Kelly Macias, staff writer for the Daily Kos, discusses President Trump's trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump is the first president to attend the conference since Bill Clinton in 2000.
Macias previews Trump's Friday speech touting his nationalist "America First" message. Will he be shunned as some think? Or will he be able to sell world leaders on his message?
President Trum[p will also meet with several world leaders including British Prime Minister Theresa May and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The timing of Trump's meeting with Kagame comes just a couple of weeks after he allegedly criticized African nations.
With a government shutdown five days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode as Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means curtailing federal services for millions of Americans.
Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced on Saturday that he will run against Sen. Robert Menendez in the state’s Democratic primary for Senate next year, saying he feels compelled to run against the three-term senator after he and his wife were indicted on sweeping corruption charges.
