Ryan Rubio targeted by Russian social media campaigns says expert
Senate hearing hears Clint Watts of FPIRI claim Russian social media discredited Speaker Paul Ryan this week while Marco Rubio faced anecdotal attacks during his presidential run. Experts say Moscow uses smear tactics on both sides to influence U S politics and undermine democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Kremlin
Senate Intelligence Committee
U.S
Paul Ryan
Clint Watts
Watts
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Marco Rubio
R-Fla
North Carolina Repeals Bathroom Law Amid Business Rebound Efforts
Governor Roy Cooper signs a replacement for House Bill 2 in Raleigh. The new law rescinds the bathroom rule while bars cities and schools from enacting their own anti discrimination rules for nearly four years. Transgender people may use facilities of their choice but have limited recourse against ejections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Roy Cooper
Senate
House of Representatives
Raleigh
Reuters
N.C
Xi to Meet Trump in Florida Ahead of Key Summit
China confirms Xi Jinping will meet Donald Trump at Mar a Lago in Florida next week for informal talks on trade and North Korea. The White House says the leaders will discuss global regional and bilateral issues while a potential North Korea test and a WTO market status decision loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Trump
Foreign Ministry
Xi Jinping
U.S
Donald Trump
Florida
North Korea
Mar-a-Lago
Lu Kang
Shinzo Abe
White House
Melania Trump
World Trade Organization
White House Officials Linked to Nunes Inquiry
Three senior White House officials including the NSC top lawyer oversaw handling of intelligence files shared with House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes. The White House involvement challenges Nunes's claims and heightens concerns about administration collaboration in the Russia election investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
National Security Council
House Intelligence Committee
U.S
Devin Nunes
R-Calif
Trump
Putin denies Moscow meddling in U S election claims
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected claims that Moscow interfered in last year’s U S elections calling the accusations lies during a CNBC moderated panel. The remarks were reported by the Los Angeles Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladimir Putin
Moscow
U.S
Putin
CNBC
Flynn seeks immunity for testimony in Russia probe
Michael Flynn offers to be interviewed by the FBI and lawmakers in exchange for immunity from prosecution as part of investigations into the Trump campaign and possible Russia ties. The report notes discussions include responses to Russian propaganda efforts and related political rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Trump
Michael Flynn
FBI
Congressional
Trump
Russia
The
Wall Street Journal
United States
U.S
Democrats Back Trump Supreme Court Pick Gorsuch
U S Senators Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp became the first Democrats to back President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Both are up for re election in states that voted for Trump in 2016. By Thursday 33 of 48 Democrats opposed Gorsuch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Joe Manchin
Heidi Heitkamp
Donald Trump
Supreme Court
Neil Gorsuch
Senate
West Virginia
Manchin
North Dakota
Heitkamp
Trump
Gorsuch
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye Arrested
Park Geun-hye former South Korean president was arrested and moved to a detention center near Seoul after a court ordered her arrest. Judge Kang Boo-young cited probable cause to charge her and concerns over evidence. She faced impeachment in December for colluding with confidante Choi Soon Sil to extort money and meddle in state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Geun-hye
Seoul
Yonhap
Kang Boo-young
Park
National Assembly
Choi Soon Sil
Choi
Labor nominee Acosta advances in Senate
The Senate committee voted 12 11 along party lines to approve labor secretary nominee Alexander Acosta a former Miami U.S. attorney advancing to a full Senate vote. A SpaceX booster recovered at sea blasted off again from Florida delivering a satellite then landed successfully marking a milestone for Elon Musk's company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Acosta
Senate
Alexander Acosta
Donald Trump
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
U.S
Miami
Spacex
Florida
Elon Musk
Space Exploration Technologies
Kansas Governor Vetoes Medicaid Expansion Bill
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback vetoed a bill to expand Medicaid to about 150 000 low income Kansans. The veto, announced Thursday morning on Twitter, follows speculation he will join President Trump’s administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Donald Trump
Trump attacks rebel conservatives on Twitter
President Donald Trump targets Republican rebels in a feud over health care. He threatens to defeat Freedom Caucus members in next year's elections and says they will hurt the Republican agenda. His Twitter post calls for action against those who defied him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Trump
Trump
Freedom Caucus
House of Representatives
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ryan, Rubio
Roy Godson
Georgetown University
Mark Warner
Virginia
Richard Burr
R-N.c
Bloomberg
Nunes
Washington Post
Flynn
Mander
Barack Obama
Trump Supreme Court
South Korea
Ark Geun-hye
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!