CNA Week 8

Article #1

Meet the lawyer at center of whistleblower case: ‘It is an everyday adventure’

Mark Zaid has landed his most important job as President’s Trump attorney over the Ukraine dealings. “Because this case directly involves the president and is caught up in politics, it is an everyday adventure,” Zaid told The Hill in an interview. Zaid has worked on multiple high-profile cases including, representing five Bengahzi whistleblowers.

Article #2

America strikes back against China’s censorship

Houston Rockets’ GM Daryl Morey’s tweet has brought attention to the US about the threat of China. Millions of Americans now realize the power China has to control and regulate throughout the world.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is standing its ground behind Morey: “[T]he NBA will not put itself in a position of regulating what players, employees and team owners say or will not say on these issues ” Silver said.

Article #3

Planned Parenthood’s political arm to spend $45 million on electing candidates backing reproductive rights

Planned Parenthood will start a $45 million electoral program towards battleground states in the 2020 election. This is triple the amount Planned Parenthood spent during the 2016 election. The initiative will focus on states like Florida, North Carolina and Florida.