Headlines for January 16, 2019
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#473XH)
- British PM Theresa May's Brexit Deal Rejected by MPs in Historic Loss
- Trump Orders 50,000 Idled Government Employees to Work Without Pay
- Sen. Mitch McConnell Blocks Another Vote to End Government Shutdown
- Government Shutdown Takes a Toll on Indian Country, Aviation Security
- Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
- Senate Opens Confirmation Hearings for William Barr as Attorney General
- Kenya: Al-Shabab Claims Nairobi Hotel Attack That Leaves 14 Dead
- Colombian Drug Lord Says Former Mexican President Took $100M Bribe
- Former Ivory Coast President Acquitted of Crimes Against Humanity
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Rolls Back Gun Regulations
- World Food Program Cuts Food to Palestinians as Trump Admin Guts Aid
- Lawmakers Vote to Condemn White Supremacy, Rebuking Rep. Steve King
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Calls for 70% Tax Rate on the Wealthiest
- New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to Run for President in 2020
- Chechnya: Activists Say Lesbians and Gays Face Torture, Death
- Second Lady Karen Pence Begins Teaching at School with LGBTQ Ban
- New York Passes Bills Aimed at Protecting LGBTQ Rights