There is still no indication that Republicans, in the budget for FY 2019 (which begins Oct. 1), will give Trump the taxpayer money he wants for his wall. GOP, in some cases like this, is standing up to him
There are 28 months left in Trump's term; given the numerous obstacles - land rights, construction timelines and not least of all lack of money (Trump wants to use billions of your tax dollars) - his dream of a wall seems unlikely to be realized
.@realDonaldTrump's other headache this week - there are many and they are piling up - is the Kavanaugh nomination. Once seen as a shoo-in, his Supreme Court nomination now appears uncertain, given the assault accusation leveled against him by a California woman /1
The woman, California professor Christine Blasey Ford, has decades worth of documentation and a polygraph test to support her claim that Kavanaugh, decades ago, assaulted her at a party. He "unequivocally" denies the accusation
GOP has an 11-10 majority on Senate Judicary Comm. But one Repub - AZ's Flake - says Ford's charge should be investigated. This alone is enough to put Kavanaugh's nomination in jeopardy. Meantime, Republican women like Collins (ME) and Murkowski (AK) could have second thoughts /2
Ancillary to Kavanaugh accusation: suburban and millennial women, who, polls suggest, are turning against Repubs. and do not support Trump. Trump himself has been accused of harassment/assault by numerous women over the years - and, as you know, is on tape bragging about it
