Month: January 2019

US prison sentences could vary by up to 63% depending on judge – study | Law | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/jan/10/prison-sentence-discrepancy-judge-courts?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other In the wake of US

‘It’s the last resort’: government employees turn to GoFundMe for help | US news | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/10/government-shutdown-gofundme-employee-assistance-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other About 1,000 campaigns on the crowdfunding site,

Congress Summons Mnuchin to Explain Russian Sanctions Removal – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/us/politics/congress-summons-mnuchin-to-explain-russian-sanctions-removal.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Jan. 9, 2019 House Democrats have called Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury

Donald Trump’s team had 100 contacts with Russian-linked officials: report https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/09/donald-trump-team-contact-russian-officials/2530829002/ Christal Hayes   | USA TODAY Updated Less than a minute ago AP Poll: Majority

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/politics/manafort-ukrainian-oligarchs/index.html (CNN) — Serhiy Lyovochkin and Rinat Akhmetov, two Ukrainian oligarchs who had paid Paul Manafort for years for his political work in their country,

Opinion | The Green New Deal Rises Again – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/opinion/green-new-deal.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage It was a good idea that didn’t catch on in 2007.

Opinion | The Green New Deal Rises Again – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/opinion/green-new-deal.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage It was a good idea that didn’t catch on in 2007.

U.S. Downgraded E.U.’s Diplomatic Status (but Didn’t Say Anything) – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/world/europe/eu-us-diplomatic-status.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Jan. 8, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a

Manafort Shared Trump Campaign Data With Russian Associate, Prosecutors Say – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/us/politics/manafort-trump-campaign-data-kilimnik.html Jan. 8, 2019 Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign

Supreme Court rules against mystery corporation from ‘Country A’ fighting subpoena in Mueller investigation https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-rules-against-mystery-corporation-from-country-a-fighting-subpoena-in-mueller-investigation/2019/01/08/a39b61ac-0d1a-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html?noredirect=on By Robert Barnes, Devlin Barrett, Carol D. Leonnig January 8,