SAD NEWS … JOHN BRESNAHAN (@BresPolitico): “[email protected]’s wife Dr. Emily England Clyburn passed away this morning. The couple, married for 58 years, met in jail after he was arrested in a civil-rights protest. The House won’t be in session on Monday so members can attend her funeral, per @heatherscope.”– MCCLATCHY’S EMMA DUMAIN: “To those unversed in South Carolina politics and civic life, she was the wife of 58 years to Democrat Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking African American in Congress.“To everyone else, she was known, with great reverence, as Ms. Emily — a driving force behind her husband’s political rise but also a fixture in the community in her own rite. Emily England Clyburn — who died Thursday morning, at the age of 80 — was a longtime librarian who helped raise tens of thousands of dollars to help students afford college.” Emma’s must-read obitBREAKING … NYT: “Watchdog Refuses to Detail Whistle-Blower Complaint About Trump,” by Nick Fandos, Eileen Sullivan, Julian Barnes and Matthew Rosenberg: “The internal watchdog for American spy agencies declined repeatedly in a briefing on Thursday to disclose to lawmakers the content of a potentially explosive whistle-blower complaint that is said to involve a discussion between President Trump… Read full this story
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