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| Issa out.: |
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| Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) just announced he will not seek reelection this year. Why this is big: It increases Democrats' chances of flipping his swing district. Keep in mind: Issa barely won reelection in 2016 by just more than half a percentage point (!) in a San Diego-area district that went for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton by about 7 points. http://bit.ly/2COQo3j |
| OH AND I SHOULD ALSO MENTION: |
| House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, also a Republican from California who represents a district won by Clinton, announced on Monday that he won't seek reelection this year either. Why the numbers are worrying Republicans: Democrats need to flip at least 24 seats to win back the House majority. |
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It's Wednesday -- Half! clap. Way! clap. There! I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com, @CateMartel and on Facebook. |
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Can you hear that noise? I think it's the sound of White House officials collectively screaming into a pillow: |
| Late last night, a judge in San Francisco temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The judge's ruling: The Department of Homeland Security's "decision to rescind DACA was based on a flawed legal premise." What this means for now: DACA recipients who failed to renew their status by last year's deadline will have a chance to submit renewal applications. But the decision does not allow new applications to be submitted. http://bit.ly/2Eti2TV |
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| From White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders -- what you'd expect: "We find this decision to be outrageous, especially in light of the President's successful bipartisan meeting with House and Senate members at the White House on the same day," she said in a statement. http://bit.ly/2Er7CUX *Bracing for the president's Twitter feed*: This morning, President Trump tweeted about the decision. "It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is when the opposing side in a case (such as DACA) always runs to the 9th Circuit and almost always wins before being reversed by higher courts." http://bit.ly/2CP3xJX |
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Why the timing is a little awkward: |
| During a lengthy bipartisan meeting at the White House yesterday, President Trump and congressional negotiators outlined parameters of a potential immigration deal. http://bit.ly/2CY0EdB The deal -- four key components:
1. Protect an estimated 700,000 to 800,000 DACA recipients from deportation
2. Beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border
3. Change the weighting given to family relationships when granting legal status
4. Reform the diversity visa lottery program. |
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| LATEST WITH THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION | |
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Picture this. It's 2078 and we're still talking about the dossier. *screams internally*: |
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) unilaterally released more than 300 pages of an interview with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, whose firm commissioned the controversial dossier on President Trump. The gist of what we learned: The dossier's author, a former British intelligence officer named Christopher Steele, said the FBI already had "other intelligence" backing up claims in the dossier when he met with an agent in September. http://bit.ly/2CVdcSv |
| FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM SIMPSON'S TESTIMONY: |
| 1. Glenn Simpson defended the veracity of the dossier.
2. According to Simpson, dossier author Christopher Steele "severed" his relationship with the FBI after a questionable New York Times story.
3. The partisan rift on Senate Judiciary Committee is growing wider.
4. The criminal referral against Steele remains a mystery.
5. There may have been a dossier-related death. Details for each: http://bit.ly/2CVdcSv |
| LAST NIGHT: |
| Michael Cohen, a lawyer for President Trump, has filed lawsuits against BuzzFeed and Fusion GPS over the dossier. http://cnn.it/2mcnbIy |
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This a.m. -- I can just feel that the characters were typed a little harder than usual: |
| On Feinstein releasing the testimony, President Trump tweeted: "The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found, would release testimony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way, totally without authorization, is a disgrace. Must have tough Primary!" http://bit.ly/2CM2HgP And on the Russia investigation: He tweeted: "The single greatest Witch Hunt in American history continues. There was no collusion, everybody including the Dems knows there was no collusion, & yet on and on it goes. Russia & the world is laughing at the stupidity they are witnessing. Republicans should finally take control!" http://bit.ly/2EuwMlJ |
| OP-ED: |
| Former federal prosecutor Gregory J. Wallance says Trump's presidency is hanging on whether he can be honest under oath. http://bit.ly/2D0CgYU |
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Snaps for the U.S. of A.: |
| South Korean President Moon Jae-in earlier today said that President Trump deserved "big credit" for kick starting talks between North and South Korea. In his words: "I think President Trump deserves big credit for bringing about the inter-Korean talks, I want to show my gratitude," Moon said, according to Reuters. "It could be a resulting work of the U.S.-led sanctions and pressure." http://bit.ly/2ErTivl |
| ON WHETHER TRUMP WOULD TALK WITH NORTH KOREA: |
| Via The Hill's Jordan Fabian, President Trump told South Korea's leader today that he's open to direct talks with North Korea over its nuclear program, according to the White House. http://bit.ly/2AN8zVt |
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Hahah, well played...: |
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| The House and Senate are in. President Trump and Vice President Pence are in Washington, D.C. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg is visiting the White House this afternoon. 11:30 a.m. EST: President Trump held a Cabinet meeting. 12:30 p.m. EST: President Trump has lunch with Vice President Pence and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. 2 p.m. EST: President Trump meets with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway and holds an expanded bilateral meeting. 2:15 p.m. EST: First votes in the House. 2:30 p.m. EST: The Senate will vote on nominations. 4 p.m. EST: President Trump meets with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. 4:30 p.m. EST: President Trump meets with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. 4:30 p.m. EST: Last votes in the House. Moved to February: White House officials told senators that the release of President Trump's long-awaited infrastructure package may slip to next month. When it was promised: Early January, When it could now be released: After Trump's inaugural State of the Union address on Jan. 30. (Via The Hill's Melanie Zanona) http://bit.ly/2mf78K3 |
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| 3:20 p.m. EST: President Trump holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway. Livestream: http://bit.ly/2DfsTRW 6:30 p.m. EST: Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) gives his final State of the Commonwealth address. Livestream: http://cs.pn/2Er2Arx |
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| Today is National Bittersweet Chocolate Day! It's also National Oysters Rockefeller Day. |
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I wonder how Casey Affleck feels about this
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| Via Boston.com, Dunkin Donuts is removing 10 items from its menu. The list: http://bit.ly/2moUqt5 |
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Fascinating read -- I. Love. Dolphins.: |
| The Guardian's Anuschka de Rohan writes about the behaviors of dolphins and why "the more we study dolphins, the brighter they turn out to be." http://bit.ly/2AMLYrV |
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| And because ily guys, here's a goose chasing a dog around a rock. I have my money on the goose. http://bit.ly/2CMN1d3 |
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