: “She’s attractive, a nice person”
- Sequelae, norepinephrine, epinephrine: Christine Blasey Ford uses science to describe her assault
- Christine Blasey Ford says she’s “100%” certain Kavanaugh was her attacker
- Judiciary chairman Chuck Grassley’s repeated interruption makes for uncomfortable Senate hearing
- Christine Blasey Ford’s friend, student say she’s “terrified” but has a “commitment to truth”
- Today in Trump’s America: All eyes on Senate for Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony
- Trump on world leaders laughing at him: “They weren’t laughing at me. They were laughing with me.”
- Billionaire investor Tom Steyer to contribute $5 million to Andrew Gillum’s Florida campaign
- Mic Daily: What to expect from Thursday’s hearing with Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford
- Trump administration appeals to abortion rights opponents by canceling fetal tissue contract
- Anita Hill on Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh hearing: “It’s hard for me to imagine it can be fair”
- Noel Francisco could mean “big trouble” for Mueller probe if Trump fires Rosenstein
- What to expect from Thursday’s Senate hearing with Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh
- These black women tattooists are traveling the country to show off their skills
- “They don’t want me or us to win”: Trump warns China against meddling in midterm elections
- Third woman comes forward with allegations against Brett Kavanaugh
- Mormon women urge Republican senators to suspend Kavanaugh’s confirmation for an FBI investigation
- Apple, Amazon and Google are at the Senate to talk about privacy. Here are the latest developments.
- Today in Trump’s America: Republicans schedule Kavanaugh vote before hearings on sexual assault
- A timeline of the five black transgender women killed in Florida in 2018
- ‘Mic Dispatch’ episode 21: Trans women homicides; black women tattooists (full transcript)
- ‘Mic Dispatch’: A city copes after killings of trans women; black women tattooists tour the country
- Bill Cosby’s publicist compares him to Jesus, blames “racism” and “sex war” for prison sentence
- Mic Daily: World leaders at the UN laugh at Trump — and other news of the day
- Women advocates to recreate 1991 Anita Hill ‘New York Times’ ad — but with 1,600 men’s names instead
- Murkowski suggests she could break with Republicans on Kavanaugh: “We need to be able to listen”
- Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for sexual assault retrial
- Dave Brat rose to fame by ousting Eric Cantor in 2014 — now he’s fighting for his political life
- “No worse reaction he can think of”: UN crowd erupts in laughter as Trump touts his record in speech
- Trump blasts Iran at United Nations, promises additional sanctions
- Snapchat launches voter registration drive on its app
- Today in Trump’s America: Kavanaugh sits with Fox News to defend himself from sex assault allegation
- Mic Daily: Kavanaugh’s accuser Christine Blasey Ford speaks out — and other news of the day
- “Agony yet urgency”: Christine Blasey Ford explains why she came forward with Kavanaugh accusation
- Ted Cruz’s latest attack on Beto O’Rourke is little more than a racist dog whistle
- Amber Guyger fired by Dallas Police Department after killing Botham Shem Jean in his own apartment
- Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation hangs in the balance amid Rod Rosenstein’s possible exit
- WhatsApp has hired a grievance officer to address fake news in India
- Rod Rosenstein to meet with Trump on Thursday, amid reports he’s exiting the administration
- Trump sticks with Kavanaugh, calls sexual assault allegations “totally political”
- Today in Trump’s America: Kavanaugh confirmation in doubt as more allegations surface
- This week in politics: Christine Blasey Ford testifies and Trump heads to the UN
- Sen. Dick Durbin says some Republicans will base their Kavanaugh vote on his upcoming hearing
- Immigrants would be denied visas, green cards for using public benefits under new proposed rule
- This Week in Trump-Russia News: When will Trump fire Rod Rosenstein — or will he?
- Christine Blasey Ford accepts request to testify on Brett Kavanaugh’s sexual abuse allegations
- Ex-Trump official admits she may have discussed Russia contacts with Michael Flynn
- Sean Hannity to Trump: Don’t fire Rod Rosenstein
- Amazon publishes a library of white nationalist books and magazines. They know it, and won’t stop.
- North Korea’s nuclear program is still alive and well. Will a new peace agreement move the needle?
- Mic Daily: Rod Rosenstein reportedly offered to wear a wire — and other news of the day
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 stories from the Trump administration that aren’t about Brett Kavanaugh
- With #WhyIDidntReport, sexual assault survivors remind Trump about the dangers of rape culture
- Movement Must-Reads: Diamond and Silk, and a Dallas Nine protester’s harsh words for Dak Prescott
- Report: Rod Rosenstein offered to wear a wire to expose Trump chaos in 2017
- Google employees brainstormed ways to use its search engine to counter Trump’s travel ban
- Cody Wilson, 3D printed gun vigilante, arrested in Taiwan on sexual assault charges
- Trump pumps brakes on Russia document declassification, says inspector general conducting review
- After days of restraint, Trump lashes out at alleged Kavanaugh victim
- Today in Trump’s America: Poll shows Brett Kavanaugh underwater in approval among Americans
- The iPhone XS and XS Max are finally on sale. But should you wait for October’s iPhone XR?
- ‘Mic Dispatch’: Trans male models and barriers to entry; exploring a rash of taxi-driver suicides
- ‘Mic Dispatch’ episode 20: Trans male models on the runway; taxi driver suicides (full transcript)
- Local Nike bans prompt ACLU warning to towns across America: “They would be wise to reconsider”
- Mic Daily: Mueller reportedly discussed Trump’s dealings with Russia — and other news of the day
- Michael Cohen has reportedly discussed Trump’s dealings with Russia in interviews with Mueller
- Amber Rose on Kavanaugh allegations: “No woman wants to be famous for being the girl that got raped”
- Kavanaugh accuser open to testifying next week, but says Monday is “not possible”
- Here’s what we know about the allegations that could derail Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS hopes
- At least 4 dead, including woman suspect, in Maryland Rite-Aid distribution center shooting
- Major donor of Trump-backed nominee for Florida governor just called Obama a racial slur on Twitter
- With Apple iOS 12, iPhones show augmented reality in your web browser. Here’s where you can try it.
- Today in Trump’s America: Kavanaugh accuser’s lawyer says GOP not acting in “good faith”
- Jon Burge, former Chicago police commander who routinely tortured black people, has died
- Dak Prescott takes heat from Dallas Nine protester after Cowboys game arrests: “He’s so wack”
- Mic Daily: Supreme Court forces anonymous political donors into the light — and other news
- Andrew Gillum up 6 points in Florida governor race in latest poll
- How YouTube communities are creating “pathways of radicalization” toward white supremacist ideas
- “Dark money” political donors must now be disclosed, Supreme Court orders
- Texas man trying to mainstream 3D-printed guns reportedly charged with sexual assault of a minor
- Republicans suggest they’ll hold Kavanaugh vote if accuser doesn’t testify on sex abuse allegation
- National Archives and CIA now being sued by Senate Democrats over Brett Kavanaugh’s documents
- Trump attacks Sessions again: “I’m very disappointed in Jeff”
- Today in Trump’s America: Ford says she’s faced death threats over Kavanaugh allegations
- ‘Mic Dispatch’ episode 19: Shaun King and the morality of doxxing people online (full transcript)
- Shaun King’s evolution as an online watchdog against racism and police brutality
- Mic Daily: Kavanaugh’s confirmation hits a major snag — and other news of the day
- Anti-Defamation League wants people to stop freaking out about that alleged white-power hand sign
- Trump: “We will delay” Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation amid sex abuse allegations
- McDonald’s workers across the United States are on strike to protest sexual harassment
- North Korea blames “gangster-like” US for stalled denuclearization talks, but Kim praises Trump
- The region of Texas already living in a post-‘Roe v. Wade’ world
- Transplaining: My husband wants to transition into a woman. What should I do?
- ACLU files discrimination charges against Facebook for serving job posts to only men
- Anita Hill weighs in on Kavanaugh sex abuse allegations: “In 2018, our senators must get it right”
- Today in Trump’s America: Trump slashes number of refugees allowed in the US to a record low
- Botham Jean supporters arrested at Dallas Cowboys game stuck in jail while Amber Guyger walks free
- Trump opens door to a delay in Brett Kavanaugh confirmation vote as controversy swirls
- Ted Cruz attacks Beto O’Rourke for calling on Dallas police to fire officer accused in killing
- How US cities and states plan to push back against the Trump administration on climate change
- 1992 all over again? The Kavanaugh allegations could boost turnout and amplify “year of the woman.”
- Ted Cruz’s Texas Senate campaign is sending out mailers to voters disguised as court summonses
- Apple’s iOS 12 download leaves out Siri’s best new feature. Here’s how to unlock it on your iPhone.
- Brett Kavanaugh denies sexual assault allegations, will testify to “defend my integrity”
- Today in Trump’s America: Kavanaugh nomination in doubt as his accuser steps forward
- This Week in Politics: Hurricane Maria anniversary arrives as senators vote on Kavanaugh
- Woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct speaks out for first time
- Former special prosecutor Ken Starr says Manafort plea is a “significant breakthrough” for Mueller
- Steve Bannon says Time’s Up is the world’s most powerful political movement
- Hurricane Florence could devastate poor communities of color, experts warn
- This Week in Trump-Russia News: Manafort could now become the president’s worst nightmare
- Major right-wing conference will host European nationalist politicians
- Hurricane Florence: 15 pictures show the deadly storm’s devastation
- I spent an evening with Diamond and Silk and their pro-Donald Trump fans. Here’s what I learned.
- The Coast Guard removed a member from hurricane duty after he flashed a white power symbol on TV
- Mic Daily: Paul Manafort agrees to cooperate with Mueller — and other stories of the day
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 stories from Trump’s America that aren’t about hurricanes
- Maryland is now suing the Trump administration for attempting to “sabotage” the Affordable Care Act
- Botham Jean was killed in his own home — and now a local news report is criminalizing him
- Brett Kavanaugh’s high school classmate accuses him of sexual misconduct
- “Get over it”: Sessions issues guidance to fight injunctions against Trump administration policy
- Paul Manafort pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate with Mueller’s team in blow to Trump
- Today in Trump’s America: Manafort plea agreement could come as early as Friday
- Andrew Cuomo easily defeats Cynthia Nixon in New York gubernatorial primary
- Emails show Berkeley police department has policy of tweeting photos and info of arrested protesters
- Kim Kardashian West and Van Jones discuss White House meeting on criminal justice reform
- ‘Mic Dispatch’ episode 18: Kim Kardashian West and prison reform in the Trump era (full transcript)
- Hundreds attend Botham Jean’s memorial service in Dallas: “To know Botham was to love Botham”
- Mic Daily: Trump says Hurricane Maria death toll is a “hoax” — and other stories of the day
- Dianne Feinstein refers mysterious letter on Brett Kavanaugh to the FBI
- 5 black trans women have been killed in Florida in 2018 — Londonn Moore Kinard, 20, is the latest
- Trump administration reaches court agreement over family separation policy
- Testy race between Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon to end as New York closes out primary season
- Movement Must-Reads: Caricaturing Serena Williams and the killing of Botham Jean
- Mic expands Snapchat offering with launch of Curated Our Stories channel
- Donald Trump says Hurricane Maria’s Puerto Rico death toll is a ploy to make him “look bad”
- Today in Trump’s America: FEMA administrator under fire for use of government vehicles, per report
- Republican Rep. Steve King is retweeting white nationalists. Again.
- The new iPhone and Apple Watch have been revealed. These are the 5 coolest features.
- Mic Daily: Trump transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE — and other stories of the day
- Michigan State University hid decades of Larry Nassar sexual assault allegations, lawsuit claims
- New Jersey GOP lawmaker under fire for saying orphanages are better than letting LGBTQ people adopt
- Planned Parenthood names Dr. Leana Wen as next president
- Stormy Daniels to release tell-all book on Trump in October
- US Appeals Court upholds restrictive Missouri abortion law
- Trump signs executive order targeting election interference
- As Hurricane Florence approaches, Rush Limbaugh spouts conspiracy theories about climate change
- Controversial Serena Williams cartoon gets reprinted in Australian tabloid as anti-“PC” statement
- Trump transferred $10 million in FEMA money to ICE detention camps, document shows
- Tyrone West died in police custody 5 years ago. Here’s how his sister is still fighting for justice.
- Public support for Mueller seems to grow in wake of Manafort conviction
- House Republicans call on leadership to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
- Today in Trump’s America: Paul Manafort reportedly in talks for plea deal
- Bill Cosby tries to get sexual assault case judge removed days before his sentencing
- Trump’s “deploy or get out” policy could force HIV-positive soldiers into early retirement
- ‘Mic Dispatch’: An HIV-positive veteran on “deploy or get out”; fighting for justice for Tyrone West
- ‘Mic Dispatch’ episode 17: HIV-positive service members; the death of Tyrone West (full transcript)
- “We have a president that likes us”: Anti-Islam group brags about weekly meetings at White House
- From Syria to Southern California: Refugees seek care for wounds of war
- Mic Daily: What to look for in this week’s primaries — and other stories of the day
- Trump calls Puerto Rico hurricane response an “unsung success”
- Sen. Susan Collins calls $1 million crowdfunded PAC to stop her Kavanaugh vote a “bribe”
- Will the year of the woman continue? What to watch for in this week’s primaries
- Lyft now buys enough clean energy to make up for all its harmful emissions. Here’s what that means.
- Trump is preparing for a second meeting with Kim Jong Un, White House says
- Today in Trump’s America: Trump’s approval rating plummets
- Mayor of Louisiana town bans Nike purchases, says company chose to promote, sell a political message
- Mic Daily: The aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s rocky hearing — and other news of the day
- After a rocky Senate hearing and accusations of perjury, what’s next for Brett Kavanaugh?
- Dallas officer who fatally shot Botham Shem Jean said he “ignored her verbal commands”
- This cartoon of Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka is being called out for presenting racist tropes
- Florida counties now must offer Spanish-language ballots ahead of dead-heat November votes
- Kelly Rowland on chair umpire who fined Serena Williams at US Open: “Men say way worse on the court”
- Today in Trump’s America: Is the Senate in play?
- CBS chief Les Moonves will reportedly step down after sexual abuse allegations
- This Week in Politics: Voters will choose Cuomo or Nixon, and Kavanaugh could be confirmed
- Mike Pence, Kellyanne Conway deny they’ve discussed invoking the 25th Amendment against Trump
- Serena Williams fined $17K for U.S. Open argument
- This Week in Trump-Russia News: Even Trump doesn’t seem confident he can tell Mueller the truth
- Historians say Dinesh D’Souza lured them under false pretenses to interview for new pro-Trump film
- Sen. Susan Collins isn’t swayed by Brett Kavanaugh email saying ‘Roe v. Wade’ isn’t “settled law”
- Trump’s midterm campaign message: Elect Republicans or I’ll get impeached
- Michael Cohen wants to tear up his $130K agreement with Stormy Daniels
- Dallas officer fatally shoots Botham Shem Jean after mistaking his home for her own
- Mic Daily: Barack Obama trashes Trump — and other stories of the day
- Former Trump aide George Papadopoulos sentenced to 14 days in prison
- Texas fetal burial law gets struck down, could head to the Supreme Court — and Brett Kavanaugh
- Apple iPhone Event Fall 2018: Here’s what features and other details you can expect
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 stories from the Trump administration that aren’t an anonymous op-ed
- Barack Obama steps into the arena to criticize Trump: “This is not normal”
- Millions of Americans could lose food stamp benefits under proposed farm bill
- This Miss America contestant was asked about NFL kneeling protests — and her answer earned her a win
- Trump calls administration “well-oiled machine” as White House scrambles to ID mystery op-ed writer
- Movement Must-Reads: Kaepernick, Kavanaugh and justice for Jordan Edwards
- Why Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation could be a blow to women’s economic stability
- Today in Trump’s America: Brett Kavanaugh calls birth control “abortion-inducing drugs”
- ‘Mic Dispatch’: Deconstructing gender transitions and detransitions
- ‘Mic Dispatch’ episode 16: The process of reversing a gender transition (full transcript)
- Mic Daily: Trump administration plans to erase limits on child detention — and other news of the day
- Booker’s theatrics set the tone for another day of contentious Kavanaugh hearings
- The Trump administration is preparing to withdraw from the decree limiting child migrant detention
- Shantee Tucker, a 30-year-old black transgender woman, killed in Philadelphia
- Can Democrat Kerri Evelyn Harris oust a sitting senator in her own party’s primary?
- Body camera footage released of Ohio officer who used a stun gun on an 11-year-old girl
- All the president’s men deny authoring bombshell ‘Times’ op-ed about protecting US from Trump
- In leaked email Republicans concealed, Brett Kavanaugh said ‘Roe v. Wade’ is not settled law
- Today in Trump’s America: An anonymous op-ed by a senior official is rocking the Trump White House
- Mic Daily: Brett Kavanaugh’s hearings continue — and other news of the day
- Nike will reportedly run “Dream Crazy” ad featuring Colin Kaepernick during NFL season opener
- Hammered by Democrats, Kavanaugh insists “personal beliefs” won’t factor into Supreme Court rulings
- The next Affordable Care Act showdown between Democrat and GOP-led states has begun
- Alex Jones heckled Marco Rubio right outside Twitter and Facebook’s Senate hearing
- Judge denies Paul Manafort’s request to move second trial from Washington to Virginia
- Jack Dorsey read his opening statement to Congress off his phone, right before tweeting it out
- Kim Kardashian West is meeting with Trump to discuss freeing another nonviolent drug offender
- Brett Kavanaugh would roll back 50 years of civil rights gains if appointed, NAACP president says
- UK charges two Russian nationals over Skripal nerve agent attack
- What does Nike see in Colin Kaepernick that the NFL doesn’t?
- Today in Trump’s America: Kavanaugh hearings head into second day despite protest from Dems
- Facebook’s COO and Twitter’s CEO will face Congress on Wednesday. Here’s what to expect.
- Ayanna Pressley ousts longtime Democrat in Massachusetts House primary
- John Legend is funding formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs with his new initiative Unlocked Futures
- Wade Davis and the overwhelming drought of out athletes in the NFL
- ‘Mic Dispatch’ episode 15: John Legend; out football players (full transcript)
- ‘Mic Dispatch’: John Legend on criminal justice reform; Wade Davis on the NFL and LGBTQ issues
- Mic Daily: Brett Kavanaugh snubs the father of a Parkland student — and other stories of the day
- “It’s a sham”: Democrats call foul as Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation gets off to wild start
- White House claims Woodward “fabricated stories” to make Trump “look bad”
- Brett Kavanaugh refused to shake the hand of a gun violence victim’s father
- Two black transgender women — Vontashia Bell and Dejanay Stanton — were killed the same day
- Republican county official resigns after calling black football players “overpaid baboons”
- Trump once called Sessions “mentally retarded” and a “dumb Southerner”
- Former Sen. Jon Kyl to replace John McCain in the Senate
- Leahy slams Kavanaugh nomination process: “I never thought the committee would sink to this”
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey may have argued to keep Alex Jones and Richard Spencer on his site
- Democrats try to shut down Kavanaugh hearing before it begins, call it a “charade”
- Today in Trump’s America: Trump wants Sessions to hold GOP members of Congress above the law
- Colin Kaepernick featured in Nike “Just Do It” 30th anniversary campaign, along with Serena Williams
- As Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court hearing begins, here’s the latest on how his Senate vote could go
- Coming up this week in politics: Kavanaugh’s hearing begins and Mueller investigation faces deadline
- The Jason Van Dyke Trial: A timeline of events following the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald
- Rep. Eric Swalwell: John McCain left a roadmap, let’s honor him by following it
- John McCain buried at Naval Academy, where he began his life of public service
- Sen. Lindsey Graham acknowledges that Brett Kavanaugh could overturn ‘Roe v. Wade’ on Supreme Court
- Dexter Lotz, man who was attacked on San Francisco Muni train, said he nearly lost consciousness
- This Week in Trump-Russia News: Trump team sweats as anticipation builds over Mueller bombshells
- Trump rage tweets about NAFTA throughout McCain funeral
- Obama remembers McCain in stirring eulogy: “We never doubted we were on the same team”
- George W. Bush on McCain: “His absence is tangible like the silence after a mighty roar”
- Meghan McCain rips Trump in powerful eulogy: John McCain’s America “was already great”
- Trump continues to bash Canada amid NAFTA negotiations
- Former aide says Trump and Sessions approved attempts to set up Putin meeting
