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Trump Admin. Continues to Float Protester Conspiracy

In his first few weeks in office, Donald Trump has faced relentless agitation from people in the streets, with protesters reacting to his Muslim Ban executive order, his anti-immigration plans, and the appointment of white nationalist Steve Bannon to a top job in the White House. In response, the administration has, without proof, spun an elaborate tale for all the dissent. Speaking to Fox News on Monday, Sean Spicer again floated the idea that protesters who’ve taken to the streets against Trump and alt-right figureheads like… Keep Reading

District Sentinel Video: The Women’s March on Washington

Millions of Americans took to the streets, on Jan. 21, in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, DC. We were in the nation’s capital to ask demonstrators why they came out to confront President Trump on his first full day in office. Here is what they said: Keep Reading

White House Admits Yemen Raid Not 100% Success, Insiders Describe a Disaster

Days after President Donald Trump authorized his first secret military operation—a counter-terror intelligence raid in Yemen—the Pentagon is admitting that civilians were likely killed in the firefight. US Central Command acknowledged in a statement Wednesday night that the Seal Team 6 raid on a remote village in central Yemen on Sunday resulted in noncombatant casualties, which “may include children.” Also killed in the operation was Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens. Three other service members were wounded. And a $75 million helicopter had… Keep Reading

Signs of Chill: Trump White House Puts Iran “On Notice”

Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael Flynn condemned Iran on Wednesday, in a drastic escalation of rhetoric. “As of today, we are officially putting Iran on notice,” Flynn told reporters at the top of a daily White House press briefing, prying up diplomatic tracks to Tehran laid by the Obama administration. Flynn claimed that an Iranian missile test earlier this week breached a 2015 UN Security Council resolution and represented “destabilizing behavior.” He also referenced recent attacks in Yemen by Houthi rebels, alleged to be supported… Keep Reading

READERS: The Format of our Daily Radio Show has Changed

For the past few months, we have been producing a daily news show, “Unanimous Dissent,” on Radio Sputnik. We recorded our last episode on Jan. 30, however, and have decided to take things in a new direction; one not limited by the ongoing geopolitical meltdown (lol). Thus, we are looking for new ways to sustain our budding news cooperative. Despite recent changes, we are determined to continue producing a daily news program. Check out the latest episode of District Sentinel Radio. Forever in DC, so… Keep Reading

State Dept. Employees Dissent Over Trump Muslim Ban Amid “Constitutional Crisis”

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump last Friday that has sparked protests around the country has now created unrest within the US State Department. Career Foreign Service officers at the department submitted a memo through an official channel raising their objections to the administration’s decision to ban travelers, including refugees, from seven majority-Muslim nations from entering the United States. “This ban stands in opposition to the core American and constitutional values that we, as federal employees, took an oath to uphold,” the diplomats… Keep Reading

Trump Takes Fox News Lead to Attack Chelsea Manning

In what is quickly becoming a ritual of his presidency, Trump unleashed a Twitter rant on Thursday morning—this one aimed at Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, calling her a “traitor.” The timing of the President’s tweets corresponded with a segment that aired on Fox News minutes earlier, which was also heavily critical of Manning. “Ungrateful TRAITOR Chelsea Manning, who should never have been released from prison, is now calling President Obama a weak leader. Terrible!” Trump tweeted shortly after 6am. As CNN’s Brian Stelter reported, Trump’s message… Keep Reading

Wyden, Feinstein Issue Parting Shot to Brennan Over Torture Accountability Claims

CIA Director John Brennan is just days away from being relieved of his post, but on his way out the door, two key Democratic Senators are reminding him they’re still skeptical of what he has told Congress. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Ron Wyden (R-Ore.) sent a letter to Brennan on Wednesday, asking him to follow-up on testimony he gave before the Intelligence Committee last June about holding individuals within the agency accountable for torture. “We request that you correct or clarify your public testimony… Keep Reading

HHS Nominee Tom Price Struggles to Account for Questionable Stock Purchases

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services came out of a confirmation hearing on Wednesday battered by questions about his financial dealings. Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee picked up on critical reporting showing that HHS nominee Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) purchased stock in healthcare companies while simultaneously pushing legislation to benefit those same firms. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash), the ranking Democrat on the panel, specifically pressed Price about his investments in a biotech company… Keep Reading

Trump, Nominees Remain Under Scrutiny of Government Ethics Watchdogs

The Trump transition team is now in open-war against a federal ethics office as questions of impropriety continue to loom over the President-elect and his nominees. Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus warned Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Schaub on Sunday to “be careful” about raising concerns over the many conflicts-of-interest attached to the incoming President of the United States. In a notice last Friday to all executive branch employees, but subtly directed at the President-elect, Schaub had reminded the workforce about rules against… Keep Reading

CIA Director Nominee Pompeo Stands by Creepy “Lifestyle Information” Surveillance Idea

Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo was asked by the Senate Intelligence Committee about a prior op-ed he wrote, pushing for the creation of a new dragnet surveillance program, including “lifestyle information.” Rep. Pompeo, who is being tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next CIA Director, said he had “not changed his mind” in regards to his advocacy for building a domestic intelligence database comprised of publicly available information—far broader than the now-shuttered phone metadata program revealed by Edward Snowden in 2013. “I still continue… Keep Reading

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