May’s day: rejection abroad, rebellion at home
-Authority crumbling
Tomorrow’s Guardian pic.twitter.com/Bon6bYPnJw— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) April 9, 2019
Tusk writes to EU leaders telling them to delay Brexit for a year https://t.co/h8xBhpsSt2
— Sue Wilson #FBPE (@Suewilson91) April 9, 2019
EU rejects Theresa May's bid for short delay to Brexit https://t.co/cJbAFqTsLa
— Connal Parr (@ParrConnal) April 9, 2019
EU27 ambassadors meeting ongoing: am told some member states want a shorter extension / stricter conditions if long vs what’s been proposed in draft Brexit EUCO conclusions
— Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) April 9, 2019
Update pic.twitter.com/16qUUzhzcY
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) April 9, 2019
UK finance minister says lawmakers might revoke Brexit to prevent no deal: Telegraph https://t.co/AQ0soPHSwM pic.twitter.com/Raa6O9A4sr
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 9, 2019
"I thought my rallying days were over, but this fight matters to me more than any I've known in my long life in politics."
WATCH: Former Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd delivers a stirring speech at our #PeoplesVote rally today. It's time to put Brexit back to the people. Pls RT pic.twitter.com/CncZ9H8r8R
— People's Vote UK (@peoplesvote_uk) April 9, 2019
Daily Mail readers calling out the Queen as a traitor is today’s best Brexit thing (via @DMReporter)https://t.co/E6t6oDbDoj pic.twitter.com/Pd3la3dtXT
— The Poke (@ThePoke) April 9, 2019
This is real, documented and happening now.
Not 'Project Fear', not 'fake news', not 'scaremongering'.
Just facts. The hard impact of Brexit on patients. Before we've even left. And it's appalling.😔https://t.co/pejZNZCBVw
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) April 9, 2019
The relevant EU committee within @Food_EU met on this question today.
UPDATE @BylineTimes @Byline_Media on the risks to UK food & farms of #NoDealBrexit scenario – which a majority of MPs hope will be ruled out soon.https://t.co/zCbrygzmic https://t.co/osPJPI3PDF
— Alex Varley-Winter (@avwinter) April 9, 2019
No-deal Brexit will tip UK and EU into recession, IMF warnshttps://t.co/2qgsSu9rWp pic.twitter.com/nEY45joaSq
— RichardF (@rottweiler2u) April 9, 2019
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WORLD
Israel Election Live Updates: Exit polls show a dead heat in the race between Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival, Benny Gantz. Both men claimed victory. https://t.co/JLRhnVtjTl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 9, 2019
WATCH: @BillNeelyNBC breaks down the exit poll numbers that has Israel's election too close to call. pic.twitter.com/tC6Wdf7Zgb
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 9, 2019
We are reaching the point at the Likud rally where Bibi supporters are yelling at the media that they are enemies of Israel. Feels just like home! #IsraelElection2019
— Ali Rogin (@AliRogin) April 9, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
The Treasury Secretary told Democrats on Tuesday that Congress was overreaching by requesting Trump’s tax returns, and that Americans knew what they were getting into when they voted for Trump https://t.co/MUv0nmXQTX
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) April 9, 2019
SCOOP: Attorney General William Barr has formed a team that will review FBI decisions taken during the probe of the Trump campaign in 2016, sources say via @cstrohm @houseinsession https://t.co/UxFEeomaEN via @bpolitics
— Shannon Pettypiece (@spettypi) April 9, 2019
We don't need Attorney General Barr, appointed by Donald Trump, to do any more editorializing. Make the full Mueller report public. https://t.co/VbGkxSx7RT
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) April 9, 2019
Subpoena fight coming. Jerry Nadler tells me subpoenas on tap now that Barr will NOT provide unredacted Mueller report and grand jury info to Congress. “If we don’t get everything, we will issue the subpoena and go to court.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 9, 2019
Trump picks Miller, setting up potential clash with Kushner on immigration https://t.co/yEd6XQkeyc
— McClatchyDC (@McClatchyDC) April 9, 2019
NEW: Trump has blamed Obama, Dems, Mexico, federal judges and human smugglers on immigration. But his house-clearing at DHS shows the problems hit closer to home and border crisis represents an existential political threat, w/@jdawsey1 @seungminkim https://t.co/bpwgDtCbvc
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) April 9, 2019
By not naming Mohammed Bin Salman on this list, the State Dept is complicit in the plan to help MBS escape accountability for Jamal #khashoggi’s murder.
Also missing from this list is Gen. Ahmed Al Assiri, former deputy head of intelligence under MBS.https://t.co/lM0FQNxpLk https://t.co/tad88sVyT2
— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) April 9, 2019