February 5, 2017 Open Thread
Paul Worrilow’s Super Bowl dream about to come true (link)
Prisons plagued for years by chronic understaffing (link)
Autopsy calls correctional officer’s death “homicide by trauma” (link)
Bettors run up score in Delaware Sports Lottery (link)
Black history school: ‘The only place we had to play’ (link)
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s heated rush to launch what he said would be a “major investigation” into voter fraud has cooled, leaving White House staff uncertain when it will come to pass or what shape it will take.
An executive action commissioning the probe is still planned but could be several weeks away, two senior administration officials said Friday. Although Trump instructed staff to jump on the project last week, he has not discussed the issue in recent days, according to two other people in close touch with the president. All demanded anonymity to discuss private conservations.
Asked about the status of the effort, White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said: “I do not have an update at this time.”
The indefinite delay comes as some of Trump’s advisers counseled him to abandon the idea, arguing it was a distraction from more pressing issues.