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| Trump uses clash over State of the Union to fundraise – live | Trump uses clash over State of the Union to fundraise – live |
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| According to CNN, President Trump wasn’t pleased to learn that his AG pick was so close with special counsel Robert Mueller. AG nominee William Barr referred to Mueller as “Bob” during the first day of his Senate confirmation hearing, and said that “the Barrs and Muellers were good friends and would be good friends when this was all over”. He also described Mueller as a “straight-shooter”. | |
| While Barr said during his hearing that Trump ‘was interested’ in hearing about the friendship, the details that emerged this week caught the President off guard, the three sources said. He bristled at Barr’s description of the close relationship, complaining to aides he didn’t realize how much their work overlapped or that they were so close”. | |
| Reuters is reporting that four Volkswagen managers from the car company’s luxury Audi unit have been indicted for their role in the 2015 scandal over the automaker’s attempt to evade US exhaust emissions tests. | |
| The four are charged in a 12-count indictment with conspiring to evade U.S. emissions standards in diesel vehicles sold in the United States with 3.0-liter engines. The vehicles include the 2009-2015 Audi Q7 vehicles as well as other Q5, A6, A7, and A8 diesel models. They are accused of wire fraud, violating the Clean Air Act and conspiracy. | |
| Volkswagen spokesman Pietro Zollino said the company continues ‘to cooperate with investigations by the Department of Justice into the conduct of individuals. It would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases’”. | |
| Amid criticism over Trump’s move today to ground Pelosi’s plane for a scheduled trip to visit Nato officials and troops in Afghanistan and Brussels, the President has also canceled his delegation’s travel plans to the World Economic Forum in Davos citing concerns about the shutdown. | |
| JUST IN: Pres. Trump cancels his delegation's trip to Davos for the World Economic Forum out of consideration the "great American workers not receiving pay and to ensure his team can assist as needed," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says. https://t.co/5e9b5FrhQC pic.twitter.com/96I4RzVuhh | |
| The delegation included Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell and was lead by Treasure Secretary Steven Mnuchin. | |
| The annual conference that convenes in Switzerland is an important meeting that brings together business and governmental leaders from across the world. This year’s theme is “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”. | |
| It appears that a certain someone is enjoying life post-politics. Instead of being stressed over shutdown battles, these days Former House Speaker John Boehner is busy peddling pot to investors as America’s next cash crop. | It appears that a certain someone is enjoying life post-politics. Instead of being stressed over shutdown battles, these days Former House Speaker John Boehner is busy peddling pot to investors as America’s next cash crop. |
| The government is shut down but the former speaker of the house is living his best life pic.twitter.com/cZphX2oyXC | The government is shut down but the former speaker of the house is living his best life pic.twitter.com/cZphX2oyXC |
| Others are beginning to weigh in on Trump’s decision to cancel Pelosi’s trip. | Others are beginning to weigh in on Trump’s decision to cancel Pelosi’s trip. |
| “The President’s comment that lawmakers visiting Afghanistan is a ‘public relations event’ is an insult to the brave men and women serving in harm’s way,” Virginia Congresswoman Elaine Luria said in a statement. “As a 20-year Navy veteran, new member of the House Armed Services Committee, and new member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, it is my duty to support our troops and learn everything I can about their mission. Oversight is the responsibility of Congress, and it is inappropriate for the President to interfere with our constitutional duties.” | “The President’s comment that lawmakers visiting Afghanistan is a ‘public relations event’ is an insult to the brave men and women serving in harm’s way,” Virginia Congresswoman Elaine Luria said in a statement. “As a 20-year Navy veteran, new member of the House Armed Services Committee, and new member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, it is my duty to support our troops and learn everything I can about their mission. Oversight is the responsibility of Congress, and it is inappropriate for the President to interfere with our constitutional duties.” |
| James Lankford, the Oklahoma Republican, decried both sides for “messaging” in the fight over the SOTU/Pelosi travel, but said Trump should let the delegation go on the trip. “It seems odd to me to not let them go,” he told me | James Lankford, the Oklahoma Republican, decried both sides for “messaging” in the fight over the SOTU/Pelosi travel, but said Trump should let the delegation go on the trip. “It seems odd to me to not let them go,” he told me |
| California Congressman Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, called Trump’s decision to cancel Pelosi’s trip “completely inappropriate” and “obviously an action directed at the Speaker” for her letter requesting to move the State of the Union. | California Congressman Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, called Trump’s decision to cancel Pelosi’s trip “completely inappropriate” and “obviously an action directed at the Speaker” for her letter requesting to move the State of the Union. |
| “We’re not going to allow the President of the United States to tell the Congress it can’t fulfill its oversight responsibilities, it can’t ensure that our troops have what they need whether our government is open or closed,” Schiff told reporters Thursday. “That work must go on and I think it’s vitally important now, in particular that the President has announced withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan, that we understand the situation on the ground.” | “We’re not going to allow the President of the United States to tell the Congress it can’t fulfill its oversight responsibilities, it can’t ensure that our troops have what they need whether our government is open or closed,” Schiff told reporters Thursday. “That work must go on and I think it’s vitally important now, in particular that the President has announced withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan, that we understand the situation on the ground.” |
| Schiff continued: “We had anticipated important defense and intelligence briefings in Afghanistan. We were looking forward to the opportunity to reassure NATO allies and those shaken by reports that the president has questioned his staff about leaving NATO. We’re determined to make sure that our NATO allies understand that on a very bipartisan basis our commitment to NATO is strong.” | Schiff continued: “We had anticipated important defense and intelligence briefings in Afghanistan. We were looking forward to the opportunity to reassure NATO allies and those shaken by reports that the president has questioned his staff about leaving NATO. We’re determined to make sure that our NATO allies understand that on a very bipartisan basis our commitment to NATO is strong.” |
| Democratic leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees expressed concerns over a newly announced Trump Administration plan to expand US missile stockpiles that would include space-based sensors. | Democratic leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees expressed concerns over a newly announced Trump Administration plan to expand US missile stockpiles that would include space-based sensors. |
| President Trump: "Our review calls for 20 new ground-based interceptors at Fort Greeley, Alaska ... We are committed to establishing a missile defense program that can shield every city in the United States." pic.twitter.com/Vdc0NYKxTw | President Trump: "Our review calls for 20 new ground-based interceptors at Fort Greeley, Alaska ... We are committed to establishing a missile defense program that can shield every city in the United States." pic.twitter.com/Vdc0NYKxTw |
| Representative Adam Smith, a Democrat from Washington expressed concerns that the move will “fuel a nuclear arms race.” | Representative Adam Smith, a Democrat from Washington expressed concerns that the move will “fuel a nuclear arms race.” |
| “Strategic stability is an essential component of U.S. national security, and it does not serve our long-term interest to take steps that incentivize Russia and China to increase the number and capability of their nuclear weapons,” Smith said in a statement. | “Strategic stability is an essential component of U.S. national security, and it does not serve our long-term interest to take steps that incentivize Russia and China to increase the number and capability of their nuclear weapons,” Smith said in a statement. |
| .@RepAdamSmith statement on Trump missile defense review: https://t.co/gJzl7zn9lc pic.twitter.com/1CqkO5IX0Q | .@RepAdamSmith statement on Trump missile defense review: https://t.co/gJzl7zn9lc pic.twitter.com/1CqkO5IX0Q |
| Meanwhile, Senator Edward Markey likened the move to a “bad Star Wars sequel”. | Meanwhile, Senator Edward Markey likened the move to a “bad Star Wars sequel”. |
| “While it is true that the missile threat environment America now faces is different, the answer is not to build a wall in space,” Markey told the AP. | “While it is true that the missile threat environment America now faces is different, the answer is not to build a wall in space,” Markey told the AP. |
| He added that Trump’s “misguided rush to weaponize space would be as ineffective, costly, and dangerous as it was more than three decades ago when it was soundly rejected.” | He added that Trump’s “misguided rush to weaponize space would be as ineffective, costly, and dangerous as it was more than three decades ago when it was soundly rejected.” |
| This is Gabrielle Canon and Vivian Ho on the west coast taking over for Ben Jacobs. | This is Gabrielle Canon and Vivian Ho on the west coast taking over for Ben Jacobs. |
| If you are just tuning in, here’s what has happened so far today: | If you are just tuning in, here’s what has happened so far today: |
| The shutdown stalemate continues, now in its 27th day, with political finger-pointing and partisan bickering. President Trump has yet to officially respond to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s request that he postpone his state of the union address until after the shutdown ends, but he did push back by refusing to provide military aircraft for Pelosi and other representatives for a previously scheduled trip to meet with Nato commanders and troops in Afghanistan and Brussels. She was set to leave today, along with chairs of the House Foreign Affairs and the House Intelligence Committees. | The shutdown stalemate continues, now in its 27th day, with political finger-pointing and partisan bickering. President Trump has yet to officially respond to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s request that he postpone his state of the union address until after the shutdown ends, but he did push back by refusing to provide military aircraft for Pelosi and other representatives for a previously scheduled trip to meet with Nato commanders and troops in Afghanistan and Brussels. She was set to leave today, along with chairs of the House Foreign Affairs and the House Intelligence Committees. |
| Trump has begun fundraising off of Nancy Pelosi’s proposal that he delay the State of the Union speech, and a new poll found 57% of voters would definitely vote against the president in 2020. | Trump has begun fundraising off of Nancy Pelosi’s proposal that he delay the State of the Union speech, and a new poll found 57% of voters would definitely vote against the president in 2020. |
| Vice-President Mike Pence pushed back against criticism over his wife’s new teaching job at a school that bans gay children and parents, reframing the comments as “criticism of Christian education”. | Vice-President Mike Pence pushed back against criticism over his wife’s new teaching job at a school that bans gay children and parents, reframing the comments as “criticism of Christian education”. |
| The wife of acting attorney general Matt Whitaker has sent a very long, very defensive email to a reporter at Slate and it’s worth a read. | The wife of acting attorney general Matt Whitaker has sent a very long, very defensive email to a reporter at Slate and it’s worth a read. |
| So ... I got an email from Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's wife this morning. https://t.co/OAQGv2LC2D @Slate | So ... I got an email from Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's wife this morning. https://t.co/OAQGv2LC2D @Slate |
| Legislators in New Jersey have agreed to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. | Legislators in New Jersey have agreed to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. |
| Breaking: @GovMurphy, Sweeney and Coughlin Announce Agreement on raising the minimum wage to $15/Hour pic.twitter.com/hh03P4FLcq | Breaking: @GovMurphy, Sweeney and Coughlin Announce Agreement on raising the minimum wage to $15/Hour pic.twitter.com/hh03P4FLcq |