December, 2017
2017-12-31
- How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt - The New York Times
- Ahead for marijuana: California goes legit and Canada may be next | TheHill
- climate change and cold in North America
- Proposed Changes to Offshore Drilling Rules Raise Safety Questions - WSJ
- In Bid to Save Big Oil $900M, Trump Moves to Scrap Offshore Drilling Safety Rules
- Los Angeles Times
2017-12-30
- Trump attacks 2017
- I'd like to thank the president for giving me the opportunity to go on a little rant reminding everyone that the US Postal Service is a fricking marvel, and people's complaints about it are largely bogus. Strap in... /1
- How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt - The New York Times
- (6) Twitter
2017-12-29
- Remembering Those Who Died in 2017 - WSJ
- 44 percent of Republicans think Trump repealed Obamacare - Vox
- Report: Trump DC Hotel employee wrote in email that Trump 'is definitely still involved' in Trump Org. | TheHill
- Why I Left Donald Trump?s America | Alternet
- To Avoid a Trump Temper Tantrum, the British Gov't is Begging Prince Harry Not to Invite Obama to His Wedding | The Daily Banter
- Trump says Russia probe will be fair, but timeline unclear: NYT | Article [AMP] | Reuters
- Trump: I will win in 2020 because 'media will tank' without me | TheHill
- Great thread on challenging trump?s nonsense in interviews
- Trump: I think Mueller will treat me fairly | TheHill
- China to offer tax breaks to foreign companies after GOP tax bill | TheHill
- Weather Channel explains weather vs. climate after Trump tweet | TheHill
- Incoherent, authoritarian, uninformed: Trump?s New York Times interview is a scary read - Vox
- To beat President Trump, you have to learn to think like his supporters - The Washington Post
- I was an FBI agent. Trumps lack of concern over Russia collusion shocks me
2017-12-28
- Rex Tillerson: I Am Proud of Our Diplomacy
- Trump signed the fewest bills into law since Eisenhower
- The People That Capitalism Makes | Current Affairs
- Trump to repeal Obama fracking rule | TheHill
- Jeff Sessions Takes a Stand for Debtors? Prisons | American Civil Liberties Union
- Moore camp warns of consequences if Jones is certified as Alabama winner | TheHill
- Trump administration sees record first-year staff turnover: report | TheHill
2017-12-27
- Robert Mueller May Indict Paul Manafort Again
- Trump admin sanctions two senior North Korean officials | TheHill
- Trump partly blamed Sessions for Alabama Senate loss: report | TheHill
- Trump admin rolling back use of fines against nursing homes | TheHill
- President Trump Spent Nearly One-Third of First Year in Office at Trump-Owned Properties - WSJ
- Court orders EPA to take quick action on lead paint | TheHill
- 9 bizarre things Trump did on the world stage in 2017 you probably forgot - Vox
- William Barber II: Trump?s Terrible Choice for Judge - The New York Times
- Moscow accuses US of 'direct interference' in upcoming election | TheHill
- The Washington Post: Trump legal team readies attack on Flynn?s credibility
- Robert Reich on why trump is a combination of incompetence, bigotry and others
2017-12-26
- Utah paper tells Hatch to 'call it a career' in blistering editorial | TheHill
- Trump to mar-a-lago group: ?you all just got a lot richer.?
- Donald Trump will end the first year of his presidency without hosting a state dinner
- Lawyers: Donald Trump Jr. Is Getting Terrible Legal Advice
- States sue EPA over cross-border smog pollution | TheHill
- Things that the guilty do daily
2017-12-24
- Facing Republican attacks, FBI?s deputy director plans to retire early next year
- Federal judge partially lifts Trump ban on refugees | TheHill
- Federal judge blocks delay of rule to help low-income people obtain housing | TheHill
- Judge Sides With ACLU, Ruling American Detainee In Iraq Has Right To Lawyer : The Two-Way : NPR
- How Citizens United Changed Politics and Shaped the Tax Bill | Brennan Center for Justice
- PolitiFact editor: We chose Trump's 'Lie of the Year' because of how often he repeated it | TheHill
2017-12-23
2017-12-22
- Trump deputy chief of staff to leave White House early next year: report | TheHill
- ICE approves plan to separate families at border: report | TheHill
- FBI deputy confirmed to Congress that Comey told him about Trump loyalty pledge: report | TheHill
- Report: Hundreds of EPA employees leave under Trump
- Trump's Justice Department Hasn?t Filed Any Civil Rights Act Lawsuits Backing State Government Workers
- Washington Post: Americans have right to know if Trump will benefit from tax bill | TheHill
- The Washington Post: Trump signs sweeping tax bill into law
- McConnell privately saying GOP could lose House and Senate in 2018: report | TheHill
- Brain Drain At the EPA ? ProPublica
- Trump officials limit government scientists allowed to attend conference: report | TheHill
- Breitbart editor-in-chief: Roy Moore was a 'weak candidate'
- Trump Could Save More Than $11 Million Under the New Tax Plan - The New York Times
2017-12-21
- State: Trump's foreign policy team exploring options after UN vote | TheHill
- Trump threatens to cut aid to U.N. members over Jerusalem vote
- McConnell: Entitlement reform not on 2018 Senate agenda | TheHill
- Researchers sue EPA over advisory committee policy | TheHill
- Jake Tapper to GOP senator: 'You gave me and Anderson Cooper a huge tax break' | TheHill
- The Washington Post: Congress poised to pass another spending stopgap, pushing big fights into January
- The Washington Post: U.N. resoundingly rejects U.S. decision on Jerusalem in pointed rebuke
- Ex-CIA director: Trump shows 'qualities usually found in narcissistic, vengeful autocrats' | TheHill
- Second judge halts Trump rollback of ObamaCare birth control rule | TheHill
- Trump halts funding for offshore drilling safety study | TheHill
- Judge dismisses lawsuit against Trump over Emoluments Clause | TheHill
2017-12-20
2017-12-19
2017-12-18
2017-12-17
- A War Trump Won - The New York Times
- Trump lawyer says Mueller obtained transition emails illegally | TheHill
- White House: 'Contemptible' for people to invoke Trump's name for bigotry | TheHill
- Trump transition lawyer: Mueller improperly obtained documents in Russia probe | Fox News
- #2 GOP says America would tolerate trump firing Mueller
- US becoming 'world champion of extreme inequality' under Donald Trump, says UN poverty envoy
- Republicans? $1.5 Trillion Tax Plan Appears on Track to Pass Next Week
- Fox News host called 'irresponsible' after suggesting US facing a 'coup' from Mueller | TheHill
2017-12-16
- CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity - The Washington Post
- Trump hosted the NRA at the White House on the anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre | Shareblue Media
- Trump appears delighted that Putin has ?very nice things? to say about him - Vox
- Someone dead praised fcc plan to repeal net neutrality
- Fcc blocking law enforcement investigation into fcc comment fraud
- Poll: Trump's approval rating makes him least popular first-year president on record | TheHill
2017-12-15
- Washington AG to sue over net neutrality repeal | TheHill
- Mueller asks for campaign data
- (THREAD) Trump advisor Erik Prince met secretly with Putin pal/Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev, at the request of the UAE. Then Dmitriev and the UAE went to Abu Dhabi?where Prince lives?to cut a deal. And Trump's son was in town. Ho
- CIA Captured Putin's 'Specific Instructions' To Hack the 2016 Election, Says Report - Slashdot
- Illegal immigration returns to Obama-era levels along Southwest border | TheHill
- Why Net Neutrality Was Repealed and How It Affects You - The New York Times
- Federal AG stops trumps order preventing access to birth control
- Immigrant spouses may lose employment rights due to Trump's new H-1B rule
- Doug Jones, eager to speak for the South, embraces the spotlight
- Who is Matt Gaetz, the congressman who wants to fire Robert Mueller?
- Trumps private lawyers to meet w Mueller next week
- Trump WH released Mueller team agent?s text messages without consulting w/ OIG
2017-12-14
- USA Today just ran the most anti-Trump editorial of the year - Vox
- 18 attorneys general ask FCC to delay net neutrality vote for fake comments investigation | TheHill
- FCC poised to repeal net neutrality protections | TheHill
- http://thehill.com/policy/technology/364761-gop-lawmakers-urge-fcc-to-repeal-net-neutrality-rules-ahead-of-vote?amp#click=https://t.co/eoErkmcv6d
- FCC's own chief technology officer warned about net neutrality repeal - POLITICO
- Omarosa tripped White House alarms after being fired: report | TheHill
- George Will: Trump is now the worst-ever president | TheHill
- Watchdog: Trump DOT violated anti-lobbying laws with retweet | TheHill
- A parting message for Omarosa
- Alabama election and USA Today editorial may signal the end for Trump | TheHill
- Poll: Trump favorability declines among those who say Fox is their most trusted news network | TheHill
- What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law
- NLRB overrules joint-employer decision on labor violations | TheHill
- How Popular Is Donald Trump? | FiveThirtyEight
2017-12-13
- Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race
- USA Today hits Trump for Gillibrand tweet: He has shown 'he is not fit for office' | TheHill
- GOP tax reform plan takes a quirky swipe at the little guys
- Hacking the Tax Plan: 13 Ways to Profit Off the Republican Tax Bill
- Alabama Senate Race Between Roy Moore and Doug Jones Carries National Implications
- Prominent black supporter of Trump set to leave White House
- Deputy AG breaks with Trump: Mueller investigation is not a ?witch hunt.?
2017-12-12
- Pro-Trump group has 12-year-old girl interview Roy Moore | TheHill
- How Steve Bannon Rescued Roy Moore?s Campaign Against All Odds
- ?Every single county in which blacks make up more than 75 percent of registered voters will see their driver license office closed. Every one.? https://t.co/A1IyJTL32P
- Trump wants a special counsel to investigate special counsel
- What The Hell Is Happening With These Alabama Polls? | FiveThirtyEight
- Net neutrality repeal based on false description of Internet, inventors say | Ars Technica
2017-12-11
- G.O.P. Senator Says Alabama Can ?Do Better? Than Moore
- Nikki Haley Says Women Who Accuse Trump of Misconduct ?Should Be Heard?
- Trump Wants Washington Post Reporter Fired Over Misleading Tweet
- twitter.com
- The Washington Post: Judge denies Pentagon bid to delay Jan. 1 deadline to accept transgender recruits
- The Washington Post: Trump accusers renew sexual misconduct charges against him, say it was ?heartbreaking? to see him elected
- The Washington Post: While Democrats call for resignations, conservative women stand by colleagues accused of sexual misconduct
- The attempted Manhattan subway terror attack: what we know so far - Vox
- Top GOP donor criticized RNC chair's decision to back Moore: report | TheHill
2017-12-10
- Bush ethics chief: Trump will go down for violating the Constitution, not sexual misconduct | TheHill
- Supreme Court allows Trump to withhold documents on DACA | TheHill
- Trump walked out on meeting with Judge Jeanine: report | TheHill
- Two new reports suggest Trump has come unhinged. The truth is worse.
- FBI told Sessions he didn't need to disclose foreign contacts for clearance: report | TheHill
2017-12-09
- Dems push Mnuchin for documents on Trump, Russia business ties | TheHill
- Trump aide warned by FBI about contacts from Russians: report | TheHill
- Trump touts poll showing his approval rating at 45 percent | TheHill
- Trump admin scraps Obama-era proposal requiring airlines to disclose bag fees | TheHill
- The Republican War on Children - NYTimes.com
- Inside Trump?s Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation
- "The FCC Still Doesn't Know How the Internet Works" - Slashdot
- Tax Plans May Give Your Co-Worker a Better Deal Than You
2017-12-08
- Trump didn't seem to have complete understanding of Jerusalem decision: report | TheHill
- Trump?s Frankenmoore Nightmare - WSJ
- F.B.I. Warned Hope Hicks About Emails From Russian Operatives
- Storm Deaths in Puerto Rico May Be Vastly Underestimated
- Did Trump Kill Off a Two-State Solution? He Says No, Palestinians Say Yes
- Female aides fretted Franks wanted to have sex to impregnate them - POLITICO
- A presidential plea deal is better than impeachment | TheHill
2017-12-07
2017-12-06
- Consumer Bureau?s New Leader Steers a Sudden Reversal
- U.S. to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s Capital, Trump Says, Alarming Middle East Leaders
- Trump?s Endorsement of Roy Moore Points Up a G.O.P. Problem: Chaos
- Tax Plan Crowns a Big Winner: Trump?s Industry
- Trump names Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, promises to relocate embassy there
- House passes concealed carry gun bill | TheHill
- CEO says late changes to Senate tax-cut bill 'wipes out' what Trump has done for coal | TheHill
- Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel?s Capital
- Flynn Said Russian Sanctions Would Be ?Ripped Up,? Whistle-Blower Says
- How New Yorkers Would Lose Under the Republican Tax Bill
2017-12-05
- GOP strategist: Impeachment 'closer' than people think | TheHill
- Greens, health groups sue Trump EPA over missed Obama smog rule deadline | TheHill
- Republican tax reformers betray contempt for 'people who won't help themselves' in discussion of new bill
- Billy Bush: ?Of course? the Access Hollywood tape was Trump - Vox
2017-12-04
- Grassley: Ending estate tax 'recognizes people that are investing,' not 'spending every darn penny' | TheHill
- Trump has given staffers assignments and told them not to tell Kelly: report | TheHill
- WH lawyer told Trump that Flynn misled FBI and Pence: report | TheHill
- Senate GOP Accidentally Killed All Corporate Tax Deductions
- G.O.P. Pushes to Avoid Government Shutdown, but the Path Is Tricky
2017-12-02
- Seth Abramson on Twitter: "(THREAD) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Mike Flynn will plead guilty to Making False Statements at 10:30 AM EST today (Friday). This is the biggest de? https://t.co/HsJE1VoWzF"
- Flynn coordinated Russia call with senior transition official, prosecutors say | TheHill
- Dem senator: Mueller must be protected from 'another Saturday Night Massacre' | TheHill
- t.co
- Flynn coordinated Russia call with senior transition official, prosecutors say
- GOP strategist: ?No real conservative? should vote for the GOP tax bill
- They just handed out the text of the GOP tax bill to be voted on tonight
- Additional Trump transition official identified who knew about Flynn's Russia contact: report | TheHill
- Bernstein: Russia probe clearly not 'fake news' | TheHill
- In apparent shift, Trump tweets he fired Flynn for lying to FBI | TheHill
- Trump transition official in email: Russia 'has just thrown the U.S.A election' to Trump | TheHill
- The Events That Led to Michael Flynn?s Guilty Plea
2017-12-01
- Treasury watchdog probes lack of tax plan analysis from Mnuchin | TheHill
- Gartner?s top 10 technology trends for 2018 - SD Times
- Nobody likes Trump as he lights the National xmas tree
- GOP Tax Bill Is The End Of All Economic Sanity In Washington
- Sting of Truth
- Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to the F.B.I.
- Flynn issues statement on guilty plea: My actions were 'wrong' | TheHill
- White House distances itself from Flynn | TheHill
- Stocks plunge after reports Flynn will testify against Trump | TheHill
- Public schools taxed to pay for private religious education