Monday, January 21, 2019
Kamala Harris
I like it! I like Sherrod Brown too. Harris - Brown 2020
Rolling Stone: Kamala Harris Officially Enters the 2020 Race on MLK Day - The California senator formally announced her plans to run for president during an appearance on “Good Morning America” by Jamil Smith
Rolling Stone: Kamala Harris Officially Enters the 2020 Race on MLK Day - The California senator formally announced her plans to run for president during an appearance on “Good Morning America” by Jamil Smith
Plan
NY Times: Republicans Push Trump Immigration Plan, Seeking to Corner Democrats on Shutdown By Sheryl and Gay Stolberg
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, plans to bring up legislation as early as Tuesday that would wrap Mr. Trump’s proposal into a broader package that would include billions of dollars in disaster relief and immediately reopen the government, an aide said. The move is intended to ratchet up pressure on Democrats, who have insisted they will not negotiate with Mr. Trump until the shutdown is over.
The Fight
NY Times: McConnell and Pelosi Have a Fraught Relationship. The Shutdown Hasn’t Helped
As the reality of divided government sank in the day after the midterm elections, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican who had just expanded his majority, held out hope that he and incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would find a way to get things done despite their deep differences.
Revision Number Fifty
NY Times: Giuliani Says Talks for Trump Tower in Moscow Lasted Through 2016 Election
Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump’s personal lawyer, said on Sunday that discussions about building a Trump Tower in Moscow lasted through the November 2016 election, months longer than previously confirmed.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Never
NY Times: BuzzFeed’s Cohen Story Suggests Trump Never Wanted to Be President - His campaign was a marketing venture. Why else refuse to put business on hold? By Frank Bruni
He never really expected to be president. More than that, he never really hoped to be.
That’s why he didn’t put business matters on hold or disentangle himself from glaring conflicts of interest. That’s why he refused to yoke himself to the sorts of rules that his predecessors had endeavored to follow.
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