Tag: monday

Trump Spread Multiple Conspiracy Theories on Monday. Here Are Their Roots.

In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday night, President Trump spread multiple conspiracy theories about the protests that have erupted across the nation. Many of Mr. Trump’s unfounded claims can be traced back to narratives that have been swirling online for months.Here are three of the baseless conspiracy theories that

Cheers and Jeers: Monday

Margaret and Helen cont’d Your selfishness is killing people. You don’t deserve our votes. You don’t deserve to breathe the same air we breathe. In your America 200,000 people are dead and it didn’t have to be that way.  In your America children are rioting in the streets begging for justice and it didn’t have

NATO, Tariffs, Cyber Monday: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Dec. 2, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCredit...Al Drago for The New York Times2. The president expanded his global trade war.He surprised Brazil and Argentina, tweeting that he would impose tariffs on their steel and…

F.B.I. Report, Afghan War, New Zealand: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCredit...Tom Brenner/Reuters1. A long-awaited report on the F.B.I. found no anti-Trump plot.The report, by the Justice Department’s inspector general, found serious errors in the F.B.I.’s Russia inquiry — especially its…

Wildfires, Impeachment, Facebook: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Oct. 28, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCredit...Kyle Grillot for The New York Times1. Californians are increasingly using the word “apocalypse” to describe the raging wildfires, evacuation orders, forced power outages and worsening air conditions…

Israel, Opioids, Canadian Elections: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Oct. 21, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCredit...Ronen Zvulun/Reuters1. The Israeli prime minister conceded coalition talks to his rival.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, above, gave up his attempt at forming a government, clearing the way for…

Syria, N.B.A., Nobels: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Oct. 7, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCredit...Delil Souleiman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images1. “It is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars.”That was President Trump, defending on Twitter his decision to…

Greta Thunberg, Ukraine, Emmys: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.Published Sept. 23, 2019Updated Oct. 1, 2019(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest.ImageCreditCarlo Allegri/Reuters1. “You all come to us young people for hope? How dare you!” At the United Nations climate summit, dozens of presidents, prime…