TRUMP-BORDER SECURITY
Senate seems to have votes to reject Trump’s wall move
WASHINGTON (AP) — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border appear to have enough Senate votes to reject his move, now that Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he can’t go along with the White House.
The House has voted to derail the action, and if the Senate follows later this month, the measure would go to Trump for his promised veto.
Three other Republican senators have announced they’ll vote “no” — Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina. Paul makes it four, and assuming that all 47 Democrats and their independent allies go against Trump, that would give opponents 51 votes — just past the majority needed.
Congress is unlikely to have the votes to override.
TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE
House Judiciary committee to request Trump-related documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House committee that would be in charge of impeachment says the committee will request documents on Monday from more than 60 people from President Donald Trump’s administration, family and business as it begins investigations.
Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York says the House Judiciary Committee’s inquiries are intended “to present the case to the American people about obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power.”
Nadler isn’t calling the inquiry an impeachment investigation but tells ABC’s ‘This Week” that House Democrats now in the majority are simply doing “our job to protect the rule of law” after Republicans during the first two years of Trump’s term were “shielding the president from any property accountability.”
He says “we’re far from making decisions” about impeachment.
ELECTION 2020-SELMA-THE LATEST
The Latest: Booker tells Selma crowd to make ‘dream real’
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Sen. Cory Booker delivered a fiery address on Sunday to hundreds commemorating the civil rights march that came to be known as “Bloody Sunday.”
Booker told the crowd at Brown Chapel AME Church that the anniversary was a time to recommit to the fight for justice in America.
“It’s time for us to defend the dream,” the Democrat said. “It’s time that we dare to dream again in America. That is what it takes to make America great. It is up to us to do the work that makes the dream real.”
Booker delivered keynote remarks at the church, the starting point of the 1965 march. Democrats Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who is also considering a 2020 run, and 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton also attended the service.
SPACEX-CREW CAPSULE
SpaceX’s new crew capsule aces space station docking
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s new crew capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, acing its second milestone in just over a day.
No one was aboard the Dragon capsule launched Saturday on its first test flight, only an instrumented dummy. But the three station astronauts had front-row seats as the Dragon neatly docked Sunday morning and became the first American-made, designed-for-crew spacecraft to pull up in eight years.
If the six-day demo goes well, SpaceX could launch two astronauts this summer under NASA’s commercial crew program. Both astronauts were at SpaceX Mission Control in California, observing all the action.
While SpaceX has sent plenty of cargo Dragons to the space station, crew Dragon is a different beast. It docked autonomously, instead of relying on the station’s robot arm for help.
UNITED STATES-NORTH KOREA
Trump adviser says no deal doesn’t mean summit was a failure
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (gihm jung oon) ended without a deal, but the White House national security adviser says he doesn’t consider that outcome to have been a failure.
John Bolton says Trump’s inability to persuade the North to eliminate its nuclear arsenal on terms acceptable to the United States should be seen as “a success, defined as the president protecting and advancing American national interests.”
Bolton tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that the main issue was whether North Korea was prepared to accept what Trump called “the big deal” — meaning denuclearizing.
Trump has said Kim insisted the U.S. lift all sanctions without the North fully committing to eliminate its arsenal. The North has said it had demanded only partial relief.
SYRIA
Fierce fighting as US-backed Syrian forces advance on IS
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Commanders of a U.S.-backed Syrian force fighting the Islamic State group in Syria say intense fighting is taking place as fighters advance toward the last piece of territory held by the extremists.
Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition shook the ground on Sunday, and smoke was still billowing from a suspected weapons depot belonging to the militants that was struck a day earlier.
The Kurdish-led fighters, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, resumed an offensive against IS on Friday night, after a two-week pause to allow for the evacuation of civilians from the area.
The capture of the last pocket still held by IS militants in Baghouz village would mark the end of a devastating four-year campaign to end the extremist group’s hold on territory in Syria and Iraq.
CANADA-CHINA-HUAWEI
Huawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and the RCMP
TORONTO (AP) — An executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing the Canadian government, its border agency and the national police force, saying they detained, searched and interrogated her before telling her she was under arrest.
Lawyers for Meng Wangzhou said Sunday they filed a notice of civil claim in the British Columbia Supreme Court. Canada arrested the daughter of Huawei’s founder at the request of the U.S. on Dec. 1 at Vancouver’s airport. Meng is wanted on fraud charges that she misled banks about the company’s business dealings in Iran.
The suit says that instead of immediately arresting her, authorities interrogated Meng “under the guise of a routine customs” examination and used the opportunity to “compel her to provide evidence and information.”
Meng is awaiting extradition proceedings.
MISSING SISTERS-THE LATEST
The Latest: 2 young California sisters found alive
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two young sisters missing from their Northern California home for since Friday have been found alive.
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal says 8-year-old Leia Carrico and 5-year-old Caroline Carrico were found “safe and sound” Sunday morning.
He says the girls were uninjured and “in good spirts.” He called their recovery “an absolute miracle.”
The sisters had last been seen around 2:30 p.m. Friday outside their home in Benbow, a small community about 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento.
More than 100 police and rescue personnel were searching for them, including the National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard. They used helicopters and tracking dogs.
SAUDI ARABIA-PRISONER
Family claims dual Saudi-US citizen detained and tortured
WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a dual Saudi-U.S. citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for more than a year are claiming that he has been regularly tortured and is on the verge of an emotional breakdown.
After months of quietly trying to secure his release, the family of Dr. Walid Fitaihi (wal-eed fi-TAY-hee) now seeks to publicly pressure both the Saudi government and the Trump administration.
Fitaihi was detained in November 2017 as part of a mass roundup that the Saudi government claimed was part of a crackdown on corruption. He remains imprisoned without formal charges.
His family claims he has been tortured and his physical and emotional state is deteriorating. They are asking the Trump administration to intervene, however President Trump has proven reluctant to criticize his close allies in Riyadh.
MANAFORT-FAMILY BUSINESS
Manafort family business defends name as cousin sits in jail
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The New England construction firm Manafort Brothers is defending its name and distancing itself from its cousin Paul Manafort as he awaits sentencing for financial crimes.
Connecticut-based Manafort Brothers is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The company says it’s “led by the strong moral and business ethics of the Manafort family,” a line that raised eyebrows among some who have followed the company history.
Manafort was convicted of tax and bank fraud charges and is set to be sentenced Thursday. Trump’s former campaign chairman is facing another sentencing for charges related to illegally lobbying on behalf of Ukrainian political interests.
Company President Jim Manafort Jr. says Paul moved away 40 years ago and is not affiliated with the firm.
Customers say they’re not bothered as long as Manafort Brothers does good work at a good price.
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