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When people go to bars, they generally expect that the worst thing that will happen is a next-day hangover and a craving for greasy food. But for many women and LGBT people, it can be hard to have a simple night out without confronting uncomfortable situations and unwanted advances. Difficult as it may be for […]

The day after Donald Trump’s swearing-in as 45th president of the United States, thousands of people will join the Women’s March on Washington, or one of its many sister marches around the world, to remind the incoming administration that “human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights,” a motto coined by Hillary […]Read More

At a press conference on Jan. 11, Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter who badgered him about his tax returns. He claimed that Americans don’t care: “I won, when I became president. No, I don’t think they care at all. I don’t think they care at all,” he said. Actually, Americans really, really want […]Read More

Thousands of women are gathering for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. today, the day after the Donald Trump took the oath of office to protest what is widely seen as a racist, sexist, and divisive political agenda. Pink-knit “pussy hats” will be ubiquitous today, a symbol of resistance to a now infamous video of […]Read More

The world’s attention was on Washington, DC yesterday as Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th president of the United States. Fascinated by Trump’s celebrity and notoriety, foreign media outlets reported blow-by-blow accounts of the ceremonies. Newspapers also headlined Trump’s dark, incendiary speech that “put the world on notice,” many using wire photos […]Read More

Davos, Switzerland Just hours before the inauguration today, Henry Kissinger, the geostrategist and former secretary of state, took a swipe at president Donald Trump for saying that NATO is obsolete, and urged him to retract “his threat of American withdrawal” from the US-European alliance. In a satellite interview broadcast here, Kissinger, an adviser to presidents […]

Immediately following Donald Trump’s US presidential inauguration, visitors to president Trump’s WhiteHouse.gov website found a new post, titled America First Energy Plan. In it, the administration vowed to discard the Obama-era Climate Action Plan, as well as the Waters of the US rule, a blockbuster piece of legislation designed to protect American water bodies. The […]Read More

Update, Jan. 20, 1:35pm: The misinformation in question—a photo from former US president Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration—has been replaced at the top of the @POTUS Twitter account with a generic image of the American flag. Update, Jan. 20, 2pm: The image has been replaced once again, this time with a photo of a Trump himself […]Read More

US president Trump loves two things (well, lots of things if you count television ratings, taco bowls, and gold): Twitter, and American manufacturing. And for the past few years he’s used the former as a bully pulpit to pressure companies to do more of the latter. Even though Trump’s inauguration means he has to give […]

Trump was sworn in as US president today, and received the keys to the presidential Twitter accounts. But instead of tweeting from the official accounts, Trump has chosen to keep on posting to his personal account, @realDonaldTrump: Trump, or more likely one of his aides, has tweeted 10 times since being sworn in at noon […]

After a bitter contest and controversial win, Donald J. Trump is now officially president of the United States. In his inaugural address, Trump continued the message of populism he maintained throughout his campaign. “We are transferring power from Washington, D.C.,” he said, “and giving it back to you, the people.” Trump also said he would […]Read More

Donald J. Trump took the US presidential oath of office as rain began to fall over the Capitol building on Jan. 20 in Washington, becoming the 45th president of the world’s largest economy, and leader of the world’s most powerful democracy. In a dark speech that promised radical changes to the way the US government […]