Politics

Feds Indict 7 Baltimore Cops for Racketeering, Drug Dealing

Charges of stealing money from innocent people and filing fraudulent times slips further tarnishes a department that was the recent subject of a scathing Justice Department report.

March 2, 2017
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Corruption

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Republican Healthcare Plan to Nix States' Ability to Regulate Insurance

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Republicans take up the issue of state's rights when it comes to the protection of minorities, but have no problem ignoring it when corporate profits are at stake, says economist…

March 2, 2017
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Billionaire Wilbur Ross Confirmed Despite Questions over Ties to Russian Oligarchs Close to Putin

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The New York Times reports that the Obama administration scrambled during its final days in office to preserve evidence of Russia’s collusion with the Trump campaign. Citing unnamed former officials,…

March 2, 2017
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Lobbies & Special Interests

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David Cay Johnston: As Jeff Sessions Scandal Brews, We Need a Public Probe of Trump's Ties to Russia

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The Trump administration is facing a new scandal as the Justice Department has acknowledged Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice last year with Russia’s ambassador to the United States. This…

March 2, 2017
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Lobbies & Special Interests

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FBI Takes a Step Backwards on Transparency

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a federal agency already considered notoriously opaque by Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) experts, is taking steps that will further limit the public’s access…

March 2, 2017
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Major Israel Donor Smears and Obama Lobbying Led to Ellison's Defeat for DNC Chair

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Nina Turner tells Paul Jay that anti-Muslim attacks led by some big donors to the DNC, along with active lobbying by Obama, defeated the progressive wing's candidate for the chair…

March 2, 2017
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