Despite more than 100 Republican lawmakers urging the president to drop his steel and aluminum tariffs plan, Donald Trump still plans to move forward. The announcement was slated for this afternoon, but reports this morning say the exact date and time of the announcement are still up in the air. This afternoon, the president will be joined by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to host representatives of the video game industry, continuing the dialogue on gun violence in the wake of last month's Florida high school massacre. Trump, pivoting from gun control, has said he thinks video game companies are somewhat culpable. Hence, this discussion could get contentious. In Russia news, legal experts say Trump fell just short of witness tampering when he -- against the advice of counsel -- asked key witnesses in the Russia inquiry what they had discussed with investigators. On Capitol Hill, GOP lawmakers are aiming to cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood, eliminate a federal family planning program, and ax the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. Dems are threatening to block the long-sought conservative priorities in the annual health spending bill, setting up a standoff and threatening passage of an omnibus spending package to keep the government open. In Sex and the City news, Miranda wants to faceoff with a Mr. Big in a run for Governor?? Actress Cynthia Nixon is reportedly in serious talks about taking on Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) in NY’s gubernatorial race and has begun reaching out to potential campaign staffers. Speaking of, a #ThrowbackThursday question: are Cosmos still on any cocktail menus? We’re kicking off International Women’s Day with this...
- Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) takes over John Conyers’ Medicare for All bill.
- Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) wants DHS to expedite DACA renewals.
- Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to Amazon: come to Brooklyn.
- CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) will knock on House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) door every day for a DACA fix.
- Congressmen Joaquín (D-TX) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) question why the State Department hasn’t used funds allocated to counter foreign meddling.
- Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Donald McEachin (D-VA) want to know if Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke broke election law.
- Congressman Rubén Kihuen (D-NV) may run for re-election after all.
- Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick hints at a 2020 WH run.
- Meet the Political Director for Senator Bill Nelson’s (D-FL) re-election campaign.
- Fast Company has a new Editor-in-Chief.
- WaPo’s Ed O’Keefe leaving for CBS News.
- Recent report shows women of color vastly underrepresented in newsrooms.
- Lonny Magazine promotes Managing Editor.
- Congressman Donald McEachin (D-VA) calls for nixing judicial nominee over stance on LGBTQ issues.
- Univisión CEO out after IPO withdrawal.
- Mother of the gun movement switches to Congressional run.
- Actor Michael B. Jordan’s company adopts inclusion policy.
- Meet the new OPM Director.