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Trump sues in New York to block public release of tax returns – live news | Trump sues in New York to block public release of tax returns – live news |
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The Washington state attorney general filed a lawsuit on Thursday to stop the Trump Administration from funneling billions of dollars approved for military construction projects to help build his long-promised wall along the US southern border with Mexico. | |
AG Ferguson announces challenge of Trump Administration’s diversion of $89 million from Bangor submarine base to pay for President Trump’s border wall. pic.twitter.com/Q17rRL0VnZ | |
Presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke will join climate protesters in Denver on Friday. | |
The global climate strikes are expected to draw millions of people around the world in more than 4,000 locations to the streets as part of a weeklong movement to focus international attention on the climate emergency. It’s the latest of a succession of Friday strikes led by schoolchildren such as Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. | |
Global climate strike: how you can get involved | |
The “selfie lines” exist everywhere. | |
CHICAGO — An @ewarren selfie line has formed at O’Hare International as she awaits a flight to Cedar Rapids. She was on the phone and when she hung up a crowd started to form. pic.twitter.com/eC48ZFB9qo | |
Congressman Tom Reed, a Republican from New York, is “doing well” after collapsing in the Capitol rotunda earlier today, according to his office. | |
Update from Congressman Tom Reed’s office:"He collapsed around 1:30p in the rotunda before a hit with Fox Business. He is doing well and is being checked out by doctors." @news10nbc | |
Paramedics are now wheeling Rep. Tom Reed out of the Cannon Rotunda. He is awake and alert. It’s unclear if he sustained any major injuries from the fall. pic.twitter.com/H1VHh5MNJ3 | |
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders received raucous applause at the MSNBC climate forum in Washington. That could have something to do with his sweeping, $16tn climate plan he proposed earlier this year. | Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders received raucous applause at the MSNBC climate forum in Washington. That could have something to do with his sweeping, $16tn climate plan he proposed earlier this year. |
Sanders criticizes Trump for his inaction on climate change, calling it "irresponsible and pathetic.""And I'm being kind to him," he says of Trump. | Sanders criticizes Trump for his inaction on climate change, calling it "irresponsible and pathetic.""And I'm being kind to him," he says of Trump. |
Read more about Sanders plan to combat the climate crisis from my colleague Emily Holden and myself | Read more about Sanders plan to combat the climate crisis from my colleague Emily Holden and myself |
Sanders to unveil $16tn climate plan, far more aggressive than rivals' proposals | Sanders to unveil $16tn climate plan, far more aggressive than rivals' proposals |
Amazon and the climate | Amazon and the climate |
Online retail giant Amazon, which delivers more than 10 billion items a year on fuel-guzzling planes, vans and trucks, vowed earlier today to cut the amount of damage it does to the environment and report its greenhouse gas emissions regularly. The company has been facing pressure from its own employees to do more to combat the climate crisis and rely less on fossil fuels. | Online retail giant Amazon, which delivers more than 10 billion items a year on fuel-guzzling planes, vans and trucks, vowed earlier today to cut the amount of damage it does to the environment and report its greenhouse gas emissions regularly. The company has been facing pressure from its own employees to do more to combat the climate crisis and rely less on fossil fuels. |
Meanwhile, more than 80 advocacy, environmental, faith, student, and labor organizations published an open letter to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, slamming what it called the company’s damaging effects on the climate, workers and local communities. | Meanwhile, more than 80 advocacy, environmental, faith, student, and labor organizations published an open letter to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, slamming what it called the company’s damaging effects on the climate, workers and local communities. |
The letter is part of coordinated actions throughout the country to support youth leading global climate strikes tomorrow. Amazon workers are expected to walk out demanding the company do more to combat the climate crisis and implement a policy for zero emissions by 2030. | The letter is part of coordinated actions throughout the country to support youth leading global climate strikes tomorrow. Amazon workers are expected to walk out demanding the company do more to combat the climate crisis and implement a policy for zero emissions by 2030. |
Earlier today, Bezos committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and 100% renewable energy by 2030. The company ordered 100,000 electric vehicles, which it asserted was the largest order ever for electric delivery vehicles. It also said it would invest $100 million in reforestation projects internationally. | Earlier today, Bezos committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and 100% renewable energy by 2030. The company ordered 100,000 electric vehicles, which it asserted was the largest order ever for electric delivery vehicles. It also said it would invest $100 million in reforestation projects internationally. |
More than 1,500 Amazon employees have pledged to walk off their jobs tomorrow as part of the Global Climate Strike, in which millions of people around the world are expected to protest human-caused global heating and delay and intransigence from many governments. | More than 1,500 Amazon employees have pledged to walk off their jobs tomorrow as part of the Global Climate Strike, in which millions of people around the world are expected to protest human-caused global heating and delay and intransigence from many governments. |
The Washington Post, which is owned by Bezos, reported that: Amazon will become the first signatory of the newly formed “Climate Pledge,” a pact announced by company founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement 10 years early. It noted that Amazon employees are walking out tomorrow amid criticism of the company. | The Washington Post, which is owned by Bezos, reported that: Amazon will become the first signatory of the newly formed “Climate Pledge,” a pact announced by company founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement 10 years early. It noted that Amazon employees are walking out tomorrow amid criticism of the company. |
Bezos was speaking at an event in Washington with former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres. | Bezos was speaking at an event in Washington with former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres. |
She said: “When it comes to climate change, it is critical that national policy as well as corporate decision-making and planning is science-driven.” | She said: “When it comes to climate change, it is critical that national policy as well as corporate decision-making and planning is science-driven.” |
Meanwhile, the Guardian has launched a Covering Climate Now initiative, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate emergency. | Meanwhile, the Guardian has launched a Covering Climate Now initiative, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate emergency. |
United Nations secretary general António Guterres yesterday warned that humans were losing the race to prevent the kind of climate catastrophe by 2030 that the intergovernmental panel on climate change warned about last year and which activist Greta Thunberg has been reiterating to the US Congress all week in hearings and addresses. | United Nations secretary general António Guterres yesterday warned that humans were losing the race to prevent the kind of climate catastrophe by 2030 that the intergovernmental panel on climate change warned about last year and which activist Greta Thunberg has been reiterating to the US Congress all week in hearings and addresses. |
Congressman Adam Schiff, the California Democrat and chairman of the Intelligence Committee, spoke to reporters after meeting with the inspector general for the intelligence community, Michael Atkinson, refused to share details of the whistleblower complaint. | Congressman Adam Schiff, the California Democrat and chairman of the Intelligence Committee, spoke to reporters after meeting with the inspector general for the intelligence community, Michael Atkinson, refused to share details of the whistleblower complaint. |
SCHIFF:- We don't have the complaint.- We don't know about its contents.- BUT if the subject of a complaint can essentially quash a complaint or keep it from Congress, we have a problem in the system.- I don't think the law is the issue. It's elsewhere. | SCHIFF:- We don't have the complaint.- We don't know about its contents.- BUT if the subject of a complaint can essentially quash a complaint or keep it from Congress, we have a problem in the system.- I don't think the law is the issue. It's elsewhere. |
Schiff: "I believe that there is an effort to prevent this information getting to Congress. And if the assertion is accurate ... then at one level or another, it likely involves either the president or people around him."Via CBS pic.twitter.com/hddlcYmW7H | Schiff: "I believe that there is an effort to prevent this information getting to Congress. And if the assertion is accurate ... then at one level or another, it likely involves either the president or people around him."Via CBS pic.twitter.com/hddlcYmW7H |
SCHIFF: “There is no privilege that covers whether the White House is involved in trying to stifle a whistleblower complaint.” | SCHIFF: “There is no privilege that covers whether the White House is involved in trying to stifle a whistleblower complaint.” |
Congressman Joe Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, is planing to run for Senate, multiple news outlets have confirmed. | Congressman Joe Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, is planing to run for Senate, multiple news outlets have confirmed. |
The news is an earthquake in Massachusetts politics, where the Kennedy name still carries significant cachet. Joe Kennedy is the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and the grand-nephew of US president John F Kennedy. | The news is an earthquake in Massachusetts politics, where the Kennedy name still carries significant cachet. Joe Kennedy is the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy and the grand-nephew of US president John F Kennedy. |
Joe Kennedy, according to the Associated Press, is laying the ground work for a run in 2020 to challenge Democratic incumbent senator Ed Markey for the party’s nomination. The Boston Globe reported that the announcement would make a formal announcement on Saturday. | Joe Kennedy, according to the Associated Press, is laying the ground work for a run in 2020 to challenge Democratic incumbent senator Ed Markey for the party’s nomination. The Boston Globe reported that the announcement would make a formal announcement on Saturday. |
“I don’t think primaries are something that people should shy away from,” Kennedy told reporters at the state Democratic convention last Saturday. “The idea behind it is that every seat, my own included, the one that I currently occupy as a member of the House of Representatives, it’s up every two years. It’s a two-year term. You have to go out and make that case to voters every two years.” | “I don’t think primaries are something that people should shy away from,” Kennedy told reporters at the state Democratic convention last Saturday. “The idea behind it is that every seat, my own included, the one that I currently occupy as a member of the House of Representatives, it’s up every two years. It’s a two-year term. You have to go out and make that case to voters every two years.” |
But Markey will be a formidable opponent. While Kennedy, 38, can make the generational change argument against Markey, 73, the Massachusetts senator has worked hard to cement his progressive bona fides. He is a lead sponsor of the Green New Deal and has already earned the endorsement of young, progressive star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He also secured the early backing of Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, a presidential hopeful endorsed by both Kennedy and Markey, and is supported by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. | But Markey will be a formidable opponent. While Kennedy, 38, can make the generational change argument against Markey, 73, the Massachusetts senator has worked hard to cement his progressive bona fides. He is a lead sponsor of the Green New Deal and has already earned the endorsement of young, progressive star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He also secured the early backing of Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, a presidential hopeful endorsed by both Kennedy and Markey, and is supported by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. |
Meanwhile, Kennedy has already racked up some endorsements, notably from moderate Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema and, according to the Washington Post, former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, who is challenging Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. | Meanwhile, Kennedy has already racked up some endorsements, notably from moderate Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema and, according to the Washington Post, former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld, who is challenging Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. |
Bill Weld, visiting the @washingtonpost offices, weighs in on #MASEN primary: "I'm for Kennedy. I think he should run. I should disclose that I've known him since the day he was born." | Bill Weld, visiting the @washingtonpost offices, weighs in on #MASEN primary: "I'm for Kennedy. I think he should run. I should disclose that I've known him since the day he was born." |
We are flipping between the multiple interesting and important hearings taking place on Capitol Hill today. | We are flipping between the multiple interesting and important hearings taking place on Capitol Hill today. |
Let’s go for a moment to the hearing on statehood for the District of Columbia, the first of its kind in a generation. | Let’s go for a moment to the hearing on statehood for the District of Columbia, the first of its kind in a generation. |
Though the more than 700,000 residents of Washington DC can vote in presidential elections, they have no voting representation in Congress and only limited control over their government. | Though the more than 700,000 residents of Washington DC can vote in presidential elections, they have no voting representation in Congress and only limited control over their government. |
Democrats and supporters of statehood say their current status equates to “taxation without representation,” which was the rallying cry for American colonists who eventually revolted from Britain and founded the United States. Conservatives are largely opposed to adding a 51st star to the flag, often pointing to concerns about corruption in local DC government. | Democrats and supporters of statehood say their current status equates to “taxation without representation,” which was the rallying cry for American colonists who eventually revolted from Britain and founded the United States. Conservatives are largely opposed to adding a 51st star to the flag, often pointing to concerns about corruption in local DC government. |
In her opening testimony, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser told members: “I was born in Washington, DC, and generations of my family — through no choice of our own — have been denied the fundamental right promised to all Americans: the right to full representation in the Congress guaranteed by statehood.” | In her opening testimony, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser told members: “I was born in Washington, DC, and generations of my family — through no choice of our own — have been denied the fundamental right promised to all Americans: the right to full representation in the Congress guaranteed by statehood.” |
She tackled the arguments against statehood one by one, noting that despite it’s size, DC has more residents than two US states, which each have members of Congress and senators. As to the argument about poor governance and past corruption scandals, she said the district performed better than many states. | She tackled the arguments against statehood one by one, noting that despite it’s size, DC has more residents than two US states, which each have members of Congress and senators. As to the argument about poor governance and past corruption scandals, she said the district performed better than many states. |
Bowser also directly confronted what is often the subtext of opposition to statehood: the city’s racial and political makeup. | Bowser also directly confronted what is often the subtext of opposition to statehood: the city’s racial and political makeup. |
The 68-mile cosmopolitan block that is DC has a diverse population – nearly 50% of residents are African American, a share that has declined in recent decades as the percentage of white, Asian American and Latino residents grows. Politically, it remains one of the bluest bastion’s in the US. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won DC’s 3 electoral votes with more than 90% of the vote. | The 68-mile cosmopolitan block that is DC has a diverse population – nearly 50% of residents are African American, a share that has declined in recent decades as the percentage of white, Asian American and Latino residents grows. Politically, it remains one of the bluest bastion’s in the US. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won DC’s 3 electoral votes with more than 90% of the vote. |
Yes, it is true that we are more brown and more liberal than some of you, but denying statehood would be unfair no matter who was affected—it would be unfair if we were conservatives from a rural district built around agriculture or an industrial city in the heartland. This is America, and Americans are entitled to equal protection under the law, and that’s why we are demanding statehood. | Yes, it is true that we are more brown and more liberal than some of you, but denying statehood would be unfair no matter who was affected—it would be unfair if we were conservatives from a rural district built around agriculture or an industrial city in the heartland. This is America, and Americans are entitled to equal protection under the law, and that’s why we are demanding statehood. |
Tense moment at the D.C. statehood hearing as the Republican witness insists opposition to D.C. statehood is not about race and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) should withdraw a statement to that effect. "Never," Connolly roars back to applause | Tense moment at the D.C. statehood hearing as the Republican witness insists opposition to D.C. statehood is not about race and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) should withdraw a statement to that effect. "Never," Connolly roars back to applause |
Making DC a state would no doubt be a tricky undertaking that would touch many aspects of everyday life for residents of the nation’s capital. | Making DC a state would no doubt be a tricky undertaking that would touch many aspects of everyday life for residents of the nation’s capital. |
Here congressman Thomas Massie, a conservative from Kentucky, raises a point about parking. Could it be the “Irish backstop” of statehood negotiations? | Here congressman Thomas Massie, a conservative from Kentucky, raises a point about parking. Could it be the “Irish backstop” of statehood negotiations? |
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is now raising the issue of where do Hill staffers park if D.C. becomes a state and parking spots are outside the federal enclave | Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is now raising the issue of where do Hill staffers park if D.C. becomes a state and parking spots are outside the federal enclave |
We’re seeing some newsy bits dribble out of the Congressional briefing with Intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson: | We’re seeing some newsy bits dribble out of the Congressional briefing with Intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson: |
New: A DOJ official says it was the Office of Legal Counsel that advised DNI not to disclose the whistleblower complaint to Congress. No word yet whether Barr was directly involved. | New: A DOJ official says it was the Office of Legal Counsel that advised DNI not to disclose the whistleblower complaint to Congress. No word yet whether Barr was directly involved. |
The IG for the intelligence community has been unwilling so far to share details of the whistleblower complaint as he answers questions to House Intel, per sources. He’s been taking about the process for handling the complaint. | The IG for the intelligence community has been unwilling so far to share details of the whistleblower complaint as he answers questions to House Intel, per sources. He’s been taking about the process for handling the complaint. |