Senator Cory Booker said that he does not expect to qualify for the sixth Democratic primary debate next week but
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FBI Will Investigate Anti-Semitic Jersey City Shooting as Domestic Terrorism
The FBI will investigate Tuesday’s anti-Semitic shooting at a kosher market in Jersey City, N.J. as domestic terrorism, MSNBC reported
Luxury hotel stays, private flights, new nonprofits: Leadership PACs can pay for them
(Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Designed primarily to provide funding for other candidates running for office, leadership PACs are
Federal Prosecutors Seek to Jail Giuliani Associate Lev Parnas After Discovering $1 Million Payment from Russia
Lev Parnas, who was working with President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, received a $1 million payment from Russia in
White House Budget Office Defends Holdup of Ukraine Aid as ‘Pending a Policy Decision’ in Memo
A memo, reviewed by The Washington Post, cited numerous examples of Congress holding up aid to ensure that it would
Ohio Bill Would Mandate Officer Training on Contacts with People with Dementia
New recruits would get at least two hours of instruction on how to interact with dementia patients in peace officer
2 St. Louis Officers Fired Over Social Media Posts
Two of nearly two dozen St. Louis, MO, police officers accused this summer by a watchdog group of posting objectionable
Man Gets Life for Killing Michigan Deputy
A man was sentenced to serve life in prison Tuesday for the killing Oakland County, MI, Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Overall
December 11, 2019 – PBS NewsHour full episode
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department’s inspector general answers questions from senators about his report on the origins of
Israel Goes to Third Elections in Less than a Year After Parties Fail to Form Governing Coalition
Efforts to form a so-called “unity government” between Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party and Benny Gantz’s center-left Blue and White
How Trump’s New Anti-Semitism Order Effectively Criminalizes Dissent
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order today purporting to target anti-Semitism on college campuses. However, the measure
Only Ten Percent of Vatican’s Annual Collection Spent on Charity
An annual charitable collection from the Vatican which raises over 50 million dollars per year is primarily allocated to filling
Why Liberal Satire and Conservative Outrage Are Both Responses to Mainstream Media — But With Very Different Powers
Reading Time: < 1 minute The New Behemoths of the Healthcare Bureaucracy (Chris) From the New Republic: “Nobody should be
Corporate PAC cash takes a winding route to Democratic Senate challengers rejecting it
Maine Speaker of the House Sara Gideon (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Democrats’ narrow path to taking the
Private Firefighters — the Hottest Luxury of the Super-Rich
Reading Time: 4 minutes In 2018, a team of private firefighters very publicly saved the home of celebrity millionaires Kim
Pennsylvania State Trooper Shot, Wounded at Welfare Check
A Pennsylvania state trooper was shot and wounded Tuesday afternoon by the subject of a welfare check and had to
Officer, 5 Others Killed in New Jersey Standoff
A New Jersey police officer was killed in an hourslong standoff in a Jersey City, NJ, neighborhood Tuesday, investigators said.
College Football Player Charged with Assaulting California Officer
A former football player with the University of California at Berkeley was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of attempted
Michael Cohen Reconsidered
Reading Time: 27 minutes The Taxi King has fallen. In a long magazine article, the New York Times lays out
December 10, 2019 – PBS NewsHour full episode
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a historic day on Capitol Hill as the House delivers articles of impeachment against President Trump
Trump to Sign Executive Order Tackling Anti-Semitism at U.S. Colleges
President Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to target anti-Semitism on college campuses, the New York Times reported
Ukrainian foreign influence operation bankrolled by secret donors in coordinated effort
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How the impeachment articles against Trump are similar to, and different from, Clinton and Nixon
House Democrats have settled on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump — the first alleging abuse of power
Refurbishing NAFTA
On the campaign trail, Trump excoriated NAFTA as an economic disaster for the United States. But the USMCA mostly replicates
Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola?
The shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola by a Saudi Arabian aviation student put a spotlight on the federal government’s
Former Head of Mexican Police Charged with Drug Trafficking
The former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna was charged Tuesday with drug trafficking and receiving bribes from
Yemenis Know Firsthand the Extremist Underpinnings of the Pensacola Shooter
SANA’A, YEMEN — The attack on U.S. Naval base in Florida exemplifies the harsh reality of life in Yemen where
‘Dark money’ groups drove support for IRS rule eliminating donor disclosure
(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) A proposed Trump administration rule to exempt some “dark money” groups from disclosing their donors
Honolulu City Council Passes Ban on Single-Use Plastics in 7–2 Vote
Reading Time: 2 minutes CBP Denies Access to Doctors Seeking Flu Vaccinations for Migrant Children (Chris) From the San Diego
Read the articles of impeachment House Democrats have introduced against President Donald Trump
Below is the text of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Resolved, That Donald J. Trump, President of the
Dems Expected to Unveil Two Articles of Impeachment: Abuse of Power, Obstruction of Congress
“The facts are clear. The danger to our democracy is clear and our duty is clear,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman
Sheriff: FL SRO Pawned Sidearm, Brought Pellet Gun to Work
King allegedly gave excuses to investigators about why he did not have his service weapon, but later confessed he pawned
Alabama Officer Shot, Killed During Drug Investigation
Officer Bill Clardy of the Huntsville (AL) Police Department has died after being shot during a drug investigation
Houston Police Officer Shot and Killed Over the Weekend
Sergeant Christopher Brewster of the Houston Police Department came under fire as he exited his patrol vehicle and was struck
December 9, 2019 – PBS NewsHour full episode
Monday on the NewsHour, a long-awaited report on the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe finds errors but no evidence
House Republican Calls for ‘Marshall Plan’ to Reduce Illegal Immigration from Central America
Rep. Will Hurd on Monday called for the Trump administration to develop a “Marshall Plan” for Central American nations to
Ask PolitiFact: Does a video show Joe Biden confessing to bribery? No
A reader asked, “How come Joe Biden is on film bragging about getting the Prosecutor investigating Burisma fired and fact
Comey Claims IG Report Shows Trump ‘Smeared’ FBI
Former FBI director James Comey attacked President Trump and Attorney General William Barr on Monday after the publication of the
John Durham’s Investigators ‘Do Not Agree’ with DOJ IG’s Findings on Origin of Russia Probe
U.S. Attorney John Durham issued a rare statement in the wake of the release of DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s
Israel’s Case Against Human Rights Watch Reveals How Its Normalizing West Bank Land Theft
The Occupied West Bank — In November 2019, following a long legal battle, Israel revoked the work visa and deported
Gerrymandering Prisoners
Reading Time: 3 minutes Earlier this year, a federal court in Connecticut allowed the NAACP to proceed in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit to
Texans on Southern Border Vow to Fight Trump’s Efforts to Take Their Homes for Border Wall
Reading Time: 2 minutes Oceans Running Out of Oxygen as Temperatures Rise (Mili) The author writes, “Around 700 ocean sites