Corrections: 2019
December 2019
… will be on holiday break Dec. 31st through Jan. 2nd. now: We'll return on Jan. 3rd, unless there's a reason to return sooner (or no reason to return at all).
… WTF Just Happened Today will be on holiday break Dec. removed: 31, now: 31st through Jan. removed: 1, and Jan. 2. now: 2nd.
… intelligence officials are concerned that North Korea is poised to removed: conduct now: test an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching American shores in …
… 26th), depending on whether North Korea delivers its promised "Christmas removed: surprise." now: gift."
… and government officials said they're confounded by Trump's fixation on removed: Ukraine. now: Ukraine despite the intelligence community's assessment that Russia removed: interferred now: interfered in the 2016 election. This fall, intelligence officials concluded that …
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… Giuliani confirmed that he needed the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine now: to get "out of the way," because she "was going to make …
… Ukraine agreed to announce investigations into Biden and 2016 election removed: interference now: interference, and obstruction of Congress, saying removed: that "Trump's obstruction of Congress does not befit the leader of … which our founders rebelled." The House is expected to vote removed: on Wednesday on whether to impeach Trump. (New York Times / …
… to vote to impeach Trump. In total, 15 Democrats from removed: the 31 districts won by Trump in 2016 have publicly pledged …
… Afghanistan. The U.S. currently has between 12,000 and 13,000 troops removed: still in removed: Afghanistan, now: Afghanistan and the withdrawal removed: will now: would leave between 8,000 and 9,000 troops in the country. The announcement is expected as early as this removed: week and now: week, but officials have refused to say when the withdrawal will removed: begin, but it's expected to take place over the course of a few months. now: begin. (NBC News)
… House Office of Management and Budget staff, as well as removed: spre56adsheets now: spreadsheets of financial figures that appear to be related to Ukraine. …
… Committee voted to approve articles of impeachment against Trump. Giuliani now: – unfazed by federal prosecutors probing his business dealings and the Trump impeachment inquiry – has removed: said he planned now: escalated his push for Ukraine to conduct investigations. He recently traveled to Ukraine to interview officials and gather more information and has promised to create a "report" on the findings of his removed: recent trip to Ukraine and wanted to brief officials. now: trip. It was not clear if Giuliani was meeting with Trump. (USA Today / New York Daily removed: News) now: News / Wall Street Journal)
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… House Judiciary Committee abruptly postponed an expected party line vote removed: of now: on whether to approve articles of impeachment against Trump. The committee will now reconvene Friday at 10 a.m. removed: ET. now: ET to vote. Lawmakers spent the day debating the removed: two articles and multiple proposed Republican amendments intended to gut the … remove charging Trump with abuse of power – which were now: all rebuffed in one vote after another. The panel, however, is …
… committee will now reconvene Friday at 10 a.m. ET. Lawmakers removed: sparred at length over now: spent the day debating the two removed: articles, now: articles and multiple proposed Republican amendments intended to gut the impeachment resolution – including an amendment to remove charging Trump with abuse of power removed: as well as hours of debate on amendments proposed by the Republicans intended to gut the impeachment resolution. now: – which were rebuffed in one vote after another. The panel, however, is expected to eventually approve two articles …
1/ After more than removed: eight now: 14 hours of impeachment debate, the House Judiciary Committee removed: has yet to now: abruptly postponed an expected party line vote removed: on whether to approve now: of articles of impeachment against Trump. now: The committee will now reconvene Friday at 10 a.m. ET. Lawmakers removed: have sparred at length over the two articles, including an amendment … the impeachment resolution. The panel, however, is expected to eventually removed: vote along party lines today to approve two articles of impeachment against Trump: a charge that … early 2020 – about 10 months before the next election. removed: [Editor's note: I will update this blurb once the panel votes.] (New now: York Times / Washington Post / New York Times / Washington Post / Wall Street Journal / …
… insisting that he committed "no crime" and "did nothing wrong," removed: whilecalling now: while calling the impeachment inquiry "Crazy!" Trump also took time to promote …
… endorsed. Fisher Sand & Gravel was awarded the contract despite now: concerns that the proposal "did not meet the operational requirements of …
… Horowitz reaffirmed that the investigation was adequately justified despite "several removed: errors" that now: errors," which FBI Director Christopher Wray has promised to address. Horowitz also … FBI obtained and renewed on former Trump campaign adviser Carter removed: Page.Horowitz now: Page. Horowitz said Durham's information failed to convince him that the FBI's 2016 investigation removed: of now: into Trump's campaign was improperly opened. When the report was released, … faith" by pursuing the case. The 434-page report concluded that now: while there were "serious performance failures," removed: but found that the FBI had adequate cause to launch the investigation and …
2/ Trump called the FBI "scum" at a rally in removed: Pennsylvania. He was now: Pennsylvania, referring to members of the FBI who were involved in … undermining his presidency — a theory that was debunked by removed: a now: the report from the Trump-appointed DOJ inspector general. (MSNBC / NBC …
… server, Giuliani claimed he heard about some "pretty big surprises" removed: about now: regarding Clinton that "should turn this thing around." Inspector General Michael …
… under a rule called "borrower defense." Despite the recommendation, DeVos now: instead unveiled a new plan that would base relief on how much value a defrauded student now: had obtained from their school by comparing their median earnings to …
… fanned and hyped by a completely irresponsible press." Robert Mueller's removed: prosecutors. now: prosecutors, however, identified some 272 contacts between the Trump team and …
… the White House and other agencies to withhold documents and removed: blocking now: block officials from cooperating with the inquiry. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry …
… rejected the conclusion that the FBI's probe into Russian interference removed: in the 2016 election was justified, calling it "an intrusive investigation" into Trump's campaign …
… a White House meeting and withheld military aid from Ukraine now: in exchange for an investigation into Joe and Hunter Biden; 3/ Trump's …
… lower court ruling that upheld the Kentucky restrictions. The ACLU removed: had argued that the Kentucky statute had no medical basis and …
… expert from speaking at an international conference because the expert removed: has been now: was critical of Trump. Stanley Sloan was scheduled to give the …
6. Trump complained that water conservation laws have resulted in removed: American now: Americans "flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times as opposed to once" …
… the investigation was opened with appropriate predication and authorization." (NBC removed: News/ now: News / ABC News / New York Times)
… fabricated evidence and they lied to the courts." Horowitz, however, removed: uncovered "documentary now: "did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that political bias or improper motivation influenced …
… number listed as "-1" in the files. (Washington Post / now: CNN / The Independent)
… Act that were rolled back by a 2013 Supreme Court removed: 2013 ruling. The Voting Rights Advancement Act would amend the 1965 …
3/ now: The White House rejected an invitation to participate in Monday's impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee. In a sharply worded letter, the White House called the process "completely baseless" and "a reckless abuse of power" by the Democrats, who "should end this inquiry now and not waste even more time with additional hearings." Trump removed: has now: had until 5 p.m. ET to decided whether to have his lawyers participate in the remaining House Judiciary Committee impeachment proceedings. removed: The next hearing is scheduled for Monday, when lawyers now: Lawyers for the House Intelligence Committee removed: will now: are expected to present findings now: on Monday from the 300-page report that concluded Trump put his personal political interest above the national interest. (Washington Post / now: New York Times / Bloomberg / NBC News / CNN)
… that Trump "abused his power for his own personal political removed: benefit"and now: benefit" and that his alleged wrongdoing "strikes at the very heart of …
2/ Trump removed: to accused Pelosi of having "a nervous fit" after a reporter …
… begin drafting impeachment articles against Trump, signaling that the House removed: is now: will likely removed: to vote to charge him with high crimes and misdemeanors before Christmas. now: Pelosi said the facts of Trump's alleged wrongdoing involving Ukraine "are uncontested" and that "the president leaves us no choice but to act." By ordering the "chairmen" to draft the charges, Pelosi left … will be asked to make recommendations about articles of impeachment. removed: Pelosi said the facts of Trump's alleged wrongdoing involving Ukraine "are uncontested" and that "the president leaves us no choice but to act." Pelosi added that Trump "abused his power for his own …
… network, loudly asked Pelosi as she was leaving a news removed: conference, now: conference: "Do you hate the president?" Pelosi rejected the question, saying: …
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… bomb in the Pacific. Kim Jong Un in a statement removed: said now: called Trump now: a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard" who would "pay dearly" for his removed: words now: words, and that North Korea would enact the "highest level of …
… former Ukrainian prosecutors in an effort to defend Trump against removed: House Democrats' now: the impeachment inquiry. Giuliani traveled to Budapest to meet with former …
2. Attorney General William Barr suggested that "communities" who don't removed: show "respect" the police could lose "the police protection they need," …
8. Trump abruptly canceled a planned news conference to cap removed: the NATO's 70th anniversary meeting after being mocked by other world … joking about Trump during a reception at Buckingham Palace. Trump removed: called now: responded by calling Trudeau "two-faced," before adding, "honestly with Trudeau, he's a nice …
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… cited "reviews" of the report by Fox News' opinion hosts removed: that now: who he had watched, saying that removed: the now: their takeaway is "a uniform statement pretty much right down the …
… impeachment hearing into Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine for political removed: gain met the definition of impeachable offenses. now: gain. Noah Feldman, a professor at Harvard, Michael Gerhardt, a professor … and Karlan were invited to testify by the Democrats. Republicans now: also tapped their own law professor, Jonathan Turley, to testify, who …
7. now: The Trump administration proposed tariffs on roughly $2.4 billion in French products after a five-month investigation that concluded that a French digital services tax discriminated against American Internet companies, like Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. Robert Lighthizer, Trump's chief negotiator, proposed "additional duties of up to 100% on certain French products," including cheese, yogurt, sparkling wine, and makeup. (Bloomberg / Washington Post) 8. Trump's 2020 campaign won't credential reporters from Bloomberg News to …
November 2019
… a SEAL. The Navy previously demoted Gallagher from chief petty removed: office now: officer to petty officer first class. Trump then reversed the order …
… investigating whether any state laws were broken, such as falsified removed: any business records relating to the Daniels payment. (CNN)
… that he didn't "interpret (Trump's tweets) as a formal order." removed: New now: (New York Times / NBC News / Axios)
… (New York Times / Politico / NBC News / Associated removed: Press) now: Press / CNN)
… obstruct the Mueller investigation. U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson removed: of Washington found no basis for Trump's claim that Don McGahn, who … team, is "absolutely immune from compelled congressional testimony." The ruling now: could also removed: could have implications for former national security adviser John Bolton and Bolton's removed: deputy now: deputy, Charles Kupperman, were ordered not to appear by the White …
… justification for Trump's decision to withhold nearly $400 million in removed: U.S. military aid removed: to now: from Ukraine. The confidential review by the White House Counsel's Office into Trump's decision to hold now: the military aid removed: to Ukraine revealed hundreds of documents that showed an internal debate over …
… call between Rudy Giuliani and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo removed: regarding now: to discuss Giuliani's packet of unproven allegations about Joe Biden and former …
… that he was not pursuing corruption cases. Nunes' aides also now: reportedly called off a planned trip to Ukraine this year to … and Konstantin Kulik, a deputy in Ukraine's Prosecutor General's office. removed: Nunes, meanwhile, now: Nunes called the claims "demonstrably false and scandalous" in an interview … media. Nunes also threatened to sue news outlets that reported now: on Parnas's accusation, claiming they're "likely conspiring to obstruct justice." (CNBC …
… is depicted in the tapes and photos. The House committees removed: in charge of the impeachment inquiry began reviewing the materials last week. Both Schiff and an …
… without losing his elite status. During a Pentagon briefing, Trump now: reportedly gave Esper a direct order to drop disciplinary action against … in Iraq, threatening to kill SEALs who reported him, and removed: and shooting two civilians from a sniper's perch in Iraq in 2017. removed: Gallagher, however, now: Gallagher was convicted of posing with the corpse of the ISIS … then reversed the order earlier this month. Trump's Sunday order now: also went against now: the advice that Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley had removed: given Trump now: provided two days earlier, which was to let the Navy's internal …
… are on loan to the White House from other agencies. removed: back to their home departments. Trump has reportedly suggested that Vindman and Taylor could be removed: dismissed now: sent back to their home departments early despite advisers warning him that firing them could be viewed …
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… Trump-Russia ties compiled by Christopher Steele. (New York Times / now: Washington Post / CNN / Washington Post)
… politically around the time Trump froze security aid to Ukraine. now: Hill testified that she warned Sondland at the time that his efforts in Ukraine on behalf of Trump would "blow up." She added: "And here we are." (Politico / Washington Post / CNN / Bloomberg / New …
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4. removed: The Senate approved now: Trump signed a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through Dec. 20. removed: Trump is expected to sign now: The stop-gap spending bill came after the removed: bill, which now: Senate passed the removed: House first passed now: legislation on a bipartisan 74-20 vote earlier removed: this week. now: in the day. (Wall Street Journal / Washington Post / New York Times)
… president of the United States" to pressure Ukraine into launching now: the investigations. Sondland now: also said he directly communicated the "quid pro quo" arrangement to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. now: Additionally, Sondland removed: also provided House impeachment investigators with emails and texts showing that … White House meeting for Zelensky on his willingness to launch now: the investigations. "They knew what we were doing and why," Sondland …
… to the issue of investigations." Sondland said Pence "nodded" in removed: response and now: response, but didn't ask what investigations he was referring to. When Zelensky … to Trump about it. Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, now: later claimed Pence "never had a conversation with Gordon Sondland about …
… of the key developments in the campaign to pressure Zelensky removed: to appease now: into appeasing Trump and removed: announce now: announcing investigations. Sondland and Pompeo discussed drafting a statement in mid-August regarding removed: Zelensky making now: Zelensky's public commitment to investigate removed: Biden that now: Biden, which they hoped would persuade Trump to grant Zelensky an Oval …
… late September, the Justice Department confirmed that the assistant attorney removed: general, and an now: general – a Trump appointee removed: of Trump, now: – had reviewed the whistleblower's complaint and determined there was no violation of campaign finance laws by Trump when he asked removed: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to open removed: up an investigation into the gas company that once paid Hunter …
… "a really good man and great American." Two weeks ago, removed: however, Trump claimed to "hardly know the gentleman." (Washington Post / …
… Army, meanwhile, has increased their protection around Vindman and his removed: family. now: family following the threats. (Daily Beast / ABC News / Reuters)
2. In 2017, Nikki Haley lost her password for now: a classified removed: communication, now: communication system, so she used a system meant for unclassified material to …
… / CNN / NBC News / Wall Street Journal / now: ABC News / Bloomberg
… NBC News / The Guardian / CNN / New York removed: Times) now: Times / Politico / Vox)
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… with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell about the economy, who removed: he's now: he previously called a "bonehead," a "terrible communicator" and an "enemy." Trump claimed they removed: discussed, now: discussed interest rate policy, among other removed: things, interest rate policy. now: things. Trump has repeatedly attacked the Fed, arguing that the economy …
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… who are investigating hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen removed: McDougal, who allege they had affairs with Trump. now: McDougal. Trump has argued he has "temporary presidential immunity" not just from prosecution, but also from investigation while in office. (New York Times / Wall Street removed: Journal) now: Journal / Washington Post)
removed: 📌Day now: **📌Day 970: The Manhattan District Attorney subpoenaed eight years of Trump's "personal and corporate tax removed: returns"as now: returns"**as part of its investigation into hush money payments made to …
… a call with the U.S. ambassador to the European Union now: on July 26 – the day after Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …
1/ The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine testified that removed: "Trump cares more now: Trump asked about removed: the investigations of Biden" than Ukraine. Bill Taylor told the House Intelligence Committee that now: "the investigations" during a removed: member of his staff overheard now: call with the U.S. ambassador to the European removed: Union, Gordon Sondland, mention "the investigations" during a July 26 phone call with Trump now: Union – the day after Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Biden and his son while now: he was holding U.S. military aid from Ukraine. now: Bill Taylor removed: added now: told the House Intelligence Committee that a member of his staff overheard Trump mention "the investigations" to Sondland, and that "Sondland told President Trump that the Ukrainians were ready to move forward." Taylor removed: said that it "would be crazy" for Trump now: called Trump's decision to withhold "security assistance in exchange for removed: help now: help" with removed: a domestic now: investigations to benefit his personal political removed: campaign." Taylor called now: interests both "alarming" now: and "crazy," because Ukraine is a "strategic partner" and supporting them against Russian aggression is "clearly in our national interest." now: Taylor also testified that "Trump cares more about the investigations of Biden" than Ukraine. The staffer who heard the conversation, David Holmes, will testify …
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… David Holmes, will testify behind closed doors Friday in the removed: House’s now: House's impeachment probe. (New York Times / Washington Post / Wall …
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… as he was withholding military aid from the country. Trump now: believes Atkinson, whom he appointed removed: Atkinson in 2017, removed: but now believes he has been disloyal. Trump publicly criticized James Comey, the former …
… Gates also said his boss, Paul Manafort, told him to removed: keep now: stay in touch with Stone about WikiLeaks and that Trump would …
… administration had the authority to cancel DACA, which would affect now: the roughly 800,000 "dreamers" brought to the U.S. as undocumented children. …
… administration official embellished her resume with misleading claims and even removed: creating now: created a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it. …
removed: Mulvaney's request now: John Bolton filed a motion to keep Mick Mulvaney from joining a separation-of-powers lawsuit filed against Trump and the House leadership. The former national security adviser's lawyers argued that Mulvaney should not be allowed to join the lawsuit removed: caught former national security adviser John now: as a plaintiff because Mulvaney is considered a key player in the effort to get the Ukrainian government to pursue investigations into Trump's political opponents. Bolton removed: and his attorneys by surprise. Bolton has now: previously said removed: that he is now: he's willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry if the judge rules in favor of the House. removed: (Washington now: (New York Times / Washington Post)
… late February meeting in Kiev. (Wall Street Journal / Washington removed: Post)) now: Post)
… Poroshenko during a late February meeting in Kiev. (Wall Street removed: Journal) now: Journal / Washington Post))
… seeking investigations into political rivals, according to a transcript of removed: his now: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's deposition. Within an hour after Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, removed: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman told White House lawyers that Trump had made a …
Read: Lt. Col. Alexander removed: Vindman now: Vindman's testimony. (New York Times)
… subpoena requests for witness testimony. The whistleblower's attorney, meanwhile, issued removed: the White House a cease and desist letter now: to the White House due to Trump's "rhetoric and activity that places" the whistleblower …
… whistleblower, demanded to "meet his accuser," and called for the removed: identify now: identity of the whistleblower to be revealed publicly. (The Hill / …
… scheduled deposition that he would not appear, citing "absolute immunity." removed: In now: During an Oct. 17 press conference, Mulvaney admitted that Trump froze … Mulvaney is the highest-ranking White House official to be subpoenaed removed: to testify now: for testimony as part of the impeachment inquiry. (Axios / Politico / …
… Alexander Vindman told White House lawyers that Trump had made now: a "troubling and disturbing" request for an investigation. Vindman also testified …
… Trump denied he asked Barr "to hold a news conference," removed: calling it now: instead saying people "MADE UP the story" and that "the Justice Department already …
… came from a Long Island attorney investing in Fraud Guarantee, now: a company owned by a Ukrainian-American businessman. Charles Gucciardo, a Republican …
… 2016 presidential campaign. A New York state judge found that removed: " Trump now: "Trump breached his fiduciary duty to the Foundation" by "allowing his …
… support using the 25th Amendment to have Trump removed from removed: office due. now: office. The author of "A Warning" – the same official behind …
… and Mark Burnett reportedly still keep in touch by phone removed: and that now: with Trump removed: has confided now: confiding to close associates that he misses his job as a …
… the first administration official to appear as scheduled this week. removed: (CNN) now: (CNN / Washington Post / New York Times)
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… said he was staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Trump removed: has called Zervos removed: – and other women who have accused him of sexual misconduct removed: – of being "liars," prompting Zervos to sue him for defamation. …
… lawmakers about WikiLeaks, tampering with witnesses, and obstructing a House removed: intelligence committee now: Intelligence Committee probe into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to …
1/ A key witness in the impeachment inquiry acknowledged now: that there was a quid pro quo linking U.S. aid to …
… impeachment probe. Mick Mulvaney is unlikely to comply with the removed: request now: request, however, as the White House has directed senior officials to not participate in the impeachment investigation. Lawmakers leading the removed: impeachment inquiry believe Mulvaney "may have been directly involved in an … security assistance" in order to pressure Ukraine to pursue investigations removed: to now: that would benefit "Trump's personal political interests, and jeopardized our national security." …
3/ An associate of Rudy Giuliani removed: with now: will cooperate with a subpoena issued by House investigators as part of the impeachment inquiry into removed: Trump after initially ignoring a subpoena issued by the House Intelligence Committee last month. now: Trump. Lev Parnas, who helped Giuliani dig up dirt on Joe Biden and his son Hunter at Trump's request, now: initially ignored the House Intelligence Committee's request for documents last month, but now intends to comply with the removed: subpoena for documents. now: subpoena. The change in strategy reportedly occurred when Trump denied knowing …
… about how to handle the conversation because it was clearly removed: "sensitive."(Washington now: "sensitive." (Washington Post / Politico)
… the call was not cause for alarm. "At some point, removed: I’m now: I'm going to sit down, perhaps as a fireside chat on … because people have to hear it. When you read it, removed: it’s now: it's a straight call." (Washington Examiner / The Hill / Fox …
… to former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Kevin McAleenan, who now: most recently served as acting removed: secretary for nearly seven months, now: secretary, submitted his resignation letter to in early October and said …
… work in the Public Liaison Office will include advising the removed: administration’s now: administration's Faith and Opportunity Initiative, which Trump established last year to …
… of residence from New York to Florida, declaring that Mar-a-Lago removed: property in Palm Beach was now: his permanent residence. Melania Trump also changed her residence to Palm Beach. Trump confirmed the decision on removed: Twitter. now: Twitter, saying "I have been treated very badly by the political leaders …
October 2019
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now: 2. The EPA will weaken regulation that limits heavy metals like …
now: 3. The American Bar Association deemed Trump's new judicial nominee "not …
now: 4. The Senate passed four spending bills to fund operations at …
2/ Trump's now: former top National Security Council advisor on Russia and Europe removed: adviser on the National Security Council corroborated testimony by the acting ambassador to Ukraine that Trump …
4/ Two separate federal judges in removed: a Washington will consider whether to force two witnesses close to …
… rough transcript to make written edits, which he then gave removed: them to his boss, Tim Morrison. (Washington Post / New York …
… Two career diplomats testified before House impeachment investigators behind closed removed: doors. Christopher Anderson and Catherine Croft told lawmakers now: doors that Trump and Rudy Giuliani's view of Ukraine were out of step with other White House and State Department officials. now: Catherine Croft told lawmakers, who worked as an adviser to Kurt Volker, explained that "throughout" her time in the Trump administration she heard Trump "describe Ukraine as a corrupt country," both "directly and indirectly." Christopher Anderson, who served as assistant to removed: former special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, told lawmakers removed: that his attempts as a Foreign Service officer to show support for Ukraine were quashed by the White House. Anderson also testified that in a June 13th meeting, John Bolton had supported … Giuliani "was a key voice with the president on Ukraine." removed: Croft, who worked as an adviser to Volker, explained now: Anderson also testified that removed: "throughout" her time in the Trump administration she heard Trump "describe Ukraine now: his attempts as a removed: corrupt country," both "directly and indirectly." now: Foreign Service officer to show support for Ukraine were quashed by the White House. (Washington Post / CNN / Politico / ABC News / …
2/ removed: The House impeachment investigators asked former National Security Advisor John Bolton …
… The National Security Council's top Ukraine expert testified that a removed: Rep. Devin Nunes removed: associated now: associate "misrepresented" himself to Trump as the NSC's removed: top Ukraine expert. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman told lawmakers that Kashyap … of Democrats. Vindman was also told not to attend a removed: debriefing now: meeting following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's inauguration, because Trump's advisers worried removed: it now: his perspective might confuse Trump. Patel is a longtime Nunes staffer who …
… saying there were recordings of Biden. (New York Times / now: New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / CNN / NPR / Associated …
… the call and made recommendations to the White House to removed: edit now: correct the memo summarizing the removed: conversation that now: conversation. They weren't used. now: Vindman said the White House transcript left out Zelensky saying the word "Burisma" — the name of the energy company that Hunter Biden had worked for – as well as Trump saying there were recordings of Biden. (New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / CNN …
3/ Vindman's sworn statement contradicted Gordon Sondland's removed: testimony that he now: testimony, who told House investigators that no one had raised concerns about …
… Democrats released their impeachment resolution, which outlines the next steps removed: in the impeachment inquiry against Trump. The resolution includes now: by the six committees that are pursuing investigations of the Trump removed: administration, now: administration. The resolution doesn't limit the scope of their ongoing removed: probes, now: probes and does not set a timeline for potential articles of … lead on planning public hearings as the inquiry advances and removed: also establishes now: establish rules for Republicans to hear testimony from certain witnesses, but … the resolution Thursday. (New York Times / The Guardian / removed: Bloomberg / now: Bloomberg)
… House to edit the memo summarizing the conversation that weren't removed: used in the end. now: used. (New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / CNN / NPR / Associated Press / Wall Street Journal / The removed: Guardian) now: Guardian / NBC News)
3/ Vindman's sworn statement contradicted removed: U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland's testimony removed: when now: that he told House investigators that no one had raised concerns about Trump's actions. Vindman testified that he confronted removed: Sondland now: Sondland, ambassador to the European Union, after Sondland, Kurt Volker, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and then-national … investigators earlier this month. Vindman's testimony also appears to contradict removed: Energy Secretary Rick Perry's denials that he ever heard removed: Joe Biden or his son Hunter now: the Bidens discussed in relation to U.S. requests that Ukraine investigate removed: corruption.(Washington now: corruption. (Washington Post / The Guardian / New York Times / The …
… 3, was awarded a Purple Heart after being wounded in removed: Iraq now: Iraq, and now serves as a top Ukraine expert on the … had engaged in "espionage" on behalf of Ukraine against the removed: United States. now: U.S. Rudy Giuliani, meanwhile, accused Vindman of being a "Never removed: Trumper" on Twitter, claiming now: Trumper," tweeting that the colonel "has reportedly been advising two gov's." Republicans, however, …
… accusations that Trump made U.S. military aid to Ukraine contingent removed: upon that now: on the country launching now: an investigation into removed: Trump's now: his political opponents. (NBC News)
… Derek Harvey has provided notes to House Republicans identifying the removed: whistleblower’s now: whistleblower's name ahead of the depositions of Trump appointees and administration …
… during his closed-door testimony to impeachment investigators earlier this month. removed: (Washington now: Vindman's testimony also appears to contradict Energy Secretary Rick Perry's denials that he ever heard Joe Biden or his son Hunter discussed in relation to U.S. requests that Ukraine investigate corruption.(Washington Post / The Guardian / New York Times / The …
… introduce the resolution on Tuesday with a full House vote removed: schedule now: scheduled for Thursday. Pelosi added: "We are taking this step to …
… defied a congressional subpoena and failed to appear for a removed: schedule now: scheduled closed-door deposition before House impeachment investigators. Charles Kupperman filed a …
… defied a congressional subpoena and failed to appear for a removed: schedule now: scheduled closed-door deposition before House impeachment investigators. Charles Kupperman filed a …
3. now: Trump has asked the full DC Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear his attempt to stop a subpoena of his accounting firm Mazars USA. Trump previously lost his attempt to stop the House subpoena for eight years of documents held by Mazars. (CNN) 4. The Trump Organization is exploring selling the lease to the …
removed: 4. now: 5. Rudy Giuliani butt-dialed a reporter and can be heard discussing …
… the House committees leading the impeachment inquiry. Bolton was reportedly removed: was so disturbed by efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Trump's …
… and saying "The problem is we need some money" to now: an unidentified man during the three minute call. The Oct. 16th …
1/ A federal judge directed the Justice Department now: to hand over Robert Mueller's secret grand jury evidence to the …
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… could take the impeachment inquiry public as soon as mid-November. removed: The move of now: Moving the largely removed: private inquiry now: closed-door investigation toward the public spotlight comes as the Trump administration has … witnesses and withhold documents while his allies have cast the removed: closed-door investigation now: inquiry as a smear campaign against Trump. now: Yesterday, House Republicans delayed proceedings for more than five hours when …
… unless Zelensky committed to pursuing the investigation into Burisma, the removed: Ukrainian energy company removed: for whom now: where Joe removed: Biden’s now: Biden's son removed: Hunter sat on the board. now: held a board seat. On Sept. 9th, Sondland texted Taylor to say there was …
… that a Veterans Affairs office designed to protect whistleblowers instead removed: was used to stifle now: stifled claims and removed: retaliate now: retaliated against employees. The VA's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection …
… he's building a wall along Colorado's border with Mexico. Colorado removed: doesn't now: does not share a border with Mexico. Trump told a crowd in … Trump tried to claim that he was only joking about removed: the now: building a wall in Colorado. (CNN)
… Trump wants to nominate Ken Cuccinelli to be his next removed: Department of Homeland Security secretary, but doesn't think Republican senators will support …
7. The White House press secretary agreed with Trump that now: those "against" him are "human scum." Stephanie Grisham appeared on Fox …
1/ House Democrats could take now: the impeachment inquiry public as soon as mid-November. The move of …
… to clarify their role in a 2016 meeting between George removed: Papadopolous now: Papadopoulos and a Maltese professor named Joseph Mifsud, who told removed: Papadopolous now: Papadopoulos that Russia had obtained damaging information about Hillary Clinton in …
… Trump had frozen $391 million in security assistance by early removed: August – before the July 25th call where Trump pressed President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the Bidens and a debunked conspiracy theory about Ukrainian involvement in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee in 2016. now: August. The disclosure that the Ukrainians knew of the freeze by …
… Trump had frozen $391 million in security assistance by early removed: August. now: August – before the July 25th call where Trump pressed President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the Bidens and a debunked conspiracy theory about Ukrainian involvement in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee in 2016. The disclosure that the Ukrainians knew of the freeze by early August corroborates the claim made by the CIA whistleblower complaint. Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed there could not … then the State Department's special envoy to Ukraine, were pressing removed: President Volodymyr Zelensky to make a public commitment to the investigations for …
… Ukraine, according White House budget documents. In 2019, the administration removed: tried now: tried, but failed, to cut $30 million in aid directed to Ukraine now: down to $13 million under a program called International Narcotics Control and Law removed: Enforcement down to $13 million. And, in now: Enforcement. In the 2020 budget request, the administration again tried to cut the program's removed: spend now: spending on Ukraine now: down to $13 million. "I don't care about politics, but I … whole thing — this whole thing is about corruption." Trump, removed: Mick Mulvaney, and other administration officials have insisted that their goal …
… the issue that at one point Trump wanted to discuss now: the documents with him, referring to Patel as one of his …
7/ Trump's lawyer argued that Trump removed: would be now: is immune from prosecution while in office – even if he … financial records from the Trump Organization and for Trump-related business removed: records and now: records, including his personal tax record from the accounting firm Mazars USA. … investigation. Judges on the three-member panel expressed skepticism about the removed: argument now: argument, with Judge Denny Chin asking whether "nothing could be done" …
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… Times and the Washington Post. Trump appeared on Fox News' removed: "Hannity" and called now: "Hannity," calling the Times "a fake removed: newspaper," now: newspaper" and saying now: that "we don't even want it in the White House removed: anymore," and that now: anymore." Trump added: "We're going to probably terminate that and removed: The now: the Washington removed: Post." Trump added: "They're now: Post. They're fake." (Politico)
4. More than a million children removed: have disappeared from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program removed: since now: between December 2017 and June 2019. Some state and federal officials …
… Trump compared the House impeachment inquiry to a "lynching." Trump now: has previously called the investigation a "coup," a "witch hunt" and …
… not deserve the honor of an Oval Office visit. Trump now: then met on May 23rd with Rick Perry, Kurt Volker, and Gordon Sondland, who had returned from Zelensky's inauguration. They removed: reassured now: assured Trump that Zelensky was a reformer who deserved American support. …
… During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Mulvaney insisted that removed: while he "didn't speak clearly maybe on removed: Thursday," now: Thursday" and that there couldn't have been a quid pro removed: quo now: quo, because "the aid flowed." Mulvaney also claimed that the administration …
… that he's "trying to get out of wars," but that removed: we "we may have to get in wars, too." Secretary of …
… to withhold nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine now: was in exchange for an investigation of the hacked Democratic National … was reportedly "not happy" with Mulvaney's press briefing, in which removed: he now: his acting chief of staff said "We do that all the time with foreign policy" …
… to dig up dirt on Joe Biden in exchange for now: Rudy Giuliani helping the oligarch avoid extradition to the U.S. Dmitry … along with several associates and accused of conspiring to violate removed: campaign-finance now: campaign finance laws. The Justice Department has described Firtash as an associate …
… Foreign Relations committees, saying he would defer to Energy Department removed: counsel. The Energy Department now: counsel, which said it was "unable to comply" with the subpoena for …
… from the European Union, including Airbus, French wine, and Scottish removed: whiskies. now: whisky. The tariffs went into effect just after midnight after talks …
6/ House Democrats are preparing a resolution to condemn removed: the Trump's decision to select the Trump National Doral Miami for …
5/ Trump decided now: that the U.S. will host next year's G-7 summit at the …
3/ The removed: Federal now: federal investigation into Giuliani's business dealings with two men indicted last …
… removed from office, while 46% say he should not be. removed: (Gallup)a now: (Gallup)
… policy. Hill resigned days before Trump's July 25 call with removed: krainian now: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (Washington Post / Wall Street Journal / …
6/ Pence said he would not comply with a removed: House request removed: for documents from House impeachment removed: investigators. now: investigators for documents related to Trump's July 25th call with Zelensky. Pence's lawyer accused the committees of requesting material that is … for documents to be produced by October 15th. (New York removed: Times) now: Times / NBC News)
6/ Pence said he would not comply with a removed: subpoena now: House request for documents from House impeachment investigators. Pence's lawyer accused the …
… of American positions. No injuries have been reported. (Newsweek / now: Washington Post / Yahoo! News)
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… told the president had lost confidence in her. Yovanovitch said removed: she didn't now: she'd done nothing removed: wrong to deserve her dismissal and that she was confused when …
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1/ Trump lost his appeal to stop a now: House subpoena removed: by House investigators requiring him to turn over his tax documents to investigators. …
removed: 5/ More whistleblowers have come forward to speak with House Democrats' … departments or areas of government from which these new whistleblowers removed: originated, now: originated or what they've removed: said, or whether their accounts will be as significant as the original whistleblower. now: said. (Daily Beast)
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… be a crime. "Suppose I did talk to Trump about removed: it, now: it," Giuliani said after initially denying that he ever raised Zarrab's …
… into Trump. The three House committees conducting the inquiry gave removed: the Perry until Oct. 18 to turn over "key documents" related …
… added: "With all of that being said, we like the removed: Kurds."(The now: Kurds." (The Independent / Business Insider)
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… Perry was subpoenaed by the House as part of the removed: House's now: its impeachment inquiry into Trump. The three House committees conducting the …
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… Trump tweeted, "I have NEVER had a good @FoxNews Poll." removed: He now: Trump added: removed: "Whoever their Pollster is, they suck." now: "Oh well, I’m President!" (The Independent / NBC News / The Hill)
… that Trump committed what amounts to an attack on her removed: in at a New Year's Eve party now: in the early removed: 2000s . now: 2000s. Johnson says she was on her way to the bathroom …
1/ removed: Turkish forces now: Turkey launched a bombing campaign against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria following Trump's decision to abruptly withdraw U.S. forces from the removed: region, paving the way for the attack. now: region. The attacks are aimed at crushing Kurdish militias, which have …
… find itself on the sidelines of a new front in removed: Syria’s now: Syria's war — this time between two of its allies. (New …
3/ Trump removed: directed now: ordered Energy Secretary Rick Perry and two top State Department officials to deal directly with Giuliani when now: setting up a May 23 meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky removed: was interested in meeting with now: and Trump. Trump said that if Zelensky wanted to meet with him, removed: Giuliani would have to be convinced before the meeting could take place, circumventing now: they should circumvent official diplomatic removed: channels. now: channels and go strictly through Giuliani. Giuliani's role in setting up Trump's meeting with Zelensky was …
4/ American diplomats who removed: had pushed for the restoration of U.S. security aid to Ukraine … email. The previously unreported internal State Department emails reveal that removed: diplomats’ now: diplomats were frustrated with the unexpected freeze on funding that had …
… Barry Levine and Monique El-Faizy reveals another 43 allegations of removed: alleged inappropriate behavior by Trump, including 26 previously unreported removed: instances now: allegations of unwanted sexual contact. The book, "All the President's Women: … Trump committed what amounts to an attack on her in removed: the early 2000s while she was at a New Year's Eve party removed: with her ailing husband. now: the early 2000s . Johnson says she was on her way to the bathroom …
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now: 2. Trump's tariffs have cost U.S. companies roughly $34 billion, not …
now: 3. The Trump campaign has spent $718,000 on impeachment-related Facebook ads. …
… win the 2016 presidential election. The Senate Intelligence Committee released removed: its report on Russian social media interference efforts during the removed: 2016 election. The 85-page removed: report now: report, which is the second volume of the committee’s investigation into election interference by Moscow. The report removed: concluded now: concludes that Russia deliberately singled out African Americans and the black …
… the allegations that Trump asked a foreign leader to investigate now: his 2020 rival Joe Biden are serious and need to be …
… it sets the stage for a constitutional crisis between the removed: coequal legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government. (New York removed: Times) now: Times / Washington Post / Reuters / NBC News / Associated …
… and executive branches of the U.S. government. (New York Times) now: / Washington Post / Reuters / NBC News / Associated Press)
… directed by the Kremlin to help Trump win the 2016 removed: presidents now: presidential election. The Senate Intelligence Committee released its report on Russian …
… relations in the U.S., report finds. Using Facebook pages, Instagram removed: content now: content, and Twitter posts, Russian information operatives working for the Internet …
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… adding: "You will not get anywhere by threatening Turkey's economy." removed: (CNBC/Washington Post/New now: (CNBC / Washington Post / New York Times)
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1/ Trump announced that he plans now: to withdraw U.S. troops from northeastern Syria and allow the Turkish … Syria, but also senior officials at the Pentagon, State Department, now: and White House, removed: and now: as well as U.S. lawmakers from both parties. U.S. allies in the Middle …
… the Kurds by pulling U.S. troops out of the region. removed: Lindsay now: Lindsey Graham said the decision was "devastating for the good guys" …
… in the intelligence community and has already spoken to the removed: inspector general now: Inspector General of the removed: intelligence community now: Intelligence Community Michael Atkinson, but they have not yet filed a complaint. …
… to national security staff after whistleblower complaint. The White House removed: want now: wants to make the council leaner under its incoming leader. The …
… Rick Perry for his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. removed: He told He told House Republicans that he made the call to … referred to his call with Zelensky as a "perfect phone removed: call"and now: call" and has insisted that now: he did nothing removed: wrong.. now: wrong. (Axios)
… In a 75-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero removed: said called Trump's argument "repugnant to the nation’s governmental structure and …
… Another whistleblower has come forward regarding Trump's dealings with Ukraine. removed: The attorney now: Attorneys representing the first whistleblower removed: says “multiple” now: say "multiple" whistleblowers have come forward and that removed: he is now: they are now representing at least one other whistleblower. "I can confirm … also someone who works in the intelligence community and has now: already spoken to the inspector general of the intelligence community Michael Atkinson, but removed: has now: they have not yet filed a complaint. The removed: new now: newest whistleblower has "first-hand knowledge" that supports the allegations outlined in the original complaint, according to Mark Zaid, removed: who also is a now: another member of the original whistleblower’s legal team. (Washington Post / …
… Rick Perry for his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. now: He told He told House Republicans that he made the call to … was because Rick asked me to." Until now, Trump has removed: been referring now: repeatedly referred to his call with Zelensky as a "perfect now: phone call"and removed: insisting now: has insisted that did nothing removed: wrong. now: wrong.. (Axios)
… Trump's personal and corporate tax returns. In a 75-page ruling, now: U.S. District Court Judge now: Victor Marrero said called Trump's argument "repugnant to the nation’s governmental …
… by pulling U.S. troops out of the region. Lindsay Graham now: said the decision now: was "devastating for the good guys" and warned that "to abandon … Turkey will put every radical Islamist on steroids." Mitch McConnell removed: called the move now: cautioned that a "precipitous withdrawal of US forces from Syria would only … was merely fulfilling a campaign promise by withdrawing U.S. forces, removed: reiterating now: reminding reporters that he "got elected on that." He added that the …
… "totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I've done removed: before!). now: before!)." (New York Times / NBC News / USA Today / …
… unaware of Trump's decision until after he agreed to pull now: the troops out during removed: a Sunday evening now: his call with Erdogan. On Twitter, Trump warned Turkey not to …
… House want to make the council leaner under its incoming removed: leader . now: leader. The cuts come after removed: a now: the whistleblower’s report on Trump's call with Ukraine. (Bloomberg)
… 2nd circuit. (Bloomberg / Yahoo! Finance / WNYC / Washington removed: Post / now: Post)
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… Hunter Biden served on the board until earlier this year. removed: Riaboshapka now: Ryaboshapka said the decision to review the closed cases came after … not Burisma." (Wall Street Journal / New York Times / now: Washington Post / NBC News / CNN)
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… which Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has refused to turn over. removed: The House now: Acting Inspector General Rich Delmar said he will investigate who was consulted and how the department came to reject Ways and Means removed: Committee now: Chairman Richard Neal's demands for the records. Neil's committee received information from a federal employee at the end of … to influence" the presidential audit program. (New York Times / now: Politico / CNN)
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2/ now: Trump brought up both Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren during a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 18th. The White House record of the call was moved to the highly secured electronic system used to also store the phone call with Ukraine's President. In that call, Trump also told Xi he would remain quiet about the Hong Kong protests as trade talks progressed. (CNN) 3/ House investigators questioned the State Department's former special envoy for … decision to recall the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Volker now: shared a September 9th text exchange with Congress in which Bill Taylor, the top American diplomat in Ukraine, alluded to Trump's decision to freeze a military aid package to the country. Taylor told Gordon Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union and Volker: "I think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign." Volker resigned last week and has not been accused of taking …
… information from British agencies led to the Mueller investigation. (The removed: Times/The now: Times / Daily Beast)
… in discrediting Trump's political opponents. Trump also doubled down on removed: pressing now: pressuring the Ukrainian president, saying removed: "I would say that removed: President Zelensky, if now: "if it were me, I would recommend that removed: they now: [Ukraine] start an investigation into the Bidens." Trump's efforts to persuade …
… discuss Biden during a September meeting with the Ukrainian President. removed: Instead, Pence removed: insisted now: instead suggested that the unfounded allegations against Biden and his son should …
… Giuliani. The whistleblower's complaint alleged that Kurt Volker went to removed: Kyiv now: Kiev to advise the Ukrainians on how to "navigate" Trump's demands and put Giuliani in touch with Zelensky aides. removed: Kurt Volker has not been accused of taking part in Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine. The House Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees wanted to … recall the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Volker resigned last removed: week. now: week and has not been accused of taking part in Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine. (New York Times / ABC News / NBC News)
… the administration. Marie Yovanovitch was recalled in the spring for now: allegedly undermining and obstructing Trump's efforts to persuade removed: Kyiv now: Kiev to investigate Biden. (Wall Street Journal)
… gave Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a file of documents removed: with now: of unproven allegations against Biden on March 28th and claimed that …
4/ Giuliani was told that Ukrainian claims removed: the now: about Bidens' alleged misconduct were not credible. Volker told House investigators … and that he should be careful with believing stories by now: Shokin, Ukraine's former top prosecutor. Trump and Giuliani contend that, as …
… amounted to an attempted coup. At a joint news conference now: later in the day with Finland's president, Trump attacked reporters who asked about the …
… In May, Trump instructed Pence not to attend Zelensky's inauguration, removed: and now: and, months later, Trump had Pence tell Zelensky that U.S. aid …
Removed: Attorney General William Barr traveled to Italy to meet with Italian secret service agents and listen to a taped deposition by the professor who promised George Papadopoulos he could deliver Russian "dirt" on Hillary Clinton. Joseph Mifsud applied for police protection in Italy after leaving Link University, where he worked. He gave a taped deposition to explain why people might …
… to subpoena the White House if it doesn't comply with removed: requests now: its request for documents related to Trump's attempts to get Ukraine to … notified committee members that the subpoena will be issued Friday, removed: noting now: citing the White House's "flagrant disregard" of previous requests for removed: the documents. Cummings said the committee has "tried several times to … if they're "legitimate." (New York Times / ABC News / removed: [Axios] (https://www.axios.com/adam-schiff-trump-whistleblower-incitement-00813051-31e0-42cd-a46d-8a2b24b421da.html) now: Axios / Associated Press / CNBC)
2/ Trump complained that House Democrats' impeachment inquiry removed: "BUSLLHIT" now: is "BULLSHIT" that's "wasting everyone's time." Trump also called Adam Schiff a …
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… this past summer. The unidentified intelligence official who filed the removed: whistle-blower now: whistleblower complaint that brought the president’s actions to light identified removed: Mr. Volker as one of the officials trying to “contain the … to navigate Mr. Giuliani’s campaign. The whistleblower also said Volker now: was one of the officials trying to "contain the damage" to …
… of Trump's aides. (New York Times / CNN / NBC removed: News) now: News / ABC News / Associated Press)
… had issued a $50,000 bounty for anyone with information relating removed: relating to the whistleblower's identity. (NBC News / New York Times …
8/ A majority of the 435 removed: lawmakers in now: members of the House of Representatives removed: now support impeachment proceedings against Trump. 218 lawmakers — 217 Democrats …
… White House officials were reportedly "deeply disturbed" by Trump's July removed: 25 now: 25th phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and tried to "lock down" all records of the removed: phone call. The complaint notes that White House lawyers were "already … "directed" officials to "remove the electronic transcript from the computer removed: system in which such transcripts are typically stored" now: system" for Cabinet-level officials and instead put them on a computer … concerns about politics, rather than national security. The whistleblower also removed: describes now: described Rudy Giuliani as a "central figure in this effort," which …
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… his decision not to immediately share the whistleblower complaint with removed: Congress, which alleges that Trump abused the presidency by pressuring a foreign leader to investigate a political rival. now: Congress. Joseph Maguire told members of the House Intelligence Committee that … about the complaint, saying "My conversations with the president, because removed: I’m now: I'm the director of national intelligence, are privileged." (Politico / CNN …
… spies were dealt with "a little differently than we do removed: now", now: now," while labeling the complaint an act of "treason." Speaking at …
… to testify about the complaint to Congress, but only if removed: Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire gives the whistleblower's attorney the proper clearances to accompany …
6/ Zelensky told Trump during removed: their now: the July phone call that he had stayed now: at Trump Tower in New York. "Actually, last time I traveled …
7/ Trump's part-time envoy for Ukraine removed: helped set up an introduction between Giuliani and Zelensky so they … envoy, contacted Giuliani and put him "in direct contact" with now: Andriy Yermak, a top adviser to removed: Zelensky named Andriy Yermak. now: Zelensky. The two eventually met face-to-face in Spain. Giuliani removed: says now: said he never received a security clearance to meet with Yermak …
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3/ The acting Director of National Intelligence threatened to resign removed: over if he was not allowed to testify freely before Congress …
… than twice as fast" than in the 20th century – now: and faster than previously estimated. While sea levels rose by about a half-inch now: in total during the 20th century, removed: but now: they are now rising about 0.14 inches per year, driven removed: mainly by the rapid melting of ice in Greenland, removed: Antarctica now: Antarctica, and the world's smaller glaciers. The report predicts that sea levels will "continue to removed: rise," now: rise" – possibly reaching around 1-2 feet by removed: 2100, now: 2100 – even if countries curb emissions and limit global warming to well below 2 degrees removed: Celsius – now: Celsius, which was the Paris Agreement's removed: temperature goal. Temperatures are already 1 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels …
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… have Attorney General William Barr and Rudy Guiliani contact him removed: so now: and help Ukraine removed: could to "figure it out" and "get to the bottom of it." … / Politico / NPR / CNN / ABC News / removed: CNBC) now: CNBC / HuffPost)
… deal to allow the whistleblower to speak with congressional investigators. removed: (Business now: (CNN / Business Insider / New York Times / CBS News / Politico …
now: tK/ The House passed a resolution formally condemning Trump for initially refusing to share the whistleblower complaint. The nonbinding resolution criticizes the "unprecedented and highly inappropriate efforts" to question the whistleblower's credibility. The vote was 421 to 0 with two lawmakers voting present. More than 200 members of the Democratic caucus — nearly enough to form a majority of the House — had embraced impeachment proceedings. (Washington Post / Politico / CNN) 5/ Trump called Nancy Pelosi shortly after she announced the … formal impeachment proceeding to see if they could "figure this removed: out". now: out." Pelosi replied: "Tell your people to obey the law." Trump …
7/ Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr removed: Zelenskiy now: Zelensky at the U.N. General Assembly today in New York. The pre-planned meeting with removed: Zelenskiy now: Zelensky comes less than 24 hours after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced … Senior White House officials said Trump is planning to congratulate removed: Zelenskiy now: Zelensky on his latest election win and his "energy and success" …
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1/ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed: will announce now: announced a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump. removed: As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 166 Democrats supported some type of impeachment action — more than two-thirds of the 235-member caucus – following reports that Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine and pressured officials to investigate Joe Biden's son. Pelosi told House Democrats in a closed door meeting she … impeachment inquiry, believing that Trump pressuring the president of Ukraine now: to investigate Joe Biden's son and his administration's subsequent refusal to share the whistleblower report … campaign, that is a betrayal of his oath of office." now: As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 166 Democrats supported some type of impeachment action — more than two-thirds of the 235-member caucus. Pelosi and top Democrats have privately discussed the creation of … on the record. Trump, meanwhile, called the allegations a "witch removed: hunt." now: hunt" and said impeachment will be "a positive for me in the election." (NBC News / Washington Post / New York Times / Wall Street Journal / CNN / Bloomberg / Politico / The removed: Guardian) now: Guardian / The Hill)
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Removed: 2. A New York judge ordered Trump to "appear for a videotaped deposition" under oath for a civil suit involving his security guards. A group of protesters allege that they were assaulted by Trump's security guards outside Trump Tower during a 2015 protest over the then-candidate's comments about Mexican immigrants. (NBC News)
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removed: 5. now: 2. Conservative leaders are circulating new polling data that suggests a …
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… Trump has previously called the Fed policymakers "boneheads" for not removed: lower now: lowering rates to help boost economic growth. At one point he …
… of the National Security Council. By Trump's recounting, O'Brien won removed: hum now: him over in part by praising him in the job interview …
… mpg by model year 2026. The rollback of California's waiver now: will also removed: affects now: affect 13 other states and the District of Columbia, which follow … by the Obama administration by freezing standards at roughly 37 removed: miles per gallon now: mpg from 2020 to 2026. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said …
… of the committee today. Trump also ordered his former campaign removed: manager now: manager, Corey removed: Lewandowski now: Lewandowski, not to answer questions about anything that happened after Trump …
… to answer dozens of questions about potential obstruction of justice removed: by Trump during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Presidential Obstruction of Justice and Abuse of Power." removed: Lewandowski, however, confirmed now: Lewandowski did confirm that Trump asked him to pressure Attorney General Jeff Sessions to limit the scope of the Russia investigation, but now: he claimed he was never asked to do anything illegal. As …
4/ Trump administration officials suggested charging immigrants $975 to appeal removed: of an immigration judge's deportation ruling and $895 to request the …
4/ Trump administration officials suggested charging immigrants $975 to appeal removed: of an immigration judge's deportation ruling and $895 to request the …
… five-foot-high vehicle barrier to a 30-foot steel structure that could now: cause irreparable harm now: to the unexcavated remnants of Sonoran Desert people. (Washington Post)
… advocated for the use of torture techniques against the advice removed: of of top military lawyers, dismissed protests against the use of …
… where Kavanaugh had his pants down at a dorm party removed: and now: while his friends pushed his penis into the hand of a … before Kavanaugh became a federal judge, including two classmates who removed: learned heard about it days after the party occurred. Ramirez's lawyers …
2/ The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee accused removed: the the acting director of national intelligence of withholding a whistleblower …
… before Kavanaugh became a federal judge, including two classmates who removed: learned heard about it days after the party occurred. Ramirez's lawyers …
… Christopher Coons said "several individuals," including Stier, contacted his office removed: who had wanted now: wanting to share information with federal authorities about Kavanaugh, but said …
2/ removed: Trump's plan now: Trump plans to pay for his border wall using funds from more …
… limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, removed: wetlands. now: wetlands, and other bodies of water. The Obama-era Waters of the …
… about the Federal Reserve and pressuring it to lower interest removed: rates "to ZERO, or less," now: rates, congratulating Republicans in a North Carolina special election, and ranting …
1/ Trump ordered removed: his staff now: Mick Mulvaney to have NOAA repudiate a tweet by weather forecasters that contradicted his statement that Hurricane Dorian posed a significant threat to Alabama. removed: Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney now: then called Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to tell him to have the forecasters disavow their position now: that Alabama was not at risk. Ross, in turn, threatened to … to pressure NOAA to rebuke scientists who contradicted his hurricane removed: claims, now: claim, saying "I never did that — I never did that," …
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poll/ removed: 48% now: 38% of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing as …
… the street and parked immediately adjacent to the correspondent's car. removed: The White House (NBC News)
… from the airport – farther away than many other hotels now: and with higher advertised prices. (New York Times)
… and Russian ambassador in a May 2017 Oval Office meeting. removed: (CNN) now: (CNN / New York Times / Washington Post)
… Middle East and back, with the crew staying at the removed: resort. Turnberry now: resort, which lost $4.5 million in 2017, but revenue went up $3 million in 2018. removed: The fuel would be cheaper if purchased at a U.S. military base. The Air Force confirmed that crew members stayed at Turnberry, … less expensive than the $380/night advertised rate at Trump Turnberry. now: The fuel would have also been cheaper if purchased at a U.S. military base. (Politico / New York Times)
… being involved in the stays at Turnberry by Air Force removed: crews. now: crews, tweeting that "I know nothing," but that "they have good taste!" Air Force crews will typically stop at U.S. military bases in Europe to refuel, where it's cheaper to do so. Trump removed: tweeted that "I know nothing" about the stays at Turnberry, but that "they have good taste!" Trump added: "NOTHING TO DO WITH ME." (Politico)
… stating that Alabama was in fact threatened by the storm removed: when Trump tweeted now: at the time of Trump's tweet that Alabama would "most likely be hit (much) harder than …
… of allowing Bahamians into the United States on humanitarian grounds removed: after now: following the destruction of Hurricane Dorian. Hours earlier, the acting Customs and Border Protection chief removed: said now: suggested that the idea was worth considering. Trump removed: suggested now: said that those struggling in devastated areas of the Bahamas should … "large sections" of their country that were not hit, because removed: he was now: he's concerned that "bad people" could exploit the now: U.S. refugee process. (NBC News / Washington Post)
5/ The U.S. added 130,000 now: jobs in August – about 25,000 of which were temporary 2020 …
… committee plans to hold hearings and call witnesses involved in now: the scheme as soon as October, but say there is already …
… The Trump administration will divert $3.6 billion this week from now: 127 military construction projects to build removed: the now: to build 175 miles of Trump's border wall. Trump declared a national emergency in February to … States and half will come from projects within the country. removed: (Politico) now: (Politico / Washington Post)
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1/ The EPA plans to removed: rollback now: roll back regulation of methane emissions – a major contributor to climate … wells, tanks, and pipeline networks. Trump administration officials suggested that now: because the oil and gas industry can't profit from leaks, they already removed: has now: have an economic incentive to limit their methane emissions. Several of …
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1/ Deutsche Bank told a federal appeals court that removed: is now: it has some Trump-related tax returns. In a letter to the … constitute 'immediate family'" of individuals named in the document request. now: The disclosure was made by Deutsche after appellate judges had asked if the bank actually had the records. Capital removed: One now: One, which was also subpoenaed by the House committees in April, removed: but said it "does not possess any tax returns responsive to … New York Times / CNN / Reuters / Politico / now: Bloomberg / Associated Press)
now: Trump's personal attorney threatened NBCUniversal and Lawrence O'Donnell with a defamation suit for reporting that "Russian oligarchs" co-signed loans to Trump. Charles Harder demanded that O'Donnell and NBCU "immediately and prominently retract, correct and apologize for the aforementioned false and defamatory statements." (Hollywood Reporter) 2/ Trump promised to pardon any official who breaks the … election. Trump also directed officials to "take the land" necessary now: and "get it done" by eminent domain along the U.S.-Mexico border, ignore environmental regulations, … I'll pardon you," Trump reportedly told aides. (Washington Post / now: New York Times / CNBC / CNN / The Independent)
now: poll/ 37% of Americans say the economy is declining, compared with 31% who continue to see improvement. (Bloomberg / Quinnipiac) poll/ 81% of voters removed: said now: say the fundamental values of the United States are being tested …
… "yet another big storm" before overstating how much money Congress removed: has allocated for recovery in the wake of Hurricane Maria in …
… the border illegally. The new rule would terminate the Flores removed: settlement, now: agreement, which puts a 20-day limit on how long children can …
… used to validate the eligibility of voters before they cast removed: ballots and now: ballots. They were compromised in 2016 by Russian hackers collecting voter information. …
… December. Trump's hotel will likely earn more than $30,000 in removed: revenue. now: revenue from the event. Justice Department removed: attorneys now: attorneys, meanwhile, are currently defending Trump's business in court, arguing that he has not violated the removed: domestic and foreign emoluments removed: clauses in now: clause of the Constitution. (Washington Post)
… settled in 2017. The hashtag "#TrumpBedBugs" was trending on Twitter now: yesterday after Trump floated the idea of hosting next year's G7 …
… in the first half of this year. Farm bankruptcy filings removed: in this year through June are up 13% from 2018 and …
… wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017. (NBC News / Washington removed: Post) now: Post / CNN / BuzzFeed News)
removed: **📌 now: 📌 Day 937: Trump, meanwhile, called Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell "clueless" and blamed him for the "CRAZY INVERTED YIELD removed: CURVE!"**Trump, now: CURVE!" Trump, deflecting criticism that his trade war with China is hurting …
… India. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra removed: Modi now: Modi, however, both attended the now: climate change meeting. When asked whether he had attended the climate session, …
removed: 📌 now: **📌 Day 937: Trump, meanwhile, called Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell "clueless" and blamed him for the "CRAZY INVERTED YIELD removed: CURVE!"Trump, now: CURVE!"**Trump, deflecting criticism that his trade war with China is hurting …
… tweetstorm with: "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" removed: (CNBC) now: (CNBC / Politico / Bloomberg / Axios / New York Times)
… into effect on $300 billion worth of imports from China. removed: China now: Beijing will also impose 25% tariffs on U.S. cars and a …
… $75 billion more of U.S. goods in two batches effective removed: Sept. now: Sep. 1st and Dec. 15th, which match with 10% tariff the …
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… because they "undermines people's faith" in the election system. Ellen removed: Weintraub now: Weintraub's comment came after Trump asserted at a rally in New …
… rule that restricts clinics from referring patients for abortions. Forgoing removed: Tile now: Title X federal funding could affect more than 1.5 million low-income …
… most asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border. The decision will now: now effectively block most Central Americans who cross into the U.S. …
… will be bad for me and my re-election." Trump, meanwhile, removed: has recently attacked the Federal Reserve, forced Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin …
… supremacists. No extremist-related murder in the United States last year removed: were now: was carried out by "the left." (Tampa Bay Times
… the tax code, has not generated an increase in overall now: economic growth, business investment, or worker pay. Half of corporate chief …
now: 1. The Trump administration wants to redirect money from Homeland Security …
now: 2. A correctional officer drove a truck into ICE protesters outside …
now: 3. Trump administration asked Congress to reauthorize a law that lets …
now: 4. In 2017, Fox Business host David Asman advised then-Treasury Department …
now: 5. Trump floated the idea of buying Greenland to aides in …
1/ The Trump administration formally proposed regulation allowing some businesses now: to discriminate against workers on the basis of race, ethnicity, national …
… provide or refer patients for abortion. Federal funding for abortion now: is already removed: is prohibited in most cases. The new rules, however, target any group involved in providing or counseling patients about removed: abortions and blocks now: abortions, blocking them from receiving Title X funding to pay for other … health screenings. Planned Parenthood asked for a stay against the now: new rules. (NPR)
A Congressional Republican defended banning all abortion with no exceptions now: for rape or incest. Steve King also argued that if it …
… Trump Jr. on a hunting trip to Canada in August removed: 2017 and now: 2017. They spent $5,700. The Secret Service also spent $20,000 at the …
… The Trump administration will shield funding for Ivanka Trump and removed: Pence now: Pence's programs as removed: it now: the White House looks to cancel billions of dollars in unspent funding removed: for programs already approved by Congress. The White House is expected to …
… It has preceded every economic decline in the past 60 removed: years. A now: years with a recession removed: occurs, now: occurring, on average, 22 months following an inversion. (Bloomberg / Wall …
… United States. Ken Cuccinelli's comment came after being asked if now: the words of the poem displayed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal still …
… of life, the economy, and the natural systems that support removed: us."The now: us." The findings from the landmark scientific report, issued by 13 federal …
… permanent legal status as part of a new policy aimed removed: cutting the number of now: at reducing legal immigration and removed: reducing now: cutting down the number of poor immigrants. The new regulation makes it …
… 12,019 false or misleading claims over 928 days and is removed: average now: averaging about 13 false or misleading claims a day. (Washington Post)
… including more than 8 in 10 Republicans, Democrats, and independents. removed: McConnell, however, has said he will not bring any gun control legislation to the floor without widespread Republican support. (Washington Post)
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… "I think my rhetoric brings people together." Hours earlier, Trump removed: had attacked Beto O'Rourke by telling the Democratic presidential candidate to … the hospital." during his visit. Whaley said she told Trump now: during his visit that Dayton is "really looking forward to some action" on … in Dayton, but Trump's social media director, Dan Scavino, claimed now: that Trump was "treated like a Rock Star inside the hospital." …
… Republicans in Congress are focused passing "red flag" legislation, Trump removed: suggested now: claimed – without evidence now: – that there was a "great appetite" for reforming background checks among lawmakers. removed: (New York Times / Politico) Trump, however, now: Trump also claimed there is no "political appetite" for legislation to ban … and Democrats can "get close" on a gun reform proposal. removed: (CNBC / NPR) More now: Meanwhile, more than 200 Democratic lawmakers urged Mitch McConnell to call a vote on House-passed legislation aimed at strengthening background checks for gun purchases. removed: (The now: (New York Times / Politico / CNBC / NPR / The Hill)
… saying he wanted to stop the "Hispanic invasion of Texas." removed: Trump, ironically, did not now: Trump failed to acknowledge his repeated use of the word "invasion" to describe …
… 20 minutes before the attack, saying he wanted to stop now: the "Hispanic invasion of Texas." Trump, ironically, did not acknowledge his … of "racist hate" with no acknowledgment that his own anti-immigrant removed: rhetoric has become part of the national debate. now: rhetoric. Reading from a teleprompter at the White House, Trump now: also incorrectly referred to Toledo, Ohio instead of Dayton, Ohio as …
… that passed the House with bipartisan support in February that removed: requires now: would require universal background checks. The bill has not been considered by the Senate, which is removed: adjourned on recess until September. (CNN / New York Times)
… on Mitch McConnell to cancel the Senate's August recess so removed: that they can take up gun control legislation. The bill would …
3/ State prosecutors in New York removed: City subpoenaed the Trump Organization for documents related to its role …
… include a nuclear missile. Separately, the U.S. military is conducting removed: a wide-area surveillance tests across six midwest states using up to …
… believe this. Do you believe this?" FBI Director Christopher Wray removed: who told the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 23 that "The …
… include a nuclear missile. Separately, the U.S. military is conducting now: a wide-area surveillance tests across six midwest states using up to …
… records related to the $130,000 payment Michael Cohen made to removed: Daniels and now: Daniels, as well as the arrangement between Cohen and the National Enquirer to pay …
5/ The U.S. will test a new weapons systems in now: the coming weeks that would have been prohibited under the Intermediate-range …
… a leadership shuffle. The White House, meanwhile, has asked the removed: Office of the Director of National Intelligence now: national intelligence office for a list of all its employees at the federal …
… federal prosecutor he had won convictions in terrorism cases, and removed: many former intelligence officials expressing concern that he might politicize the …
… federal statute requires that if the director of national intelligence now: role becomes vacant, the deputy director — currently Sue Gordon — … The White House, however, can choose who to appoint as removed: the acting deputy if the No. 2 position is vacant, raising …
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… Carson compared Baltimore to a patient with cancer and that now: the "cancer is going to have a devastating effect" that "we …
… accused of beating a 19-year-old man in Stockholm on June removed: 30th and now: 30th. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Robert O'Brien's job is …
… friends tried to buy the only U.S. manufacturer of large now: nuclear reactors while he was lobbying Trump to become a special envoy and promote removed: the now: his company's nuclear work in Saudi Arabia, according to a new congressional report. removed: Tom now: Thomas Barrack failed in both efforts, but his attempts raised "serious … House is willing to place the potential profits of the removed: President’s now: President's friends above the national security of the American people and …
4/ removed: A Trump aide now: Barrack also provided a draft of Trump's energy speeches in 2016 to … Two weeks before Trump was scheduled to give the speech, removed: Thomas Barrack provided a former business associate inside the UAE with … final version of the speech. It has the language you removed: want,” now: want," Manafort confirmed in an email to Barrack on the day …
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… Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Trump called Cummings' "radical 'oversight' removed: is now: [...] a joke!" (Baltimore Sun / New York Times / Washington …
… not doing enough to address problems in Baltimore. Trump claimed now: at the time that "I would fix it fast!" (Washington Post)
… Sharpton had tweeted a photo of himself at an airport removed: and now: with the caption: "headed to Baltimore." (New York Times)
… housing to lower-income tenants. Since 2013, Kushner Cos. has owned removed: almost now: nearly 9,000 rental units across 17 complexes that generate at least …
… a 5-to-4 ruling, the court lifted a lower court order removed: blocking now: that blocked the four contracts the Trump administration had awarded using Defense Department …
… Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said Trump "richly deserves impeachment," but removed: said now: that it was too soon to begin the process despite now: Trump having "violated the law six ways from Sunday." (NBC News …
… interviews with both Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller last week, removed: whom now: who he selected for seats on the Federal Reserve's board. (Bloomberg …
… require migrants from El Salvador and Honduras to seek asylum removed: there than now: there, instead of in the removed: U.S. now: United States. Guatemala backed out on the immigration deal earlier this month when Guatemala's high court blocked its government from signing the removed: deal with the United States. now: deal. The White House is looking at the authority already granted …
2/ Mitch McConnell blocked now: the two election security measures on Thursday, arguing that Democrats are …
1/ Following Robert Mueller's testimony and warnings about Russia's continued removed: attempt now: attempts to interfere in U.S. elections, Senate Republicans blocked two election …
… Mueller also refuted Trump's claim that the report proved "no removed: obstruction," adding: now: collusion," saying: "We did not address 'collusion,' which is not a legal …
Mueller testified before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees now: in seven hours of back-to-back hearings about his report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by Trump. now: Mueller agreed that Trump's conduct was problematic, that the investigation did not exonerate Trump, and that Trump did not cooperate fully with the investigation. Mueller did not to go beyond the findings in his 448-page final report and declined repeatedly to offer his opinion on questions or even to read directly from the document.
… back-to-back testimony today. (New York Times / Washington Post / removed: Bloomberg) now: Bloomberg / CNN)
… considering Nunes for an intelligence post. Coates' job security has removed: constantly been up in the air since he contradicted Trump in …
… application of the new state law. (CNBC / Wall Street removed: Journal) now: Journal / CNN)
6. The removed: lawyer now: Senate passed a bill to make the 9/11 victims compensation fund permanent. The bill now heads to Trump's desk, where he is expected to sign it. The bill was passed with the support of more than two-thirds of the House and Senate, meaning Congress could override a veto if Trump objected. (ABC News / NBC News) 7. The FBI recorded about 90 domestic terrorism arrests in the past nine months and about 100 international terrorism arrests. Most of the domestic terrorism cases involved a racial motive believed to be spurred by white supremacy. (Washington Post) 8. The lawyers for the "MAGA Bomber" claimed his client was manipulated by …
… his state tax returns from being turned over to the removed: congressional committee. In May, New York passed a bill that allowed …
… Expedited removals will take effect immediately. (Washington Post / CBS removed: News) now: News / New York Times)
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Border protection officers detained three removed: children now: children, who are U.S. removed: citizens now: citizens, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The children had arrived … trip to Mexico with a relative when they were detained. removed: In an email, Customs and Border Protection confirmed that the three girls were … their mother's custody after an official from the Mexican consulate removed: helped secure now: secured an agreement that their mother could come pick them up …
… 750,000 people and the average pass rate on the test removed: is now: was 90%. Since becoming president, Trump has cut the number of …
3/ The House Judiciary Committee removed: has asked Hope Hicks to clarify her congressional testimony after newly … reveal that Hicks spoke on the phone with Trump and now: Michael Cohen about Stormy Daniels and the Trump campaign's attempt to …
… to press Robert Mueller to tell a "much clearer narrative" removed: on now: about "the gravity of the president's misconduct." Mueller is expected to appear publicly Wednesday for three hours before the Judiciary Committee followed by removed: roughly two hours before the House Intelligence Committee. Staffers said Mueller's … the most significant instances that we're so interested in." Lawmakers removed: plan to now: will focus on five different instances they think would incur criminal …
… Researchers correlated Trump's election with worsening cardiovascular health, sleep problems, removed: anxiety now: anxiety, and stress. removed: A study now: The study, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and removed: Prevention now: Prevention, also found removed: about 3.2% to 3.6% more premature removed: birth now: births were reported among Latina women following Trump's election. (Washington Post …
… is the most unpopular senator. McConnell has a 50% disapproval removed: rating, and now: rating. He is trailed removed: closely by Susan Collins with 48%, followed by Bob Menendez and …
… been raised since 2009. The measure is not expected to removed: advanced now: advance in the GOP-led Senate. (CNN / NBC News / Washington …
… congresswoman to "go back" to Somalia during a campaign rally removed: as now: last night while the crowd chanted "send her back." Rep. Ilhan Omar is …
1. Trump asked for information about the Pentagon's cloud-computing contract removed: that's poised award now: that will likely be awarded to either Amazon or removed: Microsoft after now: Microsoft. Republican lawmakers now: have pressured the White House to intervene in the removed: project. One now: project, and one person familiar with the process said that it sounded as …
… and the United Arab Emirate, undoing Trump's attempt to use removed: of emergency powers to sidestep Congress and push through 22 deals …
… an Iranian drone that came within 1,000 yards of the removed: USS now: U.S.S. Boxer and ignored "multiple calls to stand down" hours after …
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1/ The House removed: will vote now: voted to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur … out that he'd asked the department to make the request. now: While Barr and Ross face up to a year behind bars and a $100,000 fine, it's unlikely the Justice Department will pursue the case, because Barr is the head of the Justice Department. (Washington Post / now: New York Times / NBC removed: News) now: News / Wall Street Journal)
… Republicans controlled the House. (NBC News / Politico / Washington removed: Post) now: Post / Wall Street Journal)
… and 2018, when Republicans controlled the House. (NBC News / removed: Politico) now: Politico / Washington Post)
now: 1. A federal judge banned Roger Stone from social media after …
now: 2. Trump's former campaign communications chief hired numerous prostitutes and visited …
now: 3. The House Oversight Committee is expanding an investigation into the …
now: 4. Trump named healthcare economist Tomas Philipson as the acting chair …
now: 5. The revenue from Trump's tariffs on $250 billion worth of …
now: 6. The Department of Agriculture will relocate 547 employees from the …
now: 7. The Interior Department will relocate 81% of its headquarters staff …
now: 8. Rep. Al Green plans to file articles of impeachment against …
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… overriding House rules and GOP objections. That final vote on removed: a now: the resolution condemning Trump's rhetoric removed: is now expected to be held late Tuesday night. now: as "racist comments that have legitimized increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color" passed largely along party lines, 240-187. (Politico / NBC News / removed: CNN) now: New York Times / CNN / Washington Post)
… tweets were racist, urging House Republicans to "not show 'weakness'" removed: by rejecting a resolution that condemns his statements as "racist comments that have legitimized increased fear and removed: hatred of new Americans and people of color." now: reject the condemnation resolution. Trump called the resolution a "con game" and claimed that …
2/ Trump denied now: that his racist tweets were racist, insisting that "If you're not …
… racist and xenophobic playbook." During a press conference, Rep. Pressley removed: said: now: responded to Trump's comments, saying: "Our squad is big. Our squad includes any person committed … this great nation, we cannot, we will not be silenced." removed: Trump, meanwhile, now: Trump – again – attacked the four congresswomen in a series of tweets, saying, …
… has threatened large-scale ICE enforcement actions that never came to removed: be. Instead, many immigrants in cities where the raids were expected simply stayed inside their homes, while immigrant rights activists took to the streets to protest the threats of a roundup. now: fruition. ICE would not confirm any removed: arrests, and neither would the immigrant rights activists. Many immigrant markets and shopping areas, however, saw reduced foot traffic and hushed economic activity as a result of the threatened raids. now: arrests. Trump, however, claimed that "The ICE raids were very successful …
… moved to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants. removed: A now: The new rule would require asylum-seeking immigrants who pass through a …
2/ Trump removed: is expected to now: will abandon his effort to removed: issue an executive order to include now: add a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Instead, Trump removed: is expected to now: will take executive action instructing the Commerce Department to obtain citizenship data "through other removed: means." now: means," including existing federal records. The administration is already printing census forms without the citizenship … need it for appropriations – where are the funds going?" removed: The White House said Trump will make an announcement at 5 p.m. EDT. (ABC News / Politico / NBC News / New York …
… Enforcement – will be conducted by ICE agents over multiple removed: days and will now: days. The raids are expected to include "collateral" deportations, where ICE agents might detain any immigrants removed: who happen to be present when the raid occurs. Agents have expressed unease about arresting babies and young removed: children. Agents have also noted now: children, noting that the raids could have limited success removed: because now: since word has already spread among immigrant communities about how to …
… millions of dollars in government contracts the Trump administration gave removed: out following reports of poor treatment of migrants. now: out. (NBC News)
… to issue an executive order to include a citizenship question removed: to now: on the 2020 census. Instead, Trump is expected to take executive …
… interviews with both Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller last week, removed: who now: whom he selected for seats on the Federal Reserve's board. (Bloomberg …
The White House plans to send removed: the the North American Free Trade Agreement replacement to Congress after … Trade Representative and the White House, however, disagree over how removed: aggressive now: aggressively to push the deal through Congress. (CNBC)
… overcrowded detention facility in Arizona reported being sexually assaulted and removed: face retaliation from now: retaliated against by agents for protesting, according to dozens of first-hand accounts collected by government case managers. removed: Guards removed sleeping mats from the cells of children who complained about the taste of the water and food. An officer put his hands inside the bra of a … "routine" pat down in front of other immigrants and officers. now: Guards removed sleeping mats from the cells of children who complained about the taste of the water and food. The reports removed: describe now: also describes unsanitary and overcrowded conditions similar to detention facilities in removed: Texas, but reports from the station in Yuma, Arizona go even further by alleging abuse and other misconduct by Customs and Border Patrol officers. now: Texas. (NBC News)
… detaining migrants at a Mississippi prison operated by CoreCivic, a removed: Louisiana jail run by LaSalle Corrections, and the South Louisiana ICE Processing removed: Center now: Center, run by GEO Group in Basile. A spokesman for ICE …
3/ A federal appeals court dismissed removed: a now: an emoluments lawsuit against Trump. The judges rejected the premise of … Constitution by accepting money from state and foreign governments at removed: his now: Trump's hotel in downtown Washington. While Trump stepped back from day-to-day …
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… Lawmakers previously reached an agreement with the DOJ to have now: the two removed: of Mueller's former prosecutors answer questions behind closed doors next week, but …
7/ Trump's $1.7 million military-style July Fourth parade bankrupted removed: a now: the Washington, D.C. security fund used to pay for extra security …
… that the strengthening dollar is a threat to his economic removed: agenda that now: agenda, which he expects to carry him to a second term. Trump …
The White House plans to send the removed: replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement now: replacement to Congress after Sept. 1, setting up a vote on …
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5/ The House Judiciary Committee will vote removed: on to authorize subpoenas for 12 of Robert Mueller's witnesses. The … attorney who previously represented Stormy Daniels. Republicans called the subpoenas removed: as an effort to "relitigate" the Mueller investigation. (Politico)
… him." He then attacked Prime Minister Theresa May for making now: a "mess" over Brexit. Weeks ago Trump praised now: her for having done a "very good job." (The Guardian / …
… reasons, let alone 'satisfactory reasons,' for the substitution of counsel." removed: (Bloomberg) now: The Justice Department had announced its intention earlier this week to swap out the legal team on the case, but didn't explain why. (Bloomberg / Washington Post)
1/ A federal judge rejected a removed: request by the Trump administration now: request to assign a new legal team to a lawsuit that blocked the addition of the citizenship question to the 2020 census. removed: [Editor's note: This is story is developing...] now: U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman called the request "patently deficient" and that the U.S. had provided "no reasons, let alone 'satisfactory reasons,' for the substitution of counsel." (Bloomberg)
Removed: 4/ House Democrats plan to move forward with criminal contempt proceedings against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for defying congressional subpoenas related to the addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. The move is largely symbolic one, unlikely to lead to many tangible consequences. The DOJ will most likely refuse to charge Barr or …
… Trump administration spent the last 15 months giving conflicting explanations removed: for now: about why the question should be added. Trump also recently ordered …
… the citizenship question following the Supreme Court's decision to effectively removed: blocked now: block the question from being added to the questionnaire. (New York …
… the G-20 summit, in South Korea, and at the demilitarized removed: zone. now: zone last week. Ivanka called the experience "surreal." (Washington Post / New York …
… the election, researchers at the University of Tennessee found that now: for every 25,000 re-tweets by accounts connected to the IRA, Trump's …
… minutes privately talking with Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized removed: zone between. now: zone. The two agreed to set up teams to "work out …
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… what the remaining 10% of an agreement might look like. removed: (CNBC) now: Trump, meanwhile, warned of a "Plan B with China" to raise tariffs on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese imports. (CNBC / Bloomberg)
… Facebook and Twitter are biased against him and other conservatives. now: Earlier in the day, Trump suggested that removed: the federal government now: "we should removed: file lawsuits against the tech giants. (Politico) now: be suing Google and Facebook," adding "perhaps we will." (Politico / Axios)
… been reset for other officials to use. Trump referred to removed: the two now: Strzok and Page as "pathetic lovers" for having had an affair. (Washington Post …
… federal employees' political activity. Special counsel Henry Kerner said Conway removed: recommended that she should be fired for blatantly and repeatedly violating the Hatch …
… Trump tweeted. "That's a crime." Trump was referring to a now: report by the Justice Department inspector general removed: report that now: said it could not recover texts from the phones assigned to … time investigators requested the devices, they had been reset for removed: others now: other officials to removed: use them. now: use. Trump referred to now: the two as "pathetic lovers" for having had an affair. (Washington Post …
… violations of the Hatch Act, a law that limits federal removed: employees’ now: employees' political activity. Special counsel Henry Kerner said Conway recommended that … for blatantly and repeatedly violating the Hatch Act. The White removed: House now: House, meanwhile, blocked Conway from testifying about removed: allegations of repeated violations of the removed: Hatch Act. now: allegations. Chairman Elijah Cummings warned that the committee would vote to …
… Sean Lawler is being investigated by the State Department inspector removed: general, who is looking into now: general over accusations that Lawler intimidated his staff and carried a whip …
2/ Trump attacked Mueller and removed: accused him – without evidence – now: accused him of committing a crime after House Democrats announced that Mueller …
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… in response to the downed surveillance drone. 42% oppose military removed: against now: action against Iran, while 22% say they have no opinion. (Politico)
4/ now: Customs and Border Protection returned more than 100 children back to a troubled Border Patrol station that independent monitors called conditions "unconscionable." Officials said the children were returned to the Clint, Tex. station due to a lack of bed space in U.S. shelters designed for children. Lawyers who visited recently the Clint station said hundreds of minor detainees had been housed for weeks without access to showers, clean clothing, or sufficient food. (Washington Post / CNN) Health and Human Services said it will run out of …
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… designed to hamstring the administration's border enforcement efforts." (New York removed: Times) now: Times / Reuters)
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… seeking her testimony in retaliation for successfully managing Trump's 2016 removed: campaign.(Axios now: campaign. [Breaking News: The White House moved to block Conway from testifying to Congress about alleged violations of the Hatch Act.] (Axios / Washington Post)
… but that a U.S. military conflict with Iran would be now: a "catastrophe." Putin added that he believed Iran was complying with …
… Trump Tower in Moscow before the 2016 election. Trump never removed: disclose now: disclosed the ongoing Trump Tower Moscow negotiations while he was running …
… a Manhattan department store dressing room in the 1990s, saying removed: in a statement that he has "never met this person in my life." … hand under my coat dress and pulls down my tights." now: More than a dozen women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct. Trump, meanwhile, said: "Shame on those who make up false stories of assault to try to get publicity for themselves, or sell a book, or carry out a political agenda." (New York Magazine / Politico / Daily Beast)
… life." According to Carroll, she met Trump inside Bergdorf Goodman removed: and now: when he told her he was buying a gift for "a …
… of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed the drone "violated" Iranian removed: airspace now: airspace, while U.S. military claimed the unmanned aircraft was taken down …
2/ The Senate voted to block the sale of $8.1 removed: billions of now: billion in munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In removed: three back-to-back votes, the Senate passed three measures to block Trump …
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removed: 2. now: 6/ Deutsche Bank is being investigated by federal authorities over questions …
removed: 3. now: 7/ Three more senators received a classified Pentagon briefing about a …
… of the Clean Power Plan. Experts, however, say the U.S. removed: electricity now: power sector needs to cut its emissions 74% over 2005 levels … degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. As of last year, the removed: U.S. power sector had cut its greenhouse gas emissions 27% compared …
… is privately claiming that Iran has ties to Al Qaeda now: in order to justify invoking the 2001 war authorization and allow the … want war," Trump ordered 2,500 additional troops to the region removed: in the last month, and on now: recently. On Monday, the Pentagon said it would send an additional 1,000 …
poll/ removed: More than two-thirds now: 67% of Democrats removed: now believe Congress should launch now: want lawmakers to begin impeachment proceedings against removed: Trump. 67% of Democratic respondents said lawmakers should begin impeachment proceedings, now: Trump – up from 59% in April. removed: (Politico/Morning Consult) now: (Politico)
1. A removed: special U.N. investigator called for further investigation into removed: high-ranking Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, regarding the …
… intervened in Paul Manafort's prison designation. The former Trump campaign now: manager was expected to be transferred to Rikers Island this month …
2/ removed: Trump now: Trump's nominee for defense secretary "decided not to go forward with … time to his family." An FBI background check revealed that now: Patrick Shanahan's ex-wife had accused him of punching her in the …
… offenses in both federal and state court without running afoul removed: to now: of the Constitution's double jeopardy clause. The ruling could impact Trump's pardon power – which removed: only extends only to federal crimes – by leaving people he …
… and characterized the journalists as "true cowards." The New York removed: Times' now: Times responded to Trump's tweet, calling the accusation "dangerous" and noting …
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… in every single state that we've polled." The campaign fired removed: its relationship with Brett Lloyd, Mike Baselice and Adam Geller. Lloyd is the …
4. now: The State Department will cut off all foreign aid to Guatemala, Honduras or El Salvador until the countries take "concrete actions to reduce the number of illegal migrants coming to the U.S. border." (Axios) 5. Trump directed all agencies to cut their advisory boards by "at least" one third. Agencies have until Sept. removed: 30th now: 30 to "evaluate the need" for each of their current advisory …
… plans to interview senior CIA officials about the origins of removed: their now: its Russia investigation and their conclusion that Putin ordered an influence …
… while 24% said a president should be charged with crimes removed: until after they leave office. 52% of Republicans, 83% of Democrats, …
… behind closed doors on Wednesday. The Republican-led committee subpoenaed Trump removed: Jr now: Jr. last month, angering Trump and his allies. Trump Jr. will …
… but that the Democratic caucus is "not even close" to removed: move now: moving forward with impeaching Trump. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, …
4/ Mexico had already agreed to deploy its National Guard removed: to the U.S.-Mexico border several months ago. The Mexican government agreed to the "deployment …
… agreed to and three Mexican officials have denied that it removed: exists.(Politico now: exists. (Politico / Associated Press / ABC News / New York Times …
… revealed soon, saying there were no undisclosed parts of the removed: U.S.- Mexico now: U.S.-Mexico deal. Trump also claimed that Mexico agreed to "immediately begin …
… Mexico while their cases proceed in the U.S. was reached removed: back in December. Trump, however, tweeted on Saturday that he was …
… things..... .....not mentioned" in the deal with Mexico, promising they'll now: be revealed "in the not too distant future." Mexico's Foreign Affairs … there were no undisclosed parts of the U.S.- Mexico deal. removed: (Politico now: Trump also claimed that Mexico agreed to "immediately begin buying large quantities of agricultural product from our great patriot farmers." There is no evidence, however, that an agreement on agricultural trade was agreed to and three Mexican officials have denied that it exists.(Politico / Associated Press / ABC News / New York Times / now: CNN / removed: CNN) now: Bloomberg / Business Insider)
removed: Trump claimed that Mexico agreed to "immediately begin buying large quantities of agricultural product from our great patriot farmers." There is no evidence that an agreement on agricultural trade was agreed to, and three Mexican officials have denied that it exists. (Bloomberg / Business Insider) 6/ The White House blocked a State Department intelligence agency … human-caused climate change is "possibly catastrophic" to national security. The now: written testimony by the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research … objected to parts of the testimony because it did not removed: mesh now: align with the Trump administration's official stance. The analyst, Rod Schoonover, … speak before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, but now: the White House refused to approve Schoonover's written testimony for entry into the …
… with grant applications from her husband Mitch McConnell's state of removed: Kentucky, allowing now: Kentucky. The deal allowed at least $78 million for preferred projects to go through … on specific grants that McConnell designated. One grant for a removed: highway-improvement now: highway improvement project in a McConnell political stronghold had already been rejected on two separate occasions. removed: By designating Inman as a special intermediary for Kentucky, Chao was able to provide a special advantage to projects favored by her husband. (Politico)
… to fly the rainbow pride flag on embassy flagpoles during removed: LGBTQ Pride Month. An advisory cable last year directed diplomats to … State Department's Office of Management to fly a rainbow flag. now: Requests by U.S. embassies in Israel, Germany, Brazil and Latvia to fly the pride flag on their flagpoles have been denied. (NBC News / Washington Post)
… Macron gave to Trump last year has died. Macron tweeted now: at the time that the sapling would be "a reminder … of these … and the "tenacity of the friendship" of the two nations. removed: Since then, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord. (The Guardian)
… Secretary Wilbur Ross in response to the Justice and Commerce removed: departments now: departments' refusal to turn over documents. "We gave Attorney General Barr …
5/ removed: The U.S. and Russian warships almost collided in the Pacific, coming …
… and safety, including education services, legal services, and recreation." (Washington removed: Post) now: Post / ABC News)
… Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Senators will try to removed: force force 22 votes aimed at rebuking the Trump administration's May …
… Act of 2019, which would give millions of young undocumented now: immigrants a pathway to citizenship. The measure passed with a vote …
… presidential campaign. (CNN / Washington Post / CNBC / NBC removed: News) now: News / Politico)
… Department agreed to reopen negotiations with the House Judiciary Committee removed: over now: for Robert Mueller's removed: the full, unredacted report if the House removes its threat to …
… and they may have enough support to override a veto. now: After a closed-door meeting with White House officials, Mitch McConnell told reporters that "there is not much support in my conference for tariffs, that's for sure." Republican senators are worried that the tariffs on all imported … economy and their home states. (Washington Post / New York removed: Times) now: Times / Politico)
1/ removed: Trump landed now: Before even landing in England for his first official state visit to the removed: U.K. While still on Air Force One, now: U.K., Trump tweeted that the mayor of London was a "stone … the most egregious examples of a growing global threat" and removed: suggesting now: suggested that the state visit be rescinded because Trump's views are … met with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles at Buckingham removed: Palace. Trump now: Palace and later tweeted that the trip was "going really well." (New …
… 10th and will focus on Trump's "most overt acts of removed: obstruction." now: obstruction" with John Dean, a key figure in the Watergate scandal, as one of the removed: key witnesses. Mueller – for now – is not scheduled to …
… of recorded conversations between Michael Flynn and Russian officials, including now: those with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, despite a court order. The transcripts …
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… of Commerce and business groups are considering suing the White removed: Hose now: House over Trump's new tariffs on Mexico. The tariff threat was …
… bogus." (CBS News / Talking Points Memo / New York removed: Magazine now: Magazine) A federal grand jury used in the Mueller investigation remains interested in Roger Stone after Andrew Miller, who worked for Stone in 2016, testified last week. (CNN)
… by an additional 5% each month for the next three removed: months and now: months. Tariffs would remain at 25% "if the crisis persists." The National Foreign Trade Council called the move "a colossal removed: blunder" now: blunder," as U.S. companies pay the import penalties and removed: then pass some costs along to consumers. The White House defended …
… in a potential tax increase on American businesses and consumers removed: of now: by about $17 billion. That would eclipse $86 billion if the tariffs …
… "me to get elected" – his first acknowledgement that Russia removed: had helped now: worked to get him removed: get elected in 2016. Trump later retracted the statement, telling reporters … I got me elected." Trump has previously denied that Russia removed: inferred now: interfered in the election, rejecting the conclusions by American intelligence agencies …
… would have brought charges. Trump insisted that Mueller's comments yesterday removed: "said, essentially: 'You're now: "essentially" said "'You're innocent.' There was no crime, there was no charge because …
… Congress. Mueller has indicated that he is reluctant to testify removed: before Congress now: and that he wouldn't say anything beyond what his office wrote in report, calling removed: the document now: his report "my testimony." (New York Times / NBC News)
… pushed the idea to the Trump administration in 2017, which removed: purposely now: then intentionally obscured Hofeller's role in court proceedings. The government has maintained …
… "Make Aircrew Great Again" patches. The Navy is reviewing whether now: the Trump-themed patches violated Navy rules. (CNN)
5/ now: The Trump administration deliberately concealed evidence about the decision to add …
… elected" – his first acknowledgement that Russia had helped him now: get elected in 2016. Trump later retracted the statement, telling reporters …
… the Department of Justice to "return to private life" and removed: "we are formally now: is "formally closing the special counsel's office" now that removed: his now: the "investigation is complete." He said he hoped this would be …
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5/ Trump removed: cited now: claimed a national security "emergency" now: in order to authorize a multibillion-dollar sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, removed: bypassing now: which bypassed congressional review. The decision to sell over $8 billion worth … on both sides of the aisle, who had been blocking now: the sales of offensive military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the …
Iran said it sees no prospect removed: of now: for negotiations with the U.S. a day after Trump said it would be "very smart" of Iran to make a deal removed: over now: regarding its nuclear program. removed: A spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry responded: "We currently see no prospect of negotiations with America." He continued: "Iran pays no attention to words. What matters to us is a change of approach and behavior." (Reuters)
… Trump administration from using funds from other sources to build removed: the projects. now: walls or fencing. (The Hill / NPR / CNN)
… The move delays $19 billion in emergency relief for states removed: were hit by hurricanes, wildfires and flooding. Republicans complained that the …
… eliminate "gender identity" as one of the protected categories in removed: health care now: healthcare decisions and push government policy toward only recognizing characteristics of sex at birth as the basis. The 2016 rule prevented discrimination in removed: health care now: healthcare decisions on the basis of gender identity in "any health …
… and combat aircraft to the Saudis and Emiratis. (New York removed: Times) now: Times / Washington Post / The Independent)
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… question about whether any child had died or been seriously removed: injured. We began asking that question last fall." now: injured." (CBS News)
… dealings with Trump. Wells Fargo gave the House Financial Services removed: committee now: Committee a few thousand documents, and TD Bank turned over a …
… and includes a provision that would require the Trump administration now: to release another $9 billion removed: or so in now: aid, which had previously now: been withheld removed: aid to Puerto Rico. now: from the U.S. territory. The House will vote on the bill when it returns …
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… talks with the U.S. won't continue until the U.S. addresses removed: it's now: its "wrong actions." China's Commerce Ministry didn't mention any specific U.S. …
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… meeting." Trump responded to Pelosi's comments by storming out of removed: a now: an infrastructure meeting removed: about infrastructure with senior Democrats after only three removed: minutes and went now: minutes, before heading to the Rose Garden to host a surprise press conference. …
… deal with the Justice Department over the redacted material in removed: Mueller's now: the Mueller report and now: announced that will not enforce the subpoena against Attorney General William Barr. The DOJ agreed to removed: produce now: turn over the material and the underlying removed: information, now: information in Mueller's report, but committee chairman Adam Schiff said the subpoena "will remain …
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… under these circumstances. So get these phony investigations over with." removed: (NBC now: (New York Times / NBC News / Axios / Reuters / CNBC / ABC News)
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1/ Nancy Pelosi said removed: she now: the Democratic leadership believes now: that Trump is "engaged in a cover-up" after removed: Trump abruptly ended a meeting removed: about infrastructure with removed: Democratic now: congressional committee leaders. "We believe that the president of the United States is engaged in a cover-up," Pelosi told reporters. removed: after the meeting ended. "A cover-up. And that was the nature of the meeting." Trump removed: later responded to Pelosi's comments removed: at now: by storming out of a meeting about infrastructure with senior Democrats after only three minutes and went to the Rose Garden to host a surprise press removed: conference in the Rose Garden. now: conference. "I don't do cover-ups," Trump removed: said, and declared now: said before declaring that he would refuse to work with Democrats until they …
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… to appear at hearing in front of the House Judiciary removed: Committee today, now: Committee, following Trump's instructions to ignore the congressional subpoena. "Our subpoenas …
… to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow deal and suggested removed: that a presidential pardon would now: he might be removed: waiting for him now: pardoned if he helped "shut down" the Russia investigation. Cohen claimed …
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… biggest backers of Trump’s push to protect American steel is removed: Canadian. now: a Canadian billionaire. Barry Zekelman, removed: a Canadian billionaire whose business is mostly in the United States, funded his …
… came from foreign donors in violation of campaign finance laws removed: prohibiting now: that prohibit foreign removed: donation now: donations to U.S. campaigns. (CNN)
… a cache of documents, records, and communications related to the removed: financing now: financing, vendors, and donors for the inauguration. Authorities are investigating whether …
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… new method for projecting the future health risks of air removed: pollution that now: pollution, which experts say has never been peer-reviewed and is not scientifically …
… like me to talk, intelligence says, 'please don't talk intelligence.'" now: (CNN)
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… tariffs, once seen as leverage, may be here to stay. removed: The president’s now: Trump’s latest trade measures have left the United States with the …
… non-essential staff are being evacuated from the U.S. Embassy in removed: Iraq. now: Iraq as the U.S. continues to threaten Iran. The embassy says the State Department has ordered all non-essential, … to leave the country right away amid escalating tensions with removed: Iran. now: Tehran. (Associated Press)
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… other sensitive investigations into conduct by national security officials, including removed: accusations now: the C.I.A.'s torture of removed: C.I.A. detainee abuse. now: detainees. (New York Times)
… countries raised hopes of a deal, Trump and Xi instead removed: escalate now: escalated their tariff war. (Washington Post)
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6/ removed: Donald now: Trump Jr. struck a deal with with the Senate Intelligence to come to Capitol Hill in mid-June to answer the committee's questions for 2–4 hours. The agreed-upon topics for questioning include the Trump Tower Moscow development, but no other details about the compromise are currently available. (Axios) Trump Jr.’s no-shows led to him being subpoenaed by the …
1/ now: The White House removed: reviews now: reviewed military plans removed: against now: to attack Iran, in echoes of the Iraq War. The plans call … They were updated at the request of John R. Bolton, removed: the now: Trump's national security removed: adviser. now: adviser, who has been calling for the U.S. to go to war with Iran for nearly two decades. (New York Times)
2/ Attorney General William Barr removed: assigns now: instructed the U.S. Attorney in Connecticut to review the origins of the …
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7/ Trump praised the authoritarian prime minister of Hungary removed: as now: and called him "highly respected." "Probably like me a little bit controversial," Trump …
3/ removed: Stocks fall as China’s now: Global socks fell in response to now: China’s retaliation against U.S. removed: Tariffs stokes now: tariffs, stoking economic anxiety. removed: Global stocks now: Stocks around the world fell sharply on Monday as the trade war between the …
4/ now: The U.S. removed: prepares now: is preparing to slap tariffs on now: all remaining Chinese imports, which could add levies on roughly $300 …
5/ Before Trump’s purge removed: at DHS, now: of the Department of Homeland Security, some top now: DHS officials challenged his plan removed: for now: to carry out mass family arrests. Kirstjen Nielsen and Ronald Vitiello were ousted …
6/ Trump removed: says now: said he would agree not to use stolen material removed: in now: as part of his 2020 now: presidential campaign. Trump said he would stay away from information stolen …
7/ Trump removed: praises now: praised the authoritarian removed: Hungarian prime minister now: of Hungary as "highly respected." "Probably like me a little bit removed: controversial, but now: controversial," Trump said, "but that's okay." (Axios)
… White House reviews military plans against Iran, in echoes of now: the Iraq War. The plans call for up to 120,000 American …
5/ Before Trump’s purge at DHS, top officials challenged now: his plan for mass family arrests. Kirstjen Nielsen and Ronald Vitiello …
6/ removed: Jerry Nadler is under pressure from calls for removed: him to use the Judiciary Committee's “inherent contempt” power against Trump administration officials. now: "inherent contempt." The House Judiciary Committee chairman faces pressure to get tougher …
6/ now: Jerry Nadler is under pressure from calls for removed: "inherent contempt." now: him to use the Judiciary Committee's “inherent contempt” power against Trump administration officials. The House Judiciary Committee chairman faces pressure to get tougher …
… by the Trump campaign. A former campaign staffer who accused removed: President Trump of sexual misconduct and pay discrimination filed a motion …
1/ now: The White House asked Don McGahn to declare that Trump never …
4/ China is raising tariffs on $60 billion of removed: US now: U.S. goods starting now: on June 1. The move to impose removed: steep now: steeper tariffs on U.S. goods comes in response to Trump's decision … U.S. as China readies retaliation and the markets prepare for now: a big sell-off. (CNBC / Washington Post)
… to push back on accusations that the president obstructed justice. now: McGahn initially entertained the request. "We did not perceive it as any kind of threat or something sinister," McGahn's attorney said in a statement. "It was a request, professionally and cordially made." (New York Times)
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… of Trump's returns or face legal action from the committee. now: Earlier this week, Mnuchin rejected Neal's request for the returns. (CNBC now: / Politico / Washington Post)
now: 1. The White House implemented new rules that could reduce the …
now: 2. North Korea fired two short-range missiles – the second weapons …
now: 3. The U.S. seized a North Korean ship used to sell …
now: 4. Trump picked acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to take …
now: 5. Trump joked about shooting migrants at the border during a …
… subpoena, he has no privilege, prison is the only answer." now: Trump Jr. is expected to assert his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination in order to resist testifying about his contacts with Russia. (Washington Post / Politico / removed: CNN) now: CNN / The Hill / Reuters)
3/ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed: agrees now: agreed with Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler that the U.S. is in … House "when we are ready." (New York Times / Axios) now: Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster accused his former White House colleagues of being "a danger to the Constitution" because they're either trying to push their own agenda or see themselves as rescuing the country from Trump. (Politico)
The White House implemented new rules that removed: will now: could reduce the number of journalists that hold "hard" passes, which …
… claim to have limited knowledge of the plan. (Axios / removed: CNBC) now: CNBC / New York Times)
… what he can say by putting some subjects off limits. removed: The committee will vote Wednesday to hold Barr in contempt for not complying with a congressional subpoena. (ABC News / New York Times / Washington Post / …
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… Trump asserted executive privilege over Robert Mueller's full, unredacted report. now: Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr and the Justice Department advised Trump … to turn over Mueller's report or underlying materials to Congress. now: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Trump's "decision [to assert privilege] represents a clear escalation in the Trump administration's blanket defiance of Congress's constitutionally mandated duties." The move will not have a direct impact on possible … he can say by putting some subjects off limits. The removed: House Judiciary Committee now: committee will vote Wednesday to hold Barr in contempt for not …
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… be a good time for that chat. I wonder if removed: she’ll now: she'll remain faithful when removed: you’re now: you're in prison. She's about to learn a lot..." (Tampa Bay …
… organize inaugural events. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former adviser to removed: Melanie now: Melania Trump, claimed she was "thrown under the bus." Wolkoff has …
… of Russian aggression." McConnell, however, scuttled Obama's plans in 2016 removed: by now: and "dramatically watered down" a bipartisan warning to removed: states, now: states by citing "skepticism that the underlying intelligence truly supported the White House's removed: claims" and his concerns now: claims." McConnell added that he was concerned Obama was playing partisan politics. (Washington Post / Vox)
… poison the public mind." Since winning the 2016 presidential election, removed: Trump's repeated now: Trump has repeatedly made unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, convened a commission to study …
… would have been charged with obstruction of justice if he removed: wasn't now: was not president. Robert Mueller declined to exonerate Trump in his report, … in Republican and Democratic administrations signed on to a statement removed: saying now: saying, "Each of us believes that the conduct of President Trump …
… should testify "up to our attorney general," William Barr, who now: had earlier last week said he had no objection to Mueller …
… voter fraud, convened a commission to study the alleged fraud, removed: and, recently, now: and recently warned Republican lawmakers to be more "paranoid" about how votes …
4/ Trump claimed that two years of his removed: first term were "stollen" as a result of Mueller's investigation and suggested that his now: first term should be extended by two years. Trump retweeted conservative … be able to get back." Trump later corrected his spelling, removed: saying now: claiming that two years of his presidency had been "stolen." (Politico …
… legitimate legislative purpose." It's the third time Mnuchin has missed now: a congressional removed: deadlines now: deadline to turn over the documents. Mnuchin previously called the request …
… for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act removed: request. now: request within the mandated time limit. In July 2018, the Treasury and the IRS released new … information about the origins and development of the guidance. The removed: suit alleges that the IRS did not adequately respond within the mandated time limit. The New York and New Jersey attorneys general are asking the court to order now: the Treasury and the IRS to removed: promptly disclose all records that are relevant to the FOIA requests. …
… of two and a half years." The hour-long discussion about removed: Robert Mueller's report, trade, nuclear arms control, Ukraine, North Korea, and …
… with Nadler's subpoena for the unredacted Mueller report, underlying evidence, removed: and now: or grand jury information. (Politico / CNN / ABC News)
3/ Trump removed: said he probably won't allow former White House counsel Don McGahn to …
… also reduces the required frequency of safety tests for key removed: equipment now: equipment, such as blowout preventers, removed: the now: a last-ditch safety removed: defenses now: measure against massive spills and "gushers." The new rule will take …
… the first states to hold primary elections for the 2020 removed: race – a first in the state's history. now: race. If the bill becomes law and Trump does not release …
… begin serving his three-year sentence for tax evasion, lying to removed: Congress now: Congress, and campaign finance crimes. (NBC News)
4. John Kelly joined the board of removed: the now: a company that operates the largest facility for unaccompanied migrant children. …
… he was not aware of any concerns from Mueller's team. now: On April 10th at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. Chris Van Hollen asked Barr if Mueller supported his finding that there was not sufficient evidence to conclude that Trump had obstructed justice. Barr responded: "I don't know." Mueller, however, had written Barr two weeks earlier, on March … and false." (Associated Press / Politico / CNBC / Washington removed: Post) now: Post / Washington Post / Vox)
1. The Trump removed: organization now: administration had "no way to link" thousands of separated migrant parents …
… if Robert Mueller's team believed he had failed to adequately removed: represented now: represent their findings in his four-page memo. Barr responded that he …
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… [Breaking news... Barr declined to testify before the House Judiciary removed: Committee, now: Committee tomorrow, according to a committee removed: aide.] now: aide. The decision comes after Democrats on the committee demanded that Barr face questions from the committee's lawyers.] (Washington Post / removed: Politico) now: Politico / CNN)
… report's introductions and executive summaries, making some initial suggested redactions removed: in order to now: that Mueller believed would "alleviate the misunderstandings that have arisen and would answer congressional … if Mueller supported his conclusion on the question of possible removed: obstruction.(Washington now: obstruction. (Washington Post / New York Times / NBC News / New …
… multiple attempts to remove Mueller for alleged "conflicts" were not removed: be the same as firing the special counsel and did not …
… the full Mueller report. He is not expected to comply. now: [Breaking news... Barr declined to testify before the House Judiciary Committee, according to a committee aide.] (Washington Post / Politico)
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3/ Trump, his family, and the Trump removed: organization now: Organization are suing Deutsche Bank and Capital One to block their …
2/ now: The House Intelligence Committee will make a criminal referral to the …
1/ now: The Justice Department and the House Judiciary Committee are at an …
… tuned for updates] (Washington Post / Wall Street Journal / removed: CNN) now: CNN / NPR)
… the Transportation Department, is awaiting a confirmation vote by the removed: Senate.. now: Senate. Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. [Breaking news... stay tuned for updates] (Washington Post / Wall Street removed: Journal) now: Journal / CNN)
… surrounded by the dates 3/16/16 and 1/3/17, with the caption removed: :gone now: "gone but not forgotten." (Daily Beast)
… process. Among Democrats, 62% support Congress beginning impeachment proceedings, while removed: 59% now: 87% of Republicans are opposed. (Washington Post)
… At the time, Trump condemned what happened "on many sides," removed: aruging now: arguing there were "very fine people on both sides" of the incident. Now, nearly two years later, Trump removed: stood now: stands by his removed: claim, now: statement, claiming that he answered questions about the incident in Charlottesville …
… to the appropriate conclusion," while attacking what he called "mercenary removed: critics:" now: critics," politicians and the news media. Rosenstein, however, also warned that …
3/ Trump called the Russia investigation removed: was "an attempted overthrow of the United States government," claiming "this …
… that Butina provided to investigators. She will be deported to removed: Russian now: Russia after her prison term ends. (Daily Beast / New York …
… question to the 2020 Census. The Treasury Department also ignored removed: House now: the House's deadline to turn Trump's tax returns over to the Ways …
… I had the legal right to do so." The statement removed: run now: runs counter to Mueller's report, which detailed "McGahn's clear recollection" of …
… race in "sweeping and systematic fashion" in order to help removed: win now: Trump win, and that the Trump team expected to "benefit electorally from …
… for Otto Warmbier, the college student who was a prisoner removed: by now: in Pyongyang. Before releasing the comatose Warmbier in 2017, North Korea …
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… that Trump was "not inclined" to hand over his tax now: returns and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration will make a "final decision" by May 6 on whether to turn over Trump's tax returns. Earlier this month, removed: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said "the Treasury Department will not be able to … nature of this request." (CNN / Wall Street Journal / now: Politico / HuffPost / Reuters)
… that Robert Mueller's investigation was "way more harmful" than Russian removed: election interference in the U.S. removed: presidential. now: presidential election. Kushner claimed Mueller's investigation had a "much harsher impact on …
… officials to boycott the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner. removed: Trump now: Trump's reversal of previous White House guidance allowing aides to attend …
3/ now: The Treasury Department missed the House Ways and Means Committee deadline to turn over six years of Trump's personal and business tax returns. Earlier in the day, the White House indicated that Trump removed: is now: was "not inclined" to hand over removed: six years of his removed: personal and business tax removed: returns to the House Ways and Means Committee. The IRS has until 5 p.m. to respond to the request. now: returns. Earlier this month, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said "the Treasury … due to the "unprecedented nature of this request." (CNN / now: Wall Street Journal / HuffPost / Reuters)
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Removed: 6/ The Supreme Court will decide whether federal anti-discrimination laws protect on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, agreeing to take up three cases involving sexual orientation in the workplace. The set of cases include a transgender funeral home director who won her case after being fired; a gay skydiving instructor who successfully challenged his dismissal; and a …
1. now: The Supreme Court will decide whether federal anti-discrimination laws protect on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, agreeing to take up three cases involving sexual orientation in the workplace. The set of cases include a transgender funeral home director who won her case after being fired; a gay skydiving instructor who successfully challenged his dismissal; and a social worker who was unable to convince a court that he was unlawfully terminated because of his sexual orientation. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids workplace discrimination on the basis of sex. It does not explicitly apply to LGBT individuals. The cases are expected to be argued in the fall. (Washington Post / Politico / New York Times / NBC News) 2. The State Department will end waivers for countries importing Iranian …
removed: 2. now: 3. The FBI arrested the leader of a militia group accused …
removed: 3. now: 4. Herman Cain withdrew himself from consideration for the Federal Reserve's …
removed: 4. now: 5. Stephen Moore wrote in March 2002 that there should be …
removed: 5. now: 6. Sears named Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a lawsuit against …
removed: 6. now: 7. Trump's tariffs raised the cost of washing machines by about …
removed: 7. now: 8. Trump exaggerated that the Sri Lanka terror attacks "killed at …
1. The State Department will end removed: of waivers for countries removed: to import now: importing Iranian oil as part of an effort to cut off …
… allegations surfaced that he sexually harassed several women while he now: was running Godfather's Pizza in the 1990s, and that he had …
poll/ removed: 37**% now: 37% of Americans approved of Trump's job removed: performance** now: performance – down 3 percentage points to the lowest level of …
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… testify next month. Nadler said he wants Mueller to testify removed: no now: "no later than May removed: 23. now: 23." Barr said he has no objection to Mueller testifying before Congress. removed: (Politico) now: (Politico / CNBC)
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… campaign had colluded with WikiLeaks, that was not a crime. removed: While Mueller's now: Mueller identified "numerous" Trump campaign-Russia contacts, but the report says there was "insufficient evidence" to establish a criminal conspiracy between Trump or his campaign aides and their contacts with removed: Russians, it now: Russians. The report outlines how Trump was elected with Russia's removed: help, now: help and when a federal inquiry was started to investigate the …
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… Department briefed White House lawyers about the conclusions made in removed: Robert Mueller's report before it was released, which aided Trump's legal …
A high-level overview of what's been learned from the Mueller removed: report (so far). now: report. All summaries are sourced from the live blogs linked to …
removed: Editor's note: Today's post will be updated throughout the day. Check back for updates or follow the live blogs below. 1/ Attorney General William Barr repeatedly insisted that Robert Mueller … the cooperation of President Trump or the Trump campaign." Barr removed: repeatedly said now: also claimed Mueller's report did not find "collusion" between the Trump campaign … said that even if the Trump campaign colluded with WikiLeaks, removed: that now: it was not a crime. now: While Mueller's report says there was "insufficient evidence" to establish a criminal conspiracy between Trump or his campaign aides and their contacts with Russians, it outlines how Trump was elected with Russia's help, and when a federal inquiry was started to investigate the effort, Trump took multiple steps to stop or undermine it. Barr removed: added that now: said Mueller examined 10 "episodes" where Trump may have obstructed justice, …
… or have an 'independent recollection'" of information investigators asked about. now: Mueller, citing numerous legal constraints in his report, declined to exonerate Trump, writing: "If we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, however, we are unable to reach that judgment." (NBC News / Washington Post / now: New York Times / Wall Street Journal)
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… the report, Mueller considered Trump's written answers "inadequate," but knew now: a subpoena would impose "substantial removed: delay," but now: delay" and they removed: believe now: believed they removed: have now: had "sufficient evidence to understand relevant events and to make certain assessments without the President's testimony." removed: As part of Trump's written answers, he now: Trump stated more than 30 times now: in his written answers that he "does not 'recall' or 'remember' or have an 'independent …
… House lawyers about the conclusions made in Robert Mueller's report removed: multiple times in recent days, now: before it was released, which aided Trump's legal team removed: for now: in rebutting the report's findings. removed: Attorney General William Barr now: initially refused to answer whether the Justice Department had given the White House a preview of Mueller's findings. removed: The Justice Department delivered the now: Later, Barr confirmed that he gave Trump's lawyers access to Mueller's report now: "earlier this week" – before it was to be sent to Congress removed: following Barr's press conference several hours after the press conference. The report was also posted to the special counsel's website. now: and made public – and that Trump's lawyers did not ask for any redactions. (New York removed: Times) now: Times / Associated Press)
removed: Barr said Trump did not invoke executive privilege over any information contained in Mueller's report. He said the White House counsel was permitted to review a redacted version of the report, but insisted that "no material has been redacted based on executive privilege." (Associated Press) 4/ House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler accused Barr of … holding a news conference about Mueller's report hours before it removed: will be now: was made public. now: Yesterday, Nadler and other House committee chairs issued a joint statement …
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2/ Mueller's office chose not to charge Trump with removed: obstruction, now: obstruction out of "fairness concerns," because "we recognized that a federal criminal accusation against a … or have an 'independent recollection'" of information investigators asked about. removed: When Mueller was appointed special counsel on May 17, 2017, Trump reportedly panicked, saying, "Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked." (NBC News / Washington removed: Post) now: Post / Wall Street Journal)
… of President Trump or the Trump campaign." Barr repeatedly said removed: Mueller"s now: Mueller's report did not find "collusion" between the Trump campaign and … not a crime. Barr added that Mueller examined 10 "episodes" removed: that now: where Trump may have obstructed justice, but that he and Deputy …
… briefed White House lawyers about the conclusions made in Robert removed: Mueller now: Mueller's report multiple times in recent days, which removed: have aided Trump's legal team removed: as it prepares a strategy for rebutting the report's findings. Attorney General William Barr refused … White House a preview of Mueller's findings. The Justice Department removed: will deliver now: delivered the report to Congress following Barr's press removed: conference, between 11 a.m. and noon – now: conference several hours after removed: Barr held a now: the press conference. The report removed: will now: was also removed: be posted removed: later to the special counsel's website. (New York Times)
… discuss the Robert Mueller report at 9:30 am ET Thursday. now: It's not clear if the news conference will occur before or after the release of the redacted, 400-page report. [Story is developing...] (CNBC / now: Washington Post / Politico now: / New York Times / USA Today)
4/ Barr now: and Rod Rosenstein will hold a press conference to discuss the Robert Mueller report at 9:30 am ET Thursday. [Story is developing...] (CNBC / removed: Politico) now: Politico / USA Today)
… investigation. Officials and their lawyers have asked the Justice Department removed: on whether the names of those who cooperated with Mueller's team …
… asylum seekers from entering the U.S. Kevin McAleenan has since now: been named the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security following the forced removed: the resignation of Kirstjen Nielsen. The deadline to turn over a …
1. now: The White House rejected a House Judiciary request for documents detailing discussions with the Justice Department about the AT&T-Time Warner merger. In the late summer of 2017, Trump ordered Gary Cohn to pressure the Justice Department to block AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner, which owns CNN. The next day Trump declared the proposed merger "not good for the country." White House counsel Pat Cipollone cited executive privilege for the White House denying the document request, claiming any talks were "protected communications." (Politico) 2. Trump offered Paris unsolicited advice for putting out the fire …
removed: 2. now: 3. Trump also offered unsolicited business advice to Boeing, tweeting that …
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removed: 4. now: 5. Trump claimed he "has always liked" Jimmy Carter, despite previously …
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… Act. 40% said they saw no change from the tax removed: bill. And now: bill, while 32% now: said the bill drove their taxes up. (Politico)
2. Trump will award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of removed: Freedom Trump, now: Freedom, tweeting that he's awarding Woods the honor "because of his … have said they had affairs with Woods while he was removed: married to Elin Nordegren. now: married. (People / Bloomberg / CNN / NBC News)
10/ Trump continued his attacks on Omar on Monday, removed: saying now: baselessly claiming that she was "out of control" removed: while accusing now: when she made her removed: of making now: alleged "antisemitic, anti-Israel and ungrateful US HATE statements." Trump also criticized …
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… dismissed the Mueller report as a "partisan document" that he removed: is now: has no interest in reading. (Daily Beast / Axios / Politico)
… IRS, setting a hard deadline of April 23 to comply. removed: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the request "lack merit." (CNN / Washington Post)
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… found that 43% of voters approve of Trump. Fox Business removed: latter now: later issued an on-air correction. (Georgetown / New York Magazine / …
1/ British authorities arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange removed: in response to now: and charged by the U.S. removed: charging Assange with conspiracy to hack a classified Defense Department computer. The …
… and Customs Enforcement nominee, removed his Secret Service director and removed: threaten now: threatened more firings, Senator John Cornyn called the situation "a mess." …
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… resume separating migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, despite pushing removed: then-Department of Nielsen to reinstitute a "zero-tolerance" immigration policy for months. Trump instead lied and blamed Obama for instituting the child separation policy and now: for building "cages." Obama had guidelines that prioritized the deportation of …
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7. now: Trump’s nominee for chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service advised the Trump Organication on a tax question several years ago. Michael Desmond counseled the Trump Organization sometime between 2008 and 2011 on "a discrete reporting matter for a subsidiary company that was resolved with no tax impact." (Bloomberg) 8. Trump wants to delay his planned follow-up meeting with Putin …
… not always adjudicated in the best interest of national security." now: Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings said he was prepared to authorize subpoenas to compel the White House to comply with an investigation into whether national secrets were at risk. Newbold claims she was retaliated removed: again now: against for declining to issue security clearances, including being suspended without …
… in 2014. (Politico / New York Times / Hartford Courant) now: A group of Senate Democrats will introduce a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College this week. A constitutional amendment can be proposed by a two-thirds supermajority in both the House (\~290 votes) and Senate (67 votes) and requires ratification by 38 states. (NBC News / Politico / Daily Beast)
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… bin Salman encouraged Khashoggi to visit the embassy to retrieve now: required documents removed: so he get married. now: for his marriage. (Washington Examiner / Talking Points Memo / Washington Post)
6. Linda McMahon will resign as now: the head of now: the Small Business Administration to chair the pro-Trump super PAC America …
3. Mitch McConnell now: and Senate Republicans are planning to change Senate rules in order to speed …
3. removed: Trump – again – threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border because he says Mexico and several Central American countries are not doing enough to stem the flow of migrants coming to the United States. Trump singled out Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador in particular for having "taken our money for years" but not doing anything about migration. Trump continued that "Mexico is doing NOTHING to help stop the flow of illegal immigrants to our Country." (Politico / Washington Post) 4. Puerto Rico's governor called Trump a "bully" over the White …
removed: 5. now: 4. The Trump administration approved six secret authorizations to sell nuclear …
removed: 6. now: 5. Trump says the FBI and Department of Justice will review …
removed: 7. now: 6. Trump's nominee for a seat on the Federal Reserve owes …
removed: 8. now: 7. Trump is expected to pick a Fox News contributor to …
removed: 9. now: 8. Twitter is considering labeling Trump's tweets that violate its rules …
1. Mike Pence talked Director of National Intelligence Dan removed: Coat now: Coats out of resigning at the end of last year over …
… 42% of voters approve of Trump's job performance following the removed: summary release of now: a summary Mueller's findings – unchanged from the week before. 55% disapprove. …
… voters approve of Trump's job performance following the summary release removed: of a summary of Mueller's findings – unchanged from the week before. 55% …
… Barr submit Robert Mueller's full report to Congress by April removed: 12. now: 2. Lawmakers say Barr's summary of the report "is not sufficient …
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… his "principal conclusions," but left some questions abut the special removed: counsel’s now: counsel's investigation unresolved. (Vox)
… accused of conspiring with Russia to interfere in the election. now: No further indictments are expected. (New York Times / Washington Post / NBC News / …
… deciding how much of the report to share with Congress. now: White House lawyers are prepared to argue some material is protected by executive privilege, especially if the report discusses whether Trump's interactions with his aides or legal advisers are evidence of obstruction of justice. Mueller's work has led to criminal charges against 34 people, …
… and White House Counsel's Office to preserve records provided to removed: Mueller after he submits his report to William Barr. now: Mueller. The effort will ensure that agencies comply with the Presidential …
… and open investigations into Hillary Clinton, Comey, James Clapper, and removed: James now: John Brennan. Providing no evidence to support his claims, Trump asserted …
5/ Trump removed: is expected to sign now: signed an executive order removed: today regarding now: that would deny colleges some federal research and education grants if they failed to comply with free speech removed: on college campuses. now: standards outlined by the administration. Trump cited complaints by conservatives who allege their views are … accountability on campus" this afternoon. (Politico / ABC News / now: CNN / Washington Post)
… Florida man who sent pipe bombs to Trump's political enemies removed: is set to plead now: pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal removed: court today. now: court. Cesar Sayoc's change-of-plea hearing was made public last week after … late October outside of a South Florida auto parts store. removed: Absent a plea deal, Sayoc removed: could face now: faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. removed: (CBS now: (Reuters / Bloomberg / Politico / NBC News / CBS News)
… to the conclusion of the Mueller probe. (NBC News / removed: Politico) now: Politico / USA Today)
3/ Trump wants Patriots owner Robert Kraft at now: the White House celebrating the team's Super Bowl victory despite Kraft's …
… writing a report" despite having "won one of the greatest removed: election now: elections of all time." Trump went on to refer to Deputy …
… to respond to the request from the Washington Post, which removed: asked petitioned the court to unseal the Manafort documents related to …
… the street from the White House. The case represents the removed: highest level now: highest-level hearing yet for a lawsuit that claims Trump's vast holdings …
4/ now: Trump called for Fox News removed: suspended now: to bring back Jeanine Pirro after removed: the host questioned now: she was suspended for questioning a Muslim lawmaker's loyalty to the United States during an … network and we have addressed the matter with her directly." removed: (New now: Trump claimed "The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country." Trump also tweeted his support for Tucker Carlson, who has also recently faced criticism for a series of racist, xenophobic, sexist, and other comments. "Stay true," Trump tweeted, "to the people that got you there. Keep fighting for Tucker, and fight hard for @JudgeJeanine." (CNN / Politico / New York Times)
Removed: 5/ Trump tweeted for Fox News to bring back Jeanine Pirro, claiming "The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country." Trump also tweeted his support for Tucker Carlson, who has also recently faced criticism for a series of racist, xenophobic, …
… election, McCain turned the Steele dossier over to the FBI, now: which Trump called "unfortunately a very dark stain against John McCain." …
… Zealand, calling it "So Ridiculous!" In a manifesto, the alleged removed: gunman, now: gunman called Trump "a symbol of renewed white identity and common removed: purpose" now: purpose," and referred to immigrants as "invaders within our lands." Trump …
The House Judiciary Committee removed: plants now: plans to host a hearing on the rise of white nationalism …
… related to conspiracy, money laundering, and crimes associated with illegal removed: covert lobbying on behalf of foreign officials. The sealed warrant removed: reveals now: revealed government investigators took a similar approach to searching removed: Broidy's offices as they did when searching Michael removed: Cohen's. now: Cohen's office. Broidy served as a Trump campaign fundraiser and now: was the national deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee …
… make Robert Mueller's final report public. Earlier in the day, now: however, Trump tweeted that the special counsel "should never have been … no Mueller Report." The House approved the resolution last week removed: in a 420-0 removed: vote, demanding now: to demand that Attorney General William Barr release Mueller's entire report and make removed: them now: it available to Congress. The resolution was blocked by Republicans in …
… talks may have lasted up until November 2016. The Sunday, removed: Jan. 20 now: January 20th appearance was Giuliani's removed: last, now: last – other than a March 8 comment, where he said Paul Manafort's short jail sentence was removed: fair.. now: fair. (Axios)
… in an interview with Breitbart in which he argued that removed: Democrats now: the left "plays it cuter and tougher. Like with all the nonsense … Congress." Trump tweeted out a link promoting the interview Thursday removed: night as now: night, raising concerns by several Democrats and political commentators removed: raised issues with now: that the comments removed: and whether they amounted to a threat of violence. (ABC News / CNN …
2/ Trump later deleted the tweet removed: that linked to his Breitbart removed: interview, which was now: interview that he posted as news was breaking about two mosque shootings in New removed: Zealand that now: Zealand, which left 49 people dead. In now: a manifesto posted online before the shooting, the suspected gunman praised Trump as a "a symbol of renewed white identity and common removed: purpose" in a document filled with alt-right propaganda. now: purpose." The White House did not explain why Trump deleted the …
… should be no Mueller report" a day after House unanimously removed: votes now: voted to make the report public. Trump called Mueller's probe "an …
4/ Lindsey Graham blocked a non-binding resolution calling for removed: Robert Mueller's report to be made public after the House unanimously …
… The White House did not explain why Trump deleted the removed: tweet. now: tweet, but called the shooting a "vicious act of hate." Trump called it a "horrible massacre," but doesn't think white nationalism is on the rise, saying "I think it's a small group of people that have very, very serious problems." (USA Today now: / Washington Post / Bloomberg / Reuters / Business Insider / Daily Beast)
One of Mueller's top removed: prosecutor now: prosecutors will be leaving in the next week or so. Andrew …
… the southern border, setting up Trump to issue the first removed: vetoes now: veto of his presidency. The resolution passed 59-41 – with 12 …
… who has promised to veto the legislation and effectively kill removed: it since neither chamber appears to now: it. Lawmakers don't have enough removed: support now: votes to removed: overcome Trump's promised veto with now: override a removed: two-thirds majority vote. now: veto. Ahead of the vote, Trump warned Republicans that "a vote for today's resolution by Republican Senators is a vote for Nancy Pelosi, Crime, and the Open Border Democrats!" After the vote, Trump tweeted: "VETO!" (New York Times/ CNBC / Washington Post / Politico / Associated Press / now: CNN / Reuters / NBC News)
2. now: Beto O'Rourke announced that he will run for president. In a video, O'Rourke said, "This is going to be a positive campaign that seeks to bring out the very best from every single one of us, that seeks to unite a very divided country." (Politico) 3. Adam Schiff suggested that Russians may have laundered money through …
… pursuing the campaign finance case" involving Trump. (Washington Post / now: CNN / The removed: Hill) {% twitter https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/1105935111751716867 %} now: Hill / Talking Points Memo)
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4. now: The director of the National Cancer Institute will take over as acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration when Dr. Scott Gottlieb steps down at the end of the month. Dr. Norman Sharpless has been the director of the National Cancer Institute since 2017. (Politico / New York Times) 5. Nancy Pelosi revoked Pence's office in the House. Republicans gave Pence a first-floor office in the U.S. Capitol shortly after Trump was inaugurated in 2017. (NPR) 6. The Navy and its contractors and subcontractors are "under cyber …
1. removed: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plans to close all 21 international field offices, which could slow the processing of family visa applications, foreign adoptions and citizenship petitions from members of the military. Agency staffers said closing overseas offices will make it more difficult to apply to immigrate from abroad. (Washington Post / Politico / New York Times) 2. The U.S. will remove all remaining diplomatic personnel from the …
removed: 3. now: 2. Mike Pompeo accused Cuba and Russia of propping up Venezuela …
removed: 4. now: 3. The director of the National Cancer Institute will take over …
removed: 5. now: 4. The Navy and its contractors and subcontractors are "under cyber …
8. 🏌️♂️ Trump removed: won now: was named the removed: 2018 now: winner of his own golf club-championship despite not playing in the removed: event. now: tournament. A man named Ted Virtue initially won the 2018 Trump …
… stands at more than $22 trillion. Trump's acting budget chief removed: call now: called the budget a "return to fiscal sanity." (CNN / New …
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Removed: 4/ Nancy Pelosi on impeaching Trump: "He's just not worth it." The Speaker of the House called Trump unfit to be president – "ethically," "intellectually" and "curiosity-wise" — but she is "not for impeachment. [...] Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there's something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don't think we should go down that …
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… and Reform Committee testimony. During the testimony, Cohen stated he removed: "have never now: had "never asked for, nor would I accept, a pardon from Mr. …
… statement and that he feels "very badly" for Manafort after removed: he receiving his lenient removed: sentence.(New now: sentence. (New York Times / Daily Beast)
1. The House passed a removed: seeping now: sweeping voting rights, campaign-finance and ethics reform package. The legislation includes …
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2. Mitch McConnell now: won't bring an electoral reform bill to the Senate removed: floor, now: floor for a vote, calling it "offensive to average voters." The bill contains reforms …
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1. now: Jared Kushner held U.S. embassy officials in Riyadh out of meetings with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Salman. Lawmakers said they were concerned that they did not have knowledge of what was discussed between Kushner, MBS and King Salman, following the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. (Daily Beast) 2. Mitch McConnell bring an electoral reform bill to the Senate floor, calling it "offensive to average voters." The bill contains reforms to automatic voter registration, early voting, endorsement of D.C. statehood and independent oversight of House redistricting. It is slated to pass the House this week. (Politico) 3. A federal judge ruled that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross acted in "bad faith," broke several laws and violated the constitution when he added a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The Supreme Court will review a related, narrower decision starting on April 23. (Washington Post) 4. Leaked documents show the U.S. government maintains a secret database …
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… with Trump's attorneys after the FBI raided Cohen's properties in removed: April.The now: April. The House Judiciary Committee is currently investigating those conversations between Cohen's …
poll/ 40% of Florida voters removed: believed now: believe Trump should be reelected, while 53% are opposed to a …
2/ On 11 different occasions while in office removed: time Trump issued personal checks to Michael Cohen meant as reimbursement …
… two were signed by Trump Jr. and Allen Weisselberg, the removed: the Trump Organization's chief financial officer. (New York Times)
… prosecutions brought by Mueller. Liu also served on Trump's transition removed: transition team at the Justice Department. She acknowledged that her 2017 …
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… Korean dictator was not responsible. Fred and Cindy Warmbier called removed: Kim's now: Kim the leader of an "evil regime" now: that is "responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity" that resulted in …
Trump defended North Korean dictator Kim removed: Jong Un now: Jong-Un over the death of Otto Warmbier because Kim told "me …
… International Hotel in Washington. The committee paid the hotel $1.5 removed: million now: million. It's the third request to the committee for documents – …
4/ The House Intelligence Committee intends to call now: the Trump Organization's Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg to removed: testify, the Trump Organization's chief financial officer. now: testify. Michael Cohen repeatedly cited Weisselberg's firsthand knowledge of alleged financial …
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… a phone call from Roger Stone, who was on speakerphone. now: During the call, Stone told Trump that "he had just gotten off the … massive dump of emails that would damage Hillary Clinton's campaign." now: Stone pushed back against Cohen's claim, saying in a text message to BuzzFeed News: "Mr. Cohen's statement is not true." Stone, however, is under a gag order not to publicly comment on his case, Mueller's investigation, or any "participants" in his case or the investigation. (Washington Post / CNN / BuzzFeed News)
4. now: The House passed legislation mandating federal criminal background checks on all gun sales – the most significant gun control measure in more than two decades. The Senate, however, is unlikely to take up the measure and, even if it does, Trump has already said he would veto it because they impose unreasonable requirements on gun owners. (Politico / NPR / BuzzFeed News) 5. Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has agreed to return …
removed: 5. now: 6. Pence's new chief of staff disparaged people with HIV and …
removed: 6. now: 7. 68% of Americans say they want the Robert Mueller report …
removed: overview/ now: Overview: During public testimony before the House Oversight Committee, Michael Cohen …
now: 📚 READ: Cohen's opening statement to Congress (CNN)
now: 📝 ANNOTATED: Cohen's opening statement about Trump (Washington Post) now: 📄 KEY EXCERPTS: From Cohen's testimony on the "truth about Trump." (The Guardian)
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… emails that would damage Hillary Clinton's campaign." (Washington Post / removed: CNN) now: CNN / BuzzFeed News)
… of all time,” using it as justification for not using removed: notesduring now: notes during his meeting with Kim Jong Un, and blaming Sgt. La …
… Tower. In July 2017, it was reported that Trump personally removed: dictatedTrump now: dictated Trump Jr.'s statement about the latter's meeting with the Russian lawyer, …
… Committee, Michael Cohen accused Trump of "criminal conduct" while in removed: office and now: office, including the fact that Trump knew ahead of time about WikiLeaks' plan to …
… journalists from covering Trump's dinner with North Korean dictator Kim removed: Jong Un now: Jong-Un after they shouted questions earlier in the day. Reporters from … Times and Reuters were excluded because of what White House removed: press secretary now: Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said were "sensitivities over shouted questions in the …
1/ now: The House removed: Democrats passed a resolution to block and overturn Trump's unilateral national …
1/ House Democrats removed: introduced now: passed a resolution to block and overturn Trump's unilateral national emergency … concept of America, which demands separation of powers." The House removed: is scheduled now: voted 245-182, mostly along party lines, with 13 Republicans defecting to removed: vote today around 5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. ET. now: side with Democrats. The removed: resolution is expected to pass the House, which would then start an 18-day clock for the Senate now: now has 18 days to bring it to the floor for a removed: vote now: vote, where it's also expected to pass. Four Republican votes are … veto any measure that blocks funding for his border wall. removed: (CNN now: (New York Times / Washington Post / CNN / ABC News / Washington Post / Reuters / Politico …
A Trump ally and sitting U.S. congressman threatened Cohen removed: about now: with exposing his "girlfriends" on the eve of his public House …
… never tried to cancel a national emergency declared by a removed: president now: president, and Trump has vowed to veto any measure that blocks …
2/ Paul Manafort's attorneys removed: are asking now: asked for leniency as he faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison. now: In a court filing, Manafort's attorneys described removed: him in a court filing now: the 69-year-old as a man who has been "personally, professionally, and financially" … unregistered lobbyist for a foreign government. (Politico / NPR / now: The Guardian / Salon)
removed: Paul Manafort gave alleged Russian spy Konstantin Kilimnik 75 pages of …
… to testify to a grand jury in Mueller's investigation or removed: will go to jail after the appeals court said that Mueller …
… to share who signed the $35,000 monthly checks he received removed: in now: as reimbursement for his hush-money payments to Daniels. Cohen is also …
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… "Cuban Missile"-style standoff with the United States if Washington deploys removed: more intermediate-range nuclear missiles in western Europe. (Reuters)
… of public disclosure as formal advisory committees, which are required now: to meet in public, are subject to public records requests, and …
now: The House Intelligence Committee will subpoena the special counsel's final report … his confirmation hearing last month, William Barr said he would removed: be "provide as much transparency as I can consistent with the …
… a.m. EST on March 2nd. The two sides have not removed: sign now: signed an official agreement and the White House has not removed: release now: released details on any agreements, but Trump suggested the possibility of …
… uncovered by Mueller could be the means for a "cover-up." now: 34 individuals and three companies so far have pleaded guilty, been indicted or been swept up in the inquiry. (CNBC / removed: CNN) now: CNN / Reuters)
… the effort is almost certain to fall short due to now: the threat of a Trump veto, removed: votes now: voting will put some Republicans from swing districts and states on …
… a "confidential" report to the attorney general, which is not removed: require now: required to be shared with Congress or the public. Barr suggested …
… report comes out while he is overseas. (CNN / NBC removed: News) now: News / Washington Post)
… said over that 10-year time period behind closed doors," which removed: is now: his lawyer described as "chilling." Cohen has pledged to appear before …
… Attorney General Matthew Whitaker if a Trump-appointed attorney could lead removed: the the Southern District of New York's investigation into Michael Cohen's …
… fall of 2018 – around the time that Trump's former removed: chief now: Chief of removed: staff now: Staff John Kelly was questioned by Mueller's team. (CNN / CNBC)
Maria Butina, a removed: confessed now: self-confessed Russian agent, "manipulated" a Russian spy agency when arranging now: the NRA's trip to Moscow, according to her boyfriend, Paul Erickson. … a Russian arms factory for the NRA delegation. (Daily Beast) removed: A federal judge has placed a gag order on Roger Stone and attorneys involved in his criminal case, ordering the Trump associate to "refrain from making statements to the media or in public settings that pose a substantial likelihood of material prejudice to this case." (Politico / CNN)
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5/ Robert Mueller's team removed: has interviewed Sarah Huckabee Sanders in early fall of 2018 – …
… without congressional approval. The Senate advanced the spending package in removed: a now: an 81-16 vote. The House is expected to approve the removed: packaged now: package later removed: tonight night. now: tonight. (Washington Post / New York Times / CNBC / CNN …
removed: 💡Why Trump is signing a border security deal and declaring a national emergency at the same time. tl;dr So he can avert another shutdown and say he won on the wall. (Vox) 2/ A federal judge ruled that Paul Manafort violated the … will still be required to hold up his end of removed: his now: the plea deal. The ruling does free Mueller's office from having to comply with the obligations in Manafort's cooperation agreement, removed: like now: notably offering Manafort a reduced sentence for his cooperation. The removed: breached now: breach of the cooperation deal after his guilty plea could add years to Manafort's prison sentence, removed: who was now: having been convicted last year of eight felonies, including tax and bank …
… to look into whether Trump had obstructed justice by firing removed: Comey as well as now: Comey, and examine whether Trump had been working on behalf of Russia … not be closed or vanish in the night without a removed: trace" he was also fired. now: trace". McCabe was fired last March and stripped of his pension …
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… that senior political leadership plans to rebuild it. The other now: task force was reduced significantly after the 2018 removed: midterms now: midterms, before its staff could produce a full assessment of what …
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… Mueller is seeking information Miller has about Stone's communications regarding removed: Wikileaks now: WikiLeaks and Russian hackers around the time they disseminated damaging hacked …
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now: 3 takeaways from the Stone indictment: WikiLeaks, dog threats, and Godfather references. (Vox) What we learned from Stone's indictment. The longtime adviser to Trump said he had been falsely accused and "will plead not guilty." He also called the investigation by the special counsel "politically motivated." (New York Times) 2/ Steve Bannon is the unidentified "high-ranking Trump campaign official" in Mueller's removed: indictment of Stone, and that now: indictment. Bannon has now: also spoken with Mueller's team and the Senate Intelligence Committee about …
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5/ Trump and removed: Congress now: congressional leaders have reportedly reached a tentative three-week deal to temporarily reopen … security funding continue. Trump is expected to make an announcement now: from the Rose Garden at 1:30 p.m. ET about now: a deal to fund the government now: through Feb. 15 as the shutdown removed: this afternoon. now: enters its 35th and about 800,000 government workers missed a second paycheck. [This story is developing...] (Wall Street Journal / Washington Post / Politico) now: The shutdown is being blamed for flight delays at airports in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Orlando and Atlanta, due to staffing shortages at air traffic control centers. (CNN / NPR / CNBC / NBC New York) At least 14,000 unpaid IRS workers did not show up for work this week despite the Trump administration ordering more than 30,000 employees back to work unpaid to prepare for tax season. (Washington Post)
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1/ The Senate removed: will vote on now: failed to advance a pair of competing proposals to reopen the government and end the partial shutdown, which is now in its 34th day. removed: Both are expected to fail with no clear consensus between Democrats and Republicans over how to end the longest shutdown in US history. The first vote removed: will be now: was on a Republican-backed proposal to allocate $5.7 billion for Trump's border wall. The second vote removed: will be now: was on a Democratic-backed proposal to temporarily reopen the shuttered government agencies without providing any money for a wall. Both removed: are expected to fall now: measures fell short of the 60 votes needed to removed: advance in now: advance. The two votes were the removed: Senate. The votes are slated now: first the Senate has taken to removed: start at 2:30 p.m. ET. now: reopen the government since the shutdown began on Dec. 22. (Politico / CNN / Wall Street Journal / New York …
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3. Mitch McConnell removed: is expected to now: will introduce removed: a bill on the Senate floor now: two bills to end the government removed: shutdown. The now: shutdown on Thursday. One bill follows Trump's plan to trade protections for DACA recipients for now: $5.7 billion in wall funding, which Democrats have already rejected. now: The other would extend funding for closed agencies through Feb. 8. (ABC removed: News) now: News / New York Times)
now: 1. Researchers discovered as many as 20 undisclosed ballistic missile sites …
now: 2. Kamala Harris announced she is running for president in 2020. …
now: 3. The Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Jerome Corsi, seeking both an …
now: 4. The Trump administration's deal to lift sanctions against a Russian …
now: 5. The House Intelligence Committee and Financial Services Committee are discussing …
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now: Cohen arrived at his Manhattan apartment with his arm in a sling and a black eye. Trump's former lawyer right hand had a small bandage – like the kind used to cover a small wound by an IV – and a red identification bracelet. Cohen's legal and communications advisor, Lanny Davis said Cohen was in the hospital for a pre-scheduled shoulder surgery. (The Daily Mail) poll/ 37% of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing as removed: he begins Season removed: Three; now: Three begins; 59% disapprove. 47% think Trump be an unsuccessful president compared …
5. now: The Trump administration considered speeding up the deportation of migrant children by denying them asylum hearings after separating them from their parents, according to a 2017 draft memo. In June, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the administration did "not have a policy of separating families at the border" – they were just enforcing the law. Sen. Jeff Merkley asked the FBI to open a perjury investigation into Nielsen. (NBC News / ABC News / CNN) 6. Trump will meet with Kim Jong Un in late February. It'll be the second time Trump has met with the North Korean leader about eliminating its nuclear arsenal. (New York Times / Washington Post) 7. The White House canceled its delegation's planned trip to the …
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… President Trump in any way, shape or form." (New York removed: Times) now: Times / Washington Post) A woman from Belarus claiming to have recordings that showed contacts between Trump campaign officials and Russians was detained at a Moscow airport on prostitution allegations. Anastasia Vashukevich was deported from Thailand earlier in the day after spending nine months in prison on charges of conspiracy and soliciting prostitution. (Washington Post)
5/ Trump removed: canceled now: postponed Nancy Pelosi's planned trip to Belgium, Egypt and Afghanistan in retaliation for her removed: threatening to cancel now: suggesting he delay his removed: planned State of the Union address. He called it a "public …
4. removed: A woman from Belarus who claimed to have recordings that showed contacts between Trump campaign officials and Russians was detained at a Moscow airport on prostitution allegations. Anastasia Vashukevich had been deported from Thailand earlier in the day after spending nine months in prison on charges of conspiracy and soliciting prostitution. (Washington Post) 5. More than 130 Republicans joined House Democrats in opposing a …
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4. A woman from now: Belarus who claimed to have recordings that showed contacts between Trump … was detained at a Moscow airport on prostitution allegations. Anastasia removed: Vashukevich, now: Vashukevich had been deported from Thailand earlier in the day after …
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… lease after he took office. The hotel is housed in now: the Old Post Office Building – a government-owned building. The report does not recommend that Trump's lease be canceled. (Washington removed: Post) now: Post)/ NPR)
now: A bipartisan group of senators plan to send Trump a letter pressing him to reopen the government in return for their commitment to work with him on a border security package. While more than a dozen senators in both parties are expected to sign on, the key Republicans aren't signing on. (Politico) 2/ The Trump administration continues to removed: add more now: force thousands of federal workers removed: to the list of employees who are required now: back to work without removed: pay. By now: pay by designating their jobs as essential or exempting them from the removed: furlough, the Trump administration has sent thousands of employees back to work without compensation. now: furlough. The IRS, for example, will officially be recalling 36,000 workers …
… Syria" and announced he would pull out all 2,000 American removed: forces. The announcement now: forces, which triggered the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. now: An hour after the US-led coalition confirmed that American troops had been killed in an explosion, Pence declared that "the caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated." He made no mention of the attack and did not offer condolences in his remarks at the Global Chiefs of Mission conference. (Reuters / NBC News / CNN)
2. now: Karen Pence, wife of Mike Pence, started teaching art at a school that discriminates against LGBTQ kids, saying it will refuse admission to students who participate in or condone homosexual activity. The employment application for Immanuel Christian School in Northern Virginia also requires that job candidates sign a pledge not to engage in homosexual activity or violate the "unique roles of male and female." (HuffPost / Politico) 3. A Belarusian woman who claimed to have 16 hours of … Vashukevich claimed to have has never materialized. (New York Times) now: 4. Trump called a New York Times reporter and defended Russia against claims of election interference the day after he met privately with Putin in July 2017. Trump insisted that the call remain off the record while arguing that the Russians had been falsely accused of interfering in the 2016 election. Trump and Putin have met five times in private and the U.S. has no records or notes from any of their conversations. (New York Times)
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1/ The government shutdown removed: enters now: entered day 21 as Congress left for the weekend removed: after now: following another round of now: stalled negotiations to end the stalemate removed: failed – ensuring that the partial government shutdown will become the …
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poll/ 39% of Americans favor building a removed: wall now: wall, while 59.1% oppose it. Among Republicans, 74.1% favor a removed: wall now: wall, while 85.4% oppose it. (Washington Post)
3/ The Trump administration is laying the groundwork removed: for declaring now: to declare a national emergency and possibly removed: using now: use a portion of the Army's $13.9 billion disaster fund to pay for removed: the now: his border wall. The money is meant to fund civil works … / Washington Post / Wall Street Journal / The Guardian) now: UPDATE: Trump said he is not looking to declare a national emergency "right now" for his border wall, a day after suggesting he would "probably" do so. Trump instead urged "Congress to do its job" and vote, again, on funding for the wall. Yesterday, Trump claimed his lawyers had told him that a national emergency declaration – allowing him to bypass Democrats in Congress – would hold up to legal scrutiny "100%." (Washington Post / The Guardian)
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1/ Mitch McConnell blocked two removed: House-passed bills that would have ended the removed: now-20-day-long government shutdown. now: The bills had passed the House. McConnell removed: refused to take up the Senate versions of bills advanced by the House to reopen the parts of the government that have been shut down since late last month. McConnell has said removed: that he will not consider any now: shutdown-related bills removed: related to the shutdown that he doesn't believe Trump would sign. He added: "Political stunts …
2/ The Pentagon has removed: started now: begun preparing options removed: to build now: for building a wall along the southern border in the event removed: that Trump declares a national emergency. removed: "The Department of Defense," now: If an agreement can't be reached, said removed: Navy Capt. Bill Speaks, "is reviewing available authorities and funding mechanisms to identify options to enable border barrier construction." Trump once again warned that he was considering using an emergency declaration if talks with Democrats ultimately fail to result in an agreement. "If this doesn’t work out, probably now: Trump, "probably I will do it – I would almost say removed: definitely," Trump said. "We now: definitely. We have plenty of funds if there’s a national emergency." (USA …
3/ Michael Cohen agreed to removed: voluntarily and publicly testify in front of the House Oversight Committee before … he appreciates the opportunity "to give a full and credible removed: account now: account" of the removed: events that have transpired" during the time removed: that he worked for Trump. removed: Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings said the committee is "in the process of consulting with Special Counsel Mueller’s office," and promised more information about the Feb. 7 hearing in the coming weeks. Cohen will also answer questions from lawmakers about the Russia investigation during a closed-door removed: session before the committee "in the near future," according to Adam Schiff. now: session. (Washington Post / NBC News / New York Times / …
4/ Robert Mueller removed: asked for now: requested information removed: directly last year from removed: one now: a Trump campaign pollster and colleague of removed: Trump's campaign pollsters who also used to do business with Paul Manafort. removed: Campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio was interviewed by Mueller's team in February removed: 2018, a now: 2018; the meeting removed: that was previously unreported. now: went unreported until now. The interview is removed: even more significant in light of recent revelations that Mueller has been investigating removed: how Manafort shared now: Manafort's sharing of polling data with an associate removed: who had ties now: tied to Russian intelligence. (CNN)
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… House Oversight Committee before he goes to prison next month. removed: Trump now: Trump's former personal attorney said he removed: appreciate now: appreciates the opportunity "to give a full and credible account of …
… the journal Science found that the oceans are heating up removed: 40 percent now: 40% faster on average than estimates by a U.N. panel published …
… his decision to lift sanctions on companies linked to Russian removed: Oligarch now: oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The briefing came after the chairs of seven …
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1/ Trump abruptly walked out of a closed-door meeting removed: about now: with congressional leaders, who were at the White House to discuss the partial government removed: shutdown with congressional leaders. Sen. Chuck Schumer said Trump stood up and "just walked out of the meeting" now: shutdown. He reportedly left after Nancy Pelosi removed: said now: reiterated she wouldn't fund his border removed: wall even if he ended the shutdown. Trump then confirmed Schumer's story in now: wall. In a tweet, removed: calling now: Trump called the meeting "a total waste of removed: time." He tweeted: now: time," writing: "I asked what is going to happen in 30 days …
Trump once again warned removed: that he might declare a national emergency in order to bypass … do if he is unable to reach a deal with removed: Democrats to fund the wall. now: Democrats. (New York Times)
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… JBS is one of the largest meatpacking companies in the removed: word now: world and has roughly 73,000 employees and 44 plants in the …
… interests and the Republican Party is involved in the mystery removed: case subpoena case between Robert Mueller and "Company A." The high-powered …
… Rod Rosenstein will step down and leave the Justice Department now: after Mueller finishes his investigation. Rosenstein originally planned to remain as …
1/ removed: Several now: Most major TV networks will broadcast Trump's national address tonight at 9 p.m. removed: ET, now: Eastern, during which removed: Trump now: he will discuss the ongoing partial government shutdown and removed: his views on the situation at the southern U.S. border. ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, Fox removed: News now: News, and Fox Business have all confirmed removed: that they will air Trump's removed: remarks, despite the 1,130 false statements Trump has already made about immigration since he took office. now: remarks. A response from Congressional Democrats will removed: follow Trump's remarks. now: follow. Trump has made 1,130 false statements about immigration since taking office. (Politico / NBC News)
… foundation for Trump to declare a national emergency at the removed: U.S. southern border, which would allow him to circumvent now: some Congressional approval for his long-promised border wall. (Washington Post)
2/ Paul Manafort gave 2016 polling data to removed: one of his now: a former removed: employees now: employee with ties to Russian intelligence services. removed: Manafort shared the data with a former employee, Konstantin Kilimnik, an now: The exchange removed: which was inadvertently revealed removed: after now: when Manafort's removed: lawyer now: lawyers failed to fully redact removed: parts of Manafort's interview with Robert Mueller in a court filing. removed: The filing also revealed that Mueller accused Manafort of lying about a text he received from "a third-party asking permission to use Mr. Manafort's name as an introduction in the event the third-party met the President." Manafort's attorneys meant for Mueller's removed: accusations now: line of questioning to remain private, but the text in removed: the court filing now: question was easily readable when removed: the relevant sections were viewed using now: opened with a word processor. (Washington Post / CNBC / Daily Beast)
… case in question isn't directly related to the Trump Tower removed: meeting, but now: meeting and instead removed: involved now: involves a scheme to launder dirty money through New York removed: real estate now: real-estate purchases. The indictment says Veselnitskaya covertly removed: worked with the high-level Russian prosecutor to draft now: drafted an "intentionally misleading" removed: response to the civil case, now: response, which constitutes obstruction of removed: justice in the eyes of the Southern District of New York. Veselnitskaya is believed to be in Russia and is not expected to return to the U.S. to face the charges. now: justice. (New York Times)
… by 3.4% in 2018, the largest jump in eight years. removed: More now: While more coal plants are shutting removed: down while the now: down, demand for electricity is removed: rising and now: on the rise—and the Trump administration continues to removed: rolling now: roll back environmental regulations meant to speed the growth of renewable …
… or informing the E.U. about the change. The classification was removed: at least temporarily reversed after Brussels removed: protested and scheduled a meeting with the removed: Trump administration to discuss the move. (New York Times)
… The Justice Department is attempting to delay the testimony of removed: acting now: Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker until next month, after a permanent … shutdown and Whitaker's busy schedule as reasons why his testimony now: to the House Judiciary Committee should be delayed. (Politico)
… with the Russia prosecutor general to draft the Russian response removed: as part of now: to a U.S. money-laundering case. Veselnitskaya is the Russian lawyer who …
… ties to Russian intelligence services. Manafort shared the data with now: a former employee, Konstantin Kilimnik, now: an exchange which was inadvertently revealed after Manafort's lawyer failed to fully … meant for Mueller's accusations to remain private, but the text now: in the court filing was easily readable when the relevant sections were viewed using …
1/ Several major TV networks will broadcast Trump's national removed: shutdown address tonight at 9 p.m. ET, during which Trump will …
… but the text was easily readable when the relevant sections removed: are now: were viewed using a word processor. (Washington Post / CNBC / …
… Trump campaign officials at Trump Tower in 2016. The case now: in question isn't directly related to the Trump Tower meeting, but removed: it now: instead involved a scheme to launder dirty money through New York …
… of IRS employees are still on the clock through the removed: shutdown, now: partial government shutdown attempting to implement the sweeping Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The effort adds to bureaucratic backlog as the removed: partial government shutdown drags into its 17th day. (ABC News / New …
… The White House will order the IRS to pay out removed: income tax refunds even though almost now: income-tax refunds, despite 90 percent of its workforce removed: is not removed: working due to the ongoing government shutdown. Some 12.5 now: working. A little over 10 percent of IRS employees are still removed: working now: on the clock through the removed: shutdown because their jobs are classified as serving "in the protection of life and property," but the agency's own shutdown contingency plan only extended until Dec. 31 and has since expired. Some IRS employees are still working now: shutdown, attempting to implement the sweeping Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of removed: 2017, adding now: 2017. The effort adds to removed: the bureaucratic backlog as the partial government shutdown removed: dragged now: drags into removed: day 17. now: its 17th day. (ABC News / New York Times)
… all future legislation in order to maintain focus on the removed: government shutdown. Chuck Schumer removed: notified now: told the Democratic caucus removed: that he will only focus on bills that would reopen the …
2/ The Department of Agriculture removed: won't now: wouldn't say now: for how long it will continue to pay out food stamps … 39 million people who depend on the service each month. removed: The now: Senior officials said the program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance removed: Program, or SNAP, could run out of funding in the coming weeks if Congress doesn't take action. Senior officials say the program now: Program (SNAP), has enough funding to cover the rest of removed: January, but now: January—but not enough for February. Congress has never let SNAP funding run removed: out to the point where the program has defaulted on its obligations to provide benefits. now: out. (Politico / Washington Post)
… barrier for the Southwest border," plus another $800 million to removed: deal with now: address "urgent humanitarian needs" related to unaccompanied minors arriving at the border. removed: Democrats and Republicans made no progress in the negotiations over the weekend and the budget impasse shows no signs of coming to an end any time soon. The White removed: House, meanwhile, now: House refused to removed: go into detail removed: about how the requested funding would be spent or why the amount is larger than what the administration removed: was asking for just now: requested a few months ago. now: Members of Congress made no progress in negotiations over the weekend. (Washington Post)
… Carter became the latest former president to deny telling Trump removed: that he regrets not building a wall along the southern U.S. border. "I have not discussed the border wall with President removed: Trump, now: Trump and do not support him on the issue," Carter said. …
4/ Trump wants to deliver a prime-time address removed: tomorrow now: Tuesday night to discuss the government shutdown and what he calls "the Humanitarian and National Security crisis on our Southern Border." All removed: the major removed: networks — ABC, now: networks—ABC, CBS, removed: FOX now: FOX, and removed: NBC— confirmed that now: NBC—confirmed they now: had received requests to air the broadcast during the 9 p.m. removed: ET now: Eastern slot, but producers have not now: yet decided whether or not they will do so. (New York …
… his term was set to end. Jim Yong Kim was removed: appointed now: nominated in 2012 by President removed: Obama. Kim's now: Obama, and his early departure removed: means now: grants Trump removed: will be able now: the power to removed: appoint his now: nominate a successor. removed: The World Bank is made up of 189 nations and is the largest government source of development funding in the world. Kim gave no reason for his sudden resignation. The CEO of the removed: World Bank, Kristalina Georgieva, now: Bank will take over on an interim removed: basis until Trump appoints a new president. now: basis. (NBC News)
… the first time in more than 25 years as she removed: recovers now: recovered from removed: cancer surgery she had last month. now: surgery. It is not clear when she will return to the removed: court, now: bench, but a removed: court spokesperson said Ginsburg, 85, removed: is continuing now: continues to work from home as she removed: recuperates after doctors now: recuperates. Doctors removed two cancerous growths from her lungs on removed: Dec. now: December 21. (Associated Press)
… Trump is reportedly considering declaring a national emergency in order now: to use $4 billion in Department of Defense funds to build …
… is reportedly considering declaring a national emergency in order use now: $4 billion in Department of Defense funds to build his wall. The move would sidestep removed: Congress. now: Congress if he doesn't get money for his border wall. During his press conference, Trump acknowledged that he was considering … real thing. [This story is developing...] (ABC News / Washington removed: Post) now: Post / NBC News)
… Hundreds of senior Trump administration officials are scheduled to receive now: a $10,000 removed: raises now: raise tomorrow as some 800,000 federal employees are currently unpaid due …
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… however, is not expected to pass the Republican-controlled Senate or removed: be signed into law by Trump. (CNN) now: 5/ Russia charged an American with espionage. Paul Whelan faces 20 years in Russia if convicted. Russia's Interfax news agency said Whelan was arrested on Dec. 28 "while on a spy mission." Another Russian news outlet, Rosbalt, claimed that Whelan, a former U.S. marine now detained in Moscow by Russia's Federal Security Service, was arrested minutes after receiving a USB drive that contained the names of people employed at a top secret state organization. Whelan's arrest comes weeks after Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an agent for the Kremlin from 2015 until her arrest in July. She agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors. (The Guardian / Washington Post / New York Times / USA Today / NPR / CNN)
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… however, is not expected to pass the Republican-controlled Senate or now: be signed into law by Trump. (CNN)