Wed Oct 4, 2017 AT 1:58 PM EDT
NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker and NBC national political staffer Carol Lee, two of the reporters who’s reporting that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was slammed by both him and President Donald Trump, said they are standing behind their story, even though the president has declared it as “fake news,” reports Newsmax.
- WashExaminer: DEA Gets New Leader, Ending Confusion About Who’s in Charge
- Newsweek: Trump’s Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley Violated Law Preventing Political Activity in Office
- Engadget: IRS Hands Fraud Prevention Contract to Equifax Despite Massive Hack
- Independent: US Votes Against UN Resolution Condemning Gay Sex Death Penalty, Joining Iraq and Saudi Arabia
- WashExaminer: Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi Call on Trump to Oppose Gop Budget Over Medicare, Medicaid Cuts
Tue Oct 3, 2017 AT 2:55 PM EDT
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case that could reshape American democracy by considering whether extreme partisan gerrymandering — the drawing of voting districts to give lopsided advantages to the party in power — violates the Constitution, reports The New York Times.
- WashExaminer: Marsha Blackburn Preparing to Run for Senate in Tennessee
- Guardian: Nevada Town Where Vegas Suspect Lived Catered to Gamblers and Gun Lovers
- Daily Caller: Wasserman Schultz IT Aide Allegedly Bragged He Paid Pakistani Police For Protection
- Free Beacon: 3,800 Gang Members Charged in Transnational Gangbusting Operation
- Engadget: Facebook: 10 Million People Saw Russian Political Ads
Mon Oct 2, 2017 AT 2:06 PM EDT
Statements of shock and grief poured in from the White House and Capitol Hill Monday morning in the first hours after a gunman in Las Vegas killed at least 50 people and injured more than 200 others in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, reports The Atlantic.
- Independent: Hillary Clinton Attacks NRA over Las Vegas Shooting and Calls for Gun Control
- Free Beacon: Ex-Flight Attendant Accuses Southwest, Union of Religious Discrimination
- Politico: Robert Mueller Has No Comment
- Free Beacon: Clinton Never Returned Donations From Owner of Site Linked to Underage Prostitution
- The Hill: Poll: Most Americans Want Government to Fight Climate Change
