Sen. @CoryBooker (D-NJ) calls FBI Director Patel a lackey and argues with @ChuckGrassley (R-IA):
Booker: "What a mockery you are."
Patel: "You are the biggest mockery in the United States Senate."
Grassley: "Are you ready to shut up?"
Eleven years ago today, nine Black worshipers went to Bible study at Mother Emanuel AME Church and never came home. They were shot and killed by a white supremacist who never should have been able to access a gun. One other person was injured and an entire community was irrevocably changed.
Today, my heart is in Charleston and with the victims, survivors, and their families. They deserved better, and I’ll always work to honor them with action.
It means so much to Barack and me to open up the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago. This is where I grew up, where Barack got his start, and where we raised our girls. So having a place where kids from our community can see themselves, connect with each other, and channel their hope—there’s nothing more powerful than that.
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
It does not have to be like this. https://t.co/3cM4EqXxLj
But the Obama Presidential Center is not just about commemorating the work we did together. It’s about inspiring the next generation to make their mark, too. Thank you for everything you did for us, and everything you’re still doing to leave this world better than you found it.
It was great reconnecting with our alumni tonight!
Michelle and I will always be grateful for the chance to work side-by-side with so many brilliant, selfless people who believed in something bigger than themselves.
Little Richard derived some of his sound and style from a singer and pianist named Eskew Reeder, who took the moniker Esquerita and cut a series of raw, hard-driving sides at RCA Studio B. Pictured: Esquerita (center) at Studio B with Ken Nelson (right) and an unidentified man.
Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.
The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.
Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.
If this isn't corruption, what is?
D’Angelo was one of a kind. As a pioneer in neo-soul, he inspired a generation of singers, and helped shape music today. Michelle and I are thinking of his family, and all those who loved and admired him. https://t.co/Y97bD9O0E2
California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.
Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.
So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
On day one of the gov’t shutdown, Democrats are standing firm on their plight, protecting health care benefits Republicans want to cut. @RepCasar & @RepJasmine join The Weeknight with the latest on negotiations as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed nationwide