Month: January 2020
GOP Senator Says He’ll Vote Against Press Limits on Impeachment Trial
“There is an effort to limit the press …. I’m going to vote against that, if I’m allowed to vote. U.S. senators are grown women and grown men. If they don’t want to make a comment, they know how to say ‘no comment.”
— Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) distanced himself from proposed restrictions on reporters covering the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, calling it a “huge mistake,” The Hill reports.
Trump Threaten Europe with Tariffs Over Iran
25%
“A week before Germany, France and Britain accused Iran of breaching the 2015 nuclear deal, the Trump administration privately threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on European automobiles if they didn’t, according to U.S. and European officials,” the Washington Post reports. “The U.S. effort to coerce European foreign policy through tariffs represents a new level of hardball tactics with America’s oldest allies and could result in the reimposition of sanctions against Iran.”
Resolution to Limit Trump’s War Powers Has the Needed GOP Votes
4
“Four Republicans have agreed to vote with Democrats in support of the measure, according to Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), who wrote the legislation that seeks to prevent President Trump from further escalating hostilities with Iran,” the Washington Post reports.
Steyer Surging in Early States
15%
Tom Steyer surged to third place in the Morning Consult tracker of the four early primary and caucus states, his best showing in the poll since he launched his presidential campaign. Joe Biden leads with 27%, followed by Bernie Sanders at 19%, Steyer at 15%, Elizabeth Warren at 12% and Pete Buttigieg at 9%.
Which Democratic Candidate Do You Agree with Most?
The Washington Post has a 20-question quiz that measures which of the Democratic candidates agrees with you the most on some of the biggest issues of the cycle.
I agreed on 15 of 20 questions with Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang, on 14 (surprisingly) with Amy Klobuchar, 12 with Joe Biden, 10 with Elizabeth Warren and just five with Bernie Sanders.
