Wednesday 12 December 2018

Politics A.M.: Fact-checking Trump’s rowdy powwow with Pelosi and Schumer

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Fact-checking Trump's rowdy powwow with Pelosi and Schumer
The president fired off a bunch of faulty claims about the border wall. Schumer called him out for his Bottomless Pinocchios.
'This has spiraled downward': Democrats introduce Trump to divided government
During 17 extraordinary minutes of raised voices, pointed fingers and boorish interruptions in the Oval Office, Pelosi and Schumer introduced Trump to Washington's new dynamic.
 
The Fix • Analysis
Trump's extraordinary Oval Office squabble with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, annotated
Things got personal as Trump insisted upon debating border-wall funding with cameras in the room. Here's a transcript.
 
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The Fix • Analysis
While Trump mansplained, Pelosi illustrated her case for a 'woman at the table'
That time the highest-ranking woman in government was mansplained to about how Congress works.
 
'It's now or never': Trump faces a moment of truth on his border wall
The funding fight could be his last chance to make good on a promise that has become an existential part of his presidency.
 
Trump has blasted Mueller's team for political donations. But attorney general nominee William P. Barr has given more than $500,000.
The president has repeatedly derided prosecutors investigating possible ties between his campaign and Russia as "angry Democrats," pointing to their giving as proof of bias.
 
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Trump says 'the people would revolt' if he were impeached
The president said he's not concerned about the possibility: "It's hard to impeach somebody who hasn't done anything wrong."
 
Speed dating for politics: Candidates and operatives scramble to make a match as prospective presidential campaigns hasten to the starting line
One candidate's team has interviewed 80 possible hires. Multiple candidates in a huge field are going after the same small number of proven winners.
 
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow enforcement of asylum ban
A panel ruled last week that the policy ran around specific language in federal law that allows all who enter the country to apply for asylum.
 
 
Maria Butina set to plead guilty to conspiring to act as agent of Kremlin, documents show
Her "Diplomacy Project" was aimed at subtly swaying U.S. foreign policy to Russia's interests.
 
Why do so many Americans adore Michelle Obama? She keeps it real (even at a funeral).
Her recent curt greeting of President Trump said it all: She's done being polite.
 
Job satisfaction down at 60 percent of federal agencies, new survey says
The shift comes as President Trump has critiqued the federal bureaucracy and despite a rebound after the recession.
 
 
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