Compound Observer

Bob Woodward's book reveals a legacy of unhinged American presidents

Published 2021-09-15 09:44:36 UTC

There aren't 60 votes in the Senate to save democracy. Democrats have to do it alone.

Published 2021-09-15 09:44:38 UTC

New reporting casts Pence's Jan. 6 actions in an unflattering light

Published 2021-09-15 12:00:00 UTC

What makes Josh Hawley's latest political stunt such a bad idea

Published 2021-09-15 14:42:49 UTC

Newsom's victory was a powerful rejection of Covid misinformation

Published 2021-09-15 15:58:00 UTC

'We deserve justice': McKayla Maroney testifies at hearing on handling of Larry Nassar investigation

Published 2021-09-15 15:20:00 UTC

GOP senator embraces the wrong anti-Biden theory at the wrong time

Published 2021-09-15 17:01:00 UTC

Gymnasts describe years of abuse by Larry Nassar in stunning, emotional testimony

Published 2021-09-15 18:05:53 UTC

When Republicans don't succeed, they blame election fraud

Published 2021-09-15 19:24:59 UTC

Simone Biles' scathing testimony was a warning about power and complicity

Published 2021-09-15 22:34:00 UTC

‘This is death by anti-science’: Dr. Peter Hotez on vaccine disinformation

Published 2021-09-15 21:25:43 UTC

Fox's hypocrisy: Fox Corp. vaccine policy stricter than Biden’s

Published 2021-09-15 23:38:16 UTC

Watch SpaceX rocket launch first all-civilian crew into orbit

Published 2021-09-16 00:10:41 UTC

Nassar's enablers are tonight's 'Absolute Worst.' Here are the dishonorable mentions.

Published 2021-09-16 00:45:53 UTC

New Facebook scandal: Leaked doc reveals internal secrets

Published 2021-09-15 23:48:49 UTC

Birmingham Church Bombing survivor lived with rage at sister’s death in 1963 White supremacist attack

Published 2021-09-16 02:26:52 UTC

Doctors face hard choices at packed hospital; patients wait in their cars for treatment

Published 2021-09-16 04:01:16 UTC

Biden backs Milley amid reports of calls to China in Trump's last days

Published 2021-09-16 04:01:05 UTC

Josh Hawley wants Biden out — for the most ridiculous reasons

Published 2021-09-16 09:31:04 UTC

The survivors of Larry Nassar's abuse are still waiting for justice

Published 2021-09-16 09:30:46 UTC

Why Trump is calling one of his handpicked generals a 'dumbass'

Published 2021-09-15 15:25:00 UTC

New Republican election 'audits' are off to a truly ridiculous start

Published 2021-09-16 12:00:30 UTC

White House defends Gen. Milley from GOP calls of 'treason'

Published 2021-09-16 12:53:52 UTC

Anti-vaxxers will have to pay up if they want to reject public health guidance

Published 2021-09-16 13:03:00 UTC

Vaccine policies lead a NH legislator to leave the Republican Party

Published 2021-09-16 12:45:00 UTC

Biden's ACA special enrollment period brought coverage to millions

Published 2021-09-16 13:20:35 UTC

The problem of Republicans questioning Biden's legitimacy gets worse

Published 2021-09-16 15:25:00 UTC

Georgia's Kemp spurns Covid solutions, but invites 'good ideas'

Published 2021-09-16 14:37:00 UTC

Lawyer Alex Murdaugh surrenders to police after shooting plot revealed

Published 2021-09-16 15:58:43 UTC

Philadelphia paid Rickia Young $2 million. She deserves more for what police did to her.

Published 2021-09-16 16:47:00 UTC

Why Mitch McConnell is threatening to hurt the economy on purpose

Published 2021-09-16 17:16:00 UTC

Blinken can't blame just Trump for Biden's Afghan disaster

Published 2021-09-16 18:45:08 UTC

California recall election lays bare how out of touch GOP is on Covid mitigation policy

Published 2021-09-16 03:42:50 UTC

Capitol police request National Guard on standby ahead of right-wing rally Saturday

Published 2021-09-16 19:19:28 UTC

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on reconciliation bill, Afghanistan

Published 2021-09-16 19:45:44 UTC

Florida's Ron DeSantis is the king of Covid after judge allows mask mandate ban

Published 2021-09-16 20:27:00 UTC

Sept. 18 rally for insurrectionists is a test for Jan. 6 mistakes

Published 2021-09-16 21:29:18 UTC

Dr. Jha recommends ‘boosters for vulnerable people’

Published 2021-09-16 22:08:42 UTC

How Fox pushes COVID misinformation while privately vaccinating its employees

Published 2021-09-16 23:08:55 UTC

Three Democrats are turning on their party to protect Big Pharma

Published 2021-09-16 23:35:06 UTC

GOP lawmakers are tonight's 'Absolute Worst.' Here are the dishonorable mentions.

Published 2021-09-16 22:56:45 UTC

‘Greatest self-own’: GOP strategist rips Elder’s pre-election fraud claims

Published 2021-09-17 00:43:20 UTC

Rep. Jeffries: Donald Trump is a ‘pathological liar’

Published 2021-09-17 03:13:12 UTC

Journalist tells celebrities complaining about vaccine requirements 'you are not the victim'

Published 2021-09-17 02:25:32 UTC

Clint Watts: January 6 made Capitol a 'magnet for extremism'

Published 2021-09-17 03:54:15 UTC

Capitol locks down ahead of rally for jailed Trump rioters; Trump voices support

Published 2021-09-17 05:23:13 UTC

Newsmax host totally loses it when veteran criticizes Trump

Published 2021-09-17 04:44:38 UTC

State Republicans seek voters' personal info as GOP vote count stunts threaten security

Published 2021-09-17 05:18:00 UTC

Three things to watch for as insurrectionist sympathizers protest at the Capitol

Published 2021-09-17 09:30:11 UTC

Likelihood of survival becomes key for rationed hospital care in Covid-crushed Idaho

Published 2021-09-17 05:33:21 UTC

Dan Quayle has been recast from punchline to hero

Published 2021-09-17 12:22:08 UTC

Afghan all-girl robotics team continues training after fleeing Taliban

Published 2021-09-17 12:51:20 UTC

Calling Trump a 'cancer,' prominent Republican to walk away from Congress

Published 2021-09-17 12:42:00 UTC

Milley defends calls to Chinese official as 'perfectly appropriate'

Published 2021-09-17 13:52:41 UTC

Republicans ignore 'Justice for J6' rally out of fear, not principle

Published 2021-09-17 14:31:12 UTC

GOP House member who voted to impeach Trump won't seek re-election

Published 2021-09-17 14:39:45 UTC

Stefanik abandons moderation, warns of a 'permanent election insurrection'

Published 2021-09-17 13:25:57 UTC

Disinformation expert on 'Justice for J6' extremists: 'This is less than the B-Team'

Published 2021-09-17 14:50:40 UTC

Despite court rulings, South Dakota's Noem pushes for school prayer

Published 2021-09-17 14:50:00 UTC

Why it's news when candidates agree to honor election results

Published 2021-09-17 15:24:45 UTC

Special counsel Durham charges Democratic lawyer with lying to FBI

Published 2021-09-17 15:18:12 UTC

Will Biden's infrastructure plan fix years of inequality, or make things worse?

Published 2021-09-17 17:02:00 UTC

How one state's GOP created a case study in ugly gerrymandering

Published 2021-09-17 16:57:29 UTC

Pentagon reveals Kabul drone strike killed ten civilians 'unlikely' to be associated with ISIS-K

Published 2021-09-17 19:16:17 UTC

Trump's ongoing mission to reshape the GOP in his image just scored a win

Published 2021-09-17 19:38:17 UTC

FDA committee votes against Pfizer booster shots for most Americans

Published 2021-09-17 19:59:32 UTC

Black queer men are rarely glorified in pop culture. Lil Nas X is changing that.

Published 2021-09-17 16:09:08 UTC

FDA panel approves Pfizer Covid booster for 65 and up, high risk

Published 2021-09-17 21:46:59 UTC

NH lawmaker ‘can’t put up’ with the anti-science views of Republicans and switches parties

Published 2021-09-17 21:38:29 UTC

‘All of them have names:’ Hayes on 10 civilians killed in Kabul drone strike

Published 2021-09-18 00:51:13 UTC

2020 loser Trump's 'heart' with right-wing protesters at D.C. rally for criminals

Published 2021-09-17 22:58:20 UTC

First Black principal at Texas school suspended after being accused of promoting critical race theory

Published 2021-09-18 01:27:58 UTC

Making sense of FDA's conflicting votes on Covid boosters

Published 2021-09-18 03:39:49 UTC

‘An epidemic within the pandemic’: 120,000 U.S. children have lost primary caregivers to Covid

Published 2021-09-18 03:14:42 UTC

Trump's goons keep finding new ways to justify their terrorism

Published 2021-09-18 09:30:17 UTC

CBS's 'The Activist' is paying the price for completely misreading its audience

Published 2021-09-18 09:30:19 UTC

Apple, Google, cowed by Putin, remove Russian protest voting app as election begins

Published 2021-09-18 05:42:18 UTC

What Congress will ask oil execs when they testify on climate disinformation

Published 2021-09-18 01:09:15 UTC

In Idaho, a doctor-turned-conspiracy theorist is in power as the state reels from Covid

Published 2021-09-18 16:57:00 UTC

What to know about the FDA's decision on Pfizer booster shots

Published 2021-09-18 05:30:04 UTC

Police launch hunt for fiancé of Gabby Petito after identified as person of interest

Published 2021-09-18 17:46:54 UTC

‘Southlake’ podcast episode exposes school’s inaction against LGBTQ bullying

Published 2021-09-18 13:16:55 UTC

Watch: All-civilian SpaceX flight splashes down off Florida after three days in orbit

Published 2021-09-18 23:18:56 UTC

FBI's Russia investigation was no hoax. Durham's Sussman indictment might be.

Published 2021-09-19 08:30:00 UTC

Pro-Insurrectionist rally flopped, but warns of deeper rot in GOP

Published 2021-09-19 16:09:07 UTC

Democrats introduce new legislation to protect voting rights

Published 2021-09-19 16:20:19 UTC

Progressive hopeful Morgan Harper's bid for Ohio Senate Seat

Published 2021-09-19 16:17:13 UTC

Two pilots injured, three homes hit after military plane crashes in residential Texas

Published 2021-09-19 19:16:35 UTC

Evangelicals are engaging in a political revival, and Trump is their mascot

Published 2021-09-19 20:54:00 UTC

FBI: ‘Human remains were discovered’ believed to be missing woman Gabby Petito

Published 2021-09-19 22:30:21 UTC

Supreme Court Justices criticize media, defend Court’s independence

Published 2021-09-20 01:57:01 UTC

The consequences of not investing in childcare

Published 2021-09-20 00:48:46 UTC

Why Trump's actions require DOJ to appoint a special prosecutor

Published 2021-09-20 09:30:09 UTC

Pfizer says its Covid vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11

Published 2021-09-20 11:04:09 UTC

Mississippi's Reeves responds to Covid crisis in a post-policy way

Published 2021-09-20 12:00:29 UTC

Still attacking the 2020 race, Trump tells Georgia to undo his defeat

Published 2021-09-20 12:45:27 UTC

Former FDA commissioner notes 'systemic shortcomings' in Covid response

Published 2021-09-20 13:20:43 UTC

Why an obscure Senate official blocked part of the Build Back Better plan

Published 2021-09-20 13:27:07 UTC

U.S. to require Covid vaccinations for arriving international travelers

Published 2021-09-20 14:49:49 UTC

Poll shows most Americans siding with Biden, not GOP, on vaccines

Published 2021-09-20 14:32:00 UTC

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