My inside information from #EUCO #EuropeanCouncil tonight on #Brexit is that Theresa May said exactly what she did in Salzburg (“but more nicely”) – and deadlocked reigns. November summit likely to be cancelled. Can kicked down road to December. And then…?
— Richard Corbett (@RCorbettMEP) October 17, 2018
Senior EU source says unlikely a date will be set for a November Brexit summit. "There won’t be any date set, it will depend on how progress [in the negotiations] is going."
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) October 17, 2018
Deal, or no deal, that is the question. The @Europarl_EN will not approve Brexit agreement without resolving these 3 key points.
📌defend the rights of EU citizens living in the UK
📌honouring existing financial commitments
📌the backstop for Ireland pic.twitter.com/IPyfajdlkr— Antonio Tajani (@EP_President) October 17, 2018
BBC News – Brexit: UK 'may consider longer transition period' https://t.co/WnpBPR87Rt
— Chris Boyland (@Chris_Boyland) October 17, 2018
We’ll see about that … https://t.co/3FkG9rH7jG
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) October 17, 2018
As far as holding grudges go, this from Moldova is a belter https://t.co/93CMWj1len
— Sean Pollock (@SeanPollock44) October 17, 2018
A measured & powerful reflection on concerns for human rights in NI thru #Brexit.
"The scale of anxiety in NI flows from the belief that another pillar of the peace process is being torn down & that a supranational framework of guarantees & relative security will disappear." https://t.co/xdZMK2aPC0
— Katy Hayward (@hayward_katy) October 17, 2018
‘There’s no plan B’: academics race to safeguard research against Brexit https://t.co/TmEgmCNPqe
— Jo Ingold #FBPE (@joingold) October 17, 2018
No matter HOW you voted, it’s OBJECTIVE truth that Digital Interference took place in #Brexit.
How do I know this? It’s my job to research digital interference in domestic affairs. This act broke Art 42 of the Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations.
This is not #FakeNews. pic.twitter.com/39YQLksAqU
— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) October 17, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
Read the Trumps’ false statements — and what the actual facts were: https://t.co/YdRqxMtPrx
— ProPublica (@ProPublica) October 17, 2018
NEW via @fahrenthold: Another Trump-branded building has decided to take down the president’s name https://t.co/gU4g5bJIii
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 17, 2018
every forecaster predicted it
now Treasury data shows it:
Trump/GOP promises about tax-cuts and deficits were BS https://t.co/Z2Sto6Z4O8
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 17, 2018
#BREAKING: Rod Rosenstein hits back at Trump’s repeated claim that Mueller’s probe is a ‘scam witch hunt’https://t.co/TcQYXGN76I
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 17, 2018
#BREAKING: Mueller's team asking Manafort about Roger Stone: report https://t.co/lqeymQlePK pic.twitter.com/2YPIGyrKIN
— The Hill (@thehill) October 17, 2018
With "Horseface," Trump chose his base over women who could swing the midterms https://t.co/Hmis5c8gjf
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 17, 2018
It seems all @RandyRainbow can be is #BeBest. This man (who should have had his own TV show yesterday) does it ALL HIMSELF. Writes, sings, directs, edits, does wardrobe, hair, make-up & savages gleefully, with no help from anyone whatsoever! #CriminallyTalented https://t.co/jDrSlVEowG
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) October 15, 2018
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WORLD
JUST IN: Eleven Senate Democrats, led by Tom Udall, ask Trump, as well as Don Jr. and Eric at the Trump Org, to turn over information about business ties to Saudi Arabia — specifically referencing a possible Magnitsky Act determination and consequences. https://t.co/HHs3diWgkz pic.twitter.com/NItDy691Bh
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) October 17, 2018
President Trump on Jamal Khashoggi: "I want to find out what happened, where is the fault, and we will probably know that by the end of the week." https://t.co/yXrwBaM1tC pic.twitter.com/f0BGZMKo8F
— The Hill (@thehill) October 17, 2018
With Jamal Khashoggi's fate not officially confirmed, some critics have raised concerns that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have manipulated President Trump's senior White House adviser, Jared Kushner. https://t.co/QA4bktq8Ju
— NPR (@NPR) October 17, 2018
In Riyadh, Pompeo’s Grin Contrasts With Image as Tough-Talking Diplomat https://t.co/TGfcPsurFw if anything criticism of Pompeo has been too mild. He humiliated himself and sent EXACTLY the wrong signal to the Saudis
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 17, 2018
The United States received a payment of $100 million from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the same day Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh to discuss the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a State Department official confirmed to WaPo. https://t.co/Vjka4xWROH
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 17, 2018
Chris Coons: "I am concerned that President Trump seems willing to take the word of the King of Saudi Arabia." https://t.co/I6wmgh5TVS pic.twitter.com/OuKrkVAwbV
— The Hill (@thehill) October 17, 2018
Pat Robertson giving a pass to the most powerful Muslim despot on earth for dismembering a journalist because President Donald Trump doesn’t want to endanger arms sales is peak American evangelicalism https://t.co/L9JyATpcNj
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) October 17, 2018
And Jesus said, “Verily I say unto you, what’s the slow torture and murder of an individual compared to that sweet, sweet cash. Take the money and run suckas!” https://t.co/S5ojThD7sF
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) October 17, 2018
WaPo will publish an Opinions page dedicated to contributor #JamalKhashoggi. The special page will feature a never before published column by Khashoggi, filed just before he disappeared, in which he discusses the need for a free press in the Mideast https://t.co/BoOyAOXeQD
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) October 17, 2018
and…
It's Legal. In #Canada, Recreational #Marijuana Gets Green Light! via @NPR https://t.co/klprDkyHBv
— NORML (@NORML) October 17, 2018
'I've been waiting my whole life for this': How Canada is celebrating marijuana legalization https://t.co/9zEYmJd4Xx
— TIME (@TIME) October 17, 2018
The Canadian government is confident there will be enough marijuana to meet demand https://t.co/Q8RsF9yhRJ
— Bloomberg (@business) October 17, 2018