Meet the Trump administration's newest hire: a lobbyist for pro-Russian separatists

Added 09-19-18 09:59:02am EST - “A former Trump campaign official takes his work from Bosnia to Washington.” - Thinkprogress.org

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• Lobbyist Says He Illegally Helped Russian and Ukrainian Buy Tickets to Trump Inauguration
• Tension mounts in Catalonia over separatists' yellow ribbons
• Trump administration cuts refugee admissions to 30,000
• I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration

Venezuela's Maduro Orders 3,500 Percent Increase in Minimum Wage … 40 Percent of Businesses Close

Added 09-18-18 12:55:02am EST - “We have previously discussed the meltdown in Venezuela and how the government of socialist President Nicolas Maduro has done everything possible to ruin the economy, including a one million inflati?” - Jonathanturley.org

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• Yay socialism! Venezuela raises minimum wage… by 3,000%
• 20 years of government data says raising the minimum wage could be good for workers, businesses, and the economy
• Almost Half of Venezuela's Stores Close After Socialists Win Huge Min Wage Hike
• China's August exports rise 9.8 percent year-on-year, imports up 20 percent

Trump administration announces it's slashing refugee admissions to a record low

Added 09-17-18 07:59:01pm EST - “The new cap would be the lowest since the program began in 1980.” - Thinkprogress.org

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• Trump administration cuts refugee admissions to 30,000
• Refugee Admissions Likely to Rise
• US to Slash Refugee Admissions by 33%
• Refugee admissions cut to 30,000 in fiscal 2019

Alumnae Of Christine Blasey Ford's High School Circulate Letter Of Support

Added 09-17-18 06:54:02pm EST - “Ford's allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are "all too consistent with stories we heard and lived while attending Holton," they wrote.” - Huffingtonpost.com

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• Chuck Grassley wants to set up Christine Blasey Ford call
• BREAKING: Christine Blasey Ford Wants FBI to Investigate Allegations Before Testifying
• ‘Aaaaaaaand SCENE'! Is THIS why Dianne Feinstein's been so cagey about Christine Blasey Ford?
• Lindsey Graham: Who's Paying for Christine Blasey Ford's Attack on Judge Kavanaugh? (VIDEO)

When it comes to Kavanaugh, Susan Collins has a double standard

Added 09-17-18 05:59:01pm EST - “"It's important that there be a very thorough interview and that we see both individuals respond to the allegations."” - Thinkprogress.org

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• Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski hit by anti-Kavanaugh ad blitz
• Pressure Mounts On Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski To Block Brett Kavanaugh
• "You're voting to kill me": This anti-Kavanaugh video targeting Sen. Susan Collins is threat-tastic
• Left-Wing Groups Threaten to Unseat Susan Collins If She Votes to Confirm Kavanaugh

Brett Kavanaugh And His Accuser Will Publicly Testify Monday

Added 09-18-18 01:54:02am EST - “Christine Blasey Ford has accused the Supreme Court nominee of attempted sexual assault when they were teens.” - Huffingtonpost.com

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• Attorney: Kavanaugh accuser willing to testify publicly to Judiciary Committee
• Lawyer: Kavanaugh Accuser ‘Not Prepared' to Testify on Monday, Before FBI Investigation
• BREAKING: Accuser Blasey-Ford and Judge Kavanaugh Will Testify at Senate Hearing Monday
• Brett Kavanaugh's accuser comes out of the shadows

Hatch shrugs off Kavanaugh allegations, urges Senate to consider who he is ‘today'

Added 09-17-18 03:59:01pm EST - “"Is this judge a really good man? And he is...by any measure he is," Hatch said.” - Thinkprogress.org

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• Senate candidate: Allegations against Kavanaugh 'made up'
• Battle For The Senate: Candidates In Key Races Respond To Kavanaugh Allegations
• Sen. Orrin Hatch says Kavanaugh denied being at party described by accuser Ford
• Kavanaugh Allegations Are About the Present, Not Just the Past

Mark Judge, Key Witness To Alleged Brett Kavanaugh Assault, Refuses To Testify

Added 09-18-18 06:54:03pm EST - “Judge was a classmate of Kavanaugh's at Georgetown Prep when Christine Blasey Ford says the incident occurred.” - Huffingtonpost.com

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• CNN: Ford refuses to testify until after an FBI investigation of alleged assault
• Trump says Brett Kavanaugh is the real victim of alleged sexual assault he perpetrated
• Brett Kavanaugh And His Accuser Will Publicly Testify Monday
• Rochelle Garza, lawyer for illegal immigrant abortions, to testify against Brett Kavanaugh

Right-wing US think tanks want complete deregulation as part of US-UK free trade deal

Added 09-18-18 11:59:02am EST - “Environmental regulations would be gutted, and industries open to intense privatization.” - Thinkprogress.org

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• Paul Manafort to plead guilty as part of plea deal with special counsel
• China's premier appeals for free trade amid tariff battle
• No deal yet in Canada-U.S. trade talks; time running out
• Trade negotiations between the US and Canada pass deadline without a deal

Kavanaugh Denies Knowing Ford And Ever Going To The Party

Added 09-18-18 11:55:02am EST - “Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has categorically denied knowing Dr.? Christine Blasey Ford or going to the party where she says he tried to rape her in the 1980s.? The categorical denial cert?” - Jonathanturley.org

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• Sen. Orrin Hatch says Kavanaugh denied being at party described by accuser Ford
• Kavanaugh's former classmate denies being at party in sexual assault allegation
• Ronan Farrow: Accuser claims Kavanaugh tried to force himself on her in high school, Kavanaugh denies
• GOP mulls having outside counsel question Kavanaugh, Ford