CLG: Secretive cabal of GOP operatives, conservative leaders meet to deny Trump presidential nomination, Mayor Rahm Emanuel Cut Police Power for UIC Trump Rally - Ordered No Arrests

News Updates from CLG
18 March 2016

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Secretive cabal of GOP operatives, conservative leaders meet to deny Trump presidential nomination--Koch-owned Republican Sen. Ben Sasse named as possible 'late entry' nominee | 17 March 2016 | A secretive group of Republican operatives and conservative leaders convened Thursday morning for more than three hours to discuss ways to unite the right against Donald Trump, with a presentation about the feasibility of mounting a third-party challenge as well as extensive deliberations about whether a coalition of anti-Trump forces could prevent the businessman from securing the party's presidential nomination at the July convention in Cleveland...A bloc of participants argued that the best option may be working in upcoming primaries to boost Cruz and prevent Trump from securing a majority of delegates. A convention standoff would be the culmination of those efforts, the people said.

 

RNC member: 'Political parties choose their nominee, not the general public' | 16 March 2016 | Curly Haugland, a Republican National Committee member, says the nomination process is pretty straightforward: The party, not the voters, chooses the nominee. In an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday morning, Haugland, a North Dakotan and current member of the RNC's Rules Committee, said that any assumption otherwise is misguided. "That's the problem: The media has created the perception that the voters will decide the nomination," he said. He went on: "Political parties choose their nominee, not the general public, contrary to popular belief."

 

Suspicious Letter Containing White Powder Sent to Donald Trump's Son | 18 March 2016 | A suspicious piece of mail containing white powder was sent to Eric Trump's New York City apartment Thursday, a Trump Organization source tells ABC News. The NYPD confirmed to ABC News it responded to a call at Trump Parc East, a high-end residential building on Central Park South -- but it did not identify the recipient of the mail as Donald Trump's 32-year-old son, who has an apartment in the building. The Trump Organization source, however, confirmed the letter was indeed sent to the Trump offspring's 14th floor apartment.

Trump warns of riots if he is denied Republican presidential nomination | 16 March 2016 | U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of riots if he is denied the party's presidential nomination after a string of primary election victories, raising the temperature even more in a heated White House race...Trump might fall short of the majority [of 1,237 convention delegates] required, enabling the party's establishment to put forward another name at the July convention in Cleveland to formally pick its candidate. In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Trump said the party could not deny him the nomination should he fail to win enough delegates. "I don't think you can say that we don't get it automatically. I think you'd have riots. I think you'd have riots. I'm representing many, many millions of people."

Paris arrests: Four held amid France attack plot fears | 16 March 2016 | Four people have been arrested in the Paris area as part of a wider investigation into a possible plot to attack France, officials say. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said police had information to suggest one of those arrested "could undertake violent actions in France". The arrests come a day after French police officers, alongside Belgian officers, were involved in a raid on a house in Brussels, that ended in a shoot-out with at least two suspects.

 

Putin orders start of Russian military withdrawal from Syria, says 'objectives achieved' | 14 March 2016 | Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu to start the withdrawal of forces from Syria starting Tuesday. Russia will however keep a military presence at the port of Tartus and at the Khmeimim airbase to observe ceasefire agreements. "I consider the objectives that have been set for the Defense Ministry to be generally accomplished. That is why I order to start withdrawal of the main part of our military group from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic starting from tomorrow," Putin said on Monday during a meeting with Shoigu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

 

Obama nominates Merrick Garland to Supreme Court | 16 March 2016 | President Barack Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland, who is respected across political lines, to the Supreme Court Wednesday, in an epic power play targeting the resolve of Republicans who have vowed to block any replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia until a new president takes office. GOP leaders, caught in the undertow of an election in which the conservative grass-roots are already in revolt, immediately renewed their refusal to consider Garland, 63, saying their reservations were not personal but motivated by a desire for the American people to weigh in on Scalia's replacement.

 

U.S. Rep. to Snyder: Emergency manager law brought Flint 'to its knees' | 16 March 2016 | A Democratic congressman from Virginia lashed out at Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder for the role of emergency managers in the Flint water crisis that has forced the city of nearly 100,000 into using bottle water for months under an ongoing state of emergency. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-VA, a member of the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform committee, pressed Snyder at a Thursday hearing about the actions of several emergency managers. "This is a failure of a philosophy of governance that you advocate," Connolly told Snyder. The congressman said the emergency managers in Flint sought to save $4 million which brought the city "to its knees."

 

6 most-heated moments during Snyder's Flint water crisis testimony | 17 March 2016 | Gov. Rick Snyder and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testified about the Flint water crisis Thursday before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Here's a collection of the six most-heated exchanges during the hearing.

 

Sanders calls notion he should quit Democratic race 'absurd' | 18 March 2016 | Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, responding to reports President Barack Obama called on Democrats to rally around Hillary Clinton as the likely nominee, said on Thursday it was "absurd" to suggest he drop out of the race. Obama privately told a group of Democratic donors last Friday that Sanders was nearing the point at which his campaign against Clinton would end, and that the party must soon come together to back her, the New York Times reported. Sanders, a Vermont senator and self-proclaimed democratic socialist, while saying he did not want to comment directly on Obama's reported remarks, pushed back on the idea that his campaign had run its course and he should throw in the towel.

 

Bernie Sanders concedes Missouri Democratic primary | 17 March 2016 | Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he will not seek a recount of results in Missouri's Democratic primary, conceding defeat to Hillary Clinton. Sanders says in an interview with The Associated Press that it's unlikely the results will affect the awarding of delegates in the state and he would "prefer to save the taxpayers of Missouri some money." Clinton has a narrow lead of 1,531 votes, but under state law Sanders could have sought a recount because the margin was less than one-half of one percent.

 

Clinton defeats Sanders in Florida, Ohio and 2 other states | 16 March 2016 | Hillary Clinton rolled up primary victories in four states - Florida, Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina - and dealt a severe blow Tuesday to Bernie Sanders's hopes of denying her the Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton called the outcome "another Super Tuesday" for her campaign...Florida was the biggest delegate prize and Clinton's victories gave her about two-thirds of the delegates needed to clinch the nomination.

 

Hillary Clinton Sweeps Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri | 16 March 2016 | Hillary Clinton won all three Midwestern primaries Tuesday night, widening the gap between herself and Bernie Sanders and inching closer to the Democratic nomination. Just before 9 p.m. Eastern, several outlets reported that Clinton had defeated Sanders by a wide margin in Ohio...Meanwhile, the Associated Press and other outlets called the race in Illinois just after 12 a.m. Eastern. Clinton's victory there was narrower; with 97 percent of precincts reporting, she was only ahead by one point. But Clinton's victory in Missouri was the most tenuous, coming down to fewer than 2,000 votes.

 

Donald Trump Takes 3 States; John Kasich Wins Ohio | 15 March 1016 | Donald J. Trump rolled to victory in the Republican presidential primaries in Florida, Illinois and North Carolina on Tuesday, driving Senator Marco Rubio from the race and amassing a formidable delegate advantage that will be exceedingly difficult for any rival to overcome. But with a victory in Ohio, his home state, Gov. John Kasich denied Mr. Trump one of the night's biggest prizes and made it harder for him to clinch the nomination outright before primary voting ends in June. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas finished second in Illinois and North Carolina and was locked in a tight race with Mr. Trump in Missouri, ensuring that he, too, would earn a share of delegates.

 

Donald Trump Takes Florida on 'Super Tuesday 2' | 15 March 2016 | Donald Trump beat back Florida's own Marco Rubio on Tuesday, crushing the charismatic Senator who had hoped a win at home would right his campaign...The night was shaping up to be a good one for Trump, who with each passing state giving him more delegates toward his march to the nomination. And every time voters weigh in, Trump gets closer to the nomination.

 

Trump gets huge win in Northern Mariana Islands GOP caucuses | 15 March 2016 | Donald Trump has posted a big win in the GOP caucuses on the Northern Mariana Islands. The party says the billionaire businessman won almost 73 percent of the vote in Tuesday's caucuses. He will get all nine delegates from the U.S. territory. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz came in second with 24 percent of the vote, while Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio finished a distant third and fourth, respectively.

 

Marco Rubio Suspends His Presidential Campaign | 15 March 2016 | Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who ran for president offering his youthful optimism and Cuban-American heritage as the embodiment of a new and more diverse generation of Republican leadership, but ultimately failed to galvanize voters in a much darker mood, said on Tuesday that he was suspending his presidential campaign. Mr. Rubio made the announcement during a speech at his campaign headquarters in Miami after losing his home state by a large margin to Donald J. Trump. Mr. Rubio, 44, was felled by many of the same forces that drove other contenders from the race: a deep anger at the Republican leadership, a level of mistrust among the party's most motivated voters, a field of candidates splitting up the vote, and an inability to stop Mr. Trump from exploiting all those factors.

 

Cumberland, NC, authorities weigh charging Trump for 'incitement to riot' following rally violence | 14 March 2016 | Last week, Republican front-runner Donald Trump visited Concord and Fayetteville in rallies that attracted thousands of attendees. During the rally in Fayetteville, a protester was assaulted as he was escorted from Crown Coliseum by police. A Linden man was later charged in the incident, and Cumberland County Sheriff's Office investigators said Monday that they are considering filing a charge of inciting a riot against Trump. [See what happens when you take on the TPP?]

 

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Cut Police Power for UIC Trump Rally - Ordered No Arrests | 14 March 2016 | On Friday, hundreds, if not thousands, of violent 'leftist protesters' descended on the UIC campus to disrupt and shut down the Donald Trump rally. [Donor class dirt-bag/Obama best bud] Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D-Detested) Rahm Emanuel reportedly cut manpower for the rally. The entire violent spectacle on Friday night was professionally organized – including the talking points.

 

Golf ball-sized hail kills exotic birds at Fort Worth Zoo | 17 March 2016 | Hail the size of golf balls killed several exotic birds at the Fort Worth Zoo as a powerful storm slammed North Texas on Thursday. The early-morning storm also broke windows, including skylights at the zoo, and damaged police vehicles in nearby Arlington...Many zoo staff members were in early in anticipation of large crowds during spring break, and they were able to rescue several injured birds, spokeswoman Alexis Wilson said. But five flamingos, a pelican, an ibis and a swan chick died, she said.

 

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