 | | | Politics | | | | | | U.S. lawmakers seeking Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report face a long road ahead, and are likely to encounter a legal battle that will turn on President Donald Trump’s right to keep communications with his advisers private. At the heart of the issue is the evidence surrounding an obstruction of justice case against Trump. Attorney General William Barr’s four page summary concluded there was insufficient evidence, but Mueller’s full report was inconclusive on the issue. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat, said he will “try to negotiate” to obtain the full report, but that the committee would issue subpoenas and litigate if needed. | | | | | | | | U.S. Senator Kamala Harris has released a plan that would use federal money to raise teachers’ salaries, in a nod to several constituencies whose help she will need to win next year’s Democratic presidential nomination – teachers unions, women and black voters. The proposal would invest $315 billion over 10 years to give the average teacher a $13,500 raise. | | | | In a move aimed at dividing Democrats, Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has set a vote for on the “Green New Deal” resolution, slated for 4 p.m. today. Democratic Senator Edward Markey, who unveiled the plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by moving off fossil fuels with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has called the vote a “sham.” Many Democrats plan to vote “present” at the procedural vote on the resolution, instead of up or down, to show unity among the party.
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