During his state visit to Britain, President Trump dined with the queen and hurled insults at the mayor of London.
| | | June 4, 2019 | Morning Edition | | | | Good Tuesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. | |
| _____________________ | | • Queen Elizabeth II welcomed President Trump to Buckingham Palace on Monday, while Mr. Trump carried on an ugly dispute with the mayor of London, whom he called a “stone cold loser.” The juxtaposition of high pageantry and low name-calling on the first day of Mr. Trump’s state visit to Britain captured the odd swath that this president cuts on the world stage. | | • In 1988, Joe Biden ran for president for the first time and it was a disaster, doomed in part by his tendency to embellish. While hints of that linger today, his message to voters is now clearer: He’s a stabilizing statesman in a tumultuous time. | | • A Congress that has struggled all year to legislate returned Monday to face two urgent deadlines. They could lead to a disastrous default on the federal debt, and to automatic spending cuts that would sweep through the military, federal health care and other popular programs. | | • A disaster relief package that has been delayed for months will finally go to Mr. Trump for his signature. It allocates billions of dollars in relief for continuing recovery efforts across the country, including in Puerto Rico, which Mr. Trump did not want to fund. | | | | • Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has set his sights on a new problem in need of a solution: fund-raising for Mr. Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign. | | • Mr. Trump’s tax cuts provided a temporary jolt to the United States economy by putting more money into taxpayers’ pockets. But the tariffs that Mr. Trump has grown so fond of would wipe out the benefits of his signature tax cuts for the poorest Americans, analyses show. | | • The House Judiciary Committee next week will hold the first hearing on the findings of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, even if Mr. Mueller will not be on the witness stand. For the first hearing, John Dean (President Richard M. Nixon’s White House counsel) will headline. | | • Legislative battles over plans to tighten voting and registration rules have gained urgency with a pivotal election 18 months away. Arizona’s skirmishes are a prime example. | | | | • Pete Buttigieg faced a friendly crowd at his MSNBC town hall on Monday night. In the absence of hardball questions, he seemed to think through the details of some of his policies in real time. | | • Senator Elizabeth Warren has put up a billboard in San Francisco — the tech industry’s capital — calling for the breakup of the biggest tech companies. The message doesn’t sit well with some locals who fear unintended consequences. | | • George Nader acted as an informal adviser to the United Arab Emirates’ de facto leader and helped steer White House policy on behalf of his patron. He was also a cooperating witness in the special counsel’s investigation. He has been charged with possession of child pornography. | | • John Boehner, the former speaker of the House who once stood second in line for the presidency, used to be “unalterably opposed” to legalizing marijuana. Now he’s made a second career of pushing for it — with a $20 million Big Weed payday on the line. | _____________________
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