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| Trump welcomes Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro to White House – live | |
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| Trump gave Bolsonaro a soccer jersey inside the Oval Office where Trump also said he was “honored” that people compared Bolsonaro’s campaign to his. | |
| Pres Trump gives Brazilian Pres Bolsonaro a soccer jersey pic.twitter.com/waWBtIBfQy | |
| Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is now just arriving at the White House where he is being greeted by Trump. | |
| The two will hold a joint press conference at 1:45 and may give some remarks together in the Oval Office prior to that as well. Bolsonaro is a hard right populist who has spoken often of his admiration for Trump. | |
| Cory Booker will be the latest Democrat to do a townhall on CNN. | |
| The New Jersey Democrat will do a televised townhall later this month in South Carolina. | |
| NEWS: Per his campaign, Sen @CoryBooker will participate in a televised CNN townhall in South Carolina on March 27. The audience will in part be comprised of people affiliated with two HBCUs: @SCSTATE1896 & @ClaflinUniv1869 pic.twitter.com/y1qiEbOEF0 | |
| Howard Schultz, the coffee mogul considering a third party presidential bid, will appear on a Fox News town hall in early April. | |
| The event will be televised on April 4 from 6:30 to 7:30 and cohosted by Bret Baier and Martha McCollum. Schultz has faced significant criticism from Democrats as he has floated a third party bid who view him as a spoiler who would help Donald Trump’s chances in a general election. | |
| Inbox: Fox News to Host a Town Hall with Potential 2020 Contender Howard Schultz | |
| Beto O’Rourke seemed to indicate agreement with Elizabeth Warren today about getting rid of the electoral college. The Massachusetts senator endorsed that proposal last night during a CNN town hall. | Beto O’Rourke seemed to indicate agreement with Elizabeth Warren today about getting rid of the electoral college. The Massachusetts senator endorsed that proposal last night during a CNN town hall. |
| Does @BetoORourke agree w/ @ewarren on getting rid of the electoral college?“I think there’s a lot of wisdom in that,” he tells me. Says the current system “puts some states out of play altogether” | Does @BetoORourke agree w/ @ewarren on getting rid of the electoral college?“I think there’s a lot of wisdom in that,” he tells me. Says the current system “puts some states out of play altogether” |
| The Trump Administration is clashing with Juan Guaido, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition who has been recognized as the country’s president. | The Trump Administration is clashing with Juan Guaido, the leader of the Venezuelan opposition who has been recognized as the country’s president. |
| The issue is whether to grant temporary protected status to the 70,000 Venezuelans illegally in the United States as refugees from the Maduro regime. | The issue is whether to grant temporary protected status to the 70,000 Venezuelans illegally in the United States as refugees from the Maduro regime. |
| The effort to protect Venezuelans, which is also supported by Senator Marco Rubio and top State Department official Elliott Abrams, represents a clash between two of Trump’s top priorities: a hard line on immigration and restoring democratic government to Venezuela. | The effort to protect Venezuelans, which is also supported by Senator Marco Rubio and top State Department official Elliott Abrams, represents a clash between two of Trump’s top priorities: a hard line on immigration and restoring democratic government to Venezuela. |
| Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has been outspending all Democrats combined on Facebook and Google. | Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has been outspending all Democrats combined on Facebook and Google. |
| Trump has spent $4.5 million online so far. The closest Democrat to that total is Elizabeth Warren who has spent $595,000. | Trump has spent $4.5 million online so far. The closest Democrat to that total is Elizabeth Warren who has spent $595,000. |
| Much of the spending is still happening on Facebook as Axios reports: | Much of the spending is still happening on Facebook as Axios reports: |
| The Facebook ad spend by all candidates is far-outpacing Google ad spend, according to the data. Overall, all candidates are spending roughly 3 times as much on Facebook ads than on Google ads. The Trump campaign is investing even more heavily on Facebook, spending 3.5 times as much there as on it is on Google. | The Facebook ad spend by all candidates is far-outpacing Google ad spend, according to the data. Overall, all candidates are spending roughly 3 times as much on Facebook ads than on Google ads. The Trump campaign is investing even more heavily on Facebook, spending 3.5 times as much there as on it is on Google. |
| The Trump administration is preparing to stonewall congressional Democrats in their efforts to exercise oversight over the administration. | The Trump administration is preparing to stonewall congressional Democrats in their efforts to exercise oversight over the administration. |
| Politico reports: | Politico reports: |
| In their early response to an onslaught of Democratic requests, Trump officials are breaking from norms set by previous administrations of both parties, according to people who worked in the White House or Capitol Hill during the presidencies of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. | In their early response to an onslaught of Democratic requests, Trump officials are breaking from norms set by previous administrations of both parties, according to people who worked in the White House or Capitol Hill during the presidencies of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. |
| Over the last two months, Trump’s intent has become clear: He doesn’t plan to negotiate with Congress over their demands for information and witnesses the way his predecessors did. Instead, House Democrats are going to have to fight him for everything. | Over the last two months, Trump’s intent has become clear: He doesn’t plan to negotiate with Congress over their demands for information and witnesses the way his predecessors did. Instead, House Democrats are going to have to fight him for everything. |
| Congressman Devin Nunes of California is suing Twitter, an anti-Trump Republican operative and two Twitter accounts for defamation. | Congressman Devin Nunes of California is suing Twitter, an anti-Trump Republican operative and two Twitter accounts for defamation. |
| Nunes, the former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, filed suit for $250 million. | Nunes, the former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, filed suit for $250 million. |
| He specifically cites two parody accounts, @devinnunesmom, which was suspended last year as well as @devincow for mocking him. | He specifically cites two parody accounts, @devinnunesmom, which was suspended last year as well as @devincow for mocking him. |
| Politico reports that acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is likely to be permanently appointed the position. | Politico reports that acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is likely to be permanently appointed the position. |
| Mulvaney, who also serves has the head of the Office of Management and Budget, has been acting as chief of staff since John Kelly’s departure last year. Prior to joining Trump’s administration, Mulvaney was elected to four terms as a congressman from South Carolina. | Mulvaney, who also serves has the head of the Office of Management and Budget, has been acting as chief of staff since John Kelly’s departure last year. Prior to joining Trump’s administration, Mulvaney was elected to four terms as a congressman from South Carolina. |
| A top aide to Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign has signed back on for 2020. | A top aide to Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign has signed back on for 2020. |
| CNN reports that Claire Sandburg will be Sanders’s national organizing director. | CNN reports that Claire Sandburg will be Sanders’s national organizing director. |
| Claire Sandberg led the Vermont lawmaker’s distributed organizing team during his last primary bid and comes on now as the 2020 campaign’s director of organizing -- a senior leadership position traditionally associated with a job title like national field director. The hiring marks an unlikely reconciliation given Sandberg’s headline-grabbing departure from Our Revolution, a group formed to keep up Sanders’ “political revolution” on the heels of his first presidential campaign.Sandberg returns to the fold after making peace with Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ polarizing former campaign manager and close confidant, who has since moved into a senior adviser role. She will lead what is expected to be a massive, coordinated operation designed to channel Sanders’ grassroots support into more proactive volunteer-initiated activities | Claire Sandberg led the Vermont lawmaker’s distributed organizing team during his last primary bid and comes on now as the 2020 campaign’s director of organizing -- a senior leadership position traditionally associated with a job title like national field director. The hiring marks an unlikely reconciliation given Sandberg’s headline-grabbing departure from Our Revolution, a group formed to keep up Sanders’ “political revolution” on the heels of his first presidential campaign.Sandberg returns to the fold after making peace with Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ polarizing former campaign manager and close confidant, who has since moved into a senior adviser role. She will lead what is expected to be a massive, coordinated operation designed to channel Sanders’ grassroots support into more proactive volunteer-initiated activities |
| Rod Rosenstein, the number two official at the Justice Department is planning on stay “a little longer.” Rosenstein, who oversaw the Mueller probe until the confirmation of William Barr to be attorney general, had been planning to leave in March. However, he has decided to postpone his resignation. | Rod Rosenstein, the number two official at the Justice Department is planning on stay “a little longer.” Rosenstein, who oversaw the Mueller probe until the confirmation of William Barr to be attorney general, had been planning to leave in March. However, he has decided to postpone his resignation. |
| Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is planning to stay on at the Justice Department “a little longer” than originally anticipated, according to a Justice official familiar with his thinking. @LauraAJarrett | Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is planning to stay on at the Justice Department “a little longer” than originally anticipated, according to a Justice official familiar with his thinking. @LauraAJarrett |
| Beto O’Rourke is starting his morning on the campaign trail with ice cream in central Pennsylvania. | Beto O’Rourke is starting his morning on the campaign trail with ice cream in central Pennsylvania. |
| Nothing like some Penn State dairy to start off the morning in the Happy Valley. pic.twitter.com/Ps1Exbj2zq | Nothing like some Penn State dairy to start off the morning in the Happy Valley. pic.twitter.com/Ps1Exbj2zq |
| The former Texas congressman has been traveling a zig-zag route from Iowa last week to New Hampshire, where he will hold his first campaign event on Tuesday. He’s made stops in Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio. | The former Texas congressman has been traveling a zig-zag route from Iowa last week to New Hampshire, where he will hold his first campaign event on Tuesday. He’s made stops in Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio. |
| Three former Hawaii governors are supporting a primary challenge to Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. | Three former Hawaii governors are supporting a primary challenge to Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. |
| Ben Cayetano, Neil Abercrombie and John Waihee are all supporting state senator Kai Kahele as he attempts to unseat Gabbard, a four-term congresswoman who is also running for President. | Ben Cayetano, Neil Abercrombie and John Waihee are all supporting state senator Kai Kahele as he attempts to unseat Gabbard, a four-term congresswoman who is also running for President. |
| Gabbard has become a controversial figure for her refusal to condemn Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad and past anti-LGBT comments which she has apologized for. | Gabbard has become a controversial figure for her refusal to condemn Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad and past anti-LGBT comments which she has apologized for. |
| Former Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the board of Fox Corporation, the parent company of Fox News. | Former Speaker Paul Ryan has joined the board of Fox Corporation, the parent company of Fox News. |
| Inbox: Fox Corp. (restructured, Murdoch-controlled company that owns @FoxNews and Fox broadcast network) appoints former House Speaker Paul Ryan to its board: pic.twitter.com/QCgrR7k5XI | Inbox: Fox Corp. (restructured, Murdoch-controlled company that owns @FoxNews and Fox broadcast network) appoints former House Speaker Paul Ryan to its board: pic.twitter.com/QCgrR7k5XI |
| President Donald Trump attacked George Conway, the husband of top White House aide Kellyanne Conway, as a “total loser” on Twitter this morning. | President Donald Trump attacked George Conway, the husband of top White House aide Kellyanne Conway, as a “total loser” on Twitter this morning. |
| A total loser! https://t.co/vm3Vv2f9jf | A total loser! https://t.co/vm3Vv2f9jf |
| George Conway, a conservative lawyer, has long been a vocal critic of Trump and has recently been suggesting Trump has a personality disorder on Twitter. | George Conway, a conservative lawyer, has long been a vocal critic of Trump and has recently been suggesting Trump has a personality disorder on Twitter. |
| Conway seemed nonplussed by the attack. | Conway seemed nonplussed by the attack. |
| Congratulations! You just guaranteed that millions of more people are going to learn about narcissistic personality disorder and malignant narcissism! Great job! https://t.co/Dk9bI3sBs7 | Congratulations! You just guaranteed that millions of more people are going to learn about narcissistic personality disorder and malignant narcissism! Great job! https://t.co/Dk9bI3sBs7 |
| Okay, so they lie. We knew that already. Yawn. https://t.co/WxVHfkIXob | Okay, so they lie. We knew that already. Yawn. https://t.co/WxVHfkIXob |
| The search warrant also reveals that special counsel Robert Mueller started collecting Cohen’s emails in July 2017. This is nearly a year before the raid on Cohen’s office and only weeks after Mueller’s appointment to be special counsel. | The search warrant also reveals that special counsel Robert Mueller started collecting Cohen’s emails in July 2017. This is nearly a year before the raid on Cohen’s office and only weeks after Mueller’s appointment to be special counsel. |
| The special counsel's office started collecting Michael Cohen's emails in July 2017. It started providing evidence to the U.S. attorney in Manhattan in February 2018. (The searches took place in April 2018.) pic.twitter.com/mrfi9frOAJ | The special counsel's office started collecting Michael Cohen's emails in July 2017. It started providing evidence to the U.S. attorney in Manhattan in February 2018. (The searches took place in April 2018.) pic.twitter.com/mrfi9frOAJ |
| Everything related to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal appears to be redacted in the Cohen documents that were released this morning. | Everything related to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal appears to be redacted in the Cohen documents that were released this morning. |
| Everything about the campaign finance violations involving Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal has been redacted. pic.twitter.com/lpmSdDOobA | Everything about the campaign finance violations involving Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal has been redacted. pic.twitter.com/lpmSdDOobA |
| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| President Donald Trump attacked the husband of top aide Kellyanne Conway as “a loser” on Twitter this morning, Elizabeth Warren endorsed abolishing the electoral college at a townhall last night and the search warrant and other supporting documents that led to the raid on former Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s office last year have been released. | President Donald Trump attacked the husband of top aide Kellyanne Conway as “a loser” on Twitter this morning, Elizabeth Warren endorsed abolishing the electoral college at a townhall last night and the search warrant and other supporting documents that led to the raid on former Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s office last year have been released. |
| It’s Tuesday in American politics. | It’s Tuesday in American politics. |