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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 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 | |
| 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”. | |
| “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. | |
| 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.” | |
| “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. | |
| 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 House narrowly agreed to the rule setting the terms of debate on the Farm Bill which would allow leadership to block a vote on a Yemen resolution in the House. | The House narrowly agreed to the rule setting the terms of debate on the Farm Bill which would allow leadership to block a vote on a Yemen resolution in the House. |
| H. Res. 1176 was adopted – 206 Yeas, 203 Nays | H. Res. 1176 was adopted – 206 Yeas, 203 Nays |
| The Senate just voted to overturn a new Treasury Department regulation that allowed dark money groups to avoid disclosing the identity of donors. | The Senate just voted to overturn a new Treasury Department regulation that allowed dark money groups to avoid disclosing the identity of donors. |
| BREAKING: Senate votes 50-49 to overthrow new Treasury Dept policy that no longer requires some 501(c) tax-exempt nonprofits—including politically active "dark money" groups—to disclose donor names & addresses (which already were not public under prior IRS policy) in tax returns. pic.twitter.com/tkQ62fvW1V | BREAKING: Senate votes 50-49 to overthrow new Treasury Dept policy that no longer requires some 501(c) tax-exempt nonprofits—including politically active "dark money" groups—to disclose donor names & addresses (which already were not public under prior IRS policy) in tax returns. pic.twitter.com/tkQ62fvW1V |
| The first congressional race ratings for 2020 have just been published by Cook Political Report. | The first congressional race ratings for 2020 have just been published by Cook Political Report. |
| It currently lists 20 tossup seats, 16 of which are held by Democrats. | It currently lists 20 tossup seats, 16 of which are held by Democrats. |
| A newly elected Tennessee congressman claimed that vaccines may cause autism at an event yesterday. | A newly elected Tennessee congressman claimed that vaccines may cause autism at an event yesterday. |
| They do not. | They do not. |
| NEW: Soon-to-be Congressman Mark Green, a physician, warned constituents last night vaccines may be causing autism. He says he's going to "stand on the CDC’s desk and get the real data on vaccines."https://t.co/fp26XBmxdR | NEW: Soon-to-be Congressman Mark Green, a physician, warned constituents last night vaccines may be causing autism. He says he's going to "stand on the CDC’s desk and get the real data on vaccines."https://t.co/fp26XBmxdR |
| Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York just announced that they reached a deal not to pursue charges against American Media Inc, the parent company of the National Enquirer. As part of the deal, the company admits that it paid Karen McDougal $150,000 not to speak about her affair with Trump in concert with the Trump campaign. They also admit “that its principal purpose in making the payment was to suppress the woman’s story so as it to prevent it from influencing the election.” | Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York just announced that they reached a deal not to pursue charges against American Media Inc, the parent company of the National Enquirer. As part of the deal, the company admits that it paid Karen McDougal $150,000 not to speak about her affair with Trump in concert with the Trump campaign. They also admit “that its principal purpose in making the payment was to suppress the woman’s story so as it to prevent it from influencing the election.” |
| BREAKING: @SDNYnews released a press release announcing today that "it has previously reached a non-prosecution agreement with AMI, in connection with AMI’s role in making the above-described $150,000 payment before the 2016 presidential election."No statement from Khuzami. pic.twitter.com/jnwMI0nhD4 | BREAKING: @SDNYnews released a press release announcing today that "it has previously reached a non-prosecution agreement with AMI, in connection with AMI’s role in making the above-described $150,000 payment before the 2016 presidential election."No statement from Khuzami. pic.twitter.com/jnwMI0nhD4 |
| The Democrat posting job listings on Linked In is apparently Tom Sreyer. | The Democrat posting job listings on Linked In is apparently Tom Sreyer. |
| Ruby Cramer at Buzzfeed reports: | Ruby Cramer at Buzzfeed reports: |
| Tom Steyer posted a job listing on LinkedIn last week for several high-ranking positions on his potential 2020 presidential campaign, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday afternoon. | Tom Steyer posted a job listing on LinkedIn last week for several high-ranking positions on his potential 2020 presidential campaign, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday afternoon. |
| Steyer, a San Francisco-based billionaire and the Democratic donor behind the national “Need to Impeach” effort aimed at President Donald Trump, published the job openings under an anonymous account. The listing invites “highly skilled political professionals” to apply for key roles on a “national campaign team” for a “high-profile political campaign based on the West Coast.” | Steyer, a San Francisco-based billionaire and the Democratic donor behind the national “Need to Impeach” effort aimed at President Donald Trump, published the job openings under an anonymous account. The listing invites “highly skilled political professionals” to apply for key roles on a “national campaign team” for a “high-profile political campaign based on the West Coast.” |
| There were tourists taking in the sentencing of Michael Cohen today. | There were tourists taking in the sentencing of Michael Cohen today. |
| .@sic_sonja was in the courtroom today and she met a group of tourists from Alaska who attended the Michael Cohen sentencing. "It's a piece of American history," one said. | .@sic_sonja was in the courtroom today and she met a group of tourists from Alaska who attended the Michael Cohen sentencing. "It's a piece of American history," one said. |
| Erin Durkin reports from court: | Erin Durkin reports from court: |
| Michael Avenatti watched the proceedings from the back row and said outside after: | Michael Avenatti watched the proceedings from the back row and said outside after: |
| “Michael Cohen is neither a hero nor a patriot. He lied for months on end. Only until his back was against the wall and he faced significant prison time did he decide to quote come clean. Michael Cohen is no hero. He is no patriot. He deserves every day of the 36 month sentence he will serve. Michael Cohen was sentenced today. Donald Trump is next.” | “Michael Cohen is neither a hero nor a patriot. He lied for months on end. Only until his back was against the wall and he faced significant prison time did he decide to quote come clean. Michael Cohen is no hero. He is no patriot. He deserves every day of the 36 month sentence he will serve. Michael Cohen was sentenced today. Donald Trump is next.” |
| With Cohen’s sentence, there are other criminal cases in American politics getting attention too. | With Cohen’s sentence, there are other criminal cases in American politics getting attention too. |
| This is the latest development from North Carolina’s voter fraud case. | This is the latest development from North Carolina’s voter fraud case. |
| BREAKING: We have obtained a photo of Mark Harris and McCrae Dowless together. The picture was taken in March at a political event in Bladen County. The person who took the photo has asked us to not identify them. #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/v4w9L6GwAa | BREAKING: We have obtained a photo of Mark Harris and McCrae Dowless together. The picture was taken in March at a political event in Bladen County. The person who took the photo has asked us to not identify them. #NC09 #ncpol @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/v4w9L6GwAa |
| Lanny Davis has put out a fuller statement | Lanny Davis has put out a fuller statement |
| COHEN rep Lanny Davis says he’s ready to talk to Congress about Trump *after* Mueller finishes his investigation, suggests there’s more to tell. pic.twitter.com/NOlciiBSqx | COHEN rep Lanny Davis says he’s ready to talk to Congress about Trump *after* Mueller finishes his investigation, suggests there’s more to tell. pic.twitter.com/NOlciiBSqx |