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Gabe Fleisher, Editor-in-Chief
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From the Editors Desk
Hello and welcome to Wake Up To Politics 2015! I hope you all had a great
Winter Break and New Years and are ready to dive back into the news!
2015 is going to be an exciting year in politics the new Congress is being
sworn in tomorrow, bringing a bunch of new members, and most
importantly: a new majority with a new agenda. A Republican Congress and
a Democratic President nearing the end of his term expect fireworks for
the year ahead.
While the GOP majorities will pass through their agenda, (lame duck?)
President Barack Obama is expected to continue his recent string of
executive actions in hopes of advancing his priorities.
And meanwhile2015 will be dominated by news of 2016, as presidential
candidates prepare for next years election. Announcements from major
candidates could start this month.
Solets get to the news!
White House Watch
The Presidents Schedule President Barack Obama has returned from
vacation in Hawaii, and has a quiet schedule today.
At 10 AM, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing.
At 12:30 PM, he will have lunch with Vice President Joe Biden.
At 2:30 PM, President Obama will meet with his senior advisors.
Bidens Day Back from vacationing in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Vice
President Joe Biden will go to New York today, after his lunch with
President Obama.
Biden will represent the White House at the wake for former Gov. Mario
Cuomo (D-NY). The viewing will be held at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral
Home in Manhattan between 1 and 5 PM, and will be open only to family
and friends. The visitation will be closed to the media and public.
Cuomo served as Governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994,
and died Thursday at the age of 82, on the same day as his son Andrew
Cuomo was sworn in for his second term as New York Governor. The elder
Governor Cuomo was known for his liberal oratory, most famously his
keynote address at the 1984 Democratic Convention, where he attacked
Ronald Reagans shining city on a hill.
Election Central
2016 Central: Huckabee Ends Fox Show, Discusses Presidential Run
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced on Saturday night that he
was ending his weekly Fox News program, Huckabee.
Huckabee, a 2008 candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, said
he was leaving Fox to mull over the possibility of a second presidential
campaign.
As much as I have loved doing the show, I cannot bring myself to rule out
another presidential run, Hucakbee said. I wont make a decision about
running until late in the spring of 2015, but the continued chatter has put Fox
News into a position that is not fair to them.
Keeping the drama, the former governor continued: As we say in television,
stay tuned!
Capitol Hill News
Michael Grimm Resigns New York Rep. Michael Grimms resignation
from Congress is effective today, ahead of the 114th Congress convening
tomorrow.
Grimm announced the resignation last week, after he pled guilty to a felony
tax charge. After his seat is vacated today, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will set a
date for a special election, which must be held 70 to 80 days after the date is
announced.
