CONGRESS/JARED KUSHNER/PRISONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House officials and a bipartisan group of senators are mounting an ambitious effort to push criminal justice legislation through Congress by the end of the year, four sources close to the process told CNN. But first, Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, who has been leading the White House’s prison and sentencing overhaul push, must ensure the President is on board with the latest version of the measure. Kushner is slated to meet with Trump on Tuesday [11-13-18] to press him to back the legislation, a senior administration official said. The gears are also turning on Capitol Hill, where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, is expected to order a whip count later this week, with a promise to move the bill to the Senate floor if there are 60 votes supporting it, three sources familiar with the matter said.”
–Jeremy Diamond, “Senators, Kushner prepare to launch sentencing overhaul push in lame duck session,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, November 12, 2018 10:37 pm