Tuesday 26 February 2019

Politics A.M.: Cohen to describe Trump’s ‘lies, racism and cheating,’ person familiar with testimony says

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Cohen expected to describe Trump's 'lies, racism and cheating,' person familiar with congressional testimony says
Here are 20 questions lawmakers could ask Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer, that might shed new light on probes swirling around Trump.
The Fix · Analysis
Michael Cohen's three days of Capitol Hill testimony, explained
Cohen is testifying privately on Tuesday and Thursday and in public on Wednesday.
 
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Power Up: 'Lies, racism, cheating.' So begins the Michael Cohen show.
The headlines will keep on coming.
 
House prepares to vote on overturning Trump's emergency declaration
Congress has never sought to cancel a national emergency declared by the president. The House is expected to pass the resolution, but Republicans want to ensure the margin isn't veto-proof.
 
Supreme Court's Elena Kagan may play big role in battle over separating church and state
As a government lawyer, Kagan fought to preserve a cross memorial. On the bench, she has vigorously backed prohibitions on government establishment of religion.
 
 
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Senate blocks bill on medical care for children born alive after attempted abortion
All but three Democrats voted against a procedural motion on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Opponents argued it represented an unjustified attack on abortion rights.
 
In Hanoi, Kim Jong Un and a culture clash with the White House press corps
American reporters were forced to vacate a hotel work space after the authoritarian ruler of North Korea checked in ahead of his summit with President Trump.
 
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The week's other summit: Kushner to meet Saudi crown prince
For the Saudi crown prince, Kushner's arrival is evidence of his global rehabilitation.
 
Fact Checker · Analysis
The CBO's shifting view on the impact of the Obamacare individual mandate
The Congressional Budget Office dramatically scaled back its estimates about a key part of the Affordable Care Act — estimates that helped derail the push the repeal the law.
 
 
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Trump ally launches effort to blunt Md. governor's potential 2020 challenge
David M. Bossie, the president's former deputy campaign manager, is trying to pressure Larry Hogan by lining up endorsements of Trump by prominent Republicans in the state.
 
Paul Manafort should receive less than 10 years in prison, his attorneys tell judge
Their sentencing recommendation came Monday in the D.C. federal case of Trump's former campaign chairman
 
Trump Organization asks House committee to cease investigations, citing an alleged conflict of interest
In a letter, a lawyer for the president's company objected to the committee's hiring of an outside lawyer whose firm has represented the Trump Organization.
 
Bump-stock ban enacted by Trump administration can stand, federal judge rules
The judge rejected all the legal arguments put forth by gun-rights groups.
 
 
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