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House Intel postpones enforcement action after DOJ agrees to produce some Mueller files

May 22, 2019

The House Intelligence Committee is postponing taking action to enforce a subpoena for Attorney General William Barr to turn over materials generated in special [...]

BREAKING NEWS: White House instructs McGahn to defy Dem subpoena to testify

May 20, 2019

Former White House counsel Don McGahn “has been directed” to follow a Justice Department opinion saying he should not testify before the House Judiciary [...]

Why are there so many candidates for president?

May 20, 2019

Hans J. G. Hassell, Florida State University Seven Democratic presidential candidates gathered on national television early in the 1988 campaign to debate each other. The [...]

BREAKING: Missouri becomes latest state to pass highly restrictive anti-abortion legislation

May 17, 2019

Missouri’s Republican-led House passed a bill on Friday banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy with an exception for medical emergencies but not for rape or [...]

Wikipedia blocked in China in all languages

May 16, 2019

Looks like there’s another roadblock on China’s information superhighway. Wikipedia, the preeminent web encyclopedia, is now blocked in all languages in the country, the [...]

U.S. journalism really has become more subjective and personal — at least some of it

May 14, 2019

A deep linguistic analysis finds that newspapers today are a lot like newspapers 30 years ago. But TV news — especially cable news — has ramped up the emotion, the [...]

BREAKING: House Democrats subpoena Trump tax returns from Treasury Secretary Mnuchin

May 10, 2019

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal issued a subpoena Friday to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig in order to obtain six [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Trump invokes executive privilege to block release of unredacted Mueller report

May 8, 2019

President Donald Trump has invoked executive privilege to block an effort by House Democrats to access special counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted report and underlying [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Democrats prepare to hold William Barr in contempt

May 6, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee has taken its first formal step toward holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena for special counsel [...]

Poynter did the right thing

May 4, 2019

By Dave Van Zandt Our inbox has been overflowing with anger toward Poynter Institute for publishing a list of alleged fake news sources. We have been asked to rate them [...]

Poynter Institute removes “UnNews: An index of unreliable news websites”

May 3, 2019

By Dave Van Zandt On April 30th, 2019, Poynter Institute published an article titled: UnNews: An index of unreliable news websites. This article provided a list of 515 [...]

Facebook bans Milo Yiannopoulos, Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan, other ‘dangerous’ figures

May 2, 2019

Facebook announced Thursday that it has permanently banned a host of prominent figures it described as “dangerous” from its platform, including [...]

A global “cycle of fear” – Norway tops Press Freedom rankings, Turkmenistan worst ranked nation

May 1, 2019

Norway remains the nation with the highest level of Press Freedom in the world for the third consecutive time, according to the annual rankings released in April by [...]

BREAKING: Mueller told AG Barr his short summary of the special counsel report caused confusion, missed substance of investigation

April 30, 2019

Special counsel Robert Mueller told Attorney General William Barr that his short four-page summary of the more than 400-page report had caused public “confusion” [...]

Pelosi, Schumer say they’ve agreed with Trump on a $2T infrastructure bill

April 30, 2019

Democratic congressional leaders said they held a constructive meeting with President Trump on Monday at which they agreed to seek a deal on a $2 trillion infrastructure [...]

Breaking: Rosenstein submits resignation letter to Trump

April 29, 2019

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation letter to President Trump on Monday, capping roughly two years at the Justice Department. In a statement, [...]

U.S. measles outbreak hits ‘completely avoidable’ 25-year-high: officials

April 29, 2019

The number of measles cases in the United States has reached a 25-year peak, propelled by the spread of misinformation about the vaccine that can prevent the disease, federal [...]

US economy grew at 3.2 percent in first quarter

April 26, 2019

The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy picked up steam in the first three months of the year. That’s a significant turnaround from expectations six weeks ago, [...]

Leader of militia detaining migrants claims group trained to assassinate Soros, Hillary Clinton, Obama, complaint says

April 22, 2019

A leader of a New Mexico militia that has been detaining migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border said that the group was “training to assassinate George Soros, Hillary [...]

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Retired Admiral McRaven has no regrets over criticizing Trump

23 May 2019

Retired Navy Admiral and former U.S. special operations chief William McRaven has no regrets about c [...]

Judge rules against Trump, paves way for banks to provide his business records to Congress

23 May 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization on Wednesday lost thei [...]

Asia feels chill from Sino-U.S. tech cold war

23 May 2019

Asian shares were stuck in the red on Thursday amid worries the Sino-U.S. trade conflict was fast mo [...]

Uber and Lyft to turn the wheels on car ownership: industry experts

23 May 2019

Ride-hailing apps like those of Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc are expected to alter the state of ca [...]

U.S. Treasury backs away from plan for Harriet Tubman on $20 bill next year

23 May 2019

The U.S. Treasury will not introduce a redesigned $20 bill picturing escaped slave and abolitionist [...]

Trump Hits Back at Pelosi After She Accuses Him of Engaging in a “Cover-Up”

22 May 2019

As the debate over whether to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump intensifi [...]

Amazon Shareholders Join the Chorus of Critics Worried About Facial Recognition Technology

22 May 2019

On Wednesday, Amazon stock owners will have the chance to reign in the company’s controversial facia [...]

Mike Huckabee’s Epic Fight to Keep Beachgoers Off His Patch of Florida Sand

22 May 2019

Not long after his failed 2008 presidential bid, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee bought a beachfr [...]

The Key to Covering the 2020 Election: More Women

22 May 2019

From the #MeToo movement to the fight for workplace equality to the dystopian abortion bills popping [...]

Librarians Are Trying to Encourage Children to Read—by Bringing Books Straight to the Laundromat

22 May 2019

Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. S [...]

Trump angrily walks out of meeting with Democrats after Pelosi says he is ‘engaged in a coverup’

22 May 2019

In the Rose Garden, the president insisted he would not work with Democrats unless they abandon thei [...]

Unsealed court filings reveal how Mueller quickly zeroed in on Michael Cohen

23 May 2019

Prosecutors took an early interest in the companies seeking to leverage Cohen’s access to President [...]

Top Democrat cancels event for anti-abortion House colleague

23 May 2019

Under pressure from the left, DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos said she won’t attend a fundraiser for Re [...]

Judge rejects Trump’s request to halt congressional subpoenas for his banking records

22 May 2019

A federal judge said Deutsche Bank and Capital One may hand over the president’s financial records t [...]

Which House Democrats support impeachment?

22 May 2019

A running list. [...]

Arrest of Senior Huawei Executive Steps Up U.S.-China Confrontation

6 December 2018

The arrest of a senior executive of networking-gear maker Huawei Technologies Co. intensifies the co [...]

Oil Slides After OPEC Delays Decision on Level of Output Cuts

6 December 2018

OPEC members on agreed to production curbs but will wait to hear from Russia before making a final d [...]

North Korea Expands Long-Range Missile Base

6 December 2018

North Korea is expanding military facilities thought to house long-range missiles that can hit the U [...]

Talks to End War in Yemen Begin Under U.S. Pressure

6 December 2018

Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels begin U.S.-backed talks Thursday to end a nearly four-year war [...]

In Tanzania, a Crackdown Sends LGBT People Into Hiding

6 December 2018

A crackdown on LGBT rights in Tanzania has forced people into hiding and sparked an international ba [...]

Trump to Pelosi and Schumer: No infrastructure deal unless the investigations stop

22 May 2019

President Trump said Tuesday that Democrats would have to end “phony investigations” if any bipartis [...]

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin to face son of former Democratic governor in 2019 general election

22 May 2019

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will face off against the state’s Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear [...]

AG Barr blasts federal judges who impose nationwide injunctions

22 May 2019

Attorney General William Barr blasted federal judges who have issued more than 37 nationwide injunct [...]

Draft IRS memo: Trump tax returns must be given to Congress

22 May 2019

A confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo reportedly crafted last fall says the president m [...]

Movie poster at Cannes features decapitated Trump

21 May 2019

A movie poster at the Cannes Market in France features a bikini-clad woman resembling Melania Trump [...]

Donald Trump - No, Pennsylvania special election winner was not in 50-50 race

22 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, Pennsylvania special election winner was not in 50-50 race Presi [...]

Donald Trump - Donald Trump wrong that Joe Biden abandoned Scranton

21 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Donald Trump wrong that Joe Biden abandoned Scranton At a ral [...]

Steve Bullock - Fact-checking Steve Bullock on decline of the American Dream

21 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Fact-checking Steve Bullock on decline of the American Dream M [...]

Wayne Messam - Fact-checking Wayne Messam on Florida law, mayors discussing gun reform

20 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Fact-checking Wayne Messam on Florida law, mayors discussing [...]

Amy Klobuchar - Yes, U.S. suicides have risen by 30% in past decade and a half

20 May 2019

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Yes, U.S. suicides have risen by 30% in past decade and a half During [...]

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House Intel postpones enforcement action after DOJ agrees to produce some Mueller files

BREAKING NEWS: White House instructs McGahn to defy Dem subpoena to testify

Why are there so many candidates for president?

BREAKING: Missouri becomes latest state to pass highly restrictive anti-abortion legislation

Wikipedia blocked in China in all languages

U.S. journalism really has become more subjective and personal — at least some of it

BREAKING: House Democrats subpoena Trump tax returns from Treasury Secretary Mnuchin

BREAKING NEWS: Trump invokes executive privilege to block release of unredacted Mueller report

BREAKING NEWS: Democrats prepare to hold William Barr in contempt

Poynter did the right thing

Poynter Institute removes “UnNews: An index of unreliable news websites”

Facebook bans Milo Yiannopoulos, Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan, other ‘dangerous’ figures

A global “cycle of fear” – Norway tops Press Freedom rankings, Turkmenistan worst ranked nation

BREAKING: Mueller told AG Barr his short summary of the special counsel report caused confusion, missed substance of investigation

Pelosi, Schumer say they’ve agreed with Trump on a $2T infrastructure bill

Breaking: Rosenstein submits resignation letter to Trump

U.S. measles outbreak hits ‘completely avoidable’ 25-year-high: officials

US economy grew at 3.2 percent in first quarter

Leader of militia detaining migrants claims group trained to assassinate Soros, Hillary Clinton, Obama, complaint says