Subject: Daily Skimm: The club is jumpin’ jumpin’
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Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:39:54 -0500 (EST)

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Hold on to your pooch" – Cleveland's National Weather Service had to i=sue a warning for owners to keep dogs close. Because those winds can be fu=-ocious.

911, WHAT’S YOUR =MERGENCY

The Story

President Trump isn't backing down on his US-Mexico border wall.

Very on brand. So what's the latest?

Yesterday, Congress approved a funding bill that would avoid another partial go= shutdown. It'll fund the gov through September and includes about $1.4 bi=lion for border security that goes toward fencing. But not the $5.7 billio= in wall funding Trump has been asking for. Next, Trump is expected to sig= off on it. And then some.

What do you mean by 'and then some'?

Trump's planning to declare a national emergency in o=der to get the money for his wall.

A national emergency sounds intense.

It can be. Presidents can declare them when they believe there's some sort of c=isis – but they have to justify why. A bit confusing, since there'= no definition for what counts as one. This allows them to redirect federa= money without Congress's approval.

And that's...legal?

Yes.=It's been done dozens of time= before to address things ranging from terrorism to swine flu �=93 though it's rare to call an emergency to pay for something Congress won=t. Trump claims there's a "hu=anitarian and security crisis" at the border, pointing to the influx o= undocumented immigrants and drugs.

Is that true?

Depends who you ask. Some (including some House Repub=icans) say there is, and it needs to be addressed ASAP. Others (including =ems and officials in the =order city of El Paso, TX) say that's not true.

Where's the money coming from?

It looks like he'll get about $3.5 billion from the D=fense Dept. Specifically from its budget that's dedicated to military cons=ruction.

I'm sure Congress is just thrilled about getting side=ined.

If thrilled means threatening legal action then count them in. Many have calle= this executive overreach. And some Republicans are questioning whether wh=t's happening at the border is "national emergency" worthy.

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Trump had two years of a Republican-backed Congress t= fulfill his campaign promise. Now he's planning to take a different appro=ch that could test the limits of his presidential power. If he's able to d=clare a national emergency to get his policy agenda achieved, he opens the=door for other presidents to do the same. Something many see as a slippery=slope that could jeopardize America's system of checks and balances.

Skimm More: H=re's more on the types of walls that could be built at the border. And whe=her it would even help.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when your friends start piling on you...<=b>

Alright, alright I'm over this. Just like Amazon is over New York City. Yesterd=y, Amazon said it was pulling out of its plan to build an HQ in NYC. When =mazon announced the plan last year, there were worries it could drive up r=nt prices. There was also pushback over the $3 billion in incentives (thin=: tax breaks and more) Am=zon would have gotten to move there. People protested – and City C=uncil held hearings over=how the deal was reached without public input. Now, Amazon's saying 'cance= order' – it says it needs a "supportive" relationship with local =oliticians in order to build its HQ2 there. *Cries over Valentine's Day ch=colates.* Instead, it'll focus more attention on the other planned HQ2 it'= building in Virginia. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is giving local politicians a=one-star review for pushing away the 25,000 jobs Amazon would have brought=to the city. And some say the move could have helped NYC compete with Sili=on Valley. But others are bla=ing Amazon for giving up on the relationship. Speaking of big money, =a href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/16017458.2911746/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2l=bXRoLmlzLzJWNTNFZDU/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8B05eeaa1f" target="_blank" s=yle="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">JPMorgan Chase is becoming=the first major US bank to launch a cryptocurrency. Ka-ching.

Who people in DC are texting each other about�=A6

Andrew M=Cabe. Yesterday, the former FBI deputy director said that he and top J=stice Dept officials had discussed using the 25th Amendment to remove Pres=dent Trump from office. The 25th: the one that lets you remove a president if they're unfit to serve= When Trump fired then FBI Director James Comey in 2017, it raised questio=s about whether he was trying to interfere with the FBI's Russia investiga=ion. So McCabe told the FBI to look into whether this counted as obstructi=g justice. And talked about potentially getting Trump removed. Trump said =his shows there's bias against him in the FBI. Speaking of people on DC's =ips: William Barr. Yester=ay, he was confirmed and sworn in as the new attorney general. AGs are in =harge of helping to enforce US law on everything from weed to immigration.=Barr was AG under President George HW Bush in the '90s – and was k=own for being tough on crime and immigration. Eyes are on how he adjusts h=s tough-on-crime attitude now that there's a new criminal justice law in town. Dems are also watchin= to make sure his criticisms =f the Trump-Russia investigation don't impact the special counsel's ab=lity to do his job.

What to say when you hear the Dept of Ed was accused =f not doing enough to protect=people with student loans…

The Senate is working to put some other protections i= place. Yesterday, it unanimously passed a bill to make lynching a federal crime. We don't know why =t's taken until 2019 for that to happen either. Seven presidents have call=d on Congress to pass laws against lynching. But the bills have gotten now=ere. Now, this Senate bill – co-sponsored by two 2020 Dem hopefuls – are calling on =he House to bring this over the finish line. If it passes, lawmakers say i= will send a clear message that the US is finally grappling with its histo=y of lynching. It will also mean that if someone is ever found guilty of l=nching again, they could face an enhanced sentence on par with other hate =rimes – up to life in prison. That's not the only thing lawmakers =re working on. Two Dems are pushing to replace gender-specific terms in th= tax code like "husband" =nd "wife" with more LGBTQ-friendly terms like "spouse." It was intro'd on =alentine's Day because love is love.

What still isn't on mute…

R Kelly. Yesterday a report came out that there's another alleged tape of him h=ving sex with – and urinating on – an underage girl. We'll=give you a moment to control your rage. The tape is reminding everyone of =he child pornography charges Kelly was acquitted of more than 10 years ago= Yes, also allegedly involving sex with and urination on an underage girl.=But the woman didn't testify against Kelly and the jury ultimately cleared him. Last month, Lifetime=s docuseries helped to sh=re some stories of his alleged victims. Now, this tape is apparently givin= investigators yet another thing to go after...and potentially indict him on.

What to say when you hear "All That" is making a comeback…

So are b=rrettes.

SKIMM READS

To help celebrate Black History Month, February's =kimm Reads are from black American authors who made history.

<= href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/16017458.2911746/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbXpu=nRvLzJYOXV0aTI/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8Bbe477c09" target="_blank" style=3D"color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">"The Source of Self-Regard" by=Toni Morrison

Fact: there can never be too many Toni Morrison books=on your shelf. Her latest collec=ion of essays, speeches, and reflections on money, race, female empowe=ment, and more was released earlier this week. Psst...it includes the Nobe= lecture she delivered after becoming the first black author to win the aw=rd for literature. Cue the chills.

<=>PS: We picked more reads to help you celebrate Black History M=nth. Get them here.=/i>

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Skimm HQ is celebrating the Presidents' birthdays on =onday. Meaning no Daily Skimm. See you back in your inbox Tuesday.

SKIMM'RS

Cheers to…Kanchan S (FL), who was awar=ed employee of the month at her job. And to Becky S (MO), who climb=d to the top of Ek Balam (one of the Mayan Ruins) on her 49th birthday.

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