Thursday 13 December 2018

Politics A.M.: Publisher of the National Enquirer admits to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf

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Publisher of the National Enquirer admits to hush-money payments made on Trump's behalf
An agreement between prosecutors and American Media Inc. made clear that the tabloid, which trumpeted his candidacy and is controlled by Trump's longtime friend David Pecker, had flipped on the president.
Trump's ultimatum on border wall boxes in fellow Republicans
A day after the president declared he would be proud to let funding lapse for dozens of government agencies if he does not get the money he wants for the wall, congressional Republicans signaled little appetite to join his cause.
 
Pelosi strikes deal with rebels, will step aside by 2022 to win speaker votes
The longtime House Democratic leader is now on track to claim the speaker's gavel for second time on Jan. 3.
 
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Power Up: Brexit, Trump's wall and yellow vests add up to intercontinental train wreck
Then there's the Mueller probe.
 
Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison for crimes committed while working for Trump
The president's former personal attorney told the judge he has lived in "personal and mental incarceration" as Trump's fixer.
 
Donald Trump Jr. says his dad 'regifted' monogrammed presents — including one that he gave him
Doing so is "inherently deceitful," according to etiquette experts.
 
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Fact Checker • Analysis
President Trump's claim that Democrats gave Iran $150 billion
He has repeatedly suggested that President Barack Obama gave $150 billion in taxpayer funds to Iran. That's false.
 
Democrats shift toward impact on jobs as climate change moves to the front of the 2020 agenda
The move, a return to the party's position a decade ago, seeks to smooth over opposition to carbon taxes in Midwestern states and elsewhere as candidates organize for 2020.
 
The Fix • Analysis
A big question looming over Trump just got bigger: What is Allen Weisselberg spilling about?
Two parties to Trump's alleged hush-money payments have implicated him and his campaign. But there's another party we haven't heard much about who supposedly was involved ... and has immunity.
 
 
Analysis
Senators in both parties are finding ways to push McConnell and challenge Trump
Regardless of the motives, rank-and-file senators have employed a mix of unique techniques, old-fashioned threats and insider persuasion to spark debates that had been previously blocked or delayed.
 
Rep.-elect Mark Green walks back claim that vaccines cause autism
Green had said that "there is some concern" that autism was linked to "the preservatives that are in our vaccines." He later said in a statement that his remarks had been "misconstrued."
 
Trump turns down Meadows for White House chief of staff, removing leading contender
The North Carolina Republican is one of the president's staunchest allies in the House, and Trump told him he wants him to remain there.
 
 
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