Monday,
June 26
á
The Trump administration slashed two $400,000
grants in federal funding to US groups that combat white
extremism. http://tinyurl.com/ya5ywpou
Reuters reported
the Department of Homeland Security announced changes to a $10 million
government grant program, narrowing its focus around efforts to combat Islamist
extremism. http://tinyurl.com/yblzbwfj
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Amy
Goodman reported the healthcare bill proposed by Senate Republicans
would defund Planned Parenthood for a year, making breast cancer screenings and
basic reproductive services more difficult for women to secure. http://tinyurl.com/ybs4lh59
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The Supreme Court partially lifted the block on
President Donald TrumpÕs travel ban. Muslims with a bona fide connection to the
US, such as having family members here, or a job or a place in an American university
cannot be denied entrance. http://tinyurl.com/y8yzz585
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The Supreme Court announced it will consider if
a Denver baker acted lawfully in refusing to sell a wedding cake to a gay
couple. http://tinyurl.com/y96d8y3n
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The Supreme Court refused to consider a
California concealed weapon law that gives sheriffs power to require concealed
weapon applicants to show a particular need. http://tinyurl.com/yba9fr9e
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The Supreme Court ruled that
taxpayer-funded grants for playgrounds available to nonprofits under a state
program could not be denied to a school run by a church. http://tinyurl.com/ybl48yg2
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Trump met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi as Lockheed Martin announced a deal to make F-16 fighter jets in India. http://tinyurl.com/ybjvumxe
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TomDispatch
reported that during the Bush administration, Special Operation forces were
deployed to about 60 nations. Under Obama, the number swelled to 120. Now,
under Trump, itÕs up to 137 countries including Africa and Asia. http://tinyurl.com/y7nlwwhr
Tuesday,
June 27
á
The Guardian UK reported that TrumpÕs
attorney, Jay Sekulow, steered millions in donations to his Christian nonprofit
to family members and their businesses. http://tinyurl.com/ycardkev
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The Pentagon considered plans to cancel
enlistment contracts to immigrants who served in US armed forces deliberately
exposing them to deportation. http://tinyurl.com/ybncb2qa
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The
Supreme Court ordered states to list same-sex parents on birth certificates. http://tinyurl.com/ycuda92j
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Senate
Republicans announced they would postpone their vote on their healthcare bill
due to lack of support. http://tinyurl.com/y9mgvjs2
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Trump threatened to sabotage Obamacare insurance
subsidies to low-income Americans if the new healthcare bill is not passed and thus
playing politics with the health of the nation. http://tinyurl.com/yawf8crn
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The Washington Post reported that a fake Time
Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in at least five of his golf resorts. http://tinyurl.com/y78aseq2
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BuzzFlash reported that the worldÕs biggest
coal company closed 37 mines as solar prices plummet. http://tinyurl.com/y87mkjmt
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In light of US arms sales to Qatar, Senator
Bob Corker wrote a letter to Secretary of State Tillerson informing him that
future weapons sales to Persian Gulf coast countries would face more
restrictions. http://tinyurl.com/y8cmvu6z
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The UN
warned that human-cause soil contamination, mainly from excess chemicals in
soils used to grow food, threatened global food security. http://tinyurl.com/yaxyr84d
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In response to an armed gunman who
opened fire at the annual congressional baseball practice game, the House passed
a resolution giving each representative a $25,000 allowance for additional
security. http://tinyurl.com/u8cz4h7
Wednesday,
June 28
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A federal judge temporarily halted the
deportation of more than 1,400 Iraqi Christian nationals who could face death
upon returning to their native country. http://tinyurl.com/yc6yseao
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The New York Times published almost
every lie Trump has told since taking the oath of office. http://tinyurl.com/y74axp5c
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EcoWatch reported that Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt met with Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris
before deciding to reverse an earlier EPA decision to ban the company's toxic
and widely used pesticide, chlorpyrifos. http://tinyurl.com/y7tum9s2
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Trump
planned to kick off his 2020 re-election fundraising with a $35,000-a-plate
fundraiser at a DC Trump Hotel. http://tinyurl.com/ydgcl4fe
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was allotted 10
minutes to speak via teleconference at the Economic Council of the Christian
Democratic Union in Germany. After
he spoke for 20 minutes, the organizers cut his feed. The audience laughed and
clapped. http://tinyurl.com/ydgmkoww
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The EPA plans to issue a proposed rule to undo
the Clean Water Rule making it easier for polluters to contaminate the nationÕs
water supply for millions of people. http://tinyurl.com/y7e6ylvf
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Inequality.org reported that the Senate
Republicans' new healthcare bill would kill essential home caregiver jobs and
permanently destabilize the home caregiver industry. http://tinyurl.com/yby7jxpx
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The House passed legislation to limit medical
liability to $250,000 in healthcare lawsuits where coverage for the care was
provided or subsidized by the federal government. http://tinyurl.com/w28bggb
Thursday,
June 29
á
US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley pledged to
block any appointment of a Palestinian official to a senior UN post. http://tinyurl.com/yatqnh7f
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Trump tweeted about Mika Brzezinski, co-host of
ÒMorning JoeÓ TV show, ÒÉhow come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe
came to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New YearÕs Eve, and insisted on
joining me. She was bleeding badly
from a face-lift. I said no!Ó http://tinyurl.com/yack8w49
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Trump announced that Dennis Lee Forsgren as the
EPA's water safety official. Forsgren is a former lobbyist with deep ties to a
fossil fuel advocacy group that promotes the Dakota Access pipeline and
offshore drilling. http://tinyurl.com/y7kvyv8t
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The
Washington Post reported that Òthe chair of President Trump's Election
Integrity Commission has penned a letter to all 50 states requesting their full
voter-roll data, including the name, address, date of birth, party affiliation,
last four Social Security number digits and voting history back to 2006 of
potentially every voter in the state.Ó http://tinyurl.com/y84wk3ee
Friday,
June 30
á EPA
Administrator Scott Pruitt planned to launch a formal initiative to challenge
mainstream climate science using a "back-and-forth critique" by
government-recruited experts. Energy Secretary Rick Perry also
favors the review. http://tinyurl.com/y876uvwd
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Defense Secretary
Jim Mattis delayed a plan approved by the Obama administration a year ago to
begin allowing transgender recruits to join the US military. http://tinyurl.com/y7veubmc
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Facing opposition
from environmental and human rights organizations, the Department of Justice
withdrew its request to construct a maximum-security prison atop a former
mountaintop-removal coal-mining site. http://tinyurl.com/ydy8w3rb
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The
District Sentinel reported that Òthe Trump administration confirmed that
it is considering the integration of two energy regulators that were split
after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe due to inherent conflicts of interest.Ó
http://tinyurl.com/yd7fcoj5
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The House Appropriations Committee voted
against the Authorization for Use of Military Force and to revoke TrumpÕs
powers to wage war. http://tinyurl.com/ycgmxdam
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The Wall Street Journal reported that before
the November election, a GOP operative, Peter Smith, with an implied connection
to former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, sought Clinton emails from
hackers. http://tinyurl.com/yaomlden
And
according to The Hill, Matt Tait, the CEO and founder of UK-based
security consultant firm Capital Alpha Security, claims Peter Smith attempted
to recruit him to help validate the emails. http://tinyurl.com/yc9kvcpz
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ThinkProgress
reported that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and co-chair of
TrumpÕs election integrity commission is laying the groundwork for voter
suppression using KansasÕ disastrous voter purge as a national model. http://tinyurl.com/yc29z7ql
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The House
passed two immigration bills: one that withholds federal funding from sanctuary
cities, and one that increases penalties for immigrants returning to the US after
being deported. http://tinyurl.com/y7ur5goz
Saturday,
July 1
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At least 25
states have rejected TrumpÕs voter commission effort to gather voterÕs personal
data. http://tinyurl.com/ybplz9oj
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Trump continued his blitz against major US media
outlets despite the wave of backlash that has followed his particularly
personal attack on female MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski. http://tinyurl.com/y8y5fcmw
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The
Conversation reported that the GOP healthcare bill would cause a continuing
decline in rural healthcare. http://tinyurl.com/y8nf6kqt
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ÒIn These TimesÓ reported that ÒTrump's current
plan to renegotiate NAFTA is poised to make the massive trade deal even worse.
Trump is trying to craft a neoliberal NAFTA renegotiation that will include
everything demanded in the recently scuttled Trans-Pacific Partnership -- and
more.Ó http://tinyurl.com/y8dnmnmg
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Trump approved the construction of a new US-Mexico
pipeline that will go under the controversial border wall. http://tinyurl.com/y86758ch
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The Congressional Budget Office estimated that
Trumpcare would leave 32 million Americans without coverage by 2026. http://tinyurl.com/ybkjsqov
Sunday,
July 2
á
New proposals by the Trump administration and
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin threaten the Veterans
Health Administration. Shulkin unveiled a proposal that would ultimately push
more veterans into the private sector. It could eventually lead to the
dismantling of the VHA system entirely. http://tinyurl.com/y8ar7cp6
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Trump renewed his attacks on the media tweeting
a video that seemed to endorse violence against journalists. http://tinyurl.com/ycgmxdam
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Four more House Democrats signed on to
a bill to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump after his Twitter rampage
against MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski. http://tinyurl.com/y7mwd3f3