James Risen | Trump Lawyer Jay Sekulow: "We've Got to Get on Top of This Thing"

02 October 19

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James Risen | Trump Lawyer Jay Sekulow: "We've Got to Get on Top of This Thing"

James Risen, The Intercept
Risen writes: "Trump and his advisers have lost control of the scandal stemming from his efforts to get a foreign government to help him destroy his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden."





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Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Adam Schiff. (photo: Getty)

Democrats Warn 'We're Not Fooling Around,' Say White House Will Face Subpoena
John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff warned the White House Wednesday that 'we're not fooling around here' on the impeachment inquiry as Democrats announced that they would subpoena documents related to Trump's July phone call with the leader of Ukraine."
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A photo of Botham Jean leans against Judge Tammy Kemp's bench during the murder trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger in Dallas on Sept. 24, 2019. (photo: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)

Botham Jean Family's Lawyer Hails White Cop's Murder Conviction as "Precedent-Setting Case"
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "We believe that this is the first time that a white policewoman has ever been convicted of murder of a black man in America."

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GM Employee walks the picket line with a United Auto worker union sign. (photo: Matt Rourke/AP)

General Motors Feeling the Squeeze as Auto Workers' Strike Enters Third Week
Naomi LaChance, Splinter
LaChance writes: "The United Automobile Workers union continues to negotiate with General Motors for improved work conditions. More than 48,000 workers have been on strike in the U.S. since Sept. 16 over wages, healthcare, and job security. On Tuesday, the union submitted a counterproposal for a contract deal."
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Pete Buttigieg. (photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Mayor Pete Is Starting to Annoy Almost Everyone Else in the 2020 Race
Hanna Trudo, The Daily Beast
Trudo writes: "The South Bend mayor has gone after many of his primary rivals in recent weeks, save one."
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Memorial in Istanbul for Jamal Khashoggi. (photo: Reuters)

ALSO SEE: 'Even in Death, Jamal Is Protecting Us': Saudi Activists Mark Anniversary of
Khashoggi's Killing Which Rocked the World

At Istanbul Memorial for Jamal Khashoggi, a Moment's Silence Then Shouts for Justice
Kareem Fahim, The Washington Post
Fahim writes: "The memorial service for Jamal Khashoggi was held in the shadow of the Saudi Consulate on Wednesday, on the first anniversary of his death, at the minute he walked through the consulate door, at the last moment that anyone who cared about the journalist saw him alive."
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Tropical reefs are chocked full of marine life. (photo: Brian Kenney/shutterstock)

White House Eliminates Advisory Boards for Marine Life, Invasive Species
Miranda Green, The Hill
Green writes: "The Trump administration is disbanding two federal advisory boards focused on protecting marine life and battling invasive species."
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Charles Pierce | Nancy Pelosi and Her Caucus Are Slowly Moving Towards the Inevitable

26 July 19

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The problem of people who use Reader Supported News but will not contribute is so serious that it often overshadows the efforts of those who are quite willing to help sustain the organization, and there are many.

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IT'S JUST A FEW DONATIONS, BUT EACH IS CRITICAL - RSN functions on a tiny fraction of a corporate newsroom budget. It doesn't take much to make RSN strong and effective. Those few donations are however absolutely essential. Stop. Help. It Matters. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

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Charles Pierce | Nancy Pelosi and Her Caucus Are Slowly Moving Towards the Inevitable 

Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Congressman Adam Schiff, Democrat of California and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, did not arrive at the committee's hearing on Wednesday prepared to take any prisoners. His opening statement is worth quoting in its entirety."
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Attorney General William P. Barr speaks at the White House this month. (photo: Alex Brandon/AP)

AG Barr Announces Resumption of Federal Death Penalty, Orders 5 Executions Scheduled
Devlin Barrett and Mark Berman, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The Justice Department announced Thursday that it plans to resume executing prisoners awaiting the death penalty, ending almost two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment on prisoners."
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U.S. citizen Francisco Galicia, 18, gets a hug from his attorney, Claudia Galan, after his release from the South Texas Detention Facility in Pearsall, Texas, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. (photo: Kin Man Hui/AP)

No Shower for 23 Days: US Citizen Says Conditions Were So Bad That He Almost Self-Deported
Obed Manuel, Dallas News
Manuel writes: "Francisco Erwin Galicia, a Dallas-born U.S. citizen, spent 23 days in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in conditions that made him so desperate he almost opted to self-deport."
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Jeffrey Epstein. (photo: NY State Sex Offender Registry)

Jeffrey Epstein Found Unconscious in Jail Cell, Say Reports
Edward Helmore, Guardian UK
Helmore writes: "Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier facing charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls, was found unconscious in a Manhattan jail cell with injuries to his neck, US media reported late on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources."
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Protesters against deportation. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty)

ALSO SEE: A Federal Judge Blocked the Trump Administration's
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Immigrants Avoid Everyday Activities Over Deportation Fears and It's Causing Psychological Distress
Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "President Donald Trump's hardline enforcement policies are preventing thousands of undocumented immigrants and green card holders from participating in everyday activities out of fear they'll be deported."
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People's Liberation Army soldiers at Stonecutters Island naval base in Hong Kong last month. China warned that it could mobilize Chinese troops to maintain order in Hong Kong. (photo: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

China Hints Its Troops Could Be Used to Quell Hong Kong Protests
Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times
Myers writes: "Warning that protests convulsing Hong Kong were crossing a line, China hinted broadly on Wednesday that it was prepared to use military force in the territory if necessary to retain Beijing's control."
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'Politics has no place in science. I am an example of the less discussed methods the administration is using to destroy scientific research.' (photo: David McNew/Getty)

I'm a Scientist. Under Trump I Lost My Job for Refusing to Hide Climate Crisis Facts
Maria Caffrey, Guardian UK
Caffrey writes: "The Trump administration's hostility towards climate science is not new. Interior climate staffer Joel Clement's reassignment and the blocking of intelligence aide Rod Schoonover's climate testimony, which forced both federal employees to resign in protest, are just two of the innumerable examples."
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Juan Cole | Lindsey Graham Disregards Violence Toward Women, and His State Is a Women's Murder Capital

29 September 18

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Juan Cole | Lindsey Graham Disregards Violence Toward Women, and His State Is a Women's Murder Capital 

Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made it abundantly clear in the hearing on Thursday that he cares more about Republican Party control of the Supreme Court than about rape victims."
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Donald Trump. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Federal Judge Allows Emoluments Case Against Trump to Proceed
Ann E. Marimow, Jonathan O'Connell and David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A federal judge on Wednesday rejected President Trump's latest effort to stop a lawsuit that alleges Trump is violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign governments."
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Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (photo: AfricaPatagonia)

Russian-US Tycoon Boasted of 'Active' Involvement in Trump Election Campaign
Luke Harding, Guardian UK
Harding writes: "A Russian-American businessman who donated a substantial sum to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election effort boasted to a senior figure in Moscow that he was 'actively involved' in the Republican candidate's campaign, the Guardian can reveal."
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Crystal Mason, who is facing five years in Texas prisons because she mistakenly cast a provisional ballot when she was not allowed to do so. (photo: Ed Pilkington/Guardian UK)

Crystal Mason Begins Prison Sentence in Texas for Crime of Voting
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "Crystal Mason, the woman who became the poster child for voter suppression when she was sentenced to five years for casting a ballot in Texas, has gone into federal prison at the start of her ordeal."
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Hands typing on a computer keyboard. (photo: hamburg_berlin/Shutterstock)

Massive Facebook Hack Put Millions at Risk
Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman, Wired
Excerpt: "On Friday, Facebook revealed that it had suffered a security breach that impacted at least 50 million of its users, and possibly as many as 90 million."
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Journalists take part in a protest against the recent imprisonment by Myanmar authorities of Reuters journalists Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2018. (photo: Reuters)

Journalists Jailed in Record Numbers Worldwide
Margaret Besheer, VOA
Besheer writes: "Journalists are being jailed in unprecedented numbers across the globe, with 262 detained for their work at the end of 2017, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists."
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New EPA chief Andrew Wheeler. (photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Planned Shake-Up at EPA Would Make Scientists More Vulnerable to Political Interference, Critics Say
Mark Hand, ThinkProgress
Hand writes: "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to combine the agency's two science offices into one, a move that critics contend is another example of the Trump administration trying to diminish the role of scientists at the agency."
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Warren Is Preparing for 2020. So Are Biden, Booker, Harris and Sanders.

16 July 18 AM

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DUE TO LACK OF DONATIONS ... We now must focus all of our efforts on bringing in a few donations. It's sad. What does it take to stimulate a bit of support? In earnest. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News

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Warren Is Preparing for 2020. So Are Biden, Booker, Harris and Sanders. 

Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin, The New York Times
Excerpt: "During a campaign-style tour of the West late last month, Senator Elizabeth Warren did not announce she was running for president. But in private events and public speeches, her message about 2020 was as clear as it was rousing."
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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump arrive for a State Dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump at the White House in April 2018. (photo: Alex Brandon/AP)

Jared Kushner's Family Firm Accused of Pushing Out Tenants
Bernard Condon and Garance Burke, Associated Press
Excerpt: "The hammering and drilling began just months after Jared Kushner's family real estate firm bought a converted warehouse apartment building in the hip, Williamsburg section of Brooklyn."
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Brett Kavanaugh and Mike Pence. (photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Comments by Former Clerks May Backfire on Trump's High Court Pick
Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Hurley writes: "When it became clear that President Donald Trump was seriously considering nominating Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservative judge's former law clerks swung into action as among his most energetic public cheerleaders."
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Teachers rally in Denver, Colorado, amid strikes this spring. A supreme court decision puts unions' funding at risk. (photo: David Zalubowski/AP)

'We're Militant Again': US Teachers at Convention Galvanized by Wave of Strikes
Mike Elk, Guardian UK
Elk writes: "Despite school being out for the summer, teachers around the country aren't taking a break."
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David D. Smith, the chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, in 2011. (photo: Nicholas Griner/Baltimore Business Journal)

As News Ownership Consolidates, Will Local TV Become More Partisan?
Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor
Case Bryant writes: "Until recently, most Americans had likely never heard of Sinclair Broadcast Group. But the conservative network, which is seeking a $3.9 billion merger that would make it the most influential player in local TV, set off alarm bells this spring when it required all its anchors around the country to read a statement about the importance of unbiased journalism."
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The mother of Amir al-Nimra, 15, second from left, and her three daughters at Luay Kaheel's funeral wake in Gaza. (photo: Hosam Salem/Al Jazeera)

'Like Twins': Gaza Mourns Teenage Boys Killed in Israeli Air Raid
Farah Najjar and Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "An Israeli air strike killed Luay Kaheel, 16 and Amir al-Nimra, 15, while they were playing on a rooftop of a building." 

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Scott Pruitt. (photo: WP)

Science Under Siege: Behind the Scenes at Trump's Troubled Environment Agency
Jeff Tollefson, Nature Magazine
Tollefson writes: "Uncertainty, hostility and irrelevance are now part of daily life for scientists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
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