Daily Update | February 14, 2019
Kyle Skinner // 2/14/19 //
William Barr remains non-commital on whether the Mueller report will be made public. The district court judge rules that Paul Manafort lied while under the plea deal cooperation agreement. As the budget deal nears completion, Trump makes it clear that he wants to avoid a shutdown. The Supreme Court is likely to act on the census citizenship question this week. The ACLU argues that New Hampshire is unfairly targeting young voters to remove them from rolls ahead of 2021 election.
TRUMP INVESTIGATION
The district court judge rules that Paul Manafort lied while under the plea deal cooperation agreement (Lawfare).
Missing travel reports may point to outside groups funding executive branch travel (CREW).
The FEC is investigating a Manafort-tied PAC (Election Law Blog).
Richard Burr should not be heading the Senate Russia investigation, Ryan Goodman writes at Just Security.
- Burr and Mark Warner publicly disagree as to whether the investigation has yielded evidence of corruption (The Hill).
William Barr remains non-commital on whether the Mueller report will be made public (Lawfare).
- David Lurie argues that without a report, Trump is “immune” to impeachment (Daily Beast).
Lindsay Graham is “in no rush” to protect Mueller (Politico).
IMMIGRATION
As the budget deal nears completion, Trump makes it clear that he wants to avoid a shutdown (NYT, CNN).
- “Whatever you want to call it”: detailed record of Trump’s shifting language around border wall (NYT).
The Cato Institute says that crime in El Paso spiked after the wall was built, though the wall did not cause it.
CIVIL RIGHTS
Besty DeVos may be pushing a double standard in Title IX investigations (WaPo).
Susan Collins remains confident that Justice Kavanaugh would not vote to overturn Roe (CNN).
The Supreme Court is likely to act on the census citizenship question this week (Constitution Daily).
DEMOCRACY
The ACLU argues that New Hampshire is unfairly targeting young voters to remove them from rolls ahead of 2021 election.
Ross Douthat says that arguing about voter ID laws is bad for everyone (NYT).
Congress questions administration officials on election cybersecurity in preparation for 2020 (The Hill).