05 December 18 AM
Mueller Says Michael Flynn Gave 'First-Hand' Details of Trump Transition Team Contacts With Russians
Dan Mangan and Kevin Breuninger, CNBC
Excerpt: "Former national security advisor Michael Flynn has given special counsel Robert Mueller 'first-hand' details of contacts between President Donald Trump's transition team and Russian government officials, a bombshell court document filed Tuesday says."
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Dan Mangan and Kevin Breuninger, CNBC
Excerpt: "Former national security advisor Michael Flynn has given special counsel Robert Mueller 'first-hand' details of contacts between President Donald Trump's transition team and Russian government officials, a bombshell court document filed Tuesday says."
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A toddler and the Mexican federal police. (photo: Getty Images)
Asylum Denials Hit Record-High in 2018 as Trump Administration Tightens Immigration Policy
Kate Smith, CBS News
Smith writes: "Immigration judges rejected a record-high number of asylum cases this year, refusing 65 percent of immigrants seeking the refugee status, according to a recent report published by Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)."
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Kate Smith, CBS News
Smith writes: "Immigration judges rejected a record-high number of asylum cases this year, refusing 65 percent of immigrants seeking the refugee status, according to a recent report published by Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)."
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Robert Mueller. (photo: Brooks Craft LLC/Getty Images/Corbis)
Robert Mueller Says Thank You to Michael Flynn
Eric Lach, The New Yorker
Lach writes: "Almost exactly a year ago, after he had pleaded guilty to lying to the government about his conversations with the Russian Ambassador to the U.S. and about his business relationship with the Turkish government, Michael Flynn issued a statement acknowledging that he was coöperating with the special counsel Robert Mueller."
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker
Lach writes: "Almost exactly a year ago, after he had pleaded guilty to lying to the government about his conversations with the Russian Ambassador to the U.S. and about his business relationship with the Turkish government, Michael Flynn issued a statement acknowledging that he was coöperating with the special counsel Robert Mueller."
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Roger Stone. (photo: Joe Raedle)
Stone Pleads the Fifth to Snub Senate Document Request
Kyle Cheney, Politico
Cheney writes: "President Donald Trump's longtime political ally Roger Stone invoked the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination as he declined to share documents and testimony with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to a letter posted Tuesday by the committee's top Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein."
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Kyle Cheney, Politico
Cheney writes: "President Donald Trump's longtime political ally Roger Stone invoked the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination as he declined to share documents and testimony with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to a letter posted Tuesday by the committee's top Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a rally against Brett Kavanaugh in Boston on 1 October. (photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Changing the Way Politicians Use Social Media
Frank Dale, ThinkProgress
Dale writes: "If you aren't following Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on social media, we highly recommend it."
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Frank Dale, ThinkProgress
Dale writes: "If you aren't following Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on social media, we highly recommend it."
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Demonstrators light candles during a candlelight vigil for slain activists in Bogota, Colombia, July 6, 2018. (photo: AP)
UN: Human Rights Activists Say Hitmen Are Targeting Them in Colombia
Reuters
Excerpt: "Human rights activists in Colombia say they are being gunned down by hitmen who can be hired for as little as $100, a top United Nations official said Monday, urging the government to combat a rise in murders."
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Reuters
Excerpt: "Human rights activists in Colombia say they are being gunned down by hitmen who can be hired for as little as $100, a top United Nations official said Monday, urging the government to combat a rise in murders."
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Dungeness crab like these, caught off the coast of Alaska, have been affected by the neurotoxin domoic acid because of algae blooms in recent years, which makes them unsafe to eat. (photo: Michael Melford/Getty Images)
Fishermen Sue Big Oil for Its Role in Climate Change
Alastair Bland, NPR
Bland writes: "While oil companies built seawalls and elevated their oil rigs to protect critical production infrastructure from the rising sea level, they concealed from the public the knowledge that burning fossil fuels could have catastrophic impacts on the biosphere."
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Alastair Bland, NPR
Bland writes: "While oil companies built seawalls and elevated their oil rigs to protect critical production infrastructure from the rising sea level, they concealed from the public the knowledge that burning fossil fuels could have catastrophic impacts on the biosphere."
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