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Beto O'Rourke picks up three endorsements for 2020 campaign – live | Beto O'Rourke picks up three endorsements for 2020 campaign – live |
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Rob Portman of Ohio just became the latest Republican senator to announce that he was voting to disapprove Trump’s national emergency. | |
Sen. Rob Portman on Senate floor argues that Trump doesn't need a national emergency to build a border wall and that making the emergency declaration sets a "dangerous precedent." Says he will support disapproval resolution. | |
The campaign of new age author Marianne Williamson has bought a billboard in Des Moines to demand CNN host a town hall for Williamson. | |
CNN has hosted events for number of candidates including three back to back last week with John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Buttigieg. | |
2020 Dem candidate Marianne Williamson with a message for CNN on scheduling a town hall with her: pic.twitter.com/SRAdApvWjM | |
Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas just became the 8th Republican senator to support the resolution of disapproval on the declaration of a national emergency on the southern border. | Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas just became the 8th Republican senator to support the resolution of disapproval on the declaration of a national emergency on the southern border. |
Moran makes eight Senate GOP for disapproval resolution https://t.co/Y7vZxIjNUm | Moran makes eight Senate GOP for disapproval resolution https://t.co/Y7vZxIjNUm |
A town hall that Elizabeth Warren is holding in Mississippi will be closed to the public and the media. The town hall, televised by CNN, is now invite only and members of the press will not be allowed to attend. | A town hall that Elizabeth Warren is holding in Mississippi will be closed to the public and the media. The town hall, televised by CNN, is now invite only and members of the press will not be allowed to attend. |
Former Vice President Joe Biden is meeting with Stacey Abrams, the losing Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia in 2018. | Former Vice President Joe Biden is meeting with Stacey Abrams, the losing Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia in 2018. |
Biden is moving closer to a presidential bid while Abrams has expressed openness both to running for Senate and running for the White House. | Biden is moving closer to a presidential bid while Abrams has expressed openness both to running for Senate and running for the White House. |
Beto O’Rourke just received his third congressional endorsement from Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy from Florida. She joins Kathleen Rice of New York and Veronica Escobar of Texas in supporting his campaign. | Beto O’Rourke just received his third congressional endorsement from Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy from Florida. She joins Kathleen Rice of New York and Veronica Escobar of Texas in supporting his campaign. |
I proudly endorse my friend & former colleague @BetoORourke for President. Our party will benefit from his ideas, energy & pragmatism. Our country would benefit from his compassion, authenticity & unifying vision. He’s the candidate I trust with our nation’s future. Count me in! https://t.co/WPI4iWUJuV | I proudly endorse my friend & former colleague @BetoORourke for President. Our party will benefit from his ideas, energy & pragmatism. Our country would benefit from his compassion, authenticity & unifying vision. He’s the candidate I trust with our nation’s future. Count me in! https://t.co/WPI4iWUJuV |
Donald Trump seemed to hint at armed pushback towards political opponents in an interview with Breitbart published today. | Donald Trump seemed to hint at armed pushback towards political opponents in an interview with Breitbart published today. |
You know, the left plays a tougher game, it’s very funny. I actually think that the people on the right are tougher, but they don’t play it tougher. Okay? I can tell you I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump – I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough — until they go to a certain point, and then it would be very bad, very bad. | You know, the left plays a tougher game, it’s very funny. I actually think that the people on the right are tougher, but they don’t play it tougher. Okay? I can tell you I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump – I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough — until they go to a certain point, and then it would be very bad, very bad. |
Beto O’Rourke has just started his second event of his nascent campaign at sub shop in Fort Madison, Iowa. | Beto O’Rourke has just started his second event of his nascent campaign at sub shop in Fort Madison, Iowa. |
Beto O’Rourke enters a sub shop in southeastern Iowa and shouts “Hola!” Then launches into a no-notes pitch he’s continuing to develop. pic.twitter.com/X6Wu8GP8EO | Beto O’Rourke enters a sub shop in southeastern Iowa and shouts “Hola!” Then launches into a no-notes pitch he’s continuing to develop. pic.twitter.com/X6Wu8GP8EO |
Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania became the latest Senate Republican to announce that he would break Trump and vote to disapprove the declaration of a national emergency. | Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania became the latest Senate Republican to announce that he would break Trump and vote to disapprove the declaration of a national emergency. |
News: PAs @SenToomey says he will vote for the resolution to reject Trump’s emergency. | News: PAs @SenToomey says he will vote for the resolution to reject Trump’s emergency. |
In the Oval Office, Trump reiterated his threat to veto the resolution to disapprove the national emergency. | In the Oval Office, Trump reiterated his threat to veto the resolution to disapprove the national emergency. |
“I don’t know what the vote will be. I’ll probably have to veto it. It’s not going to be overturned ... The legal scholars all say it’s totally constitutional. ... It’s pure and simple, it’s a vote for border security, it’s a vote for no crime.” | “I don’t know what the vote will be. I’ll probably have to veto it. It’s not going to be overturned ... The legal scholars all say it’s totally constitutional. ... It’s pure and simple, it’s a vote for border security, it’s a vote for no crime.” |