A barrage of Senate confirmation hearings is set to begin Tuesday for what could be the wealthiest Cabinet in modern American history. This comes despite … Wealthiest Cabinet in U.S. HistoryRead more
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Trump Fires Acting Attorney General After She Defies Muslim Ban Order
President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates on Monday night, just hours after she announced the Justice Department would not defend Trump’s executive … Trump Fires Acting Attorney General After She Defies Muslim Ban OrderRead more
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Obama WH Has Been ‘The Most Anti-Press Administration’ Since Nixon
NYT’s James Risen
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70% of ministry’s budget released, claims tribal affairs minister
Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram has said that 70 per cent of his ministry’s budget for 2016-17 has been released. In a press conference, … 70% of ministry’s budget released, claims tribal affairs ministerRead more
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DOJ official gave Clinton camp ‘heads up’ about email filing
A senior Department of Justice official gave Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman a “heads up” about new developments related to Clinton’s email use as secretary of … DOJ official gave Clinton camp ‘heads up’ about email filingRead more
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When CIA and NSA Workers Blow the Whistle, Congress Plays Deaf
Do the committees that oversee the vast U.S. spying apparatus take intelligence community whistleblowers seriously? Do they earnestly investigate reports of waste, fraud, abuse, professional … When CIA and NSA Workers Blow the Whistle, Congress Plays DeafRead more
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The Most Important WikiLeaks Revelation Isn’t About Hillary Clinton
The most important revelation in the WikiLeaks dump of John Podesta’s emails has nothing to do with Hillary Clinton. The messages go all the way … The Most Important WikiLeaks Revelation Isn’t About Hillary ClintonRead more
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Why Obama Should Pardon All Leakers and Whistleblowers — Not Just Edward Snowden
Of course President Obama should pardon Edward Snowden — and Chelsea Manning, too. But this story is not about the excellent reasons for thanking rather … Why Obama Should Pardon All Leakers and Whistleblowers — Not Just Edward SnowdenRead more
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Yahoo didn’t install an NSA email scanner
Ex-Yahoo employees have spoken anonymously to Motherboard about the news that Yahoo had built an “email scanner” for a US security agency, likely the FBI … Yahoo didn’t install an NSA email scannerRead more
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US Gov. Deficit Numbers are a BIG Lie
The US gross national debt – after having been successfully disappeared from public discussion – has jumped by $1.38 trillion in fiscal 2016, which ended … US Gov. Deficit Numbers are a BIG LieRead more