| | | | | US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley speaks to the media about the situation with Russia while leaving a UN lunch Monday in New York City. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images | | | Trump's Approval Rating Rebounds: But he still can't find a lawyer
J-Kush Business Meetings Under Investigation: The White House Counsel's office is looking into it
Russia Vows Retaliation: Kremlin spox says they're considering how to respond to diplomatic expulsions | | | | Kate Bennett is off. Her section will return Wednesday. | | What Washington is Talking About:
GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley has invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google's and Twitter's CEOs to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Zuck is expected to testify before Congress "in a matter of weeks," per CNN's PACIFIC.
What America is Talking About:
Who bit Beyonce's face. And a toxicology report from Prince's autopsy found high levels of fentanyl in his body when he died.
What Phoenix is Talking About:
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey told Uber he's suspending their self-driving car testing in the state following the death of a woman crossing a street in Tempe.
Poll of the Day:
A CNN poll released yesterday afternoon found found 63% of respondents believe the women alleging they had affairs with President Trump. Another 21% believe Trump, and 16% have no opinion. | | Credit: CNN
Trump Approval Rating Rebounds:
OK, so it's still lower than all his modern-day predecessors, and more people still disapprove than approve, but that same CNN poll found Trump's approval rating has risen to 42% -- the highest it's been since his 100-day mark.
He's Having Trouble Finding Lawyers, Though:
Two more lawyers have turned down the opportunity to represent Trump, bringing the total of firms that have declined to do so at least five. The lawyers, Dan Webb and Tom Buchanan, "were unable to take on the representation due to business conflicts," their firm Winston & Strawn said in a statement.
Former Justice Calls for Second Amendment Repeal:
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens thinks the March for Our Lives protesters should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment. In a NYT op-ed published today, Stevens -- who was appointed by President Ford, stepped down from the Court in 2010 and is a lifelong Republican known for his liberal rulings -- wrote:
"Concern that a national standing army might pose a threat to the security of the separate states led to the adoption of that amendment, which provides that "a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Today that concern is a relic of the 18th century."
The Census Will Ask About Citizenship in 2020:
The Commerce Department announced Monday it will ask people whether they are citizens in the 2020 Census. It's something the Trump administration has pushed for, but critics have said it will lead to lower participation of undocumented immigrants.
J-Kush Business Meetings Under Investigation:
The White House Counsel's office is looking into whether Jared Kushner violated any laws when he met with businesses that would later loan his company hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a letter from the Office of Government Ethics.
Russia Vows Retaliation:
After the US and more than 20 other countries expelled Russian diplomats following the nerve-agent attack in the UK, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is considering its options to retaliate.
Here are all the countries that said they're kicking Russian diplomats out: | | Credit: CNN
W. Gets Down:
Former President George W. Bush was at his nephew's wedding at Garden of the Gods Park outside Colorado Springs this weekend, and there is video (slide to the fourth frame in the Insta album) of him dancing to Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)." Amazing. | | Credit: @shireester/Instagram
Street Art Sighting:
Spotted in London's Brick Lane Sunday by photographer Amer Ghazzal: a series of posters depicting Javanka as "White House Cover Girl" and "Mute Witness"... | | Credit: Amer Ghazzal/Barcroft Images/Barcroft Media via Getty Images
... Ivanka and POTUS as "Beauty & The Beast"... | | Credit: Amer Ghazzal/Barcroft Images/Barcroft Media via Getty Images
... and Trump and Kim Jong Un as American and Korean Psychos. We saw street art from London that appears to be from this same artist back in our January 4 issue. | | Credit: Amer Ghazzal/Barcroft Images/Barcroft Media via Getty Images
If you spot political street art, I'd love to see it. Here's how you can reach me:
1. Tweet me @hunterschwarz
2. Tag me on Instagram @hunterschwarz
3. Email me at coverlinehunter@cnn.com
P.S.: Loved this take on Britney's Kenzo campaign and her relationship with fashion written by the New Yorker's Doreen St. Félix. | | | | | | |
