RIP. A great American story ends, and a different time slips even further away.
Barbara Bush, one of only two Americans to be the wife and the mother of a president (the other being Abigail Adams), has died at age 92. pic.twitter.com/B7PGDK8rzQ
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) April 17, 2018
“The Bushes had celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary in January, making them the longest-married couple in presidential history.” https://t.co/wrn04HAdrC
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) April 17, 2018
A look at the life and career of Barbara Bush, one of only two women to be the wife of one U.S. president and the mother of another. https://t.co/QOuHp5jvU2
— POLITICO (@politico) April 17, 2018
BREAKING: Barbara Bush, the matriarch of an American political dynasty spanning decades who was the second American to be both the first lady and the mother of a president, died. She was 92. https://t.co/qQ4Yl4TlRr
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 17, 2018
RIP, Mrs. Bush. Thinking tonight about President Bush, her husband of 73 years. https://t.co/5PyjfsG26u
— Willie Geist (@WillieGeist) April 17, 2018
Statement by the Office of @GeorgeHWBush on the passing of Barbara Pierce Bush this evening at the age of 92. pic.twitter.com/c6JU0xy6Vc
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) April 17, 2018
Earlier: Haley pushes back amid diplomatic strains with White House on sanctions
“With all due respect, I don't get confused,” Nikki Haley said in a statement @DanaPerino just read on Fox News. https://t.co/5RdHwmkpQU
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 17, 2018
Top White House aide says maybe Nikki Haley was confused when she announced new sanctions on Russia https://t.co/UaAMQ7OCy9 pic.twitter.com/lxHNWSanMI
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) April 17, 2018
Kudlow just told me he has spoken to Haley & apologized to her, saying he was "totally wrong" to call her confused & didn't have complete info. "The policy was changed & she wasn't told about it, so she was in a box."
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) April 17, 2018
➡️➡️ Full story about the Russia sanctions confusion by @JDiamond1 @Kevinliptakcnn @kaitlancollins and @eliselabottcnn https://t.co/3vp2e28M3E
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 17, 2018
NEWS: Why did Trump block additional Russia sanctions after Nikki Haley announced them? Larry Kudlow — Trump's top economic adviser — says Haley's "momentary confusion" is to blame. Adds "Steve Mnuchin in Treasury will tell you the same thing. They're in charge of that."
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) April 17, 2018
Trump signed off on strike in Syria and new sanctions on Russia. What happened between the sign off and admin reversal Sunday, after U.N. Ambassador Haley publicly announced sanctions, remains unclear – https://t.co/d5BMeOvyiQ
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) April 17, 2018
As we wrote yesterday, @nikkihaley is exceedingly careful with her public remarks and goes over what she will say personally with Trump before TV interviews. Some admin officials told us they're skeptical she simply misspoke https://t.co/8LlepFF26a
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) April 17, 2018
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ELSEWHERE IN TRUMPWORLD
Mike Pompeo, CIA chief and secretary of state nominee, secretly met with North Korea's Kim Jong Un weeks ago https://t.co/Rrnf95U1Tc
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 18, 2018
#Trump : “Without me in particular, I guess, you would have to say, they wouldn’t be discussing anything, including the #Olympics would’ve been a failure, instead it was a great success, they would’ve had a real problem.” https://t.co/1JF64uJGGi
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) April 17, 2018
Trump and Abe join in a U.S.-Japan infomercial for Mar a Lago, the “Southern White House.” Golf tomorrow. Trade talks … whenever.
Ali Velshi Slams Trump For 'Full-Up Weird' Presser With Japan PM: 'That Was an Infomercial For Mar-a-Lago' | Mediaite https://t.co/TZ2e26xLyU
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) April 17, 2018
Sean Hannity hired other Trump lawyers https://t.co/77UsA44p4K pic.twitter.com/tyLYnKtCdh
— The Hill (@thehill) April 17, 2018
1/ @brianstelter is right that something isn't adding up in the case of Michael Cohen and Sean Hannity. But it may be more than a "sidebar". That's the issue- we just don't know. https://t.co/qcOeCtmhRq
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) April 17, 2018
Analysis: Sean Hannity was very concerned about conflicts of interest — until he had one https://t.co/ArukGZPbHD
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 17, 2018
Senate leader appears to kill special counsel protection bill’s chances https://t.co/YOILQcwEQA
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 17, 2018
Three parents whose children were killed at Sandy Hook have filed a defamation lawsuit against Alex Jones. https://t.co/hq6OAUGKtq
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 17, 2018
Breaking News: Starbucks will shut over 8,000 shops in the U.S. on May 29 for racial-bias training after the arrest of two black men at one in Philadelphia https://t.co/RAJIc8hmj2
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 17, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN (AND NORN IRON)
Jesus. Less than six months after becoming Home Secretary, Theresa May presided over the destruction of Windrush disembarkation cards. pic.twitter.com/ww7pcUvra9
— Sarah Mackie (@lumi_1984) April 17, 2018
May 'told the Telegraph in 2012' explicitly that 'her aim “was to create here in Britain a really hostile environment for illegal migration."' #Windrush https://t.co/InhIOD7RCS
— Dawn M Sherratt-Bado (@drdawnmiranda) April 17, 2018
May is least impressive PM of modern times but must at least applaud her chutzpah. Was she who pioneered a ‘hostile environment’. Who sent out ‘go home’ vans. Who introduced draconian ID laws that caused this scandal. She’s not sorry for their misery, she’s sorry it’s now a story pic.twitter.com/VeMiHL0mH1
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) April 17, 2018
What is this @theresa_may @AmberRuddHR? I thought this was a joke but @ukhomeoffice have actually produced a “Coming home to Jamaica guide”. Eg “Try to be Jamaican”. How can someone do that when they are British and their home is in Britain? #Windrush https://t.co/mzY2mblGxF pic.twitter.com/XyrM2YGCAy
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) April 16, 2018
Junior Green was not allowed to return to the UK for his mother’s funeral even though he has lived in the UK for 60 years, his sister tells @JamesClayton5 the family “couldn't believe it” #newsnight pic.twitter.com/wXZ4VMqVzF
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) April 17, 2018
This analysis of Theresa May and racism by @mrjamesob is devastating. pic.twitter.com/9PmHmkrj2E
— LBC (@LBC) April 17, 2018
The "Windrush affair" is not what happens when a policy works badly, but when a bad policy works. https://t.co/CnAUHOtBFk
— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) April 17, 2018
Why has racism, xenophobia and bigotry has become normalised?
Pop down to your local newsagents and find out. pic.twitter.com/fRIxREfX59— James Melville (@JamesMelville) April 17, 2018
Meanwhile…
Arlene Foster is back before the #RHI Inquiry tomorrow morning from 9:45am to face two more days of oral evidence and probing questions from the mild mannered but cutting panel. pic.twitter.com/qh7Gw8UBJi
— Sly Old Fox 🦊 (@grumpyfactcheck) April 17, 2018
When you never understood the burn to earn scheme, but still warned your relatives it was about to end. pic.twitter.com/0HUjKRD5iy
— LAD (@LADFLEG) April 17, 2018
And finally, …don’t tell me…
We just got the heartbreaking news that our dear friend and Score Keeper Emeritus Carl Kasell has passed away. Carl was warm, funny, caring, and put up with our nonsense with a knowing smile and a wink. In a word, he was a gentleman.
Love you, Carl.https://t.co/robjJI3oGR
— waitwait (@waitwait) April 17, 2018
