Lauren McCauley

Ethics Concerns Mount Over Trump’s Ultra-Wealthy Cabinet

The President-elect could present a waiver, to the tune of $150 million, if his Secretary of State nominee Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson balks at the idea of selling his stock.

Lauren McCauley
作者 Lauren McCauley
In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump walks with CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

(Analysis) — One hundred million dollar waivers? Presidential pardons? With yet another billionaire appointed to a key position within the Donald Trump administration this week, speculations abound about what the president-elect intends to do about his cabinet's unprecedented wealth—and their unprecedented conflicts. Monday's appointment of

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IMF Chief Convicted For Corruption, Spared Jail Time

“This should help calm all that they’re-only-in-it-for-themselves, anti-establishment feeling out there,” quipped Globe and Mail senior international correspondent Mark MacKinnon.

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作者 Lauren McCauley
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, right, arrives at the special Paris court, France. (AP/Thibault Camus)

Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday was found guilty of "negligence" for approving a massive government payout to business tycoon Bernard Tapie during her tenure as French finance minister. "This should help calm all that they're-only-in-it-for-themselves, anti-establishment feeling out there," quipped

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North Carolinians Revolt Over Republicans’ Brazen Post-Election Coup

“The avalanche of anti-voter surprise bills introduced yesterday by the extremist leadership of the North Carolina General Assembly in a constitutionally suspect ‘extra session’ is an insult to the democratic values held by all people of goodwill in this state.”

Lauren McCauley
作者 Lauren McCauley
A protestor shouts as she is arrested outside the House gallery during a special session of the North Carolina General Assembly at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

Refusing to accept Republican lawmakers' brazen power grab, hundreds of North Carolinians flooded the halls of the General Assembly building in Raleigh Thursday evening to shame the officials as they passed a series of measures aimed at stripping power from Governor-elect Roy Cooper. Twenty people, including one journalist, were reportedly

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Protesting Rise Of Alt-Right At Home And Abroad, Parisians Rally Against Trump

“Right-wing demagoguery is on the rise throughout Europe,” said protest organizers. “Trump’s victory serves as encouragement to dangerous demagogues everywhere.”

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作者 Lauren McCauley
The international community is focused on France's upcoming election, and the rise of National Front leader Marine Le Pen, as the next indicator of the potency of the alt-right movement. (Photo: Paris Against Trump/ Facebook)

With an eye towards their own upcoming presidential election and the growing popularity of National Front leader Marine Le Pen, French citizens took to the streets of Paris on Saturday to protest U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, vowing to mobilize against the international rise of the far-right. "The results of the United States presidential

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Chelsea Manning Supporters Launch Last-Ditch Call for Clemency

Friend and attorney Chase Strangio tells Obama, ‘Her life is in your hands.’

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作者 Lauren McCauley
chelsea manning

With mere weeks left under an Obama presidency, advocates have launched what they describe as a last ditch effort to save national security whistleblower Chelsea Manningbefore Donald Trump and his team of pro-torture, anti-LGBTQ war hawks ascend to power. With a protest outside the White House on Saturday and a vigil outside Fort Leavenworth

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Ugly And Unprepared, ‘Knife Fight’ Breaks Out In Trump Transition

“Stay away. Will be ugly,” one former Bush official advised after an exchange with Trump’s transition team

Lauren McCauley
作者 Lauren McCauley
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is greeted by his family on stage after the third presidential debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016.

While Republicans have been outwardly celebrating their victories, President-elect Donald Trump's transition to power is reportedly mired in chaos and infighting as competing factions duke it out to see whose version of "Make America Great Again" will dominate under the new world order. A "knife fight" is how one source described the backroom

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Amid DNC Reckoning, Ellison Emerges As Progressive Antidote To Trump

The first Muslim elected to US Congress is being asked to take the reins of the Democratic Party.

Lauren McCauley
作者 Lauren McCauley
Representative Keith Ellison D FL MN addresses Occupy Homes rally. Rose McGee (left) is fight to save her home from banks

Amid the growing post-election call for a "reckoning" within the Democratic Party, Rep. Keith Ellison on Minnesota has swiftly emerged as the favored progressive choice to lead that transition. "Liberal lawmakers and advocacy groups have started plotting a major overhaul of the Democratic National Committee (DNC)," the Washington Post reported

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