A Major Trump Inaugural Donor Was Just Charged for an Illegal Foreign Influence Campaign
Pat Benic/CNP via ZUMA Wire A California businessman who gave $900,000 to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee has agreed to plead guilty to a veritable foreign lobbying crime spree. Over the better part of a decade, Imaad Zuberi solicited money from foreign people and firms to donate to US political campaigns and he promised to…
A 9-Year-Old Is Facing Murder Charges in Illinois. The Judge Had to Teach Him What “Arson” and “Alleged” Mean.
A trailer home that was destroyed by fire northeast of Goodfield, Illinois. Matt Dayhoff/Journal Star via AP On Monday, a nine-year-old boy in a checkered shirt sat in a juvenile court in Woodford County, Illinois, accused of murdering several of his relatives by setting fire to a mobile home. As he slid forward in his…
Diplomat’s Testimony Drew “Direct Line” Between Military Funds and Biden Probe
Tom Williams/Zuma The top US diplomat in Ukraine testified Tuesday that he was informed by a Trump administration official that the president had conditioned military aid for the country on an investigation into Trump’s political rivals, the Washington Post reports. In closed-door testimony to House impeachment investigators, William B. Taylor alleged that he had been told by…
New Evidence Hints at Another Justice Department Coverup
Attorney General William Barr speaks at vigil for law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty in Washington, DC in May. Shane T. Mccoy via ZUMA Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) released evidence on Tuesday that the Justice Department buried the whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president by…
Trump Flips Off Female Astronaut
My sister rightly commands me to show you Donald Trump’s reaction to being gently corrected by a female astronaut on board the space station: As any high school boy can tell you, yes, Trump flipped her off in a semi-deniable way. Such class. And the Sun returns the favor by replaying his gesture in…
How Climate Policy Dominated Canada’s Election
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau makes his way to the stage as he celebrates with supporters at Liberal election headquarters.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/AP This story was originally published by the National Observer and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The governing Liberal Party had largely positive results in Monday night’s federal election when it came to key…