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-SCOTUS nominee unhinged, hostile. Dr. Ford poised. -Lindsey Graham leads GOP sliming of rape accusations; Republicans trying to rally -CFPB official overseeing anti-discrimination laws dismisses relevance of racist posts online from 2004 -Pentagon revises estimate of civilian casualties in ISIS war, still six times lower than independent estimate To listen to more episodes like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Morales goes off on US, with doddering Trump two seats down -New allegations against Kavanaugh, the day before Christine Blasey Ford is scheduled to testify -Google exec to Senate: We don’t sell personal info when we do those targeted ads you get after searching stuff -Pruitt replacement puts official overseeing children’s health on administrative leave To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-UN General Assembly laughs at President Trump during his address -Kirstjen Nielsen has been lying about her role in the family separation nightmare -NLRB says it’s following ethics guidelines, with Corporate America attacking conflict of interest claims -For years, Border Patrol failed to conduct a privacy assessment on surveillance drones -Plus, Kavanaugh is getting creepier by the day

-Cabinet officials give a glimpse of Trump’s UN speech tomorrow. Expect chest thumping over Iran. -Wilbur Ross to be deposed after records reveal he lied about proposing a Census citizenship question -US imposes tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese goods; China retaliates on $60 billion in American imports -Trump admin scraps rules requiring emergency brakes on crude oil “bomb trains,” citing costs to industry To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Iran rebuffs US offer to kickstart diplomacy, citing Trump violation of nuclear agreement -Top Republican hits out at White House over pledge to take fewer refugees--mostly for process reasons, not the xenophobia -Tariff exemption for South Carolina plant with ties to high-ranking people in Trump’s orbit -Lol the NRA is going broke -Plus, the latest on the Kavanaugh-Ford hearing scheduled for Monday To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

Newly moved from behind the paywall... -Alexis Goldstein on September 2008 and Everything After -Guilty/Innocent: Shooting Your Guns at Hurricanes -Garbage Candidates this week include: John Bolton and the opioid peddlers that also got a patent to treat addiction #GarbageCan Thank you for support Smash retweet button districtsentinel.com Facebook: facebook.com/DistrictSentinel Twitter: twitter.com/TheDCSentinel For more content like this, subscribe at Patreon.com/districtsentinel

-Kavanaugh ties to disgraced appellate judge exposed; Monday hearing set for Christine Ford allegations -ICE official can’t say if agency is considering documented impact of detention on kids -Only half of serious injuries at work are reported to OSHA, despite recent change in requirements -Looks like Wilbur Ross lied to congress To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Christine Blasey Ford says she’s the one who alleged that the SCOTUS nominee sexually assaulted her in high school -Republican on NLRB has another conflict of interest with ex-employer, Dem Sens allege -FEC to take a look at rules enabling lavish personal spending by candidates through “Leadership PACs” -FISA court spying on journalists detailed by Freedom of the Press Foundation To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Jeff Flake joins all Republicans on SJC to shootdown votes on extra oversight for Kavanaugh -District Judge strikes down Betsy DeVos effort to run cover for college scammer -Mulvaney on Student Debt: Actually, it’s the children who are wrong -NLRB finally proposes new “joint employer” rule; tougher on union organizers at corporate chains, as expected -FEMA Director defends Trump’s Twitter meltdown about botched disaster response in Puerto Rico -Everything I hate is Russia, Energy Industry Lackey edition To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Median household income reaches new high; last two peaks occurred before market crashes -Just in time for Hurricane Season: ICE caught getting money for detention from FEMA -FCC pauses review of T-Mobile/Sprint merger -House readies money for natural parks; parties can come together because no oil companies will pay To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Scott Pruitt successor relaxes methane pollution rules -iCop: Apple pledges to work more closely with law enforcement on data requests -FT: Pharma company hikes price of bladder infection antibiotic by more than 400 percent; CEO defends Shkreli -CBO: Payroll taxes up slightly; corporate taxes down by 30 percent To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Trump administration kicks Palestinian officials out of US, over request for ICC to investigate Israel -John Bolton then threatens ICC officials if they probe reported US war crimes in Afghanistan -FCC using self-reported industry data, underestimating the number of Native Americans without internet -EPA Inspector General looking at yet another Scott Pruitt initiative--the latest, on his Superfund Task Force -Ron DeSantis is stepping down from Congress to focus on his racism, err race to become Florida Governor To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

And we have an interview lined up for you today. Since we’re in DC so you don’t have to be, we’re not in New York to know enough about what’s going on with the primary election set for next week. So we chatted about it with the Host of the Katie Halper Show, Katie Halper… Subscribe to the Sentinel on Patreon at: Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

TFW You Find a Spine -Dems release “committee confidential” Kavanaugh emails to protest crooked confirmation process -Emails: Kavanaugh was okay with short-term racial profiling, getting sketchy emails from GOP operative who hacked Senate Dems. -Where’s the NYT adult in the room? Trump administration says it will violate immigrant family detention settlement -Nominee to run National Park Service could put public lands at peril, environmentalists warn To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-Leahy accuses SCOTUS nominee of knowing about hack on Dem senators, lying about it -Social media foreign interference hearing: It’s actually good when we do it -Trump pushing for cruel SNAP work requirements as Farm Bill nears finish line -Bernie and Ro Khanna introduce the Stop BEZOS Act, aimed at penalizing large companies paying poverty wages To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

-More than two dozen protesters arrested on first day of SCOTUS confirmation hearings -Old Boys Network: Jon Kyl appointed to take John McCain’s Senate seat. -DC Circuit rules against Columbia University grad school, for UAW Local 2110 -Inspector General finds Scott Pruitt doubled his security budget. Those rush hour trips to Le Diplomate ain’t free. To listen to the full District Sentinel Radio episode, airing Monday - Thursday, subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel.

We're unlocking some subscriber-only content: The latest Sentinel Cast. -We chat with soon to be Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib about climate change and capitalism. -One last Garbage Can ceremony for John McCain Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel to support the co-op and get access to exclusive content. Smash retweet button districtsentinel.com Facebook: facebook.com/DistrictSentinel Twitter: twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

-Trump orders reversal of pay raise for federal workers -Report: President offered to end Korean War, back-peddled -No concerns about Yemeni civilians, then: military to train Saudi pilots in US -GAO: Less than half of misconduct complaints against ICE agents were documented properly Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

-Schumer & friends rubber stamp a bunch of Trump judges for extra time off -Trudeau: Canada could be back in the US-Mexico trade mix by Friday -Was it worth it? Post-9/11 war spending tops $1.5 trillion -Ayatollah to Iranian President: “Stop having hopes” of Europe saving nuclear deal -With countersuit, Sinclair-Tribune merger meltdown gets even better Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel

-Treasury Secretary says legislature not needed to cancel NAFTA -Trump chain mail style rant about Google bias against conservatives -Moody’s caught messing up mortgage backed securities ratings, again -Zinke chief of staff takes job lobbying for BP -Preview of our interview with Rashida Tlaib -Also, special announcement on the future of the show! Broadcasted from Washington, DC Music courtesy of Adam Fligsten (adamfligsten.com/) Contribute to our Patreon, and you’ll get to see the show recorded live: www.patreon.com/DistrictSentinel/ www.districtsentinel.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/DistrictSentinel/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheDCSentinel