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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said that if Congress requests Trump’s tax returns he will turn them over in compliance with the law.
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says he'll comply with the law if he receives a request from Congress to turn over President Trump’s tax returns. Mnuchin said he hasn't received a request yet but has been in talks with his general counsel in anticipation of one.
Beto O’Rourke is currently holding his first campaign event in Keokuk, Iowa.
Beto O’Rourke speaks in Iowa after launching his 2020 bid: “We have the single greatest mechanism to call forth the genius of our fellow human beings. This democracy … can bring the ingenuity, the creativity, the resolve of an entire country” https://t.co/vjldpxJmP9 pic.twitter.com/Iwfs5Yr7TC
He spent the night there at a Quality Inn
Kim in Keokuk! Thanks for the first photo of our campaign for president. pic.twitter.com/2nhnw2PrmO
The Trump administration is proposing to strip protections for the gray wolf, arguing that its populations have rebounded enough to remove it from the endangered species list.
Gray wolves have been protected since the 1970s, after ranchers and governments enacted programs to kill the predators to protect livestock. At their lowest numbers, only a few hundred remained in the contiguous US. There are now more than 6,000 gray wolves in the lower 48 states, with more in Alaska where the species was not listed as endangered, according to the US government. The iconic species was already delisted in the Northern Rocky Mountains.
Acting Interior secretary David Bernhardt said it’s “clear and indisputable” that gray wolves are no longer threatened or endangered. “Today’s action puts us one step closer to transitioning the extraordinary effort that we have invested in gray wolf recovery to other species who actually need the protections of the Endangered Species Act, leaving the states to carry on the legacy of wolf conservation,” he said. But Collette Adkins, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, said the move would be a “death sentence” for gray wolves. “The Trump administration is dead set on appeasing special interests that want to kill wolves,” she said.
The gray wolf proposal follows other changes the Interior Department is undertaking that conservation advocates say will significantly weaken species protections.
Beto O’Rourke has been running for President for three hours but has already received his first congressional endorsement from Kathleen Rice of New York.Beto O’Rourke has been running for President for three hours but has already received his first congressional endorsement from Kathleen Rice of New York.
I’m proud to endorse my friend @BetoORourke for President!He’s honest, authentic and has the courage of his convictions and a bold vision for our future. Most importantly, he'll build a movement that will rise above the toxic division in our politics and unite this country.I’m proud to endorse my friend @BetoORourke for President!He’s honest, authentic and has the courage of his convictions and a bold vision for our future. Most importantly, he'll build a movement that will rise above the toxic division in our politics and unite this country.
Beto O’Rourke announced that he will base his presidential bid in his hometown of El Paso.Beto O’Rourke announced that he will base his presidential bid in his hometown of El Paso.
Beto O’Rourke tells the El Paso Times that his presidential campaign will be headquartered in El Paso and those who want to join his team will have to move to the border city. https://t.co/MZ9vkNCaYtBeto O’Rourke tells the El Paso Times that his presidential campaign will be headquartered in El Paso and those who want to join his team will have to move to the border city. https://t.co/MZ9vkNCaYt
Donald Trump, who once named himself Mr. Brexit, promised a trade deal with the UK post-Brexit on Twitter this morning.Donald Trump, who once named himself Mr. Brexit, promised a trade deal with the UK post-Brexit on Twitter this morning.
My Administration looks forward to negotiating a large scale Trade Deal with the United Kingdom. The potential is unlimited!My Administration looks forward to negotiating a large scale Trade Deal with the United Kingdom. The potential is unlimited!
Good morning,Good morning,
Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke became the latest Democrat to announce a presidential bid this morning. The Senate is poised to disapprove Trump’s declaration of national emergency on the southern border and the Irish prime minister is making his annual visit to the United States ahead of St Patrick’s Day.Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke became the latest Democrat to announce a presidential bid this morning. The Senate is poised to disapprove Trump’s declaration of national emergency on the southern border and the Irish prime minister is making his annual visit to the United States ahead of St Patrick’s Day.
It’s Thursday in American politics.It’s Thursday in American politics.