U.S. Politics Trump unleashes chaotic week on WashingtonPOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT, JOHN BRESNAHAN and NANCY COOKAn infrastructure meeting imploded, budget talks stalled and a disaster aid deal only barely survived. One day after President Donald Trump indicated he would not cut deals with Congress while he’s being
Cory Booker Booker builds out campaign teamPOLITICO - By NATASHA KORECKICory Booker bolstered his presidential campaign staff Thursday by rolling out more than a dozen new national team members, including a national policy director, a chief technology officer and a research
John Delaney How John Delaney would address climate changePOLITICO - By GAVIN BADEBusinessman and former Maryland Rep. John Delaney on Thursday released his climate plan as he tries to gain traction in a crowded Democratic primary. Delaney, like many other candidates, says his plan
Donald Trump Trump's 'most transparent president' claim looks cloudyPOLITICO - By ANDREW RESTUCCIAA personally accessible president has approved several precedent-breaking retreats from public disclosure. President Donald Trump won’t release White House visitor logs, he refuses to hand over his tax
U.S. Politics Trump’s Walkout Hits a WallPOLITICO - By JACK SHAFERReal, pretend or imaginary—it doesn’t matter. The president needs to replace the theatrical tantrum with a political tactic that works. How real are Donald Trump’s temper tantrums? Not very, says professional
U.S. Politics ‘We’re not at that place’: Pelosi gets breathing room on impeachmentPOLITICO - By HEATHER CAYGLE and SARAH FERRISThe speaker heads into recess having tamped down growing calls to remove Trump from office. The California Democrat sent lawmakers out the door Thursday for a 10-day Memorial Day break after tamping down
Bill Weld Weld lays out GOP primary map for defeating TrumpPOLITICO - By DANIEL STRAUSSFormer Massachusetts Gov. BIll Weld said he‘ll be directing his campaign toward open primary states where he expects to win crossover votes from Democrats intent on casting a vote against President Donald
Peter Strzok Trump to Strzok and Page: You should have used a private serverPOLITICO - By KATIE GALIOTOPresident Donald Trump offered some advice on Thursday to former Trump-Russia FBI investigators Peter Strzok and Lisa Page: You should have used a private server. “They didn't use their private server
Huawei Trump: Huawei could be 'part of a trade deal'POLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFPresident Donald Trump suggested Thursday that his administration's blacklisting of Chinese telecom giant Huawei could become a bargaining chip in trade negotiations with China. After warning that "Huawei
Robert Mueller Dems ready Mueller strategy shiftPOLITICO - By KYLE CHENEY and ANDREW DESIDERIODemocrats are aiming to highlight the substance of Mueller's 448-page report. Democrats admit it: They need to shift their post-Mueller strategy. They’ve been so busy fighting technical battles over access
Donald Trump 'Extremely stable genius': Trump defends his mental fitness as he tears into PelosiPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEY and DANIEL LIPPMANThe speaker says he needs 'an intervention.' The president says 'she's lost it.' Washington’s political chaos descended into farce on Thursday when the speaker of the House and the president of the United
Julian Assange DOJ accuses Assange of violating Espionage ActPOLITICO - By NATASHA BERTRANDThe Justice Department has hit WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with Espionage Act charges, escalating a legal fight against the high-profile activist and alarming press freedom activists. DOJ had previously
Donald Trump Judges fast-track court fight over Trump financial recordsPOLITICO - By DARREN SAMUELSOHNAn appeals court scheduled oral arguments for July 12 in the case, which pits the president’s attorneys against House Democrats. President Donald Trump’s fight to stop the release of his financial records
Arlington National Cemetery Trump makes unannounced visit to Arlington National CemeteryPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYPresident Donald Trump on Thursday made an unannounced trip to Arlington National Cemetery, where he and first lady Melania Trump planted American flags at the graves of several fallen U.S. service members.
Mark Zuckerberg Zuckerberg dismisses calls to break up FacebookPOLITICO - By CRISTIANO LIMAFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday rebuffed calls for the company to be broken up over competition concerns, disputing claims the firm has grown too dominant. During a call with reporters, Zuckerberg
China Trump planning more restrictions on tech exports to ChinaPOLITICO - By ADAM BEHSUDIThe Trump administration is taking steps toward issuing even more restrictions on exports of high-tech goods to China as the U.S. ratchets up its trade war with Beijing, according to two people familiar
U.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook PM: Pelosi lights up TrumpPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER, DANIEL LIPPMAN, GARRETT ROSS and ELI OKUNTAKE STOCK OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED … Speaker NANCY PELOSI just said the following things about President DONALD TRUMP: -- HE MIGHT’VE COMMITTED IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES: “The president’s behavior in terms of
Nancy Pelosi Pelosi: Trump needs ‘an intervention’ after White House blowupPOLITICO - By JORDYN HERMANISpeaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Donald Trump needs “an intervention” after his latest “temper tantrum” at the White House, ratcheting up her criticism of a president she says is not fit for office.
Donald Trump A New Way to Cover Trump’s TweetsPOLITICO - By JACK SHAFERThe press needs a few new guidelines to keep one itchy finger from derailing the whole 2020 campaign. President Donald Trump has been tweeting and retweeting with such velocity in recent weeks that his
Kellyanne Conway Kellyanne Conway accuses Pelosi of treating her like a 'maid'POLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOKellyanne Conway escalated a feud with Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, accusing the House speaker of treating her like "her maid" following the previous day’s disastrous meeting on infrastructure. Conway, a
Marianne Williamson Spirituality guru Marianne Williamson locks in 2020 debate spotPOLITICO - By STEVEN SHEPARD and ZACH MONTELLAROMarianne Williamson, a self-help author and failed congressional candidate running an upstart campaign for president, is virtually ensured a spot in the first series of Democratic debates next month. has
Pete Buttigieg Buttigieg likens Trump to a 'crazy uncle'POLITICO - By KATIE GALIOTOThe South Bend mayor also accused of him of using a 'fake' injury to avoid Vietnam. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Thursday likened his approach to taking on President Donald Trump to dealing with
Paul Manafort Bank CEO charged with approving loans for Manafort to score senior Trump postPOLITICO - By NATASHA BERTRANDThe indictment is the latest reverberation of the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation but is not one of the criminal referrals made during the probe. A Chicago bank executive arranged roughly
Sears Warren, Ocasio-Cortez press Mnuchin for answers on Sears bankruptcyPOLITICO - By ZACHARY WARMBRODTSen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday called on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to disclose more information about his role in the demise of Sears, for whom he served as
TSA TSA predicts record-breaking summer travel as employees head to the borderPOLITICO - By STEPHANIE BEASLEYThe Transportation Security Administration is bracing for its busiest summer ever, even as airports worry that screening lines could balloon when the Department of Homeland Security siphons employees from
Tech Industry House lawmakers press forward on infrastructurePOLITICO - By ALEXANDRA S. LEVINEWith help from John Hendel, Cristiano Lima and Margaret Harding McGill PROGRAMMING NOTE: Morning Tech will not publish on Monday May 27. Our next Morning Tech newsletter will publish on Tuesday May 28.
