Indicted Ukrainian Oligarch Paid $1 Million to Giuliani Pal, Prosecutors Say
Lev Parnas arrives at Federal Court on December 17, 2019 in New York City.Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash paid $1 million to Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, federal prosecutors said in a court hearing Tuesday in Manhattan. Firtash, a natural gas mogul with Kremlin connections, lives in Vienna and is…
The Big Loser in Congress’ Spending Compromise: The District of Columbia
FilippoBacci/Getty As Congress rushes to pass comprehensive spending legislation this week to avert a government shutdown, Democrats are giving up residents of the nation’s capital as part of the deal. On Monday, Democrats and Republicans unveiled the $1.3 trillion spending bills that will keep the government funded through next year. The compromise package includes a pair…
Trump Just Wrote a Last-Minute Letter to Pelosi Demanding She Drop Impeachment. It’s Wild.
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty On the eve of a full House vote on impeachment, President Donald Trump sent a letter on Tuesday to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging the top Democrat to “immediately cease this impeachment fantasy,” accusing Democrats of violating their oaths of office by continuing with the process. “You are violating your oaths of…
Should the Federal Government Focus on R&D or Infrastructure? Time Has Run Out, so R&D It Is.
John Tomac In the war against climate change, what should we focus on: R&D spending or infrastructure buildout? This is an evergreen question, but here’s my answer. My proposal is that the United States should spend massive amounts of money on both these things. Practically speaking, however, that won’t happen. We’ll have to make choices.…
The Nunes Crew Is Neck-Deep in the Ukraine Scandal
J. Scott Applewhite/AP During the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings last month, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the panel’s ranking member, angrily decried the process. He called the proceedings a “drug deal” concocted by the Democrats for TV ratings and claimed Donald Trump had done nothing wrong in his attempt to get Ukraine to launch investigations…
GOP-Led Voter Purges in Wisconsin and Georgia Could Tip 2020 Elections
Demonstrators rally at City Hall in Milwaukee against Wisconsin’s new voter purge on December 16.Fight For 15/Twitter Republicans are intensifying efforts to aggressively purge the voter rolls in Wisconsin and Georgia before the 2020 elections, potentially giving their party a crucial advantage by shrinking the electorate in two key swing states. On Friday, a state…