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Day 356: A flawed legal premise.


Wednesday, January 10, 2018

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1/ A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end DACA.

2/ Trump declined to commit to an interview with Robert Mueller when asked at a news conference today.

3/ Trump's personal attorney filed lawsuits against Fusion GPS and Buzzfeed over the Steele dossier.

4/ A panel of federal judges ruled that North Carolina's congressional map was unconstitutional.

5/ A member of Trump's National Security Council proposed withdrawing U.S. forces from Eastern Europe as a way to please Putin.

6/ The Trump administration waived fines for Deutsche Bank and four other multinational banks convicted of manipulating global interest rates.

7/ The Interior Department removed Florida "from consideration for any new oil and gas platforms."

8/ The White House plans to destroy the data collected for Trump's voter fraud commission.

9/ Canada is believes Trump intends to pull the United States out of NAFTA.

poll/ 49% of Americans believe Obama is more responsible for the current U.S. economy than Trump.

NOTABLES.

  • Rep. Darrell Issa will not seek reelection to the House.

  • A Senate Foreign Relations Committee report says the US is not prepared to defend against possible Russian meddling.

  • Robert Mueller has added a veteran cyber prosecutor to his team.

  • Trump's companies sold more than $35 million in real estate in 2017.

  • White House aides must decide before the end of January if they plan to stay through the November midterm elections.

  • Vermont's Senate approved a bill legalizing adult consumption and cultivation of marijuana.

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