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Chelsea Clinton Writing Children's Book: 'She Persisted'

Count Chelsea Clinton among the many people whom Elizabeth Warren inspired when she refused to be silenced in the Senate. Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, is writing a new children’s picture book showcasing inspirational women in American history, EW can exclusively announce. The book is titled She Persisted — a callback to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s defense after the Senate silenced Warren.

Conflicts of Interest in Washington, DC

Donald Trump’s Suite of Power Trump International Hotel is the epicenter of the President’s business interests in D.C. How the President’s D.C. outpost became a dealmaker’s paradise for diplomats, lobbyists and insiders By ALEX ALTMAN Photographs by CHRISTOPHER MORRIS—VII for TIME At the bar of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, you can order a crystal spoonful of Hungarian wine for $140. Cocktails run from $23 for a gin and tonic to $100 for a vodka concoction with raw oysters and caviar.

Corporations: The Turnaround Boys | TIME

A little-known Manhattan Company named Lippincott & Margulies, Inc. was hired by the Government last week for what seems an impossible task: putting a friendlier face on the Internal Revenue Service. At first L. & M. will simplify the tax forms, rewrite the IRS’s standard letters and redesign its office signs—but after that, almost anything can happen. Turned free, L. & M. might design a new shade of ink for tax bills (Affluence Green?

CRIME: On Auburn's Anniversary | TIME

A grey little old Kansas farmer hobbled out on his porch one day last week to greet three men who were coming up to his house with guns in their hands. “Morning, boys,” he said. “Going hunting?” “We’re being hunted,” one of the men replied. “We’re going to stay here for a while.” That was the first that Farmer Emerson Salisbury, 73, knew about the jail break that had taken place four hours prior and nine miles away at the Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth (“The Bankers Institute”).

CVS's notoriously long receipts have been turned into memes, made into Halloween costumes, and lampo

But after speaking with several CVS employees, it's clear that for every detractor of the comically long receipts there are out there, there are far more fans. ADVERTISEMENT Related content Related content Related content They've also become a talk show fixture. The lengthy papers made an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and became a running joke on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The comedian even invited then-President Barack Obama on the show to ask about the coupons.