· President Trump released an immigration plan last week based on a “merit-based” points system to reward immigrants who have skills and education. The deal has no solution for “Dreamers”, those brought to the United States, illegally, as children.
· Democratic leaders have agreed to include some of the White House’s $4.5 billion border proposal — specifically for humanitarian assistance — in a long-stalled disaster relief package. The concession is an admission of the humanitarian crisis at the border and a boon to a disaster relief bill long stalled over disagreements on funding for Puerto Rico.
· Ukraine’s prosecutor general said in an interview that he had no evidence of wrongdoing by U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden or his son, despite a swirl of allegations by President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
· President Trump on Monday directed his former White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, to defy a congressional subpoena and skip a hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
· A federal District Court Judge ruled that President Trump’s accounting firm must turn over his financial records to Congress rejecting his legal team’s argument that lawmakers had no legitimate power to subpoena the files.
· Google, on Monday, began to limit the software services it provides to Huawei, the telecommunications giant, after a White House order last week restricted the Chinese company’s access to American technology.
· Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Mondayintroduced legislation to raise the age for buying tobacco to 21. The legislation is co-sponsored by Democrat Tim Kaine.
· Republican Rep. Justin Amash became the first Republican to declare (publicly) that President Trump “engaged in impeachable conduct.” A few hours later a fellow Republican vowed to challenge him in the upcoming primary election.
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