news August 2018

Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald J Trump, in his first of two trials, this one held in US District Criminal Court in Alexandria, VA, was found guilty of numerous charges.

#Breaking: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been found guilty of 8 of the 18 charges he faced in his tax and bank fraud trial. https://t.co/EUnPep31Xj pic.twitter.com/r36e8uuKNJ

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) August 21, 2018

But, the cover of the 'paper of record' next day prioritized the other big story of that day:

The front page of the New York Times. pic.twitter.com/WBdN5WLJWg

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 22, 2018

The president of the United States was implicated in a federal crime today, which is the same day his Supreme Court nominee made the rounds. The GOP is acting like it's OK for a president who may have committed high crimes and misdemeanors to make such a lifetime appointment.

— John Stoehr (@johnastoehr) August 22, 2018

Still after another particularly explosive day in very damaging revelations for the Trump Administration, Michael Cohen's own lawyer underscores just how defiantly his client has turned.

Michael Cohen's lawyer, Lanny Davis, tells NPR that Cohen considers President Trump "to be both corrupt and a dangerous person in the Oval Office." https://t.co/64iDAqm9Bj pic.twitter.com/WVkSyXXbFF

— NPR (@NPR) August 22, 2018

And the next day, with the announcement that the CEO of the National Enquirer's parent company David Pecker has secret tapes and paperwork detailing past 'deals' with Donald J Trump & associates, the news all morning was splattered with bad dick jokes.

Ut oh. DOJ immunized Donald Trump's Pecker. https://t.co/wstFEotIo3

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 23, 2018

So many people are scratching their heads wondering just what is going on?

Breaking News: Russian hackers appear to have a new target: conservative U.S. think tanks that have broken with President Trump, a report by Microsoft found https://t.co/FsgygaRoqm

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 21, 2018

Numerous unnecessary tragedies grip the country's conscience.

To date, no one in the Trump Administration has been held accountable for its family-separation policy, even after evidence has steadily mounted as to its immense human costs and administrative failures. https://t.co/lxYhQ4LWpN

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) August 23, 2018

While still, some maintain there is a better way to run government.

Elizabeth Warren unveils sweeping reforms that would heavily restrict and expose corporate lobbying, upending the political economy of Washington. https://t.co/eOxPMbGLBW by @ryangrim

— The Intercept (@theintercept) August 21, 2018

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Meanwhile this still happens, even in Israel as elsewhere.

Israeli forces arrest, detain Palestine TV reporter in West Bankhttps://t.co/RYs0P8S73c

— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) August 21, 2018

Worst floods in a century in the Indian State of Kerala.

The worst floods in a century have devastated the Indian state of Kerala — in pictures https://t.co/mKOv2SgbXO pic.twitter.com/pnE0HXL3Lp

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 23, 2018

For those who would contain them, another migrant crisis spills out into the international news.

More than 100 migrants storm border of North African Spanish enclave https://t.co/8j9NTPbuWX

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 22, 2018

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The latest cover of Time magazine.

The latest cover of TIME. pic.twitter.com/b7yoIGz7Cv

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) August 23, 2018