Tag: Madeleine (Rose) Carlisle

Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey), Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal), and Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2) Today in 5 Lines A federal judge in Florida ordered the state’s deadline to validate votes be extended until Saturday. Senate candidate Rick Scott’s campaign, whose race is in a recount, said it would appeal the decision. Democrat Jared Golden beat Republican Representative Bruce Poliquin in Maine’s 2nd District, flipping the seat and bringing the number of Democratic House pickups to 33, with seven races still undecided. The Trump administration has reportedly been looking for a way to remove a Turkish exile living in the United States in an effort to persuade Turkish President Recep Erdogan to ease pressure on the Saudi government, after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Facebook is scrambling to respond to Monday’s New York Times report that top Facebook executives had worked to minimize and “deflect blame” over the numerous scandals, including Russian election interference, that have plagued the company over the last two years. Hundreds of Central Americans traveling in a migrant caravan, many of whom are seeking asylum in the United States, have started to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border. Today on The Atlantic An Oral History: Twenty years ago, the House impeached Bill Clinton. This is the story of what went down, from the very people involved. (David A. Graham and Cullen Murphy) Lessons Learned: Republicans should take away one thing from the midterm elections, writes Ronald Brownstein: As long as they stay loyal to Trump, their electoral prospects will be restricted. A Wave of Support: After last month’s massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, hundreds of thousands of non-Jews turned out for Shabbat services worldwide.

Written by Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal) and Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2) Today in 5 Lines The Trump administration announced that the United States will reinstate sanctions on Iran that had previously been lifted under the Obama administration. Eight countries will receive temporary waivers allowing them to keep importing some oil from Iran. In a reversal from his comments Thursday, Trump said that U.S. troops will not shoot at migrants heading to the southern border if they throw rocks. The U.S. economy added 250,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent, a near 50-year low. Today on The Atlantic Mothers for Medicaid: In Georgia, where the mortality rate for black mothers and babies is one of the highest in the country, gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is promising to expand Medicaid. Her embrace of the issue could make the difference in the governor's race. (Vann R. Newkirk II) What Voters Want: Health care is the single most important issue in the midterm elections, writes Annie Lowrey. How the Midterms Could Change North Carolina: The state’s Republican-controlled legislature is trying to change the constitution. (Susie Armitage, ProPublica) An Endless War: Earlier this week, the Trump administration called for a ceasefire in Yemen’s civil war. See which are likely to go Republican and which are likely to go Democratic.

Written by Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2) and Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal) Today in 5 Lines President Trump drew widespread condemnation for falsely claiming that 3,000 people “did not die” in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, and that Democrats inflated the death toll to smear him. “We cannot allow the devastation of our citizens to be questioned and we cannot allow response efforts to be politicized,” said Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Roselló. The House passed a trio of spending bills to fund part of the federal government. The package, which has already been approved by the Senate, now goes to President Trump for his signature. In a statement, Senator Dianne Feinstein said she referred a letter on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to federal investigators. The specific contents of the letter are unknown. Hurricane Florence brought rain and wind to the North Carolina coast this afternoon. The Category 2 storm is expected to make landfall Friday. The Trump administration agreed to give parents who were separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border another chance to claim asylum. The Race We’re Watching The New York gubernatorial primary pits yet another incumbent, Governor Andrew Cuomo, against a left-wing challenger, Cynthia Nixon.

Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey), Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2), and Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal) Today in 5 Lines White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the Trump administration is “taking a look” at imposing regulations on Google after the president accused the company of rigging its results. Google said in a statement its search engine is “not used to set a political agenda.” Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello raised the official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975, following a new study by researchers at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health. During a speech on the Senate floor, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham paid tribute to late Arizona Senator John McCain and encouraged Americans to “be more like” him. Officials from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. met in Washington, D.C., for NAFTA talks. Roy Oliver, a white former Texas police officer, was found guilty in the death of Jordan Edwards, an unarmed black teenager. The Races We’re Watching Voters in Arizona and Florida are heading to the polls to pick nominees for Senate and gubernatorial races. In Arizona, Republican Representative Martha McSally—the establishment favorite running against two Trump-like candidates, Kelli Ward and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio—is currently favored to win the GOP nomination in the primary to replace Senator Jeff Flake. Meanwhile, Democrats expect Representative Kyrsten Sinema will win their party’s nomination, and prove a formidable challenger to the Republican pick.

Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey), Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2), and Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal) Today in 5 Lines Amid calls from Democrats to “abolish ICE,” the White House hosted an event honoring what it termed the “heroes” of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. President Trump tweeted that he hopes former CIA Director John Brennan goes to court over the revocation of his security clearance, saying that it would make it easier to show “the poor job he did” as CIA director. First Lady Melania Trump advocated against cyberbullying as part of her Be Best campaign, while Trump insulted Brennan on Twitter. In an open letter, Pope Francis responded to last week’s Pennsylvania grand jury report concluding that more than 1,000 victims had been abused by 300 Catholic priests across the state. “We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them,” he wrote. Jury deliberations continued for a third day in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. Today on The Atlantic Addicted to Pot? As marijuana legalization rolls forward, some Americans are smoking pot daily—leading to addictive behavior and health problems that nobody seems to be talking about. (Annie Lowrey) Multiple Messages: Democrats don’t need one united message; they need hundreds of messages tailored to each candidate, writes former New York Representative Steve Israel. Concentrated Poverty: In Fresno, California’s poorest large city, a legacy of discrimination has lasting effects on its residents.