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Jan 30 2020
News
Rand Paul set to upend Trump impeachment trial in push for whistleblower’s name
Sen. Rand Paul is poised to roil the Senate impeachment trial Thursday as he attempts again to publicly name the person who filed a whistleblower complaint against President Trump.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who is presiding over the trial, reportedly blocked Paul on Wednesday from offering a question containing the name of a CIA analyst who has been conjectured to be the
New York Post (News)
Jul 25 2021
Analysis
Governments created an informational black hole for Indigenous communities and COVID-19
We may never know how many American Indians or Alaska Natives died of COVID-19. The Indian Health Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is not keeping track. The Centers for Disease Control cannot tell us. And some state health authorities will not disclose that data, despite multiple public records requests, even though it would shed light on the pandemic’s
Poynter
Jun 18 2020
News
San Francisco police memo: Officers told not to use bodycams during raid of journalist’s home
A San Francisco Police Department memo obtained by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press reveals that police were instructed not to use body-worn cameras during last year’s high-profile raid of journalist Bryan Carmody’s home.
In the two-paragraph memo, which the Reporters Committee received through a public records request, Lieutenant Pilar Torres states that he told law
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Sep 25 2020
News
Ruth Bader Ginsburg will become the first woman to lie in state in the US Capitol. Here's who else made history
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is still making history, even after her death.
Ginsburg, who died last Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer, will become the first woman to lie in state in the US Capitol on Friday, according to congressional historians. She'll also be the first Jewish person to be given that honor. Ginsburg joins Rosa Parks, John Lewis, and
CNN Digital
Dec 26 2014
Opinion
Zephyr Teachout, Hands Up United and John Oliver Made Our 2014 Progressive Honor Roll. Who Else Made the List?
From the huge climate march in September to racial-justice activism, it was a year that saw renewal of movement-based politics
The Nation
Dec 28 2023
Headline Roundup
DOJ Threatens to Sue Texas Over New Immigration Law
The Justice Department threatened to sue Texas if it enforced a new immigration law empowering local officials and judges to arrest and deport migrants entering the U.S. illegally.
Key Quotes: In a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, the DOJ said the new law was “unconstitutional and will disrupt the federal government’s operations,” adding, “The United States will pursue all
New York Times (News)
The Daily Caller 
Houston Chronicle
May 28 2021
News
Americans’ Boost to Spending is Adding Fuel to Economic Growth
Americans extended a spending binge in April as they continue to catch up on activities they held off on during the pandemic, propelling a broad economic recovery.
After months of buying goods, many households are now shelling out more for services, dining out, traveling, and even visiting the spa. Consumer spending rose by 0.5% in April the Commerce Department said Friday—a solid
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 15 2017
News
Why Trump is really angry: Mueller is following the money
The Washington Post was the first to release the news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Donald Trump for obstruction of justice, but the New York Times piece from later on Wednesday evening finishes on a note that’s likely behind the increase in orange ire.
Daily Kos
Dec 13 2020
News
Trump Supporters Chased Out Of Black Lives Matter Plaza During Chaotic Demonstrations In Washington, DC
A group participating in a pro-President Donald Trump march were chased out of Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C. by counter-protesters Saturday afternoon, with some incidents requiring intervention from the police.
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers kept the counter-protesters and demonstrators participating in the pro-Trump march away from each other for the most
The Daily Caller
Mar 25 2019
News
Mueller delivers a win for Trump — Five Takeaways
There was relief for the White House and frustration for President Trump’s foes on Sunday when a summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings was released by Attorney General William Barr.
The 22-month probe is over. Here are the main takeaways.
A big win for Trump
The president could hardly have hoped for a better outcome than the one delivered in Barr’s letter to
The Hill