POLITICOadded this to Politics Martha McSally moves to head off GOP primary challengePOLITICO - By ALEX ISENSTADTThe Arizona senator asked President Donald Trump and other top Republicans to help her block a potential GOP opponent exploring a run. Arizona Sen. Martha McSally has grown fearful of a 2020 primary challenge
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsRobert Mueller Dems secure testimony from ‘reluctant’ MuellerPOLITICO - By ANDREW DESIDERIOThe special counsel’s public testimony before Congress is slated for July 17. Former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify in public before the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees on July
POLITICOadded this to Politics Progressive groups push 2020 Dems to decriminalize border crossings, defund ICEPOLITICO - By LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZLeading progressive groups will demand more Wednesday from Democratic White House hopefuls on immigration policy, calling for candidates to support the decriminalization of border crossings and the closure
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Trump: Migrant detention facilities are 'much better than they were under President Obama’POLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsThom Tillis Trump endorses Tillis in North CarolinaPOLITICO - By JAMES ARKINPresident Donald Trump waded into North Carolina's Senate primary on Tuesday and endorsed GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, who faces a primary challenge from a Republican businessman and a potentially tough general
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics ‘Kids are really suffering’ as migrant surge overwhelms health departmentPOLITICO - By RENUKA RAYASAM and DAN DIAMONDThe crunch is driven by a record influx of people crossing the border and complicated by the Trump administration’s policies. Hundreds of migrant children being transferred from squalid, overcrowded Border
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics DOJ urges definitive ruling from SCOTUS on census citizenship questionPOLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEINThe Trump administration made an unusual last-minute plea to the Supreme Court Tuesday, telling the justices that actions by lower courts make it urgent to act quickly to resolve the legality of adding
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsUnivision Democrats try out their Spanish on TV as they court Latino votersPOLITICO - By MICHAEL CALDERONEWhite House contenders are using Spanish-language television to introduce themselves to a voting demographic that largely has no clue who they are. Sen. Kamala Harris stopped by the set of Univision’s
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics 'I believe the president': GOP stands by Trump on sexual assault allegationPOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT and MELANIE ZANONARepublicans are dismissing E. Jean Carroll's accusation and still sticking with Trump. Republicans believe Donald Trump. They're not so sure about the woman. The president’s GOP allies in Congress are
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsOmarosa Manigault Newman Justice Department sues Omarosa over unfiled financial disclosurePOLITICO - By JOSH GERSTEINThe Justice Department is suing Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former aide in the Trump White House, for failing to file a legally required personal financial disclosure report after she was fired in 2017.
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsSonny Perdue Watch Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue dance around climate change questionsPOLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Five topics to watch for in the first Democratic debatesPOLITICO - By Beatrice Jin and Caitlin OpryskoThanks to Bernie Sanders’ 2016 run for president, “Medicare for All” has cemented itself firmly in the Democratic lexicon. Now, the 2020 candidates have embraced policies aimed at addressing the cost health
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsSonny Perdue Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue: Farmers are a 'casualty' in China trade warPOLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsIranian Iranian president: 'The White House is suffering from mental disability'POLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsJoe Biden Attack Biden in the debate? Dem rivals might think twicePOLITICO - By NATASHA KORECKIAs the front-runner in the Democratic primary, Joe Biden is likely to be dodging arrows in Thursday’s debate. But rival Democrats trying to distinguish themselves from the former vice president — or looking
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsRepublican Party Chaos erupts in Pennsylvania Republican Party after racy texts scandalPOLITICO - By HOLLY OTTERBEINThe party chairman resigns, and a potentially brutal battle could begin to replace him in a state critical to Donald Trump's reelection. The embattled leader of the Pennsylvania GOP has resigned amid #MeToo
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Pelosi: Border spending bill is 'for the children'POLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Trump expected to tap acting ICE Director Morgan for border commissionerPOLITICO - By TED HESSON and QUINT FORGEYPresident Donald Trump is poised to tap Mark Morgan, his current acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, to take over border security operations, according to a senior administration official
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee POLITICO Playbook PM: Melania announces Stephanie Grisham as press secy and comms directorPOLITICO - By ANNA PALMER, JAKE SHERMAN, DANIEL LIPPMAN, ELI OKUN and GARRETT ROSSBREAKING … NYT’S CAITLIN DICKERSON and ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS: “Acting Border Protection Chief Expected to Resign as Migrant Children Are Returned to Texas Facility”: “The Customs and Border Protection agency’s
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsMelania Trump Melania Trump's senior aide to replace Sarah SandersPOLITICO - By ANDREW RESTUCCIAStephanie Grisham, a top aide to First Lady Melania Trump, will be the next White House press secretary, replacing Sarah Huckabee Sanders and taking on an elevated role as President Donald Trump's communications
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsCollege & University The college students who live in homeless sheltersPOLITICO - By CLAIRE BRYANPoliticians love to talk about college costs. But there’s a big one that they’ve barely started to address. Each morning, Alexis Eanes and her two children would emerge from their two-door silver Honda
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Dems threaten to block defense bill absent Iran debatePOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT, MARIANNE LEVINE and CONNOR O’BRIENSenate Democrats are demanding a vote on an amendment to require congressional authorization for war with Iran. Democratic opposition to moving forward on defense legislation without an Iran debate is
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsDuncan Hunter Prosecutors: Rep. Duncan Hunter used campaign funds to pursue affairsPOLITICO - By MELANIE ZANONA, KYLE CHENEY and JOSH GERSTEINFederal prosecutors have accused Rep. Duncan Hunter of improperly using campaign funds to pursue numerous romantic affairs with congressional aides and lobbyists, according to a new court filing late night.
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsChinese Communist Party Trump and Xi to meet as trade war damage growsPOLITICO - By DOUG PALMERBoth leaders are facing mounting pressure at home to soften tensions. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are both facing intense domestic pressure to de-escalate the trade war between
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsRobert Mueller Mueller could face 2 subpoenas to testify before CongressPOLITICO - By KYLE CHENEY and ANDREW DESIDERIOThe House Intelligence and Judiciary committees are both eyeing subpoenas to the former special counsel. The House Intelligence and Judiciary committees are “linking arms” on whether to issue a subpoena
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsElizabeth Warren How Sen. Elizabeth Warren would overhaul electionsPOLITICO - By ALEX THOMPSONDemocrat Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to give the federal government a far bigger role in setting the rules for elections, rather than deferring to states and localities. "[T]he
POLITICOadded this to CongressHouses No pay raise for House members after GOP balksPOLITICO - By JOHN BRESNAHANA pay raise for House members won’t happen — at least for now — as Democrats have postponed voting on a congressional spending bill that included the politically risky measure, according to members and
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsNancy Pelosi Pelosi steers House to passage of border spending packagePOLITICO - By SARAH FERRIS, HEATHER CAYGLE and JENNIFER SCHOLTESThe speaker whipped her caucus behind closed doors amid frustration from the left. The House on Tuesday approved billions of dollars to ease the humanitarian crisis at the southern border, delivering hard-fought
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsC-Bo Soaring federal debt risks 'fiscal crisis,' budget agency warnsPOLITICO - By CAITLIN EMMAFederal debt held by the public is already sky high and it’s expected to soar during the next 30 years if current laws remain unchanged — dramatically escalating the risk of a “fiscal crisis,“ the CBO
