18 January 19
Andy Borowitz | Trump Offers Pelosi $130,000 to Keep Quiet
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In an indication that he has reached his breaking point with the Speaker of the House, Donald J. Trump is offering a hundred and thirty thousand dollars to keep Nancy Pelosi quiet, White House aides confirmed on Thursday."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In an indication that he has reached his breaking point with the Speaker of the House, Donald J. Trump is offering a hundred and thirty thousand dollars to keep Nancy Pelosi quiet, White House aides confirmed on Thursday."
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Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to Donald Trump, leaves federal court in New York, August 21, 2018. (photo: Mark Kauzlarich/Getty)
Democrats Vow Aggressive Investigations Into Report That Trump Directed Cohen to Lie to Congress
John Wagner and Tim Elfrink, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Democrats in Congress vowed Friday to aggressively investigate a new report that President Trump personally directed his former attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the president's push for a Moscow real estate project ahead of the 2016 election."
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John Wagner and Tim Elfrink, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Democrats in Congress vowed Friday to aggressively investigate a new report that President Trump personally directed his former attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the president's push for a Moscow real estate project ahead of the 2016 election."
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Federal workers wait for food distribution to begin on Saturday at a pop-up food bank in Rockville, Maryland. (photo: Ian Stewart/NPR)
I'm Furloughed. I'm Also Disabled. I Have to Choose Between Care and Keeping the Lights On.
Kings Floyd, Vox
Floyd writes: "Right now, there is a line that separates those who can afford to outlast Trump's government shutdown and those who may not be able to. As a young disabled woman now living without a paycheck, I'm not sure if I can make it."
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Kings Floyd, Vox
Floyd writes: "Right now, there is a line that separates those who can afford to outlast Trump's government shutdown and those who may not be able to. As a young disabled woman now living without a paycheck, I'm not sure if I can make it."
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Immigrants. (photo: David McNew/Getty)
House Passes Amendment to Stop Transfer of Relief Funds to ICE
Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "The House of Representatives, emboldened by a new Democratic majority, passed a federal budget amendment Wednesday that would prohibit the government from transferring funds to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the purposes of expanding immigrant detention facilities or building new ones."
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Rebekah Entralgo, ThinkProgress
Entralgo writes: "The House of Representatives, emboldened by a new Democratic majority, passed a federal budget amendment Wednesday that would prohibit the government from transferring funds to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the purposes of expanding immigrant detention facilities or building new ones."
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Many Native American tribes have been forced to use their own funds to keep their health care systems and food pantries running during the government shutdown. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty)
Native American Communities Bear Brunt of Shutdown With Medicine Shortages and Suspended Food Programs
Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "We look at the widespread impact of the government shutdown on Native American communities, as the Indian Health Service goes understaffed and a federally funded food delivery program to Indian reservations has halted."
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Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "We look at the widespread impact of the government shutdown on Native American communities, as the Indian Health Service goes understaffed and a federally funded food delivery program to Indian reservations has halted."
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Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro. (photo: Manaure Quintero/Reuters)
Trump 'Considering Recognizing' Venezuela Opposition Leader as President in Radical Move to Push Regime Change
Chris Riotta, The Independent
Riotta writes: "Donald Trump is said to be considering recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president, increasing the pressure on Nicolas Maduro as he begins a second term amid international condemnation."
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Chris Riotta, The Independent
Riotta writes: "Donald Trump is said to be considering recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president, increasing the pressure on Nicolas Maduro as he begins a second term amid international condemnation."
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Wind turbines are pictured in RWE Offshore-Windpark Nordsee Ost in the North sea, 30 km from Helgoland, Germany. (photo: Christian Charisius/Reuters)
Renewables Overtake Coal as Germany's Main Energy Source
Vera Eckert, Reuters
Eckert writes: "Renewables overtook coal as Germany's main source of energy for the first time last year, accounting for just over 40 percent of electricity production, research showed on Thursday."
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Vera Eckert, Reuters
Eckert writes: "Renewables overtook coal as Germany's main source of energy for the first time last year, accounting for just over 40 percent of electricity production, research showed on Thursday."
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