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| Trump threatens to gut money for emergency California wildfire aid – live | |
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| Chuck Grassley, the outgoing chair of the Senate judiciary committee, met with Bill Barr, Trump’s attorney general nominee on Capitol Hill this morning. | |
| Confirmation hearings on Barr’s nomination will be held next week. | |
| Outgoing Chairman Chuck Grassley meets with Attorney General nominee William Barr. Grassley wouldn't take questions, but last night he argued that Barr's writings as a private citizen -- in which he has criticized the Mueller probe -- were separate from his public life pic.twitter.com/eRtvmAp7Hc | |
| The morning after his Oval Office address, President Donald Trump has thoughts on forest management or “Forrest Management” in California and says he has directed FEMA to cut off aid to the state. | The morning after his Oval Office address, President Donald Trump has thoughts on forest management or “Forrest Management” in California and says he has directed FEMA to cut off aid to the state. |
| Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forrest fires that, with proper Forrest Management, would never happen. Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money! | Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forrest fires that, with proper Forrest Management, would never happen. Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money! |
| Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke is leaning towards a presidential bid reports Politico. | Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke is leaning towards a presidential bid reports Politico. |
| O’Rourke who lost a bid to represent Texas in the Senate in 2018 has been reportedly making positive noises about running for the White House and recently met with former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley who went on to endorse O’Rourke’s candidacy in an editorial in the Des Moines Register. | O’Rourke who lost a bid to represent Texas in the Senate in 2018 has been reportedly making positive noises about running for the White House and recently met with former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley who went on to endorse O’Rourke’s candidacy in an editorial in the Des Moines Register. |
| However, the Texas Democrat has still been playing coy with activists in early states. | However, the Texas Democrat has still been playing coy with activists in early states. |
| As first reported by ABC News, deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein is expected to step down in the coming weeks provided Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, Bill Barr is confirmed by the Senate. | As first reported by ABC News, deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein is expected to step down in the coming weeks provided Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, Bill Barr is confirmed by the Senate. |
| Rosenstein has overseen Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian collusion in the 2016 election for over a year and a half. | Rosenstein has overseen Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian collusion in the 2016 election for over a year and a half. |
| As ABC reports: | As ABC reports: |
| Rosenstein has communicated to President Donald Trump and White House officials his plan to depart the administration around the time William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, would take office following a Senate confirmation. | Rosenstein has communicated to President Donald Trump and White House officials his plan to depart the administration around the time William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, would take office following a Senate confirmation. |
| Sources told ABC News Rosenstein wants to ensure a smooth transition to his successor and would accommodate the needs of Barr, should he be confirmed. | Sources told ABC News Rosenstein wants to ensure a smooth transition to his successor and would accommodate the needs of Barr, should he be confirmed. |
| Rosenstein apparently had long been thinking he would serve about two years, and there was no indication that he was being forced out at this moment by the president. | Rosenstein apparently had long been thinking he would serve about two years, and there was no indication that he was being forced out at this moment by the president. |
| Good morning, it is the 19th day of the partial government shutdown, Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department soon and Donald Trump is appearing on Capitol Hill. | Good morning, it is the 19th day of the partial government shutdown, Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department soon and Donald Trump is appearing on Capitol Hill. |
| It is Wednesday in American politics. | It is Wednesday in American politics. |