All News Articles for 2019-01-25

Friday, January 25, 2019
Ten Thousand Students March in Berlin as Global #ClimateStrike Movement Rises
"The general problem is not that there's a lack of knowledge, but of action," said one student demonstrator
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soldier in Syria Calling for US Troop Withdrawal, House Dems Demand 'Diplomatic, Political, and Humanitarian Strategy for Syria'
"While we believe there was never a military solution in Syria," says lawmakers' letter, "we are deeply concerned about the chaotic way in which [the president's] withdrawal plan has been rolled out."
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President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a press event in the Rose Garden of the White House on January 25, 2019 in Washington, D.C. 'This Is a Cave, Not a Wall': After 35 Days Trump Agrees to End Shutdown by Signing Deal Made Before Christmas
"How pathetic," said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) . "We are back to exactly where we started."
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Confirming US Orchestration, Report Details Pence's Key Phone Call to Venezuelan Opposition Leader
"The U.S. had been planning this coup in Venezuela. It was the Trump administration that told the little-known opposition leader Juan Guaidó to declare himself (unelected) 'president.'"
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Brett Kavanaugh 'These Are Not Normal Nominees': As Trump Stacks Courts With Far-Right Judges, Dems Urged to Recognize Depth of Crisis
Just how extreme are Trump's judges? According to a new study: "They're VERY conservative. And very white. And very male."
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Right "To Their Faces," 16-Year-Old Greta Thunberg Tells Davos Elite Climate Crisis Their Fault
"Some people, some companies, some decision-makers in particular have known exactly what priceless values they have been sacrificing to make unimaginable amounts of money, and I think many of you here today belong to that group of people."
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Warnings of 'Tipping Point' in Trump Shutdown as Airport Staff Shortages Cause Major Flight Delays
"This is horrendous. Donald Trump must give up his racist wall and Republicans in Congress must vote now to end this shutdown. The human cost is only going to increase and more and more Americans are going to suffer."
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While Criticizing Maduro, Sanders Says US Should 'Not Be in the Business of Regime Change' in Venezuela
"The United States has a long history of inappropriately intervening in Latin American countries," said the senator. "We must not go down that road again."
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President Donald Trump 'Constitutionally Illegitimate': As Workers Miss Another Paycheck, Trump's Draft National Emergency Order Condemned
"Trump invented this emergency when Mexico and 70 percent of Americans said no deal," says Rep. Ilhan Omar
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FBI Agents With 'Tactical Vests and Large Weapons' Arrest Longtime Trump Confidant Roger Stone
Charges, stemming from probe by special counsel Robert Mueller, include witness tampering and obstruction of justice
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