Charles Pierce | The Trump White House Doesn't Want Untainted Elections

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Charles Pierce | The Trump White House Doesn't Want Untainted Elections 

Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "For a while, it looked like the Secure Elections Act was the safest vote in the Congress."
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Trump Tower. (photo: Getty)

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Arrange Hush-Money Reimbursement to Cohen, Receives Immunity

The New York Times: Manhattan DA Eyes Criminal Charges Against Trump Organization.
William K. Rashbaum, The New York Times
Rashbaum writes: "The Manhattan district attorney's office is considering pursuing criminal charges against the Trump Organization and two senior company officials in connection with Michael D. Cohen's hush money payment to an adult film actress, according to two officials with knowledge of the matter."
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller. (photo: AP)

In Case of Mueller Firing, Break Glass: Democrats Prep an Emergency Plan
Josh Lederman and Mike Memoli, NBC News
Excerpt: "Congressional action and protest rallies are among the contingencies being planned if Trump tries to shut down the Russia probe."
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Catherine Walker and Quintus Moore, mother and father of Grechario Mack, in Los Angeles. 'I couldn't save my baby,' Walker says. (photo: Dan Tuffs/Guardian UK)

Hundreds Dead, No One Charged: The Uphill Battle Against Los Angeles Police Killings
Sam Levin, Guardian UK
Levin writes: "Since 2000, there have been no charges for the more than 1,500 shootings by police in the county."
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Pictures and a video of Harris's beating by a group of white nationalists were shared widely online. (photo: Zach Roberts/AP)

Two Sentenced to Prison for Charlottesville Attack on DeAndre Harris
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Two men have been sentenced to prison for beating of a black man at a far-right rally in Charlottesville last year, local media reported."
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Vanisi Uzamukunda comforts her sleepy daughter Sarah, 7, while waiting for their baggage at the Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, New Hampshire. (photo: Craig F. Walker/Getty)

In 2016, the US Accepted More Than 80,000 Refugees. This Year, the Number Will Be Closer to 20,000.
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, ThinkProgress
Varkiani writes: "The United States is on track to accept a historically low number of refugees in the 2018 fiscal year."
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Activists have fought to prevent the construction of a seventh dam on the Kali River, which would destroy the river and its ecology. (photo: Piol Atif/Wikimedia Commons)

Murder of Activist in India Highlights Growing Risk to Environmental Defenders
Karthikeyan Hemalatha, Mongabay
Hemalatha writes: "Ajit Maneshwar Naik, a 57-year-old environmental activist who fought against the construction of new dams on the Kali River in the state of Karnataka in India, was killed last month."
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