Trump storms out of shutdown talks with Dems

Throws tantrum over “total waste of time.” No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Thursday, January 10 TRUMP STORMS OUT OF SHUTDOWN MEETING President Donald Trump said “bye bye” and walked out of a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to discuss the continuing government shutdown. Trump posted about the meeting on Twitter, calling it a “total waste of time.” [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] WHITE HOUSE DESPERATE TO KEEP REPUBLICANS IN LINE The White House is trying to hold congressional Republicans in line as the partial shutdown drags on. There’s growing concern inside the GOP about the toll the shutdown is taking on everyday Americans, including disruptions in payments to farmers and trouble for home buyers seeking government-backed loans. [HuffPost] DEM BILL OFFERS SHUTDOWN RELIEF Democrats introduced legislation that would give relief to furloughed federal workers unable to afford rent or loan payments as a result of the shutdown. [HuffPost] WHITE HOUSE ADDS 17 LAWYERS AHEAD OF MUELLER REPORT The White House legal team has added 17 new lawyers as it gears up to prevent Trump’s confidential discussions with top advisers from being disclosed to House Democratic investigators or being revealed in Robert Mueller’s report. [Washington Post] EVEN MORE CONTACTS BETWEEN TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND MOSCOW Members of Trump’s campaign and transition team had more than 100 contacts with Russia-linked operatives from September 2015 to January 2017, according to an updated report by the Center for American Progress’ Moscow Project. [HuffPost] STEVE KING TO BE PRIMARIED White supremacist Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) will have a Republican primary challenger next year. Iowa state Sen. Randy Feenstra announced he will challenge King in the race to represent Iowa’s 4th Congressional District in the House of Representatives. [HuffPost]           KAMALA HARRIS ‘WILL RUN IN 2020’ Sen. Kamala Harris will run for president in 2020 and will announce her candidacy on or around Martin Luther King Jr. Day, sources told KCBS Radio. [KCBS] MNUCHIN TO BE GRILLED OVER SANCTIONS Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has agreed to deliver a classified briefing to U.S. House lawmakers on his recent decision to lift sanctions on companies linked to Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin ally Oleg Deripaska. [NBC News] OLD CONSERVATIVES SHARE MOST FAKE NEWS People over 65 and ultra-conservatives shared seven times more fake news on social media than younger adults, moderates and liberals during the 2016 election season. [AP] TRUMP CUTS OFF AID TO CALIFORNIA Trump has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut off federal wildfire relief for fire-scorched California until state officials “get their act together.” The move is likely an attempt to pin the devastation on environmentalists while ignoring the clear impact climate change is having on extreme fires out west. [HuffPost] ADVICE TO FURLOUGHED WORKERS: HAVE A GARAGE SALE The Coast Guard, the only branch of the military directly affected by the shutdown, is offering financial advice to its furloughed members: Find a babysitting gig or host a garage sale. [HuffPost] TRUMP EVANGELICAL: EVEN HEAVEN HAS A WALL An evangelical preacher is using the Bible to defend Trump’s demand to build a border wall ― suggesting that heaven definitely has a wall around it. [HuffPost]       The government shutdown is piling on the stress for expectant parents. Here’s how. 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