2020

• Pete Buttigieg announces he is running for president. Currently, he is mayor of South Bend, Indiana. [Link]
• Tulsi Gabbard warns that Trump, Israel and Saudi Arabia are pushing the US into an unwise war with Iran. [Link]

Assange

• Trevor Timm breaks down the indictment against Julian Assange. Tim explains the alleged crime Assange committed are committed by good journalists. [Link]
• Glenn Greenwald explains many of the accusations in the indictment are false and do not amount to crimes. [Link]
• Kelley Vlahos warns to the PR blitz that will be used to demonize Julian Assange. [Link]
• UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn calls on the UK not to extradite Assange to the US. [Link]
• Senator Ben Sasse says Julian Assange deserves to spend the rest of his life in an American prison. [Link]

Russiagate

• Ray McGovern explains that #Russiagate is becoming #SpyGate as lawmakers look into the surveillance of the Trump administration and the inappropriate actions of the intelligence community. McGovern calls out leaders in the mainstream media for getting Russiagate wrong. [Link]
• Daniel Lazare details intelligence community assets attempting to work their way into the Trump campaign. [Link]
• Obama lawyer Greg Craig has been charged with lying to the FBI about his work connected with Paul Manafort. [Link]

Trump Administration

• The Senate confirms David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary. Formerly, Bernhardt worked as an oil lobbyist. [Link]  
• The Senator confirms Trump’s Saudi ambassador nominee General John Abizaid. [Link]

Police

• The drug war ruined the life of an Alabama couple. Police raided their home and found $50 of marijuana. The police arrested the couple and seized $8,000 in cash and valuables. The man suffers damage to his hearing and vision form the flashbang thrown in the raid. The couple lost their home because they were in jail during the time they were attempting to refinance their home. They now live in a shed and resist leaving because of the damage to their reputation.  [Link]
• Alfred McCoy explains how the drug war has been a global failure. [Link]
• A Pennsylvania police officer claims he accidentally shot a man he was attempting to taze. The officer will not face charges. [Link]
• Eric Ortiz documents the brutality of a California police department. Police abuse lawsuits have cost the city $7 million over the past eight years. [Link]
• The Houston police chief denounces an order to deport an 11-year-old girl. He said Nazis followed their laws. [Link]

Sudan

• Sudan’s military begins ruling Sudan as the country’s longtime leader steps down. Bashir stepped down after months of protests. Some protest leaders are rejecting the military’s rule. [Link] The head of the military council ruling Sudan steps aside. Another general is now ruling the council. The new general is promising to form a civilian council and have a new government within two years. [Link] Sudan’s military council has met with protest leaders. Sixteen people have been killed since the military council took over. [Link]
• Sudan’s ruling military council arrested members of the former government. The military council told protests leaders to select the country’s next prime minister. [Link]