In a shocker, a Kazakh bank says in a court filing that Felix Sater, President Trump's longtime business partner and a career criminal, considered using POTUS and Michael Cohen's proposed Trump Tower Moscow project to launder money https://t.co/3JVh3rioGW
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) March 25, 2019
Misleading headline/tweet on the Barr letter
The media must be careful to report that we have seen the Barr letter, not the Mueller report. This is Barr’s interpretation.
@BostonGlobe after that really pathetic headline this am do you think you can rebound and start protecting US ?? pic.twitter.com/K3R3jP4LVJ
— crft (@keraz37) March 26, 2019
Great headline writing.
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) March 25, 2019
Excellent, terse, fair, neither over- nor under-selling the news. https://t.co/X4SpDvJqe1
You have the report? Please share! https://t.co/kCyEIEVhaD
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 25, 2019
It seems like it’s pretty easy to choose words that don’t suggest to casual readers that we are now fully “after” a report that hasn’t been released yet. pic.twitter.com/BUZzJNgwQQ
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 28, 2019
Republicans are not the party of health care
Just another Trump lie. They want to get rid of the ACA (Obamacare) and leave millions uninsured. Sad!
I think this will help the Democrats like it did in the 2018 elections. Now that we have had the ACA for a while, the public understands the benefits of it.
Reporter: Your administration is making very clear that you think the ACA is invalid..What's your message to Americans?
— POLITICO (@politico) March 26, 2019
Trump: Let me just tell you exactly what my message is: The Republican Party will soon be known as the "Party of Healthcare" https://t.co/dP8FFO5uAn pic.twitter.com/Vd1loglzqz
No, seriously: The Trump administration pushing to eviscerate Obamacare is almost certainly a remarkably bad political move. https://t.co/S50NEMBAKE
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 26, 2019
For those people who still insist Donald Trump is playing 3-dimensional chess, I give you:https://t.co/zVznxcNPvd
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 26, 2019
Here's my explanation for why the Trump administration would do something as substantively horrifying and politically bonkers as come out for the ACA to be struck down in its entirety: https://t.co/I15TRskKKx
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) March 26, 2019
The day after Trump had one of his biggest victories in the form of the Barr letter, the administration leaned into the issue Dems won on in the midterms > https://t.co/ijXo3nXEIX
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 26, 2019
Wait, you're talking about the same Republican Party that voted to repeal the ACA over 60 times? https://t.co/DoydAfiS1j
— Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) March 26, 2019
If you thought Trump was done trying to cancel coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, think again.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 26, 2019
DOJ just asked a court to strike down the entire ACA, which would cost 30 million Americans their insurance — meaning fewer benefits and higher costs for almost everyone.
It remains a marvel to me that he has basically never been tested on his knowledge of essential facts even after demonstrating he is unfamiliar with them — almost always is given a premise and asked to opine on it. https://t.co/fdYc0apwtS
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 26, 2019
“Every reputable commentator — on both the left and the right — thinks that Judge O'Connor's decision invalidating the entire ACA is a joke.” Yet Trump’s lawyers just announced the administration’s support for that position. Never mind the millions of people who’d be hurt badly https://t.co/P566kj3Zgv
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 26, 2019
Asked an administration official why the ACA suit would be filed now, on heels of Trump’s best two days in two years. Official deadpanned: “Too much positive news. We needed to change the subject.”
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 26, 2019
NEW: The Trump administration is now calling for the entire Affordable Care Act to be thrown out. https://t.co/pAEJvpfnsK Big shift in legal position from last year — with millions of lives in balance.
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 26, 2019
Wow. No career Civil Appellate lawyers on the letter. Just two political appointees and a detailee. https://t.co/RjyQIAOn1g
— Matthew Collette (@MattCollette14) March 26, 2019
This is a critical thread. Barr DOJ is gutting the time honored traditions of the Dept. Instead of pursuing their duty to defend the law, they are subverting it. Beyond the pale. Not only is anyone with preexisting conditions left w nothing, so too are those who believe in law. https://t.co/spr3dFa2Lr
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) March 26, 2019
BREAKING: The Trump administration now says the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down. It's a dramatic reversal from their earlier stance: https://t.co/NOvtRxW69W
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) March 26, 2019
Supreme Court hearing on gerrymandering is today
Now we will see how partisan they are. Most gerrymandering has been done to benefit Republicans. Nobody should do it and it should be banned.
The Supreme Court appeared unlikely Tuesday to rule that federal courts have a role in deciding how much partisanship is too much when state legislatures draw the maps for voting districts.https://t.co/lLSXkD5lcJ
— Pete Williams (@PeteWilliamsNBC) March 26, 2019
With Kavanaugh, conservatives may now have the votes on the Supreme Court to insulate partisan gerrymandering from constitutional challenges. Arguments start at 10. https://t.co/vbJgcHRHW5
— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) March 26, 2019
Partisan gerrymandering goes before the Supreme Court today with two cases concerning Maryland & North Carolina. Here’s an illustration showing just how massive of a difference it makes depending on who draws the lines https://t.co/JmkjK904SQ pic.twitter.com/p1SvvO5UlD
— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) March 26, 2019
Kavanaugh appeared closer than Roberts to joining Kagan’s crusade and placing limits on “really extreme” gerrymanders. https://t.co/jKlUqXsGt5
— Slate (@Slate) March 26, 2019
Voters should be able to choose their elected officials without the influence of partisan meddling. That's why I have the only bill in Congress to explicitly ban partisan #gerrymandering. We need to fix our broken political system. https://t.co/CY4mRwZVmi
— Michael Bennet (@MichaelBennet) March 25, 2019
Today, the Supreme Court is taking up the issue of gerrymandering.
— CNN (@CNN) March 26, 2019
“Redistricting reform is an issue that should be beyond right and left. It’s about right and wrong,” @JohnAvlon says in this morning’s #RealityCheck. https://t.co/uRkGn0XqOn pic.twitter.com/EuuyaMSEnr
Not just that, but to take cases of racial gerrymandering and say "well this is just partisan and we can't do anything about it." https://t.co/W7DhrdWpW1
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 26, 2019
Two huge gerrymandering cases at Supreme Court today. If court upholds extreme partisan gerrymandering that will allow Republicans to rig elections for next decade. Pay attention to this https://t.co/fQIEuXndOO
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 26, 2019
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will not have to debate whether a group of North Carolina politicians deliberately redrew election maps to give their party the maximum partisan advantage.
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 26, 2019
The state’s Republican leaders admitted to doing exactly that. https://t.co/XO7UqPoqF9
Today at the Supreme Court: Two new challenges to partisan gerrymanderinghttps://t.co/vDbV9ZF9fr
— Adam Liptak (@adamliptak) March 26, 2019
For the second straight year, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to establish limits on partisan gerrymanderinghttps://t.co/6CpQtqmJW7
— POLITICO (@politico) March 26, 2019
The Supreme Court's conservative majority seems terrified that every vote might count equally, @AriBerman reports from today's gerrymandering hearings: https://t.co/NnWkIvGxzd
— Aaron Wiener (@aaronwiener) March 26, 2019
It would be hilarious if the fact that Maryland Dems gerrymandered the places where two conservative justifies live leads to the justices killing gerrymandering everywhere (which would largely benefit Dems) https://t.co/oK5sU2Gmdr
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) March 26, 2019
"Extreme partisan gerrymandering harms our political system, and harms the functioning of the House of Representatives in particular" write a bipartisan group of 40 current and former members of Congress in an amicus brief in today's #FairMaps #SCOTUS case https://t.co/9J6C9BWIio pic.twitter.com/MYdSVIBLJd
— Michael Beckel (@mjbeckel) March 26, 2019
Gorsuch & Kavanaugh cited success of state-level ballot initiatives creating independent redistricting commissions as reason SCOTUS didn’t need to curb partisan gerrymandering. They didn’t mention 4 conservative justices voted to gut independent commissions in 2015 pic.twitter.com/nRALfPJqTQ
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 26, 2019
LIVE: Protesters rally against gerrymandering in Washington, D.C. as issue reaches Supreme Court. https://t.co/qDSjHTyUUf
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 26, 2019
First, the slope of the relationship between seats and votes has flattened since 1994, making seat swings less responsive to vote shifts. In addition, the Republicans have enjoyed an average eight-seat bonus since 2010 that persisted into 2018.https://t.co/AZOxklG6GZ pic.twitter.com/6jOEH22jm8
— Peter H. Lemieux (@PeterHLemieux) March 26, 2019
Trump team lies about North Korea sanctions
It’s disgraceful that Trump likes Kim more than American hero John McCain.
Bloomberg reports Trump's team lied when they said Trump's tweet was about possible sanctions that hadn't been revealed – his tweet indeed intended to reverse the newly announced sanctions, then aides persuaded him to back off and made up a "cover story." https://t.co/CzkfFf9Gga
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 26, 2019
That his aides would craft a cover story that makes him look like a fool tells you a lot. https://t.co/oZZvB5Fkgz
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) March 26, 2019
Rubio says Trump's reversal on North Korea sanctions was "not helpful" https://t.co/xVE9joir9p pic.twitter.com/a12PDb2STV
— The Hill (@thehill) March 24, 2019
Sources say Trump did not withdraw the North Korea sanctions from Thursday, instead he’s canceling a future round of unannounced large scale sanctions expected for next week. It was a major communications failure as a result of his ambiguous tweet
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) March 22, 2019
in just 24 hours the secstate was surprised by Golan Heights tweet & now @realDonaldTrump has lifted new Treasury sanctions vs NK b/c he likes Chairman Kim. There is not even the pretense of a national security process. Hard to imagine what would occur if there were a real crisis
— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) March 22, 2019
Sen. Warner: "This is just amateur hour. In exchange for absolutely nothing from North Korea, the President just reversed his own Administration on the world stage. This erratic, incoherent approach to foreign policy is making the world a more dangerous place."
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 22, 2019
Remember when Republicans lied and said they would protect people with pre-existing conditions?
They lied when they claimed this. All they want to do is tear the ACA (Obamacare) down. They have never had a coherent plan to replace it. They know that coverage for pre-existing conditions is popular so they lie and say they support it. Polls show the public wants to keep the protection. Meanwhile, Republicans are now suing to end the entire ACA. Sad!
The Justice Department has now announced that it will not defend any part of the Affordable Care Act. If it has its way, the entire ACA should fall.https://t.co/GTJInGDsA4
— Nicholas Bagley (@nicholas_bagley) March 26, 2019
The Trump DOJ just told a federal appellate court that these are all unconstitutional:
— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) March 26, 2019
* protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions
* providing health insurance exchanges for small business
* allowing States to expand Medicaid
* and everything else under the ACA https://t.co/UkehaCLV0e
Arguably a larger 2020 development than the Mueller report summary. https://t.co/yteM2OqsHC
— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 26, 2019
JUST IN: In a new filing, the Justice Department now says the courts should strike down the entire Affordable Care Act — not just its protections for pre-existing conditions. https://t.co/1YZiGp06x4
— Axios (@axios) March 26, 2019
The Trump administration is now arguing in court that the whole ACA should be thrown out, including pre-existing condition protections. The president’s budget also proposes repeal and replace of the ACA. This sets up a clear contrast for the 2020 general election on health care. https://t.co/kMBPrKIKKj
— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) March 26, 2019
Poll: 66% Of Voters Oppose Trump DOJ's Move To Gut Patient Protections via @forbes https://t.co/OmOfgp1dip
— ❄️Sharon Keeney❄️ (@SK563_Snowflake) June 25, 2018
• 66% of voters disapprove of the Trump Justice Department’s move
• 47% of all voters "strongly disapprove" of the lawsuit gutting the ACA's consumer protections.
TODAY: 21 AGs filed the opening brief in Texas v. U.S., our lawsuit defending the #AffordableCareAct. Nearly every American could be affected by this attempt to undermine the #ACA. The health of millions of people is too much to risk https://t.co/Z3m0wHGEte pic.twitter.com/Kj4S96axlt
— Xavier Becerra (@AGBecerra) March 25, 2019
ACA enrollment dips only slightly despite Trump admin efforts at sabotage https://t.co/LA0rwaKNbZ
— Drogon (@drogon_dracarys) March 26, 2019
As I keep pointing out (and as @RonBrownstein JUST WROTE ABOUT a few days ago), while it’s fine to discuss & debate #MFA vs #Med4America, etc, THE #ACA IS STILL UNDER ATTACK. MFA/etc won’t happen until 2022 at the earliest. The ACA is under attack NOW.https://t.co/GnEZWVoCdX
— Charles Gaba (@charles_gaba) March 26, 2019
% favorable/unfavorable — @FoxNews poll
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 14, 2019
Donald Trump: 43/54
Melania Trump: 47/37
Mike Pence: 42/44
Nancy Pelosi: 36/51
Mitch McConnell: 25/45@AOC: 26/39
Democratic Party: 45/48
Republican Party: 45/47
ACA aka Obamacare: 47/45
2017 tax law: 34/36https://t.co/JCKq0hiu92
Why don't you ask the millions of people who are alive today & not flat broke because ACA protected them from having their premiums tripled or thrown off their insurance for having a pre-existing condition? GOP still trying to kill it #BeBesthttps://t.co/tcBMmJ5x1Q
— #BeBest (@Be_B_E_S_T) March 22, 2019
Coal update 3/25/19
More bad news for coal. Trump needs to face the facts. We need to look to the future and re-train coal workers for jobs that will last.
There are only 20 coal plants in the American West without retirement dates. They’ve generated as much climate pollution as 15 million typical passenger cars.
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 6, 2020
Do you have questions about the West's coal plants? Let us know in the story's comment section. https://t.co/7RPYlr1685
Chart: Since 2000, U.S. solar energy production has spiked, coal production has declined. https://t.co/t3Y4PNYEsv pic.twitter.com/6tvAJk9L1J
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) January 15, 2020
Wind and solar are already cheaper! Goodbye to coal. Thank you for getting us here but something better is taking your place. https://t.co/IKW4vN7Fql
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) March 25, 2019
One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the US West is expected to close this year after a Navajo Nation company ended its bid to acquire it. https://t.co/35u8VtfCxq
— AP West Region (@APWestRegion) March 22, 2019
Solar, wind on track to phase out coal as cheaper energy alternatives: analysis https://t.co/5USsowCUj7 pic.twitter.com/3OJ12nrdSl
— The Hill (@thehill) March 25, 2019
Most of America's coal plants are more expensive to run than wind and solar https://t.co/6KjWK373fm pic.twitter.com/7DCxhNP8iS
— CNN International (@cnni) March 25, 2019
It's cheaper to tear down three-quarters of American coal plants and replace them with renewables than to let them continue operating https://t.co/VcqIPVS68S
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) March 25, 2019
Coal ash waste from an old power plant may be putting Memphis's drinking water supply at risk. A new report finds hundreds of coal ash sites have been contaminating U.S. groundwater with toxics like arsenic. https://t.co/C8ZQsHixTO pic.twitter.com/Xf6jaapQfP
— InsideClimate News (@insideclimate) March 23, 2019
This is the evidence why the coal is toxic to scarce water we rely on. #WaterDay Alternatives are already here, renewables. https://t.co/qIAw1qvCpX
— Yan Wang (@YanWang82488122) March 23, 2019
Last operating coal plant in Massachusetts – and largest in New England – is now gone. https://t.co/l8cWUpRX23
— Ben Storrow (@bstorrow) March 25, 2019
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-effect-coal-retraining-insight-idUSKBN1D14G0
“There will be industries, sectors and firms that do very well during this process because they will be part of the solution,"
— Paul Dawson (@PaulEDawson) January 15, 2020
“Companies that don’t adapt will go bankrupt without question.”
US coal companies have already lost 90% of their value https://t.co/GHIZDalOew
Republicans go back to attacking Clinton and Obama
The old standbys. They’ll never stop these attacks yet they think Democrats shouldn’t investigate Trump.
On what planet are these folks operating from, because it certainly is NOT planet earth. https://t.co/CHj2k0EMk4
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) March 25, 2019
Lindsey Graham laying out an important marker here. If his comments are any indication, Republicans are not going to take Mueller's findings and move on.
— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) March 25, 2019
They are ready to dive back in to scrutinize the Justice Department and FBI's handing of the Trump and Clinton cases.
In wake of the Mueller report, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham vows to investigate alleged FISA abuse and the Clinton campaign https://t.co/PERpZVPwGs pic.twitter.com/BTGeyNJHzs
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 25, 2019
Graham pivots to Clinton emails, Loretta Lynch
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) March 25, 2019
“Was it just a tarmac meeting or was it more? I believe there was more there”
"As to the Clinton email disposition. Why did Comey…take over the investigation?" Graham said.
— POLITICO (@politico) March 25, 2019
"What was the conflict that made Loretta Lynch so unable to preside over the Clinton email investigation?" he continued, adding that he wants to get to the bottom of it pic.twitter.com/uYVq1YrZ2S
This is a mafia-style act of intimidation. Trump’s allies in Congress seek to ensure that, if career officials are assigned to investigate wrongdoing by the administration again, they’ll be afraid to do their jobs. It’s a corrupt attack on the rule of law by lawless partisans. https://t.co/R8Z8GtOjSi
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 26, 2019
McConnell blocks bill calling for public release of Mueller report
If it’s all good for Trump, why hide it?
I just asked for the Senate to pass a resolution to make public the full Mueller report.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 25, 2019
This same resolution passed the House 420-0.
But @SenateMajLdr McConnell just objected.
What are they trying to hide?
You know, because the report is a TOTAL EXONERATION of Trump. https://t.co/zAD301puPj
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) March 25, 2019
NEW: Mitch McConnell has blocked a non-binding resolution to make Mueller's full report public that passed unanimously in the Househttps://t.co/AkUp4FhOkI
— Axios (@axios) March 25, 2019
If the report clears Trump, why are you blocking its release to the American people? https://t.co/Q18mtg3298
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) March 25, 2019
“Wide Wide River” by the Fugs
I have been thinking of this 50 year old song a lot recently.
