Friday, 5 April 2019

Politics A.M.: Potentially damaging information in Mueller report ushers in new political fight

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Potentially damaging information in Mueller report ushers in new political fight
Members of the special counsel's team have voiced frustration with the limited information the attorney general has released from the still-confidential report.
Michael Cohen wants House Democrats to keep him out of prison
President Trump's former attorney says he can still be an asset in their investigations.
 
White House maneuvers to block release of Trump's tax returns
Democrats defend the request for six years of Trump's taxes, as both sides eye a likely court fight.
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Power Up: Mar-a-Lago receptionist or counter-espionage agent? Former spies weigh in
"I don't think a receptionist can be expected to do the work a case officer," said the head of the International Spy Museum.
 
 
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'I'm agnostic': Pelosi questions whether Medicare-for-all can deliver benefits of Obamacare
In an interview with The Washington Post, the House speaker also wondered whether the proposal embraced by several presidential candidates would be too expensive.
 
Analysis
The Trumps were once one of many immigrant families in the working-class Bronx
An immigrant-owned deli now occupies the ground floor of the building where Trump's father was likely born.
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Schumer's claim that 'blue slips' were a 'longstanding requirement' for judicial nominees
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) gets his history wrong.
 
Joe Biden's long-running no apology tour hits the #MeToo era
The potential presidential candidate has made it a habit to hold firm and refuse to apologize, even as other politicians publicly regret past wrongs
 
 
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'Look what I did to her sons': Trump says he understands why Barbara Bush didn't like him
The former first lady's dislike for Trump is revealed in a new biography.
Tucker Carlson floats a theory: What if Trump is secretly trying to sink his own reelection bid?
The Fox News host also asked, "How did we wind up with a country in which feminists do science?"
 
Trump nominates Jovita Carranza to run the Small Business Administration
Carranza, now the U.S. Treasurer, worked as the deputy administrator of SBA during the George W. Bush administration.
 
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