Tuesday, 1 January 2019

Politics A.M.: Warren’s jump into the presidential campaign kicks the 2020 race into high gear

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Warren's jump into the presidential campaign kicks the 2020 race into high gear
She is expected to be a major contender in a field that is likely to be large and diverse.
Trump's winners for the year? Americans. The losers, he says, are Democrats running against him.
In an interview, the president predicts prosperity in 2019 and does not mention signs of an economic slowdown
What's in a name? Trump, allies back away from idea that the border wall needs to be a wall.
The shift comes as the White House faces the reality of divided government in the new year.
 
Chief Justice Roberts notes progress in protecting judicial employees from misconduct
His year-end report does not address criticism that investigations end if a judge retires or joins the Supreme Court.
 
Alabama congressman: Pelosi, Schumer have 'blood on their hands' by not funding border wall
Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) made unsupported claims suggesting illegal immigrants are responsible for thousands of American deaths each year.
 
 
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'They're not asking permission to do things': Democrats brace for robust freshman class
Days to the start of the new Congress, the Democratic freshman class is unified, but tensions have emerged that could test Pelosi's leadership.
 
Trump claims there's a 10-foot wall around the Obamas' D.C. home. He is wrong.
The 8,200-square-foot structure, despite several security features, is completely visible from the street.
 
Analysis
What the senior people who left the White House in 2018 had to say about Trump
At least a third were not entirely complimentary.
 
Analysis
For Democrats, the race to 2020 will be unlike any seen in modern times
A large and diverse field, generational and ideological battles and new rules add up to a wild ride ahead.
 
Analysis
Why shutdown season has gotten particularly touchy
The calendar — plus partisanship.
 
 
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House Democrats prepare bills to end government shutdown, deny Trump wall money and pressure Senate to go along
Democrats' plan, which they aim to pass upon taking control of the House on Thursday, includes a stopgap spending bill to fund the Homeland Security Department through Feb. 8. The bill would continue existing levels of border funding without giving President Trump the new wall money he is seeking. The measure would also reopen the […]
Analysis
Elizabeth Warren's 2020 chances, broken down
Warren is clearly a front-runner — but one with limitations.
 
Trump says U.S. troops are 'slowly' being sent home from Syria
Earlier this month, the president's plans for a quick military withdrawal drew widespread criticism.
 
Analysis
The 135 times in 2018 that Trump specifically wanted us to know what was airing on Fox News
That's excluding the scores of times he referred to what was on the network indirectly.
 
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she will seek the presidency in 2020
The Massachusetts Democrat made her candidacy official by emphasizing the economic populism that has propelled two Senate victories.
 
 
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