President Trump gave his 2020 re-election team a thumbs-up on their early campaign planning during a meeting that included Vice President Mike Pence and campaign boss Brad Parscale.
He was “happy” with the initial hires of top officials, and he is expected to make sure his family — son-in-law Jared Kushner, sons Eric and Don, and daughter-in-law Lara — have key roles. …
- Pence and his wife, Karen, have visited Passion City Church several times in the past few months. At one recent service, which takes place at the Howard Theater in Washington’s Shaw neighborhood, the Pences watched the speaker from a private room by the stage. After the service, they exited through a rear entrance in the theater and to their motorcade. Passion City is based in Atlanta and was founded by Louie Giglio who founded the church and the Passion Movement, a decades-old organization of Christian college students. …
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- March is the month of St. Patrick’s Day, so that means celebrated Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns will be in his adopted town of Washington kicking off the celebrations. He is the featured singer at a March 3 concert at the elegant Perry Belmont House at an event hosted by Dr. Hynek Kmonicek, ambassador of Czech Republic, Stanislav Vidovic, ambassador of Slovenia and Keith Azzopardi, ambassador of Malta. Interior designer Barry Dixon and former Fox5 Anchor Will Thomas, now of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, will be co-Emcees. The Embassy of Ireland will also have a presence on the program. Tickets are here. …
- The Republican National Committee is moving quickly to prepare for the 2020 presidential nominating convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Key officials just named include Committee on Arrangements Chairwoman Toni Anne Dashiell, South Carolina National Committeeman Glenn McCall as co-chair, Ohio GOP Chairman Jane Timken and Puerto Rico National Committeeman Luis Fortuno as vice-chairs, Massachusetts National Committeeman Ron Kaufman as treasurer, and Alabama National Committeewoman Vicki Drummond as secretary. …
- Katie Waldman, assistant Homeland Security press secretary, is leaving to join Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally as communications director. …
