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Lindsey Graham demands records of discussions on removing Trump – live Trump vetoes bill that would have blocked national emergency – live
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Donald Trump gave the pen he used to sign a veto of the resolution to a mother whose child was killed by someone in the country illegally, per AP.
The president after signing his veto. There was applause and he handed his signing pen to one of the mothers whose child was killed by someone in the country illegally pic.twitter.com/DDqZBct68m
This isn't just President Trump vetoing a bill aimed at revoking his national emergency declaration. It is a carefully planned press event where he is surrounded by people--families, sheriffs, church leaders--to make the case that immigrants are a threat to US. Names included. pic.twitter.com/HC2if6edgZ
Donald Trump has issued a veto of the congressional resolution blocking his national emergency declaration. It is the first veto of his presidency.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump issues first veto, overrules Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding.
“Today I am vetoing this resolution. Congress has the freedom to pass this resolution and I have the duty to veto it,” Donald Trump said in the Oval Office, where he was joined by his attorney general and secretary of homeland security.
He said Republican voters were “overwhelmingly” against the resolution, which Congress passed to block him from using a national emergency to get money for a border wall without their approval, according to a pool report.
Trump said the veto will give us “safety at our border.”
“The fact that this is an emergency is undeniable,” said homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
Attorney General William Barr said the resolution is “clearly authorized under the law.”
Donald Trump briefly addressed the New Zealand mosque shooting at the top of his Oval Office event and then began discussing border security, per PBS.
“I will be signing and issuing a veto,” Trump said of the congressional resolution to terminate his national emergency. “People hate the word invasion, but that’s what it is.”
Trump said: "If we had the proper protections, we wouldn’t have to apprehend them." He called bill intended to revoke declaration "dangerous" and "reckless." "I will be signing and issuing a veto," Trump said. "People hate the word invasion, but that’s what it is."
President Trump said anyone voting to revoke his national emergency declaration was voting "against reality."
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has been fined $35,000 by the Federal Election Commission for failing to disclose more than $1 million in campaign loans from Citibank and Goldman Sachs.
The fine stems from a complaint filed by Campaign Legal Center, the group said. They said Cruz got $1.1 million in loans from the banks for his 2012 Senate campaign, but incorrectly reported the loans as coming from personal funds.
“Candidates should take seriously their legal requirement to disclose where their campaign money comes from. Today’s announcement is an acknowledgement that Cruz’s campaign deprived voters of that critical information,” the CLC said.
Donald Trump says he has spoken to New Zealand’s prime minister after the mass shooting at two mosques there.Donald Trump says he has spoken to New Zealand’s prime minister after the mass shooting at two mosques there.
....that we stand in solidarity with New Zealand – and that any assistance the U.S.A. can give, we stand by ready to help. We love you New Zealand!....that we stand in solidarity with New Zealand – and that any assistance the U.S.A. can give, we stand by ready to help. We love you New Zealand!
The EPA has scaled back Obama administration rules to ban most uses of a very toxic paint stripper called Methylene Chloride, which has killed dozens of people, according to the New York Times.The EPA has scaled back Obama administration rules to ban most uses of a very toxic paint stripper called Methylene Chloride, which has killed dozens of people, according to the New York Times.
The agency will now only ban sales to regular consumers, but will allow contractors to continue to use it, which would have been banned under the Obama plan.The agency will now only ban sales to regular consumers, but will allow contractors to continue to use it, which would have been banned under the Obama plan.
As expected, EPA SIGNIFICANTLY scales back Obama-era plan to ban most uses of a very toxic paint stripper called Methylene Chloride, which has killed dozens of people. Decides only to ban consumer sales, via retail and online. Will still allow commercial uses by contractors. pic.twitter.com/cZsE8VAwwNAs expected, EPA SIGNIFICANTLY scales back Obama-era plan to ban most uses of a very toxic paint stripper called Methylene Chloride, which has killed dozens of people. Decides only to ban consumer sales, via retail and online. Will still allow commercial uses by contractors. pic.twitter.com/cZsE8VAwwN
FYI, most deaths attributed to the use of Methylene Chloride have been via use by contractors/commercial users. This rule will not stop that. pic.twitter.com/QdpQH7Nf0xFYI, most deaths attributed to the use of Methylene Chloride have been via use by contractors/commercial users. This rule will not stop that. pic.twitter.com/QdpQH7Nf0x
Cesar Sayoc, the Donald Trump fan accused of sending bombs to Democratic political figures and media organizations, is expected to plead guilty, the New York Daily News reports.Cesar Sayoc, the Donald Trump fan accused of sending bombs to Democratic political figures and media organizations, is expected to plead guilty, the New York Daily News reports.
The so-called MAGA bomber was behind 16 bombs sent by mail to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, CNN and others, authorities say.The so-called MAGA bomber was behind 16 bombs sent by mail to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, CNN and others, authorities say.
He’s expected to plead guilty next week, according to a notice scheduling a plea hearing cited by the News.He’s expected to plead guilty next week, according to a notice scheduling a plea hearing cited by the News.
Senate Judiciary Committee chair Lindsey Graham is asking for all documents and communications related to discussions about removing Donald Trump from office under the 25th amendment.Senate Judiciary Committee chair Lindsey Graham is asking for all documents and communications related to discussions about removing Donald Trump from office under the 25th amendment.
Graham made the request in a letter Friday to Attorney General William Barr, the Washington Post reported.Graham made the request in a letter Friday to Attorney General William Barr, the Washington Post reported.
Top law enforcement officials discussed using the 25th amendment, which allows a president to be removed if he is unfit to perform his duties, former FBI acting director Andrew McCabe has said.Top law enforcement officials discussed using the 25th amendment, which allows a president to be removed if he is unfit to perform his duties, former FBI acting director Andrew McCabe has said.
Graham wrote that he would investigate “what amounts to a coup,” according to the Post.Graham wrote that he would investigate “what amounts to a coup,” according to the Post.
Beto O’Rourke belonged to the oldest group of computer hackers in US history when he was a teenager, he told Reuters in a new interview.Beto O’Rourke belonged to the oldest group of computer hackers in US history when he was a teenager, he told Reuters in a new interview.
O’Rourke was part of Cult of the Dead Cow, which released tools that allowed ordinary people to hack Windows computers, and coined the term “hacktivism.”O’Rourke was part of Cult of the Dead Cow, which released tools that allowed ordinary people to hack Windows computers, and coined the term “hacktivism.”
“There’s just this profound value in being able to be apart from the system and look at it critically and have fun while you’re doing it,” O’Rourke told Reuters. “I think of the Cult of the Dead Cow as a great example of that.”“There’s just this profound value in being able to be apart from the system and look at it critically and have fun while you’re doing it,” O’Rourke told Reuters. “I think of the Cult of the Dead Cow as a great example of that.”
The story also reveals that O’Rourke once wrote a murder fantasy in which the narrator drives over children on the street.The story also reveals that O’Rourke once wrote a murder fantasy in which the narrator drives over children on the street.
“One day, as I was driving home from work, I noticed two children crossing the street. They were happy, happy to be free from their troubles,” reads the story, which O’Rourke wrote when he was 15. “As I neared the young ones, I put all my weight on my right foot, keeping the accelerator pedal on the floor until I heard the crashing of the two children on the hood, and then the sharp cry of pain from one of the two. I was so fascinated for a moment, that when after I had stopped my vehicle, I just sat in a daze, sweet visions filling my head.”“One day, as I was driving home from work, I noticed two children crossing the street. They were happy, happy to be free from their troubles,” reads the story, which O’Rourke wrote when he was 15. “As I neared the young ones, I put all my weight on my right foot, keeping the accelerator pedal on the floor until I heard the crashing of the two children on the hood, and then the sharp cry of pain from one of the two. I was so fascinated for a moment, that when after I had stopped my vehicle, I just sat in a daze, sweet visions filling my head.”
Beto O'Rourke was a teenage member of hacking group Cult of the Dead CowBeto O'Rourke was a teenage member of hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow
Senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker criticized tech companies for giving a “platform for hate” after the deadly shooting at two New Zealand mosques.Senator and presidential candidate Cory Booker criticized tech companies for giving a “platform for hate” after the deadly shooting at two New Zealand mosques.
“Tech companies have a responsibility to do the morally right thing. I don’t care about your profits. When it comes to the values, the safety, security and decency, tech companies have an obligation to do the right thing,” Booker said, according to a video tweeted by an aide.“Tech companies have a responsibility to do the morally right thing. I don’t care about your profits. When it comes to the values, the safety, security and decency, tech companies have an obligation to do the right thing,” Booker said, according to a video tweeted by an aide.
“This is a case where you’re giving a platform to hate. That’s unacceptable. It should never have happened, and it should have been taken down a lot more quickly, and the mechanisms should be in place to allow these companies to do that.”“This is a case where you’re giving a platform to hate. That’s unacceptable. It should never have happened, and it should have been taken down a lot more quickly, and the mechanisms should be in place to allow these companies to do that.”
Cory speaks out against anti-Islamic and white supremacist-fueled violence in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack. pic.twitter.com/JS9weguukFCory speaks out against anti-Islamic and white supremacist-fueled violence in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack. pic.twitter.com/JS9weguukF
Donald Trump has now scheduled a 3.30 pm Oval Office event where it’s expected he will veto the congressional resolution to block his national emergency.
The schedule says he will deliver remarks on national security and the humanitarian crisis at the southern border.
Trump will "VETO!" at 3:30 in the Oval Office, per updated schedule. And will deliver remarks.
Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders got 7 stitches to his head after hitting his head on a glass shower door this morning, his campaign says. He got a “clean bill of health” and plans to continue with his regular schedule.
Just in: @BernieSanders campaign informed the press that the senator will proceed with his schedule after hitting his head on a glass shower door this morning. He went to a walk-in clinic and received 7 stitches. The notice says he was given a "clean bill of health".
Students are rallying on Capitol Hill as part of the youth climate strike. “We don’t want to die,” one banner reads.
#YouthClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/eFTNNUImGd
One of the signs here: “I’ve seen smarter cabinets at IKEA” #YouthClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/TTUesx0s8g
Stumbled into a group of friends singing happy birthday to Lili Moresi of Maryland, who turns 14 today and wanted to spend it protesting #YouthCimateStrike pic.twitter.com/POSZSceGg9
#YouthClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/gYTIsW8FLi
Donald Trump is expected to veto the congressional resolution to block his national emergency around 3pm Friday, Reuters reports.
It will be Trump’s first veto.
“I look forward to VETOING the just passed Democrat inspires Resolution which would OPEN BORDERS while increasing Crime, Drugs, and Trafficking in our Country,” Trump tweeted after the Senate passed the resolution Thursday. “I thank all of the Strong Republicans who voted to support Border Security and our desperately needed WALL!”
Trump declared the national emergency to get money to build a border wall without congressional approval, but several Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the resolution to stop him. But there do not appear to be enough votes to override a veto.
All the ridicule directed at Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz’s potential presidential bid is just encouraging him, New York Magazine reports.
When Schultz was heckled at a book signing event in New York, he told a friend, ““We’ve clearly struck a nerve.” And Schultz has been telling his team: “We touched the third rail! And this is what happens when we touch the third rail!”
Schultz has drawn ire from liberals who think a run as an independent would just help Donald Trump get re-elected.
“Oddly enough, he’s become a magnet for vitriol — oddly enough! — from the left! It’s incredible. These are the people who should be celebrating new ideas!” his friend Billy Etkin told New York.
Added his pollster Greg Strimple: “The reaction we got from the extremes is proof-positive that we’ve struck a chord. That sounds really basic, but I think it’s true: We go out there, Howard says on 60 Minutes he’s thinking of running for president, and the world becomes unglued...How can that one sentence unglue the whole political Establishment of the most powerful country on Earth? It tells me we’re onto something.”
Senator Amy Klobuchar acknowledged she “can always do better” with her staff but argued her toughness would be an asset on the world stage.
Klobuchar’s presidential campaign has been dogged by reports of mistreatment against her Senate staff.
“If you are a boss, you have to have high standards, and that is what I have always had. And that doesn’t mean it’s a popularity contest all the time,” Klobuchar told CNN in an interview that aired Friday. “And so I’ve had high standards for myself, high standards for our staff, and mostly I’m going to have high standards for the country.”
She added: “One can always do better, and that means you want to be sure that you are listening to people if they felt that something was unfair, or they felt bad about something. But I still think that you have to demand good product. When you’re out there on the world stage and dealing with people like Vladimir Putin, yeah, you want someone who’s tough. You want someone that demands the answers and that’s going to get things done, and that’s what I’ve done my whole life.”
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush says Donald Trump should face a Republican primary challenge in 2020.
Bush, who ran for president in 2016, told CNN the party “ought to be a given a choice.”
“I think someone should run. Just because Republicans ought to be given a choice,” he said. “To have a conversation about what it is to be a conservative I think is important...And our country needs to have competing ideologies that people -- that are dynamic, that focus on the world we’re in and the world we’re moving towards rather than revert back to a nostalgic time.”
But Bush acknowledged it would be difficult for anyone to defeat Trump because “he has a strong, loyal base” and “it’s hard to beat a sitting president.”
The comments were made in excerpts released by CNN of an interview on The Axe Files, set to air in full Saturday.
A former Fox News reporter plans to testify to Congress about allegations the network killed her story about Donald Trump’s affair with Stormy Daniels.
Diana Falzone plans to talk about the House Oversight Committee with committee investigators and provide documents, NBC News reported.
Falzone signed a non-disclosure agreement but her lawyer said it does not cover a government investigation.
“The law requires that you be allowed to participate in any government investigation — and no NDA can stop that,” lawyer Nancy Erika Smith told MSNBC Thursday night.
According to a New Yorker report, the reporter told colleagues the story was killed because Fox owner Rupert Murdoch wanted Trump to win the election.
The editor who decided not to publish the story has said it was shelved because it lacked sufficient confirmation, and that other news outlets were aware of the possible affair and made the same decision.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refuted a North Korean official’s claim that he and National Security Adviser John Bolton created a hostile atmosphere at a summit in Hanoi.
“They’re wrong about that,” Pompeo said Friday, the Hill reported.
He called his relationship with North Korean counterpart Kim Yong Chol “professional” and said he expects denuclearization talks to continue, despite North Korean threats to call them off.
The United States will revoke or deny visas to International Criminal Court personnel who attempt to investigate or prosecute alleged abuses committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan or elsewhere, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday.
The Associates Press reports:
Pompeo, making good on a threat delivered last September by national security adviser John Bolton, said the U.S. had already moved against some court employees, but declined to say how many or what cases they may have been investigating. The ICC prosecutor currently has a pending request to look into possible war crimes in Afghanistan that may involve Americans. The Palestinians have also asked the court to bring cases against Israel.
“We are determined to protect the American and allied military and civilian personnel from living in fear of unjust prosecution for actions taken to defend our great nation,” Pompeo said. He said the visa restrictions would apply to any court employee who takes or has taken action “to request or further such an investigation.”
“These visa restrictions may also be used to deter ICC efforts to pursue allied personnel, including Israelis, without allied consent,” he said.
The United States has never been a member of the ICC.