09 December 18 AM
James Risen | How George H. W. Bush Rode a Fake National Security Scandal to the Top of the CIA
James Risen, The Intercept
Risen writes: "On December 15, 1975, a Senate committee opened hearings on whether George H.W. Bush should be confirmed as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. It wasn't going to be a slam dunk."
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James Risen, The Intercept
Risen writes: "On December 15, 1975, a Senate committee opened hearings on whether George H.W. Bush should be confirmed as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. It wasn't going to be a slam dunk."
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Michael Cohen. (photo: Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
The Reason Prosecutors Hammered Michael Cohen Despite His Cooperation With Robert Mueller
Frank Bowman, Slate
Bowman writes: "To understand how peculiar these government sentencing pleadings are, it's important to consider how federal prosecutors customarily deal with cooperating witnesses."
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Frank Bowman, Slate
Bowman writes: "To understand how peculiar these government sentencing pleadings are, it's important to consider how federal prosecutors customarily deal with cooperating witnesses."
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The border between U.S. and Mexico. (photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
Attorney General Nominee William Barr Will Fit Right In With Trump's Immigration Agenda
Dara Lind, Vox
Lind writes: "President Trump's new nominee for attorney general, William Barr, was a Republican immigration hawk back before it was popular."
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Dara Lind, Vox
Lind writes: "President Trump's new nominee for attorney general, William Barr, was a Republican immigration hawk back before it was popular."
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Former White House counsel John Dean. (photo: Marvin Joseph/WP/Getty Images)
Congress Will Have to 'Start Impeachment' Process After Cohen Filings, Former Nixon Counsel Says
Michael Brice-Saddler, The Washington Post
Brice-Saddler writes: "John Dean, a White House counsel under President Richard M. Nixon convicted for his role in the Watergate scandal, said Friday that allegations against President Trump detailed in new court filings give Congress 'little choice' other than to begin impeachment proceedings."
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Michael Brice-Saddler, The Washington Post
Brice-Saddler writes: "John Dean, a White House counsel under President Richard M. Nixon convicted for his role in the Watergate scandal, said Friday that allegations against President Trump detailed in new court filings give Congress 'little choice' other than to begin impeachment proceedings."
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Ralph Northam, Democratic governor of Virginia. (photo: WP/Getty Images)
Republicans Just Got Bad News About One of Their Worst Gerrymanders
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "Though the case has been through several twists and turns since 2014, including a trip up to the Supreme Court, two members of a three-judge panel eventually concluded that 11 of the state's districts are, indeed, illegal gerrymanders."
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "Though the case has been through several twists and turns since 2014, including a trip up to the Supreme Court, two members of a three-judge panel eventually concluded that 11 of the state's districts are, indeed, illegal gerrymanders."
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13-year-old Hania Aguilar was abducted and killed. Her Guatemalan father was denied a visa to attend his daughter's funeral in North Carolina. (photo: CNN)
Guatemalan Father of Slain North Carolina Teen Denied Visa to Attend Her Funeral
Ray Sanchez, CNN
Sanchez writes: "When 13-year-old Hania Aguilar is laid to rest in North Carolina on Saturday her father will be nearly 3,000 miles away."
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Ray Sanchez, CNN
Sanchez writes: "When 13-year-old Hania Aguilar is laid to rest in North Carolina on Saturday her father will be nearly 3,000 miles away."
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Electric cars sit charging in a parking garage at the University of California, Irvine. (photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
White House Seeks to End Subsidies for Electric Cars, Renewables
Reuters
Excerpt: "White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration wants to end subsidies for electric cars and other items, including renewable energy sources."
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Reuters
Excerpt: "White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration wants to end subsidies for electric cars and other items, including renewable energy sources."
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