News Alert: Kushner: US still in 'fact-finding phase' in Khashoggi's death

View in your browser     Kushner: US still in 'fact-finding phase' in Khashoggi's death White House adviser Jared Kushner on Monday broke his public silence following the death of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying that the Trump administration is still in the "fact-finding phase."  "With regards to the situation in Saudi Arabia, I’d say that right now as an administration we’re more in the fact-finding phase and we’re obviously getting as many facts as we can from the different places and then we’ll determine which facts are credible," Kushner said during a CNN event. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

News Alert: Trump: US to 'begin cutting off' aid to countries associated with migrant caravan

View in your browser     Trump: US to 'begin cutting off' aid to countries associated with migrant caravan President Trump on Monday said that the U.S. will begin to cut off or reduce aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador as citizens of those countries flee for the U.S. as part of a so-called "caravan" of migrants. In a trio of tweets, the president escalated his rhetoric surrounding the group of migrants, declaring a national emergency as they approach the border and claiming without evidence that "unknown Middle Easterners" had joined the group. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

News Alert: Big Dem donors stick to sidelines as 2020 approaches

View in your browser     Big Dem donors stick to sidelines as 2020 approaches Major Democratic donors are not committing to prospective 2020 candidates, a break from past presidential cycles when fundraisers lined up behind candidates even before their races officially began.  The Democratic primary is expected to kick into a higher gear after November’s midterms and there is already plenty of activity, including trips to Iowa by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) high-profile release of a DNA test.  Yet many donors, for now, say they’re in no rush to commit to candidates, even as they say they are fielding calls asking for support. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.