Katie Benner
Justice Department reporter at the New York Times. DM me for my # on Signal: [email protected] nytimes.com/by/katie-benner
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This Picture Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Impeachment
A Renaissance-style tableau for a divided Washington.
A Trickle of Bodies at Ed Buck’s West Hollywood Home, Suspicion and an Arrest
Mr. Buck finally faced consequences this week as prosecutors charged him with operating a drug house and accused him of being a predator who targeted vulnerable men.
The 1619 Project and Chicago Public Schools
By Janice K. Jackson, EdD “The combined value of enslaved people exceeded that of all the railroads and factories in the nation.” – 1619 Project …
IWMF Names Nikole Hannah-Jones Recipient of 2019 Gwen Ifill Award - IWMF
Investigative journalist honored for commitment to newsroom diversity
[WASHINGTON, DC: September 17, 2019] – The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced Nikole Hannah-Jones as the recipient of the 2019 IWMF Gwen Ifill Award....
Why Doesn’t America Have Universal Health Care? One Word: Race
The nation’s first federal health care program served freedmen after the Civil War. From the beginning, white legislators argued it would breed dependence.
Federal judge rules that Epstein's death protects secret non-prosecution pact
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra said Epstein’s death means he can’t throw out a once-secret agreement that allowed the 66-year-old financier
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Now that Epstein is dead, Judge Kenneth Marra says he can’t throw out the non-prosecution agreement that prevented Epstein from serving traditional jail time and protected his co-conspirators.
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No Obama or Trump Judges Here, Appointees of Both Declare
Federal judges including potential Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett bemoaned a partisan political environment that has led President Trump and some others to label them as extensions of the presidents who appointed them.
Justice Dept. to Honor Team That Worked on Kavanaugh Confirmation Process
The attorney general will award those who worked “to support the nomination” of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, according to an email reviewed by The New York Times.
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Next month AG Barr will give the lawyers who worked on Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS nomination the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, the DOJ’s 2nd highest honor
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The Hustlers at Scores: The Ex-Strippers Who Stole From (Mostly) Rich Men and Gave to, Well, Themselves
A group of women working the strip clubs saw themselves as Robin Hoods. The clients saw it differently.
Top Immigration Judge Departs Amid Broader Discontent Over Trump Policies
The judge gave no reason for his departure, but it comes on the heels of a shake-up among the top leaders of the immigration courts.
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A top Immigration judge abruptly retired amid ongoing leadership departures and broader discontent over Trump administration policies
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Harvard Officials Say $8.9 Million Donation From Jeffrey Epstein Was From Brief Recovery Period When He Wasn’t A Pedophile
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Emphasizing that the late billionaire was only having sex with consenting adults at the time, Harvard officials said Friday that the nearly $9 million Jeffrey Epstein gave to the university was received during a brief recovery period...
The Weekly | Russia’s Playbook for Disrupting Democracy
A New TV Show from The New York Times on FX and Hulu
Facebook Took Down A Fact-Check Of An Anti-Abortion Video After Republicans Complained
The fact-check was conducted by three doctors who determined an anti-abortion activist's claim that "abortion is never medically necessary" was false.
Julia Stiles’ 20-Year Journey to ‘Hustlers’: ‘Nobody Knew What to Do With Me’
For too long, Stiles felt that she didn’t fit anywhere in Hollywood. Now the “Hustlers” star sees that there’s a place for her again—and it’s in the favorite movie of her career.
Justice Dept. Rejects Andrew McCabe’s Bid to Avoid Charges
The move would typically foreshadow an indictment of Mr. McCabe, a longtime target of President Trump, but it is not clear whether prosecutors have asked a grand jury to vote on one.
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As WaPo said, it's unclear if the Grand Jury voted to indict McCabe, despite signals (the DAG's rejection of McCabe's appeal) that an indictment is coming. w.@adamgoldmanNYT
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Google Settles With U.S. Labor Agency Over Employees’ Speech
As part of its settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, the search giant will remind workers of their rights to discuss workplace issues.
WeWork’s Latest Threat: Old-School Landlords Trying to Copy WeWork
Owners strike back as their big corporate tenants are targeted by WeWork and other purveyors of flexible leases and millennial-friendly workspace. ‘The biggest disruption to real estate since the invention of the elevator’
Climate Denialist to Depart White House National Security Council
William Happer, a National Security Council adviser who tried unsuccessfully to create a federal panel to attack climate science, plans to leave the White House.
White House Pressed Agency to Repudiate Weather Forecasters Who Contradicted Trump
Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, told Wilbur L. Ross Jr., the commerce secretary to have NOAA publicly disavow the forecasters’ position.
Mark Halperin ‘Threatened’ MSNBC Chief for Nixing His Comeback
Sources said the disgraced political reporter became hostile in a phone chat with his ex-boss after reports emerged that MSNBC brass axed plans for Halperin to return to punditry.