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No, Hillary Clinton’s emails didn’t lead to the death of a US spyThe latest conspiracy theory from Donald Trump is that Hillary Clinton’s unsanctioned email server led to the death of an American spy.
Updated July 21, 20223 min read
The latest conspiracy theory from Donald Trump is that Hillary Clinton’s unsanctioned email server led to the death of an American spy.
Amidst the strange fusion of supply side economics and anti-globalization posturing in Donald Trump’s speech today, one idea stood out for not being product of either influence: The idea that parents should be able “to fully deduct the average cost of childcare spending from their taxes.”
You’ve heard it a million times: Voters are anxious about their economic circumstances, and they’re turning to Donald Trump.
A murky saga of global nuclear intrigue came to an end this week when the Iranian government returned the body of Shahram Amiri to his family, with bruises from hanging around his neck.
Back in June, NASA tested a booster for the most powerful rocket it has ever tried to build, the Space Launch System (SLS). The booster alone was more than 150 feet long, producing 3.6 million pounds of force, and reaching temperatures of nearly 6,000°F during a ground test in Promontory, Utah. The whole rocket is so expensive it will probably only fly twice in the next four years, if at all.
In the summer of Trump, it can be hard to recall that Republicans had something of a built-in advantage during this election. But it’s slipping away now, and not only because of their nominee’s recent missteps.
More than 80,000 paying fans turned up in New Jersey last night to witness a match between European soccer giants Bayern Munich and Real Madrid—not even a competitive match, simply a pre-season exercise.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has reportedly taken an interest in the US nuclear arsenal. Just how big is that arsenal?
Space company Moon Express says it has received approval from the US government for a 2017 mission to become the first private firm to land on the moon.
The Reverend William Barber II is having a blessed day—less than twenty-four hours after he rocked the Democratic national convention with a prophetic call for social justice, a federal appeals court threw out a voting law he has campaigned against for the last three years.
Elon Musk’s space company has taken another key step toward re-using its most expensive vehicle, the Falcon 9 rocket, by test-firing a previously-used first stage.
“Stronger together” is Hillary Clinton’s campaign motto, and she aims to put it to the test as a Democratic nominee seeking one of the widest political coalitions in recent memory.
Philadelphia
Michael Bloomberg is like a lot of wealthy, socially-liberal older men: He’s a Democrat, but he’d hate to admit it in so many words.
Philadelphia
It’s easy to forget that Elizabeth Warren, called upon tonight to unite the Democratic party, became a national figure as a watchdog for the bank bailout during the 2008 financial crisis.
Cleveland
Cleveland
Republicans in Cleveland all seem to know one thing about president Barack Obama: He’s not a national security leader, and US allies don’t trust America anymore. Donald Trump will change that.
Mike Pence accepted the Republican VP nod with self-deprecation and humility, confessing that most people watching probably didn’t know him.
The theme was “Make America Work Again” on the second night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, but there wasn’t much talk of working or jobs.
Melania Trump’s cribbing of a speech delivered by Michelle Obama has become the story the of day one of the convention, but furor over her lack of preparation—another sign of the Trump campaign’s erratic approach—shouldn’t overshadow some of the truly crazy things said at the convention.
After months of telling voters he’s a Republican, not a conservative, Donald Trump is tacking right on the eve of a gathering in Cleveland which will re-introduce his party to the public before this fall’s presidential vote.
With its ninth mission to the International Space Station (ISS) today (July 18), SpaceX has reached two significant milestones. It returned an orbital rocket booster to a Cape Canaveral, Florida landing pad for the second time. And it eclipsed its own record for most rockets launched in a year, making seven successful missions in 2016 so far.