Edward
Snowden: 'I Would Do It Again'
Jon Swaine and Jemima Kiss, Guardian UK
Excerpt: 'Snowden spoke against the backdrop of an image of the US constitution, which he said he had taken an oath to protect but had seen 'violated on a mass scale' while working for the US government.'
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Jon Swaine and Jemima Kiss, Guardian UK
Excerpt: 'Snowden spoke against the backdrop of an image of the US constitution, which he said he had taken an oath to protect but had seen 'violated on a mass scale' while working for the US government.'
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Ukraine
Crisis: Russia Drafting Counter-Offer to US Demands
Associated Press
Excerpt: "Russia has said it is drafting counterproposals to a US plan for a negotiated solution to the Ukraine crisis."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: "Russia has said it is drafting counterproposals to a US plan for a negotiated solution to the Ukraine crisis."
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Senate
Democrats' All-Nighter Flags Climate Change
Coral Davenport, The New York Times
Davenport reports: "'Climate change is real. It's here,' Mr. Reid said, adding that it was time to stop acting as if those who ignore it 'have a valid point of view.'"
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Coral Davenport, The New York Times
Davenport reports: "'Climate change is real. It's here,' Mr. Reid said, adding that it was time to stop acting as if those who ignore it 'have a valid point of view.'"
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“It’s aimed toward the day when something more concrete can be legislated,” said Senator Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts, a veteran of climate and clean-energy policy battles.
...Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat and a leading member of the caucus, is planning a trip to Iowa centered on events related to climate change, in the hope of elevating the issue before the 2016 presidential caucuses.
A rising class of younger senators has also begun embracing climate change as an issue, among them Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Brian Schatz of Hawaii, both Democrats.
Senate Easily
Passes McCaskill's Military Sexual Assault Bill
Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post
O'Keefe reports: "The measure written by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) was approved 97 to 0 - a rare unanimous vote."
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Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post
O'Keefe reports: "The measure written by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) was approved 97 to 0 - a rare unanimous vote."
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George
Zimmerman Signs Autographs at a Florida Gun Show
Rebecca Leber, ThinkProgress
Leber reports: "George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, was the featured guest at a central Florida gun show this weekend, where he autographed photographs for customers."
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Rebecca Leber, ThinkProgress
Leber reports: "George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, was the featured guest at a central Florida gun show this weekend, where he autographed photographs for customers."
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Thousands
Protest in Japan Ahead of Fukushima Anniversary
Associated Press
Excerpt: "Participants at the demonstration, one of several planned across cities in Japan, said they would never forget the March 11, 2011, nuclear disaster, the worst since Chernobyl."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: "Participants at the demonstration, one of several planned across cities in Japan, said they would never forget the March 11, 2011, nuclear disaster, the worst since Chernobyl."
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