Anti-Austerity Protests and Strikes Shut Down Quito, Ecuador - 21 photos of unrest after the elimination of a 40-year-old fuel subsidy, which doubled the cost of fuel in Ecuador. The cut was made as part of an IMF deal to to secure loans despite high debt. https://t.co/VpMspeI2Pbpic.twitter.com/yrlKWTQz1i
California’s wildfire crisis will enter an unprecedented new stage Wednesday as PG&E plans to begin cutting power to about 800,000 customers, shutting down the electric lines that have sparked many of the state’s worst blazes and setting off a chaotic scramble of people preparing for an outage that could last a week in some places [....]
The Senate Intelligence Committee just released its report on Russia’s use of social media during the 2016 election. You can read the whole thing for yourself, but here are the important takeaways and recommendations:https://t.co/GZvH0NmADf
Montgomery, Alabama, elected its first black mayor in the city’s 200-year history when the state capital voted for Steven Reed, a probate judge https://t.co/fiQccm34pm
A California man was convicted of cyberstalking and threatening to kidnap relatives of those killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, federal prosecutors said https://t.co/MmIcl8cxY3
If you’re wondering whether or not State Department employees can defy Pompeo’s orders and give Congress more text messages like the ones released last night, look no further than this primer! https://t.co/Dhx0p7SGEK
Cities across the U.S. say Trump has failed to reimburse local officials for security assistance to the president’s campaign during his MAGA rallieshttps://t.co/AR41ztIulg
As many GOP lawmakers continue to defend President Trump amid an expanding impeachment inquiry, Colin Powell, the retired general who served under three Republican presidents, said the party “has got to get a grip on itself.”
Trump’s favorite punching bag is reaching out to fellow Republicans to raise the temperature on impeachment. “Romney is the one guy who could bring along Susan Collins, Cory Gardner, Ben Sasse,” says a Mitt confidant.
"In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race... Until now.... Donald Trump — is, by unanimous consensus of the Editorial Board, unfit for the presidency." Every paper in the country should follow. https://t.co/IDCbzoxG6v
BREAKING: In an extraordinary Sunday night statement, the White House announces that the US "will no longer be in the immediate area" of Northern Syria, allow Turkey to launch an invasion in the region and give Turkey responsibility for captured ISIS fighters in the area. pic.twitter.com/Ytu8t3BLUg
