POLITICOadded this to PoliticsRonna McDaniel Trump raises $24.8 million in less than 24 hours, RNC saysPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYPresident Donald Trump raked in nearly $25 million in campaign contributions for his re-election effort in less than 24 hours, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee said Wednesday. “@realDonaldTrump
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Navy Top Iranian official: 'There will not be a military confrontation' with U.S.POLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYA top Iranian national security official said Wednesday that his nation and the U.S. will not engage in a military conflict, even as the Trump administration appeared to escalate tensions with Tehran days
POLITICOadded this to Morning MoneyJerome Powell Trump can't demote PowellPOLITICO - By BEN WHITE and AUBREE ELIZA WEAVEREditor’s Note: This edition of Morning Money is published weekdays at 8 a.m. POLITICO Pro Financial Services subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 5:15 a.m. To learn
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsJamal Khashoggi UN expert eyes probe of Saudi prince role in Khashoggi deathPOLITICO - By ASSOCIATED PRESSGENEVA — An independent U.N. human rights expert investigating the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday recommended an investigation into the possible role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics POLITICO Playbook: The fiscal time bomb ticking beneath Trump’s presidencyPOLITICO - By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER and DANIEL LIPPMANPRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S legislative agenda is quickly slipping away from him. HERE WE ARE, on June 19, and Congress and the White House are woefully behind on two critical priorities that most believe
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsDemocratic National Committee Poll: Democrats shrug at debate complaintsPOLITICO - By ZACH MONTELLAROThe majority of Democratic primary voters say the DNC is conducting the debates 'fairly.' Presidential candidates and lawmakers alike have been bellyaching about how the Democratic National Committee handling
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsImpeachment Poll: Democratic support for impeachment growsPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYMore than two-thirds of Democratic voters believe Congress should launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, as support in the party rises for kicking off the process, a POLITICO/Morning
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsLinda McMahon How to raise $300 millionPOLITICO - By ZACK STANTONLinda McMahon, chair of the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action, opens up about her plans for 2020. Subscribe to Women Rule on Apple Podcasts here. | Subscribe via Spotify here. Even after four years,
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsRichard Shelby Fight over flight to Cochran funeral breaks out in Senate Appropriations CommitteePOLITICO - By JOHN BRESNAHANTwo staffers were demoted after dispute over flight arrangements for the late Mississippi senator's funeral. What started as a routine request — arranging for a government flight to take senators to the
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsRobert Mueller Dems seize on Hope Hicks testimony to break Trump's oversight blockadePOLITICO - By KYLE CHENEYThe president's former longtime confidante previously detailed efforts by the president to thwart Mueller's Russia probe. Hope Hicks’ name appears 184 times in special counsel Robert Mueller’s blockbuster
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsTom Cotton Tom Cotton wants to bomb Iran, and he has Trump's earPOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETTThe hawkish Republican senator is ramping up pressure to inflict ‘pain’ on Iran. Tom Cotton is the most outspoken champion for bombing Iran in a Senate filled with Republican hawks. And he’s got President
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsElizabeth Warren Warren emerges as potential compromise nomineePOLITICO - By NATASHA KORECKI and CHARLIE MAHTESIANCentrists who once said the senator would lead the party to ruin are coming around to her as an alternative to Bernie Sanders. CHARLESTON, S.C. — There was a time not so long ago when leading Democrats
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsArkansas Senate ‘She’s extremely serious’: Sarah Sanders eyes run for Arkansas governorPOLITICO - By ANDREW RESTUCCIA and DANIEL LIPPMANThe outgoing White House press secretary got a recent boost when President Donald Trump encouraged her to run. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the outgoing White House press secretary, is seriously considering
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics House votes to block Trump's transgender troop banPOLITICO - By CONNOR O’BRIENThe House voted Tuesday to block the Pentagon’s new transgender troop policy, taking a swipe at President Donald Trump’s move to ban transgender service in the military. During debate on a $1 trillion
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics 'Keep America Great' makes the crowd go wildPOLITICO - By MATTHEW CHOIPresident Donald Trump officially launched his reelection campaign Tuesday, and few things got the assembled crowd going like a modified slogan. Speaking in Orlando, Fla., Trump issued a common refrain
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Trump's 2020 crusade: 'The swamp is fighting back so viciously and violently'POLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsTrump Administration Trump Delivers a 'Bizarro World' Re-Election SpeechPOLITICO - By JEFF GREENFIELDThe president offered a weirdly unchanged reprise of his 2016 themes—except now Americans have a lot more information about the man making the promises. Jeff Greenfield is a five-time Emmy-winning network
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Watch Trump supporters scream 'lock her up' — againPOLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsDonald Trump 'Every hero becomes a bore at last'POLITICO - By JOHN F. HARRISWith 2020 underway, Donald Trump needs to keep the 'Trump Show' interesting. Hillary Rodham Clinton could not stop him, and Robert Mueller so far has landed something less than a fatal blow. So the task
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Trump announces 2020 run, ramps up 'fake news' rhetoricPOLITICO
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Trump and Congress race to avoid fiscal time bombPOLITICO - By HEATHER CAYGLE and BURGESS EVERETTA quick deal might be in reach, but lawmakers fear Trump will blow it up. Congressional leaders in both parties are confident they can reach a deal to stave off a funding fiasco this fall — if only President
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsTrump Tower Trump stages his greatest show yetPOLITICO - By GABBY ORRThe president’s elaborate reelection rally in Florida featured thousands of adoring supporters. ORLANDO, Fla. — It was everything Donald Trump wanted, and so much more. The optics-obsessed president was
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsAlex Azar ‘They’re all fighting him’: Trump aides spar with health secretaryPOLITICO - By DAN DIAMOND, ANITA KUMAR, RACHANA PRADHAN and ADAM CANCRYNWith health care poised to play a crucial role in the 2020 election, infighting within the Trump administration threatens to derail some of the president’s most prominent pledges to voters. White House
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Waters calls on Facebook to halt digital currency plansPOLITICO - By ZACHARY WARMBRODTHouse Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters on Tuesday called on Facebook executives to testify before her committee and urged the social media giant to hold off on plans to develop a new digital
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Trump’s empty CabinetPOLITICO - By ELIANA JOHNSON and MARIANNE LEVINEA little more than a year ago, moments after he fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by tweet, President Donald Trump looked ahead optimistically to reshaping his Cabinet. Standing on the White House
POLITICOadded this to Politics America’s Vacuum at the U.N.POLITICO - By RICHARD GOWANThe absence of an ambassador there has created a mess of confusion and inaction that is hurting the U.S.’s diplomacy on key issues. Richard Gowan is U.N. Director for the International Crisis Group, which
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsMark Esper New acting Pentagon chief has closer ties to TrumpPOLITICO - By ELIANA JOHNSON, WESLEY MORGAN and CONNOR O’BRIENArmy Secretary Mark Esper, who's been tapped to be the new acting secretary of Defense, is a former aerospace executive like the departing Pat Shanahan. But he comes to the job with key supporters close
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsDonald Trump Jr Donald Trump's Orlando campaign rally, in photosPOLITICO - POLITICO Staff The president announced his 2020 presidential campaign during a boisterous Florida rally on Tuesday.
POLITICOadded this to Politics Bernie Sanders: 'We should definitely take a look at' breaking up Google, Amazon, ApplePOLITICO - By CRISTIANO LIMASen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday "we should definitely take a look at" splitting up Google, Amazon and Apple, though he stopped short of a full-throated call for their break-ups. "I worry very
