FBI Investigating Whether Russian Money Went to NRA to Help Trump



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FBI Investigating Whether Russian Money Went to NRA to Help Trump 
President Donald Trump speaks during NRA-ILA Leadership Forum. (photo: Hyosub Shin/AJC)
Peter Stone and Greg Gordon, McClatchy DC
Excerpt: "The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency."
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House Intel Panel Releases Its Fusion GPS Transcript
Tim Mak, NPR
Excerpt: "The House Intelligence Committee decided on Thursday to release the transcript of its meeting with the man who commissioned the infamous Trump-Russia dossier."
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Department of Justice Abruptly Drops Charges Against 129 Trump Inauguration Protesters 
Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress 
Pyke writes: "Federal prosecutors are dropping felony rioting charges against 129 of the nearly 200 people they have spent a year pursuing in cases stemming from a protest that turned violent on Inauguration Day last year." 
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Sebastian Gorka Was a Wanted Man in Hungary the Entire Time He Worked in the White House
Rafi Schwartz, Splinter
Schwartz writes: "Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi-adjacent former adviser to president Donald Trump, has been the subject of an active warrant issued by Hungarian police in 2016."
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Border Patrol Agents Deliberately Destroy Humanitarian Supplies to Harm Immigrants, New Report Finds
Kelly O'Meara Morales, The Week
O'Meara Morales writes: "U.S. Border Patrol agents actively impair humanitarian efforts along the southern border, a report published Wednesday revealed."
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Civilian Deaths in US War on ISIS Tripled Under Trump's Leadership
Missy Ryan, The Washington Post
Ryan writes: "U.S. and allied strikes against the Islamic State may have killed as many as 6,000 civilians in 2017, as international forces pushed militants out of strongholds in Iraq and Syria, a watchdog group said Thursday."
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How a Polluter Is Capitalizing on Disaster in Puerto Rico 
Hannah Chang, Earthjustice 
Chang writes: "As Puerto Rico and its residents reel in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Energy Answers, the company that has been trying unsuccessfully for a decade to construct a solid waste incinerator in Arecibo, has been hard at work capitalizing on the chaos of recovery to push its unpopular project through." 
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