Isolation begins.
CONGRESS TO REBUKE TRUMP ON NATIONAL EMERGENCY
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he won’t support Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to fund construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, increasing the likelihood that Congress will approve a resolution that seeks to block the move. [HuffPost]
MCCARTHY: KIM KNEW ABOUT OTTO House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) implicated Kim in Otto Warmbier’s death, splitting from Trump’s assessment. “Look, North Korea murdered Otto,” McCarthy said during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.” “I think Kim knew what happened, which was wrong.” [HuffPost]
HOUSE TO DEMAND TRUMP BUSINESS DOCUMENTS
Over 60 entities and individuals with close ties to President Donald Trump and his businesses will get document requests from the House Judiciary Committee, Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said. [HuffPost]
BOLTON: NORTH KOREA SUMMIT ‘A SUCCESS’
National security adviser John Bolton declared last week’s summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “a success,” despite its abrupt breakdown and failure to produce a denuclearization deal. [HuffPost]
[SIZE=6]U.S. SHUTTERS ‘EMBASSY’ TO PALESTINE [/SIZE][SIZE=5]The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the U.S. embassy to Israel. [AP][/SIZE]