The writer Mikhail Klikushin was a holdover from the New York Observer’s Ken Kurson era.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Kushner Family Newspaper Cuts Ties With Writer Who Attacked Kremlin Foes
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Facebook Uncovers Political Influence Campaign With Possible Russia Ties
"We have found evidence of connections between these accounts and previously identified [Russia Internet Research Agency] accounts."
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An Appeals Court Just Upheld The Decision To Keep Paul Manafort In Jail Ahead Of His DC Trial
Manafort was sent to jail pending trial after the special counsel's office accused him of attempting to tamper with potential witnesses in his case.
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Trump’s Former Campaign Chair Paul Manafort Is Going To Trial. Here’s What You Need To Know.
Manafort is facing multiple counts of bank fraud, filing false tax returns, and failing to report foreign bank accounts.
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Pompeo Says The US Will Spend $113 Million To Promote Business In Asia. China Plans To Spend $1 Trillion.
The secretary of state’s vision may not be visionary enough to get buy in from partners or counter China.
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Monday, July 30, 2018
How Advocates Are Using Feminist Language To Rebrand The Anti-Abortion Movement
At the Pro-Life Women’s Convention in Missouri, anti-abortion advocates pushed for women-centric language and Pinterest-style campaigns over the bloody posters and antagonism favored by the old guard.
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Giuliani Backs Off Trump's Repeated Denials That He Asked Comey To Go Easy On Flynn
"He had a right to say to Comey, 'Give Flynn a break,'" Giuliani says. Trump previously said, "I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn."
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Why Dean Baquet Skipped The New York Times’ Meeting With Trump
“I don't think officials should be able to tell me things that I can't publish,” Baquet said.
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The “Zero Tolerance” Immigration Policy Is Driving Immigrants Into The Dangerous Desert
Hundreds of bodies are found in the Sonoran Desert every year. Activists say that number will rise following the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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This Huge Hyperpartisan American Conservative Facebook Page Was Rented Out To Guys In India
The fate of the once-lucrative American News Facebook page shows how much the hyperpartisan news business has struggled since 2016.
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Sunday, July 29, 2018
The FBI Set Up A Task Force To Counter Russian Trolls. So Far, It's Been Silent.
The FBI's foreign influence task force was announced eight months ago. It hasn't been heard from since.
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The Number Of Parents Who Were Deported Without Their Kids Keeps Growing
At least 468 kids in detention have parents who are outside the United States. How they'll be reunited with one another is unknown.
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Saturday, July 28, 2018
How "Abolish ICE" Went From A Twitter Slogan To A Litmus Test
A socialist researcher with a big Twitter following boosted an immigration activism movement.
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Friday, July 27, 2018
The Mormon Church And The Exorcism Of The Far Right
While far-right movements have been emboldened in the wake of Trump’s election, the Mormon church has pushed back on ultra-conservative groups rising within the religion.
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Michael Cohen Reportedly Claims Trump Knew In Advance About The Infamous Trump Tower Meeting With Russian
"There's no way you're going to bring down a president with a proven liar," Rudy Giuliani said in response.
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Bernie Sanders Adviser Is Assisting Special Counsel Investigation In Manafort Case
Tad Devine, a top adviser to Sanders’ 2016 campaign, previously worked with Manafort in Ukraine.
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White House Surprises Again, This Time With Sanctions Threat Against Turkey
Senators who've called for Turkey to release Pastor Andrew Brunson say neither Trump nor Pence discussed with them their calls for Turkey to be sanctioned if Brunson isn't released.
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Here's The Evidence Paul Manafort Doesn't Want A Jury To See About His Work In Ukraine
A cache of documents included in a filing Thursday largely includes emails and memos about campaign strategy and activities on behalf of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukoyvch.
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The House Plans To Tackle Immigration In September, Just Not DACA
House Republicans are working on another immigration bill when they come back from summer break, but that bill will not include any solution for the 700,000 DREAMers in legal limbo.
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These Emotional Pictures Show Families Reunited After Being Separated At The US–Mexico Border
On Thursday at 6 p.m. ET, the Trump administration faces a court-imposed deadline to reunify all immigrant families who were detained and separated at the US–Mexico border. While nearly 900 families will not be reunited for various reasons, these pictures show the emotional reunions of those who were able to see their loved ones once more.
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These Three Immigrant Families Were Just Reunited After Months Apart. Here Are Their Stories.
One woman's 12-year-old son said the government started giving him anti-depressants “because he was sad” they were separated.
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
A Judge Won't Block Trump From Talking About A Former Senate Intelligence Staffer Charged With Lying To The FBI
Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson said that James Wolfe hadn't shown a need to issue a gag order for the president.
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Black Democrats Grapple With Confrontations Between Police And People Of Color
Amid stories of police violence and individuals calling the cops on people of color living their lives, the Congressional Black Caucus has formed a task force to figure out how to help.
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A Federal Judge Rejected The Trump Administration's Effort To Get A Lawsuit Over Its Census Citizenship Question Dismissed
A judge denied the government's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, one of several filed across the country challenging the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
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House Conservatives Introduced Articles Of Impeachment Against The Deputy Attorney General
The impeachment articles cover a litany of Republican complaints about Rod Rosenstein’s tenure as the department’s second-ranking official.
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Separated Parents Were "Totally Unaware" They Had Waived Their Right To Be Reunified With Their Children
In affidavits filed in federal court, attorneys say parents separated from their kids at the border are telling stories of being misinformed, coerced, or tricked by immigration agents.
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At A Senate Hearing, The Key Question Is Who Speaks For The United States: Trump Or Pompeo?
At a contentious Senate hearing Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asserted that people should pay less attention to what the president says and more attention to what the government does.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Senate Intel Panel Plans Hearing With Facebook, Google, And Twitter Execs
The Senate Intelligence Committee is planning on holding two hearings on social media as part of its Russia investigation.
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Nancy Pelosi Is Making Things Complicated In Ohio’s Big Special Election
Democrat Danny O’Connor is running on his opposition to Pelosi. But after an awkward TV interview, national Republicans are spending money to question his sincerity.
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Alleged Russian Agent Maria Butina's Lawyer Disputes Government's Claim She Offered Sex For A Job
"We don't believe it's true," Butina's lawyer told a judge on Wednesday.
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Boris Johnson Has Been Privately Talking To Steve Bannon As They Plot Their Next Moves
One is a potential frontrunner to be the next UK prime minister, the other wants to help nationalists win in Europe. BuzzFeed News reports for the first time that they're in regular contact.
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Bernie Sanders Goes After The Cash-Bail System
The United States, Sanders said, has a cash-bail system that’s essentially “criminalizing poverty.”
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A Federal Judge Once Again Rejected Trump's Effort To Get A Lawsuit About His Business Ties Dismissed
With the case going forward, the challengers can now seek records about Trump's DC hotel.
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A Top Democrat Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Would Need To Wait Her Turn For Leadership
Rep. Jim Clyburn, a member of House Democratic leadership, suggested Wednesday that the likely incoming member — and Democratic rising star — may need to wait her turn to get to leadership.
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These Emails Show What Happens When The White House Keeps The Pentagon Out Of The Loop
“The White House gets to do whatever it wants when it wants how it wants.”
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Trump Told Supporters Not To Trust What They See Or Read, And People Are Wondering If George Orwell Wrote His Speech
"What you are seeing and what you are reading is not what's happening" — President Trump (not George Orwell).
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Judge Orders The Release Of Man Turned Over To ICE After He Tried To Deliver Pizza To A Military Base
The judge ordered the government to "immediately release [him] from custody."
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Top Facebook Security Officer: "We Need To Be Willing To Pick Sides"
In a brutally honest note about his departure, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos calls on his colleagues “to intentionally not collect data where possible” and listen to people when they say a feature is “creepy.”
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How Paul Ryan Went From Fighting For A Compromise On Immigration To Standing In Its Way
“I think in his heart Paul knows that legal immigration is good for the country and that cutting legal immigration is bad. Unfortunately, as Speaker that’s not where his caucus is right now.”
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Jeff Sessions Joined A “Lock Her Up” Chant In Front Of High School Students
The attorney general — the country’s top law-enforcement official — joined the call to imprison Democrat Hillary Clinton.
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Monday, July 23, 2018
Trump Might Revoke Security Clearances Of Former Officials Who Have Criticized Him
"I think this is just a very, very petty thing to do," Jim Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, said in response to the news.
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The Judge In Paul Manafort's Case Unsealed The Names Of Witnesses Who Will Get Immunity To Testify
The judge also agreed to delay Manafort's trial in Virginia by a week after his lawyer complained about a last-minute production of documents by the government.
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These Democrats Say ICE Charging Parents To Call Their Detained Kids Is "Morally Reprehensible"
Some phone calls reportedly cost up to $8 per minute.
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Sunday, July 22, 2018
Carter Page’s FISA Records Have Been Released By The Justice Department
The heavily-redacted documents reveal that the FBI told the secret surveillance court in 2016 that it believed the one-time foreign policy aide to the Trump campaign had been “collaborating and conspiring with the Russian government.”
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Saturday, July 21, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh Says The White House Called Him The Very Day Justice Anthony Kennedy Announced He Was Retiring
Kavanaugh has been on Trump's shortlist since November. He said his contact with the White House started the day Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement.
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Bernie Fans Say They’re Excited To See Him Campaign With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Because She’s Proof Their Politics Are The Future
"I see her as the future — I’m hoping Bernie runs in 2020 — but I think she’s the future of the party. "
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Friday, July 20, 2018
Top Bernie Sanders Adviser Named In The Evidence List For Paul Manafort’s Trial
An exhibit list released this week in the Mueller investigation cites emails from 2014. It was previously reported that Tad Devine, a top Sanders strategist, stopped working in Ukraine in 2012.
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These Donors Haven’t Given Up On John Kasich For President
The Ohio governor and Donald Trump critic faces tough odds. But people are betting on him anyway.
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Centrist Democrats Want A Presidential Candidate To Take On Bernie. They Just Don’t Know Who It Is.
“It’s accurate to say most of the energy on Twitter is on the far left, and a lot of the energy in Washington is on the far left.”
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