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Devon & Sarah discuss shady-ass congressional Republicans, health care, and dive into the ongoing Trump Russia investigation, including what Sessions might say in his public testimony happening today, June 13. They “award” the Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery.
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Key Articles
- Senate GOP won’t release draft health care bill by Caitlin Owens (Axios)
- Obamacare is in real danger by Sarah Kliff (Vox)
- Trump Loses Travel Ban Ruling in Appeals Court by Adam Liptak (NYTimes)
- The Courts Have Halted Trump’s Bigoted Policies, But the Senate Wants to Confirm All His Judges by Billy Corriher and Anisha Singh (Center for American Progress)
- Trump Can Take Payments From Foreign Governments, U.S. Says by Bob Van Voris (Bloomberg)
- Senate Dems: Investigate any obstruction of justice on Comey, Russia by Jordain Carney (The Hill)
- y Top intelligence official told associates Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe by Adam Entous (WaPo)
- Trump: I’m ‘100 percent’ willing to testify under oath by Jordan Fabian and Brandon Carter (The Hill)
- Trump cheerleaders turn on special counsel Mueller by Jill Colvin and Julie Bykowicz (AP News)
- Newt Gingrich on special investigators, then and now by Philip Bump (WaPo)
- Kamala Harris admonished by GOP senators Washington Post
- y Sessions will testify in open hearing Tuesday before Senate Intelligence Committee
by Sari Horwitz and Karoun Demirjian (WaPo) - Russian Cyber Hacks on U.S. Electoral System Far Wider Than Previously Known by Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson (Bloomberg)
- Obama administration accuses Russian government of election-year hacking by Tim Starks (Politico)
Gratitude Check Links
- Delaware Just Passed A Law Protecting Abortion No Matter What Happens To Roe v. Wade by Catherine Pearson
- States Lead the Fight Against Trump’s Birth Control Rollback by Sheryl Gay Stolberg (NYTimes)
- Aja Brown, Compton’s Youngest Mayor, Re-Elected For Second Term by Taryn Finley (HuffPost)
- Philly Unveils New Pride Flag with Black and Brown Stripes by Sameer Rao (Color Lines)
- One Year After Pulse Shooting, Orlando Honors Those Who Died by Laura Wamsley (NPR)
- Everyone Needs To Read This List Of How Kindergartners Reacted To ‘Wonder Woman’ by Alanna Vagianos (HuffPost)
- Force of Nature: Let’s Level the Playing Field by Jerry Stritzke (REI)
Action Items
- Open Letter to Megyn Kelly – Add Your Name
- “Call Your Ossoff!” House Party – Swing Left
- Stop #TrumpCare Senate Call-In Day 6/14/17
- The Staffers Handling Health Care for Your Senators
– Indivisible Guide - Stop Trumpcare in June: Action Plan – Indivisible Guide
- “I Object!” – Withholding Consent and Filibustering – Indivisible Guide
Top Senate D aide emails to say not going nuclear on AHCA also allows them to hammer out bipartisan Russian sanctions deal. So there's that
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) June 13, 2017
1. PHONES. Senators are telling me that their phones have returned to normal, pre-Trump levels. A few dozen calls a day. That must end. 12/
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 8, 2017
Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery Links
- Bernie Sanders lambasts ‘absolute failure’ of Democratic party’s strategy by Adam Gabbatt (The Guardian)
- Megyn Kelly Calls Alex Jones’s Sandy Hook Denial ‘Revolting,’ but Still Plans to Air Interview by Christine Hauser (NYTimes)
The most disappointing thing about Bernie is that instead of advocating for a leftist vision, he built the Cult of St. Bernard.
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) June 10, 2017
Ivanka says she was "not expecting the viciousness" in DC. "It is hard" she says of "a level of viciousness that I was not expecting."
— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) June 12, 2017
The Taylor Swift playbook. https://t.co/MWky9l9NW5
— Chloe Angyal (@ChloeAngyal) June 12, 2017
Every week. 5 years later. Still harrased by truthers. You do NOT give crazy a platform. You're better than this @nbc https://t.co/aIPM73FZgr
— Nelba Márquez-Greene 🇵🇷 (@Nelba_MG) June 12, 2017
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.@hellbentpod has been knocking it out of the park with their guests. All have been fantastic so far & I love the diverse viewpoints
— Diana 🇨🇦 🇲🇽📚🦈 (@BookishDi) June 9, 2017
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Twitter References
Off message here for Trump Jr. Says his father did tell Comey he hoped he let the Flynn investigation go. His dad says that's a lie. pic.twitter.com/oOhaFgZY4a
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 11, 2017
Republicans are delusional if they think the special counsel is going to be fair. Look who he is hiring.check fec reports. Time to rethink.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) June 12, 2017
Robert Mueller is superb choice to be special counsel. His reputation is impeccable for honesty and integrity. Media should now calm down
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) May 18, 2017
Y'all need to think many moves ahead. Not "Will he fire him?" but what you'll do if he does. What you expect. What you demand. Don't settle.
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) June 12, 2017
To be clear, the Trump Administration position is that Trump can be paid any amount of money by foreign governments looking to influence him https://t.co/a1YJzXBt9X
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 10, 2017
.@NBCNews EXCLUSIVE: Senators learned of third, previously undisclosed meeting involving Sessions & Russian(s) in closed #Comey session
— NBC News PR (@NBCNewsPR) June 8, 2017
Info on Russia hacking voter rolls not new. We were warned in fall, which is why many of us raised hell in November https://t.co/dn1en1ApAp
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) June 13, 2017
A reporter asks Sen. Lindsey Graham if he knows any details on the Senate GOP health care bill. "None." Would you like to know more? "No."
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) June 12, 2017
Trump's tweets –"terrible ruling" "watered down version" "go back to the first one" — cited in Hawaii's latest response to Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/mjk6ETCzOZ
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) June 12, 2017