16 November 18
Andy Borowitz | Trump Refuses to Pardon White House Turkey After Accusing It of Working for Soros
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In a startling break with Thanksgiving tradition, Donald J. Trump refused to pardon the White House turkey after claiming that it was working as a secret operative of the billionaire George Soros."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In a startling break with Thanksgiving tradition, Donald J. Trump refused to pardon the White House turkey after claiming that it was working as a secret operative of the billionaire George Soros."
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Special counsel Robert Mueller departs Capitol Hill, in Washington, June 21 2018. (photo: Getty)
Donald Trump Says He Has Answered Robert Mueller's Questions, but Hasn't Submitted Them Yet
David Jackson, USA TODAY
Jackson writes: "President Donald Trump said Friday he has answered questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, but has not yet submitted them to prosecutors who are investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election."
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David Jackson, USA TODAY
Jackson writes: "President Donald Trump said Friday he has answered questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, but has not yet submitted them to prosecutors who are investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election."
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CNN correspondent Jim Acosta walks into a federal court in Washington for a Wednesday hearing on the network's legal challenge to the Trump administration's decision to pull his press pass. (photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Judge Orders White House to Return Press Credentials to CNN's Acosta
Jason Schwartz, Politico
Schwartz writes: "A federal judge on Friday ordered the White House to immediately reinstate CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's security pass, siding with the network and media advocates in the first decision in a major lawsuit over press access."
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Jason Schwartz, Politico
Schwartz writes: "A federal judge on Friday ordered the White House to immediately reinstate CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's security pass, siding with the network and media advocates in the first decision in a major lawsuit over press access."
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Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on Capitol Hill in April 2018. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
"Maybe We Want to Make It Just a Little More Difficult": GOP Senator on College Students Voting
Emily Stewart, Vox
Stewart writes: "Days after raising eyebrows with a campaign trail joke about attending a 'public hanging,' Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is now facing backlash for saying it might be a good idea to 'make it just a little more difficult' for college students to vote."
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Emily Stewart, Vox
Stewart writes: "Days after raising eyebrows with a campaign trail joke about attending a 'public hanging,' Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is now facing backlash for saying it might be a good idea to 'make it just a little more difficult' for college students to vote."
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ICE officers. (photo: ICE)
Amazon Met With ICE Officials to Market Its Facial Recognition Product
Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU
Singh Guliani writes: "According to documents released Tuesday by the Project on Government Oversight, earlier this year Amazon employees met with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to market 'Rekognition' - the company's facial recognition technology that we have been sounding the alarm on for months."
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Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU
Singh Guliani writes: "According to documents released Tuesday by the Project on Government Oversight, earlier this year Amazon employees met with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to market 'Rekognition' - the company's facial recognition technology that we have been sounding the alarm on for months."
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The rallies across Colombia are the latest chapter in protests over funding for education. (photo: AAP)
Colombia: After Repression, Legislators Urge Student-Government Talks
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Colombian legislators, 34 senators and 57 members of the house of representatives, sent Colombian President Ivan Duque a letter Thursday urging him to resume dialogue with students after a massive protest joined by workers' unions and Indigenous groups was met with violent repression by the Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron (Esmad)."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Colombian legislators, 34 senators and 57 members of the house of representatives, sent Colombian President Ivan Duque a letter Thursday urging him to resume dialogue with students after a massive protest joined by workers' unions and Indigenous groups was met with violent repression by the Mobile Anti-Disturbance Squadron (Esmad)."
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Icebergs in the Arctic. (photo: Peter Dasilva/EPA)
David Sirota | Big Oil v. the Planet Is the Fight of Our Lives. Democrats Must Choose a Side
David Sirota, Guardian UK
Sirota writes: "The world's leading scientists issued a report warning of total planetary dystopia unless we take immediate steps to seriously reduce carbon emissions. Then, oil and gas corporations dumped millions of dollars into the 2018 elections to defeat the major initiatives that could have slightly reduced fossil fuel use."
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David Sirota, Guardian UK
Sirota writes: "The world's leading scientists issued a report warning of total planetary dystopia unless we take immediate steps to seriously reduce carbon emissions. Then, oil and gas corporations dumped millions of dollars into the 2018 elections to defeat the major initiatives that could have slightly reduced fossil fuel use."
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