EVERYONE TAKE A DEEP BREATH … TODAY’S going to be a doozy.THE MAIN EVENT THIS MORNING … MICHAEL COHEN, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S former attorney and fixer, will testify this morning at 10 a.m. in 2154 Rayburn. THE PRESIDENT’S summit with North Korea’s strongman leader KIM JONG UN now threatens to be completely overshadowed by this House hearing. Today is one of those days that every single cable network is going to be fixated on Cohen’s testimony. IS HE A PERFECT witness? No, definitely not. He’s going to jail, in part, for lying to Congress. And the president's allies will say that he worked for a man for a decade that he is now calling a liar, racist and criminal. Republicans are going to do their best to remind the public that his testimony reeks of opportunism as the man is on the brink of prison. But so few people have made it into Trump’s inner circle, and Cohen was in it for a decade. That's why this is incredibly compelling. … [Read more...] about POLITICO Playbook: Cohen poised to unload on Trump in only public hearing
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Many 2020 Dems Silent On Trump’s Afghanistan, Syria Withdrawals
POLITICS 01/20/2019 08:56 am ET HuffPost contacted a dozen likely presidential candidates to ask where they stand. By Nick Robins-Early One month after President Donald Trump abruptly ordered thousands of troops to pull out of Syria and Afghanistan, only a handful of the Democratic Party’s likely 2020 presidential candidates have taken a stance on one of the most important U.S. foreign policy decisions in years. The drawdown in Afghanistan and total withdrawal from Syria is expected to significantly alter the fight against the Islamic State militant group and potentially leave American-allied militias vulnerable as the U.S. begins to extricate its forces. The decision has also triggered backlash from the U.S. security establishment, including the resignation of top officials like former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. Whether to withdraw from the conflicts and how to do so without creating more chaos is also likely to come up repeatedly in Democratic primary … [Read more...] about Many 2020 Dems Silent On Trump’s Afghanistan, Syria Withdrawals
Joe Biden mum on 2020 presidential run during Salt Lake visit
1 of 18 View 18 Items Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Related Links Biden-Romney in 2020? Politico writer makes the case Biden says he's the most qualified person to be president SALT LAKE CITY — Former Vice President Joe Biden talked for almost an hour and a half to an enthusiastic University of Utah audience Thursday, but never mentioned a possible run for president in 2020. The closest he came was during a discussion about his book, "Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose," about his eldest son, Beau, being diagnosed with brain cancer and dying less than two years later. At the time, Biden was considering a run for president in 2016, after serving two terms as vice president under President Barack Obama. But he said the promise his son sought at the end of his life was not that his … [Read more...] about Joe Biden mum on 2020 presidential run during Salt Lake visit
Joe Biden, 75, doesn’t mind if you think he’s too old to take on Trump, also in his 70s
Deanna Paul, The Washington Post Published 8:45 am PDT, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, seen here on May 3, 2017. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, seen here on May 3, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By David Paul Morris Photo: Bloomberg Photo By David Paul Morris Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, seen here on May 3, 2017. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, seen here on May 3, 2017. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By David Paul Morris Joe Biden, 75, doesn't mind if you think he's too old to take on Trump, also in his 70s 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Seventy-five-year-old Joe Biden said that age is a "totally legitimate" and "relevant" consideration for … [Read more...] about Joe Biden, 75, doesn’t mind if you think he’s too old to take on Trump, also in his 70s
McConnell Open to Senate Vote on Trump Court Nominee in 2020
Erik Wasson, Bloomberg Published 9:07 am PDT, Sunday, October 7, 2018 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell indicated that a Republican Senate would take up a nomination to the Supreme Court made by President Donald Trump in 2020, the next presidential election year. McConnell blocked Democratic President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court in 2016, arguing at the time that voters should have a say in the matter in that year’s election. Garland wasn’t granted a hearing or a vote. Asked on “Fox News Sunday” if the same logic would apply in 2020, McConnell said “we’ll see if there is a vacancy in 2020.” The Kentucky senator then said that the tradition in the Senate since 1880 has been that a vacancy is not filled by a president in an election year -- if the Senate is controlled by the opposing party. That appears to indicate the Garland rationale wouldn’t apply if a … [Read more...] about McConnell Open to Senate Vote on Trump Court Nominee in 2020