Yesterday’s Rexit continues to rock the Beltway as more details emerge in the rocky relationship between outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Donald Trump. One tale reminiscent of Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas recounted a time in China when POTUS45, in front of other officials, directed Tillerson to “eat the salad.” Disrespected him a ‘lil bit. On the Hill, Tri-Caucus members are requesting that the Dream Act be attached to the omnibus spending bill and expressed concerns to leadership about funding that would be used to detain and deport immigrants. More on that below. On the Senate side, a short-term DACA fix was blocked on Tuesday for the second time in roughly a week. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) attempted to pass legislation that would extend the program for three years while providing $7.6 billion in border security funding. Detractors says the Senate should find a permanent solution for DACA. Too close to call. That’s the headline in Pennsylvania’s special election in the 18th Congressional District. But Democrat Conor Lamb didn’t get that memo. He declared victory last night as he leads GOP candidate Rick Saccone, 49.8% to 49.6%. And everyone from DNC Chair Tom Pérez to House Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have issued statements congratulating Lamb on the victory. Though a recount is likely, the results issue a stern warning to the GOP, which spent millions on the race but still appears to be drowning in a blue wave. Students are calling BS. Today at 10A, exactly one month after the school shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, students across the country will walk out of their schools for 17 minutes -- one minute for each victim who lost their life. Nearly 3,000 schools are expected to participate. In more sad news, Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge University physicist who pondered the origin of the universe from a wheelchair, died last night at his home in England. He was 76. And in some head scratching news, First Lady Melania Trump is bringing together tech giants to talk about -- wait for it -- ways to fight cyberbullying. Among the companies expected to attend the March 20th meeting: Amazon, Snap, Facebook, Google, and, POTUS45’s favorite outlet, Twitter. We’re kicking off Wednesday with this...
- Tri-Caucus asks congressional leadership to oppose WH budget funding that targets undocumented community.
- Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) pushes WH to consider designating Russia a state sponsor of terrorism after UK poison attack.
- Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) wants info on Trump’s fired personal assistant.
- Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) leads letter questioning National Labor Relations Board in litigation against McDonald’s.
- Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) has his day in high court.
- Heritage Pres says she was blocked from WH by Omarosa.
- Emails show Ben and Candy Carson did, in fact, make it rain while furniture shopping.
- Senator Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) Hispanic Media Director joins America’s Voice.
- Meet the new Communications Director for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
- Guess who’s back on the campaign trail as a Trump shill?
- UCLA’s public interest law school program names a new ED.
- NPR consolidates its digital news and visuals teams into a single unit.
- Majordomo Media launches as a culture-focused entertainment and media company.
- AP names diverse global enterprise team.
- Press Forward announces its Board of Advisors.
- Judges uphold sanctuary city law in Texas.
- CA Dem delegation denounces Trump’s “continued assault” on the state.
- CA Assemblymember wants border wall builders to lose tax credits.
- Speaking of ... three Illinois men, including one who drafted a border wall plan, have been charged in the Minnesota mosque bombing. Get the story in Blogs.