Jeffrey Toobin | The Supreme Court Seems Befuddled, Again, on Gerrymandering

Jeffrey Toobin | The Supreme Court Seems Befuddled, Again, on Gerrymandering

Paul Gottinger | Under Trump, US Has Special Operations in More Countries Than It Has Ambassadors

Paul Gottinger | Under Trump, US Has Special Operations in More Countries Than It Has Ambassadors

The Daily 202: Visuals and ego motivate Trump to take a harder line on Putin

The Daily 202: Visuals and ego motivate Trump to take a harder line on Putin

PRUITT SLEEPING WITH A LOBBYIST!

-- EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt spent much of his first year in Washington living in a townhouse co-owned by the wife of a top energy lobbyist. ABC News’s John Santucci, Matthew Mosk and Stephanie Ebbs report: “The price tag on Pruitt’s rental arrangement is one key question when determining if it constitutes an improper gift, ethics experts [said]. … [The lobbyist, J. Steven Hart,] confirmed … that Pruitt had lived in the flat, which is owned by a limited liability company that links to an address listed to Hart and his wife Vicki Hart, a lobbyist with expertise in the healthcare arena.”

-- Pruitt’s lease allowed him to pay $50 a night for a single bedroom – but only on nights he slept there. Bloomberg’s Jennifer A Dlouhy and Jennifer Jacobs report: “White House officials are growing dismayed about the questions surrounding Pruitt’s living arrangement, including his initial inability to produce any documentation about his lease or his actual payments, according to three officials. The landlord provided EPA officials with a copy of the lease and proof of the payments Pruitt made. … In all, Pruitt paid $6,100 to use the room for roughly six months, according to copies of the checks reviewed by Bloomberg. Those checks show varying amounts paid on sporadic dates -- not a traditional monthly ‘rent payment’ of the same amount each month.”

-- The EPA’s senior counsel for ethics said in a statement the living arrangement was “a routine business transaction and permissible even if from a personal friend.”

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Parkland Students Interview Bernie Sanders: 'Your Generation Has the Power to Change America'

Parkland Students Interview Bernie Sanders: 'Your Generation Has the Power to Change America'

Garrison Keillor | Spring Will Be Here Before You Know It. Prepare to Be Enlightened.

Garrison Keillor | Spring Will Be Here Before You Know It. Prepare to Be Enlightened.

THIS IS WHAT THE WORLD SEES AND US MAINSTREAM MEDIA IGNORES! 
ISRAEL IS KILLING, INJURING, PENALIZING, OPPRESSING PALESTINIANS....
AND TAKING THEIR LAND.....AND THIS IS AN ALLIE?   

ISRAEL IS AS THUGGISH AS THE US!

Israeli soldiers shot tear gas across the Gaza border Friday as Palestinians gathered for demonstrations that are expected to last six weeks. (photo: Mahmud Hams/Getty)

Israel Uses Live Fire on Non-Violent Protesters in Gaza, Killing 6 and Wounding Hundreds
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters
Al-Mughrabi writes: "Israeli troops shot dead four Palestinians and wounded 150 others with live fire on Friday, medical officials said, as protests over U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital entered a second week."
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POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: HEFNER indicted — ‘WYNN’ on thin ice — The TRANS RIGHTS ballot battle

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: HEFNER indicted — ‘WYNN’ on thin ice — The TRANS RIGHTS ballot battle

CHARLIE BAKER IS INCAPABLE OF LEADERSHIP! 

...,' Baker administration spokeswoman Lizzy Guyton said in an email."

- "Healey calls on Baker to address transparency concerns over State Police records," by Matt Rocheleau, Boston Globe:"Attorney General Maura Healey is calling on Governor Charlie Baker to take more leadership in addressing transparency concerns raised in the wake of revelations that payroll records for an entire State Police division were not disclosed for years. 'It's time that the Baker administration take a leadership role on this issue,' Healey told reporters Thursday."

FUNDS OF A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY WERE USED TO PAY FOR STEVE WYNN'S FOLLY!

HOW MANY LAWS WERE BROKEN? IS THE SEC INVESTIGATING? 

WILL WYNN STILL HAVE HIS NEVADA LICENSES? AND ELSEWHERE? 

- "Gaming commission says Wynn Resorts builds casino on 'at-risk basis'," by Mark Arsenault, Boston Globe: "In other words, don't assume how the investigation may turn out by how the commission handles its regular business. The commission's staff hopes to complete the investigation into the company's handling of the accusations against Steve Wynn by summer."

- "'Wynn' may be dropped from name of Everett casino resort," by Jordan Graham, Boston Herald: "Executives at the massive Wynn Resorts casino in Everett are 'absolutely' considering renaming the property, casino president Robert DeSalvio said today ... The Gaming Commission has been flooded with calls from residents and politicians - including Attorney General Maura Healey and Gov. Charlie Baker - to remove Wynn from the name in the wake of allegations of rampant sexual harassment and misconduct against Steve Wynn, who stepped down as CEO of the company earlier this year."

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William Boardman | Vermont Congressional Delegation Opposes Vermont Voters

William Boardman | Vermont Congressional Delegation Opposes Vermont Voters

Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman and Jared Kushner. (photo: Getty)

House Democrats Call for FBI to Probe Into Jared Kushner's Ties to Saudi Crown Prince
Dan Merica, CNN
Merica writes: "Six House Democrats are calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate whether President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior White House aide Jared Kushner leaked classified information to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, according to a letter obtained by CNN."
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