| | | | | President Trump holds a plaque made by Brian Steorts, the owner of Flags of Valor, during a meeting with Steorts and other business owners to discuss tax reform Tuesday in the Oval Office. Credit: Chris Kleponis/Pool/Getty Images | | | A Wave of Dems Just Called for Al Franken to Resign: Wow
Some of the Most Amazing Photos of Rick Perry You Will Ever See: The energy secretary was living his best life in Saudi Arabia
Beyoncé Presented Kaepernick with Sports Illustrated Award: The singer made a surprise appearance to honor the former 49er | | | | Kate Bennett is off, traveling with the First Lady. | | What Washington is Talking About:
Donald Trump Jr. is meeting with the House Intelligence Committee in a closed session, Repubs are working to avoid a government shutdown in three days and Rep. Al Green, a Texas Dem, wrote in a letter that he plans to force a vote to impeach President Trump (Democratic leaders have urged him not to).
What America is Talking About:
Time magazine has named "the silence breakers," the women and men who came forward to share their stories of sexual harassment and assault, as its people of the year. "This reckoning appears to have sprung up overnight," the magazine wrote. "But it has actually been simmering for years, decades, centuries." President Trump was named runner up.
Poll of the Day:
A Quinnipiac poll found only 29% of Americans approve of the Repub tax bill, while 53% disapprove.
A Wave of Dems Just Called for Al Franken to Resign:
Just before 11:30 this morning, New York's Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said in a Facebook post that Sen. Al Franken should resign. Then came Sens. Maggie Hassan, Claire McCaskill, Kamala Harris, Patty Murray, Mazie Hirono, Bob Casey and Tammy Baldwin. Wow.
Trump to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital:
The announcement is expected today at 1 p.m. ET in the Diplomatic room. Our Oren Liebermann, based in Jerusalem, broke down why that's so controversial here.
Russia Banned From 2018 Games:
The IOC announced Tuesday Russia is banned from competing in the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, because of its "systemic manipulation" of anti-doping rules and it billed Russia's Olympic Committee $15 million to reimburse the costs of the doping investigation.
The 2002 Salt Lake City Games CEO Mitt Romney tweeted this: | | Credit: @MittRomney/Twitter
Bannon Goes Anti-Mormon in Alabama:
Speaking at a campaign event for Roy Moore in Fairhope, Alabama, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon attacked Romney, who Monday tweeted that Moore's election would be a "stain on the GOP and the nation," by criticizing Romney's church mission. Bannon said:
"You hid behind your religion. You went to France to be a missionary while guys were dying in rice paddies in Vietnam."
He also said accused child molester Moore "has more honor and integrity in a pinkie finger" than Romney's family "has in its whole DNA."
Fellow Latter-day Saints came to Romney's defense, including Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Utah's Sens. Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch, who said he'd be happy to sit down with Bannon to discuss his faith. "I've got a copy of the Book of Mormon with his name on it," Hatch said in a statement.
Flake Donates to Dem:
Repub Sen. Jeff Flake tweeted a photo of a $100 check to Moore's Dem opponent Doug Jones, writing, "Country over Party." | | Credit: @JeffFlake/Twitter
The Music Publicist Who Set Up Trump Tower Meeting With Russian Heading to the Hill:
Rob Goldstone, who represented Russian pop star Emin and set up the meeting between DJTJ and a Russian lawyer in June 2016, could testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees as soon as next week, sources told CNN. Goldstone told The Sunday Times last month, "I'm keen to talk to them and put my recollection of events in the public record."
Our Daily Melania:
The first lady is traveling today to Corpus Christi, Texas, with second lady Karen Pence. While there, they plan to meet with first responders, a family who's moved into a FEMA Manufactured Housing Unit, students at an elementary school and volunteers at a food bank. Kate has the deets here and is traveling with Melania today.
Some of the Most Amazing Photos of Rick Perry You Will Ever See:
The Energy Department said Monday Secretary Perry was in Saudi Arabia to discuss issues including clean energy, and Saudi Arabia's minister of energy, industry and mineral resources, Khalid al-Falih, tweeted out some photos from the trip. | | Credit: @Khalid_AlFalih/Twitter
Amazing. Truly. | | Credit: @Khalid_AlFalih/Twitter
Fun fact: Perry and al-Falih both went to Texas A&M University. | | Jack Ma Throws Shade at American Democracy:
Asia's richest man, Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma, criticized the multiple-party democracy, speaking at a Fortune magazine conference in China Tuesday. Disagreements between Dems and Repubs in the US complicate things, he said, while China's one-party system is more stable. "I am very confident about China," he said.
Beyoncé Presents Kaepernick with Sports Illustrated Award:
The singer made a surprise appearance at SI's Sportsperson of the Year ceremony last night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to present Colin Kaepernick with the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. Kaepernick said he accepted the award "not for myself but on behalf of the people" and that he would "continue to work for the people" "with or without the NFL's platform." | | Credit: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated
Street Art Sighting:
Spotted by photographer Lior Mizrahi in Jerusalem, a poster praising Trump from the city he will recognize as Israel's capital. | | Credit: Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images
Send your political street art pics to me at coverlinehunter@cnn.com, tweet me @hunterschwarz or tag @cnncoverline on Instagram. | | | | | | |
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