2018 - 1:30pm EST - Politics

White House Daily Press Briefing | Live Discussion Thread - 12/18/2018 - 1:30pm EST
Trump agrees to shut down his charity amid allegations he used it for personal and political benefit
White House signals it will back down on President Trump’s demand for border wall funding and avert a partial government shutdown
'Turns Out,' Says Ocasio-Cortez, 'Everyday People Like It When We Fight for Everyday People'
CNN's Chris Cuomo Spots 'Uncanny' Similarity Of Trump And Russian Bot Messages
At sentencing, Michael Flynn admits he knew lying to the FBI was a crime and declines to withdraw guilty plea
Trump Could Be Under Sealed Indictment, Analyst Speculates
Bonuses are up $0.02 since the GOP tax cuts passed
Judge to Michael Flynn: 'Arguably you sold your country out'
Trump could be indicted by Mueller, says Fox News’ Judge Napolitano: ‘There’s ample evidence’
Ex-National Enquirer Editor Suggests Jared, Ivanka Partook In ‘Criminal Activity’
Chris Matthews: Trump Jr, Ivanka ‘stand as the next dominoes to fall’
The GOP tax bill only gave workers 2 cents more per hour in bonuses
Trump supporters turning on president over Mueller investigation into Russia ties, poll shows
Presidential Historian Jon Meacham: Trump Could Be an 'Agent of a Foreign Power' Who Committed 'Definition of Treason'
A.G. Underwood Announces Stipulation Dissolving Trump Foundation Under Judicial Supervision, With AG Review Of Recipient Charities
Fox News poll: Only 38 percent of Americans would vote to re-elect Donald Trump
Congress Now Has a Very Full, Very Ugly Picture of How Russia Targeted Black Americans
New Report Says After Trump Won Election, Russian Trolls Set Their Sights on Comey, Mueller
People with extreme political views ‘cannot tell when they are wrong’, study finds
Why Is Congress Trying To Pass An Obviously Unconstitutional Bill That Would Criminalize Boycotts Of Israel?
Poll shows majority of Americans think Robert Mueller will find President Trump committed crimes
Elizabeth Warren: It’s time to let the government manufacture generic drugs
Second woman claims billionaire perv Jeffrey Epstein 'directed' her to have sex with Alan Dershowitz
Chance of Recession Rises to the Highest Level of the Trump Presidency: CNBC Fed Survey
Chris Matthews Predicts Trump Could Resign ‘In The Coming Weeks’

White House Daily Press Briefing | Live Discussion Thread - 12/18/2018 - 1:30pm EST

Posted: 18 Dec 2018 09:52 AM PST

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Welcome back to our "Daily" WH Press Briefing! It has been 20 days since the last Presser, on 11/27/2018. This will only be the 4th since Labor Day.

Even in a timeline where chaotic news-cycles have become commonplace, the past few weeks have seemed extremely busy. Today's briefing could, rightfully, last hours if everything were to be covered. However, we expect a typically brief SHS briefing, which will likely focus on the current hot topics. Said topics may include:

The looming government shutdown over The Wall
Today's sentencing of former Trump NSA Michael Flynn, and the recent pleas/sentencing/indictments of various people in Trump's orbit
Trump issues order to create a new "Space Command"
McSally picked to hold the vacant AZ Senate seat, previously held by John McCain
Mick Mulvaney names as Acting Chief of Staff.
Unstable Stock Markets
New reports issued detailing Russian Disinformation campaigns against the US
Trump agrees to shut down his charity
And so much more…