Today’s newsletter is a little light and a little late as we prepare to escort everyone to their cabins at Camp ToB. (Check the homepage if you want to join us!) Thanks for understanding. At least 60 people are dead after troops attacked pro-democracy protesters in Sudan'
It’s been 30 years since the massacre in Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong maintains its annual vigil. 1/17 In a rare acknowledgement from the Chinese government, a minister actually defends the murder of hundreds or perhaps thousands of unarmed protesters. 2/17 Answers from inside Venezuela to uncomfortable questions
A Virginia Beach city employee shot and killed 12 at a municipal center. It's the deadliest US attack since the November 2018 shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif. 1/20 Federal prosecutors have disregarded a judge's order to make public transcripts of conversations between Michael Flynn and
Trump says he’ll impose tariffs on all Mexican imports—an old, favorite threat—unless Mexico prevents migrants from reaching the US border. 1/20 In West Texas, the folks crossing the border illegally are Americans, returning from doctor appointments. 2/20 Markets display fears of a global recession as
Speaking publicly about the Russia investigation, Robert Mueller states the special counsel's report did not exonerate Trump: "If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so." 1/23 Joining Mississippi, Ohio, Georgia, Kentucky, and Missouri, Louisiana
In the Midwest, government weather forecasters have logged reports of more than 500 tornadoes in 30 days. 1/18 Weeks of heavy rain result in historic flooding that’s swamping Oklahoma and Arkansas. 2/18 Meanwhile: An overview of the White House's new plans to undermine the National
Election, elections, elections: Europe goes to the polls, Modi wins in India, Britain enters chaos post-May, and South Africa’s results reflect widespread disillusion. 1/17 Nevada may become the 15th state seeking to break from the Electoral College in favor of a popular vote. 2/17 “If POTUS
Theresa May announces she will step down as Conservative Party leader on June 7, and will remain as PM until a new leader is in place, likely by the end of July. 1/21 The US Justice Dept. indicts Julian Assange under the Espionage Act, the first time a publisher
The Pentagon presents plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East. 1/20 For the third time in barely six months, the president blew up a meeting with Nancy Pelosi, his nemesis. 2/20 Perhaps Trump is just trying out that
Contradicting Mnuchin, a confidential IRS memo says Trump's tax returns must be handed over to Congress, unless the president invokes executive privilege. 1/16 In more than 500 demonstrations, thousands marched yesterday in the US as part of #StopTheBans. Here are photos from the protests. 2/16 In
