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    Ousted NY Prosecutor Tells Panel Barr ‘Urged’ Him to Resign
    Jul10

    Ousted NY Prosecutor Tells Panel Barr ‘Urged’ Him to Resign

    The ousted U.S. attorney who was leading investigations into President Donald Trump’s allies told the House Judiciary panel on Thursday that Attorney General William Barr “repeatedly urged” him to resign during a hastily arranged meeting that sheds light on the extraordinary standoff surrounding his departure.Geoffrey Berman,...

    Marie Yovanovitch on Vindman retirement: He ‘deserved better than this. Our country deserved better than this’
    Jul10

    Marie Yovanovitch on Vindman retirement: He ‘deserved better than this. Our country deserved better than this’

    Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and a key witness in President Trump’s impeachment proceedings, said fellow impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman “deserved better” after he announce… …read more Source:: The...

    Maryland Governor Blasts Pelosi’s Indifference to Baltimore Vandalism
    Jul10

    Maryland Governor Blasts Pelosi’s Indifference to Baltimore Vandalism

    Maryland governor Larry Hogan (R.) on Thursday said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has “lost touch” with her childhood city of Baltimore after she expressed indifference about the toppling of a statue of Christopher Columbus. “It’s disappointing that Speaker Pelosi has lost touch with the Baltimore...

    Renewed Transatlanticism or a Post-American Europe?
    Jul10

    Renewed Transatlanticism or a Post-American Europe?

    Much has been written of late about the Trump Administration’s decision to move 9,500 U.S. troops out of Germany and its impact on deteriorating Transatlantic relations. To be sure, the move and the personality clashes among key leaders in NATO that it has brought to the surface have played a part in fueling the current turmoil. But it is...

    Dozens Rally Near Ukraine Constiutional Court Over Controversial Language Law
    Jul09

    Dozens Rally Near Ukraine Constiutional Court Over Controversial Language Law

    Dozens of activists, opposition politicians and lawmakers have rallied near the building of Ukraine’s Constitutional Court as it debated a controverisal language law that has been criticized for restricting access to minority languages. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Trump Is Successfully Running Out the Clock
    Jul09

    Trump Is Successfully Running Out the Clock

    Fifty-five days ago, President Trump was supposed to file his annual personal financial disclosures, which give a broad snapshot of his money situation. The White House gave its employees 45 extra days to file the report, citing the coronavirus pandemic, making the new deadline June 29.That was 10 days ago, and Trump still hasn’t released...

    A First Draft of a History-Textbook Entry for the Year 2020
    Jul09

    A First Draft of a History-Textbook Entry for the Year 2020

    History never ends. But history textbooks must. As deadlines for new editions loom, every textbook writer lurches to a sudden stop. The last chapter always ends in uncertainty: unfinished and unresolved. I’ve experienced this many times myself, as a co-author on several history textbooks.By now it seems clear that we are all living through...

    Facebook Takes Down Accounts, Pages of Trump Ally Stone
    Jul09

    Facebook Takes Down Accounts, Pages of Trump Ally Stone

    Facebook Inc. on Wednesday removed 50 personal and professional pages connected to U.S. President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone, who is due to report to prison next week.The social media platform said Stone and his associates, including a prominent supporter of the right-wing Proud Boys group in Stone’s home state of...

    ‘Squad’ Backs Bill to Gut Police, End Prisons
    Jul09

    ‘Squad’ Backs Bill to Gut Police, End Prisons

    Two leading progressive House Democrats on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to radically overhaul the criminal justice system by dismantling policing and incarceration in the United States. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), both known as members of the House’s uber-progressive “squad,” backed the...

    Facebook Takes Down ‘Inauthentic’ Social Media Pages Connected To Ukraine Ad Agency
    Jul09

    Facebook Takes Down ‘Inauthentic’ Social Media Pages Connected To Ukraine Ad Agency

    Facebook said it has taken down a network of “coordinated, inauthentic” Ukrainian social media pages tied to a digital advertising agency in the nation’s capital as it seeks to combat the spread of disinformation. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...