Month: September 2019
UK
UK lawmakers pass a no-deal Brexit bill, another major blow for Trump ally Boris Johnson https://t.co/GQFxe5feaG?amp=1
Infowars
Conspiracy theorist and lawsuit magnet Alex Jones lost another legal battle last week when a court struck down an appeal related to a defamation lawsuit against him and his website Infowars https://yhoo.it/30URkiB
Hong Kong
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced the formal withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades. Read more: https://reut.rs/2zQ3Ggk
BREAKING:
Turkey President Erdogan says that Ankara might need to obtain nuclear weapons
UAW
The charges come with 30-year combined maximum prison sentence — a maximum of 20 years for wire fraud and 10 years for money laundering — but the government is recommending Grimes serve less than five years. https://t.co/VPQmhGEZcK?amp=1
JUST IN:
JUST IN: Mattis: “I don’t know how I could have spoken more loudly” against Trump than by quittinghttp://hill.cm/YxbWEKB
Trump administration
The Trump administration reconsiders abrupt denials of deportation exemptions for health care https://t.co/0tfAiOGspC?amp=1
‘It’s a mafia, a garbage gang, criminals’
‘It’s a mafia, a garbage gang, criminals’ https://t.co/tV2e19oa3I?amp=1
Another hit for Texas Republicans:
Bill Flores announces he will not seek reelection.
“When I originally announced that I was running for Congress in 2009, I was firm in my commitment that I would run for 6 or fewer terms. After much prayer over the past few days and following conversations with my wife, Gina…I have decided that my current term will be my last.” https://t.co/37ZmRK22f2?amp=1