House and Senate leaders hold a presser in front of the USPS headquarters #NexstarDC@NewsNationNow
Sen. Van Hollen and others harp on the #USPS delays being a medical issue, not just a threat to the election. He’s reading letters from constituents waiting for meds #NexstarDC@NewsNationNow
Leader Hoyer and Sen. Van Hollen suggest Postmaster General Dejoy’s action might be illegal. “They got caught red handed.” Within the hour DeJoy just announced changes will be delayed until after election #NexstarDC@NewsNationNow
“We have enough to worry about with foreign intereference.” -Sen Van Hollen says we don’t need an “inside job” interfering with election #NexstarDC@NewsNationNow
“This thing starts at the top.” Sen @MarkWarner says most drastic changes in postal service came after Louis DeJoy was named PM General. “You’re seeing an effort to try to steal the election.” #NexstarDC@NewsNationNow
Again, to be clear, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy did announce within the last hour he WILL delay changes that have delayed mail delivery until after the election, he said to avoid the appearance of impropriety. #NexstarDC
Congresswoman Ealanor Holmes Norton says what PMG DeJoy did today was exactly what House Dems were asking from the beginning, and what’s in the legislation they’ll vote on Saturday -delaying #PostalService changes till January 2021 #NexstarDC
Rep. Anthony Brown says DeJoy and the Presidents policies are “now putting our democracy in jeopardy.” @AnthonyBrownMD4 calls for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to resign #NexstarDC
Hoyer says in the bill the House is scheduled to vote on, all mail from board of elections to voters will he treated as First Class mail #NexstarDC
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BREAKING: Kayleigh McEnany confirms President Trump has been taken to Walter Reed Medical Center. That’s a change of plans from this morning, when the President was going to remain at the White House @NewsNationNow
President Trump gave a thumbs up to the pool cameras on his way from the White House to Marine One. On his way to Walter Reed Medical Center for a few days, per WH Press Secretary @NewsNationNow
Walter Reed is full of local and federal law enforcement, entrance blocked off as President Trump begins his stay here at Walter Reed medical center @NewsNationNow
10 Democrat Senators signed this letter addressed to Sen. Lindsey Graham calling on him to state unequivocally that he will not consider any nominee to fill Justice Ginsburg's seat #RBG#RuthBaderGinsburg@NewsNationNow
The letter quotes Graham directly from 2016
1) “If there is a Republican President in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say ‘Lindsey Graham said let us let the next President, whoever it might be, make that nomination.’
2) And you could use my words against me, and you would be absolutely right.”
From President Trump's memo on defunding cities w/ social unrest "...it is imperative that the Federal Government review the use of Federal funds by jurisdictions that permit anarchy, violence, and destruction." @NewsNationNow#NexstarDC
"Yes, the President is serious about this."-Press Sec. Kayleigh McEnany got a few questions on this, mostly when pressed that the move is unconstitutional. POTUS does not have the authority to unilaterally withhold funds appropriated by Congress. #NexstarDC@NewsNationNow
McEnany broke down what this White House memo tries to accomplish in 3 parts...The legal experts & members of congress we've spoken to today say this is unconstitutional and will almost immediately be met by legal challenges. #NexstarDC@NewsNationNow