| No Images? Click here  Thursday, February 28TRUMP WALKS AWAY FROM DEAL President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to reach a nuclear agreement during their second summit, which was abruptly cut short in Hanoi, Vietnam. Trump told reporters sticking points made a deal “inappropriate” at this time. Kim wanted sanctions “lifted in their entirety and we wouldn’t do that,” the president said. “You always have to be prepared to walk,” Trump said. “I could’ve 100-percent signed something today. We had papers ready to sign … I’d much rather do it right than do it fast.” [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]TRUMP BELIEVES KIM ON WARMBIER DEATH Trump said Kim “felt very badly” about student Otto Warmbier, who was imprisoned in North Korea and died after being returned to the U.S. in a vegetative state in 2017. “Those prisons are rough, they’re rough places and bad things happened. But I don’t believe he knew about it,” Trump said of Kim. “He tells me he didn’t know about it and I will take him at his word.” [HuffPost]HOUSE PASSES BACKGROUND CHECK BILL The House has passed the most significant piece of gun control legislation in more than two decades. By a vote of 240-190, the chamber approved a bill that would require background checks on all gun sales. The measure now goes to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future. [HuffPost]DEMS EYE IMPEACHMENT LEADS Michael Cohen’s appearance before the House oversight committee marked the beginning of Democrats’ investigations into Trump’s potential high crimes and misdemeanors, with the testimony yielding important new leads for House probers. [HuffPost]GOP SAVAGES TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER House Republicans defended Trump by painting Cohen as a dishonest felon who’s only interested in a post-prison book deal. One of their methods was to put up a sign with Cohen’s face on it that read “LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!” [HuffPost]AOC OPENS DOOR TO TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS During the hearing, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) appeared to set the stage for House Democrats to further investigate Trump’s business dealings and subpoena his tax returns. [HuffPost]
 WARNING: ‘NO PEACEFUL TRANSITION’ IF TRUMP LOSES ELECTION Cohen concluded his testimony by predicting that the United States would not see “a peaceful transition of power” if Trump loses the 2020 election. Here are all the wildest moments from the hearing. [HuffPost]LAWMAKERS CLASH OVER TRUMP’S RACISM Tensions boiled over in an argument about racism during Cohen’s testimony. The exchange between Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) concerned Meadows’ presentation earlier in the day of black HUD official Lynne Patton as a political prop to suggest Trump is not racist. [HuffPost]FLORIDA BAR PROBES GAETZ After widespread outrage, the Florida Bar confirmed it’s investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) over the threatening tweet he directed at Cohen. [HuffPost]DEM PUSHES DEMAND FOR PRESIDENT’S TAX RETURNS A Democrat who has led the party’s push to obtain Trump’s tax returns is tired of waiting. “There’s no reason to delay anymore,” Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) said in an interview. “In fact, there’s every reason to act now.” [HuffPost]INDIA WANTS ITS PILOT BACK India has demanded the release of a fighter pilot shot down by Pakistan warplanes in a major escalation between the two nuclear powers over Kashmir. [BBC]NORTHAM’S WIFE GAVE BLACK KIDS COTTON Virginia first lady Pam Northam ― whose husband, Gov. Ralph Northam (D), has been accused of racism ― finds herself under fire from a parent after she handed cotton to black students and asked them to think about what it was like to be enslaved. [HuffPost]
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