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President Trump on Wednesday vowed to fight back against congressional Democrats issuing subpoenas for administration officials, while calling their latest bid to bring in former White House Counsel Don McGahn for testimony “ridiculous.”
Departing the White House en route to a drug abuse summit in Georgia, the president was asked about the McGahn subpoena issued by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., who wants to hear from the ex-White House lawyer after he featured prominently in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report. [Read More]
‘Let the kids perform’: Abrupt cancellation of Md. middle school play causes controversy (WJLA)
Questions are swirling after the sudden cancellation of a middle school musical in Maryland.
The controversy is playing out at Hyattsville Middle School.
That’s where parents say they recently got a letter, letting them know that an upcoming performance of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” would no longer be happening. The play had been set to debut on May 2. [Read More]
Actor secretly records Michael Cohen backpedaling guilty plea (Washington Examiner)
Michael Cohen denied in a secretly recorded phone call with actor Tom Arnold that he committed some of the crimes to which he has pleaded guilty.
Arnold, a critic of President Trump, told the Wall Street Journal he recorded the 36-minute conversation without Cohen’s knowledge.
“There is no tax evasion,” Trump’s former longtime lawyer said on the call. “It’s a lie.” [Read More]
Measles outbreak: Los Angeles health officials investigate after 5 cases confirmed (CBS News)
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a measles outbreak after five measles cases were confirmed so far this year among county residents, CBS Los Angeles reports.
The outbreak includes four confirmed cases linked to one another after international travel and an additional single case of measles after international travel, according to officials. [Read More]
Learning With: ‘How the Supreme Court’s Decision on the Census Could Alter American Politics’ (NYT)
The United States census, taken every 10 years, is essentially a head count of all the people living in the United States. Its data informs many state and federal decisions, but one of its most important roles is determining how seats in Congress will be apportioned among the states, and thus in the Electoral College. [Read More]
