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Reporter’s Notebook: Will stalled border security talks lead to the next government shutdown? – Fox News
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It didn’t take much to figure out that border security talks were stalled this weekend.

If they were close to nailing down a deal, negotiators and staff would have been at the Capitol. They wouldn’t have been out doing their usual weekend activities. Church. Exercise. Virginia wineries. Trips out of town. Kid activities. Birthday dinners in D.C. bistros.

Things are stalled. And that’s why uncertainty is the word this week in Washington.

Will border security conferees find a path to an accord on border security? Will they avert a government shutdown? Is there enough time? Would any pact earn the signature of President Trump?

Democrats weren’t willing to cut a deal before Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday. A false hope helped permeate the talks when Trump didn’t declare a national emergency in his speech and Democrats seemed willing to bend.

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That’s one of the reasons Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., was practically ebullient when he returned from the White House Thursday afternoon after huddling with Trump.

“It’s the most positive meeting I’ve had with the president,” said Shelby. “The trajectory is very positive right now.”

Fast forward to Sunday morning.

“Those olive branches became thorn bushes,” confided one knowledgeable source.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., expressed certainty that a second shutdown wouldn’t hamstring Washington – suggesting that a second shutdown spelled doom for Republicans. However, some Republicans thought Pelosi was simply trying to tempt the GOP to misplay their hand.

Shelby thought Trump would sign a measure to avoid a shutdown, “if we work this out in the context we were talking today.”

However, the Alabama Republican was far from convinced a shutdown was out of the question.

“Certainty?” asked Shelby rhetorically. “There is a lot of uncertainty.”

White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said a shutdown remained “on the table” during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. Democrats don’t want a shutdown. But, if there is, Pelosi and company are certainly betting voters again will blame Republicans.

Until Friday, members of the border security conference committee expressed optimism. But, multiple sources warned Fox News that the cheerfulness scared them. By Friday afternoon, another source central to the process suggested they were more pessimistic now than they were before. By Sunday morning, everything was dead.

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One constant source of cynicism stems from how negotiators on both sides view the president.

There’s always been angst that if negotiators reach a deal, Trump still might not sign it. Trump can be tempestuous and unpredictable. Everyone on Capitol Hill remembers what happened in December. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., thought the White House signaled the president would sign a short-term spending measure to avoid a shutdown. McConnell put the measure on the floor and the Senate approved the package via voice vote. By morning, Trump opposed the bill.

Here’s the other problem: the president isn’t going to get anywhere near $5.7 billion for a wall or a physical barrier, regardless of what you want to call it. In fact, he may not even score $2 billion. The number is more likely to clock in at $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion in spending for a border barrier – although Fox News has heard figures well below those numbers.

“It’s not going to be good no matter what they reach and he won’t sign it,” said one source close to the president.

There are limitations as to how much money border security conferees can allocate to the Department of Homeland Security bill. The total cost of the measure would likely hover around $49 billion to $50 billion for Fiscal Year 2019. If conferees were to really explode spending for the wall, they’d have to cut other DHS priorities. That could jeopardize national security.

As one source put it to Fox News, “you don’t get your icebreaker” if you push for more physical barrier spending.

McConnell criticized House Democrats for passing a variety of bills to re-open the government during the shutdown, decrying the measures as “show votes.” However, one could level a similar criticism at House Republicans – still in the majority late last year – when they advanced a bill to fund the government and spend $5 billion for the wall. Nowhere in that plan pushed by former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., was any fiscal offset provision to address other Homeland Security needs. In other words, the GOP bill would have spent money for the wall, potentially at the expense of other national security priorities.

NO BORDER SECURITY DEAL ON THE TABLE AS SHUTDOWN DEADLINE LOOMS

Striking a balance can be found through compromise. That’s exactly what Democrats and Republicans tried to do behind the scenes in this conference committee. Remember, many Democrats don’t want any money at all devoted to a physical barrier. But, if Democrats are going to agree to some wall funding, then they had better secure something for their concession.

“Like in any negotiation, Republican want some form of physical barriers. It’s what do we get in exchange for that?” said Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., one of the conferees.

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In exchange, Democrats are adding restrictions about how to spend physical barrier money. They are also pushing limitations in “interior enforcement,” such as the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the parameters of what ICE agents can do and ICE beds. Republicans say Democrats want to cap ICE’s ability to detain people and count felons against the cap.

“The wall is a red herring for the Democrats,” added a Republican source. “We got stuck on an interior enforcement cap.”

“This weekend will tell us a lot about where this is going,” said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Friday.

And look where we are.

McCarthy has focused on what Pelosi can deliver to avert a shutdown. However, if Pelosi is to convey success, she and the Democrats are going to have to get something for a yes vote.

There are five things to know about Pelosi in this exercise:

1)     Pelosi is a former member of the Appropriations Committee. Appropriations and deal-making are in her DNA. She would like to see them reach an agreement. But, Pelosi has to score a big win. She’s hearing a lot of noise from liberals in her caucus about the performance of ICE.

2)     Pelosi must also stick to her position of no money for a “wall.” The question is whether Pelosi can abide whatever the final terminology is in the legislation and if it could be interpreted or not interpreted as a “wall.” Fox News has long been told that the word “wall” may not even appear in the legislation, even if it’s something some Republicans may characterize as a “wall.”

3)     Pelosi has fought against the president. That’s good internal politics for the speaker. Still, Pelosi must strike the right balance toward standing firm on her principles, yet open to compromise. She can’t appear to be too strident.

4)     Pelosi knows it’s good for many of her moderate freshman Democrats from swing districts to vote for border security. Many of these Democrats represent battleground districts. Vote yes on this plan and call the barrier whatever works back home.

5)     Pelosi is also under the microscope of House Democratic freshman. They are a different breed. Not all are liberals, either. Many don’t want to see another shutdown. Some are willing to go toe-to-toe with the president. But by the same token, they also want to get things done and seek compromise. There could be pressure from freshman to get to “yes.” They want voters to view them as “problem solvers.”

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As is always the case in these negotiations, a final outcome will hinge on getting the math right. Assembling just the right mixture of Democrats and Republicans to support a package. Any final arrangement would likely require votes in the middle. Lawmakers at the margins – hard left and hard right – would probably oppose the legislation. Still, there’s a sweet spot in the middle of lawmakers from both parties who could vote yes.

If there’s no agreement, the sides may have to approve an interim spending bill (known as a CR, short for “Continuing Resolution) to fund the government. Such a plan simply re-ups all spending at current levels. It’s possible appropriators could split the measure – taking the six spending bills where there is agreement and moving them as “new” bills – and simply doing a CR for DHS. But, a CR for all bills is bad for Democrats. They scored a lot of domestic policy wins in those measures. A CR for everything means Democrats leave money for their programs on the table. This could be an incentive for Democrats to deal.

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So we look to next weekend. Government funding expires at 11:59:59 p.m. ET Friday. Will key lawmakers and staff engage in typical weekend activities then because the government is open? Or will they be doing those things because there’s nothing to discuss and the impasse continues?

The only certainty now in Washington is the uncertainty.

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Warren: Trump ‘may not even be a free person’ by 2020 – CNN
Warren: Trump ‘may not even be a free person’ by 2020 – CNN

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Ralph Northam And Justin Fairfax ‘Not Going Anywhere’ Amid Turmoil In Virginia – NPR
Ralph Northam And Justin Fairfax ‘Not Going Anywhere’ Amid Turmoil In Virginia – NPR

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam places hand over his heart at a funeral for a state trooper Saturday in Chilhowie, Va., during one of his first public appearances since the blackface scandal broke.

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam places hand over his heart at a funeral for a state trooper Saturday in Chilhowie, Va., during one of his first public appearances since the blackface scandal broke.

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It may be tough to believe it’s been just a week and a half since a racist photograph in a decades-old medical school yearbook knocked Virginia’s leadership into disarray.

Consider: In just 10 days, Gov. Ralph Northam has admitted to being in to being in the racist photo — then denied it, then admitted to wearing blackface on a separate occasion. Attorney General Mark Herring said he, too, had donned blackface. And two sexual assault allegations have surfaced against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax.

But amid all this turmoil, there is at least one thing that has not happened: Not one of the three men has bowed to public pressure and resigned.

Virginia “needs someone who is strong who has empathy, who has courage and who has a moral compass,” Northam told CBS News on Sunday, in his first televised interview since the scandal broke. “And that’s why I’m not going anywhere. I have learned from this. I have a lot more to learn.”

Northam’s assertion defies the condemnations issued recently by prominent Virginian politicians on both sides of the aisle — many of whom have also called on Fairfax, who is black, to step down for very different reasons.

Since a second woman came forward Friday with a sexual assault claim against him, the lieutenant governor has been asked to resign by the Democratic Party of Virginia, Sen. Tim Kaine and nearly the state’s entire Democratic congressional delegation, among others.

But Fairfax has steadfastly maintained that the two incidents that surfaced this week — one from 2004, and the other from 2000 — were consensual sexual encounters, and he has asked for the FBI to conduct an investigation in order to ensure “due process.”

Despite the controversy this week, Justin Fairfax continued to fulfill his duties as lieutenant governor — such as presiding over Senate sessions at the Capitol. Here he is gavelling a session to order Friday in Richmond.

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Despite the controversy this week, Justin Fairfax continued to fulfill his duties as lieutenant governor — such as presiding over Senate sessions at the Capitol. Here he is gavelling a session to order Friday in Richmond.

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Those rebuttals have not satisfied fellow Democrat Patrick Hope, a state delegate who has promised to introduce articles of impeachment when lawmakers reconvene Monday. Both of Fairfax’s accusers, Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson, announced over the weekend that they would be willing to testify at an impeachment hearing if called upon.

“Ms. Watson stands ready, although it will be painful, to tell the Virginia Legislature what Mr. Fairfax did to her when she was 20 years old,” Watson’s lawyers says in a statement emailed to NPR. They also noted she would be able to provide “at least two witnesses whom Ms. Watson told of the assault the day after Fairfax raped her.” (Emphasis theirs.)

As embattled as the politicians may seem at the moment, it’s possible that today’s unique political environment will help the three men hang onto office. Alison Dagnes, a political science professor at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, says they’ve got the benefit of deep political polarization, the growth of partisan media — and now the model of President Trump, who has often survived his scandals simply by riding out the news cycle.

“That has served as an unfortunate lesson now for politicians who are in office. And this is regardless of party because Northam, of course, is a Democrat,” says Dagnes, who has studied and written extensively about political scandals.

And according to Dagnes, the increasingly tumultuous news cycle may help politicians endure scandal until the public loses interest — but it doesn’t help resolve the painful questions those scandals have raised.

“When politicians are given the cue that if they just keep their mouth closed and they disappear for a little while, it’ll all go away, they’re wrong. They may keep their job, but at what cost?” she says. “Because the country will still be hurt by this until we address it.”

Gregory Howard, interim dean of theology at Richmond’s historically black Virginia Union University, says there’s still another point not to miss when thinking about the apologies offered by Northam and Herring.

“Every now and again, we slip up, we fall, and we have a responsibility to dust ourselves off and seek for full healing and reconciliation — but reconciliation that is based upon the one who has been offended, not the offender,” Howard explains.

For now, it appears Virginians themselves remain split on whether their leaders must step down. In a poll conducted late last week by The Washington Post and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, respondents were evenly divided as to whether Northam should resign. And most of them did not know enough about Fairfax’s response to the allegations to feel strongly about it.

To Howard and many of his students, though, the answer is clear.

“This is not a partisan issue. This is not a political issue,” he says. “This is a matter of humanity and morality.”

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Denver Public Schools teachers set to strike Monday for the first time in 25 years – ABC News
Denver Public Schools teachers set to strike Monday for the first time in 25 years – ABC News
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El Paso mayor: I will ‘absolutely’ call out Trump if he repeats false crime info again | TheHill – The Hill
El Paso mayor: I will ‘absolutely’ call out Trump if he repeats false crime info again | TheHill – The Hill

El Paso, Texas, Mayor Dee Margo (R) said Saturday that he would “absolutely” correct President TrumpDonald John TrumpRob Lowe mocks Warren over Native American ancestry claims Obama health official blasts Trump’s physical exam: ‘No doctor can predict someone’s future health’ Trump makes Native American joke about Warren campaign announcement: ‘See you on the campaign TRAIL’ MORE if he repeats a false line about crime in the border city during a campaign rally. 

Margo said on CNN’s “SE Cupp Unfiltered” that he’s been unafraid to call out Trump over the comments he made about El Paso last week during the State of the Union address. 

“I’ve been stating it publicly since last Tuesday night,” Margo said, adding that the “the fence” along the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso “serves a useful purpose, but that “it’s not the total panacea.”

“It can’t be,” he said. 

His comments came just days after Trump in his State of the Union address used the border city as an example for why walls reduced crime. 

“[El Paso] used to have extremely high rates of violent crime, one of the highest in the country, and considered one of our nation’s most dangerous cities,” Trump said. “Now, with a powerful barrier in place, El Paso is one of our safest cities,” he said. 

Margo condemned Trump’s comments shortly after the speech, tweeting that “El Paso was never one of the most dangerous cities in the US.” 

“We’ve had a fence for 10 years and it has impacted illegal immigration and curbed criminal activity,” Margo wrote. “It is NOT the sole deterrent. Law enforcement in our community continues to keep us safe.”

He said Saturday that he believes Trump may have been given misinformation from the Texas attorney general about crime statistics during his previous trip to McAllen, Texas. 

El Paso sits just across the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez and is divided by the Rio Grande and a stretch of fence that was constructed more than 10 years ago.

Margo said that the “geography of Texas won’t allow a fence from El Paso to Brownsville, Texas, even if you wanted to do it.” 

“So it’s got to be part and parcel to technology and manpower,” he added.

Trump has repeatedly demanded a wall along the southern border since his 2016 presidential campaign. His insistence to build one helped spark a government shutdown that lasted 35 days. 

He is set to travel to El Paso on Monday in what will mark his first rally of the 2020 campaign cycle. 

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Trump accuses Democratic leaders of poisoning budget talks with ‘out of the blue’ demand – Washington Examiner
Trump accuses Democratic leaders of poisoning budget talks with ‘out of the blue’ demand – Washington Examiner

President Trump on Sunday accused Democratic leaders of stymieing the efforts of their congressional negotiators to reach a budget deal and avert another government shutdown.

“I don’t think the Dems on the Border Committee are being allowed by their leaders to make a deal. They are offering very little money for the desperately needed Border Wall & now, out of the blue, want a cap on convicted violent felons to be held in detention!” Trump tweeted Sunday.

A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers has been working to reach consensus on a bipartisan border deal before Friday, when funding for a slew of federal agencies will run out. Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build a wall along the southern border if lawmakers fail to reach a deal on border security.

The president wants Congress to allocate $5.7 billion for a wall, but congressional negotiators have been discussing a deal that would include between $1.3 billion and $2 billion.

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney invited a group of lawmakers to Camp David for talks this weekend, but Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., the chief Republican negotiator, said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that the negotiations have stalled.

“I’m not confident we’re going to get there,” he said, predicting there is a “50-50” chance a deal is reached.

In addition to money for the wall, lawmakers have also reached an impasse over the number of immigrant detention beds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use, which Democrats want to limit. In order for an illegal immigrant to be detained there must be a bed for them, and a cap on beds would limit the number of detentions.

Trump accused Democrats of deliberately hampering the negotiations to shut down the government again as part of an effort to change the news cycle.

“It was a very bad week for the Democrats, with the GREAT economic numbers, The Virginia disaster and the State of the Union address. Now, with the terrible offers being made by them to the Border Committee, I actually believe they want a Shutdown. They want a new subject!” he said in a subsequent tweet.

Virginia’s Democratic governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general have all been embroiled in scandal over the past two weeks.

Gov. Ralph Northam is facing calls to resign after a photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook page was published, showing one person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan hood. Northam said he is not in the photo, but admitted to wearing blackface on one occasion when he dressed up as Michael Jackson.

Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, meanwhile, was accused by two women of sexual assault. He has denied the allegations.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring admitted to wearing blackface during a college party in 1980 where he dressed up as a rapper.

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GOP rep: Trump is ‘right to have contingency plans’ if border wall talks fail | TheHill – The Hill
GOP rep: Trump is ‘right to have contingency plans’ if border wall talks fail | TheHill – The Hill

Rep. Tom GravesJohn (Tom) Thomas GravesBipartisan House group heads to Camp David retreat Lawmakers say they’re closing in on border deal to prevent shutdown Pelosi signals openness to new border ‘infrastructure’ MORE (R-Ga.) said Sunday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpRob Lowe mocks Warren over Native American ancestry claims Obama health official blasts Trump’s physical exam: ‘No doctor can predict someone’s future health’ Trump makes Native American joke about Warren campaign announcement: ‘See you on the campaign TRAIL’ MORE is “right to have contingency plans” in place, such as declaring a national emergency, should Congress be unable to strike a deal to fund his promised wall along the southern border.

Graves said on ABC’s “This Week” that Trump has “given Congress time to do their work,” and noted that Democratic leaders previously urged the president to reopen the government so that negotiations on border security could take place.

“That effort has been there,” he said. “And we don’t really see, I guess, something coming to a conclusion here in the next day or so. He’s going to have some plans in place.”

Trump triggered a recent 35-day government shutdown with his demand for $5.7 billion for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrats have offered funding for other border security measures, but no money for the wall.

The president agreed to reopen the government until Feb. 15 while a bipartisan group of lawmakers negotiate a deal to fund border security. Some members of the group expressed optimism a deal could be reached by Monday, but negotiations appeared to have stalled.

The president has threatened to declare a national emergency if needed to secure funding for the border wall. Several Republicans have expressed skepticism about such a move, however, which would likely prompt swift legal challenges.

Graves was one of a handful of lawmakers to travel to Camp David this weekend with acting White House chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyIvanka Trump claims president had ‘zero’ involvement in security clearances for her, Jared Kushner White House begins search for person who leaked president’s schedule: report On The Money: Negotiators discussing border funding lower than Trump’s demand | Amazon reconsiders HQ2 move to New York City | Early IRS numbers point to smaller average refunds MORE amid ongoing border security negotiations. The congressman said there’s “no reason” for the government to shut down again at the end of the week.

But Mulvaney said Sunday that another shutdown can’t be ruled out.

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Ralph Northam resignation: Polls show Virginians are divided – Vox.com
Ralph Northam resignation: Polls show Virginians are divided – Vox.com

Virginia residents are at an impasse over whether they feel Gov. Ralph Northam should step down after a racist photo from his past caught up with him last week, though a majority of black voters say they have still his back, according to new polls released this week.

The overall divide is an even split: 47 percent of Virginians want to see him stay; 47 percent want to see him go, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll released Saturday. But what’s significant about the poll results is the racial breakdown of Northam’s support: Even after the governor admitted to using shoe polish to wear blackface in the 1980s, black Virginians still support him more than whites.

Roughly 58 percent of African Americans polled said Northam should remain in office, compared to 46 percent of whites who said the same.

The poll was conducted just days after a racist photo surfaced from the pages of Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook, showing a picture of a man in blackface standing next to another man wearing a white Ku Klux Klan hood. After admitting the picture was his, Northam backtracked a day later and denied that he was either individual in the image. Northam did fess up, however, to dressing up in blackface that same year for a Michael Jackson dance contest.

Dozens of prominent Democrats, state legislators, and progressive organizations publicly condemned Northam and called for his resignation last week. Still, Northam continues to resist his detractors’ demands. And as he’s done so, the top echelons of Virginia politics have begun to implode around him.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring admits that he too wore blackface in the 1980s. And Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who would become the next governor should Northam bend to pressure to resign, is now swept up in a sexual assault scandal after two women came forward this week alleging that Fairfax had raped them.

The poll was conducted Feb. 6-8, with most (if not all) respondents likely contacted before Fairfax’s second accuser came forward. But even without that second bombshell, it’s likely that the trifecta of controversies helped deflect some of the blowback to Northam’s blackface debacle. Northam insists that he will stay in office until the end of his term in 2020. But time will tell whether he — or either of Virginia’s other top two elected officials — will get dragged down by the swirl of scandals.

People keep talking about a “double standard” for Fairfax

Fairfax is now facing heated calls from Democrats in high places who want to see him step down — much like Northam before him. But the pace of the scandal is moving so quickly that it’s hard to say whether the lieutenant governor will see the same support from Virginia residents as the governor.

First, a Scripps College professor named Vanessa Tyson came forward on Wednesday, claiming Fairfax forced her to have oral sex after what started as a consensual encounter back in 2004 at the Democratic National Convention. Days later a second accuser, Meredith Watson, went public with allegations that he raped her while the two attended Duke University in 2000. Fairfax has unequivocally denied the sexual assault allegations and says both incidents were consensual.

Asked about the first allegation of sexual assault against Fairfax, 65 percent of Virginians said they didn’t have enough information to judge the lieutenant governor’s denial one way or another. And the timing of the survey is critical. The poll, a partnership between The Post and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, tracked voters between Wednesday and Friday of this week. Pollsters didn’t ask about the second allegation, which was corroborated by friends and former classmates of the accuser but didn’t break until late Friday afternoon.

State legislators have since threatened to draft up articles of impeachment unless Fairfax agrees to resign on Monday. Both of his accusers say they are willing to testify if the process moves forward. But on Saturday night Fairfax dug in his heels, calling on the FBI to investigate the allegations and clear his name.

In an interview with CBS host Gayle King, set to air in full Monday, Northam said he supported the investigation into the assault allegations, but he’s not ruling out having to ask Fairfax to step down.

“And if these accusations are determined to be true, I don’t think he’s going to have any other option but to resign,” Northam said.

The prospect that Northam and Herring, two white men, might weather this scandal while Fairfax, a rising star Democrat and only the second black man elected to statewide office in Virginia, could take the fall is leaving some people unsettled.

“I think the Democratic Party would lack credibility if they followed a double standard,” Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) told the New York Times. Bass, who is the head of the Congressional Black Caucus, called for Northam and Fairfax to step down.

President Donald Trump, who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women and had audio leaked of him bragging about grabbing women by their genitals, weighed in on what he saw as a “double standard” on Twitter on Sunday too.

Virginians moving forward have a thin line to walk — any single or combination of moves could throw the line of succession to the commonwealth’s leadership into chaos. Then again, maybe we’ve already reached that point.

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Ocasio-Cortez adviser admits he falsely claimed Green New Deal didn’t promise security for those ‘unwilling’ to work’ – Fox News
Ocasio-Cortez adviser admits he falsely claimed Green New Deal didn’t promise security for those ‘unwilling’ to work’ – Fox News
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Adviser to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the details of the Green New Deal

Tucker Carlson takes on Robert Hockett, Cornell law professor and adviser to Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, over the details of the Green New Deal.

A top adviser to New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has admitted that an official “Green New Deal” document posted by Ocasio-Cortez’s office contained a guarantee of economic security even for those “unwilling to work” — but not before he went viral in progressive circles for claiming the exact opposite, repeatedly, in an interview with Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

Cornell University Law School Professor Robert Hockett, who counsels Ocasio-Cortez on environmental initiatives, challenged host Tucker Carlson when he quoted from an outline and list of “frequently asked questions” (FAQ) that had been posted on Ocasio-Cortez’s official website. The FAQ was also shared with NPR.

The FAQ stated that the program will provide “Economic security for all who are unable or unwilling to work,” and also noted, “We set a goal to get to net-zero, rather than zero emissions, in 10 years because we aren’t sure that we’ll be able to fully get rid of farting cows and airplanes that fast.”

The FAQ, which Ocasio-Cortez’s office removed from her website amid online backlash (although it is still available on NPR’s website) additionally stated, “This is a massive transformation of our society with clear goals and a timeline” at a “scale not seen since World War 2.” In another section, the FAQ stated that it had set a goal of net-zero, rather than zero, national emissions in 10 years “because we aren’t sure that we’ll be able to get rid of farting cows and airplanes that fast.”

Carlson asked Hockett at the outset of the interview: “Why would we ever pay people who are ‘unwilling to work’?”

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In a head-turning moment heard around the Internet, Hockett replied flatly, “Uh, we never would, right? And AOC has never said anything like that, right? I think you’re referring to some sort of document — I think some doctored document that somebody other than us has been circulating. … She’s actually tweeted it out to laugh at it, if you look at her latest tweets. It seems apparently, some Republicans have put it out there. I don’t know the details.”

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That was an apparent reference to a Thursday tweet by Ocasio-Cortez that criticized parody versions of the Green New Deal FAQ, including one that said, effective immediately, “males should urinate into an empty milk jug instead of a toilet.” The parody versions cited by Ocasio-Cortez in the tweet did not contain any reference to providing economic security for those “unwilling to work.”

“When your #GreenNewDeal legislation is so strong that the GOP has to resort to circulating false versions, but the real one nets 70 House cosponsors on Day 1 and all Dem presidential candidates sign on anyway,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote, along with a picture of the parody version containing the urination reference.

Later in the interview, Hockett doubled down that Ocasio-Cortez’s official FAQ did not include a reference to a guarantee of universal economic stability even for those “unwilling” to work: “Definitely not. That’s erroneous. It’s the wrong document. That’s not us.”

Cows have been targeted for potential elimination in the Green New Deal (iStock).

The exchange prompted a flurry of support for Hockett on social media among liberal audiences. The left-wing activist group Media Matters for America wrote, “Watch what happens when Tucker Carlson steps outside the conservative media bubble and gets fact-checked on Green New Deal falsehoods.”

But over the weekend, Saikat Chakrabarti, Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff, seemingly admitted that the FAQ shared with NPR and posted on Ocasio-Cortez’s website was genuine. Metadata from the document posted by NPR confirmed that Chakrabarti was listed as one of the authors of the FAQ.

“An early draft of a FAQ that was clearly unfinished and that doesn’t represent the GND [Green New Deal] resolution got published to the website by mistake,” Chakrabarti tweeted. “But what’s in the resolution is the GND.”

Both Chakrabarti and Ocasio-Cortez also referred supporters to a stripped-down resolution they formally introduced in Congress, which does not include the FAQ’s language on universal economic support. The resolution is not a bill, and contains only broad language.

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Hockett did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment Sunday, but in an email late Saturday to The Daily Caller, he admitted his error.

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“It appears there was more than one document being discussed yesterday, only one of which I had heard about with any definiteness by last evening after a long day of media appearances – namely, the one referred to by the Congresswoman in her tweet,” Hockett wrote. “I regret that we seem unknowingly to have ended up speaking about different documents for a minute during our longer and otherwise ‘on-the-same-page’ conversation last night.”

On her Twitter account Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez herself acknowledged that a FAQ “got uploaded + taken down,” without explaining or providing additional detail.

“There are multiple doctored GND resolutions and FAQs floating around,” she wrote. “There was also a draft version that got uploaded + taken down. There’s also draft versions floating out there.”

Still, several media outlets praised Hockett and Ocasio-Cortez’s handling of the situation. A headline from Business Insider read: “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accidentally released a document that supported paying Americans ‘unwilling to work,’ and conservatives attacked her for it.” The article did not provide support for its contention that Ocasio-Cortez’s office had accidentally released the document.

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And a report from The Huffington Post asserted that Carlson had been “fact-checked on his own show.”

Meanwhile, Hockett appeared to compare Ocasio-Cortez’s efforts to the classic novel “Ulysses,” which author Virginia Woolf famously called a “memorable catastrophe.”

“Literary historians can talk about pirated versions of Ulysses, discarded drafts, notes that Joyce wrote to himself, even his grocery lists,” Hockett wrote. “But at some point shouldn’t we start reading the actual book — the huge game-changing work that got signed and published?”

The stakes are high not only for the liberal freshman, but also the Democratic Party at large. The Green New Deal plan, which calls for a massive package of big-government proposals including health care for all, quickly picked up the backing of major 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, including Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. — who all co-sponsored the resolution.

“Our history is a testimony to the achievement of what some think is impossible — we must take bold action now,” Booker tweeted last week.

The White House appeared heartened by the Democratic contenders’ support for the sweeping program.

“I think half the announced presidential candidates that are Democrats have supported this, although they aren’t really sure what it is,” Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told “Fox News Sunday.”

Mulvaney added: “The other half — I don’t know where the Democrat Party is on this, I know where the Republican Party is, and by the way, it’s fun to be in a party that is united while the other is divided.”

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New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined climate protesters during a sit-in late last year in soon-to-be House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.

The plan and accompanying documents from Ocasio-Cortez include a range of far-fetched goals — and drew swift scorn from Republicans and other critics. The Republican National Committee dubbed it a “Socialist wish list” that would kill at least 1 million jobs and disrupt global trade — while costing trillions.

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As Mulvaney implied, the Green New Deal push has seen resistance not only from Republicans, but also some key Democrats. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, was asked about the plan to replace planes with high-speed rail and did not seem impressed.

“That would be pretty hard for Hawaii,” she laughed.

On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to dismiss the plan.

“It will be one of several or maybe many suggestions that we receive,” Pelosi told Politico on Wednesday. “The green dream or whatever they call it, nobody knows what it is, but they’re for it right?”

Even aside from the Green New Deal, conservative commentators have argued that most proposed solutions to global warming would do more harm than good, and also have accused climate activists of crying wolf. In 2006, a NASA scientist and leading global warming researcher declared that the world had only 10 years to avert a climate catastrophe — a deadline that has come and gone.

Fox News’ Adam Shaw contributed to this report.

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Amy Klobuchar Is Set to Enter 2020 Presidential Race – The New York Times
Amy Klobuchar Is Set to Enter 2020 Presidential Race – The New York Times

“Minnesota matters, Wisconsin matters, Nebraska matters, Ohio matters — and, yes, Iowa matters,” she told the Iowa Farmers Union in December.

Ms. Klobuchar believes the contiguous location of her home state to Iowa could give her an advantage in the state’s caucuses, a crucial first test of the primary field. She likes to joke that she “can see Iowa from my porch.”

She grew up in the Minneapolis suburbs as the daughter of a schoolteacher and a columnist for The Minneapolis Star Tribune. After graduating from Yale and the University of Chicago law school, she returned to Minnesota to work as a corporate lawyer. The birth of her daughter, who was born with a condition that required her to remain in the hospital, plunged her into political activism. Ms. Klobuchar pushed for legislation that would guarantee new mothers a 48-hour hospital stay, a proposal that eventually became federal law. She was elected prosecutor for the state’s most populous county in 1998 and became the first elected female senator from her state in 2006.

In the Senate, Ms. Klobuchar has cultivated a worker-bee persona, not leading on divisive issues like immigration and focusing instead on curbing the cost of prescription drugs, addressing sexual harassment and protecting online privacy. A 2016 analysis found that she had passed the most laws of anyone in the Senate.

Ms. Klobuchar rose to national prominence during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, when she pressed the nominee on whether he had blacked out drinking. “Have you?” he shot back, to which she calmly replied, “I have no drinking problem, Judge.” The exchange went viral, in part because Ms. Klobuchar mentioned that her father battled alcoholism, and led to a parody on “Saturday Night Live.”

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Richard Shelby on border deal: ‘Talks are stalled right now’ – Washington Examiner
Richard Shelby on border deal: ‘Talks are stalled right now’ – Washington Examiner

A key Republican involved in the negotiations over a border security deal said talks are at a stalemate with the deadline to avert another government shutdown fast approaching.

“I think the talks are stalled right now. I’m hoping we can get off the dime later today or in the morning because time is ticking away, but we got some problems with the Democrats dealing with [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], that is detaining criminals that come into the U.S. And they want a cap on them, we don’t want a cap on that,” Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

Shelby is among the bipartisan group of lawmakers working to reach agreement on a border security deal before Friday, when funding for a slew of government agencies will lapse again. A 35-day partial government shutdown ended late last month after President Trump signed a stopgap measure.

A point of contention for congressional negotiators is funding for a wall along the southern border, for which Trump wants $5.7 billion. Democrats are opposed to the demand.

The two sides have also reached a stalemate over immigrant detention beds that Immigration and Customs Enforcement can use. Democrats want to cap funding for the beds while Republicans oppose the restrictions. In order for an illegal immigrant to be detained there must be a bed for them, and a cap on beds would limit the number of detentions.

Lawmakers working on the deal huddled at Camp David this weekend for further talks with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, though Shelby and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who is also working on the border deal, indicated another shutdown is possible.

“I’m not positive we will end up with a deal, but with this group of people and the folks from the House, I think we are going to end up with something that deals with detention beds, with barriers, with technology, with the challenges we have on the southern border in a commonsense way,” Tester, who joined Shelby on “Fox News Sunday, said. “Chairman Shelby is correct, time is of the essence. We need to move forward, we need to keep our eyes on this but I’m very hopeful, not positive, but very hopeful we can come to an agreement.”

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who invited lawmakers to Camp David this weekend to work on a deal, would not rule out another government shutdown.

“The president has to sign a piece of legislation in order to keep the government open. He cannot sign everything they put in front of him. There will be some things that simply we couldn’t agree to,” Mulvaney said on “Fox News Sunday.” “So the government shutdown is technically still on the table. We do not want it to come to that, but that option is still open to the president and will remain so.”

Shelby, meanwhile, said there is a “50-50” chance they reach an agreement, and noted Monday is effectively a deadline for lawmakers in terms of moving legislation through the House and Senate before funding lapses Friday.

“I’m not confident we’re going to get there,” he said.

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South Korea signs deal to pay more for US troops after Trump’s demand – CNBC
South Korea signs deal to pay more for US troops after Trump’s demand – CNBC

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South Korean officials signed a short-term agreement on Sunday that would boost the amount Seoul contributes toward the upkeep of U.S. troops on the peninsula, after a previous deal lapsed amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for more money.

The new deal must still be approved by South Korea’s parliament, but it would boost South Korea’s contribution to 1.03 trillion won ($890 million) from 960 billion won in 2018.

Unlike past agreements, which lasted for five years, this deal is scheduled to expire in one year, potentially forcing both sides back to the bargaining table within months.

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Fairfax calls on FBI to investigate sexual assault allegations against him – The Hill
Fairfax calls on FBI to investigate sexual assault allegations against him – The Hill

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) is asking for an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against him amid calls from his own party to resign.

Late Saturday, Fairfax released a statement calling for “all appropriate and impartial investigatory authorities, including the FBI, to investigate fully and thoroughly the allegations against me,” according to multiple reports.

“The one thing I want to make abundantly clear is that in both situations I knew at the time, and I know today, that the interactions were consensual,” he said.

“I am asking that no one rush to judgment and I am asking for there to be space in this moment for due process,” Fairfax added.

Fairfax has been accused of sexual assault by two women.

Last week, Vanessa Tyson accused Fairfax of sexually assaulting her at the Democratic National Convention in Boston in 2004, saying he “forced [her] to perform oral sex on him.”

“What began as consensual kissing quickly turned into a sexual assault,” Tyson, a college professor from California, said in a statement.

A second woman, Meredith Watson, came forward on Friday, saying through her lawyer that Fairfax raped her in 2000 when they were both students at Duke University.

Fairfax has denied the allegations, saying they were part of a “smear campaign” against him, and dismissed calls to resign from both state and national Democrats.

Both women came forward amid speculation that Fairfax could become governor, due to a blackface scandal surrounding Gov. Ralph Northam (D). Northam has also rejected calls to resign after a blackface photo in his medical school yearbook surfaced. Northam says he does not believe he was in the photo, a reversal from his initial comments apologizing.

Northam said Saturday that he does not plan to resign, and would focus on racial “equity” for the remainder of his term.

And Virginia Attorney General Mark (D) Herring, who would become governor if both Northam and Fairfax stepped down, admitted to wearing blackface once in college.

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Border talks at impasse as shutdown looms Friday, officials say – The Washington Post
Border talks at impasse as shutdown looms Friday, officials say – The Washington Post

Erica Werner

Damian Paletta

February 10 at 9:48 AM

Bipartisan talks aimed at resolving the border wall dispute and averting a government shutdown Friday have broken down and are at an impasse, lawmakers and others familiar with the situation said Sunday.

“I think the talks are stalled right now,” Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (Ala.), the lead Republican negotiator, said on Fox News Sunday. “I’m not confident we’re going to get there.”

Lawmakers had been trading offers, trying to finalize how much money could go to barriers along the border as President Trump demands money for his wall. Trump has called for $5.7 billion, but lawmakers were trying to find a number between $1.3 billion and $2 billion that would be acceptable to both sides.

At the same time, Democrats were trying to limit the number of detention beds that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency would have access to. Democrats want to cap detention beds as a way to limit aggressive detention activities by ICE.

People familiar with the talks said that the question of ICE beds led to the impasse, as Democrats try to cap the number, while Republicans seek a way to exclude violent criminals from the cap.

“It’s all over the map, and I think it’s all over the map because of the Democrats,” White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said on “Meet the Press,” regarding the status of talks. “The president really does believe that there is a national security crisis and a humanitarian crisis at the border and he will do something about it.”

Lawmakers and Trump face a Feb. 15 deadline to pass new legislation to keep the government open. If they don’t, large portions of the government will begin to shut down.

The Homeland Security Department and other agencies are operating on a short-term spending bill that Trump signed Jan. 25, when he ended the nation’s longest ever government shutdown after 35 days. The shutdown was caused by his demand for border wall money — and Democrats’ refusal to provide it.

The breakdown in talks makes it uncertain how the situation will be resolved. Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress and build his wall with the military, but that option faces GOP opposition and legal hurdles.

The president is scheduled to travel to El Paso, Texas, for a rally Monday night and is widely expected to focus on his demands for a border wall, a signature issue of his 2016 campaign in which he repeatedly promised Mexico would pay for the wall.

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Shutdown talks stalled – POLITICO
Shutdown talks stalled – POLITICO

Lawmakers remain at an impasse over how much money to provide to fund President Donald Trump’s request for a border wall. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

Government Shutdown

A stopgap Homeland Security bill is being discussed now.

Negotiations to avert another government shutdown have stalled, leaving lawmakers in the same place they’ve been for months.

Although lawmakers were optimistic going into the weekend about reaching a border security deal and funding the government past Feb. 15, negotiators are now discussing a stopgap Homeland Security bill, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

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Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) acknowledged Sunday that negotiations have stalled and put the odds of getting a deal at 50-50.

“We’ve got some problems with the Democrats dealing with ICE,” Shelby told Fox News’ Chris Wallace, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “I’m not confident we’re going to get there, I’m hoping we will get there.”

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), one of the negotiators, appeared slightly more optimistic.

“We are not to a point where we can announce a deal, negotiations are still going on,” he said on “Fox News Sunday.“ There are good people on this committee so I have confidence that hopefully we will get something done very soon.”

Tester added that negotiations “negotiations seldom go smooth all the way through.”

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said President Donald Trump is not ruling out another government shutdown.

“The government shutdown is technically still on the table,” Mulvaney said on “Fox News Sunday.“ “We do not want it to come to that, but that option is still open to the president and will remain so.”

Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Mulvaney added: “Let’s say that the hardcore left wing of the Democrat Party prevails this negotiation and they put a bill on the president’s desk with, say, zero money for the wall or $800 million, some absurdly low number. How does he sign that? He cannot in good faith sign that.“

Democratic conferees planned to talk on the phone Sunday morning to discuss the next steps, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

“I would say all is not lost but it’s certainly not the place anybody wanted to be,” said a congressional source familiar with the talks.

Negotiations reached an impasse Saturday, primarily over detention beds, the source said. Democratic negotiators offered a deal to their Republican counterparts, but Republicans are refusing to negotiate until Democrats take back their demand for a cap on the number of beds, the source added

There are no talks scheduled.

Lawmakers are discussing the possibility of a year-long continuing resolution bill but so far discussions have not led to a proposal that both House Democrats and Senate Republicans could get on board with, the source said.

The impasse in negotiations adds pressure on party leaders and the White House, who will have to step in if the conference members can’t quickly resolve their differences over detention beds and border barrier funding.

The discussion comes after the longest government shutdown in history. President Donald Trump has insisted for money to fund his border wall, demanding for $5.7 billion. But lawmakers remain at an impasse over how much money to provide to fund the border barrier.

Last week, conservative lawmakers said Trump would accept around $2 billion, but Democrats have so far rejected that amount.

Burgess Everett and John Bresnahan contributed to this report.

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White House chief of staff Mulvaney won’t rule out possibility of another shutdown – NBC News
White House chief of staff Mulvaney won’t rule out possibility of another shutdown – NBC News

WASHINGTON — Five days ahead of the latest funding deadline, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that he “absolutely cannot” rule out the possibility of another partial government shutdown if Congress doesn’t come to an agreement that includes substantial funding for a border wall.

Mulvaney blamed the uncertainty on congressional Democrats, arguing that the party appears torn between the “hardcore, left wing” that sees any funding for President Donald Trump’s signature border wall as a non-starter, and a more moderate faction that appears open to compromise.

“Let’s say the hardcore, left wing of the Democrat Party prevails in this negotiation and they put a bill on the president’s desk with, say, zero money for the wall, or $800 million, an absurdly low number. How does he sign that?” Mulvaney told “Meet the Press.”

“You cannot take a shutdown off the table and you cannot take $5.7 billion off the table,” he added of Trump’s initial price tag for the wall.

But he said that the “most likely outcome” is that Congress strikes a deal palatable enough to win the president’s signature.

“If you end up someplace in the middle, yes, then what you’ll probably see is the president say, ‘Yes, okay. And then I’ll go find the money someplace else'” to fully fund a wall.

Alabama Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, who chairs the Appropriations Committee, told “Fox News Sunday” that “talks are stalled” and that there’s a “50/50 chance” that Congress can reach a deal to avoid shutting the government down for the second time in two months.

The wall remains the largest sticking point in these negotiations. Trump still says the wall is necessary. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has so far held firm on her party’s opposition to its funding.

And a senior Democratic aide told NBC that there are other major debates yet to be solved, including a Democratic push to trade funding for new border barriers for a limit on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s detention beds as a way to push back at the administration’s border policies.

Republicans and Democrats have until Feb. 15 to find an agreement thanks to last month’s deal that lifted the historic 35-day partial shutdown.

Even if Congress ultimately passes something Trump supports, Mulvaney described any deal as the beginning not the end, of Trump’s efforts to build the wall he believes is necessary to secure America’s southern border. One option that’s been floated by the president and his allies is declaring a national emergency to secure the funding, but it’s unclear whether that would survive a legal challenge.

“The president really does believe that there is a national security crisis and a humanitarian crisis at the border, and he will do something about it. So whether or not he gets $1.6 billion from Congress, whether or not he gets $2.5 [billion] or $5.7 [billion], he’s going to do whatever he legally can to secure that border,” he said.

“There are pots of money where all presidents have access to without a national emergency. And there are ones that he will not have access to without that declaration.”

Ben Kamisar

Ben Kamisar is a political writer for NBC News. 

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South Korea to Pay More Under New Military Deal With U.S. – The Wall Street Journal
South Korea to Pay More Under New Military Deal With U.S. – The Wall Street Journal

SEOUL—The U.S. and South Korea signed a one-year deal outlining the shared costs of their military alliance on Sunday, removing a potential distraction ahead of the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for late this month.

Seoul will pay roughly $920 million this year for the 28,500 U.S. military personnel stationed in the country, according to officials from both countries. That represents an increase of about 8% from what Seoul paid in 2018. South Korea foots about half of the…

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Trail of Tears: Trump Accused of Joking About Native American Genocide in Tweet Mocking Senator Warren – Newsweek
Trail of Tears: Trump Accused of Joking About Native American Genocide in Tweet Mocking Senator Warren – Newsweek

President Donald Trump has been accused of joking about the 19th century Trail of Tears on which thousands of Native Americans died, after posting a tweet mocking Senator Elizabeth Warren’s formal announcement of her candidacy for the U.S. presidency. 

Soon after the Massachusetts senator launched her presidential bid on Saturday, the president renewed his attacks on her claims to have Native American ancestry. 

“Today Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to by me as Pocahontas, joined the race for President,” he wrote on Twitter. “Will she run as our first Native American presidential candidate, or has she decided that after 32 years, this is not playing so well anymore? See you on the campaign TRAIL, Liz!”

President Donald Trump, beneath a portrait of populist President Andrew Jackson, speaks before the swearing-in of Rex Tillerson as 69th secretary of state in the Oval Office of the White House on February 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Getty Images

The capped up word ‘Trail’ was read by critics as an allusion to the Trail of Tears, which saw thousands of Native Americans forcibly relocated from their lands in the American southeast to reservations in Oklahoma after the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

Thousands died of exposure, hunger and disease before they could reach their destination. 

The forced relocation was begun under the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, whose portrait adorns Trump’s Oval Office and who the president has hailed as an inspiration for his own populist, nativist policies. 

On Twitter, the president was criticised for joking about the deaths.

“4,000 Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears due to forced relocations under the Andrew Jackson administration. Trump decided to honor Navajo code talker vets in front of Andrew “Indian Killer” Jackson’s portrait last year because of course. Now this…” tweeted New York Times columnist Wajahat Ali.

Other criticised a tweet by Donald Trump Jr., who in response to his father’s message wrote “savage” — which critics claim was used as another crude racial slur. 

He added: “I love my president.”

“Trump jokes about genocide… His son laughs… There is no limit to the immorality and indecency of these people,” tweeted Andrew Stroelheim of charity Human Rights Watch.

Others defended the president, claiming that his ignorance of history means he probably in unaware of the Trail of Tears. 

“Yes, because Trump is noted for his knowledge of 19th century American history vis a vis the native population. Jeez,” tweeted senior Fox News analyst Brit Hume. 

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Senator Warren’s campaign also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Trump has previously faced criticism for using racially denigrating terms to taunt Warren, who apologised after undertaking a DNA test last year to confirm her claims of Native American ancestry. 

In a statement earlier this year she said she now understood the difference between DNA information indicating a Native American ancestor and membership of a Native American tribal nation. 

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White House reportedly launches manhunt for the leaker who released his private schedule – AOL
White House reportedly launches manhunt for the leaker who released his private schedule – AOL

 

  • The leak of President Donald Trump’s private schedule sparked a manhunt for the individual responsible for its release, according to Politico.
  • The White House tapped into the services of the IT office and is believed to have made progress in searching for its suspect.
  • According to one White House official, the suspect is reportedly likely to be a career government worker, rather than a Trump-appointee.

The leak of President Donald Trump’s private schedules dating back to the 2018 November midterm elections sparked a manhunt for the individual responsible for its release, according to Politico report published Friday.

The White House tapped into the services of the IT office and is believed to have made progress in its search, people familiar with the development said to Politico. 

Trump’s private schedule, which is different from the publicly available copy, detailed how the president spends his day. Trump was reportedly incensed by the leak and is aware of the search for the one responsible.

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The trove of information, first published by Axios, revealed Trump that an unprecedented amount of time was labeled “Executive Time” — a period in which Trump watches TV, reads newspapers, tweets, and makes phone calls.

The leaked schedule is not all-inclusive and does not show some of the meetings Trump attended. One White House official also noted that there was a different, more secretive schedule laying out all of Trump’s calls and meetings, Politico reported.

“We all have much bigger things to worry about and much bigger things that are going on,” one White House official told Politico. “So it’s not that big of a deal. but [sic] it’s more just unnecessary, and it was just a petty thing to do.”

“If you’re leaking the schedule, what else could you be leaking or what other information,” the official added.

Unflattering leaks and reports have constantly flowed out of the Trump White House, much to the consternation of officials. Former White House chief of staff John Kelly attempted to clamp down on the leaks by taking several precautions, including conducting sweeps to collect personal devices and banning cell phones at the West Wing.

One particular leak in May attracted bipartisan condemnation and embarrassment. White House special assistant Kelly Sadler was reported to have made an off-hand comment about Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who was recovering from brain cancer treatment. McCain voiced his concern over Gina Haspel serving as CIA director, an opinion Sadler had reportedly brushed off in a meeting because “he’s dying, anyway.”

 

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Virginia Lt. Gov.’s accuser willing to testify at impeachment hearings: lawyers | TheHill – The Hill
Virginia Lt. Gov.’s accuser willing to testify at impeachment hearings: lawyers | TheHill – The Hill

Lawyers representing a college professor who alleged Virginia Lieutenant Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) sexually assaulted her say their client is willing to testify at impeachment proceedings or to cooperate with law enforcement in an investigation of her claims.

In a statement Saturday night, attorneys Debra Katz and Lisa Banks write that Vanessa Tyson is “fully prepared” to testify under oath on her claim that Fairfax assaulted her at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

“In response to two credible claims of sexual assault, by women with no connection to one another, Lt. Governor Fairfax has claimed that the women lied about what he insists were
consensual sexual encounters and has baselessly and callously attempted to discredit these women,” Katz and Banks write.

“We are confident that once the Virginia legislature hears Dr. Tyson’s harrowing account of this sexual assault, the testimony of many corroborating witnesses, and evidence of his attempts to mislead the public about The Washington Post’s decision not to run a story in 2018, it will conclude that he lacks the character, fitness and credibility to serve in any capacity,” they continue.

The statement from Tyson’s attorneys come as multiple prominent Democrats including top 2020 presidential contenders such as Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandVirginia Lt. Gov.’s accuser willing to testify at impeachment hearings: lawyers Rob Lowe mocks Warren over Native American ancestry claims Trump makes Native American joke about Warren campaign announcement: ‘See you on the campaign TRAIL’ MORE (D-N.Y.) have called for Fairfax’s resignation following a second woman’s allegations of rape against Fairfax that became public this week.

A Democratic member of Virginia’s House of Delegates said Friday that the legislature plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Fairfax unless he steps down. The allegations against the lieutenant governor come as Virginia’s governor, Ralph Northam (D), and Attorney General Mark Herring (D) face their own scandals over admissions of past use of blackface.

“On Monday, I will be introducing articles of impeachment for Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax if he has not resigned before then,” Del. Patrick Hope (D) wrote on Twitter.

Fairfax was also removed from his post as chairman of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association (DLGA) on Friday following the second accusation against him.

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Rob Lowe deletes Elizabeth Warren ‘chief’ joke after Hollywood backlash – Fox News
Rob Lowe deletes Elizabeth Warren ‘chief’ joke after Hollywood backlash – Fox News

Rob Lowe’s tweet about Sen. Elizabeth Warren was not well-received by some in Hollywood. (Reuters)

Actor Rob Lowe removed a Twitter post that poked fun at U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Saturday out of concern that “some peeps got upset.”

Earlier in the day, Lowe responded on the social media platform after the Massachusetts Democrat officially launched her 2020 presidential campaign with a kickoff event in Lawrence, Mass.

“Elizabeth Warren would bring a whole new meaning to Commander in ‘Chief,’” Lowe wrote in the now-deleted post, in an apparent reference to the controversy over Warren’s claims of Native American heritage.

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But many social media users – including fellow Hollywood actors — were not amused.

“What a raw blow!” “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill wrote.

“That’s not funny,” actor Vincent D’Onofrio added.

“Don’t. Jesus,” “Hot in Cleveland” star Valerie Bertinelli chimed in.

“Just when I was liking Rob Lowe after his moving comments about being his mom’s caretaker — he takes a page from Trump. Ick,” former NBC correspondent Soledad O’Brien wrote.

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Other users defended Lowe.

“Rob Lowe was just joking,” one user wrote. “Everybody is so sensitive these days. Just a bunch of snowflakes! #ElizabethWarren2020 is the person who lied about her race for votes.”

“Rob Lowe has no f—ing rights,” another commented. “he isn’t protected under the constitution. i said what i said.”

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Another user retweeted the image of the State Bar of Texas registration card, on which Warren had identified herself as “American Indian.”

The senator recently apologized for claiming Native American ancestry on the 1986 card, hinting that other documents with a similar claim may exist.

Ultimately, Lowe decided it was best to remove the post.

“I deleted my Elizabeth Warren tweet,” he wrote. “It was a joke and some peeps got upset, and that’s never my intention. On the GOOD side: I just got to use the Oxford comma!”

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