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Impeach Trump Now
Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic
Appelbaum writes: "Donald Trump stood on the steps of the Capitol, raised his right hand, and solemnly swore to faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and, to the best of his ability, to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. He has not kept that promise."
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Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic
Appelbaum writes: "Donald Trump stood on the steps of the Capitol, raised his right hand, and solemnly swore to faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and, to the best of his ability, to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. He has not kept that promise."
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People wade through flooded streets following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. (photo: Getty)
In September, Trump Told John F. Kelly He Did Not Want a Single Dollar Going to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Recovery
Tracy Jan, Arelis R. Hernández, Josh Dawsey and Damian Paletta, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A top Department of Housing and Urban Development official is leaving the agency Thursday following disagreements with other members of the Trump administration over housing policy and the White House's attempt to block disaster-recovery money for Puerto Rico, according to five people with direct knowledge of the situation."
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Tracy Jan, Arelis R. Hernández, Josh Dawsey and Damian Paletta, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A top Department of Housing and Urban Development official is leaving the agency Thursday following disagreements with other members of the Trump administration over housing policy and the White House's attempt to block disaster-recovery money for Puerto Rico, according to five people with direct knowledge of the situation."
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People line up to get a free lunch at a pop-up eatery hosted by Celebrity Chef Jose Andres for furloughed government employees and their families, on January 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. (photo: Mark Wilson/Getty)
1,800 GoFundMe Pages Pop Up to Help Federal Workers Hit by Shutdown Make Ends Meet
Marilyn Haigh, CNBC
Haigh writes: "Federal employees and contractors have been forced to take creative measures to make ends meet as the government shutdown enters its 26th day with no clear end in sight."
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Marilyn Haigh, CNBC
Haigh writes: "Federal employees and contractors have been forced to take creative measures to make ends meet as the government shutdown enters its 26th day with no clear end in sight."
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Sen. Lindsey Graham. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty)
Lindsey Graham Just Accidentally Admitted That Suppressing Black Voter Turnout Is a Core GOP Goal
Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "For a few minutes on Wednesday morning, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) seemed to think he'd caught the country's foremost civil rights groups with their pants down."
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Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "For a few minutes on Wednesday morning, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) seemed to think he'd caught the country's foremost civil rights groups with their pants down."
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Those familiar with the ways in which DHS holds immigrant families say there is a long medical history of neglect, misdiagnoses and close calls associated with undocumented children. (photo: Eric Gay/AP)
The US Detention Center Where Sick Children Receive the Bare Minimum
Alexandra Villarreal, Guardian UK
Villarreal writes: "At the Berks Family Residential Center, an immigrant detention facility in Leesport, Pennsylvania, advocates and former detainees say it's normal for children held there to have health problems."
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Alexandra Villarreal, Guardian UK
Villarreal writes: "At the Berks Family Residential Center, an immigrant detention facility in Leesport, Pennsylvania, advocates and former detainees say it's normal for children held there to have health problems."
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The assault, in which the attackers used guns and explosives, claimed the lives of 21 people in the complex. (photo: AFP)
Al-Shabab Claims Nairobi Attack Was Retaliation for Trump's Jerusalem Move
The Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "The Somali armed group al-Shabab has said it carried out a deadly attack on a Nairobi hotel and office complex on Tuesday in retaliation for US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the SITE monitoring group said."
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The Middle East Eye
Excerpt: "The Somali armed group al-Shabab has said it carried out a deadly attack on a Nairobi hotel and office complex on Tuesday in retaliation for US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the SITE monitoring group said."
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Gas and oil development, exploration and fracking operations are colliding with housing developments as both expand in Colorado. (photo: Helen H. Richardson/Getty)
Colorado Court: Oil, Gas Drilling Decisions Can't Hinge on Public Health
Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News
Kusnetz writes: "In a case that had threatened to sharply curtailed oil and gas drilling in Colorado, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that state regulators cannot put health and environment above all other considerations when approving new fossil fuel development under the current state law."
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Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News
Kusnetz writes: "In a case that had threatened to sharply curtailed oil and gas drilling in Colorado, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that state regulators cannot put health and environment above all other considerations when approving new fossil fuel development under the current state law."
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