Emily C. Singer

We’ve made it to Thursday, folks. I don’t have any snark for you this morning, but just a word of gratitude that you choose to read this newsletter each day. For more snark and analysis, you can find me on Twitter @CahnEmily. Here’s what’s…

House Democrats on Wednesday nominated Nancy Pelosi to be Democratic leader when the new Congress is sworn in in January. Pelosi garnered 203 yes votes and 32 no votes — far fewer than the 63 Democrats who voted against Pelosi’s leadership bid back…

President Donald Trump sat down with the Washington Post on Tuesday for a wide-ranging interview in which he spewed numerous falsehoods and went on incomprehensible rants. The entire thing must be read to be believed, but here are the four most…

Tuesday was another wild day in Trump’s America. News trickled out about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, including a report that Paul Manafort secretly met with WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange when he worked for President Donald Trump’s…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened automotive giant General Motors, saying that he is looking into cutting subsidies to the company as retribution for GM’s impending closure of five factories that will lead nearly 15,000 workers to lose…

Can two last-minute rallies featuring President Donald Trump save a GOP-held Senate seat in Mississippi? There’s a good argument the seat, held by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in a deeply Republican state, was already safe. But Trump is hoping…

It’s officially Christmas at the White House. The halls have been decked, some with red trees that look ripped straight from the bloody elevator scene in The Shining. White House Christmas parties begin on Tuesday, including an evening reception…

The government is set to run out of funding at midnight on Dec. 7 amid Congress’ lame-duck session, and the escalation of the ongoing battle over border wall funding and immigration at the southern United States border could cause yet another…

If, like many, you tuned out the news over the holiday weekend, you’ve got quite a bit of catching up to do. On Friday, the Trump administration tried to bury its own report that shows climate change will have dire consequences on the economy,…

President Donald Trump on Friday called on Congress to pass a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill — a piece of legislation that would reform prison sentencing by lowering mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines and offer training programs in…

Happy Black Friday, readers. I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday, and I’m thankful that all of you read and subscribe (hint hint) to my newsletter. I’ve emerged from my tryptophan-induced stupor for another…

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday issued a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump, condemning Trump’s claim that the 9th Circuit is an “unfair” court. “We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges,”…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ predecessor said in an interview that DeVos’ proposed new Title IX rules designed to strengthen the rights of accused sexual assaulters will have the adverse effect of dissuading victims from coming forward. “One of…

Well, as predicted, Tuesday was another insane day in Trump’s America. We learned Trump ordered the Justice Department to prosecute Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey, but he was talked down by the now-former White House counsel,…

The midterm elections may be two weeks in the rearview for most of the country. However, in Mississippi, voters will head to the polls Nov. 27 special election Senate runoff — a race where Democrats have an outside chance of picking up a seat,…

We’ve made it to Tuesday and are one day closer to Thanksgiving weekend. Monday was a busy day in Trump’s America, and your newsletter author fears what Tuesday might hold, as politicians often metaphorically “take out the trash” ahead of holiday…

The White House reversed course Monday in deciding not to revoke CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials, ending a saga that began the day after the midterm elections, ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reported. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders…

President Donald Trump is doubling down on his criticism of a decorated Navy Seal who led the successful mission to take down 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, saying on Monday that bin Laden should have been captured “long before” the United States…

A trio of Senate Democrats will file a lawsuit alleging that Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general is unconstitutional, and as such Whitaker must be removed from the role President Donald Trump handed him on Nov. 7, the Daily…