Special counsel Robert Mueller informed a federal judge on Monday that Paul Manafort’s cooperation deal has imploded because of Manafort’s seemingly congenital inability to tell the truth. Source: CNN
Guardian: Manafort met with Assange in 2016
According to the Guardian, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is alleged to have met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London between 2013 and 2016, including a meeting in March 2016 just months before the first WikiLeaks publication of DNC documents. Source: CNN
Manafort lied after pleading guilty, Mueller's team says
Paul Manafort has “breached” his plea agreement with the Justice Department by lying to the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller’s office two months after he started to cooperate in the Russia probe, a new court filing said Monday. Source: CNN
Auto giant announces a major restructuring, reinvesting money away from cars that once dominated roadways
Mary Barra is on the verge of taking a big step forward in her reinvention of General Motors. The company is expected to make an announcement Monday about its global operations that could affect its historic assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario. Source: CNN
The emperor dethroned: Carlos Ghosn's stunning fall from the top of the auto industry
A week ago, Carlos Ghosn was sitting atop one of the world’s most powerful auto empires. Now, he’s sitting in a Tokyo jail cell. Source: CNN
Giuliani says Mueller not done with seeking answers from Trump
President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller could still try to seek additional answers from Trump on questions of potential obstruction of justice, but he signaled they will fight any questions they believe violate executive privilege. Source: CNN
The ex-Trump campaign adviser had asked to pause his sentence for lying to investigators in Russia probe
Despite his last-minute requests and hopes, former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos will still have to start his 14-day prison sentence on Monday for lying to federal investigators in the Russia probe. Source: CNN
This town is scorched and empty, but local journalists still deliver
Despite some colleagues losing everything in Northern California’s destructive Camp Fire, journalists at the Chico Enterprise-Record and the Paradise Post are still putting out their newspapers. Source: CNN
As the Camp Fire inches closer to being contained, rescuers continue the grim search for human remains
After more than two weeks of a raging inferno, firefighters are getting closer to containing the Camp Fire that has killed 84 people in Northern California. Source: CNN
Opinion: Why House Democrats must vigorously investigate Trump
Beginning in January, House Democrats must investigate Donald Trump’s administration — and they must do so aggressively. President Trump’s tenure has raised an unprecedented number of red flags about the abuse of power that might be taking place inside the executive branch. Source: CNN