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-AFL-CIO leader says capitalism was kept in check during Cold War -SCOTUS considers Census citizenship question, despite sketchy voter suppression effort -Dad of Federalist weirdo Ben Domenech, Meghan McCain’s fail-husband, is subject of an Interior Dept. ethics investigation -New study: Greenland ice melt has caused global sea levels to rise 0.25 inches in eight years

-Sanders trying to get Congress to override Trump veto on Yemen peace resolution -Roberts Court set to hear two cases on homophobic and transphobic workplace discrimination -President tries to stop subpoenas of accounting firm at heart of Trump Org fraud allegations -GAO: Federal regulators ramming through pipelines are failing American Indian communities Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-No huge surprises. Stories about administration crookedness and incompetence are kinda funny -Steny Hoyer takes impeachment off the table….again -Garbage Can nominees this week include Neera...and her mom

-Rob Rousseau on Crenshaw deserving internet vitriol after whipping up Islamophobic hatred -Plus, a discussion on how to handle a problem like Fox News -Also, we definitively prove that the “AR” in “AR-15” stands for “Assault Rifle”

-White House practically begging Herman Cain to withdraw from Fed nomination after GOP Senators tell Trump “no” for once -Talk to Bolton: Kudlow says hawkish aide running point, on question about rewarding Ecuador for Assange arrest -Emerging EPA rule could threaten millions with flooding, drinking water contamination -Trump admin to try to allow lawsuits against foreign companies doing business i...

-Chip Gibbons on how Julian Assange won't get a fair trial in the Eastern District of Virginia, if he's extradited

-DOJ arrest of Wikileaks founder sets a terrible precedent for press freedom -Trump admin proposed tightening of food stamp rules an attack on the rural poor -Not even Joe Manchin could save him: Senate Republicans voicing opposition to Herman Cain Fed nomination -Zinke replacement Bernhardt confirmed with “ethics typhoon” brewing at Interior Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-CEO of JP Morgan, the biggest funder of fossil fuels, says climate change not a threat to financial markets in Congressional testimony -Win for Net Neutrality in House, though Presidential veto looms -Even our nerd Attorney General is urging Congress to end the federal prohibition on weed -Possible for-profit college/debt relief grift brewing at Betsy DeVos’ Department of Ed. Subscribe at Patreon...

-House passes tax reform that bars the IRS from creating a public filing portal -Mnuchin acknowledges convo between Treasury, White House about Trump’s tax returns -GOP invites Hitler defender and anti-Muslim bigot to hearing about white nationalism -Courtroom battle over unredacted Mueller report brewing -Also, preview of the preliminary Worst Tweet Tournament bracket Subscribe at Patreon.com/Dis...

-State Dept. labels Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “terrorist.” Iran replies by doing same for US military, which….where’s the lie? -Obama worst on whistleblowers no longer: criminal prosecution of leaks spike under Trump admin -Fed watering down more regulations with focus on Central Bank, industry hacks Herman Cain and Stephen Moore joining board. -Cruel morons in Trump administration reverse deal a...

-House and Senate pass same resolution ending US involvement with disastrous Saudi war in Yemen -Trump expected to veto, won’t be overridden, though lawmakers, especially Bernie, deserve credit for trying -Energy Department power plant, fossil fuel research lacking scientific integrity -Three Democrats join Republicans to advance scandal-plagued Interior Secretary nominee -Guam has legalized weed...

-Dem’s shouldn’t rollback GOP senate rule-change, if they ever take back power -More Oversight Cmte subpoenas: Mueller report order passed, Mazars USA order coming -Most Americans don’t believe in Have/have-not divide, though that will go up when the next recession hits -FDA investigating vaping teens on some bullshit but who cares subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Commerce, DOJ ordered to come clean on Census citizenship question -Ex-White House security official subpoenaed to testify on sketchy security clearances -Another whistleblower: FAA ordered to turn over info on safety inspectors after insider tip -Bernie crushing it after campaigns (minus Beto) report first quarter donations -Trump not backing off threat to shut down US-Mexico border Subscribe at...

-Whistleblower says White House gave 25 security clearances over objection of career officials -Brett Kavanaugh deciding vote on SCOTUS approving execution described as torture by doctors -OCC approves Wells Fargo anti-money laundering plan -GAO: Mental healthcare in the United States is woefully inadequate and expensive Subscribe for more newscasts at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Republican congressman says Democrat practicing “big lie theory,” first coined by Hitler to malign Jews as deceptive -House Oversight demands files from company at heart of Trump fraud allegations -Secretary Pompeo will only discuss drug trafficker tied to US ally in classified setting -Costs of climate change racking up, Pentagon asks Congress for $5 billion extra for storm, flood repairs

-Democrats cower, abandon left as Senate Republicans force vote on Green New Deal -House fails to reach two-thirds override threshold on Border Wall emergency declaration -Betsy DeVos stammers in defense of effort to roll back anti-discrimination directive on school punishment -FCC accused of faking data on improved broadband access -CFTC proposes relaxing limits on derivatives in banking industry

-Pence at AIPAC calls for criminalization of free speech, barring critics of Israel from key Congressional committee -No surprise about Mueller--too bad Dem leaders hinged impeachment on his report -Bernie getting tens of thousands at rallies. Maybe they’d get coverage if he stood on a table.

Garbage Can at the end of the show! Subscribe: Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Rubio, Haitian President meet amid report tying the latter to arrested US mercenaries, plot to take $80 million from Haitian Central Bank -Trump administration oil drilling give-away in Wyoming stopped by federal court -Senate Republicans look to alter standing rules to ram through federal judge nominees -Department of Transportation won’t publicly report on impact of antitrust exemptions for air...

-Trump ties Venezuela coup plot to ‘twilight of socialism” in US -White House entertains fellow reactionary, Jair Bolsonaro refuses to publicly discuss Brazilian support for possible US war in Venezuela -Department of Interior being run in darkness, eight non-appointed officials making key decisions -SCOTUS rules 5-4 to make it easier for ICE to detain non-citizens with criminal records -Departmen...

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We chatted with reporter Alex Yablon about decreasing oversight of US gun sales abroad in a newly unlocked episode. For exclusive bonus content, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

JAKE JOHNSTON WITH CEPR'S HAITI: RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION WATCH JOINS US TO TALK ABOUT A BIZARRE STORY IN HAITI. HIS REPORT: http://cepr.net/publications/reports/our-boss-will-call-your-boss-an-investigation-into-the-events-in-haiti-on-february-17th For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

An Interview with Gloria La Riva on the situation in Venezuela.

Sentinel News Dump 3/12/19 by District Sentinel Radio