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| Beto O'Rourke: former congressman announces 2020 presidential bid – live news | Beto O'Rourke: former congressman announces 2020 presidential bid – live news |
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| Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will vote to disapprove Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern border today. | |
| My statement on today’s emergency declaration vote→ pic.twitter.com/QbP7VCL81S | |
| Julián Castro has used Beto O’Rourke’s announcement to roll out a number of local endorsements in Texas. O’Rourke joins Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and HUD Secretary, as the second Texan running for the Democratic presidential nomination. | |
| An hour or so after @BetoORourke announces his 2020 bid, @JulianCastro announces a long list of endorsements from texas dems. pic.twitter.com/8teioz6UEX | |
| Roger Stone is currently in federal court for a hearing and its been announced that his trial will begin in November. | |
| Roger Stone trial will start on November 5th in DC federal court-- Judge said she expects the trial will take about two weeks. | |
| Andrew Weissmann, one of Robert Mueller’s top prosecutors, is reportedly planning on leaving the Justice Department to teach at NYU. | |
| Weissmann’s departure would be a sign that the investigation of collusion in the 2016 election was approaching its conclusion. | |
| Longtime Indiana Senator Birch Bayh died this morning at the age of 91. | Longtime Indiana Senator Birch Bayh died this morning at the age of 91. |
| Bayh was a liberal stalwart who served three terms in the United States Senate and wrote two amendments to the United States Constitution. He was a dogged advocate for women’s rights and wrote both the Equal Rights Amendment and Title IX, which banned gender discrimination in schools. | Bayh was a liberal stalwart who served three terms in the United States Senate and wrote two amendments to the United States Constitution. He was a dogged advocate for women’s rights and wrote both the Equal Rights Amendment and Title IX, which banned gender discrimination in schools. |
| Republican senators showed up at the White House last night to try to urge a compromise to avoid a bipartisan vote to disapprove Trump’s national emergency on the southern border. It didn’t go well. | Republican senators showed up at the White House last night to try to urge a compromise to avoid a bipartisan vote to disapprove Trump’s national emergency on the southern border. It didn’t go well. |
| The Washington Post reports: | The Washington Post reports: |
| Sens. Ted Cruz (Tex.), Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.) and Ben Sasse (Neb.) unexpectedly arrived as Trump was having dinner in the residence with family, according to two people familiar with the episode, who requested anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter. | Sens. Ted Cruz (Tex.), Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.) and Ben Sasse (Neb.) unexpectedly arrived as Trump was having dinner in the residence with family, according to two people familiar with the episode, who requested anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter. |
| The senators argued for a last-minute proposal aimed at satisfying concerns of senators who are inclined to vote Thursday afternoon for a measure nullifying Trump’s declaration, the people said. Details on their proposal could not immediately be learned. | The senators argued for a last-minute proposal aimed at satisfying concerns of senators who are inclined to vote Thursday afternoon for a measure nullifying Trump’s declaration, the people said. Details on their proposal could not immediately be learned. |
| The people familiar with what transpired said a White House lawyer was brought in to explain why the proposal wouldn’t work, and the discussion was ultimately unsuccessful, irritating Trump, who renewed his veto threat with an early morning tweet on Thursday. | The people familiar with what transpired said a White House lawyer was brought in to explain why the proposal wouldn’t work, and the discussion was ultimately unsuccessful, irritating Trump, who renewed his veto threat with an early morning tweet on Thursday. |
| NEW -- Graham, Sasse and Cruz unexpectedly showed up at the White House last night to make a last-ditch plea on emergency resolution to Trump in the middle of dinner w/ @ericawerner @WPJohnWagner https://t.co/ABIaSRJwG1 | NEW -- Graham, Sasse and Cruz unexpectedly showed up at the White House last night to make a last-ditch plea on emergency resolution to Trump in the middle of dinner w/ @ericawerner @WPJohnWagner https://t.co/ABIaSRJwG1 |
| 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 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. | 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | “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. | 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/MZ9vkNCaYt | 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/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. |