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U.S. Department of Justice
Acting AG Whitaker says he supports Barr for DOJ's top spot
POLITICO - By KATIE GALIOTO
Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker offered his support to William Barr on Wednesday, saying he would be happy to see the former attorney general take over the Justice Department’s top position once
U.S. Politics
Will the Real Bill Barr Please Stand Up?
POLITICO - By REBECCA ROIPHE
In confirmation hearings, the attorney general nominee projected himself as principled and deeply committed to the rule of law—but also raised cause for concern. On the opening day of his confirmation
U.S. Politics
Watchdog: GSA ignored Constitution on Trump D.C. hotel lease
POLITICO - By ANDREW DESIDERIO
Lawyers for the General Services Administration chose to “ignore” the U.S. Constitution and other legal precedents when they allowed the Trump International Hotel to maintain its lease on the Old Post
U.S. Politics
Greek PM Tsipras wins vote of confidence
politico.eu - Emma Anderson
Vote had been called after dispute over Macedonia name change. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday won a parliamentary vote of confidence …
U.S. Politics
Trump taps free government labor to execute political agenda
POLITICO - By NANCY COOK
Agencies have called back thousands of furloughed federal employees, raising questions about whether the administration is favoring politically advantageous policies. The Trump administration is pushing
Rand Paul
Rand Paul: Trump poised for draw down in Afghanistan, Syria pullout
POLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT
Sen. Rand Paul strongly suggested that President Donald Trump is poised to begin scaling back the U.S. presence in Afghanistan and will follow through on his promise to pull out of Syria, the Kentucky
U.S. Politics
GOP bucks Trump but holds steady on the wall
POLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT and ZACHARY WARMBRODT
Republican senators who support the president's border wall demands regularly reject his foreign policy moves. Senate Republicans are hunkered down and refusing to cross President Donald Trump on the wall.
U.S. Politics
Trump’s Probably Not Going Anywhere. Get Over It.
POLITICO - By RICH LOWRY
The walls supposedly are always closing in on President Donald Trump. The end is always beginning. He’s going to quit. He’s going to be impeached and removed. He’s going to decide not to run again. Somehow
U.S. Politics
Trump review calls for more missile defenses but no space weapons — yet
POLITICO - By BRYAN BENDER
The Trump administration’s long-awaited missile defense review that will be released Thursday recommends additional deployments of anti-missile systems at home, abroad and possibly in space, according
Donald Trump
Giuliani says Trump didn’t collude, but people on his campaign might have
POLITICO - By BRENT D. GRIFFITHS
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, said Wednesday night that there could have been “collusion” between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russian officials, but if it did happen,
U.S. Politics
Arpaio asks Supreme Court to block special prosecutor in contempt fight
POLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEIN
Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is asking the Supreme Court to block a judicially appointed special prosecutor from arguing against Arpaio in a legal fight over the scope of the pardon President Donald
U.S. Politics
Recession warnings pile up as shutdown wraps up fourth week
POLITICO - By BEN WHITE
The impasse is triggering alarms about an already fragile economic environment. The partial government shutdown was supposed to be a brief non-event for the economy. Now it’s starting to look like a serious
U.S. Politics
One Solution to the Shutdown? Give More Power to the States.
POLITICO - By GOV. GARY R. HERBERT
The increasing frequency of federal shutdowns tells us that the problem is deeper than a disagreement over immigration or health care or the debt ceiling. Federal shutdowns, like the one we are currently
U.S. Politics
Many Voters Think Trump’s a Self-Made Man. What Happens When You Tell Them Otherwise?
POLITICO - By JARED MCDONALD, DAVID KAROL and LILLIANA MASON
You probably think you know who Donald Trump is. Most Americans do. For decades, he’s been in the public eye—first as a flamboyant real estate developer, then a reality TV star, then a political performer—and
U.S. Politics
Crisis
POLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER and DANIEL LIPPMAN
Presented by DRIVING THE DAY IS THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IN A STATE OF CRISIS? … There’s no doubt we have gotten accustomed to lurching from standoff to standoff, diplomatic row to global skirmish. But
U.S. Politics
Judge won’t dismiss libel suit against Fusion GPS over dossier
POLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEIN
Three Russian businessmen mentioned in the dossier of alleged ties between President Donald Trump and Russia scored a legal victory Wednesday when a judge refused to throw out a libel suit they filed Fusion
U.S. Politics
Trump administration separated thousands more migrants than previously known, federal watchdog says
POLITICO - By DAN DIAMOND
The Trump administration separated thousands more migrant kids at the border than it previously acknowledged, and the separations began months before the policy was announced, according to a federal audit
U.S. Politics
Federal rulemaking site goes dark
POLITICO - By BENJAMIN WERMUND
The website used by the public to comment on proposed federal regulations has gone dark, but the agency that runs it says it's not due to the government shutdown, despite what a message on the website
Intellectual Property
The U.S. Case Against Huawei Is Getting Real
Bloomberg - Tim Culpan
An investigation by federal authorities into the possible theft of trade secrets by Huawei Technologies Co. could give even more weight to a U.S. …
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin gets lavish welcome on visit to ally Serbia
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Serbia in a show of support for the Balkan country's populist leader and his pro-Moscow …
Polling
Second referendum would be 56% remain 44% leave, new poll reveals | Metro News
metro.co.uk - Joe Roberts
Britain would vote to stay in the European Union if it was given a second referendum, a poll taken amid yesterday’s chaos has revealed. The results of …
Donald Trump
Ex-Trump aide Gary Cohn calls shutdown 'completely wrong'
POLITICO - By MATTHEW CHOI
Gary Cohn, the former Goldman Sachs executive and ex-top economic adviser to President Donald Trump, denounced the partial government shutdown as "completely wrong" in an interview published by the Boston
British Pound
British pound on the rise amid Brexit saga; euro softens slightly against bucks
MarketWatch - By Anneken Tappe
The British pound eked out a gain against the U.S. dollar Thursday, as London politicking around an alternative Brexit plan continues. The …
U.S. Politics
Fact Check: Trump’s Tweet on Border Walls in Europe
The New York Times - By PALKO KARASZ
LONDON — In an apparent effort to bolster his case for a wall along the Mexican border, President Trump pointed on Wednesday to examples of walls going up around the world, especially barriers built in
Royal Dutch Shell
Shell to start two-month major maintenance at Europe's biggest oil refinery
investing.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSa) will begin "major maintenance work" on a number of units at its Pernis oil refinery in Rotterdam …
Supermoon
A Super Blood Wolf Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse Are Coming This Weekend — Here's How to See Them (Video)
Travel + Leisure - Jamie Carter
It will be the last Super Blood Moon we see until 2033. So exactly what is happening this Sunday night and early Monday morning? Some are calling it …
Opinion
Sweden's New Government Is Part of a Scary Trend
Bloomberg - Leonid Bershidsky
Four months after its election, Sweden is finally poised to get a new government. Stefan Lofven is almost certain to remain prime minister, even …
European Union
The Fate of Brexit Is in Jeremy Corbyn’s Hands
New York Magazine - Eric Levitz
Rise like a lion after slumber? Theresa May’s Brexit deal isn’t going anywhere — but neither is her government. On Tuesday, Parliament voted down the …
European Parliament
Italy’s Berlusconi to run in European election
politico.eu - Judith Mischke
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani welcomed the ‘excellent news.’ Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will run in the European …
Human Rights
Human Rights Watch: Some EU leaders used migration to stoke fear
Euronews - euronews
Leaders in EU states used migration to stoke fear, justify abusive policies, and block meaningful reform last year, even as arrivals at borders decreased, Human Rights Watch said today in its latest World