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Trump says he'll choose his next #SCOTUS nominee from his public shortlist of 25 names. A look at who is on that list, how the dynamics of the list have changed since it was first announced, and what to watch for as the confirmation fight heats up buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/tru…
One piece of news (albeit expected news) already: Federalist Society EVP Leonard Leo will once again be serving as an outside advisor to Trump on the #SCOTUS seat, a role he played last year for Gorsuch; he's taking a leave of absence from FedSoc buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/tru…
And we're off: The conservative @judicialnetwork just announced a seven-figure national digital and cable ad campaign in support of Trump's #SCOTUS shortlist buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/tru…
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Hello on this mild morning from the DC Council, which is scheduled to vote today on the LOVE Act -- emergency legislation that would make it possible for couples to get a DC marriage license during the federal govt shutdown (background: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…)
At the DC Council this a.m. waiting for a vote on the LOVE Act, and listening to Councilmember Grosso intro a bill to legalize and regulate sales of marijuana. "This council should be unapologetic in pursuing what is best for our constituents." Background: dcist.com/story/19/01/07…
The LOVE Act is up — this emergency legislation will make it possible for couples to get a marriage license in DC during the govt shutdown. It's being introduced by Councilmember Brandon Todd at the request of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser
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NEW: The federal judiciary now expects to have enough money from other sources to keep the courts largely business-as-usual during the shutdown through Jan. 18 (previously it was Jan. 11) — this is the latest from the Administrative Office of the US Courts (HT @hsu_spencer)
In order to make the funds that the judiciary does have (absent a congressional appropriation) last as long as possible, "courts have been asked to delay or defer non-mission critical expenses, such as new hires, non-case related travel, and certain contracts"
DOJ, of course, is already affected by the shutdown, so most judges have been approving requests or issuing blanket orders to delay civil litigation involving the federal govt during the shutodwn (criminal cases still have to proceed as usual)
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Some fireworks in court this morning as a judge criticized the lawyer representing Concord Management & Consulting in the special counsel Russian troll farm case for his language and harsh words about Mueller's office in filings — "unprofessional, inappropriate, and ineffective"
The judge told attorney Eric Dubelier that his strategy was "ineffective" and that his approach to filings — including pop culture quotes (see: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5676…) and accusing Mueller's office basically of lawlessness — was "undermining your credibility in this courthouse"
"Knock it off," Judge Dabney Friedrich told Dubelier. This then led to a heated exchange where Dubelier said he needed to consult his client since the judge had accused of unprofessional conduct, and now there might be bias from the judge. There's no bias, the judge replied.
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On this Independence Day, when we celebrate the U.S. as a democracy and as we await a Scalia-like successor to Justice Kennedy to be nominated for #SCOTUS, some thoughts on how the Court could set the cause of voting rights back significantly in the years to come: /1
The first way that the Court can negatively affect voting rights is by holding that democracy-enhancing laws like the Voting Rights Act or campaign contribution limits are unconstitutional. The second way is by upholding state laws making it harder to register and vote. /2
In the first category, at the top of my list is that #SCOTUS with a fifth hard conservative on race could either hold that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is an unconstitutional racial classification or interpret it so weekly it dies death by 1,000 cuts /3
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Senator Chuck Schumer gives voice to the many issues facing this country as Justice Kennedy prepares to retire, and Trump prepares to replace him. This is a very rational & worthy read. #SCOTUS #MondayMotivation
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2/"Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement has created the most important vacancy on the Supreme Court in our lifetimes. Whoever fills Justice Kennedy’s seat will join an evenly divided court with the ability to affect the laws of the United States and the rights of its citizens for
3/"generations. Enormously important issues hang in the balance: the right of workers to organize, the pernicious influence of dark money in politics, the right of Americans to marry who they love, the right to vote..Perhaps the most consequential issues at stake in this Supreme
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#THREAD

#Trump #Russia #SovietUnion #Treason
1. In 1987 it is believed that #Trump was recruited by #SovietUnion, specifically recruited by Kryuchkov head of First Chief Directorate, a division within the #KGB who's primary responsibility was to gather foreign intelligence

#Trump #Russia #SovietUnion #Treason
2.Both Kryuchkov and #Gorbachev faced #Reagan as #President, and he was in the #SovietUnion´s eyes regarded as a very strong leader, the opposite of #Carter of #Ford, when dealing with them.

#Trump #Russia #SovietUnion #Treason
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.@amyklobuchar lays out the impact of the #SCOTUS pick case-by-case. She tells @ThisWeekABC that there is no one she's seen on Trump's list who she would vote for and several she's already voted against.

She also notes that #GOP men should step up, not just @SenatorCollins.
.@MarthaRaddatz is hammering @amyklobuchar on how the Democrats would forestall Trump's #SCOTUS nominee. Klobuchar just keeps explaining how it will be done and why it should be.

@ThisWeekABC
"Immigrants aren't just part of this nation, they ARE this nation," says @amyklobuchar.

She adds her voice to @SenGillibrand, who last week became the first member of the Senate to come out for abolishing #ICE.

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Ok ... this will flip you out!

Trump's potential SCOTUS nominee belongs to a group called People of Praise

Members swear a life oath of loyalty, called a covenant, are accountable to a personal adviser, called a “head” for men & a “handmaid” for women 🤯 mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/us/…
Current and former members say that the heads and handmaids give direction on important decisions, including whom to date or marry, where to live, whether to take a job or buy a home, and how to raise children.

My eyes reading about Trump's handmaid-guided #SCOTUS
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Amy Coney Barrett belongs to a “small, tightly knit Christian group called People of Praise." Members “swear a lifelong oath of loyalty, called a covenant, to one another, and are assigned and are accountable to a personal adviser, called a ‘head’ for men & a ‘handmaid’ for women
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Trump Hotels' website still lists Trump SoHo New York among its properties in the Our Hotels menu. Select its name though to access its page and there's a message about it being renamed

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National politics correspondent for Newsweek, Nina Burleigh, with a fun find on a TV above the bar at the Trump Hotel DC bit.ly/2E37QRR
Two errors in the 2nd graf of Breitbart's Trump Hotel DC article:
-holdings aren't out of @realDonaldTrump's hands: trust isn't blind & he can profit from it
-Trump Org told Congress it was estimating foreign receipts—not auto donating in full
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