It’s Valentine’s Day, Short Listers, and my mom’s love life may no longer be our greatest national emergency. I’m personally loving this cuddly alligator…
It’s Valentine’s Day, Short Listers, and my mom’s love life may no longer be our greatest national emergency. I’m personally loving this cuddly alligator and very much not loving the latest gross-sounding allegations about R. Kelly.
Let’s get to today’s top news.
But first: A deadly „zombie“ deer disease is now in 25 states. Even worse: One expert claimed it could affect humans.
President Donald Trump will sign a funding bill securing some money for a physical barrier along the U. S.-Mexico border before declaring a national emergency to get more funding for a wall, the White House said Thursday. The Senate-approved measure, which offers $1.375 billion for a 55-mile border barrier – much less than the $5.7 billion that Trump demanded – heads to the House for a vote Thursday evening. If approved, Trump must sign it by midnight Friday to avoid another government shutdown. Declaring an emergency, however, could trigger a legal fight delaying construction at the border. But that drawn-out legal battle would give Trump a potent issue to run on ahead of 2020.
Remember that second Amazon headquarters announced for New York City? Yeah, that’s not happening.
