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Stephen Colbert: Trump Is 'Obstructing Justice' Right in Front of Us
Matt Wilstein, The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "'Another day, another presidential tweet-nado,' Stephen Colbert said at the top of his Late Show monologue Wednesday night. 'Get yourself down in the basement, because the tweet-nado is coming!'"
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The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, last year at the Capitol. He has referred three investigations into possible illicit foreign lobbying to federal prosecutors in Manhattan. (photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times)
Matt Wilstein, The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "'Another day, another presidential tweet-nado,' Stephen Colbert said at the top of his Late Show monologue Wednesday night. 'Get yourself down in the basement, because the tweet-nado is coming!'"
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The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, last year at the Capitol. He has referred three investigations into possible illicit foreign lobbying to federal prosecutors in Manhattan. (photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times)
Mueller Passes 3 Cases Focused on Illicit Foreign Lobbying to Prosecutors in New York
Matthew Rosenberg, Kenneth P. Vogel and Katie Benner, The New York Times
Excerpt: "Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has referred three investigations into possible illicit foreign lobbying by Washington insiders to federal prosecutors in New York who are already handling the case against President Trump's former lawyer, according to multiple people familiar with the cases."
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Casa Antigue, a facility run by Southwest Key that houses immigrant children who have been separated from their families in San Benito, Texas. (photo: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
Matthew Rosenberg, Kenneth P. Vogel and Katie Benner, The New York Times
Excerpt: "Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has referred three investigations into possible illicit foreign lobbying by Washington insiders to federal prosecutors in New York who are already handling the case against President Trump's former lawyer, according to multiple people familiar with the cases."
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Casa Antigue, a facility run by Southwest Key that houses immigrant children who have been separated from their families in San Benito, Texas. (photo: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
Employee at Immigrant Shelter in Arizona Arrested for Allegedly Sexually Abusing Teen Girl
Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "An employee at an Arizona facility that houses immigrant children separated from their families at the border has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl, according to Phoenix police."
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Street art in Chicago expressing support for immigrants. (photo: Getty)
Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "An employee at an Arizona facility that houses immigrant children separated from their families at the border has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl, according to Phoenix police."
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Street art in Chicago expressing support for immigrants. (photo: Getty)
Federal Court Says Trump's Anti-Sanctuary Cities Order Is Unconstitutional
Jennifer Kang, Splinter News
Kang writes: "A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Trump's executive order to withhold funding from so-called 'sanctuary cities' is unconstitutional."
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (photo: AP)
Jennifer Kang, Splinter News
Kang writes: "A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Trump's executive order to withhold funding from so-called 'sanctuary cities' is unconstitutional."
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (photo: AP)
A Threat to Global Democracy: How Facebook and Surveillance Capitalism Empower Authoritarianism
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "This is just the latest in a string of controversies surrounding Facebook's unprecedented influence on democracy in the United States and around the world, from its pivotal role in an explosion of hate speech inciting violence against Rohingya Muslims in Burma to its use by leaders such as Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in suppressing dissent."
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Google is said to have teams of engineers working on a search app that restricts content banned by Beijing. (photo: Getty)
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "This is just the latest in a string of controversies surrounding Facebook's unprecedented influence on democracy in the United States and around the world, from its pivotal role in an explosion of hate speech inciting violence against Rohingya Muslims in Burma to its use by leaders such as Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in suppressing dissent."
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Google is said to have teams of engineers working on a search app that restricts content banned by Beijing. (photo: Getty)
Google Testing a Censored Search Engine Just for China
James Doubek, NPR
Doubek writes: "Google is testing a mobile version of its search engine that will adhere to the Chinese government's censorship demands, including the blocking of certain websites and search terms, according to multiple reports."
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James Doubek, NPR
Doubek writes: "Google is testing a mobile version of its search engine that will adhere to the Chinese government's censorship demands, including the blocking of certain websites and search terms, according to multiple reports."
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North Slope drilling site. (photo: National Geographic)
Surrounded by Oil Fields, an Alaska Village Fears for Its Health
Sabrina Shankman, Inside Climate News
Sabrina Shankman, Inside Climate News
Shankman writes: "For many in this largely Inupiaq community, the Repsol disaster underscored their worst fears of a link between the oil drilling boom surrounding the town and respiratory illness."
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