Scott Lucas on 16-state lawsuit filed to block Trump’s “national emergency”, assessing “political limbo” that lies ahead and possibly through 2020 campaign
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16 US states file federal lawsuit to block Donald Trump’s “national emergency” to build Wall with Mexico, bypassing Congress to take money from the military
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Facing political and legal battle, the White House lies about Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national emergency” to seize funds for his Wall with Mexico.
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Scott Lucas on Donald Trump’s last-resort gamble to fund Wall with Mexico: declaration of “national emergency” to bypass Congress & take money from military
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Political WorldView looks at crowded field of Democrats running for President in 2020. Can candidates get past “batshit crazy” of Trump to focus on issues?
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Trump Administration prepares to take funds from the military for Donald Trump’s Wall with Mexico, following Trump’s declaration of a “national emergency”.
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Declaring national emergency when there is no national emergency, Donald Trump lies about a migrant “invasion” of the US and praises hard-right commentators
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Challenging both Donald Trump and Turkey, commander of US forces in the Middle East says that Washington should continue arming Kurdish-led forces in Syria
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Scott Lucas on the legal and political significance of Donald Trump’s “national emergency”, and the uncertainty in a US system already damaged by him
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Scott Lucas on a Trump Administration summit in Poland that tried — but failed — to whip up a “coalition of the willing” for regime change in Iran
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After failure of 35-day Trump Shutdown and facing surrender over ultimatum for $5.7 billion for Wall with Mexico, Donald Trump declares national emergency
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How do you capture essence of power? Dick Cheney – survivor of Washington, survivor of heart attacks, survivor of Iraq war – makes his final escape in Vice.
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The White House tries to calm angry hard-right commentators — including friends of Donald Trump — after Trump’s retreat over his Wall with Mexico.
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Scott Lucas on Donald Trump’s latest attempts, with rallies and “reality TV” performance, to cover up failed ultimatum for $5.7 billion for Wall with Mexico
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Court transcripts indicate Trump-Russia investigation focusing on meeting of Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign manager, and Russian operative in August 2016
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Congressional legislators reach deal on Government funding and border security, avoiding another Trump Shutdown, Trump insists, “We’re building Wall anyway”
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Scott Lucas on Secretary of State Pompeo’s trip to Hungary, in context of unsettled US policy towards Europe and of rule of Hungarian President Viktor Orban
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Talks stall in Congress on a border security deal, seeking to avert another Trump Shutdown of Federal Government, with Donald Trump deploying more troops
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Rebuffing Donald Trump, head of US Central Command says 10,000s of ISIS fighters remain in Syria & Iraq and declines to set withdrawal timetable for troops
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Scott Lucas on response to Donald Trump: “With a spectacle of decency. Decent in our language, decent in our politics, decent in our respect for each other”
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Scott Lucas on connection between Amazon founder/Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, tabloid National Enquirer, and Donald Trump with threatened legal action
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Insulting Elizabeth Warren, Donald Trump throws Twitter jab invoking racism and mass killing of Native Americans. Donald Trump Jr. praises him as “savage”.
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Scott Lucas on why Donald Trump, defying US Congress, continues to protect Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman over murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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Scott Lucas on internal battle between Donald Trump and the US military, including over Trump’s abrupt order for withdrawal of American troops from Syria
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Republican and Democrat legislators near a deal for border security, averting another Trump Shutdown of Federal Government — but can Trump be convinced?
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On a Trump visit to UK: “Targeting individual leaders of NATO states is not the way to carry out diplomacy, especially when you’re embracing Vladimir Putin”
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House Intelligence Committee to release transcripts of testimony, including of Trump Jr. & Kushner, to Trump-Russia investigation of Special Counsel Mueller
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“Donald Tusk is saying to UK Government, If you fire that Brexit gun at your head, don’t expect us to clean up the mess as your body’s lying on the floor.'”
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“Behind Trump was a new political reality: one woman with her own control. In front of him, the many others not just blocking his path – likely to be a troubled one in 2019 – but forging their own.”
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Agitated Donald Trump faces multiple investigations, including of Russia links and his tax returns, by House of Representatives now controlled by Democrats.
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