“What? I wasn’t supposed to tell them that? Oops.” Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Washington Post: President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials, who said Trump’s disclosures jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the […]
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Eli Sanders is The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won this, but he also once crashed his bike into a parked car while on his way to a staff meeting, never mind this, so… His website, which probably hasn't been updated in a while, is www.elisanders.net.
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While the President Rails Against “Fake News,” Manipulative Aides Slip Him Actual Fake News
“I just read this thing someone printed off the Internet and put on my desk. Very upsetting. We gotta do something.” Getty Images Fresh dismay, courtesy of today’s Politico report on how President Donald Trump gets his fake news. The story begins with Trump’s chief of staff trying to get control over what news reaches […]
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Is It Illegal to Lead an Online Mob Against Someone?
In December, to avenge alleged affronts to white nationalist Richard Spencer (above), a “troll storm” descended on the small town of Whitefish, Montana. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images What I witnessed in Whitefish, Montana this past holiday season was hardly the first instance of online mobs doing scary things. In Whitefish, it was neo-Nazis directing […]
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Senate Investigators Want to Talk to Jared Kushner About Russia Meetings
Getting ready to chat with the Senate Intelligence Committee. Getty Images Well, well: Senate investigators plan to question Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and a close adviser, as part of their broad inquiry into ties between Trump associates and Russian officials or others linked to the Kremlin, according to administration and congressional officials. According to […]
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Live: Watch House Members Cast Their Votes on Repealing Obamacare (Or Maybe Not)
Oops. We’re fucked. Zach Gibson / Getty What’s going in DC today? Who knows! House Speaker Paul Ryan is rushing to the White House to tell President Donald Trump that he doesn’t have the votes to repeal and replace Obamacare. But the White House says a vote is still happening, and is set to begin […]
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Neo-Nazis Postpone Threatened Rally in Whitefish, Montana
Whitefish, Montana—in summer. Right now it’s 10 degrees there, with 100 percent fewer Neo-Nazis coming to town on MLK Day. Pierdelune/Shutterstock For this week’s Stranger, I wrote about high-profile white nationalist Richard Spencer and a vengeful Neo-Nazi “troll storm” launched on his behalf against the small, liberal town of Whitefish, Montana. In addition to the […]
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Resist Trump: The American City Is a Machine That Kills Fascism
Jen Graves Most likely you are reading this from inside a city. Most likely you have been feeling despair and doubt and fear. Most likely you have wondered if this can still be your country, too. Yes, it can. Look out the window of your micro-apartment or new town house or aging wood-shingled home. Look […]
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Watch Live: President Obama’s Remarks at the Memorial for Slain Police Officers in Dallas
Speaking soon, in Dallas. PETE SOUZA / WHITE HOUSE According to The New York Times, President Obama… …huddled with his speechwriters for much of Monday, hoping to find words that would not only console the officers’ grief-stricken families but also reassure a nation fearful that racial divisions are worsening after the Dallas slaughter and the […]
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Now Republicans Want to Punish Democrats for That Gun Control Sit-in
With the Republican e-mail investigation over, the Republican sit-in investigation begins. Rob Crandall / Shutterstock.com This definitely sounds like a great use of government time and resources: WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House majority leader, said on Tuesday that Democrats who protested the lack of votes on gun legislation by essentially seizing the House […]
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US Senate Democrats are Filibustering Until Congress Does Something About Gun Control
The filibuster was launched by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy. He’s from Connecticut, where the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School occurred. CSPAN Politico: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) launched a talking filibuster on the Senate floor — which was quickly joined by fellow Democrats — in an effort to pressure Republicans to accept legislation […]
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Watch President Obama Explain How Hard It Is to Keep Guns Away from Suspected Terrorists in America
On June 1 on PBS, President Obama named a major obstacle in keeping guns away from suspected terrorists in this country: “The National Rifle Association.” PBS The Hill: The FBI confirmed on Sunday it had interviewed the suspect in the Orlando, Fla., nightclub attack three times before the shooting took place early Sunday morning. The […]
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What Hillary Clinton’s Win Brings into Focus
Bye-bye bernie. ISTOCK Well, this is weird. But hey, it’s a weird election year. Due to a deadline that didn’t cooperate with this week’s big political news, I’m writing to you from the day before the Democratic contests in California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota. By the time you read […]