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| Trump hush money: no charges for National Enquirer company over payments – live | Trump hush money: no charges for National Enquirer company over payments – live |
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| The farm bill passed the House easily today after passing the Senate yesterday. It now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature. | |
| U.S. House 369-47 passed 5-year #FarmBill (farm subsidies, crop insurance, food aid). R 182-44, D 187-3. Senate passed 87-13 yesterday. | |
| John Kennedy of Louisiana will block a vote on the criminal justice reform bill in the Senate this week. | |
| NEW: Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says he will block unanimous consent to vote on the criminal justice reform bill tomorrow. Says he and the country need more time to digest the bill. That would mean the bill cannot pass the Senate this week. | |
| Another major scandal seems to have emerged in the Trump Administration | |
| AP: President Donald Trump's eldest son says his father is a "regifter" who "may or may not" have once given him the same gift he presented to his dad the year before. | |
| Full roll call on the Yemen vote is available here | Full roll call on the Yemen vote is available here |
| The motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 54, the Yemen War Powers Resolution was agreed to by a vote of 60 to 39. Senators in favor: 47 Democrats, 2 Independents: King and Sanders; 11 Republicans: Cassidy, Collins, Crapo, Daines, Flake, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul, Risch and Young. | The motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 54, the Yemen War Powers Resolution was agreed to by a vote of 60 to 39. Senators in favor: 47 Democrats, 2 Independents: King and Sanders; 11 Republicans: Cassidy, Collins, Crapo, Daines, Flake, Lee, Moran, Murkowski, Paul, Risch and Young. |
| The resolution to curb U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen just advanced in the Senate by a vote of 60-39. | The resolution to curb U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen just advanced in the Senate by a vote of 60-39. |
| Resolution to pull U.S. support from civil war in Saudi Arabia advances, 60-39 | Resolution to pull U.S. support from civil war in Saudi Arabia advances, 60-39 |
| We have the first super delegate endorsement of the 2020 cycle with Congressman Joaquin Castro supporting the potential presidential bid of his brother Julian. | We have the first super delegate endorsement of the 2020 cycle with Congressman Joaquin Castro supporting the potential presidential bid of his brother Julian. |
| .@JoaquinCastrotx likely to play central role in twin brother @JulianCastro's #2020 campaign: "I wholeheartedly support my brother and will do everything I can for him," he said. "I expect to have a really active role on the campaign." https://t.co/PEAq1mi5zh | .@JoaquinCastrotx likely to play central role in twin brother @JulianCastro's #2020 campaign: "I wholeheartedly support my brother and will do everything I can for him," he said. "I expect to have a really active role on the campaign." https://t.co/PEAq1mi5zh |
| The North Carolina state legislature has passed a bill mandating a new primary if the election result in the state’s Ninth Congressional District is overturned due to fraud. | The North Carolina state legislature has passed a bill mandating a new primary if the election result in the state’s Ninth Congressional District is overturned due to fraud. |
| The elections bill has passed both the House and Senate. Would have a primary if there is a re-do of #NC09. Goes to Gov. Cooper #ncga #ncpol | The elections bill has passed both the House and Senate. Would have a primary if there is a re-do of #NC09. Goes to Gov. Cooper #ncga #ncpol |
| State law currently mandates that the same candidates run if a new election is held but Republicans fear that their candidate, Mark Harris, is permanently stained by the scandal. | State law currently mandates that the same candidates run if a new election is held but Republicans fear that their candidate, Mark Harris, is permanently stained by the scandal. |
| After a devastating expose of the organization in Tablet Magazine this week, the Women’s March has hired a PR firm to send bizarre emails to a number of reporters insisting that they can only rebut the story off the record and demanding all tweets about the story be deleted. | After a devastating expose of the organization in Tablet Magazine this week, the Women’s March has hired a PR firm to send bizarre emails to a number of reporters insisting that they can only rebut the story off the record and demanding all tweets about the story be deleted. |
| The piece in Tablet raised questions about the organization’s financial management and also exposed ties to the Nation of Islam and a history of anti-Semitism riddling the organization from its founding. | The piece in Tablet raised questions about the organization’s financial management and also exposed ties to the Nation of Islam and a history of anti-Semitism riddling the organization from its founding. |
| Have confirmed with the PR person that their client is the Women's March https://t.co/nHpsyGwiLY | Have confirmed with the PR person that their client is the Women's March https://t.co/nHpsyGwiLY |
| A bipartisan compromise has been reached to curb sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. | A bipartisan compromise has been reached to curb sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. |
| According to Politico, the legislation “holds members liable for all forms of harassment and retaliation for harassment claims but not discrimination.” | According to Politico, the legislation “holds members liable for all forms of harassment and retaliation for harassment claims but not discrimination.” |
| The Senate has begin to vote to open debate on its Yemen resolution. This is a handy guide to next steps as the process proceeds. | The Senate has begin to vote to open debate on its Yemen resolution. This is a handy guide to next steps as the process proceeds. |
| Here's where things stand on the Yemen war powers resolution right now, as the Senate starts voting on the motion to proceed. If this passes, next comes possible amendments, a vote on final passage, and certain death in the House: https://t.co/7A6TT28qwz | Here's where things stand on the Yemen war powers resolution right now, as the Senate starts voting on the motion to proceed. If this passes, next comes possible amendments, a vote on final passage, and certain death in the House: https://t.co/7A6TT28qwz |
| Sen. Kamala Harris, who is weighing a bid for president in 2020, delivered remarks on speaking “truth, as uncomfortable as it may be”. | Sen. Kamala Harris, who is weighing a bid for president in 2020, delivered remarks on speaking “truth, as uncomfortable as it may be”. |
| The topic was racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality rates at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress. But if you read between the lines there was a broader theme that could serve as a message against a president who has inspired the Bottomless Pinocchio for politicians who “repeat a false claim so many times that they are, in effect, engaging in campaigns of disinformation”. | The topic was racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality rates at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress. But if you read between the lines there was a broader theme that could serve as a message against a president who has inspired the Bottomless Pinocchio for politicians who “repeat a false claim so many times that they are, in effect, engaging in campaigns of disinformation”. |
| “If we are actually going to address what must be dealt with, we must speak those truths,” Harris said in the opening remarks. “When we speak them it is not with the aim of shocking, or offending or making people uncomfortable.” | “If we are actually going to address what must be dealt with, we must speak those truths,” Harris said in the opening remarks. “When we speak them it is not with the aim of shocking, or offending or making people uncomfortable.” |
| “We’re here to speak those truths to elevate the conversation,” she continued, noting that black women in America are three times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than white women. | “We’re here to speak those truths to elevate the conversation,” she continued, noting that black women in America are three times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than white women. |
| The California senator told the audience about her mother, a breast cancer researcher who she said would come home from work “livid” about the gender inequities in scientific research. One day, Harris recalled, her mother was shocked because she witnessed a doctor in her lab carrying a tray with a breast that had been removed during a mastectomy. | The California senator told the audience about her mother, a breast cancer researcher who she said would come home from work “livid” about the gender inequities in scientific research. One day, Harris recalled, her mother was shocked because she witnessed a doctor in her lab carrying a tray with a breast that had been removed during a mastectomy. |
| “She said, and I don’t mean to offend anyone or shock anyone, ‘I wonder if it had been a penis, would he have been walking around that way?’” the senator said. “It showed a lack of understanding about the dignity of a woman’s body and the need to treat it with dignity.” | “She said, and I don’t mean to offend anyone or shock anyone, ‘I wonder if it had been a penis, would he have been walking around that way?’” the senator said. “It showed a lack of understanding about the dignity of a woman’s body and the need to treat it with dignity.” |
| “Women in the healthcare system must be given dignity,” Harris continued. “They must be listened to. They must be taken seriously. They must be given respect.” | “Women in the healthcare system must be given dignity,” Harris continued. “They must be listened to. They must be taken seriously. They must be given respect.” |
| Harris has introduced legislation aimed at reducing the disparities. The bill would create two grant programs to address implicit bias and implement Pregnancy Medical Home Demonstration programs. She also has a bill that would designate a week in April as Black Maternal Health Week. | Harris has introduced legislation aimed at reducing the disparities. The bill would create two grant programs to address implicit bias and implement Pregnancy Medical Home Demonstration programs. She also has a bill that would designate a week in April as Black Maternal Health Week. |
| The full roll call vote is now available on the procedural vote to set up debate on the farm bill which also allowed House GOP leadership to block a vote on Yemen. 5 Democrats and 18 Republicans crossed the aisle on a vote that narrowly passed 206-203. | The full roll call vote is now available on the procedural vote to set up debate on the farm bill which also allowed House GOP leadership to block a vote on Yemen. 5 Democrats and 18 Republicans crossed the aisle on a vote that narrowly passed 206-203. |