- Senate says no collusion between Trump campaign and Russia
Both Democrats and Republicans on the senate committee investigating the 2016 Presidential Election have come out and said they have found no evidence of direct collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia. As the investigation draws to an end, senators are stating there is no factual evidence to suggest the Trump campaign conspired with Russia during the election. Sources believe, along with the senate investigation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller is also getting ready to wrap up his investigation into the Trump campaign without much new evidence that points to the alleged Trump-Russia collusion.
-NBC News
Feb. 12
- President Trump “not happy” with border deal that doesn’t fund the wall
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is not happy about the bipartisan agreement that funds border security, but not the wall. President Trump, however, did not indicate whether or not he would sign or veto the legislation before the government is set to shut down again Friday at midnight. The legislation provides 1.375 billion dollars for border fencing, which falls short of the 5.7 billion the president requested to build the wall. The president did mention he does not expect the government to shut down again over border security.
-New York Times
Feb. 12
- Senate to vote on “Green New Deal”
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has said the senate will take a vote on the “Green New Deal” a progressive climate change bill that has been highly controversial since being brought to the forefront of political talk by new senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). The vote will merely be a “sense of the senate” vote, as the legislation faces united opposition from senate republicans who hold 53 of the 100 seats in the senate. The vote will, however, force senate Democrats to vote on the bill which may split the party heading towards the 2020 Presidential Election.
-The Hill
Feb. 12
- El Chapo found Guilty
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman, better known as “El Chapo”, was found guilty of ten counts of drug-trafficking. Guzman has yet to be sentenced, but the decision will most likely mean life in prison for the drug lord, who is believed to be the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, the largest supplier of illegal drugs to the United States. The 11 week trial ended with Guzman, void of emotion, being found guilty by a unanimous jury. Guzman is the highest profile drug dealer to stand trial in the United States.
-BBC News
Feb. 12
- Arrests made after woman found dead in a suitcase
A man was arrested in connection with the death of a Greenwich, Connecticut woman who was found dead. Valerie Reyes, 24, went missing in late January. She was reported missing after she did not come into work at a Barnes & Noble book store. Her body was found stuffed in a suitcase beside a busy road, her arms and legs bound. The arrested man, identified as Javier da Silva, of Queens, New York, was using the deceased woman’s ATM card and police believe he is responsible for her death. Autopsy reports are still pending.
-CBS News
Feb. 12