TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS
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The president is slowly, grudgingly coming to terms with the fact that his original objectives won’t be met, so it’s time to rewrite history.
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The president boasted about his willingness to add a “bit of intrigue” to the Capitol Hill process. “Incoherence” would have been more apt.
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The president boasted about his willingness to add a “bit of intrigue” to the Capitol Hill process. “Incoherence” would have been more apt.
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The White House has stopped denying the figure and started emphasizing that none of the money will come from taxpayers. That misses the point.
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The White House has stopped denying the figure and started emphasizing that none of the money will come from taxpayers. That misses the point.
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Given the pattern, the appearance of pay-for-play is hard to ignore in an administration rife with corruption allegations.
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Given the pattern, the appearance of pay-for-play is hard to ignore in an administration rife with corruption allegations.
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OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR
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- ""It breaks me because the country I worked my entire life for is ripping my family apart, and taking away my wife," Trujillo told CBS News inside his home in the Dallas suburb of Princeton. "It makes me sick to my stomach."
"I've never thought I'd be in a situation where I'm begging my own country to let my wife go so we can do our thing the right way," the veteran added."
(CBS News)
- "Frustrated by a city council that has refused to oppose the opening of an immigration detention center, community activists in Surprise are hoping residents will agree to disincorporate the city, stripping away the council’s power."
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"Dissolving the city would place it under the control of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, which activists believe will be more amenable to local calls to act against the federal plan."
(News from the States)
- "Also, we run out of reserves in about 4 weeks, you know, there are reserves all over the world, and we would really run out, and there'll be a time when you wouldn't be able to get it."
(Acyn shares video of Donald Trump basically confirming Rachel's suspicion that the alarming headlines about depleted oil reserves is the real reason for Trump giving up on his war with Iran. See that discussion here.)
- "In an effort to prevent visitors from overstaying their visas, the U.S. State Department requires that eligible travelers from certain countries, including Cabo Verde, “must post a bond for $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000.”"
Jeffries helps World Cup star secure mother’s visa to watch match
(MS NOW)
- "New lawsuit just filed challenging Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to run for Governor in Alabama because he’s a … Florida man."
(Joyce Vance shares the lawsuit's first page)
- "The Trump administration’s sweeping federal spending reviews slowed government efforts to contain the New World screwworm, according to three former Agriculture Department officials and a fourth person with knowledge of the matter.
USDA reviews held up funding for the construction of one facility that is crucial to slowing the flesh-eating pest’s threat to the U.S. cattle supply, according to the three former officials, who like the fourth person were granted anonymity to discuss internal decision-making. A $100 million research initiative designed to create new tools to slow the screwworm’s advance was also delayed, two of the former officials said."
(Politico)
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comes out November 10 but you can pre-order now.
See MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate for links and options to pre-order.
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