Jan 9, 2018

House leaders are betting on passage this week of bill renewing major surveillance program - The Washington Post

House leaders are betting on passage this week of bill renewing major surveillance program - The Washington Post: Privacy advocates are pushing for stronger curbs in Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Pepco, Washington Gas say they’ll reduce rates to pass federal tax savings to customers - The Washington Post

Pepco, Washington Gas say they’ll reduce rates to pass federal tax savings to customers - The Washington Post: Consumer advocates said all private U.S. utilities must share the benefits of the federal tax cut.

3 S.D. Indian tribes sue drugmakers over opioid addiction - The Washington Post

3 S.D. Indian tribes sue drugmakers over opioid addiction - The Washington Post: Native Americans suffer the highest per capita rate of opioid overdoses, according to the CDC.

Judges: North Carolina must redraw GOP’s gerrymandered map - The Washington Post

Judges: North Carolina must redraw GOP’s gerrymandered map - The Washington Post: Federal judges ruled Tuesday that North Carolina’s congressional district map drawn by legislative Republicans is illegally gerrymandered due to excessive partisanship that gave GOP a rock-solid advantage for most seats and must quickly be redone.

Fusion GPS co-founder: Dossier author feared Trump was being blackmailed - CNNPolitics

Fusion GPS co-founder: Dossier author feared Trump was being blackmailed - CNNPolitics: Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the author of the opposition research dossier on then-candidate Donald Trump and Russia was acting on his own volition when he went to the FBI because he was concerned that a presidential candidate was being blackmailed, according to the 312-page transcript of his testimony.

Trump administration split on cutting aid to Palestinian refugees - The Washington Post

Trump administration split on cutting aid to Palestinian refugees - The Washington Post: Nikki Haley wants to punish the Palestinians for opposing U.S. policy, but other officials warn the consequences could be dire.

Trump’s policies offer plutocracy on steroids, not economic populism - The Washington Post

Trump’s policies offer plutocracy on steroids, not economic populism - The Washington Post: Democrats must expose the president’s broken promise to working people.

Easy, comforting recipes to cook for sick friends and family - The Washington Post

Easy, comforting recipes to cook for sick friends and family - The Washington Post: We prescribe lots of soup and a few beverages to soothe and comfort.

VIrginia's incoming governor, Ralph Northam, has a majority-female cabinet for the first time in state history - The Washington Post

VIrginia's incoming governor, Ralph Northam, has a majority-female cabinet for the first time in state history - The Washington Post: The incoming Democratic governor says the commonwealth’s diversity is its strength

‘It’s not a fabrication’: Six times the firm behind the infamous dossier contradicted Trump’s claims - The Washington Post

‘It’s not a fabrication’: Six times the firm behind the infamous dossier contradicted Trump’s claims - The Washington Post: The president's characterization of the dossier as politically motivated is just flat-out wrong, said Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson.

Stephen K. Bannon leaves Breitbart after blowup over comments in Trump book - The Washington Post

Stephen K. Bannon leaves Breitbart after blowup over comments in Trump book - The Washington Post: His departure leaves the would-be kingmaker of the far right with no platform to promote his views.

The Finance 202: Big banks mount hostile takeover of key trade association - The Washington Post

The Finance 202: Big banks mount hostile takeover of key trade association - The Washington Post: Tim Pawlenty may be considering another (or former) line of work.

The anti-vaccine movement shows why Facebook is broken - The Washington Post

The anti-vaccine movement shows why Facebook is broken - The Washington Post: Mark Zuckerberg wants to fix Facebook, but he won't be able to.

Why are Trump’s lawyers nervous? Because Mueller wants to interview Trump about obstruction. - The Washington Post

Why are Trump’s lawyers nervous? Because Mueller wants to interview Trump about obstruction. - The Washington Post: This is a minefield for Trump.