Officials worried by administrationīs pressure on Ukraine spoke with White House lawyer before and after 25 July call, Washington Post reportsSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 12.57am BST Hello - Sam Levin here in Los Angeles, taking over the blog for the rest of the day. Iīm at the LGBT 2020 forum at the Novo in downtown LA, where Cory Booker is first up. The New Jersey senator said he supported Californiaīs move this week to make HIV prevention medication available to patients without a doctorīs prescription.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. `spoke to this...[he] says I cannot pass a law to make someone love me, but I can stop them from lynching me,` says @CoryBooker on his fight for inclusion. `You can`t lead the people if you don`t love the people. All the people.` #EqualityTownHall pic.twitter.com/hrhVWokjk8LGBTQ+ activists and organizers have made enormous strides toward equality-but that hard-won progress is already under attack. We need a president who is ready to fight back. I`ve got a plan to secure LGBTQ+ rights and equality. https://t.co/j8pelUdSmSToday, I introduced a plan to ensure everyone in the LGBTQ+ community is able to live proudly and openly, without fear of discrimination. We can restore equality and dignity in the White House. https://t.co/tS2YM46az7With his candidacy, @PeteButtigieg is shining a light on the LGBTQ+ community, and as president he would work to ensure people like Rob and Leif feel safe and seen: https://t.co/QqTeDy6er2 pic.twitter.com/HPrDJoh3sW 12.39am BST Donald Trumpīs former Russia adviser Fiona Hill will testify to Congress that the presidentīs personal lawyer, Rudy Guiliani, and EU ambassador Gordon Sondland circumvented the National Security Council, according to NBC reporters. Hillīs planned testimony has stoked fear among people close to Trump, per a former senior White House official. Also a key test for whether House can get testimony from *former* officials despite threat White House may assert exec ...
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