POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Trump: I wasn’t going to live-tweet debates, but now I mayPOLITICO - By MATTHEW CHOIPresident Donald Trump said he hadn’t thought about live-tweeting the first Democratic debates but now that the media has brought it up, he just might. Several people close to the president told POLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsKamala Harris Kamala Harris accuses Biden of cozying up to segregationistsPOLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsJoe Biden Biden defiant as Democrats unleash barrage of criticismPOLITICO - By MAGGIE SEVERNSA defiant Joe Biden on Wednesday refused to apologize for citing two Southern segregationist senators as people he “got things done” with in the U.S. Senate, emphasizing his record on civil rights at pair
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Senators get classified briefing on UFO sightingsPOLITICO - By BRYAN BENDERThree more U.S. senators received a classified Pentagon briefing on Wednesday about a series of reported encounters by the Navy with unidentified aircraft, according to congressional and government officials
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsDonald Trump The Madcap Caution of Donald TrumpPOLITICO - By RICH LOWRYRich Lowry is editor of National Review and a contributing editor with Politico Magazine. The worry last week was that the Trump administration was ginning up fake intelligence about Iran blowing up oil
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsJoe Biden Biden comments trigger renewed scrutiny of his record on racePOLITICO - By MARC CAPUTO'One thing I hope we’ve learned from 2016 is that it’s not just enough to speak to Republican voters,' says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Joe Biden has boasted on the campaign trail that he knows how to make
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Trump’s plan for the Dem debates: Make it about himPOLITICO - By NANCY COOKThe president aims to suck up as much oxygen as possible from the 20 Democratic presidential contenders debating in Miami. Donald Trump wants his Democratic competitors for the White House to introduce
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Sonny Perdue reverses Jobs Corps closures amid backlash from CongressPOLITICO - By IAN KULLGREN and CATHERINE BOUDREAUThe Trump administration, under heavy pressure from Congress, will withdraw plans to end a U.S. Forest Service program that trains underprivileged youth, spokespersons for the Agriculture and Labor departments
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Democrats demand more info on Craft’s travelsPOLITICO - By LAUREN GARDNERTrump’s pick for U.N. envoy was away from her ambassadorial post for an average of 20 days a month over the last eight months. Senate Democratic aides on Wednesday released new details about the frequent
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics HUD hires former official at center of racial scandalPOLITICO - By KATY O'DONNELLThe Department of Housing and Urban Development has hired Eric Blankenstein, the former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official whose racially charged blog posts sparked an uproar last year. Blankenstein
POLITICOadded this to CongressFelix Sater Felix Sater set to testify before House Intel panel on FridayPOLITICO - By ANDREW DESIDERIO and NATASHA BERTRANDFelix Sater, who served as the chief negotiator for the Trump Tower Moscow project, will testify on Capitol Hill later this week. The Russian-born businessman confirmed to POLITICO that he will appear
POLITICOadded this to CongressCanada Where in the world is Kelly Craft? U.S. ambassador to Canada dodges questions on 300 absencesPOLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsBill de Blasio De Blasio splits with Ocasio-Cortez on 'concentration camps'POLITICO - By ERIN DURKINMayor Bill de Blasio said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was wrong to describe the Trump administration's migrant detention facilities as “concentration camps.” “Of course she was wrong,” the mayor and
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsMark Esper Why the acting Defense secretary may have to sit out Turkey missile talksPOLITICO - By JACQUELINE FELDSCHERIncoming acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper's past as a lobbyist for one of the Pentagon's top contractors is already threatening to complicate one of his department's most sensitive diplomatic tasks
POLITICOadded this to CongressU.S. Politics Budget talks at impasse as spending cuts, debt ceiling threaten economyPOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT and HEATHER CAYGLECongressional leaders and the Trump administration left a critical meeting on Wednesday still with no budget agreement, deadlocked over how much to raise domestic spending to avoid a fiscal calamity. the
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsSlavery Mitch McConnell doesn't think reparations for slavery are a 'good idea'POLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsUSMCA Mexico becomes first country to pass USMCAPOLITICO - By SABRINA RODRIGUEZMexico’s Senate on Wednesday passed the USMCA, making it the first country to ratify the new North American trade pact. "USMCA passes! Mexico goes first with clear signal that our economy is open," Jesús
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsJamal Khashoggi Khashoggi's fiancée says Washington has not done enough to bring his killers to justicePOLITICO - By PIA DESHPANDEJamal Khashoggi's fiancée scolded Washington on Wednesday for not doing enough to hold the slain journalist's killers accountable. Khashoggi, a Saudi citizen and legal U.S. resident, was killed by Saudi
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Former Mueller counsel Michael Dreeben leaving top DOJ postPOLITICO - By DARREN SAMUELSOHNDreeben successfully fought off legal challenges to the special counsel's appointment in federal court. Michael Dreeben, a longtime Justice Department lawyer who had a central role on special counsel Mueller’s
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsJoe Biden Black lawmakers get Biden's back amid 'segregationist' uproarPOLITICO - By LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ and HEATHER CAYGLE'I worked with Strom Thurmond all my life,' Jim Clyburn says. Senior members of the Congressional Black Caucus leaped to former Vice President Joe Biden’s defense Wednesday after he touted his bipartisan
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsTa-Nehisi Coates Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for reparationsPOLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsAdam Schiff Schiff: House in the dark about DOJ’s 2016 campaign spying probePOLITICO - By NATASHA BERTRANDAttorney General Bill Barr said he wanted to find out whether there was inappropriate government “spying” on the Trump campaign. The House Intelligence Committee has “very little visibility” into the Justice
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsJerome Powell Fed keeps rates steady as Powell brushes off Trump threatsPOLITICO - By VICTORIA GUIDAThe Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady but opened the door to a possible cut this year amid fears of a slowing economy, in a move unlikely to calm President Donald Trump days after
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsIran Trump envoy not ruling out using Afghan war law to justify Iranian strikesPOLITICO - By NAHAL TOOSI'We’re not seeking military action,' said Brian Hook, the State Department's special representative for Iran. 'There is no talk of offensive action.' The State Department’s top official on Iran declined
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsBernie Sanders Bernie slams Democrats' 'corporate wing' as it warms to WarrenPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYBernie Sanders on Wednesday lashed out at the “corporate wing of the Democratic Party,” seizing on a report that centrists in the party are coming around to Elizabeth Warren as a compromise nominee if
POLITICOadded this to CongressMaggie Hassan Ex-Hassan aide sentenced to 4 years for doxing senatorsPOLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEINA former aide to Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for hacking Senate computers and releasing personal information online about five Republican senators out of
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsRobert Mueller Moderate Dems push election security to pivot from impeachment debatePOLITICO - By SARAH FERRISMembers of the Blue Dogs Caucus want to highlight Russian election meddling as a way to move beyond talking about impeachment. Democrats in the House’s most hard-fought seats hope they’ve found a way of
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsCongressional Committees House working group on Mexico-Canada trade deal to meet tonightPOLITICO - By MEGAN CASSELLAHouse Democrats looking to make changes to the new North American trade agreement are aiming to meet Wednesday night to craft their next steps forward, three lawmakers told POLITICO. The meeting, if held,
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics House inches toward 11th hour deal on aid for border crisisPOLITICO - By SARAH FERRIS and HEATHER CAYGLEHouse Democratic leaders are close to completing a long-awaited deal with Republicans to deliver billions in emergency aid to the southern border, with plans to approve the package as early as next week.
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook PM: What Team Biden says about Joe’s segregationist comment …POLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER, DANIEL LIPPMAN, GARRETT ROSS and ELI OKUN… NOTHING. We desperately wanted to get an explanation about what JOE BIDEN meant when he spoke longingly about working with segregationists James Eastland and Herman Talmadge. But the Biden campaign to
