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Bad day for unions: |
Via The Hill's Lydia Wheeler, the Supreme Court dealt a blow to public unions this morning, ruling that public-sector unions for state and local employees can't force nonmembers to pay a "fair-share" union fee. The ruling: 5-4. Keep in mind: "The court's newest member, Justice Neil Gorsuch, likely cast the deciding vote in the dispute, which deadlocked the justices in a 4-4 split in a similar case in 2016 following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia." http://bit.ly/2IuLfQ8 |
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Happy Hump Day! 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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PROGRAMMING NOTE: |
The 12:30 Report will be off tomorrow and Friday for a long weekend. We'll be back on Monday. Enjoy the weekend and don't do anything I wouldn't do! ;) |
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Talk of the morning -- a 28-year-old #FeelTheBern millennial defeats the House Democratic Caucus chair: |
Via The Hill's Lisa Hagen, longtime Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) has lost his primary to 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a former organizer for Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) presidential campaign. Why this is big: Crowley is the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and has been viewed as a potential Speaker of the House. Keep in mind: The loss was a shocker. This is the first time in 14 years that Crowley even had a primary challenger. http://bit.ly/2yM5RDB How Crowley reacted to the news -- he played his guitar: Crowley took the stage at his election night watch party and performed Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." Clip of his performance: http://bit.ly/2twb51y Some context on why this upset is so stunning: "It happened in NYC, a culturally liberal city with a rigid, wildly out-of-date political structure & laws that discourage competition & voting." (From The New York Times's Alexander Burns) http://bit.ly/2yPnpyY Throwback: "The Joe Crowley moment I'll never forget is him shouting over the din of floor as the first bailout vote tanked... along with the markets." (From The New York Times's Glenn Thrush) http://bit.ly/2tzZ9M3 JUST NOW -- Pelosi tries to comfort worried Dems: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said the progressive candidate's win shouldn't be viewed as something larger in the Democratic Party. She told reporters: "They made a choice in one district. So let's not get yourself carried away as an expert on demographics and the rest of that. Within the caucus or outside the caucus, we are ... again, we have an array of genders, generations, geography, and there is opinion in our caucus, and we're proud of that." http://bit.ly/2KpOOfu |
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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST NIGHT'S PRIMARIES: |
Making history: Three LGBT candidates have won the nomination for governor this year. That's the first time in history that more than one LGBT candidate has won a nomination in a cycle. http://bit.ly/2KmaKIe M-I-T-T, Mitt, Mitt, Mitt: Former presidential nominee Mitt Romney is projected to win the GOP senate nomination in Utah. Which seat: To replace retiring GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch. http://bit.ly/2tFza5b Actual footage of Mitt Romney's reaction: http://bit.ly/2KdwEyg ;) |
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Just announced -- we have a date and a venue: |
Via The Hill's Jordan Fabian, the White House and the Kremlin have agreed to a time and place for a summit with President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. How we know: The Russia government made the announcement. SoOoo, what are the meeting details?: The details will likely be announced Thursday, but the summit will happen next month. http://bit.ly/2KcalZD |
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*Cue quiet, New York, heavy-smoker, Hollywood-mafia-type voice* -- 'I'll give you protection': |
Via CNN's Elizabeth Landers and Jim Acosta, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be given Secret Service protection starting today, though it's unclear for how long. Why: The news comes after Sanders was kicked out of a restaurant in Virginia. It sparked national attention on the criticism and protests being directed at those working for the Trump administration. https://cnn.it/2Ix4cBs |
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I have the perfect sweatshirt for Melania Trump to wear this time! |
--> http://bit.ly/2lDGcE1 ;) First lady Melania Trump is expected to make another visit to child detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico border. When and where?: Those details haven't been released yet. http://bit.ly/2KnpGWt |
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BACK STORY: |
The first lady wore a controversial jacket to her last visit to the child detention centers. It read: "I really don't care. Do U?" http://bit.ly/2Kv0vOQ |
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Reunited and it feels so good: |
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reunite immigrant families who were separated on the U.S.-Mexico border. Timing for children under the age of 5: They must be reunited within two weeks. Timing for children between the ages of 5 and 17: They must be reunited within 30 days. In the meantime: The judge said all parents must be able to speak with their children within the next 10 days. http://bit.ly/2MvapAC |
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NEW TIDBIT -- IVANKA DONATES: |
Ivanka Trump made a personal donation of $50,000 to a Texas megachurch that is caring for migrant children separated from their families. Details: http://bit.ly/2tHJ4mJ |
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Happening at 1:30 p.m. -- finally, the immigration vote: |
House Republicans are scheduled to vote on an immigration bill. Which bill is this: The compromise between conservatives and centrists. Is it expected to pass?: Lol, that's very unlikely. What we're watching: Will this bill get more votes or fewer votes than the conservative immigration bill last week? https://cnn.it/2lFi2cc |
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THIS A.M. -- I'M NOT YELLING. I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED AND LIKE USING ALL CAPS: |
President Trump, who has been back and forth on whether he supports this compromise immigration bill, tweeted, "HOUSE REPUBLICANS SHOULD PASS THE STRONG BUT FAIR IMMIGRATION BILL, KNOWN AS GOODLATTE II, IN THEIR AFTERNOON VOTE TODAY, EVEN THOUGH THE DEMS WON'T LET IT PASS IN THE SENATE. PASSAGE WILL SHOW THAT WE WANT STRONG BORDERS & SECURITY WHILE THE DEMS WANT OPEN BORDERS = CRIME. WIN!" https://wapo.st/2N0zHHE |
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Hold on, let me practice my 'I'm so surprised' face: |
--> http://bit.ly/2N2q6Qw Satellite images show North Korea upgrading its nuclear research facility. Timing: This development comes weeks after President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un signed an agreement that called for the country's denuclearization. What upgrades: "The improvements include a new cooling water pump house, multiple new buildings, completed construction on a cooling water reservoir and an apparently active radiochemical laboratory. It is unclear whether the reactor is still in operation, the report said." http://bit.ly/2Mr13FL See the satellite images for yourself: http://bit.ly/2KnJNk1 Op-ed on why the Trump-Kim meeting was a failure from the Fletcher School's Sung-Yoon Lee: http://bit.ly/2Kq6NlJ |
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Just released -- Latina leaders to watch: |
The Hill released its list of Latina leaders to watch in 2018. *Mentally bookmarking this phrase to describe all of Washington*: "He is the swampiest of the swamp monsters who has ever lived," said Texas Democratic politician Veronica Escobar about the president. Escobar is hoping to be the first Latina elected to Congress from Texas. The full list: http://bit.ly/2KsfXhy |
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OK, this is pretty cute: |
Watch: http://bit.ly/2IwyEvC |
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The House and Senate are in. Today: Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who sent anti-Trump text messages during the campaign, will have closed-door interviews with House Judiciary Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigators. Details: http://bit.ly/2N08B3o Today: National HIV Testing Day. Op-ed: http://bit.ly/2lG7MAq 11:30 a.m. EDT: President Trump receives his intelligence briefing. 12:45 p.m. EDT: President Trump has lunch with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. 1:15 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence and second lady Karen Pence tour the Amazon River in Brazil. They then leave for Ecuador. 1:15 p.m. EDT: First votes in the House. 2:05 p.m. EDT: President Trump meets with President Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal and holds a bilateral meeting. 4:20 p.m. EDT: President Trump leaves for North Dakota for a campaign rally. 9 p.m. EDT: Last votes in the House. |
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11:45 a.m. EDT: Vice President Pence delivered remarks at Santa Catarina Church in Brazil. Livestream: http://bit.ly/2KeYM43 12:15 p.m. EDT: President Trump speaks at the Face-to-Face With Our Future event in the south court auditorium. Livestream: http://bit.ly/2ty33oR 2:30 p.m. EDT: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies on his department's 2019 budget. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2N2zVhm 8 p.m. EDT: President Trump holds a campaign rally in Fargo, N.D. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2tCuc9g |
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Today is National Ice Cream Cake Day! |
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Why didn't I think of this? It could have been my Shark Tank product: |
There is now a vending machine that sells cheese. The problem: The vending machine is in Switzerland. They get all the fun. Video of how it works: http://bit.ly/2KmS9vB |
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And because you made it to the end, here are two dogs herding a flock of ducks into a crate. Even the last, rebellious duck: http://bit.ly/2KbIKYp |
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