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    Defense lawyers seek more investigations into MH17 downing
    Jun22

    Defense lawyers seek more investigations into MH17 downing

    Defense lawyers for a Russian charged with involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 have cast doubt on prosecutors’ assertions that the passenger jet was shot down by a surface-to-air missile …read more Source:: ABC...

    The Voice of America Will Sound Like Trump
    Jun22

    The Voice of America Will Sound Like Trump

    Of all the myriad Washington bureaucrats, diplomats, congressional staffers, and politicians who spend their time thinking about U.S.-China policy, probably no one has actually triggered the Chinese more than Libby Liu. For 14 years, Liu was the president of Radio Free Asia, an independent but congressionally funded broadcaster that transmits...

    Vladimir Putin Signals He May Seek to Extend His Rule in 2024
    Jun22

    Vladimir Putin Signals He May Seek to Extend His Rule in 2024

    Vladimir Putin said he’ll consider running for a fifth presidential term in 2024, arguing that the hunt for any successor risks paralyzing Russia’s government as the next election nears. “I don’t rule out such a possibility,” if the necessary amendment to the constitution is approved, Putin said in a Rossiya 1 television...

    Ukraine Apartment Block Gas Explosion Kills at Least One
    Jun21

    Ukraine Apartment Block Gas Explosion Kills at Least One

    KYIV (Reuters) – A gas explosion at a multi-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv has killed at least one person, rescuers… …read more Source:: U.S....

    Trump Denies Involvement In Berman Ouster–Right After Barr Told Berman POTUS Fired Him
    Jun21

    Trump Denies Involvement In Berman Ouster–Right After Barr Told Berman POTUS Fired Him

    President Donald Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr apparently forgot to consult with each other while coming up with an explanation for the abrupt firing of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoff Berman on Friday night. In a seething letter sent to Berman on Saturday, Barr accused the U.S. attorney of choosing “public...

    Inside the Trump Administration’s Decision to Leave the World Health Organization
    Jun20

    Inside the Trump Administration’s Decision to Leave the World Health Organization

    This story first appeared at ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Right before President Donald Trump unveiled punitive measures against China on May 29, he inserted a surprise into his prepared text. “We will be today...

    Trump’s 3-Point Plan to Win in 2020
    Jun20

    Trump’s 3-Point Plan to Win in 2020

    The polls for Donald Trump are grim. But if voter preference decided U.S. elections, Hillary Clinton would have won the presidency by almost 3 million ballots. Presidential elections can be gamed—and late yesterday night, events came together to reveal how the Trump administration hopes to game 2020.Attorney General William Barr announced the...

    Nadler To Invite Berman To Testify After Barr Attempts To Fire Him In Friday Night Massacre Gone Awry
    Jun20

    Nadler To Invite Berman To Testify After Barr Attempts To Fire Him In Friday Night Massacre Gone Awry

    House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) announced late Friday night that he will invite U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoff Berman to testify after Attorney General Bill Barr abruptly attempted to fire Berman. “America is right to expect the worst of Bill Barr, who has repeatedly interfered in criminal...

    US Prosecutor Who Has Investigated Trump Lawyer Refuses to Resign
    Jun20

    US Prosecutor Who Has Investigated Trump Lawyer Refuses to Resign

    A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, on Friday refused to step down after the administration abruptly said it was replacing him. The dramatic standoff marks the latest in series of unusual actions by Attorney General William Barr that critics say are...

    DOJ Tries to Oust US Attorney Investigating Trump Allies
    Jun20

    DOJ Tries to Oust US Attorney Investigating Trump Allies

    The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday to oust Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and said his ongoing investigations would continue.“I have not...