22 December 18
Juan Cole | What Did Flynn Know About Russian Ties to Trump and When Did He Know It?
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "Disgraced former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, had his sentencing postponed until March on Tuesday after Judge Emmett Sullivan raked him over the coals for lying to the FBI in the White House and for intimating that he was not really guilty and had been entrapped by the FBI."
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Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "Disgraced former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, had his sentencing postponed until March on Tuesday after Judge Emmett Sullivan raked him over the coals for lying to the FBI in the White House and for intimating that he was not really guilty and had been entrapped by the FBI."
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Funding for numerous agencies, including those that operate parks, homeland security, law enforcement, tax collection and transportation, expired at midnight. (photo: WP)
The Shutdown Over a Border Wall Has Begun
Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and John Wagner, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Large parts of the federal government shut down overnight after President Trump torpedoed a bipartisan spending deal because it lacked the money he demanded for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border."
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Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and John Wagner, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Large parts of the federal government shut down overnight after President Trump torpedoed a bipartisan spending deal because it lacked the money he demanded for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border."
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Immigrant children in a detention center. (photo: Ross D. Franklin)
In Immigrant Children's Shelters, Sexual Assault Cases Are Open and Shut
Michael Grabell, Topher Sanders and Silvina Sterin Pensel, ProPublica
Excerpt: "Across the country, kids are reporting sexual assaults in immigrant children's shelters. Alex decided to come forward. He told the shelter two older teens dragged him into a bedroom."
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Michael Grabell, Topher Sanders and Silvina Sterin Pensel, ProPublica
Excerpt: "Across the country, kids are reporting sexual assaults in immigrant children's shelters. Alex decided to come forward. He told the shelter two older teens dragged him into a bedroom."
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Randy Bryce, AKA 'Iron Stache.' (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
'Iron Stache' Gets a New Job to Help More Working-Class People Into US Politics
Dominic Rushe, Guardian UK
Rushe writes: "Randy Bryce, the former ironworker who helped push Republican House speaker Paul Ryan out of politics, is launching a campaign to attract more working-class candidates to run for office."
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Dominic Rushe, Guardian UK
Rushe writes: "Randy Bryce, the former ironworker who helped push Republican House speaker Paul Ryan out of politics, is launching a campaign to attract more working-class candidates to run for office."
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McDonald's went on what organizers say was the first-ever multi-state strike against sexual harassment in 2018. (photo: TIME)
The 8 Most Important Labor Stories of 2018
Rebecca Burns, In These Times
Burns writes: "In June, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Janus v. AFSCME - and it was just as bad as everyone feared. In a 5-to-4 decision, the court found that public-sector unions violated the First Amendment by collecting so-called fair-share fees from workers who aren't union members but benefit from collective bargaining regardless."
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Rebecca Burns, In These Times
Burns writes: "In June, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Janus v. AFSCME - and it was just as bad as everyone feared. In a 5-to-4 decision, the court found that public-sector unions violated the First Amendment by collecting so-called fair-share fees from workers who aren't union members but benefit from collective bargaining regardless."
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Saudi policemen stand guard in front of 'Al-rajhi mosque' in central Riyadh. (photo: Getty Images)
Executions in Saudi Arabia Have Doubled Under Crown Prince, Watchdog Says
Anthony Hardwood, Haaretz
Hardwood writes: "Executions in Saudi Arabia doubled during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's first eight months in power, according to a new report by a U.K. human rights group."
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Anthony Hardwood, Haaretz
Hardwood writes: "Executions in Saudi Arabia doubled during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's first eight months in power, according to a new report by a U.K. human rights group."
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Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt (middle) listens to President Donald Trump talk during a Cabinet meeting. (photo: Jabin Botsford/Getty Images)
Zinke's Deputy: The Former Fossil Fuel Lobbyist Running Trump's Interior Dept.
Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News
Lavelle writes: "In late September 2017, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was slated to make a speech that would showcase his work on President Donald Trump's 'energy dominance' policy."
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Marianne Lavelle, InsideClimate News
Lavelle writes: "In late September 2017, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was slated to make a speech that would showcase his work on President Donald Trump's 'energy dominance' policy."
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