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| Virginia governor who wore blackface sees approval rating plummet – live | |
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| Bernhardt, a former oil and gas and water lobbyist, will be nominated to run the Interior Department, Donald Trump tweeted. | |
| I am pleased to announce that David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior, will be nominated as Secretary of the Interior. David has done a fantastic job from the day he arrived, and we look forward to having his nomination officially confirmed! | |
| Bernhardt was deputy secretary and has been running the department since Ryan Zinke stepped down at the end of the year Bernhardt has led plans to weaken endangered species protections. | |
| He is expected to continue the Trump administration’s priorities to advance oil and gas drilling and mining on or near public land. | |
| Time Magazine reports that President Donald Trump didn’t know that Nepal and Bhutan were independent countries. The reporting comes in a story about how Trump has repeatedly ignored or tried to contradict intelligence briefings. | Time Magazine reports that President Donald Trump didn’t know that Nepal and Bhutan were independent countries. The reporting comes in a story about how Trump has repeatedly ignored or tried to contradict intelligence briefings. |
| In another briefing on South Asia, Trump’s advisors brought a map of the region from Afghanistan to Bangladesh, according to intelligence officers with knowledge of the meeting and congressional officials who were briefed on it. Trump, they said, pointed at the map and said he knew that Nepal was part of India, only to be told that it is an independent nation. When said he was familiar with Bhutan and knew it, too, was part of India, his briefers told him that Bhutan was an independent kingdom. Last August, Politico reported on president’s mispronunciation of the names of the two countries during the same briefing. | In another briefing on South Asia, Trump’s advisors brought a map of the region from Afghanistan to Bangladesh, according to intelligence officers with knowledge of the meeting and congressional officials who were briefed on it. Trump, they said, pointed at the map and said he knew that Nepal was part of India, only to be told that it is an independent nation. When said he was familiar with Bhutan and knew it, too, was part of India, his briefers told him that Bhutan was an independent kingdom. Last August, Politico reported on president’s mispronunciation of the names of the two countries during the same briefing. |
| Unsurprisingly, Ralph Northam’s approval rating has collapsed since he admitted to wearing blackface at a Michael Jackson dance party while still denying he was in the picture on his yearbook page featuring a man in blackface and another in a KKK hood. | Unsurprisingly, Ralph Northam’s approval rating has collapsed since he admitted to wearing blackface at a Michael Jackson dance party while still denying he was in the picture on his yearbook page featuring a man in blackface and another in a KKK hood. |
| In a new poll by Morning Consult, the Virginia governor’s approval rating has cratered. He’s gone from 48% approval to 29% approval while his disapproval rating has soared and gone from 26% to 48%. | In a new poll by Morning Consult, the Virginia governor’s approval rating has cratered. He’s gone from 48% approval to 29% approval while his disapproval rating has soared and gone from 26% to 48%. |
| 🚨NEW VIRGINIA POLLING🚨@GovernorVA's net approval dropped 41 points among Virginia voters in two days following the emergence of the blackface controversy:–38 points among Dems–47 points among independents #VALeg #VAGovMore: https://t.co/N9GlP6KbNl pic.twitter.com/CtRrGRWm9o | 🚨NEW VIRGINIA POLLING🚨@GovernorVA's net approval dropped 41 points among Virginia voters in two days following the emergence of the blackface controversy:–38 points among Dems–47 points among independents #VALeg #VAGovMore: https://t.co/N9GlP6KbNl pic.twitter.com/CtRrGRWm9o |
| New polling shows that a majority of Americans still oppose new wall construction on the southern border with Mexico. | New polling shows that a majority of Americans still oppose new wall construction on the southern border with Mexico. |
| New data from Gallup says that 60% of Americans oppose expanding wall construction while 40% support it. This is only a minor change from from polling done last year which showed 57% of Americans opposed this and 41% supported it. Since then, a month long government shutdown has been held over wall funding. | New data from Gallup says that 60% of Americans oppose expanding wall construction while 40% support it. This is only a minor change from from polling done last year which showed 57% of Americans opposed this and 41% supported it. Since then, a month long government shutdown has been held over wall funding. |
| GALLUP: Americans oppose new border wall construction by a margin of 60-40%, largely unchanged from 57-41% in June 2018.https://t.co/iJjcK89V0y pic.twitter.com/KbvomDQY9R | GALLUP: Americans oppose new border wall construction by a margin of 60-40%, largely unchanged from 57-41% in June 2018.https://t.co/iJjcK89V0y pic.twitter.com/KbvomDQY9R |
| A new poll of Iowa caucusgoers from Emerson College shows Joe Biden with a healthy lead if he chooses to run. | A new poll of Iowa caucusgoers from Emerson College shows Joe Biden with a healthy lead if he chooses to run. |
| The former vice president would take 29% of caucusgoers, followed by California Senator Kamala Harris at 18%, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at 15% and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren at 11%. | The former vice president would take 29% of caucusgoers, followed by California Senator Kamala Harris at 18%, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at 15% and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren at 11%. |
| The poll comes just less than a year before the Iowa Caucuses are held on 3 February 2020. | The poll comes just less than a year before the Iowa Caucuses are held on 3 February 2020. |
| New polling from Politico and Morning Consult shows that a potential third party presidential bid by billionaire Howard Schultz would hurt Democrats far more than Republicans. | New polling from Politico and Morning Consult shows that a potential third party presidential bid by billionaire Howard Schultz would hurt Democrats far more than Republicans. |
| The Starbucks mogul has come under heavy criticism from Democrats as he as explored a potential bid in the past week as a centrist advocating fiscally conservative and socially liberal policies. Schultz though has emphasized his opposition to progressives inside the Democratic party. | The Starbucks mogul has come under heavy criticism from Democrats as he as explored a potential bid in the past week as a centrist advocating fiscally conservative and socially liberal policies. Schultz though has emphasized his opposition to progressives inside the Democratic party. |
| While only 26 percent of voters who approve of Trump’s job performance as president said they were very or somewhat likely to consider a third-party candidate, a larger percentage of Trump disapprovers, 41 percent, said they would consider voting for an independent. By party, nearly a third of Democrats, 31 percent, say they would consider a third-party candidate, compared with 25 percent of Republicans who indicated they would consider voting for someone other than the two major-party nominees. | While only 26 percent of voters who approve of Trump’s job performance as president said they were very or somewhat likely to consider a third-party candidate, a larger percentage of Trump disapprovers, 41 percent, said they would consider voting for an independent. By party, nearly a third of Democrats, 31 percent, say they would consider a third-party candidate, compared with 25 percent of Republicans who indicated they would consider voting for someone other than the two major-party nominees. |
| But the data don’t suggest Schultz, the billionaire ex-CEO of Starbucks, could do more than play spoiler in the 2020 presidential race. While 35 percent of all voters in the poll said they would consider a third-party candidate, only 12 percent said they’d be very likely to look outside the two major parties. And survey data and experts alike dispute Schultz’s rationale for his possible campaign: that a critical mass of unrepresented voters in the political center could be marshaled into an electoral majority by a moderate voice. | But the data don’t suggest Schultz, the billionaire ex-CEO of Starbucks, could do more than play spoiler in the 2020 presidential race. While 35 percent of all voters in the poll said they would consider a third-party candidate, only 12 percent said they’d be very likely to look outside the two major parties. And survey data and experts alike dispute Schultz’s rationale for his possible campaign: that a critical mass of unrepresented voters in the political center could be marshaled into an electoral majority by a moderate voice. |
| New Jersey just officially approved an increase in the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. | New Jersey just officially approved an increase in the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. |
| Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed the bill just now in a major progressive goal for the deep blue state. Past efforts to raise the minimum wage were blocked under former Republican Governor Chris Christie. | Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed the bill just now in a major progressive goal for the deep blue state. Past efforts to raise the minimum wage were blocked under former Republican Governor Chris Christie. |
| It’s official: New Jersey @GovMurphy just signed a law that will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. | It’s official: New Jersey @GovMurphy just signed a law that will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. |
| Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is taking steps to clamp down on a potential primary challenge. | Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is taking steps to clamp down on a potential primary challenge. |
| Although Trump is a likely shoo-in to win re-nomination, a bruising primary battle could leave him vulnerable in a general election. The last two incumbent presidents to lose re-election, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush both faced strong primary challenges. | Although Trump is a likely shoo-in to win re-nomination, a bruising primary battle could leave him vulnerable in a general election. The last two incumbent presidents to lose re-election, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush both faced strong primary challenges. |
| As the Associated Press reports: | As the Associated Press reports: |
| Bill Stepien, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, calls it all a “process of ensuring that the national convention is a television commercial for the president for an audience of 300 million and not an internal fight.” | Bill Stepien, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, calls it all a “process of ensuring that the national convention is a television commercial for the president for an audience of 300 million and not an internal fight.” |
| One early success for Trump’s campaign was in Massachusetts, where Trump backer and former state Rep. Jim Lyons last month defeated the candidate backed by Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, a Trump critic, to serve as the state party chairman. | One early success for Trump’s campaign was in Massachusetts, where Trump backer and former state Rep. Jim Lyons last month defeated the candidate backed by Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, a Trump critic, to serve as the state party chairman. |
| “We have a constant focus on tracking everything regarding this process,” Stepien said. “Who’s running, what their level of support for the president is and what their vote counts are.” | “We have a constant focus on tracking everything regarding this process,” Stepien said. “Who’s running, what their level of support for the president is and what their vote counts are.” |
| The campaign’s work extends beyond state party leadership races, which are taking place in many key states in the coming weeks. Trump’s team plans to organize at county and state caucuses and conventions over the next 18 months to elevate pro-Trump leaders and potential delegates. Ahead of the convention, it aims to have complete control of the convention agenda, rules and platform – and to identify any potential trouble-makers well in advance. | The campaign’s work extends beyond state party leadership races, which are taking place in many key states in the coming weeks. Trump’s team plans to organize at county and state caucuses and conventions over the next 18 months to elevate pro-Trump leaders and potential delegates. Ahead of the convention, it aims to have complete control of the convention agenda, rules and platform – and to identify any potential trouble-makers well in advance. |
| Politico reports that one key feature of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address tomorrow will be a pledge to end the AIDS epidemic in the United States. | Politico reports that one key feature of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address tomorrow will be a pledge to end the AIDS epidemic in the United States. |
| Under Trump’s 10-year strategy, health officials would target the U.S. communities with the most HIV infections and work to reduce transmissions by 2030. The strategy has been championed by top health officials, including HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CDC Director Robert Redfield. | Under Trump’s 10-year strategy, health officials would target the U.S. communities with the most HIV infections and work to reduce transmissions by 2030. The strategy has been championed by top health officials, including HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CDC Director Robert Redfield. |
| While Trump’s plans for the address remain fluid — and one official cautioned that the speech is not finalized — HHS has pressed the White House to ensure the HIV strategy is highlighted on Tuesday night, said two individuals. The agency is also planning a broader rollout this week. | While Trump’s plans for the address remain fluid — and one official cautioned that the speech is not finalized — HHS has pressed the White House to ensure the HIV strategy is highlighted on Tuesday night, said two individuals. The agency is also planning a broader rollout this week. |
| An HHS spokesperson referred questions to the White House. A White House spokesperson declined to comment. | An HHS spokesperson referred questions to the White House. A White House spokesperson declined to comment. |
| The goal would be ultimately end all new transmissions of HIV by 2030. | The goal would be ultimately end all new transmissions of HIV by 2030. |
| Kirstjen Nielsen, the Secretary of Homeland Security, will make her first appearance testifying before Congress since Democrats took over in March. | Kirstjen Nielsen, the Secretary of Homeland Security, will make her first appearance testifying before Congress since Democrats took over in March. |
| Nielsen is likely to face tough questioning about a number of controversial Trump Administration policies including family seperation and the efficacy of a wall on the United States’s southern border. | Nielsen is likely to face tough questioning about a number of controversial Trump Administration policies including family seperation and the efficacy of a wall on the United States’s southern border. |
| DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on March 6th, per spox | DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on March 6th, per spox |