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House Judiciary Opens What Looks Like an Impeachment Inquiry






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House Judiciary Opens What Looks Like an Impeachment Inquiry 
'This is a critical time for our nation, and we have a responsibility to investigate these matters and hold hearings for the public to have all the facts,' House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) said in a statement. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Rachael Bade, Karoun Demirjian, Ellen Nakashima and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "House Democrats' far-reaching document request seeking information from President Trump's sons, his business associates and his political confidants opened a sprawling investigation Monday and cast a spotlight on the ambitious strategy of the committee with the authority to impeach a president."
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Migrants from Honduras were taken into custody by Border Patrol agents near Granjeno, Texas, last month. (photo: Tamir Kalifa/NYT)
Migrants from Honduras were taken into custody by Border Patrol agents near Granjeno, Texas, last month. (photo: Tamir Kalifa/NYT)

Open Wounds, Head Injuries, Fever: Ailing Migrants Suffer at the Border
Sheri Fink and Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The new arrivals had been in federal custody for up to 72 hours, but most had received no real medical attention."
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No matter how many advances women make in the political arena, they will always be working at a disadvantage as long as men are allowed to determine how the public perceives them. (photo: Mihajlo Maricic/EyeEm/Getty Images)
No matter how many advances women make in the political arena, they will always be working at a disadvantage as long as men are allowed to determine how the public perceives them. (photo: Mihajlo Maricic/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Men Still Report the Bulk of Our Elections Coverage
Sady Doyle, Medium
Doyle writes: "No matter how many advances women make in the political arena, they will always be working at a disadvantage as long as men are allowed to determine how the public perceives them."
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Sanders supporters at his first presidential campaign rally. (photo: Meagan Day)
Sanders supporters at his first presidential campaign rally. (photo: Meagan Day)

Among the Brooklyn Bernie Bros
Meagan Day, Jacobin
Day writes: "Whatever the media depiction, Bernie Sanders's first presidential campaign rally was attended by large numbers of women and people of color."
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Protesters took to the streets after Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced over the weekend that two officers - Terrence Mercadel and Jared Robinet - would not face charges related to the fatal shooting of Clark. (photo: IGD)
Protesters took to the streets after Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced over the weekend that two officers - Terrence Mercadel and Jared Robinet - would not face charges related to the fatal shooting of Clark. (photo: IGD)

Police End Stephon Clark Protest in East Sacramento With Arrest of 84 People
Benjy Egel, Dale Kasler, Sam Stanton, Ryan Sabalow and Tony Bizjak, The Sacramento Bee
Excerpt: "What began as a relatively mellow Stephon Clark protest outside a Trader Joe's supermarket in East Sacramento turned into a spectacle as more than 100 riot police arrested 84 protesters and detained a Sacramento Bee reporter Monday night."
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Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (photo: AfricaPatagonia)
Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (photo: AfricaPatagonia)

Massive Banking Leak Exposes Russian Network With Link to Prince Charles
Juliette Garside and Caelainn Barr, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "A charity run by Prince Charles received donations from an offshore company that was used to funnel vast amounts of cash from Russia in a scheme that is under investigation by prosecutors, the Guardian can reveal. [...] Shared with media partners including the Guardian, the data represents one of the largest ever banking leaks."
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We are burning the forests to save them. (photo: Javier Zarracina)
We are burning the forests to save them. (photo: Javier Zarracina)

Europe's Renewable Energy Policy Is Built on Burning American Trees
Saul Elbein, Vox
Elbein writes: "Millions of tons of wood from [American] forests each year are being shipped across the Atlantic, and burned in power plants in countries like the UK and the Netherlands, in the name of slowing climate change."
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