Analysis: Trump faces many obstacles if he’s serious about trying to make Republicans 'the party of health care'
-- In the wake of Bill Barr’s summary of Bob Mueller’s findings, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff maintains that he’s seen evidence that Trump colluded with Russia. “Undoubtedly there is collusion,” Schiff said in an interview with The Washington Post.
-- Conservative lawyer George Conway, who is married to White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, writes an op-ed for The Post demanding that the American public see Mueller’s full report and making the case that Trump is unfit for the presidency regardless of what it says.: “Barr’s letter revealed something unexpected about the obstruction issue: that Mueller said his ‘report does not conclude that the President committed a crime’ but that ‘it also does not exonerate him.
-- Trump’s lawyers were much more worried that Mueller would accuse him of obstruction of justice than collusion with the Russian government.: Martin and Jane Raskin “worked in coordination with constitutional lawyer Jay Sekulow, who led the Trump legal team. The Raskins dealt directly with Mueller's office ... And by the time they arrived, Mueller's prosecutors rarely asked probing questions about Russia.
“It hit me hard financially and led to baseless personal attacks,” Akhmetshin said in a statement. “As a result, my ability to earn a living has been impaired, my professional standing has been undermined and my personal relationships have suffered.” -- Rep. Ben Ray Luján , the No. 4 Democrat in the House, is expected to jump into New Mexico’s Senate race now that Sen. Tom Udall has announced he’ll retire, even though it would cost him the chance to replace Nancy Pelosi as speaker. : “While Luján hasn’t decided, he is heavily leaning toward jumping into the race to replace Udall, according to multiple Democratic lawmakers and aides familiar with Luján’s thinking.
DeVos responded that she was forced to make difficult decisions to control spending, but appeared to be realistic about her chances. ... Overall, the budget plan cuts more than $8.5 billion, about 12 percent, from the Education Department. Programs that would face cuts include one that supports after-school activities for children in impoverished communities, as well as a grant program for textbooks, equipment, counseling services and other needs for schools.
-- Vice President Pence promised that American astronauts would return to the moon within five years but offered few details on how NASA would accomplish the ambitious goal.: “In a fiery speech in Huntsville, Ala., Pence repeatedly said the space agency needs to act with a renewed sense of urgency to land humans on the moon for the first time since 1972.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks via video from Israel to the 2019 AIPAC conference. -- Speaking on the final day of the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar for suggesting that Israel’s allies in America are motivated by money.
-- The former head of Interpol was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party amid corruption charges. : “Meng Hongwei, who is 65, had committed serious violations of law and discipline, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said, accusing him of taking bribes and abusing his power to 'willfully squander national assets to give his family a luxurious life.' ... When he returned to China on a visit in September last year, he vanished.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Biden advisers mull Stacey Abrams for running mate | House Republicans invited to talk USMCA with TrumpAxios reports close advisers to former Vice President Joe Biden are debating the idea of packaging his presidential campaign announcement with a pledge to...
Read more »
Trump again knocks McCain as Republicans urge end to attacksWASHINGTON (AP) — More Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to halt his attacks on the late Sen. John McCain. But Trump is continuing to complain about the Arizona senator's health care vote seven months after McCain died of brain cancer.
Read more »
Republicans cheer, Democrats challenge Mueller’s findings on Trump and RussiaThe president and his supporters took a victory lap after the special counsel’s investigation finds he and his campaign did not conspire with efforts to swing the 2016 election.
Read more »
Trumps seeks maximum advantage from Mueller report as Democrats try to change subjectAttorney General Barr plans to take 'weeks, not months' to release more information from the Mueller report - Justice Department official. More:
Read more »
Trump surprises Republicans — and pleases Democrats — with push to revive health-care battleIn the wake of the Trump administration’s move to strike down Obamacare, neither the White House nor Republicans in Congress have offered new replacement plans.
Read more »
Trump again swipes at Puerto Rico in closed door lunch with RepublicansPresident Donald Trump, in a closed door meeting Tuesday with Senate Republicans, again took a swipe at Puerto Rico's fiscal management and the size of its disaster relief in the wake of damaging storms last week -- and he brought a visual aid to try and back up his point, according to senators in the room.
Read more »
Key Democrat says Mueller report summary puts matters ‘squarely in Congress’ court’After a summary of the special counsel’s findings was delivered Sunday afternoon, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said the next step is now up to lawmakers.
Read more »
Ex-Trump aide on prison: 'I had street cred' in 'Trump country'In his first ever interview on MSNBC, George Papadopoulos opens up to MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber about the Mueller probe, days after it ended. They got into why Papadopoulos stands by his guilty plea, how he was downplaying his contacts with Russia to “distance himself” from “stupid activities” and why he would be “honoured” to receive a pardon from Trump. Papadopoulos also describes his experience in prison after being sentenced in the Mueller probe, noting he had “street cred” because the prison was in “Trump country”
Read more »