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, while offering the caveat that Trump could change his mind and decide to move forward. "Multiple sources familiar with the calls said Trump and Mulvaney both did not seem aware of the details of Blagojevich's case, even though the president had decried the former governor as being treated 'unbelieva

or Rod Blagojevich in the face of massive Republican blowback, CNN reports: "Several Republican lawmakers called acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House counsel Pat Cipollone. At least two of them, Reps. Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, made their case directly to the President on Thursd

at `something's going wrong with him.- -- can learn a few lessons from Mitt Romney's Page 12919 EFTA00043430 2012 presidential campaign, writes Dan Balz: "He continues to lead in the polls, nationally and in early states. He has led those polls from the start of the year to today. Still, he is trea

each Trump. But they should punish him." • Deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus: "The House is now fully entitled to hear from Pence, Pompeo, Mulvaney and Giuliani." • Jennifer Rubin: "If Pompeo doesn't testify, he should be impeached." • Kathleen Parker: "It looks like Republicans are trying to

sonal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani. Sondland testified that top-level officials — including [Vice President] Pence, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — were made aware at various points of what was happening, and he provided emails to back up his assertions. `E

whom have yet been subpoenaed for testimony." Sondland's dramatic testimony undercut the president's version of events, writes chief correspondent Dan Balz: "He arrived for Wednesday's hearing facing an obvious dilemma, which was to risk a rharna of Ivinn to Cnnnracc by cinnifirantly rlicni itinn tocti

peach Trump. But they should punish him." • Deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus: "The House is now fully entitled to hear from Pence, Pompeo, Mulvaney and Giuliani." • Jennifer Rubin: "If Pompeo doesn't testify, he should be impeached." • Kathleen Parker: "It looks like Republicans are trying to

sonal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani. Sondland testified that top-level officials — including [Vice President] Pence, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — were made aware at various points of what was happening, and he provided emails to back up his assertions. 'Ev

been subpoenaed for testimony." Sondland's dramatic testimony undercut the president's version of EFTA00047080 events, writes chief correspondent Dan Balz: "He arrived for Wednesday's hearing facing an obvious dilemma, which was to risk a charge of lying to Congress by significantly disputing testimon

been a model of consistency. EFTA00674073 Even with that fact in mind, however, it must have surprised at least a few Trump backers to learn from Mulvaney that bloating up the Pentagon budget was such a high priority of the Trump campaign. "What you see in this budget," the budget director explained Tu

ump has adopted as he has moved from the capricious politics of his initial candidacy to the reality of a ever more rigidly right-wing presidency. Mick Mulvaney, Trump's man at the Office of Management and Budget, said on the eve of the president's "Budget Blueprint" speech, "The president is doing what he s

nchorage, where Jose's mother worked as a maid and his father as a cook and dishwasher. Jobs and scholarships got Jose through Harvard University. Dan Balz, The Post's chief correspondent, comes from Freeport, Ill., one of the cities of the Lincoln- Douglas debates. His father sold batteries. Dan went to

nor Rod Blagojevich in the face of massive Republican blowback, CNN reports: "Several Republican lawmakers called acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House counsel Pat Cipollone. At least two of them, Reps. Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, made their case directly to the President on Thursda

ng EFTA00043461 the caveat that Trump could change his mind and decide to move forward. "Multiple sources familiar with the calls said Trump and Mulvaney both did not seem aware of the details of Blagojevich's case, even though the president had decried the former governor as being treated 'unbeliev

th a full deck' and that 'something's going wrong with him.- -- Biden can learn a few lessons from Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, writes Dan Balz: "He continues to lead in the polls, nationally and in early states. He has led those polls from the start of the year to today. Still, he is treat

n't anyone on their staff. A White House official had previously said the call logs don't align with the cellphone records of acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who is also the budget office director. A senior House Intelligence Committee official said the panels overseeing the impeachment probe are continu

Priebus and Kelly had clashed with the president over his Twitter statements and the influence of his eldest daughter and her husband. "Instead, Mulvaney has focused much of his energy on creating a new White House power center revolving around the long-dormant Domestic Policy Council and encompassi

y and New Hampshire on Sunday. "I'm not endorsing Joe because I've known him a long time. I'm endorsing him because I know him so well," Kerry told Dan Balz, who broke the story. "The world has to be put back together, the world that Donald Trump has smashed apart." Kerry, who served alongside Biden for

sident has sometimes kept him out of the loop when making contentious foreign policy decisions, advisers say. At a recent donor retreat in Chicago, Mulvaney told attendees that he does not seek to control the president's tweeting, time or family, one attendee said. Priebus and Kelly had clashed with the

hampioned for decades. -- Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) will release a proposal later today to allow more people to be eligible for Medicaid services. Mick Mulvaney and Ivanka Trump depart Marine One last month. (I= Lamarque Reuters) EFTA00047495 PERSONNEL IS POLICY: -- Mick Mulvaney is building a fiefdom as

rector. He tweeted 49 times on Wednesday. The rally and the tweets reflect his adeptness at bypassing the traditional filters of the legacy media. Dan Balz, our newspaper's chief correspondent, reflects in a story today on everything that's changed since the Clinton impeachment. "A consistent theme of

n't anyone on their staff. A White House official had previously said the call logs don't align with the cellphone records of acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who is also the budget office director. A senior House Intelligence Committee official said the panels overseeing the impeachment probe are conti

and New Hampshire on Sunday. "I'm not endorsing Joe because I've known him a long time. I'm endorsing him because I know him so well," Kerry told Dan Balz, who broke the story. "The world has to be put back together, the world that Donald Trump has smashed apart." Kerry, who served alongside Biden for