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    Newsletter: ‘Get over it’
    Oct18

    Newsletter: ‘Get over it’

    Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES ‘Get Over It’ During a Thursday morning news conference, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney came out and said it: President Trump withheld roughly $400 million in aid to Ukraine earlier this year in part to pressure its new government to investigate...

    Mick Mulvaney tries to claw back his confirmation — made on live TV — that Trump threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine to secure political dirt on Democrats
    Oct18

    Mick Mulvaney tries to claw back his confirmation — made on live TV — that Trump threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine to secure political dirt on Democrats

    “Once again, the media has decided to misconstrue my comments,” said the acting White House chief of staff. …read more Source:: Business...

    ‘Get Over It’ Is the Essence of Trumpism
    Oct18

    ‘Get Over It’ Is the Essence of Trumpism

    Who knows what acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had in mind when he stepped to a lectern in the White House briefing room Thursday? (Not Trump’s legal team, apparently.) Whatever his goal, Mulvaney delivered a succinct credo for both the Trump administration and the Trump 2020 campaign.“I have news for everybody: Get over it,” Mulvaney...

    Mulvaney Explains Military Aid Hold-Up for Ukraine: Trump ‘Doesn’t Like Spending Money Overseas’
    Oct18

    Mulvaney Explains Military Aid Hold-Up for Ukraine: Trump ‘Doesn’t Like Spending Money Overseas’

    White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney answers questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House on October 17, 2019. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) …read more Source:: CNS...

    10 Things to Know for Today
    Oct18

    10 Things to Know for Today

    Among 10 Things to Know: Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire; White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe; Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal. …read more Source:: U.S....

    Mulvaney links delay in Ukraine aid to 2016 probe — live updates
    Oct18

    Mulvaney links delay in Ukraine aid to 2016 probe — live updates

    “I have news for everybody: Get over it. There’s going to be political influence in foreign policy,” Mick Mulvaney said …read more Source::...

    Why Does One White House Lawyer Keep Coming Up In The Ukraine Scandal?
    Oct18

    Why Does One White House Lawyer Keep Coming Up In The Ukraine Scandal?

    In a scandal whose reach is getting wider and wider, the role that a top White House lawyer played in the events surrounding President Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign stands to be a key focus of the impeachment investigation. John Eisenberg — a deputy White House counsel who serves as legal counsel to National Security Council — keeps...

    Trump Rallies Supporters in Texas
    Oct18

    Trump Rallies Supporters in Texas

    U.S. President Donald Trump was in Texas Thursday, where he held a campaign rally in the city of Dallas to drum up support in a state that until recently could be counted on to vote Republican.In front of an enthusiastic crowd, Trump boasted about the cease-fire agreement White House officials reached with Turkey, whereby Ankara agreed to...

    U.S. Energy Secretary Perry To Resign Amid Ukraine Inquiry
    Oct18

    U.S. Energy Secretary Perry To Resign Amid Ukraine Inquiry

    U.S. President Donald Trump says that Energy Secretary Rick Perry — a key player in the controversy over Trump’s dealings with Ukraine — will leave his position by the end of the year. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Laura Ingraham: Mick Mulvaney Admitted to Quid Pro Quo Because He’s Not a Lawyer (Except He Is!)
    Oct18

    Laura Ingraham: Mick Mulvaney Admitted to Quid Pro Quo Because He’s Not a Lawyer (Except He Is!)

    Fox NewsHours after acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney held at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...