WSJ SCOOP: The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation of a company with ties to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker (who will now oversee the FBI) via
@WSJ
WSJ SCOOP: U.S. officials warned Iraq that it risks losing access to its account at the New York Fed, where international oil sale revenue is kept, if it moves to expel U.S. troops
Today marks the next change for me at the WSJ: I will be moving from DC bureau chief to WSJ assistant editor working full time on the mission to secure the release of our colleague Evan Gershkovich. Let’s hope it is a short-term assignment.
#IStandWithEvan
Facebook temporarily blocked posts containing hashtags calling on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign, then reinstated them, saying the move was made erroneously
An ex-business partner of Hunter Biden said he consulted his father about a planned venture with a Chinese oil company. Joe Biden denied any involvement in the venture and corporate records reviewed by The Journal show no role for him.
More than 130 federal judges broke the law, hearing hundreds of cases involving companies in which they had financial interests. Many could now be reopened. This is a remarkable WSJ story. Check it out. via
@WSJ
The Oklahoma City bombing helped solidify for Merrick Garland the urgency and complexity of the domestic terror threat, a perspective he would bring to the Justice Department if confirmed as attorney general - smarts from
@sgurman
via
@WSJ
Dr. Fauci, a member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, said on CNN that the U.S. “could have saved more lives” if it had moved faster on social distancing
Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor is planning to leave the country on Jan. 2 and understood that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wanted to avoid being photographed with him, a person familiar with the situation said.
While battling the U.S., the Taliban also wages a parallel and largely hidden war against Islamic State. The Kabul bombings show how bloody it could become. Extraordinarily rich, extraordinarily timely. This is a must-read story by
@AlanCullison
via
@WSJ
Microsoft says that Russian government hackers have targeted at least 200 organizations tied to the 2020 presidential election in recent weeks - the latest on election interference from
@dnvolz
A growing number of Covid-19 reinfections around the world suggest that it may be hard to reach broad herd immunity against the virus without a vaccine, researchers say
The White House is condemning the harassment of a Wall Street Journal reporter who questioned India’s prime minister about human rights in his country at a press conference last week. WSJ also condemned this disgraceful campaign.
Doctors on the front lines of the first U.S. coronavirus hot spot describe difficulty coordinating with the federal government and getting supplies. Excellent reporting, damning conclusions
Congratulations to all my colleagues in NY and DC who did so much to break and sustain the Michael Cohen story - a very worthy Pulitzer winner. Very proud.
@WSJ
It is outrageous that our colleague
@evangershkovich
has now been illegally detained for 9 months. More must be done to bring him home.
#IStandWithEvan
WSJ SCOOP: Highly classified CIA report says Saudi crown prince sent 11 messages to top aide who oversaw hit squad in the hours around Khashoggi’s murder from
@wstrobel
Our WSJ colleague Evan Gershkovich is
@poynter
media person of 2023 for “shining a light on the truth.” He needs to be home and back at work. Now.
#IStandWithEvan
It’s Sun Dec 17; WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was unfairly detained by the Russian FSB on March 29 — 263 days ago.
US Ambassador: Evan “remains cheerful & thankful for the support of family, friends & everyone who has been following his difficult situation.”
#IStandWithEvan
At last night’s Gridiron Dinner, I thanked
@POTUS
for thinking and speaking about
@evangershkovich
and for his administration’s efforts to secure his release - and urged him to keep up the good fight. (h/t
@andrea_shalal
for the photo)
#IStandWithEvan
Conservatives and Trump’s son criticized Rep. Liz Cheney over her willingness to break with the president, in a spat foreshadowing a bigger fight over the GOP’s future.
Michael Avenatti is set to be sentenced in a Manhattan federal courtroom for trying to extort Nike for more than $20 million, capping a public downfall since his representation of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. Latest from
@rebeccadobrien
The IRS is investigating longtime NRA Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre for possible criminal tax fraud related to his personal taxes, according to people familiar with the matter. An attorney for Mr. LaPierre didn’t immediately comment.
Joe Biden says he can work with Republicans to enact his agenda and unite the country. He’ll have to manage a toxic stew of crises. A broad and insightful look by
@KThomasDC
&
@SabrinaSiddiqui
Black and white voters alike have moved toward a shared interest in addressing problems that many say disproportionately affect people of color - latest from
@SabrinaSiddiqui
WSJ Scoop: Joe Biden tells donors he is in and is concerned he won’t garner the millions in online donations that Beto O’Rourke and Bernie Sanders announced at the beginning of their runs
@emilyglazerwsj
+
@kthomasdc
via
@WSJ
Mohammed and his four children are hiding from the Taliban and are among countless Afghan allies who were left behind when the U.S. ended its 20-year military campaign in Afghanistan on Monday - scoop from
@DionNissenbaum
The Democratic ticket’s itinerary this week includes traditionally red states like Georgia and Texas, while the president is primarily working to shore up states he won four years ago.
The CDC restored to its Covid-19 guidelines acknowledgment that tiny air particles can transmit the coronavirus, weeks after deleting references to their role. via
@WSJ
Friends and family members of some of the 13 U.S. personnel killed in the terrorist attack at Kabul’s airport described the deceased as brave and committed to military service
Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to serve as acting U.S. president when President Biden briefly transferred his powers to her via
@WSJ
WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's family seeks his release from Russia via
@scrippsnews
Evan’s sister Danielle is a remarkable, dedicated advocate for his release. He must come home soon.
#IStandWithEvan
FBI Director Christopher Wray ordered more than 40 changes in how the bureau seeks secret surveillance warrants and handles other matters after a Justice Department report uncovered flaws in monitoring a former Trump campaign adviser
It is time for
@evangershkovich
to come home and back to the WSJ newsroom. The U.S. government must act. And the Russian government must release him.
#IStandWithEvan
The best story on the Iran-US conflict you will read today: The U.S. sent an encrypted fax via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran urging Iran not to escalate, followed by a flurry of back and forth messages.
Last year, we celebrated NYE together in Berlin. Today Evan, our dear friend and colleague will spend New Year’s in a tiny cell in Moscow. We miss him everyday. Evan should be released immediately
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll of registered voters shows Joe Biden has a double-digit lead over President Trump less than three weeks to Election Day
WSJ SCOOP: Foxconn promised to hire 13,000 employees for its planned Wisconsin plant. That’s proving hard in a tight labor market so it is considering bringing in Chinese engineers
Two immigrants in Trump-led naturalization ceremony said they didn’t know they would appear at RNC, but didn’t mind being featured. A little awkward.
@tparti
&
@MichaelCBender
have the story.
Attorney General Barr oversaw a federal probe in the 1992 beating of Rodney King and has complained about what he views as disrespect toward police - smarts from
@sgurman
via
@WSJ
After WTO entry, China became the world’s manufacturing floor. Research shows Chinese competition cost the U.S. 2.4 million jobs between 1999 and 2011, battering factory towns.
A large portion of the Afghan Air Force is now in neighboring countries after hundreds of Afghan service members used U.S.-supplied planes and helicopters to flee the Taliban
WSJ SCOOP: Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Rudy Giuliani stood to personally profit from a Ukrainian natural-gas business pushed by two Associates.
Just incredibly proud of the work that my colleagues in the WSJ's DC bureau - and across the whole WSJ newsroom - did throughout this extraordinary election. Major kudos to all involved. It is a helluva team.
The president has often made threats to local governments—including on school funding and coronavirus restrictions—that are beyond his power to carry out - smarts from
@AndrewRestuccia
via
@WSJ
On the six-month anniversary of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention in Russia, his family writes, “It’s hard not to think about everything he is missing”
@evangershkovich
is part of a truly remarkable and wonderful family
#IStandwithEvan
via
@WSJ
It’s Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Russian FSB on March 29, 2023.
300 DAYS AGO.
His “crime” was practicing journalism in Russia.
FREE HIM NOW!!!
#IStandWithEvan
50 days is 50 days too long for
@evangershkovich
to be in a Russian jail for the “crime” of committing journalism. He needs to be home and back in the newsroom NOW.
#IStandWithEvan
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich turns 32 while wrongfully detained by Russia - with thanks to
@briansflood
for marking this poignant day
#IStandWithEvan
#ISrandWithEvan
- saving a place at our Thanksgiving table for
@evangershkovich
. We look forward to celebrating with him when he comes home. There are no holidays in a Russian prison.
By moving its 2020 presidential primary to early March, California will force candidates to address West Coast issues. Smart story by
@reidepstein
via
@WSJ