RSN: Robert Reich | The Trump Takeover of the Courts

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RSN: Robert Reich | The Trump Takeover of the Courts

A U.S. Geological Survey geologist inspects a recent lava flow from a Kilauea volcano fissure on Hawaii's Big Island on May 19, 2018, in Kapoho, Hawaii. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty)

Trump Administration Is Suppressing Media Access of Government Scientists
Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times
Lin writes: "A new directive from the Trump administration instructs federal scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey to get approval from its parent agency before agreeing to most interview requests from reporters, according to employees and emails from officials with the Department of the Interior and USGS."
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Zak Ringelstein, Democratic candidate for U.S. senator from Maine, tried to deliver toys and books children being held in detention in McAllen, Texas, on Friday before he was arrested. (photo: Zak Ringelstein)

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Democratic Senate Candidate Arrested at Texas Detention Center While Trying to Deliver Toys and Food
Gideon Resnick, The Daily Beast
Resnick writes: "Zak Ringelstein, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, was arrested Friday morning outside a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas."
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