Trump rallies at the border as another shutdown looms President Trump
heads Monday to Texas to rally support ahead of the expiration
Friday of the law
that reopened parts of the government last month. His demand for $5.7 billion for a border wall triggered that shutdown, and
he's said he may prevent another closure by using executive powers to pay for one.
The debate is sure to suck up this week's political oxygen.
An accuser of Virginia's lieutenant governor is due to speak out Vanessa Tyson, one of two women
who've accused Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault,
will take questions Tuesday at Stanford University. Fairfax, who denies the allegations, is
among three top Democrats in his state facing pressure to step down.
Malaysia's trial of the century is set to begin This case has a $250 million yacht, a Picasso and a Lindsay Lohan link. Prosecutors
Tuesday begin detailing charges of abuse of power and money laundering against an ex-Prime Minister and other top officials accused of embezzling $3.5 billion from a state fund called 1MDB. They deny the allegations.
US vice president heads to Poland and Germany Mike Pence heads
Wednesday to Europe for four days of
meetings on global security, including
NATO and stability in the Mideast and Latin America. Keep an ear out for what he says about Iran and ISIS in Syria;
Trump and his top intelligence advisers recently clashed on those topics.
Colombia's President visits the White House Iván Duque Márquez
is in Washington on
Wednesday as chaos continues to rock his nation's neighbor, Venezuela. More protests there are expected this week after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
blocked aid trucks at a checkpoint set by opposition leader and self-declared president, Juan Guaido.
Parkland marks a grim milestone Suddenly, they were gone:
17 students and educators, gunned down a year ago
Thursday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. The massacre
sparked a youth movement and ushered in what one advocacy group called a "
remarkable increase in new gun safety legislation."
Nigerians will choose a president Corruption and
the fight against the Islamist terror group
Boko Haram are top of mind as voters head to the polls
Saturday.
Legislative seats in the nation with Africa's largest economy are also up for grabs less than a year after the
#NotTooYoungToRun bill reduced age limits for candidates.
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