The Daily Populous

Saturday February 15th, 2020 night edition

image for 'Grim Reaper' Mitch McConnell Admits There Are 395 House Bills Sitting in the Senate: 'We're Not Going to Pass Those'

During a television interview, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that 395 bills sitting in the Senate are not going to be passed.

On Fox News Friday, anchor Bret Baier asked McConnell if Democrats' statements about those bills were true and whether they could move forward.

McConnell confirmed that it was the case, but also said that proposed legislation would be rejected.

"They've been on full left-wing parade over there, trotting out all of their left-wing solutions that are going to be issues in the fall campaign.

McConnell explained that the bills would not get passed, because the government is divided.

She has said that bills are sitting in a "legislative graveyard," during this cycle.

Earlier in the interview, Fox showed clips of Democratic presidential candidates criticizing McConnell for not passing bills. »

Boris Johnson has canceled his planned trip to the White House after Trump slammed the phone down on him in a moment of 'apoplectic' fury

Authored by businessinsider.com

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has canceled a planned trip to meet with President Donald Trump next month after a furious row between the two men.

Trump slammed the phone down on Johnson last month after the prime minister defied him on the issue of Huawei's involvement in the UK.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has canceled a trip to the US planned for next month after a furious phone call from President Donald Trump in which Trump slammed down the phone on the prime minister. »

Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti found guilty in Nike extortion trial

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Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday by a jury of all three charges related to his efforts to extort up to $25 million from athletic apparel giant Nike, in what a top prosecutor called "an old-fashioned shakedown.".

Daniels posted a statement on Instagram, saying: "Sadly, it appears what Michael Avenatti did to me was just the tip of an iceberg of deceit.

Avenatti had claimed to represent amateur basketball coach Gary Franklin, who testified at trial that he was unaware of the lawyer's tactics. »

Feds seize $181,000 from trucker at Tampa airport. His company says ‘something is fishy.’

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The saga started when FGL Transport gave employee Boris Nulman $191,500 and a plane ticket to Cleveland to purchase several big rigs.

When the cash in a carry-on bag went through a Transportation Security Administration scanner, officers pulled it aside for an inspection.

Nulman was allowed to leave later with only $10,000, according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. »