@reeveslawstl@CitizenCapozzi My gut says they ultimately punt, though. This is a MO problem. And I don't know how we remedy it. We're stuck in the middle with us.
Fully expect Missouri SG @CitizenCapozzi to seek a stay pending cert of this decision shortly. It will go through Justice Kavanaugh as Circuit Justice for all states within the 8th Circuit, which includes Missouri.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Jeffries Trying Considering Consequences For Moderate Democrats Helping Republicans
We hear from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in a press conference this morning for the first time since he threatened consequences for moderate Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA).
They blindsided party leaders this week, voting yea on a test vote to advance the GOP agenda. Because of their defections, the Republicans were able to put their bills on the floor. Otherwise, the House floor may have been frozen and the Republican brass may have had no other choice but to send Members home for the week.
In a statement, Jeffries and his Democratic leadership team published a statement, calling the decisions of Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez “a breach of trust.”
Just the fact that Jeffries had to put out a statement speaks volumes. The power of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was implied. No one would have crossed her without a conversation.
“If Hakeem has to put out a statement that he's strong, it's a sign that he is weak,” former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Fox.
Golden is retiring. But Gluesenkamp Perez is a moderate in a Trump district. She may be the only candidate who can win that district. Democrats need her to win in order to flip the House. Jeffries also needs her vote if he wants to become Speaker next year.
So the situation is delicate.
Democrats are seething about the defections by the duo. But one senior House Democratic leadership source tells Fox that Gluesnkamp Perez fighting with leadership “could actually help her in her district.”
During the CNN NewsNight Trump admin hit piece segment on The Atlantic report that America has fewer Army generals than at any point in recent history, @PeterMeijer with a reality check: “That’s a good thing by the way. As a former enlisted soldier, we're way too top heavy."
⚖️ In Casa Inc. v. Trump (birthright citizenship), Judge Deborah Boardman (Maryland) GRANTS plaintiffs' motion for classwide preliminary injunction.
https://t.co/IYs8Fv7qDM
⚖️ In Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights v. Dept. of State (removal to El Salvador), Judge James Boasberg (D.C.) DENIES plaintiffs' motion for reconsideration (re: dismissal).
https://t.co/1X1aw1cOcT
⚖️ In U.S. v. City of Rochester (sanctuary city policies), Judge Frank Geraci Jr. (Western District of New York) GRANTS Rochester's motion to dismiss admin's amended complaint WITH PREJUDICE; DENIES AS MOOT admin's competing motion for summary judgment.
https://t.co/0n02ki0sQc
Well said, General.
Former Trump National Security Adviser @GeneralKellogg on the state of Army leadership:
“There’s a good individual in the wings waiting right now who is the vice chief of staff of the Army — a guy named Chris LaNeve who I know very well…he’s doing great. I think the fact of the matter is that he will bring the Army along.”
He adds, on Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s departure: “It’s unfortunate, but if Driscoll doesn’t feel he can work with the Secretary of War, he needs to go.”