Alex Ward / Vox: Andrew McCabe claims Trump wanted war in Venezuela because “they have all that oil” — It's a surprisingly overlooked passage of the former FBI acting director's new book. — In a July 2017 private briefing with intelligence officials, President Donald Trump apparently asked why the US …
Hamilton Nolan / Splinter: Rich People Have Been Taking Your Money For 40 Years And They Still Are — Why all the talk about socialism? Why all the talk about inequality, and the 99% vs. the 1%? Because for the past forty years, the rich have been scraping off more of our economy, leaving less for everyone else. See here:
BuzzFeed News: Trump Said He Ordered His Administration To Withhold Wildfire Aid To California. FEMA Says He Never Did. — The president tweeted that he was cutting off disaster assistance to wildfire survivors to punish California officials. But no record of such an order exists.
Garrett M. Graff / Wired: 7 Scenarios for How the Mueller Probe Might ‘Wrap Up’ — THE BREAKING NEWS hit a snowy Washington on Wednesday: Newly installed attorney general William Barr appears to be preparing to announce the end of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. — But what would “Mueller wrapping up” actually mean? […]
Ian Bremmer / TIME: Americans Want a Less Aggressive Foreign Policy. It's Time Lawmakers Listened to Them — For decades, American foreign policy has rested on a consensus view about the United States' role in the world. In an international order where there is one unrivaled superpower …
Coral Davenport / New York Times: White House Panel Will Study Whether Climate Change Is a National Security Threat. It Includes a Climate Denialist. — WASHINGTON — President Trump is preparing to establish a panel to examine whether climate change affects national security, despite existing reports from his own government showing …
Jon Levine / The Wrap: CNN Analyst David Gergen Calls Roger Stone a ‘Dandy’ Who May Be ‘Subject to Rape’ in Prison (VIdeo) — The senior political analyst says Stone must be weighing these things as he prepares for trial — CNN senior political analyst David Gergen offered a vision of what a possible Roger Stone …
Daniel Lippman / Politico: White House talks U.N. post with John James — The White House is in discussions with former Michigan Senate candidate John James about the vacant United Nations ambassador post, with President Donald Trump leaning toward nominating the former businessman and Iraq War veteran, according to three people close to the process.
Rachael Bade / Washington Post: Pelosi says House will vote on resolution opposing Trump's emergency declaration — Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday night that the House will vote in the coming day on a resolution disapproving President Trump's emergency declaration to build his wall with Mexico …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post: Why Sanders's money haul doesn't mean very much — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) raised approximately $6 million in the first 24 hours after his presidential campaign announcement. But his Democratic opponents shouldn't be surprised or concerned. — Sanders is the only Democratic contender …