Bob Corker, Corrupt? What a Surprise
24 December 17 AM
Matt Taibbi | Bob Corker, Corrupt? What a Surprise
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "So Tennessee Senator Bob Corker is in trouble now, because he flip-flopped to vote for Donald Trump's tax bill after a provision was included that reportedly helps him personally."
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Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "So Tennessee Senator Bob Corker is in trouble now, because he flip-flopped to vote for Donald Trump's tax bill after a provision was included that reportedly helps him personally."
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Why Are Politicians Allowed to Vote on a Bill They Profit From?
Jay Cassano and Alex Kotch, International Business Times
Excerpt: "Members of Congress who voted to pass the tax reform bill could financially benefit from it, as International Business Times has reported. Specific provisions in the bill ranging from tax reductions on pass-through real estate LLCs to flat tax deductions for oil and gas master limited partnerships are likely to have a significant impact on some legislators' tax bills."
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Jay Cassano and Alex Kotch, International Business Times
Excerpt: "Members of Congress who voted to pass the tax reform bill could financially benefit from it, as International Business Times has reported. Specific provisions in the bill ranging from tax reductions on pass-through real estate LLCs to flat tax deductions for oil and gas master limited partnerships are likely to have a significant impact on some legislators' tax bills."
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A Dubious Arrest, a Compromised Prosecutor, a Tainted Plea: How One Murder Case Exposes a Broken System
Megan Rose, ProPublica
Rose writes: "The case of Demetrius Smith reads like a preposterous legal thriller: dubious arrests, two lying prostitutes, prosecutorial fouls and a judge who backpedaled out of a deal."
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Megan Rose, ProPublica
Rose writes: "The case of Demetrius Smith reads like a preposterous legal thriller: dubious arrests, two lying prostitutes, prosecutorial fouls and a judge who backpedaled out of a deal."
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Democracy 'Lost': Rights Groups Warn of More Violence in Honduras as US Recognizes President
Kaelyn Forde and Conor Finnegan, ABC News
Finnegan writes: "The U.S. became one of a few countries to recognize Juan Orlando Hernandez as the president of Honduras Friday as the opposition candidate, international observers, members of Congress and human rights groups called for a new election amid reports of fraud. Thirty people have died in election-related violence since the Nov. 26 vote, in which both major candidates claimed victory, according to human rights groups."
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Kaelyn Forde and Conor Finnegan, ABC News
Finnegan writes: "The U.S. became one of a few countries to recognize Juan Orlando Hernandez as the president of Honduras Friday as the opposition candidate, international observers, members of Congress and human rights groups called for a new election amid reports of fraud. Thirty people have died in election-related violence since the Nov. 26 vote, in which both major candidates claimed victory, according to human rights groups."
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