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North Carolina to hold new congressional election after tampering claims – as it happened | |
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Up to a third of the military construction budgets President Trump hoped to tap to fund his border wall may have already been spent, Congressional Quarterly reports: | |
BREAKING: More than a third of the federal 💰@realDonaldTrump wants to redirect to build a #BorderWall is not available. It’s been spent. Congress—including Dems—would have to approve making new 💰 available. That’s not happening. Time for a Plan B. pic.twitter.com/aSZ1LksdPY | |
Yesterday, Fox News host Laura Ingraham tweeted a thank you to a free enterprise advocacy organization that calls itself the Job Creators Network, for a Times Square Billboard blasting Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over the Amazon pullout in New York. | Yesterday, Fox News host Laura Ingraham tweeted a thank you to a free enterprise advocacy organization that calls itself the Job Creators Network, for a Times Square Billboard blasting Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over the Amazon pullout in New York. |
Check out the sign in Times Sq.! Thanks to @JobCreatorsUSA! pic.twitter.com/iIN0DTo8r2 | Check out the sign in Times Sq.! Thanks to @JobCreatorsUSA! pic.twitter.com/iIN0DTo8r2 |
AOC was quick to quip back, highlighting who funded the billboard criticizing her. | AOC was quick to quip back, highlighting who funded the billboard criticizing her. |
pic.twitter.com/wUQj5GEtfJ | pic.twitter.com/wUQj5GEtfJ |
According to a report from the Public Accountability Initiative published today, the Job Creator’s Network is funded Trump-supporting billionaires and conservative lobbyists with ties to big corporations, but claims to be “the voice of Main Street”. | According to a report from the Public Accountability Initiative published today, the Job Creator’s Network is funded Trump-supporting billionaires and conservative lobbyists with ties to big corporations, but claims to be “the voice of Main Street”. |
Andrew Perez, a reporter for a nonpartisan financial investigation organization called MapLight, shared tax documents also tying the Job Creators Network to Mitch McConnell’s former chief of staff. | Andrew Perez, a reporter for a nonpartisan financial investigation organization called MapLight, shared tax documents also tying the Job Creators Network to Mitch McConnell’s former chief of staff. |
If you notice a lot more trolls on social media re: politics, it’s bc Mitch McConnell’s former Chief of Staff helps run a multimillion dollar operation to have bot accounts manipulate online discourse. Because we all know how hard they work to make the world a better place. https://t.co/T3NIVQIeJK | If you notice a lot more trolls on social media re: politics, it’s bc Mitch McConnell’s former Chief of Staff helps run a multimillion dollar operation to have bot accounts manipulate online discourse. Because we all know how hard they work to make the world a better place. https://t.co/T3NIVQIeJK |
Senator and 2020 Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris responded today to the allegations against actor Jussie Smollett, who has been charged with faking a hate crime against himself to boost his salary. | Senator and 2020 Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris responded today to the allegations against actor Jussie Smollett, who has been charged with faking a hate crime against himself to boost his salary. |
Like most of you, I've seen the reports about Jussie Smollett, and I'm sad, frustrated, and disappointed. pic.twitter.com/91OHOymShi | Like most of you, I've seen the reports about Jussie Smollett, and I'm sad, frustrated, and disappointed. pic.twitter.com/91OHOymShi |
Harris quickly and publicly condemned the attacks against Smollett before investigators uncovered the actor’s alleged fraud. Some divisive public figures have used the case to draw untrue conclusions about hate crimes in the US. | Harris quickly and publicly condemned the attacks against Smollett before investigators uncovered the actor’s alleged fraud. Some divisive public figures have used the case to draw untrue conclusions about hate crimes in the US. |
Alright, this particular hate crime turned out to be a hoax, but let's remember, ALL OF THEM are hoaxes. #Smollett | Alright, this particular hate crime turned out to be a hoax, but let's remember, ALL OF THEM are hoaxes. #Smollett |
Fox News' @ShannonBream read a bit from my @NRO essay about the Jussie Smollett alleged hoax. I describe the incident as symptomatic of America's sickness of worshipping victimhood & fragility. https://t.co/557f45xNdf pic.twitter.com/nPpyEpJYGm | Fox News' @ShannonBream read a bit from my @NRO essay about the Jussie Smollett alleged hoax. I describe the incident as symptomatic of America's sickness of worshipping victimhood & fragility. https://t.co/557f45xNdf pic.twitter.com/nPpyEpJYGm |
As VICE reports, hate crimes are on the rise and only 0.03 % of those reported turn out to be faked. It’s far more likely that they are underreported as only half of hate crime victims alert the authorities, according to a report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. | As VICE reports, hate crimes are on the rise and only 0.03 % of those reported turn out to be faked. It’s far more likely that they are underreported as only half of hate crime victims alert the authorities, according to a report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. |
Per VICE: | Per VICE: |
FBI data, which relies on voluntary reporting from local police departments, has also pointed to a rise in hate crimes nationwide in recent years. According to the bureau’s most recent count, hate crime reports jumped by nearly 17 percent in 2017, compared to the previous year. Black and Jewish victims accounted for the biggest spikes”. | FBI data, which relies on voluntary reporting from local police departments, has also pointed to a rise in hate crimes nationwide in recent years. According to the bureau’s most recent count, hate crime reports jumped by nearly 17 percent in 2017, compared to the previous year. Black and Jewish victims accounted for the biggest spikes”. |
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released data today showing that the Republican tax plan helped US banks make more than $28 billion in additional profit this year, the Hill reports: | The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released data today showing that the Republican tax plan helped US banks make more than $28 billion in additional profit this year, the Hill reports: |
Yearly profits increased increased $72. 4 billion from 2017, and the rise includes $28.8 billion more than banks would have kept under the previous tax regime. Bank profits in the fourth quarter of 2018 rose to $59 billion, an $8.1 billion increase from the same period in 2017. | Yearly profits increased increased $72. 4 billion from 2017, and the rise includes $28.8 billion more than banks would have kept under the previous tax regime. Bank profits in the fourth quarter of 2018 rose to $59 billion, an $8.1 billion increase from the same period in 2017. |
The Republican tax-cut bill reduced the corporate income tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent. The bill’s supporters said the corporate tax cut would fuel the U.S. economy, while Democrats panned it as a handout to wealthy elites”. | The Republican tax-cut bill reduced the corporate income tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent. The bill’s supporters said the corporate tax cut would fuel the U.S. economy, while Democrats panned it as a handout to wealthy elites”. |
The money hasn’t exactly been spread around. As HuffPost reporter Matt Fuller pointed out on Twitter, wages continue to fall flat. A report from 2018 from the Economic Policy Institute found the cuts have not led to compensation growth. | The money hasn’t exactly been spread around. As HuffPost reporter Matt Fuller pointed out on Twitter, wages continue to fall flat. A report from 2018 from the Economic Policy Institute found the cuts have not led to compensation growth. |
It almost feels like a challenge to design a $1.5 trillion tax cut that could generate essentially no wage growth. | It almost feels like a challenge to design a $1.5 trillion tax cut that could generate essentially no wage growth. |
Nearly $200 million in military construction funds, approved by Congress for projects like submarine manufacturing, aircraft improvement, and repair of aging military facilities across Pennsylvania could be diverted for Trump’s border wall Senator Bob Casey’s office told the Associated Press today. | Nearly $200 million in military construction funds, approved by Congress for projects like submarine manufacturing, aircraft improvement, and repair of aging military facilities across Pennsylvania could be diverted for Trump’s border wall Senator Bob Casey’s office told the Associated Press today. |
It’s still unclear how the Trump Administration will pay for the wall but Casey said in a statement that he will “fight like hell to keep this funding and these projects up and running in Pennsylvania”. | It’s still unclear how the Trump Administration will pay for the wall but Casey said in a statement that he will “fight like hell to keep this funding and these projects up and running in Pennsylvania”. |
On a weekly news show in Iowa today, Representative Steve King announced that would be seeking reelection in 2020. He will face three challengers, the Des Moines Register reports. | On a weekly news show in Iowa today, Representative Steve King announced that would be seeking reelection in 2020. He will face three challengers, the Des Moines Register reports. |
The Republican Congressman faced calls for his resignation and was removed from key committees after questioning why white nationalism and white supremacy was offensive, in an interview with the New York Times released in January. It wasn’t the first time King made racist remarks that sparked controversy, but he has refused to step down. | The Republican Congressman faced calls for his resignation and was removed from key committees after questioning why white nationalism and white supremacy was offensive, in an interview with the New York Times released in January. It wasn’t the first time King made racist remarks that sparked controversy, but he has refused to step down. |
“Don’t let the elitists in this country, the power brokers in this country, tell you who’s going to represent you in the United States Congress” he told hosts on the Iowa Press show, saying he had “nothing to apologize for”. | “Don’t let the elitists in this country, the power brokers in this country, tell you who’s going to represent you in the United States Congress” he told hosts on the Iowa Press show, saying he had “nothing to apologize for”. |
Trump ally Steve King: I don't know how 'white supremacist' became offensive term | Trump ally Steve King: I don't know how 'white supremacist' became offensive term |
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has weighed in on the State Board of Elections’ decision to re-do the election for his state’s 9th Congressional District, after a months-long investigation into allegations of ballot tampering. | North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has weighed in on the State Board of Elections’ decision to re-do the election for his state’s 9th Congressional District, after a months-long investigation into allegations of ballot tampering. |
“I thank the Board for unanimously doing the right thing” he said in a statement. “People must have confidence that their vote matters and this action sends a strong message that election fraud must not be tolerated”. | “I thank the Board for unanimously doing the right thing” he said in a statement. “People must have confidence that their vote matters and this action sends a strong message that election fraud must not be tolerated”. |
Gov. Cooper on SBOE's action on #NC09: "I thank the Board for unanimously doing the right thing. People must have confidence that their vote matters and this action sends a strong message that election fraud must not be tolerated." | Gov. Cooper on SBOE's action on #NC09: "I thank the Board for unanimously doing the right thing. People must have confidence that their vote matters and this action sends a strong message that election fraud must not be tolerated." |
Gabrielle Canon here, taking over for Adam Gabbatt | Gabrielle Canon here, taking over for Adam Gabbatt |
A newly unsealed complaint filed by federal prosecutors revealed today that an investigative analyst from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was charged for handing over former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s private bank records to Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti, along with disclosing details of the confidential information to the New Yorker, CNN reports. | A newly unsealed complaint filed by federal prosecutors revealed today that an investigative analyst from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was charged for handing over former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s private bank records to Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti, along with disclosing details of the confidential information to the New Yorker, CNN reports. |
CNN has this scoop: "IRS analyst charged in leak of Michael Cohen's bank records" to Michael Avenatti —> https://t.co/35wMdCE8uz pic.twitter.com/jDGETvMaOf | CNN has this scoop: "IRS analyst charged in leak of Michael Cohen's bank records" to Michael Avenatti —> https://t.co/35wMdCE8uz pic.twitter.com/jDGETvMaOf |
Per CNN: | Per CNN: |
The analyst, John C. Fry, was charged by prosecutors in the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California with the unauthorized disclosure of a document called a suspicious activity report, or SAR, which banks file when they review transactions that raise red flags... | The analyst, John C. Fry, was charged by prosecutors in the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California with the unauthorized disclosure of a document called a suspicious activity report, or SAR, which banks file when they review transactions that raise red flags... |
In May 2018, Fry, who works in the IRS’ San Francisco office, accessed and downloaded five SARs connected to Cohen, according to the complaint, and then, seeing that other such documents were unavailable in the database, turned over some of the SARs to Avenatti and told The New Yorker reporter that he was alarmed to see other SARs were inaccessible, the complaint says”. | In May 2018, Fry, who works in the IRS’ San Francisco office, accessed and downloaded five SARs connected to Cohen, according to the complaint, and then, seeing that other such documents were unavailable in the database, turned over some of the SARs to Avenatti and told The New Yorker reporter that he was alarmed to see other SARs were inaccessible, the complaint says”. |
A little more detail on North Carolina ordering that fresh election, from the Associated Press: | A little more detail on North Carolina ordering that fresh election, from the Associated Press: |
The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 5-0 on Thursday to hold a new election in the 9th Congressional District. The board did not immediately set a schedule. | The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 5-0 on Thursday to hold a new election in the 9th Congressional District. The board did not immediately set a schedule. |
Following last November’s election, Republican Mark Harris had held a slim lead over Democrat Dan McCready in unofficial results from the district running from Charlotte through several counties to the east. But the state refused to certify the win because of absentee-ballot irregularities. | Following last November’s election, Republican Mark Harris had held a slim lead over Democrat Dan McCready in unofficial results from the district running from Charlotte through several counties to the east. But the state refused to certify the win because of absentee-ballot irregularities. |
Harris said Thursday during the hearing that he thought a new election should be called, despite his lawyers arguing in recent legal filings to the state board that he should be certified the winner. | Harris said Thursday during the hearing that he thought a new election should be called, despite his lawyers arguing in recent legal filings to the state board that he should be certified the winner. |
The Republican said he was still struggling from health problems caused by a blood infection that landed him in a hospital and led to two strokes. Harris said he was suffering from confusion, but that he could see there were substantial doubts about fairness and that a new election is necessary. | The Republican said he was still struggling from health problems caused by a blood infection that landed him in a hospital and led to two strokes. Harris said he was suffering from confusion, but that he could see there were substantial doubts about fairness and that a new election is necessary. |
Roger Stone has been handed a stricter gag order by a federal judge. The long-time Donald Trump confidante was ruled to have defied an earlier order when he posted a photo of the judge, alongside crosshairs, on social media. Stone is charged with lying to Congress about his communications with Wikileaks, witness tampering and obstruction of an official proceeding. | Roger Stone has been handed a stricter gag order by a federal judge. The long-time Donald Trump confidante was ruled to have defied an earlier order when he posted a photo of the judge, alongside crosshairs, on social media. Stone is charged with lying to Congress about his communications with Wikileaks, witness tampering and obstruction of an official proceeding. |
North Carolina ordered a new Congressional election in the ongoing voter fraud case in the state. The election will be for the state’s ninth congressional district. After November’s mid-term elections the Republican Mark Harris held a slim lead, but North Carolina refused to certify the win due to irregularities. Harris’s campaign has been subject to a hearing amid fraud claims relating to absentee ballots. | North Carolina ordered a new Congressional election in the ongoing voter fraud case in the state. The election will be for the state’s ninth congressional district. After November’s mid-term elections the Republican Mark Harris held a slim lead, but North Carolina refused to certify the win due to irregularities. Harris’s campaign has been subject to a hearing amid fraud claims relating to absentee ballots. |
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he will not run for Senate in 2020. Pompeo had been widely linked with running – Senate leader Mitch McConnell reportedly approached the secretary – in his home state of Kansas, where he previously served as a US congressman. “It’s ruled out,” Pompeo said. “I’m here, I’m loving it.” | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he will not run for Senate in 2020. Pompeo had been widely linked with running – Senate leader Mitch McConnell reportedly approached the secretary – in his home state of Kansas, where he previously served as a US congressman. “It’s ruled out,” Pompeo said. “I’m here, I’m loving it.” |
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