What the American People want us focused on in washington, d. C. Is the kind of things i was talking about, at the steel factory today and on a farm here in minnesota. They want us talking about this growing economy. They want us talking about making america more secure. I really do believe and i hope that congress will get the message that well move on. Ellison barber has the latest from the white house. Ellison . Hi, jon. The department of treasury says they have their subpoena, but officials would not comment beyond that. President trump is talking and commenting on this on twitter writing in part quote i won the 2016 election partially based on no tax returns while im under audit and the voters didnt care. The radical left democrats want to again relitigate this matter, make it a part of the 2020 election. The chairman of the house ways and Means Committee says his committee needs to see six years of President Trumps personal and business tax returns. He said quote after reviewing the options available to me and upon the advice of counsel, i issued subpoenas friday to the secretary of the treasury and the commissioner of the irs. While i dont take this step lightly, i believe this action gives us the best opportunity to succeed and obtain the requested materials. The irs and department of treasury have one week to comply with this request. Chairman neal previously tried to get these tax returns under a little known bit older provision of the federal tax code, one that came to be during the harding administration, after the teapot dome scandal, treasury secretary mnuchin rejected the request that was made under that provision. The secretary said that it lacked legitimate legislative purpose, and therefore violated Supreme Court precedent. Seems like all of this could wind up in a courtroom. Right now it seems like chairman neal is prepared for that to happen. Listen here. Are you going to take President Trump to court over getting his tax returns . I think some sort of a decision by the end of the week thats for sure. The options are pretty narrow now. The last eight president s have voluntarily released their tax forms. I think what were trying to do here is to remain consistent with the principles that previous president s have developed. President trump previously said he would fight subpoenas from congressional democrats. We know the white house told former officials including former white House Counsel mcgahn not to comply with ps is for testimony. With subpoenas for testimony. Now sources confirm to fox news, us who counsel reached out to former white House Counsel reached out to former white house mcgahn and asked him to say publicly he did not believe the president obstructed justice. He this ask was reportedly done at President Trumps request. In a statement mcgahns attorney told fox news we did not perceive it as any kind of threat or something sinister. It was a request professionally and cordially made. Congressional democrats want to hear from don mcgahn on the 21st, and the chairman of the house judiciary Committee Says if he does not testify, they are prepared to start proceedings to hold him in contempt. Jon . Jon ellison barber, thank you. Meantime the president s personal attorney has cancelled his up coming trip to ukraine. Judy giuliani has said Rudy Giuliani has said he was going to meet with ukraine to but democrats said the trip was politically motivated. I wasnt going them to encourage them to start an investigation. They have an investigation. They have an investigation of how ukrainians helped the dnc and hillary operatives to get in some cases false dirty information about the trump campaign. This has nothing to do with the election of 2020. The election of 2020 is a long time from now. And if i wanted to meddle in that election, which i dont, i could have held this for a year and dropped it right before the convention. Jon giulianis change of heart came just hours after President Trump said he planned to speak with him about his trip and the investigation. U. S. And chinese negotiators wrapped up their trade talks yesterday with no deal in place. But there is optimism from both sides that an agreement still can be reached, and President Trump says the relationship with China Remains a strong one. We are in washington with more. Things appear to be at a stalemate yesterday afternoon but by dinner time Chinese State media reported that u. S. Negotiators will continue talks in beijing in the coming weeks. At 12 01 a. M. Friday morning, those tariffs went into effect. Up from 10 to 25 percent on 200 billion dollars in chinese goods. These are just some of those goods affected Clothing Electronics furniture even colognes and perfumes. A few hours ago this morning President Trump took to twitter to try and calm the fears of americans about the tariffs, tweeting, quote, such an easy way to avoid tariffs, make or produce your goods and products in the good old usa. It is very simple. Simple is in the eye of the beholder. Mean who produce goods overseas are watching this play out closely. It is possible the United States is not finished with china when it comes to the tariff business. Trade representative Robert Lighthizer who was at the negotiating table with his chinese counterpart put out a statement that reads in part quote the president also ordered us to begin process on raising tariffs essentially all remaining imports from china which are valued at approximately 300 billion dollars. On friday after a few short hours of talks, chinese vice premier was spotted at the meesh Willard Hotel having nearby Willard Hotel having lunch and he said talks would continue and went fairly well. The vice premier says it is up to the two president s meaning trump and xi to talk directly and work this out. Were told the two have not yet spoken but President Trump on thursday said he received a letter from chinese president xi and expects to speak to him on the phone at some point. Until that time, china has already made it clear the country is retaliate for the move made by the United States but it appears both sides will continue those talks. Jon . Jon david reporting there. Thank you david. Stay tuned for more on the tariffs. We will have reaction from consumers and analysis from the wall street journals john bussey in the hour later. The u. S. Ramps up pressure on iran. The pentagon has sent a warship and antimissile system to the middle east to join the Carrier StrikeGroup Already in the region. These come amidst growing threats from tehran against u. S. Forces in the area. It is important that iran understand that an attack on americans or its interests will be met with an appropriate response. Were in the middle east to defeat terrorism. But we will protect ourselves. Jon Leland Vittert has the latest from washington. Evening, jon. To summarize the administrations position on iran, for 40 years iran has been killing american soldiers, attacking american facilities, and taking american hostages, moves that require selfdefense. Add to that reports of specific and were told credible intelligence about possible iranian action and here we go. The Patriot Missile battery, a long range all weather air Defense System used to shoot down Ballistic Missiles and aircraft heads to the middle east to protect u. S. Assets and allies. The uss articleton transfers from europe to arlington transfers from the europe to mideast. It is used to transport marines and aircraft to various types of warfare including special operations. The pentagon released video shot from the uss Abraham Lincoln as the carrier and her battle group traveled through the suez canal in route of striking distance to iran. What the United States is doing, they have likely very good intelligence here what were trying to demonstrate to iran is we will respond. Thats why were being so public about it. Note this statement by the pentagon, despite also sending bombers to the region, you can tell a lot about the threat based on the assets that are sent. The United States does not seek conflict with iran. But we are postured and ready to defend u. S. Forces and interests in the region. Keep in mind the timing here. This all comes around the oneyear anniversary of President Trumps withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal and increased pressure on the iranian regime. The United States has imposed sanctions on iran that are having a crippling effect. The currency devalued significantly. Inflation about 37 . Economy contracted about 6 . Civil unrest is growing in the country. And then we just recently designated the irgc their main weapon that they use to impose control and abomination in the middle east through proxies as a terrorist organization. We have talked about the military steps being taken. Secretary of state mike pompeo heads overseas to meet with his russian counterparts tomorrow and tuesday on the diplomatic front. One might imagine that iran will come up, the russians have sold iran most of their air Defense Systems. Leland vitter live from washington, thank you. President trump is down playing north koreas recent launch of short range Ballistic Missiles. The president says he and kim jongun continue to have a strong relationship as Nuclear Talks stall months after their failed second summit in hanoi. Kitty logan is in london with more. Hi, jon. President trump has been speaking about the latest short range missile tests from north korea. He says he doesnt believe them to be a breach of trust. President trump said the two short range missiles fired from north korea last thursday were, quote, standard stuff. The missiles flew around 180 miles and landed in the sea. It was the second round of tests in a week. They were overseen by north Korean Leader kim jongun himself. State media says the country wants to boost its capability to strike. Its unclear how this leaves negotiations with the u. S. , which have stalled since the last summit between President Trump and the north Korean Leader broke down without agreement. But the president says the relationship between the two leaders is still strong and he wants to continue negotiations in the future. There are also concerns that north korea could resume tests of longrange missiles. Pyongyang has previously promised to stop its nuclear program, although it hasnt ever made a Firm Commitment to do so. It wants sanctions lifted first, something the u. S. Has refused to do. These short range missile tests are a concern to some neighboring countries, to south korea, but the hopes are that talks will resume again before tensions escalate. Jon . Jon kitty logan, thank you. Venezuela braces for more demonstrations as Opposition Leader and u. S. Recognized president of venezuela juan guaido urges his supporters to get out and protest nationwide. This after the arrest of one of his top staffers. It all comes on the heels of guaidos failed military uprising last week. Disputed president maduro has upped the pressure on Opposition Leader and imposed major government crackdown on those resisting since the uprising. President trump takes a swipe at one of the rising 2020 democrats, south bend indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg is the latest to be targeted by the president earning himself a brand new nickname this as several of his fellow competitors hit the campaign trail today, while front runner former Vice President biden continues to dominate the polls. Christina coleman is following the race from los angeles. Christina . Jon, democratic president ial hopeful mayor Pete Buttigieg dismissing President Trumps new nickname for him saying he quote didnt get the reference. Trump mocked buttigieg in an interview yesterday afternoon comparing the 37yearold south bend indiana mayor to the longtime mascot for mad magazine. Trump said quote alfred e. Newman cannot become president of the United States. When asked about trumps insult, mayor pete said he never even heard of that character and had to google it. He went on to say he was surprised the president of the United States wasnt spending more time trying to salvage his trade deal with china. Buttigieg is scheduled to speak at the Human Rights Campaign gala in las vegas tonight. And that politico interview, trump also hit democratic frontrunner biden for flubbing u. K. Prime minister mays name. Biden called her margaret thatcher. The president said bidens popularity reminds him of his 2016 race, predicting the former Vice President will remain at the top of polls, but said he didnt know if biden was a good frontrunner. Trump also suggested it would be, quote, appropriate for him to speak to attorney general bill barr about a potential investigation into biden and alleged ties to ukraine. Other democratic hopefuls on the map today, minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar is in puerto rico meeting with that territorys outspoken governor as the island continues to recover from a pair of devastating hurricanes that struck in 2017. New york senator Kirsten Gillibrand just wrapped up a town hall in New Hampshire where she criticized the president s trade war with china, saying the president s negotiating style is the problem. I think its because hes too belligerent. I think hes so overly certain and so selfconsumed that he cant actually work well with others and find Common Ground because you really have to spend as much time listening as you are talking and he hasnt done that. Another contender planning to throw his hat into the crowded field this week, montana governor steve bullock. He posted a teaser video on twitter this morning. The democrat very popular in his home state, winning his second term in 2016, as trump carried the state by 20 points. And if he does join the race, that would bring the tally to 22 major democratic president ial hopefuls. Jon . Jon thanks very much. Human trafficking survivors sharing their stories, hoping to shed light on this growing epidemic. Plus a potential Health Hazard after a tugboat collides with a massive oil tanker. Those stories coming up. Lets be honest. Safe drivers shouldnt have to pay as much for insurance. 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