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Nadler says he could subpoena Mueller within two weeks
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler told Democratic leaders he may subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller in the next two weeks, Politico reports.
Nadler said at the Tuesday meeting that he may issue the subpoena if Mueller does not agree to testify voluntarily.
Nadler has said publicly he’ll subpoena Mueller “if we have to.”
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Department of Homeland Security officials alleged at a lunch with Senators this week that migrants are “renting babies” to get across the US border.
Senator Chuck Grassley said DHS officials made the claim Wednesday, Politico reported.
“I can’t believe that this actually happened, that the people down there in Central America or Mexico are renting babies to get across the border and then sending the babies back and renting them again to come back across the border,” Grassley said.
I can't believe it either!
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The visual of Donald Trump’s Fox News interview calling special counsel Robert Mueller a “fool” and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “disaster,” as he speaks from Normandy with the graves of fallen soldiers as the backdrop.
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A new detail on how the Democratic National Committee will decide who gets into the primary debates, via Politico: they are excluding polls that ask respondents to name their favored candidate in an open-ended question, as opposed to listing the candidates’ names.
That seemingly obscure detail could mean Montana Gov. Steve Bullock gets shut out of the debates. Bullock appeared to have hit the threshold of earning 1% in three eligible polls. But one of them was an ABC News/Washington Post poll which was open-ended. The DNC told Politico Thursday that that poll won’t count.
Bullock’s campaign blasted the decision. “While Gov. Bullock was expanding Medicaid to one in ten Montanans despite a two-thirds Republican legislature, the DNC was making arbitrary rules behind closed doors,” campaign manager Jenn Ridder told Politico. “The DNC’s unmasking of this rule singles out the only Democratic candidate who won a Trump state — and penalizes him for doing his job.”
The DNC also confirmed that they will in fact count a Reuters poll that had been in question, where New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hit 1% among a sampling of all Americans, but not among registered voters. That means de Blasio has definitely qualified by getting 1% in three polls.
The deadline to qualify is June 12. If more than 20 candidates make the cut, the DNC will apply tighter rules to decide who gets in. They’ve set a max of 20 participating candidates.
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6m ago 14:25
The Trump administration is opening a new facility in Texas to house immigrant youth, CNN reports.
The temporary shelter in Carrizo Springs, Texas, will be operated by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement.
The administration said Wednesday it was cutting English classes, soccer and other recreation, and legal aid for immigrant kids held in shelters.
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9m ago 14:22
House Democrats officially introduced a resolution Thursday to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress, the Hill reports.
The pair defied subpoenas and refused to testify and turn over documents to the House Judiciary Committee.
The resolution would allow committee chairman Jerry Nadler to go to court and ask a judge to enforce the subpoena for Barr to turn over special counsel Robert Mueller’s full unredacted report, and for McGahn to hand over documents and appear to testify.
A full House vote on the resolution is expected next Tuesday.
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19m ago 14:11
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has fired the lawyers who arranged his guilty plea, CNN reports.
Attorneys Rob Kelner and Steve Anthony, said in a court filing Thursday morning that Flynn was was “terminating” them.
Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
He has not yet been sentenced after repeated delays.
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39m ago 13:51
Rep. Richard Neal says he will introduce a resolution of disapproval to block Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico if the president goes through with his threat, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D., Mass) said he would introduce a resolution of disapproval if Mr. Trump moves ahead with the Mexico tariffs https:/*******huL9OPz3Na
June 6, 2019
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46m ago 13:45
Presidential hopeful Rep. Seth Moulton is proposing a review of the service records of gay and lesbian troops kicked out of the military, allowing the Pentagon to change them to honorable discharges.
Before gay service members were allowed in the military, those whose sexual orientation was uncovered were given a dishonorable discharge. That makes them ineligible for some veterans’ benefits.
“If you were kicked out of the service because you’re gay or you engaged in homosexual activity, then we are going to right that wrong. We’re going to restore your discharge, upgrading it to honorable discharge if you received an other-than-honorable discharge or dishonorable discharge because of just who you are,” Moulton, a combat veteran, told CNN’s New Day.
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51m ago 13:40
Department of Homeland Security officials alleged at a lunch with Senators this week that migrants are “renting babies” to get across the US border.
Senator Chuck Grassley said DHS officials made the claim Wednesday, Politico reported.
“I can’t believe that this actually happened, that the people down there in Central America or Mexico are renting babies to get across the border and then sending the babies back and renting them again to come back across the border,” Grassley said.
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1h ago 13:30
Nadler says he could subpoena Mueller within two weeks
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler told Democratic leaders he may subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller in the next two weeks, Politico reports.
Nadler said at the Tuesday meeting that he may issue the subpoena if Mueller does not agree to testify voluntarily.
Nadler has said publicly he’ll subpoena Mueller “if we have to.”
Updated at 1.55pm EDT
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1h ago 13:21
Three House Democrats are asking Donald Trump to reconsider his plans to speak at National Mall Fourth of July celebrations.
House majority leader Steny Hoyer, Raúl Grijalva and Betty McCollum sent a letter to Trump Thursday urging him to call it off, Politico reported.
They said the speech “could create the appearance of a televised, partisan campaign rally on the Mall at public expense” and waste taxpayer money.
“For decades, the Fourth of July on the National Mall has been non-partisan and apolitical,” they wrote. “We respectfully call on you to look for ways to complement, not conflict with, the Fourth of July celebration, such as considering an earlier time or alternative location for your remarks.”
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1h ago 13:03
Under pressure from Donald Trump to curb immigration, Mexico has arrested two prominent organizers of migrant caravans, the LA Times reports.
They arrested Ireneo Mujica, the director of Pueblo Sin Fronteras, the activist group that organized several caravans, and Cristobal Sanchez, another member of the group.
They are accused of human trafficking.
Pueblo Sin Fronteras called the detentions part of a “campaign of criminalization and harassment by the authorities, both Mexican and American,” according to the LA Times.
Donald Trump has threatened 5% tariffs on Mexican goods starting next week if the country does not take unspecified action to stop people from crossing the border into the US.
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2h ago 12:55
Elizabeth Warren announces her campaign workers have officially unionized.
Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren)
My campaign has submitted their support to join @IBEW 2320. Every worker who wants to join a union, bargain collectively, & make their voice heard should have a chance to do so. The labor movement has long fought for the dignity of working people, & we’re proud to be part of it.
June 6, 2019
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2h ago 12:30
The visual of Donald Trump’s Fox News interview calling special counsel Robert Mueller a “fool” and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “disaster,” as he speaks from Normandy with the graves of fallen soldiers as the backdrop.
Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett)
With headstones of the fallen in the background ... https:/*******3NUYYGSK8l
June 6, 2019
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper)
Just yards from the graves of fallen heroes, on the 75th anniversary of #DDay. https:/*******hgBNWCDF3y
June 6, 2019
Updated at 12.32pm EDT
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2h ago 12:27
Ohio’s House of Representatives has approved a bill that would require workers to declare their legal immigration before filing a worker’s compensation claim if they’re injured on the job, Ohio News Service reports.
Mason Pesek (@MasonPesek)
This is a disgusting proposal that hurts every working Ohioan. It would bar them from comp to which they are entitled, and even if we are entertaining absurd conservative rationale this would encourage exploitative employers to hire MORE exempt workers https:/*******baBDrIBXiI
June 6, 2019
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2h ago 12:24
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company has struck a multi-year deal with Spotify to produce podcasts, CNN reports.
The former first couple are expected to appear at time on certain podcasts, though their role will be primarily in development an production.
Brian Stelter (@brianstelter)
Just in: Barack and Michelle Obama's production company has struck a multi-year deal with Spotify. The Obamas will "develop, produce, and lend their voices to select podcasts."https:/*******KhKlo5kgdq
June 6, 2019
The Obamas previously struck a similar deal with Netflix.
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2h ago 12:06
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has railed against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, will make his first Fox News appearance as a candidate for president this evening. He’s set to appear on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier at 6pm, according to an advisory from his campaign.
De Blasio has also been angling for a Fox News town hall.
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3h ago 11:54
A new detail on how the Democratic National Committee will decide who gets into the primary debates, via Politico: they are excluding polls that ask respondents to name their favored candidate in an open-ended question, as opposed to listing the candidates’ names.
That seemingly obscure detail could mean Montana Gov. Steve Bullock gets shut out of the debates. Bullock appeared to have hit the threshold of earning 1% in three eligible polls. But one of them was an ABC News/Washington Post poll which was open-ended. The DNC told Politico Thursday that that poll won’t count.
Bullock’s campaign blasted the decision. “While Gov. Bullock was expanding Medicaid to one in ten Montanans despite a two-thirds Republican legislature, the DNC was making arbitrary rules behind closed doors,” campaign manager Jenn Ridder told Politico. “The DNC’s unmasking of this rule singles out the only Democratic candidate who won a Trump state — and penalizes him for doing his job.”
The DNC also confirmed that they will in fact count a Reuters poll that had been in question, where New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hit 1% among a sampling of all Americans, but not among registered voters. That means de Blasio has definitely qualified by getting 1% in three polls.
The deadline to qualify is June 12. If more than 20 candidates make the cut, the DNC will apply tighter rules to decide who gets in. They’ve set a max of 20 participating candidates.
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3h ago 11:42
Washington governor and presidential candidate Jay Inslee is asking his Democratic rivals to join him in urging the Democratic National Committee to reconsider its refusal to hold a debate focused on climate.
“The grassroots of the Democratic Party have clearly spoken in favor of a climate debate. I remain deeply disappointed that the DNC has chosen not to listen to these Democrats, and has threatened to punish candidates who would participate in an outside climate debate,” Inslee said Thursday. “Today, I am calling on my fellow presidential candidates to urge the DNC to reconsider its position on a climate debate. Together, we can speak to the DNC with a loud voice: We need a full-length debate on the climate crisis.”
The DNC said Wednesday that it would not be holding a climate debate, and Inslee said the party also threatened to exclude him from future debates if he participates in a climate debate hosted by an outside organization.
Elizabeth Warren and Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that there should be a climate debate.
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler told Democratic leaders he may subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller in the next two weeks, Politico reports.
Nadler said at the Tuesday meeting that he may issue the subpoena if Mueller does not agree to testify voluntarily.
Nadler has said publicly he’ll subpoena Mueller “if we have to.”
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Department of Homeland Security officials alleged at a lunch with Senators this week that migrants are “renting babies” to get across the US border.
Senator Chuck Grassley said DHS officials made the claim Wednesday, Politico reported.
“I can’t believe that this actually happened, that the people down there in Central America or Mexico are renting babies to get across the border and then sending the babies back and renting them again to come back across the border,” Grassley said.
I can't believe it either!
***
The visual of Donald Trump’s Fox News interview calling special counsel Robert Mueller a “fool” and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “disaster,” as he speaks from Normandy with the graves of fallen soldiers as the backdrop.
***
A new detail on how the Democratic National Committee will decide who gets into the primary debates, via Politico: they are excluding polls that ask respondents to name their favored candidate in an open-ended question, as opposed to listing the candidates’ names.
That seemingly obscure detail could mean Montana Gov. Steve Bullock gets shut out of the debates. Bullock appeared to have hit the threshold of earning 1% in three eligible polls. But one of them was an ABC News/Washington Post poll which was open-ended. The DNC told Politico Thursday that that poll won’t count.
Bullock’s campaign blasted the decision. “While Gov. Bullock was expanding Medicaid to one in ten Montanans despite a two-thirds Republican legislature, the DNC was making arbitrary rules behind closed doors,” campaign manager Jenn Ridder told Politico. “The DNC’s unmasking of this rule singles out the only Democratic candidate who won a Trump state — and penalizes him for doing his job.”
The DNC also confirmed that they will in fact count a Reuters poll that had been in question, where New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hit 1% among a sampling of all Americans, but not among registered voters. That means de Blasio has definitely qualified by getting 1% in three polls.
The deadline to qualify is June 12. If more than 20 candidates make the cut, the DNC will apply tighter rules to decide who gets in. They’ve set a max of 20 participating candidates.
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6m ago 14:25
The Trump administration is opening a new facility in Texas to house immigrant youth, CNN reports.
The temporary shelter in Carrizo Springs, Texas, will be operated by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement.
The administration said Wednesday it was cutting English classes, soccer and other recreation, and legal aid for immigrant kids held in shelters.
9m ago 14:22
House Democrats officially introduced a resolution Thursday to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress, the Hill reports.
The pair defied subpoenas and refused to testify and turn over documents to the House Judiciary Committee.
The resolution would allow committee chairman Jerry Nadler to go to court and ask a judge to enforce the subpoena for Barr to turn over special counsel Robert Mueller’s full unredacted report, and for McGahn to hand over documents and appear to testify.
A full House vote on the resolution is expected next Tuesday.
19m ago 14:11
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has fired the lawyers who arranged his guilty plea, CNN reports.
Attorneys Rob Kelner and Steve Anthony, said in a court filing Thursday morning that Flynn was was “terminating” them.
Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
He has not yet been sentenced after repeated delays.
39m ago 13:51
Rep. Richard Neal says he will introduce a resolution of disapproval to block Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexico if the president goes through with his threat, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics)
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D., Mass) said he would introduce a resolution of disapproval if Mr. Trump moves ahead with the Mexico tariffs https:/*******huL9OPz3Na
June 6, 2019
39m ago 13:51
Unlike many news organisations, we chose an approach that means all our reporting is free and available for everyone. We need your support to keep delivering quality journalism, to maintain our openness and to protect our precious independence. Every reader contribution, big or small, is so valuable.
For as little as $1 you can support us – and it only takes a minute. Thank you. Make a contribution - The Guardian
46m ago 13:45
Presidential hopeful Rep. Seth Moulton is proposing a review of the service records of gay and lesbian troops kicked out of the military, allowing the Pentagon to change them to honorable discharges.
Before gay service members were allowed in the military, those whose sexual orientation was uncovered were given a dishonorable discharge. That makes them ineligible for some veterans’ benefits.
“If you were kicked out of the service because you’re gay or you engaged in homosexual activity, then we are going to right that wrong. We’re going to restore your discharge, upgrading it to honorable discharge if you received an other-than-honorable discharge or dishonorable discharge because of just who you are,” Moulton, a combat veteran, told CNN’s New Day.
51m ago 13:40
Department of Homeland Security officials alleged at a lunch with Senators this week that migrants are “renting babies” to get across the US border.
Senator Chuck Grassley said DHS officials made the claim Wednesday, Politico reported.
“I can’t believe that this actually happened, that the people down there in Central America or Mexico are renting babies to get across the border and then sending the babies back and renting them again to come back across the border,” Grassley said.
1h ago 13:30
Nadler says he could subpoena Mueller within two weeks
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler told Democratic leaders he may subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller in the next two weeks, Politico reports.
Nadler said at the Tuesday meeting that he may issue the subpoena if Mueller does not agree to testify voluntarily.
Nadler has said publicly he’ll subpoena Mueller “if we have to.”
Updated at 1.55pm EDT
1h ago 13:21
Three House Democrats are asking Donald Trump to reconsider his plans to speak at National Mall Fourth of July celebrations.
House majority leader Steny Hoyer, Raúl Grijalva and Betty McCollum sent a letter to Trump Thursday urging him to call it off, Politico reported.
They said the speech “could create the appearance of a televised, partisan campaign rally on the Mall at public expense” and waste taxpayer money.
“For decades, the Fourth of July on the National Mall has been non-partisan and apolitical,” they wrote. “We respectfully call on you to look for ways to complement, not conflict with, the Fourth of July celebration, such as considering an earlier time or alternative location for your remarks.”
1h ago 13:03
Under pressure from Donald Trump to curb immigration, Mexico has arrested two prominent organizers of migrant caravans, the LA Times reports.
They arrested Ireneo Mujica, the director of Pueblo Sin Fronteras, the activist group that organized several caravans, and Cristobal Sanchez, another member of the group.
They are accused of human trafficking.
Pueblo Sin Fronteras called the detentions part of a “campaign of criminalization and harassment by the authorities, both Mexican and American,” according to the LA Times.
Donald Trump has threatened 5% tariffs on Mexican goods starting next week if the country does not take unspecified action to stop people from crossing the border into the US.
2h ago 12:55
Elizabeth Warren announces her campaign workers have officially unionized.
Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren)
My campaign has submitted their support to join @IBEW 2320. Every worker who wants to join a union, bargain collectively, & make their voice heard should have a chance to do so. The labor movement has long fought for the dignity of working people, & we’re proud to be part of it.
June 6, 2019
2h ago 12:30
The visual of Donald Trump’s Fox News interview calling special counsel Robert Mueller a “fool” and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a “disaster,” as he speaks from Normandy with the graves of fallen soldiers as the backdrop.
Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett)
With headstones of the fallen in the background ... https:/*******3NUYYGSK8l
June 6, 2019
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper)
Just yards from the graves of fallen heroes, on the 75th anniversary of #DDay. https:/*******hgBNWCDF3y
June 6, 2019
Updated at 12.32pm EDT
2h ago 12:27
Ohio’s House of Representatives has approved a bill that would require workers to declare their legal immigration before filing a worker’s compensation claim if they’re injured on the job, Ohio News Service reports.
Mason Pesek (@MasonPesek)
This is a disgusting proposal that hurts every working Ohioan. It would bar them from comp to which they are entitled, and even if we are entertaining absurd conservative rationale this would encourage exploitative employers to hire MORE exempt workers https:/*******baBDrIBXiI
June 6, 2019
2h ago 12:24
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company has struck a multi-year deal with Spotify to produce podcasts, CNN reports.
The former first couple are expected to appear at time on certain podcasts, though their role will be primarily in development an production.
Brian Stelter (@brianstelter)
Just in: Barack and Michelle Obama's production company has struck a multi-year deal with Spotify. The Obamas will "develop, produce, and lend their voices to select podcasts."https:/*******KhKlo5kgdq
June 6, 2019
The Obamas previously struck a similar deal with Netflix.
2h ago 12:06
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has railed against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, will make his first Fox News appearance as a candidate for president this evening. He’s set to appear on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier at 6pm, according to an advisory from his campaign.
De Blasio has also been angling for a Fox News town hall.
3h ago 11:54
A new detail on how the Democratic National Committee will decide who gets into the primary debates, via Politico: they are excluding polls that ask respondents to name their favored candidate in an open-ended question, as opposed to listing the candidates’ names.
That seemingly obscure detail could mean Montana Gov. Steve Bullock gets shut out of the debates. Bullock appeared to have hit the threshold of earning 1% in three eligible polls. But one of them was an ABC News/Washington Post poll which was open-ended. The DNC told Politico Thursday that that poll won’t count.
Bullock’s campaign blasted the decision. “While Gov. Bullock was expanding Medicaid to one in ten Montanans despite a two-thirds Republican legislature, the DNC was making arbitrary rules behind closed doors,” campaign manager Jenn Ridder told Politico. “The DNC’s unmasking of this rule singles out the only Democratic candidate who won a Trump state — and penalizes him for doing his job.”
The DNC also confirmed that they will in fact count a Reuters poll that had been in question, where New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hit 1% among a sampling of all Americans, but not among registered voters. That means de Blasio has definitely qualified by getting 1% in three polls.
The deadline to qualify is June 12. If more than 20 candidates make the cut, the DNC will apply tighter rules to decide who gets in. They’ve set a max of 20 participating candidates.
3h ago 11:42
Washington governor and presidential candidate Jay Inslee is asking his Democratic rivals to join him in urging the Democratic National Committee to reconsider its refusal to hold a debate focused on climate.
“The grassroots of the Democratic Party have clearly spoken in favor of a climate debate. I remain deeply disappointed that the DNC has chosen not to listen to these Democrats, and has threatened to punish candidates who would participate in an outside climate debate,” Inslee said Thursday. “Today, I am calling on my fellow presidential candidates to urge the DNC to reconsider its position on a climate debate. Together, we can speak to the DNC with a loud voice: We need a full-length debate on the climate crisis.”
The DNC said Wednesday that it would not be holding a climate debate, and Inslee said the party also threatened to exclude him from future debates if he participates in a climate debate hosted by an outside organization.
Elizabeth Warren and Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that there should be a climate debate.
