Thousands of Iranians Have Bravely Protested the Government’s Role in Ukrainian Plane Crash
A woman attending a candlelight vigil for victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 talks with a police officer at Amirkabir University in Tehran on Saturday.Mona Hoobehfekr/ISNA /AFP/Getty Thousands of people took to the streets across Iran this weekend to condemn their government for shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane—killing all 176 people on board—and…
Defense Secretary Says He “Didn’t See” Intel to Back Up Trump’s Latest Iran Claim
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on “Face the Nation.”Screenshot of CBS’s “Face the Nation” President Donald Trump’s evolving rationale for the killing of a senior Iranian general continues to raise eyebrows, and now the Pentagon’s chief says he did not see evidence Trump cited on Friday about threat from Iran. On Friday during an interview on…
Trump’s Latest Environmental Rollback Is a Middle Finger to Common Sense
The proposal would be the first major update to the law in more than four decades. The rules are certain to face legal challenges. NEPA has long been a target of industry groups, developers and Republican lawmakers who say it places unnecessary burdens on business and is used as a tool to block and delay…
White House Official Calls Matt Gaetz’s Efforts to Limit War Powers “Super Uncool”
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA A few days ago, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) broke with most members of his party to support a House resolution that seeks to restrict Donald Trump’s use of military force against Iran unless the president obtains congressional approval. Gaetz’s support was noteworthy, because he has (proudly) built a reputation…
The Hypocrisy of Trump’s Threat to Destroy Iran’s Cultural Sites
Win McNamee/Getty Three days before an American drone assassinated one of Iran’s top generals, the White House bragged in a press release about spending $25 million overseas “to protect religious freedom, religious sites and relics.” Over the weekend, President Donald Trump thoroughly undermined that boast by threatening, via his favorite platform, to eradicate 52 Iranian…
Michael Flynn’s Legal Strategy Was Based on Conspiracy Theories. It Just Backfired.
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn, leaves the federal courthouse on June 24, 2019 with his lawyer Sidney Powell.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Just over a year ago, special counsel Robert Mueller’s office recommended that former national security adviser Michael Flynn receive no prison time for lying to the FBI. Prosecutors at the time praised Flynn for…