Q: If DOJ doesn't release the files it has by next Friday, is there anything Congress can do to compel that to happen? MASSIE: It's a crime if they don't. This is a new law with criminal implications if they don't follow it.

Within hours of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian dictator, fleeing in December last year, Israeli troops were on the move. They occupied territory in Syria and, a year later, they are still there

The Trump administration is preparing to turn to private businesses to help mount offensive cyberattacks against foreign adversaries, sources say, potentially expanding a shadowy electronic conflict typically conducted by secretive intelligence agencies.

What’s at stake in the fight between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros? The power of a wannabe tyrant to interfere in any business transaction he wishes, to enlarge his own power and stifle criticism. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-a-president-intrudes

The tanker was heading to a port in Galveston, Texas, on Thursday, according to U.S. officials.

BILL BURR: “If someone’s working 160 hours a month and can’t make their rent, you’re not paying them enough. Maybe you should just be worth $900,000,000… How does a CEO take a f*cking 8 figure bonus and none of your employees have dental insurance?”

Bennie Thompson on Noem: "Her arrival was short lived. She left in the middle of the hearing ostensibly to go to another meeting. We found that the meeting had been canceled, so she could've stayed. But nonetheless, we're not surprised, because this is who she is."

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Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"

This week, the US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated tensions between the two countries. As the US deepens its pressure on Venezuela, our graphics team mapped out the timeline ⬇️ reut.rs/496lbKp

Last week's false earthquake warning in Northern California hammers home the real-life impacts of the Trump Administration's incompetence and neglect. Their disaster strategy endangers Californians and our response to future earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, and floods.

As officer Daniel Hodges sat at the witness table of a recent Senate subcommittee hearing, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) asked the witnesses to raise their hands if they supported the pardons of Jan 6 rioters, including those who beat officer Hodges You can see Hodges looking at the responses

EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg

Nevada regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of nearly 800 environmental violations in the last two years as it digs a sprawling tunnel network beneath Las Vegas for its Tesla-powered “people mover.” By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Dayvid Figler

The new norm is that skirting the rules is alright if you have political protection. Wealthy individuals may rest easy knowing that their tax returns will not be audited. The Department of Justice has dropped prosecutions of politicians for corruption

Leaders of a Minnesota church community didn’t report a parishioner they knew had sexually abused girls for year. They told his victims that once sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again. Truly chilling, from @jlussenhop.bsky.social & Andy Mannix

Italy eyes first rating upgrade from Moody's in 23 years reut.rs/43GpsRR

And the government has given up on prosecuting corruption

The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources.

NEW: ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, weaken or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Experts say the changes will cost lives.

Resilient domestic economy gives India space to negotiate U.S. trade deal, sources say reut.rs/4itVIxX

Rep. Vindman calls Trump's accounting of the Saudis' involvement in Jamal Khashoggi's murder "counterfactual." "It's contrary to the reports of the intel community determined with high confidence that this was an order of a kill or capture of Jamal Khashoggi."

Bootmaker Dr Martens' shares fall as US tariffs weigh on profit reut.rs/3KbBufu

Exclusive: Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, told associates he plans to leave the administration in January, four sources told Reuters, a departure that would mean the loss of a key advocate for Ukraine in the Trump administration reut.rs/3XqKLDD

The Saudis will keep the prospect of normalisation on the table: it’s a useful carrot to dangle in front of American lawmakers. But they’re serious when they say Israel will have to pay a price for recognition

UPDATE: Since launching our own methane-tracking satellite earlier this year, California has helped close 10 large methane leaks in our state. That pollution reduction is roughly the same as taking 18,000 gas-powered cars off the road for an entire year.

California's investments in our education system are paying off: ✅ Graduation rate is at its highest in 8 years ✅ College and career readiness is up 3.1% We will continue to support the success of California’s students.

I reported last night on the attack on Odesa region with more power cuts there too. A large solar power plant was one of the items targeted by Russia. #RussiaIsATerroristState

Israeli forces open fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, no injuries reported reut.rs/4pfHJOh

Let me get this straight, the criminal enterprise has a fixer named Mr. Wolff

DISTRACTION 101 Liddle Stevie Miller will have the ICE Gestapo running wilder. More of the White House will be torn down. His Republican toadies will be screaming louder. And Trumpstein will attack another country.

A spill on a family farm in Oklahoma killed several acres of vegetation and contaminated drinking water. A judge ordered the farmers to pay when they went after the oil company. (Published May 2024)

Masked Israeli settlers torch property, injure four Palestinians, army says reut.rs/4qZz7gy

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump has broad unreviewable powers to flood U.S. cities with National Guard troops, the Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in an expansive new filing to the Supreme Court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.

I just signed an MOU with the Brazilian Governor of Parà, @helderbarbalhoreal.bsky.social, to strengthen cooperation on wildfire prevention and response. We're identifying areas of risk, enhancing forest monitoring, and sharing research and expertise for emergency response.

French foreign minister says US military operations in Caribbean violate international law reut.rs/3Lyf5cC

An oligarchic party outlaws the opposition and turns towards Russia

Ukraine's top commander: Situation has worsened in Zaporizhzhia region reut.rs/4hYbG2X

US airlines brace for third day of government-mandated flight cuts reut.rs/4ov9Xo3

“Russia has gained a sense of courage,” says one Ukrainian intelligence source. “It is time for everyone—at home and in the West—to stop messing around”

Breaking: Trump says he ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, accusing the labor statistics commissioner of manipulating jobs data.

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The Trump administration has stopped all work on the American government’s “National Climate Assessments”. But that seemingly isn’t enough. Past reports are also being removed

Trump says Fed's Powell should be put 'out to pasture' reut.rs/4l6FUk0

Senate Republicans backed Bove despite allegations from three whistleblowers about his conduct as an official at the Justice Department.

Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.

Humana raises annual profit forecast as medical costs stabilize reut.rs/4lSOpk7