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Russia
Cuomo, Trump lawyer clash over Russia probe
(CNN – 6/19/17)
White House Tries to Get G.O.P. to Water Down Russia Sanctions Bill
(New York Times – 6/21/17)
Intel chiefs tell investigators Trump suggested they refute collusion with Russians
(CNN – 6/22/17)
Trump’s new morning ritual involves a ‘venting session’ to his legal team about Russia
(Business Insider – 6/23/17)
Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault
(Washington Post – 6/23/17)
Schiff: Obama should have acted on Russian interference, but Trump shouldn’t complain
(LA Times – 6/25/17)
Senate Healthcare Bill
Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
(New York Times – 6/22/17)
‘We’re Amending Obamacare. We’re Not Killing It’
(The Atlantic – 6/22/17)
You Snooze You Lose: How Mitch McConnell weaponized our short attention span
(Slate – 6/21/17)
Shifting Dollars From Poor to Rich Is a Key Part of the Senate Health Bill
(New York Times – 6/23/17)
How the Senate’s Health-Care Bill Would Cause Financial Ruin for People With Preexisting Conditions
(The Atlantic – 6/23/17)
Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal
(Vox – 5/2/17)
Other Stories That You Should Know About:
Leaking and Hacking
‘The mother lode of all leaks’: A massive data breach exposed ‘information that can be used to steal an election’
(Business Insider – 6/20/17)
Obama White House Knew of Russian Election Hacking, but Delayed Telling
(New York Times – 6/21/17)
Jeh Johnson says FBI delayed notification of DNC cyberattack
(CBS News – 6/21/17)
Background to “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections”: The Analytic Process and Cyber Incident Attribution
(Office of the Director of National Intelligence – 1/6/17)
Robert Mueller
Meet the all-star legal team who may take down Trump
(Vox – 6/15/17)
Mueller team lawyer brings witness-flipping expertise to Trump probes
(Reuters – 6/19/17)
Kushner
Kushner Is Said to Be Reconsidering His Legal Team
(New York Times – 6/18/17)
Democrats Ask Why Jared Kushner Still Has a Security Clearance
(NBC News – 6/21/17)
Abbas said enraged by Kushner meet, refuses to halt pay even to worst terrorists
(The Times of Israel – 6/23/17)
Impeachment
Sitting presidents can’t be prosecuted. Probably.
(Washington Post – 6/8/17)
A Constitutional Puzzle: Can the President Be Indicted?
(New York Times – 5/29/17)
Keeping Track of the Basics:
- Trump’s Cabinet Picks and Their Status in the Approval Process
(Full Article – The Atlantic) - Entire Trump Administration: Who’s Who
(Full Info – Real Clear Politics) - Ongoing Tracking of Trump-Russia Connections
(Compiled and updated by the office of US Representative Eric Swalwell, House Intelligence Committee) - How Much Have Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Stays Cost Us So Far?
(Is Trump at Mar-a-Lago?)
Editorials
Tired of ‘Winning’? You Should Be
(New York Times – 6/20/17)
The GOP’s hard, messy options for destroying Trumpism
(Michael Gerson, Republican, former top aide to President George W. Bush
Washington Post – 6/19/17)
Five ways Trump’s Washington is more secretive
(BBC – 6/22/17)
Trump Supporters Celebrate Imminent Loss of Their Health Insurance (satire)
(The New Yorker – 6/22/17)
Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America
(Washington Post – 6/22/17)
Alternative Facts from an Alternative Universe
Self-selecting our news sources, a reluctance to hear opposing ideas, and the choice by many of us to surround ourselves only with like-minded individuals has resulted in many Americans becoming oblivious to the beliefs of those with whom they disagree. This bubble helped create the world of “alternative facts” in which Donald Trump could become President.
To counter this, each week I will present a little of what Trump’s supporters are thinking. Their reality may be very different from yours. Please listen/read to the end, and consider what respectful questions you could ask to better understand and have a conversation, rather than seeking to prove them wrong as quickly as possible and shut them down. We can’t change minds if we can’t talk to each other.
The great American fallout: how small towns came to resent cities
(The Guardian – 6/19/17)
Gregg Jarrett: Will Mueller & Comey use a false case of obstruction to trigger impeachment?
(Fox News – 6/23/17)
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