Politics
Lisa BelkinRural districts are the new frontier for women running for office
Esther Roberts stands in her friend’s field in Somers, Wis., which sits directly across the road from the massive Foxconn development site in Pleasant Prarie, WIs. At the moment when Esther Roberts decided to run for elected office, she was standing far from her home in Somers, Wisc., amid a sea of pink hats at the March for Women in Washington, D.C., in January 2017. Roberts is typical of the thousands of women who have entered the political arena in the past 18 months in the wake of Donald Trump’s election.
Jon WardMissouri Gov. Greitens shows how the party system is broken
Eric Greitens ran for Missouri governor with no backing from the state Republican Party and won. Now his legal troubles threaten to bring down the whole Republican slate, but the party has no leverage to make him quit.
- Michael Walsh
EPA chief Pruitt faces questions in Congress over deregulation: 'Your agenda costs lives'
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt was challenged in Congress for creating an environment of fear of reprisal at the agency, and failing to ban a deadly chemical in common paint removers that’s still claiming lives.
- Dylan Stableford
Trump sounds off on Comey, Cohen, Kanye and more in freewheeling 'Fox & Friends' interview
President Trump called into “Fox & Friends” on Thursday for a wide-ranging interview during which an animated — and, at times, angry — commander in chief weighed in on several scandals swirling around his administration.
- Matt Bai
Can you rein in the president without weakening the presidency?
Trump’s critics would argue that this moment must be met with extraordinary measures. The danger is that with each extraordinary measure they risk defining down the presidency.
Yahoo NewsUnfiltered: ‘Society treats sex workers as second-class citizens’
As a prominent face in the world of adult entertainment, sex worker Ginger Banks has endured her share of insults and discrimination: “When I read comments on articles about sexual assault happening to sex workers, it breaks my heart. Following a recent string of deaths by suicide and drug overdose among female adult-film actresses, including the popular performer August Ames, Banks has spoken out about the damaging and discriminatory treatment sex workers in the industry regularly face. The issue, Banks believes, stems from the stigma society places on sex work and the porn industry.
- Caitlin Dickson
At the Supreme Court, Trump's tweets under scrutiny in travel ban hearing
In ruling on the administration’s travel ban, a key issue for the Supreme Court is whether the statements and tweets by Donald Trump as a candidate are relevant to his actions as president.
- Michael Walsh
Republican Sen. Cory Gardner to introduce cannabis bill for states' rights with Elizabeth Warren
A Republican senator and a Democratic senator are working on a bipartisan bill that would let states set their own marijuana policy. And a bill to reclassify industrial hemp is in the works too.
Lisa BelkinThe Toronto attacker wrote that he hated women. Does that make it terrorism?
The man arrested in the van attack on a Toronto sidewalk reportedly posted messages on Facebook about hating women because they rejected him — the hallmark of those who call themselves “incel,” for “involuntarily celibate.” But does that make the attack terrorism?
- Michael Walsh
Macron predicts U.S. will return to Paris Agreement on climate change
French President Emmanuel Macron said during a joint meeting of Congress that he’s certain the United States will ultimately reverse U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to remove America from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
- Dylan Stableford
Waffle House in Tennessee will donate 100 percent of proceeds for month to victims' families
The Waffle House in Tennessee where four people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting will donate 100 percent of its proceeds over the next month to the families of the victims, its management announced on Wednesday.
Yahoo News Photo StaffFrench President Emmanuel Macron visits Trump in 3-day trip to Washington
France's Emmanuel Macron left Washington looking like a superstar — whether or not he changed President Donald Trump's mind on staying in Syria, how to contain Iran or anything at all.
Caitlin DicksonOpponents and supporters of Trump's travel ban make their cases ahead of Supreme Court hearing
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the administration’s travel ban, dozens of interested parties – including states, business groups, foreign-policy experts and religious groups — have weighed in with friend-of-the-court briefs. Here’s some of what they are saying.
- Dylan Stableford
Scooter Libby prosecutor says Trump's pardon was a loyalty message to Cohen
One of the prosecutors who brought the case against Scooter Libby says President Trump's pardon of the ex-top aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney sends a not-so-subtle message to potential witnesses in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Yahoo News Photo StaffWaffle House shooting in Nashville – Suspect in custody
The mentally unstable gunman suspected of opening fire at a Waffle House restaurant in the middle of the night was arrested not far from his apartment Monday after hiding from police for more than a day following the attack that killed four people, authorities said.
- Yahoo News Photo Staff
Van plows down multiple pedestrians in Toronto
25-year-old Alek Minassian, who apparently had a grudge against women, was charged with murder Tuesday after allegedly plowing a rented van onto a crowded Toronto sidewalk, killing 10 people.
- Ben Manson
In Donald Trump, Israelis hear echoes of an ancient emperor
Israelis cheered when President Trump said the U.S. recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Now prominent Israelis are comparing the American president to the ancient Persian emperor Cyrus the Great, a hero to Jews who authorized building the Second Temple — raising the possibility of building the Third Temple in Jerusalem.
- Yahoo News Photo Staff
PHOTOS: Islamic State lays claim to suicide bombing in Kabul killing dozens at voter registration center
AP reports: A large explosion echoed across the city, shattering windows miles away from the attack site and damaging several nearby vehicles. Five small children and 21 women are among the dead. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility. Afghanistan will hold parliamentary elections in October.
- Michael Walsh
Trump: U.S.-North Korea summit 'should have been done a long time ago'
President Trump pushed back against criticisms that North Korea has had to meet few preconditions before a planned summit between the president and Kim Jong Un. Trump said he may or may not be successful but that he’s taking an important step that previous presidents should have taken long ago.
- Hunter Walker
Police investigating possible hate crime in New York City subway assault
An incident on the New York subway system Friday night, where a Hispanic man was reportedly berated for “taking jobs” from Americans, is being investigated by police as a possible hate crime.
- Jerry Adler
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump and the curse of loyalty
A number of analysts have been wondering aloud whether the loyalty of Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer, will pass the acid test of a federal indictment.
Yahoo News Photo StaffMourning Barbara Bush
Several former U.S. presidents were among the 1,500 mourners expected to gather at a Houston church on Saturday for the funeral of former first lady Barbara Bush, who died on Tuesday at the age of 92.
- Jerry Adler
Trump: Michael Cohen will never flip on me
In a series of early-morning tweets, President Trump attacks an article in the New York Times suggesting that his personal lawyer Michael Cohen, whose offices were raided last week by the FBI, might cooperate with investigators.
- Michael Isikoff
Trump told Comey he never slept in Moscow. But he did.
According to memos by former FBI Director James Comey, Donald Trump disputed allegations about cavorting with prostitutes in Moscow by insisting that he didn’t spend the night in Moscow during his 2013 trip. But the record clearly shows he did.
Yahoo News Photo StaffStudents protest gun violence nationwide on Columbine anniversary
Thousands of students walked out of classes across the United States on Friday, marking the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School with a show of unity aimed at pressuring politicians to enact tighter gun restrictions.
