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George W. Bush Calls For End To Shutdown With Pizza Delivery – HuffPost
Turning the post into a call for bipartisanship, Bush added, “It’s time for leaders on both sides to put politics aside, come together, and end this shutdown.”
BuzzFeed editor calls on Mueller to clarify what he’s disputing in Trump Tower investigation – CNN
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Trump says he will make a ‘major’ announcement on Saturday about the border and government shutdown – CNBC
<!– –> × MENU SEARCH QUOTES Politics President Donald Trump said he will make a “major” announcement on Saturday about the border and ongoing government shutdown. @realDonaldTrump: I will be making a major announcement concerning the Humanitarian Crisis on our Southern Border, and the Shutdown, tomorrow afternoon at 3 P.M., live from the @WhiteHouse. The president did not provide any further details on what he would discuss on what is…
Former President George W. Bush delivers pizza to his Secret Service detail as they work without pay during the government shutdown – INSIDER
Former President George W. Bush is calling for an end to the partial government shutdown, which is about to hit the one-month mark and is currently the longest shutdown in US history. In an appeal made on Instagram, the 43rd president asked “leaders on both sides to put politics aside, come together, and end this shutdown.” The caption was posted with an image of him and former First Lady Laura…
Teachers’ Strike Highlights Split Among Democrats Over Education – The Wall Street Journal
LOS ANGELES—The ongoing teachers’ strike roiling this city is highlighting renewed support for teachers unions and traditional public schools within the Democratic Party, eclipsing a push by some party members to embrace charter schools and other education options. The strike—among the first in the current string of teacher protests to unfold in a blue state—is pitting the two sides of the debate against each other, underscoring a major policy difference…
Nazi salute and sign in post by two students in Minnesota condemned by school officials – NBC News
School administrators in a town outside Minneapolis are condemning as “anti-Semitic” and “outrageous” a social media post showing two students giving a Nazi salute in front of a poster that appears to make light of Hitler and Nazis. The two students from Minnetonka High School are pictured giving the Nazi salute while in front of an invitation to a dance that reads: “Sweethearts would be a Hit(ler) w/ you, and…
BuzzFeed’s story depends on Trump being heard on tape – Washington Examiner
BuzzFeed’s extraordinary report last night suggests that President Trump conspired to induce perjury and obstruct justice. It has excited many Democrats. But even if BuzzFeed is correct in its central assertion — that two federal law enforcement sources say Trump told his former attorney, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress — I’m not convinced it’s a major problem for the president. Unless, that is, law enforcement has audio recordings of…
Nancy Pelosi has a blank check, and she’d rather spite Trump than cash it – Washington Examiner
The president and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., have made it abundantly clear that this is all a performance to them. Trump had two years of Republican control of the House and Senate and failed to prioritize his premier campaign promise: increased border security. A GOP-controlled Congress didn’t pass so much as an e-verify expansion bill, let alone secure funding for his wall. He waited until the eleventh hour before…
China’s proposed trade deal is a con job designed specifically for Trump – Washington Examiner
On Friday, markets jumped in response to news of a potential deal to end the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. Naturally, investors are happy just to hear that. But China’s proposal, to boost imports of U.S. goods and cut back on America’s trade deficit with China, won’t solve any of the core issues that sparked the trade war in the first place. Does China cheat on…
President Trump, North Korean Leader Kim Agree To Second Meeting Next Month – NPR
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump shake hands prior to their meeting in Singapore in June 2018. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump shake hands prior to their meeting in Singapore in June 2018. Evan Vucci/AP Updated at 3:53 p.m. ET President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have agreed to a second meeting…
4 boys charged with kidnapping, raping girl in Delaware – NBCNews.com
BEAR, Del.— Four boys ranging in age from 12 to 14 have been charged with kidnapping and raping a girl in Delaware last month, police announced Friday. New Castle County Police said in a statement that officers called to a community in Bear on Dec. 11 learned the boys forced the girl into a home and raped her. They say two boys also threatened her with a weapon, warning her…
‘We’ll send the wall to them’: Trump campaign lets people send ‘bricks’ to Pelosi, Schumer – USA TODAY
CLOSE President Trump fired a new shot in the war over ownership of the government shutdown. Trump canceled a military flight Pelosi had booked. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s campaign is raising money to send bricks to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over the ongoing dispute to fund a wall along the southern border that led to the partial government shutdown. “Since Chuck and Nancy…
Reporter with checkered past comes back with Trump Tower Moscow bombshells for BuzzFeed – CNN
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Trump and Kim Jong-un to Hold Second Summit Meeting Next Month – The New York Times
The first step the North Koreans were expected to take after the June meeting was a detailed inventory of their nuclear assets. That was to include the number of weapons they have produced — variously estimated at 20 to 60 — the locations of those weapons, any nuclear materials used to produce new weapons and a detailed list of their missiles and missile launchers. The United States wanted to use…
The Los Angeles Teacher Strike’s Class Size Conundrum – NPR
On the first day of the teacher strike, demonstrators marched in downtown Los Angeles for, among other things, more nurses, librarians and counselors, and smaller class sizes. Roxanne Turpen for NPR hide caption toggle caption Roxanne Turpen for NPR On the first day of the teacher strike, demonstrators marched in downtown Los Angeles for, among other things, more nurses, librarians and counselors, and smaller class sizes. Roxanne Turpen for NPR…
HR 1: McConnell calls House Democrats’ anti-corruption bill a “power grab” – Vox
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took square aim at the sweeping anti-corruption and voting rights bill House Democrats are pushing as their first of the year. McConnell wrote a scathing op-ed in the Washington Post on Thursday, characterizing the bill as a Democratic attempt to “grow the federal government’s power over Americans’ political speech and elections.” “It should be called the Democrat Politician Protection Act,” he wrote. Join the Vox…
Pelosi claims Afghanistan trip canceled over security risks – CNN
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Here’s why Trump should worry about the latest report on his directing Cohen to lie to Congress – Washington Examiner
President Trump now stands accused of directing his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about Trump’s attempt to court Vladimir Putin during the campaign and build a hotel in Moscow. After two years of “bombshell” reports that proved duds, and “this is the beginning of the end!!!” declarations from the press, it’s natural to be skeptical of the import of this one. Also, after the biggest earlier bombshells…
Trump reportedly told Cohen to lie to Congress. Two days ago, William Barr said that’s a crime. – ThinkProgress
President Donald Trump directed his former fixer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about a real estate deal that the president’s company was pursuing in Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a bombshell report published late Thursday by BuzzFeed News. The revelation comes two days after William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, was grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee about his views on whether the president can…
WATCH LIVE: Jason Van Dyke sentencing hearing for Laquan McDonald murder – WLS-TV
Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murdering 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, will find out his sentence Friday. Van Dyke is expected to testify on his own behalf. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan will also hear from Van Dyke’s wife and teen daughter, as well as McDonald’s family. TIMELINE: Jason Van Dyke trial, Laquan McDonald shooting In 2014, Van Dyke shot the black teen 16 times. Video of…