Jeremy Scahill and Matthew Cole | FBI Director Chris Wray Previously Oversaw an Investigation Into Erik Prince That Found He Illegally Exported US Weapons
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Jeremy Scahill and Matthew Cole | FBI Director Chris Wray Previously Oversaw an Investigation Into Erik Prince That Found He Illegally Exported US Weapons
Jeremy Scahill and Matthew Cole, The Intercept
Excerpt: "As a private attorney in 2016, FBI Director Chris Wray supervised a team of lawyers that informed the Justice Department that Blackwater founder Erik Prince had likely violated U.S. law while trying to sell secretly modified paramilitary attack aircraft to Azerbaijan's military."
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Jeremy Scahill and Matthew Cole, The Intercept
Excerpt: "As a private attorney in 2016, FBI Director Chris Wray supervised a team of lawyers that informed the Justice Department that Blackwater founder Erik Prince had likely violated U.S. law while trying to sell secretly modified paramilitary attack aircraft to Azerbaijan's military."
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. (photo: Getty Images)
Congress Quietly Preserves Ability to Pay Sexual Harassment Settlements With Taxpayer Money
Yvette Cabrera, ThinkProgress
Cabrera writes: "An overhaul of Capitol Hill's workplace misconduct system is in jeopardy and likely won't be attached to a government spending bill this week, diminishing the likelihood of reform before the midterm elections, according to Politico."
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Yvette Cabrera, ThinkProgress
Cabrera writes: "An overhaul of Capitol Hill's workplace misconduct system is in jeopardy and likely won't be attached to a government spending bill this week, diminishing the likelihood of reform before the midterm elections, according to Politico."
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Nancy Pelosi. (photo: Anne Epstein/Getty Images)
Democrats Pull Back Support for DREAMers
Mike Lillis, The Hill
Lillis writes: "Democratic leaders are backing off of their demand that 'Dreamer' protections be a part of the 2018 budget negotiations."
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Mike Lillis, The Hill
Lillis writes: "Democratic leaders are backing off of their demand that 'Dreamer' protections be a part of the 2018 budget negotiations."
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Alexander Nix, head of Cambridge Analytica, speaking in New York City in 2016. (photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
FTC Opens Investigation Into Facebook After Firm Scrapes Millions of Users' Personal Information
Tony Romm and Craig Timberg, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into Facebook following reports that a data analytics firm that had worked with the Trump campaign had improperly accessed names, 'likes' and other personal information about tens of millions of the social site's users without their knowledge."
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Tony Romm and Craig Timberg, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into Facebook following reports that a data analytics firm that had worked with the Trump campaign had improperly accessed names, 'likes' and other personal information about tens of millions of the social site's users without their knowledge."
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents investigate the scene at a FedEx distribution center where a package exploded on Tuesday, in Schertz, Texas. Authorities believe the package bomb is linked to the recent string of Austin bombings. (photo: Eric Gay/AP)
Bomb Destined for Austin Explodes at FedEx Facility Near San Antonio
Bill Chappell and Scott Neuman, NPR
Excerpt: "A package that exploded at a FedEx Ground distribution facility near San Antonio was addressed to a location in Austin - and came from that same city, officials say. It's the fifth explosion of a device either in Austin or meant to be delivered there. Police are now investigating a second explosive device that was found in the FedEx system."
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Bill Chappell and Scott Neuman, NPR
Excerpt: "A package that exploded at a FedEx Ground distribution facility near San Antonio was addressed to a location in Austin - and came from that same city, officials say. It's the fifth explosion of a device either in Austin or meant to be delivered there. Police are now investigating a second explosive device that was found in the FedEx system."
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The statue of Saddam Hussein being pulled down. (photo: Q. Sakamaki/Redux)
"It Was a Crime": 15 Years After US Invasion, Iraqis Still Face Trauma, Destruction & Violence
Zahra Ali, Sami Rasouli, Matt Howard, Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "It was 15 years ago today when the U.S. invaded Iraq on the false pretense that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. The attack came despite worldwide protest and a lack of authorization from the United Nations Security Council."
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Zahra Ali, Sami Rasouli, Matt Howard, Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "It was 15 years ago today when the U.S. invaded Iraq on the false pretense that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. The attack came despite worldwide protest and a lack of authorization from the United Nations Security Council."
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Sequoia National Forest. (photo: David McNew/Newsmakers)
Trees, Our Best Defense Against Climate Change, Are Going Up in Flames
Eric Holthaus, Grist
Holthaus writes: "Each year, the Earth's trees suck more than a hundred billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. That's an impossibly huge number to consider, about 60 times the weight of all the humans currently on the planet."
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Eric Holthaus, Grist
Holthaus writes: "Each year, the Earth's trees suck more than a hundred billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. That's an impossibly huge number to consider, about 60 times the weight of all the humans currently on the planet."
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