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| Trump launches new attack on admiral who led Osama bin Laden raid – live | |
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| Three Senate Democrats, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, are suing the federal government to block Matt Whitaker from serving as acting attorney general. | |
| Admiral McRaven responded to Trump’s criticisms, now repeated on Twitter, yesterday | |
| Via @jaketapper, Ret. Admiral William McRaven's response to Trump: "I stand by my comment that the President's attack on the media is the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime." pic.twitter.com/iubTvPEdwp | |
| Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post’s indefatigable fact checker notes that the last presidential tweet is predicated on a longstanding false claim made by Trump. | |
| Trump resurrects a Four-Pinocchio claim from the campaign! He did not predict bin Laden before 9/11. His 2000 book had a single, offhand reference to OBL. CNN had already run in 1999 a report that OBL was planning an attack the US --> https://t.co/KlPuYPAQ83 https://t.co/l0uu9Ap5t2 | |
| Presidential buzz is building around Congressman Beto O’Rourke who mounted an unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate against Ted Cruz this year. | |
| However, while Texas also has an incumbent Republican senator up for re-election in 2020, it appears less likely that that race will be an option for O’Rourke. | |
| Beto-world seems lukewarm on O'Rourke trying to unseat Sen. John Cornyn in 2020. @PatrickSvitek points out one important reason why here:https://t.co/iM9twj0C21 pic.twitter.com/h3TsPCV7rm | |
| One of the most important figures in Washington next year will be Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland who will lead the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee. | |
| This panel plays a key role in oversight and the Democrat will be a critical figure in investigations of the Trump administration over the next two years. | |
| Ben Terris of the Washington Post profiled Cummings, who has gone through health issues in recent years as well. | |
| The President of the United States is doubling down on his criticism of retired admiral Bill McRaven from his interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday for not killing Osama Bin Laden soon enough. | The President of the United States is doubling down on his criticism of retired admiral Bill McRaven from his interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday for not killing Osama Bin Laden soon enough. |
| Of course we should have captured Osama Bin Laden long before we did. I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Center. President Clinton famously missed his shot. We paid Pakistan Billions of Dollars & they never told us he was living there. Fools!.. | Of course we should have captured Osama Bin Laden long before we did. I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Center. President Clinton famously missed his shot. We paid Pakistan Billions of Dollars & they never told us he was living there. Fools!.. |
| President Donald Trump will hold two campaign rallies in Mississippi on the eve of the state’s special election runoff for Senate to support appointed incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. | President Donald Trump will hold two campaign rallies in Mississippi on the eve of the state’s special election runoff for Senate to support appointed incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. |
| Trump will hold evening rallies in Tupelo and Biloxi at opposite ends of the state on Hyde-Smith’s behalf. She faces Democrat Mike Espy in a runoff to fill the Senate seat vacated by Thad Cochran’s retirement earlier this year. | Trump will hold evening rallies in Tupelo and Biloxi at opposite ends of the state on Hyde-Smith’s behalf. She faces Democrat Mike Espy in a runoff to fill the Senate seat vacated by Thad Cochran’s retirement earlier this year. |
| The Koch Network is hitting the airwaves in the coming days to thank lawmakers from both parties for supporting its agenda, specifically criminal justice reform. | The Koch Network is hitting the airwaves in the coming days to thank lawmakers from both parties for supporting its agenda, specifically criminal justice reform. |
| The bipartisan effort represents a shift by the libertarian leaning Koch Network as the GOP has become increasingly Trumpist in ideology. | The bipartisan effort represents a shift by the libertarian leaning Koch Network as the GOP has become increasingly Trumpist in ideology. |
| There will not be a comedian at the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) dinner in 2019. Instead, author Ron Chernow will be the speaker. | There will not be a comedian at the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) dinner in 2019. Instead, author Ron Chernow will be the speaker. |
| The dinner last year was marked by controversy after the performance of comedian Michelle Wolf was criticized by many. The then head of the WHCA said Wolf’s routine “was not in the spirit of our mission.” | The dinner last year was marked by controversy after the performance of comedian Michelle Wolf was criticized by many. The then head of the WHCA said Wolf’s routine “was not in the spirit of our mission.” |
| Inbox: @whca Announces Acclaimed Author Ron Chernow as Featured Speaker for 2019 Dinner pic.twitter.com/c9SmPNRVTV | Inbox: @whca Announces Acclaimed Author Ron Chernow as Featured Speaker for 2019 Dinner pic.twitter.com/c9SmPNRVTV |
| Perhaps the definitive account of what happened to Republicans in Orange County comes from Mark Z. Barabak, Joe Mozingo, and Michael Finnegan at the Los Angeles Times. | Perhaps the definitive account of what happened to Republicans in Orange County comes from Mark Z. Barabak, Joe Mozingo, and Michael Finnegan at the Los Angeles Times. |
| They lay out the changing demographics of the jurisdiction and the rise of Trump. | They lay out the changing demographics of the jurisdiction and the rise of Trump. |
| As they describe it, “for Republicans in Orange County, the decline happened slowly, then all at once.” | As they describe it, “for Republicans in Orange County, the decline happened slowly, then all at once.” |
| Democrats now control 45 of California’s 53 congressional seats. | Democrats now control 45 of California’s 53 congressional seats. |
| Democrats will likely add another victory in upper Midwest today as Brad Schimel, the incumbent Republican attorney general in Wisconsin is expected to concede to Democrat Josh Kaul. | Democrats will likely add another victory in upper Midwest today as Brad Schimel, the incumbent Republican attorney general in Wisconsin is expected to concede to Democrat Josh Kaul. |
| Today in Wisconsin:With canvassed vote showing Democrat @JoshKaulWI ahead by 17,190 votes, Republican incumbent @BradSchimel is expected to announce today that he's conceding the raceSchimel's campaign said on Friday it would announce its decision on a recount today | Today in Wisconsin:With canvassed vote showing Democrat @JoshKaulWI ahead by 17,190 votes, Republican incumbent @BradSchimel is expected to announce today that he's conceding the raceSchimel's campaign said on Friday it would announce its decision on a recount today |
| The final outstanding House race in California was called yesterday and Democrat Gil Cisneros beat out Republican Young Kim, who was hoping to become the first Korean American woman in Congress. | The final outstanding House race in California was called yesterday and Democrat Gil Cisneros beat out Republican Young Kim, who was hoping to become the first Korean American woman in Congress. |
| Cisneros’s win in the state’s 39th congressional districts means that Democrats now control every House seat in Orange County, the traditionally conservative suburbs outside Los Angeles that once was ground zero for the California Republican Party. | Cisneros’s win in the state’s 39th congressional districts means that Democrats now control every House seat in Orange County, the traditionally conservative suburbs outside Los Angeles that once was ground zero for the California Republican Party. |
| Rick Hasen, an election law expert and law professor at UC Irvine, has an important piece out on Slate about the aftermath of the Georgia gubernatorial election, which was riddled with allegations of voter suppression. | Rick Hasen, an election law expert and law professor at UC Irvine, has an important piece out on Slate about the aftermath of the Georgia gubernatorial election, which was riddled with allegations of voter suppression. |
| Hasen, a progressive, argues that Democrats should tone their rhetoric claiming that election was stolen, a phrase Ohio senator Sherrod Brown used last week. | Hasen, a progressive, argues that Democrats should tone their rhetoric claiming that election was stolen, a phrase Ohio senator Sherrod Brown used last week. |
| Rhetoric about stolen elections feeds a growing cycle of mistrust and delegitimization of the election process, an attack pushed by President Donald Trump and other Republicans who have been yelling “voter fraud” every time they are behind in the count. I’ve already set out my fear that Trump could refuse to concede the 2020 presidential election if he is ahead in the count on election night and then ballot counts inevitably shift toward Democrats as the counting continues. A democratic polity depends on losers accepting election results, even if the election was not conducted perfectly. I would hold “stolen” election rhetoric for conduct even more outrageous than Kemp’s decisions, which, while odious, either have not been found to be illegal or that courts allowed to remain in place for this election. | Rhetoric about stolen elections feeds a growing cycle of mistrust and delegitimization of the election process, an attack pushed by President Donald Trump and other Republicans who have been yelling “voter fraud” every time they are behind in the count. I’ve already set out my fear that Trump could refuse to concede the 2020 presidential election if he is ahead in the count on election night and then ballot counts inevitably shift toward Democrats as the counting continues. A democratic polity depends on losers accepting election results, even if the election was not conducted perfectly. I would hold “stolen” election rhetoric for conduct even more outrageous than Kemp’s decisions, which, while odious, either have not been found to be illegal or that courts allowed to remain in place for this election. |
| One of the more bizarre minor melodramas of the midterms is taking place in Iowa where a former Democratic state representative, Dan Kelley, funded a hitpiece in another state legislative district alleging that the incumbent Democrat there, Scott Ourth, was responsible for the suicide of a former congressional chief of staff. | One of the more bizarre minor melodramas of the midterms is taking place in Iowa where a former Democratic state representative, Dan Kelley, funded a hitpiece in another state legislative district alleging that the incumbent Democrat there, Scott Ourth, was responsible for the suicide of a former congressional chief of staff. |
| It turns out that the money for the letter had been funneled through Ourth’s opponent, the uniquely named Rebel Snodgrass. The result is a campaign finance investigation in Iowa. The entire saga, written up by Patrick Rynard at Iowa Starting Line, reads like All The President’s Men remade by the Coen Brothers in small town Iowa. | It turns out that the money for the letter had been funneled through Ourth’s opponent, the uniquely named Rebel Snodgrass. The result is a campaign finance investigation in Iowa. The entire saga, written up by Patrick Rynard at Iowa Starting Line, reads like All The President’s Men remade by the Coen Brothers in small town Iowa. |
| The end of the Florida recount means that all Senate races of the midterms have been called (with the exception of the Mississippi’s special election runoff on 27 November because, obviously, it hasn’t happened yet). | The end of the Florida recount means that all Senate races of the midterms have been called (with the exception of the Mississippi’s special election runoff on 27 November because, obviously, it hasn’t happened yet). |
| However, there are still five unresolved House races so, if you’re feeling nostalgic for the midterms, you still have a little bit of excitement left. | However, there are still five unresolved House races so, if you’re feeling nostalgic for the midterms, you still have a little bit of excitement left. |
| A new memoir by a former Trump White House aide has earned a seven-figure advance. | A new memoir by a former Trump White House aide has earned a seven-figure advance. |
| Cliff Sims, a former Trump campaign and administration aide, has a January book coming out called Team of Vipers. | Cliff Sims, a former Trump campaign and administration aide, has a January book coming out called Team of Vipers. |
| In his author’s note, Sims wrote | In his author’s note, Sims wrote |
| I suspect that posterity will look back on this bizarre time in history like we were living on the pages of a Dickens novel.” He added: “Lincoln famously had his Team of Rivals. Trump had his Team of Vipers. We served. We fought. We brought our egos. We brought our personal agendas and vendettas. We were ruthless. And some of us, I assume, were good people. | I suspect that posterity will look back on this bizarre time in history like we were living on the pages of a Dickens novel.” He added: “Lincoln famously had his Team of Rivals. Trump had his Team of Vipers. We served. We fought. We brought our egos. We brought our personal agendas and vendettas. We were ruthless. And some of us, I assume, were good people. |
| Democrats have one silver lining after the end of Florida’s recount madness which saw incumbent senator Bill Nelson concede to Republican Rick Scott on Sunday. | Democrats have one silver lining after the end of Florida’s recount madness which saw incumbent senator Bill Nelson concede to Republican Rick Scott on Sunday. |
| For the first time in 12 years, they have won a statewide office in Florida. The recount ended with Nikki Freed winning election to be Florida agriculture commissioner. | For the first time in 12 years, they have won a statewide office in Florida. The recount ended with Nikki Freed winning election to be Florida agriculture commissioner. |
| The Democrat won by emphasizing her support for gun control and legal marijuana which energized urban and suburban voters who might normally be less than captivated by a race for agriculture commissioner. | The Democrat won by emphasizing her support for gun control and legal marijuana which energized urban and suburban voters who might normally be less than captivated by a race for agriculture commissioner. |
| The White House has renewed its war on Jim Acosta. After a federal court restored Acosta’s pass under a restraining order, the White House notified Acosta that it would immediately revoke his access to the building once the restraining order expired. | The White House has renewed its war on Jim Acosta. After a federal court restored Acosta’s pass under a restraining order, the White House notified Acosta that it would immediately revoke his access to the building once the restraining order expired. |
| The result is that CNN and Acosta are going back to court seeking an injunction guarantee his access to the White House. | The result is that CNN and Acosta are going back to court seeking an injunction guarantee his access to the White House. |
| Good morning. Congress is out, all the recounts are over and the White House is getting a Christmas tree delivered today. | Good morning. Congress is out, all the recounts are over and the White House is getting a Christmas tree delivered today. |
| It’s Monday in American politics. | It’s Monday in American politics. |