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Senator Elizabeth Warren proposed a new “Ultra Millionaire” tax targeting the richest families in America Thursday, setting down an aggressive marker for the rest of the Democrats vying for the 2020 presidential nomination. The Massachusetts Democrat wrote on Twitter that the rich and powerful had shirked their fair share of taxes for too long. “After making a killing from the economy they’ve rigged, they don’t pay taxes on that accumulated wealth,” she wrote.

Renée Graham Now that California’s Kamala Harris has announced for president, conspiracy theorists are making up the same lies about her citizenship that Barack Obama faced.  Michael A. Cohen President Trump made a deal to end the shutdown, but plutocrats have made it clear forever what they think of the American worker.  At issue are the rules for how the House conducts its business.

Renée Graham Now that California’s Kamala Harris has announced for president, conspiracy theorists are making up the same lies about her citizenship that Barack Obama faced.  Michael A. Cohen President Trump made a deal to end the shutdown, but plutocrats have made it clear forever what they think of the American worker.  At issue are the rules for how the House conducts its business.

Renée Graham Now that California’s Kamala Harris has announced for president, conspiracy theorists are making up the same lies about her citizenship that Barack Obama faced.  Michael A. Cohen President Trump made a deal to end the shutdown, but plutocrats have made it clear forever what they think of the American worker.  At issue are the rules for how the House conducts its business.

Renée Graham Now that California’s Kamala Harris has announced for president, conspiracy theorists are making up the same lies about her citizenship that Barack Obama faced.  Michael A. Cohen President Trump made a deal to end the shutdown, but plutocrats have made it clear forever what they think of the American worker.  At issue are the rules for how the House conducts its business.

Acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker said Monday that special counsel MORE’s probe is “close to being completed.” Whitaker told reporters at a press conference that he has been “fully briefed on the investigation.” “I hope that we can get the report from Director Mueller as soon as possible,” he said. MORE was indicted as part of Mueller's probe.

MORE (D-Calif.). Schiff announced Monday evening that Cohen, who has been cooperating in special counsel Cohen postponed scheduled testimony before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, citing “ongoing threats” from Trump and his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani.

Democrats are set to grill the Pentagon about the troop deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border amid what are expected to be contentious negotiations over border security funding to keep the government open. The House Armed Services Committee’s first hearing of the new Congress, scheduled for Tuesday morning, will see lawmakers question John Rood, under secretary of Defense for policy, and Vice Adm.

MORE’s 20-month investigation into Russian interference. Stone, a longtime informal adviser to MORE, was indicted last week on seven charges, including five counts of lying to Congress about his interactions regarding WikiLeaks, the organization that leaked troves of hacked Democratic emails ahead of the 2016 election that U.S.

The idea of MORE declaring a national emergency in order to build his southern border wall is back on the table at the White House — but it is a divisive suggestion, even among his own advisers. Hard-liners, including senior adviser Stephen Miller and, reportedly, trade adviser Peter Navarro, are among those advocating for such a declaration.