The president plans to impose a 5 percent tariff on all imported goods from Mexico, a tax that would "gradually increase" until the flow of immigrants across the border stopped.
| | | May 31, 2019 | Morning Edition | | | | Good Friday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. | |
| _____________________ | | • President Trump said he planned to impose a 5 percent tariff on all imported goods from Mexico, a tax he said would “gradually increase” until Mexico stopped the flow of undocumented immigrants across the border. The threat was a drastic move against an American ally, essentially daring the Mexican government to risk economic catastrophe on both sides of the border if it did not capitulate to his demands. | | • Amid criticism of the special counsel’s investigation, Mr. Trump offered an extraordinary admission in a tweet: He acknowledged, for the first time, Russia’s “helping me to get elected.” He then abruptly denied it again, seeking to counter increasing calls for impeachment. | | • Some Democrats say opening an impeachment inquiry could help the House overcome the president’s blockade of its investigations. But others say it could backfire politically. Here’s how impeachment works, and what you need to know about it. | | • While the Democratic leadership agonizes over what to do, black voters want Mr. Trump impeached, and their ardor on the subject is driving their representatives. | | | | • Four years ago, 46-year-old Beau Biden died of brain cancer, a loss the nation witnessed as his father, Joe Biden was serving as vice president. Mr. Biden now frequently talks about his son on the campaign trail, often as he discusses health care and insurance access. | | • Thomas B. Hofeller was known as the Michelangelo of gerrymandering. His daughter recently discovered a study on his hard drive showing that adding a citizenship question to the census — as the Trump administration has done — would allow Republicans to draft even more extreme gerrymandered maps to stymie Democrats. | | • The Supreme Court rejected a request for a stay of execution from an Alabama inmate who said the state’s method of execution could subject him to excruciating pain. The inmate, Christopher Lee Price, was executed Thursday night. | | • Mr. Trump said he knew nothing about White House efforts to hide a Navy destroyer bearing John McCain’s name. But he said whoever made the request was “well meaning,” given that Mr. Trump did not like Mr. McCain, escalating the president’s continued fight with the dead senator . | | | | • The House will not act on a long-delayed disaster relief package until the full chamber returns on Monday, after a House Republican on Thursday again blocked final passage of the measure. | | • Organizers at liberal political groups say Mr. Biden’s campaign has helped clarify any lingering doubts: A steep uphill climb lies ahead, and progressive victory is not guaranteed. | | • Mr. Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum were supposed to revitalize American producers and handicap foreign competitors. Although they’ve helped, that’s not exactly what happened. | | • The Democratic Party’s new directive that candidates must have at least 130,000 donors to qualify for the third primary debate in September will force campaigns to spend more on digital ads they hope will go viral, an expensive redirection of resources, some campaigns said. | _____________________
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