RNC Pretends to Release Speaker Schedule

Ashley Feinberg · 07/17/16 05:12PM

This year’s Republican National Convention isn’t what one might call “organized” or “functional” or “attended by people who actually want to be there in any capacity.” But you can almost definitely say that it “is happening.” The RNC still just doesn’t seem to want to tell us when.

Cleveland Police Union President Demands Suspension of Open Carry Laws at RNC

Hannah Gold · 07/17/16 03:15PM

President of the Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association, Steve Loomis, called upon Ohio Governor John Kasich to suspend laws that permit the open carry of firearms at the Republican National Convention, which begins on Monday. Loomis’s request came hours after six police officers were shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Report: At Least 130 Military Officers Who Participated In Coup Arrested [UPDATED]

Kevin Draper · 07/15/16 10:56PM

As the sun rises in Turkey, it appears that the attempted coup against president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has failed, and that forces loyal to him are regaining control of the country. Media outlets that were raided are back broadcasting on air, and according to Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, at least 130 military officers have been arrested, including 13 who tried to storm the presidential palace. [UPDATE (12:45 a.m.): According to state-run Anadolu Agency, 754 members of the military have now been detained.]

Looks Like Turkey Is Having a Coup [UPDATING]

Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/15/16 03:52PM

Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim confirmed Friday that a faction of the military launched an attempted coup amidst reports of low-flying jets, tanks, and blocked bridges. The military, for its part, claimed in a statement that the government has been overthrown.

Hamilton Nolan · 07/15/16 02:50PM

BP says that the total cost to the company for its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be nearly $62 billion. That is nearly eight times the total annual budget of the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Who Will Win the Upcoming Civil War?

Hamilton Nolan · 07/15/16 01:15PM

With racial tensions, inequality, and populist rage set to boil over, some fear America could be on the path to a violent confrontation between the angry Trumpies and the equally angry lefties. Before we decide to start this war, we must ask: who would win?