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| Trump removes Secret Service director after ousting Kirstjen Nielsen – live | Trump removes Secret Service director after ousting Kirstjen Nielsen – live |
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| Republican Senator Ron Johnson has expressed his concern about the leadership void at DHS after Kristjen Nielson’s resignation | |
| Statement regarding the crisis at the border and DHS leadership. pic.twitter.com/OfJGUnJBbf | |
| An Iowa student met Beto O’Rourke in the men’s room. | |
| The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports: | |
| “I was in the bathroom, minding my own business and I was washing my hands,” said Matthew Rowland, a University of Iowa student. “And this guy asked me how it was going, and I said good, ‘How’s it going,’ going for some small talk. | |
| Rowland asked, “Are you here to see Beto?” | |
| He said Beto O’Rourke looked up at him with a grin and said, “That’s me.” | |
| The Trump Administration has canceled a deal that made it easier for Cuban baseball players to play in the Major Leagues. | The Trump Administration has canceled a deal that made it easier for Cuban baseball players to play in the Major Leagues. |
| The Trump administration canceled a four-month-old deal between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation Monday, saying that the federation was part of the Cuban government and trade with it was illegal under current law. | The Trump administration canceled a four-month-old deal between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation Monday, saying that the federation was part of the Cuban government and trade with it was illegal under current law. |
| The announcement came less than two weeks after the start of the 2019 baseball season, and just days after the federation released the names of 34 Cuban players it said were eligible to sign with Major League Baseball. Some of those players were expected to be signed and playing this year. | The announcement came less than two weeks after the start of the 2019 baseball season, and just days after the federation released the names of 34 Cuban players it said were eligible to sign with Major League Baseball. Some of those players were expected to be signed and playing this year. |
| First negotiated by the Obama administration, the agreement was intended to prevent Cuban players from undertaking risky escapes from Cuba, and from having to give up their citizenship to play in the United States. | First negotiated by the Obama administration, the agreement was intended to prevent Cuban players from undertaking risky escapes from Cuba, and from having to give up their citizenship to play in the United States. |
| Under the agreement, players were allowed to receive 100 percent of a signing bonus, while the MLB clubs would pay an additional 25 percent of that to the federation as a release fee. The players would also have to pay Cuban income tax on foreign earnings. | Under the agreement, players were allowed to receive 100 percent of a signing bonus, while the MLB clubs would pay an additional 25 percent of that to the federation as a release fee. The players would also have to pay Cuban income tax on foreign earnings. |
| A top aide to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is leaving City Hall to work full time for de Blasio’s political action committee. | A top aide to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is leaving City Hall to work full time for de Blasio’s political action committee. |
| Mike Casca, a former top communications aide on Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, will work full-time for de Blasio’s political operation as the New York mayor mulls a 2020 presidential bid. | Mike Casca, a former top communications aide on Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, will work full-time for de Blasio’s political operation as the New York mayor mulls a 2020 presidential bid. |
| The AP reports that three American service members and a contractor have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. | The AP reports that three American service members and a contractor have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. |
| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — #US forces say 3 American service members and a #US contractor killed in roadside bombing near air base in #Afghanistan. | KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — #US forces say 3 American service members and a #US contractor killed in roadside bombing near air base in #Afghanistan. |
| Attorney General William Barr does not appear ready to discuss the Mueller report when he testifies before Congress tomorrow | Attorney General William Barr does not appear ready to discuss the Mueller report when he testifies before Congress tomorrow |
| NEW: Attorney General William Barr's prepared testimony before the House Appropriations Committee tomorrow includes no mention of the Mueller report or the redaction process: https://t.co/GzpBpiw4dW | NEW: Attorney General William Barr's prepared testimony before the House Appropriations Committee tomorrow includes no mention of the Mueller report or the redaction process: https://t.co/GzpBpiw4dW |
| White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has confirmed the ouster of Secret Service director Randolph “Tex” Alles in a statement. | White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has confirmed the ouster of Secret Service director Randolph “Tex” Alles in a statement. |
| “United States Secret Service director Randolph “Tex” Alles has done a great job at the agency over the last two years, and the President is thankful for his over 40 years of service to the country. Mr. Alles will be leaving shortly and President Trump has selected James M. Murray, a career member of the USSS, to take over as director beginning in May.” | “United States Secret Service director Randolph “Tex” Alles has done a great job at the agency over the last two years, and the President is thankful for his over 40 years of service to the country. Mr. Alles will be leaving shortly and President Trump has selected James M. Murray, a career member of the USSS, to take over as director beginning in May.” |
| Kai Kahele, who is mounting a primary challenge against Rep Tulsi Gabbard in Hawaii announced a healthy fundraising quarter. Gabbard, who is also running for president, has faced criticism for supportive statements about Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. | Kai Kahele, who is mounting a primary challenge against Rep Tulsi Gabbard in Hawaii announced a healthy fundraising quarter. Gabbard, who is also running for president, has faced criticism for supportive statements about Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. |
| Hawaii state Sen. Kai Kahele, the Democratic primary challenger to Tulsi GABBARD, reported raising over $250,000 since he launched his campaign in January. That's not nothing. | Hawaii state Sen. Kai Kahele, the Democratic primary challenger to Tulsi GABBARD, reported raising over $250,000 since he launched his campaign in January. That's not nothing. |
| The Maryland General Assembly is holding its last day of session after the death of longtime Speaker Mike Busch. Busch, who wielded the gavel in the House of Delegates for sixteen years, died on Sunday of pneumonia. | The Maryland General Assembly is holding its last day of session after the death of longtime Speaker Mike Busch. Busch, who wielded the gavel in the House of Delegates for sixteen years, died on Sunday of pneumonia. |
| Prosecutors said Monday that the Chinese woman who was arrested attempting to enter Mar-a-Lago had multiple electronic devices in her hotel room - including a signal detector that can detect hidden cameras, CNN reports. | Prosecutors said Monday that the Chinese woman who was arrested attempting to enter Mar-a-Lago had multiple electronic devices in her hotel room - including a signal detector that can detect hidden cameras, CNN reports. |
| Yujing Zhang, who appeared in court Monday, also had thousands of dollars in cash. | Yujing Zhang, who appeared in court Monday, also had thousands of dollars in cash. |
| Prosecutors said she had no ties to the United States and arrived from China two days before she was caught at Donald Trump’s Florida estate. “She lies to everyone she encounters,” prosecutor Rolando Garcia said, according to CNN. “Her ties are all in China.” | Prosecutors said she had no ties to the United States and arrived from China two days before she was caught at Donald Trump’s Florida estate. “She lies to everyone she encounters,” prosecutor Rolando Garcia said, according to CNN. “Her ties are all in China.” |
| The entire Baltimore City Council is urging Mayor Catherine Pugh to resign, the Baltimore Sun reports. | The entire Baltimore City Council is urging Mayor Catherine Pugh to resign, the Baltimore Sun reports. |
| Pugh took a leave of absence in the midst of a scandal over her “Healthy Holly,” but said she plans to return to work after recovering from pneumonia. | Pugh took a leave of absence in the midst of a scandal over her “Healthy Holly,” but said she plans to return to work after recovering from pneumonia. |
| “The entire membership of the Baltimore City Council believes that it is not in the best interest of the City of Baltimore for you to continue to serve as Mayor,” the council members wrote to Pugh in a two-sentence letter, according to the Sun. “We urge you to tender your resignation, effective immediately.” | “The entire membership of the Baltimore City Council believes that it is not in the best interest of the City of Baltimore for you to continue to serve as Mayor,” the council members wrote to Pugh in a two-sentence letter, according to the Sun. “We urge you to tender your resignation, effective immediately.” |
| Donald Trump is removing United States Secret Service director Randolph “Tex” Alles from his position, CNN reports. | Donald Trump is removing United States Secret Service director Randolph “Tex” Alles from his position, CNN reports. |
| Trump told his chief of staff to fire Alles. “There is a near-systematic purge happening at the nation’s second-largest national security agency,” an official told CNN. The move comes a day after Department of Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw the Secret Service, was forced out. | Trump told his chief of staff to fire Alles. “There is a near-systematic purge happening at the nation’s second-largest national security agency,” an official told CNN. The move comes a day after Department of Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw the Secret Service, was forced out. |
| With the departure of Kirstjen Nielsen, PBS News notes, there will only be three women remaining in Donald Trump’s cabinet. | With the departure of Kirstjen Nielsen, PBS News notes, there will only be three women remaining in Donald Trump’s cabinet. |
| My latest: When Nielsen leaves, only three women will remain in the administration’s Cabinet: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. https://t.co/ATPI9FnNiW | My latest: When Nielsen leaves, only three women will remain in the administration’s Cabinet: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. https://t.co/ATPI9FnNiW |