2020
- Brittany Hunter breaks down Job Biden’s terrible history on criminal justice policy. [Link]
- The DNC Chair says we are at war with Russia. [Link]
US News
- More than 12,000 individuals associated with the Boy Scouts have been identified as victims of sexual abuse. [Link]
- A family is seeking justice after an out of control investigation led to a family being separated for several months. [Link]
- A Department of Justice document suggests Julian Assange is being investigated under the Espionage Act. [Link]
- Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months. After finishing her sentence, she will be deported to Russia. [Link]
- The NSA recommends the White House ends the bulk metadata collection program. [Link]
US Foreign Policy
- The Senate will vote to override Trump’s Yemen War bill veto in the coming week. [Link]
- Senior Defense Department officials are recommending the acting Secretary of Defense approve expanding the role of active duty military on the southern border. [Link]
- Trump has ordered his administration to push for an arms control deal with Russia and China. [Link]
- John Feffer on John Bolton’s crusade against the ‘troika of tyranny’ despite the countries posing no threat to the US. [Link]
- Doug Bandow explains Trump made a mistake by reversing Obama’s Cuba policy. [Link]
- A new study shows an increase of 40,000 general mortality deaths in Venezuela from 2017-2018. The US sanctions on Venezuela made a substantial contribution to the figure. [Link]
Ukraine
- Ukraine passes a law that requires all government employees to speak Ukrainian. The Ukrainian president-elect opposes the legislation. [Link]
- Putin gives Ukrainians living in separatist-held territory easy access to Russian passports. [Link] In response, Ukraine’s president-elect calls for international sanctions against Russia. [Link]