What makes a nation’s pillars high And its foundations strong?

A Nation’s Strength   

by William Ralph Emerson

INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

IRAN

Iran's Foreign Minister Warns Donald Trump That Tehran Can Abandon the Nuclear Deal 

The Iran Trap

Two Years on, the Iran Deal is Working

Iranian nationals charged with selling weapons software to sanctioned countries

Trump administration unveils new Iran sanctions

SYRIA

The Toll of War: The Economic and Social Consequences of the Conflict in Syria 

Trump’s Syria Ceasefire Is Doomed

PAKISTAN

'Fontgate': Microsoft, Wikipedia and the scandal threatening the Pakistani PM

Enforced disappearances continue in Pakistan

Pakistan launches military operation in tribal areas targeting Islamic State

Pakistan’s Fear of India Fuels Afghan War

U.S. NATIONAL FOCUS

U.S. CONGRESS

An outrageous pardon and a hollow Congress 

Congress added new funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs

Congress advised it has authority to undo any transgender military ban

For Congress, Extraordinary Measures on Debt are Ordinary

ROBERT MUELLER, SPECIAL COUNSEL

Mueller Uses Classic Prosecution Playbook Despite Trump Warnings 

Mueller impaneling a grand jury makes it more politically difficult for Trump to fire him

Mueller Seeks Grand Jury Testimony from PR Execs Who Worked With Manafort

Mueller Team Asking if Trump Tried to Hide Purpose of Trump Tower Meeting

U.S. MILITARY

North Korea Threat Enlivens Opposition to U.S. Military Expansion on Guam 

US says airstrikes kill 7 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia

Peeking into the Air Force's F-35 Training Course

Army researchers hope device can improve safety for airborne soldiers

Marine Corps War Memorial undergoes $5 million rehabilitation project

Trump to expand US military intervention in Afghanistan

REGULATION

What Trump has undone 

In Silicon Valley, the right sounds a surprising battle cry: Regulate tech giants

Yellen rejects Trump approach to Wall Street regulation, says post-crisis banking rules make economy safer

New Order: A trailblazing generation of black military servicewomen is embracing the natural hair movement.

VOTING RIGHTS

Charlottesville Is An Urgent Call for Voting Rights 

N.H. voter, advocates sue to block new law toughening voter registration

Governor Rauner to Sign Automatic Voter Registration Bill

Automatic Voter Registration

MEDIA

Hollywood Fails Latest Test of Diversity With Fall TV Lineup 

Centuries-Old Stolen Copy of Christopher Columbus Letter Recovered in U.S.

The Next Hef: Hugh's 25-Year-Old Son Reveals Plan to Remake Playboy "For My Generation"

Neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer is back on the web as Punished Stormer (Update)

Pro-Trump Media Bristles As John Kelly Limits What Gets To The President's Desk

VOTER SUPPRESSION

It’s back to court for proposed new NC redistricting maps 

The State of Redistricting Litigation (August 2017 Edition)

Federal judges decline to scrap Maryland’s congressional voting map

CYBER SECURITY

FBI Arrest Chinese National Linked to OPM Data Breach Malware

Clinton campaign manager: Keep the hackers out of our elections

Russian Election Hacking Efforts, Wider Than Previously Known, Draw Little Scrutiny

Cash-strapped states brace for Russian hacking fight

WAR ON DRUGS

Trump says he'll beat opioid epidemic with law-and-order approach

How How Jeff Sessions and Donald Trump have restarted the war on drugs

Escobar to Cali: Tracking the World’s Most Notorious Traffickers with Javier Peña

CANDIDATES

Obama makes rare endorsement in crucial St. Petersburg race 

Colorado gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis goes back to school with preschool-pledge commercial

At the Races: As Goes Maine, So Goes ...

Throne enters Wyoming gov. race with support of Greene, consolidating Democratic field

Democrat Pete D'Alessandro will challenge David Young for Congress

WHITE HOUSE

Let the Congressional-White House Meetings Begin! 

White House on Harvey Relief Bill Talk: Pump the Brakes

Rohrabacher Says White House Setting Up Meeting on Assange Info

Two blondes walk into a White House press briefing …

White House staff warned not to admit Gorka

BLACK LIVES MATTER

A new survey reveals that most Americans have an unfavorable view of Black Lives Matter 

10 Simple Ways White People Can Step Up to Fight Everyday Racism

Some of Us Are Brave: Radical Black Care is the Revolution

More Black Women Are Killed In America Than Any Other Race, A New CDC Report Says

NOTE: The news sources here vary.  Not all sources have the same credibility, but in an effort to share some different perspectives, they are included here.  This compendium itself cannot claim to be unbiased.  Please take into consideration where these different perspectives originate in assessing their value.  Thank you