White House aides are asking business groups — including advocates for the Koch network — what they want to include in a wall-for-amnesty immigration deal, according to Axios. Axios reported: One of those officials said [top aide Jared] Kushner has almost exclusively been talking to Republicans to figure out what they want out of a reform package. His planning sessions are “about defining what we’re for, not what we’re against.” “Right now [Kushner is] just trying to understand the Republican position so that we can take all those views to the president and he can make an informed decision,” the same official said on Tuesday. “This is more of a long-term policy process, not a resolution for the shutdown,” the official added. “And amnesty was not discussed at any of these meetings. This is really about how do we reform our broken immigration system.” For more than a decade, Congress has grappled with the … [Read more...] about White House Aides Ask Business for Immigration Wish List
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The Latest: House won’t recess next week if govt shut down
Updated 10:03 am PST, Tuesday, January 15, 2019 President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President Mike Pence, left, listen during a reception for the Clemson Tigers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President Mike Pence, left, listen during a reception for the Clemson Tigers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Photo: Susan Walsh, AP Photo: Susan Walsh, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President Mike Pence, left, listen during a reception for the Clemson Tigers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President Mike Pence, left, listen … [Read more...] about The Latest: House won’t recess next week if govt shut down
White House warns shutdown could carry on after emergency declaration
White House officials are warning congressional Republicans not to expect an immediate end to the government shutdown even if President Donald Trump declares a national emergency at the southern border. The warning came during Trump’s Thursday visit to the southern U.S. border, according to three sources with knowledge of those conversations.Story Continued Below Many Democrats and some Republicans have grown hopeful that a national emergency declaration, which would allow Trump to tap Pentagon funds for a border wall, might end a political standoff that has partially shut down the government for three weeks. Their thinking is that such an effort by Trump would allow him to declare victory and strike a deal with Congress to reopen the federal government, even though his extreme legal move would then face severe court challenges. But Trump’s allies say the president is reluctant to hand Democrats a “win” by reopening the government after he’s invoked … [Read more...] about White House warns shutdown could carry on after emergency declaration
White House: John Kelly Could Stay Longer If No Replacement Found
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly might stay in his job longer, if a replacement is not found in time, it was confirmed Friday. White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told White House reporters he expected President Donald Trump to announce Kelly’s replacement “pretty quickly” but that he also had the option of extending Kelly’s tenure.“Obviously, if the president and the chief of staff make another deal and extend it, they can do that,” Gidley said. “It’s their prerogative to do so.” Kelly is expected to leave the White House in January. White House Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway also suggested the possibility in an interview with Fox News, but said that it was ultimately up to Kelly and Trump. But Gidley also said that Trump would make an announcement about the position “imminently.” “I’m not going to tell you who that’s going to be and I definitely don’t have any tips … [Read more...] about White House: John Kelly Could Stay Longer If No Replacement Found
White House: Jim Acosta Lawsuit ‘Just More Grandstanding from CNN’
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders responded to a lawsuit filed by CNN after Jim Acosta’s press pass was suspended. “This is just more grandstanding from CNN, and we will vigorously defend against this lawsuit,” Sanders said in a statement to reporters.Sanders noted that CNN had nearly 50 additional White House reporting, producing, and camera staff who had hard passes and that they could continue to cover the White House without Acosta. “Mr. Acosta is no more or less special than any other media outlet or reporter with respect to the First Amendment,” she said. Sanders said that Acosta exhibited multiple instances of inappropriate behavior, more recently refusing to give up the microphone to a White House intern during a press conference. “The White House cannot run an orderly and fair press conference when a reporter acts this way, which is neither appropriate nor professional,” she said. “The First Amendment is not served when a … [Read more...] about White House: Jim Acosta Lawsuit ‘Just More Grandstanding from CNN’