FBI and NSA Directors refute Trump’s tweets about wiretaps, deny British role, and admit counterintelligence, criminal investigations are underway…--the testimony from Comey and Rogers is quite limited, but confirms investigation
--Rogers denies GCHQ involvement in carefully phrased statement
--former CIA officer, now critic, Larry Johnson surfaces as one of the sources for GCHQ claim
--House investigation is paralleled by Senate inquiry, in its early stages
--hearings for SCOTUS pick Neil Gorsuch started today; Dems have plenty of ammo to stop him, and payback for Obama’s stalled pick, but will they prevail?
--in op-ed, Russ Feingold says Gorsuch confirmation would tarnish the court’s legitimacy
--White House hasn’t hired many appointees yet, but Stasi-style minders for Trump are installed in most departments already
--Homeland Security is developing blacklist of police agencies that don’t cooperate with deportations
--over Syrian skies, dogfights between Israeli, Syrian fighter jets
--TrumpCo gives max support to Israel’s effort to bury UN report that called Israeli policies apartheid
--UN took years to admit responsibility for cholera epidemic in Haiti, most nations are refusing to fund program to end the epidemic
--Trump appoints Mr. Kellyanne Conway to major post at “Justice Dept.”
--in rare move, “Justice Dept.” argues against the independence of Consumer Protection office, created by Dodd-Frank law
--stinky conflict at Education Dept. with DeVos advisor who worked at for-profit university that paid $30 million to settle student lending scam
--in bid to pass Obamacare repeal, Trump goes lower, agrees to allow work requirement for Medicaid users
--after only 6 months, Uber president resigns, citing low standards
--Kinks’ founder is knighted on Friday, Sir Ray Davies now. Here's one of my favorite Kinks tunes
--rock and roll icon Chuck Berry dies at 90, check out "Maybelline"
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