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May 13, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where House Democrats plan a vote on
the Equality Act, which opponents say would trample the rights of women
and people of faith to please those focused on sexual orientation and
gender identity. Fred Lucas reports that conservatives
want the president to sound the alarm, while Jarrett Stepman foresees
repercussions for schools. Victor Davis Hanson joins the podcast to talk
Trump. Plus: Genevieve Wood on a real threat to religious freedom, Rep.
Mark Green on a solution to student debt,
and Lee Edwards on the real face of communism.
Commentary
Equality
Act Could Impose Left-Wing LGBT Curriculum on Whole Nation
If Democrats’ priority legislation becomes law, public schools
could be forced to include discussions about transgenderism in math and
history classes for elementary school students.
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Commentary
Here’s
My Plan to Fix Student Debt Without Raiding Taxpayers
There’s a way to reinvent the way we pay for college that is
responsive to realistic earnings after graduation, thus tying tuition
costs to demand in the job market, writes Rep. Mark Green.
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Conservatives
Urge White House to Oppose Democrats’ Equality Act
“It’s an attack on women. It’s an attack on religious freedom. It’s
important that the White House let Congress know this is unacceptable,”
says the Family Research Council’s Travis Weber.
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Commentary
Religious
Freedom: What’s at Stake If We Lose It
Religious freedom prevents the cultural majority from using the power of the state to impose their beliefs on others.
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Analysis
Victor
Davis Hanson Makes ‘The Case for Trump’
Victor Davis Hanson speaks to The Daily Signal about his new book,
which examines how Donald Trump became “one of the most successful
presidents in history—and why America needs him now more than ever.”
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Commentary
What
Bernie Sanders Missed on His Soviet Honeymoon
Clearly, Sanders did not have the opportunity, as I did, to visit
an official government “grocery” store empty of goods, save for dozens
of unlabeled cans ignored by shoppers and a few withered, yellowish
chickens that even a starving man would have rejected.
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Commentary
We
Hear You: Jordan Peterson on What Motivates the Left
“The two generations born after 1985 have never lived under
communist threat, yet they are the two most anxious generations of our
lifetime. They live in fear that Social Security and Medicare will be
gone by the time they retire,” writes Andre Stephenson.
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POLITICO Playbook: Wall Street takes stock of the tariffs, and Pompeo trades Moscow for Brussels visit
By ANNA PALMER, JAKE SHERMAN and DANIEL LIPPMAN
05/13/2019 05:54 AM EDT
DRIVING THE DAY
WALL STREET IS HAVING a bit of a freakout over President DONALD TRUMP’S trade war. Over the last few days, banks and their research arms have sent a flurry of analyses of the president’s trade policy. Most are warning about dire consequences.
— GOLDMAN SACHS: “New evidence on the effects of the 2018 tariff rounds from two detailed academic studies points to larger effects on U.S. consumer prices than we had previously estimated, for two reasons. First, the costs of U.S. tariffs have fallen entirely on U.S. businesses and households, with no clear reduction in the prices charged by Chinese exporters. Second, the effects of the tariffs have spilled over noticeably to the prices charged by U.S. producers competing with tariff-affected goods.”
— BANK OF AMERICA/MERRILL LYNCH is calling this “BLUE COLLAR BLUES”: “The manufacturing sector has been slowing since the peak of last summer. The pattern is reminiscent of 2011 and 2015. Manufacturers have expressed concerns about trade tensions, with nearly 59% reporting that the tariffs have led to an increase in the price of goods produced. Increasing tariffs would be kicking a sector when it is already down. On the other hand, a quick resolution with China would help provide stability.”
— WSJ: “Frustration, Miscalculation: Inside the U.S.-China Trade Impasse,” by Lingling Wei in Beijing and Vivian Salama, Mike Bender and Bob Davis in Washington
— WAPO’S DAMIAN PALETTA, JOSH DAWSEY and TOLUSE OLORUNNIPA: “Trump’s go-it-alone approach on trade, immigration poses economic risks”: “Republicans for years have tried to lower tariffs to bring down costs for U.S. consumers and businesses, and some have continued to warn him that his steps might backfire.
“But Trump has increasingly dismissed those concerns, arguing that his supporters believe he is fighting for them and won’t punish him, according to administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the issue publicly.” WaPo
WHERE THE PRESIDENT’S HEAD IS AT — @realDonaldTrump at 7:22 p.m.: “China is DREAMING that Sleepy Joe Biden, or any of the others, gets elected in 2020. They LOVE ripping off America!”
WASHINGTON is giving TRUMP room to run in his talks with China. But there is significant concern bubbling below the surface. Politically, the White House is now conceding that the tariffs Trump is using to bring China to the table will hurt Americans. With an election around the corner, how much economic pain is the Republican Party willing to take?
Good Monday morning.
NEW … CNN’S MICHELLE KOSINSKI and SUSANNAH CULLINANE: “Pompeo skips Moscow, heads to Brussels before Putin meeting”: “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has canceled his planned visit to Moscow and heading instead to Brussels, according to a State Department official.
“Pompeo was seen boarding a plane at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, late Sunday night. While in Brussels, Pompeo will discuss a range of pressing issues, including Iran, with representatives from the UK, Germany and France, the official said. UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will also be in Brussels Monday, alongside his French and German counterparts and the EU Foreign Policy Chief, Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said in a statement Sunday. …
“On Tuesday, Pompeo will proceed as planned to Sochi, Russia, to meet with President Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders.” CNN
BREAKING — AP: “Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks,” by Jon Gambrell in Fujairah, UAE: “Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused ‘significant damage’ to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to the United States.
“The announcement by the kingdom’s energy minister, Khalid al-Falih, came as the U.S. issued a new warning to sailors and the UAE’s regional allies condemned the reported sabotage Sunday of four ships off the coast of the port city of Fujairah.” AP
HAPPENING TODAY — DANIEL LIPPMAN, LILI BAYER and THEO MEYER: “‘America first’ meets ‘Hungary first,’ but White House wary of lovefest”: “When Donald Trump became president, Europe’s fiercest anti-immigration leader saw an opportunity to garner international legitimacy for his policies.
“But for over two years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — the only European Union government head to endorse Trump’s campaign during the 2016 election — failed to get an invitation to visit the White House, despite Trump hosting numerous other European leaders. With no White House visit coming, the Hungarian government lobbied its case to lawmakers, the State Department and the White House. And changes in leadership at the State Department started opening some doors for the Hungarian government.
“Finally, on Monday, Trump will host Orbán in the White House, the first time a Hungarian prime minister has visited the White House since 2005.” POLITICO
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DEPT. OF FUNGIBILITY … “Pentagon will pull money from ballistic missile and surveillance plane programs to fund border wall,” by WaPo’s Dan Lamothe: “The Pentagon will shift $1.5 billion for President Trump’s border wall from programs that include the military’s next nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile and a plane that provides surveillance and communications to fighter jets while airborne, according to a Defense Department document obtained by The Washington Post.
“The document includes more details about the administration’s plan, disclosed Friday, to build about 80 additional miles of border wall using Defense Department money. The document echoes acting defense secretary Patrick M. Shanahan in saying that there will be no negative effect on military readiness, though administration officials have previously acknowledged that reprogrammed money also could be put toward other unfunded military projects.” WaPo
IRAN NOT READY TO CHAT WITH TRUMP … NYT’s Vivian Yee in Beirut: “When Iran’s president on Saturday compared the country’s economic distress under hardening American sanctions to the miseries Iran endured during its worst war, it was a signal that Iranians are suffering deeply under the Trump administration’s tightening financial chokehold.
“But in his address to political activists, President Hassan Rouhani also seemed to send a second signal: Iran has no intention of capitulating. He appeared to throw cold water on White House hopes that it can push Iran back into a room to renegotiate a nuclear deal.
“Iran may instead be hoping to try to ride out the economic squeeze in the hope that it will find a friendlier American president to negotiate with after the 2020 elections. In that case, this period could go down as just another chapter in the country’s long history of gritting its teeth through hardship.” NYT
— ISIS IS STILL KICKING AROUND … “After caliphate’s fall, IS insurgents still spread fear,” by AP’s Bram Janssen in Badoush, Iraq: “A year and a half after the Islamic State group was declared defeated in Iraq, the militants still evoke fear in the lands of their former so-called caliphate across northern Iraq. The fighters, hiding in caves and mountains, emerge at night to carry out kidnappings, killings and roadside ambushes, aimed at intimidating locals, silencing informants and restoring the extortion rackets that financed IS’s rise to power six years ago.” AP
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2020 WATCH — SCOOP — NATASHA KORECKI emails us that KAMALA HARRIS has picked up MEGAN CLASEN, who ran Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $30 million digital operation in 2018. Clasen, who was a member of Hillary Clinton’s digital team in 2016, will head up Harris’ 2020 digital effort. She is joining GMMB’s political team as vice president, digital. SCRB and Authentic Campaigns are also part of Harris’ consulting team.
— CASH DASH: “‘Get the money in early’: 2020 donor hunt ignites,” by Maggie Severns
NEW … YASHAR ALI (@yashar): “Looks like @katyperry and Orlando Bloom are supporting @PeteButtigieg. They’re co-hosting an event for Mayor Pete in LA next month at the home of @mkives and @lydiakives per an invite that I just reviewed.”
— ALSO HOSTING the event, which is June 18: Michael and Samantha Auerbach, Jordan C. Brown and Paul Rusconi, John Glickman and Christy Callahan, Richard Lovett, Ben Schwerin and Darnell and Emily Strom.
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NYT’S JONATHAN MARTIN in Los Angeles: “‘There He Goes Again’? Not Yet, as Biden Avoids Major Gaffes”: “The mayor of Los Angeles was attempting to praise Joseph R. Biden Jr. to the press, but Mr. Biden’s aides were more focused on shooing the press away. At the end of a made-for-cameras lunch he shared with Mr. Biden at a taco stand last week, Mayor Eric Garcetti had to raise his voice over a phalanx of Biden staff members, who were attempting to end the question-and-answer session between the former vice president and about 40 reporters and photographers swarming their table. …
“As the famously voluble Mr. Biden makes his first retail campaign stops in the Democratic primary, and grows accustomed to the front-runner status he never enjoyed in his two previous White House bids, his campaign is grappling with how to showcase Mr. Biden’s never-met-a-stranger persona without exposing him to an environment where he may commit a gaffe.” NYT
RECRUITING SEASON — “House GOP focusing on women, minorities for 2020 challengers,” by AP’s Alan Fram: “Top Republicans are hunting district-by-district for just the right candidates — women and minorities in many cases — to help them recapture the House six months after a political tidal wave swept Democrats into control of the most diverse majority in history. Among the recruits are a Republican woman in the Oklahoma state Senate and a black political novice from Houston with Iraq combat experience and three Ivy League degrees on his resume. …
“Finding women and minority candidates is an imperative for an overwhelmingly white GOP openly embarrassed that just 13 of its 197 House members are women. By contrast, 89 of the 235 House Democrats are women and nearly 90 are black or Hispanic.” AP
— “The Trailer: Kentucky Democrats try to argue they can win in ‘Trump Country,’” by WaPo’s David Weigel
TRUMP’S MONDAY — The president will sign an executive order at 12:15 p.m. in the Oval Office on the “economic empowerment” of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. He will have lunch with VP Mike Pence at 12:30 p.m. in the private dining room. Trump will participate in the arrival of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at 2 p.m. in the West Wing Lobby followed by a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office. Trump will participate in the White House Iftar in the State Dining Room at 8:30 p.m.
PLAYBOOK READS
SCOOP — “Trump Backed Libyan Warlord After Saudi Arabia and Egypt Lobbied Him,” by WSJ’s Vivian Salama in Washington, Jared Malsin in Cairo and Summer Said in Dubai: “The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt successfully lobbied President Trump to shift U.S. policy in Libya and reach out to the general leading an offensive against the country’s United Nations-backed government, a senior U.S. administration official and two Saudi officials said. In early April, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi urged Mr. Trump to back Gen. Khalifa Haftar, whose forces are seeking to capture the Libyan capital Tripoli amid a long-running battle for control of the oil-rich country.
“About a week later, Mr. Trump called Gen. Haftar, and ‘discussed a shared vision for Libya’s transition to a stable, democratic political system,’ the White House said. That marked a significant shift in the American stance toward Gen. Haftar. For years, Washington has supported the United Nations-recognized government in Tripoli and worked with it in the war on Islamic State. Before Mr. Trump’s call, the U.S. had condemned the general’s offensive and called for a cease fire.” WSJ
JUST BEYOND THE BELTWAY — “In a pivotal year, Danica Roem uses her spotlight to boost other Virginia Democrats,” by WaPo’s Antonio Olivo: “When Del. Danica A. Roem sought in 2017 to become the country’s first openly transgender state lawmaker, the Republican Party of Virginia funded a political flier that referred to her as a man and speculated that she would teach ‘transgenderism’ to kindergartners.
“This year, the GOP rushed to Roem’s defense after an anti-LGBTQ group mounted a demonstration against her presence in Richmond. ‘Delegate Roem does not deserve to be subjected to Westboro Baptist’s vile protests’ the state party tweeted about the Kansas-based group behind the attack. Pete Snyder, a one-time Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, added: ‘@pwdanica — Chin up, we all have your back.’
“The change illustrated the extent to which Roem (D-Prince William) has become a force in Virginia politics: a first-term lawmaker largely focused on traffic and other bread-and-butter issues, but with a celebrity profile that opens pocketbooks and draws attention nationwide.” WaPo
MEDIAWATCH … LAWRENCE JACKSON, a former White House photographer in the Obama administration, has written a new book about his time in the government. “It has anecdotal stories from me and stories from people centered around the President or First Lady — Keegan Michael Key, Steph Curry, Admiral Mullen and everyday citizens to name a few,” he tells us. “Yes We Did” will be published by Penguin Random House on Oct. 22.
PLAYBOOKERS
WEEKEND WEDDING — BLOOMBERG ALUMNI: Matt Gorton, a former Bloomberg aide who is now VP at Hiltzik Strategies, married Carmel Geoghegan, senior director of strategic accounts at Movable Ink. Pic
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Phil Musser, VP of government affairs at NextEra Energy Resources. A fun fact about Phil: “Upon graduation I had two options: go work for Lamar [Alexander] or go be a professional sailmaker and pursue a career in offshore racing. I always wonder where I would be had I not chosen the political path. Probably wouldn’t be doing this. Which particular Caribbean harbor, so far and yet so near? Which boat….which bar?” Playbook Plus Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: John Kasich is 67 … Stephen Colbert is 55 … Marcia Lee Kelly, president and CEO of the 2020 Republican National Convention … Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is 42 … David Ray (hat tips: Tim Griffin and Leslie Rutledge) … former Rep. Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.) is 55 … Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) is 53 … Amy Grappone, comms director for Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) (hubby tip: Jeff) .. Amy Bos … Jordan P. Cooper … Sarah Gunion … CNN’s Brian Fung … Jason Rahlan of Chobani … Hiltzik Strategies’ Matt Gorton is 4-0 … former Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) is 89 … Nate Freiberg … AEI’s Dan Cox … Arjun Pai … Toby Taylor, senior talent producer of CNBC’s “Squawk Box” … Shaila Manyam, SVP at BCW Global (h/t Ben Chang) … Leela Baggett is 29 … Charlyn Stanberry … Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) is 35 … Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) is 44 …
… Laura Cox Kaplan is 5-0 (hubby tip: Joel) … Michael Rosenbluth … Sarah Berlenbach (h/t Kam Mumtaz) … Alexandra O. Zeitz … Google’s Raquel Saxe … Edelman’s Mike Schaffer and Jonathan Temerlies … Hemal Jhaveri … Jon Soltz, chair of VoteVets … Yael Patir … Justin Rosenstein is 36 … Melissa Fitzgerald (h/t Kurt Bardella) … Adam Weinstein … Eric Opiela … Marie Aberger Nesi … Jeff DuFour is 45 … Jan Angilella … Tara Bradshaw … Delia Garcia … Robert Aho, partner at BrabenderCox … Tim Shipman of the Sunday Times … Chuck Brooks is 62 … Erica Farage … Australian PM Scott Morrison is 51 … The Hill’s Tim Devaney … Vanessa Opperman … Mike Lux is 59 … Andrew Block (h/ts Teresa Vilmain)
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Monday, May 13, 2019 Tensions Flare With North Korea “North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles toward the sea [last] Thursday, South Korean officials said, its second weapons launch in five days.” AP News Also on Thursday, “U.S. authorities announced… that they have taken control of a coal ship North Korea was allegedly using to evade international sanctions.” NPR From the Left The left sees these missile tests as proof that the Trump administration’s efforts at diplomacy are not working. “The spectacular summits between the North Korean leader and his American and South Korean counterparts, the lofty joint statements that emerged from them, the Trump-Kim love letters and demolitions of a nuclear-test site and guard posts along the border between the Koreas—all of it was resting on an exceedingly fragile foundation, a foundation that is starting to crumble. We’ve now descended to the point at which all that is keeping diplomacy with North Korea from collapsing is how many miles its missiles are flying.” Uri Friedman, The Atlantic “After last week’s missile test, Trump tweeted that Kim ‘does not want to break his promise to me. Deal will happen!’ And on Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signaled that the Trump administration is basically fine with these short-range missile tests, as long as there are no tests of ICBMs… “It’s dangerous messaging, as it allows North Korea to continue to improve its weapons arsenal and raise regional tensions — all while negotiations are supposed to be taking place about reducing its weapons arsenal and improving regional tensions. That could make it harder to strike a deal by year’s end, which is the deadline North Korea has set. If that’s the case, Pyongyang says it would restart testing ICBMs — which would only make the situation worse.” Alex Ward, Vox “Pyongyang may have calculated correctly that Trump is unwilling to let his signature foreign policy success slip through his fingers… [But it] may also be playing a longer game. It has shown in the past that it is perfectly willing to wait out difficult US Presidents and wait for a change in leadership that will give it a chance to restart negotiations and earn more time to shore up its military capabilities… While many analysts have observed that North Korea had potentially the best US President it was going to get in Trump, due to his willingness to break with tradition and desire to make an historic deal, Pyongyang may feel that it has struck out and is better off trying President number 46.” James Griffiths, CNN “The president has no obvious interest in national security and foreign affairs, except insofar as such things affect him personally. [But] even if the president wanted to direct a more coherent foreign policy, there’s not much of a team left to direct. A quick read of the rosters in the Departments of State and Defense leaves the impression that the most common last names in the higher echelons of government are ‘Vacant’ and ‘Acting’… There is no more a ‘Bolton Doctrine’ than there is a ‘Trump Doctrine’… “Trump has avoided a major conflict so far through a combination of luck and the opportunism of America’s enemies… But this will not last. The United States, and the international system it helped create, cannot continue indefinitely along a path of incoherence and ignorance. Trump might not even be in office when the reckoning comes. The question is whether we will be ready.” Tom Nichols, USA Today “North Koreans are starving… Pyongyang’s crimes against its own people do not absolve those who can help North Koreans but don’t… “Perhaps the Trump administration quietly believes, or hopes, that privation will spark a revolution. It didn’t during North Korea’s famine in the mid-1990s, when millions of people starved to death. It’s possible. But who knows? As alumni of the Arab Spring, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and even Trump’s 2016 victory can attest, revolutions are notoriously difficult to predict. Maybe a second famine would topple the Kim regime. But let’s not abet the deaths of thousands of children for that political science experiment.” Isaac Stone Fish, Washington Post From the Right The right sees these missile tests as proof that the sanctions are working, and urges Trump to stay the course. “No one wants to return to the 2017 days of name-calling and long-range North Korean missile tests. But maintaining the sanctions pressure on the North is essential to persuading Mr. Kim that he can’t roll the U.S. with false nuclear promises one more time.” Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal “Since his second meeting with President Donald Trump ended abruptly without an agreement, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has allowed a midnight press conference in Hanoi; fired his diplomatic team; called for the removal of an American cabinet member; thrown down an end-of-year negotiating deadline; threatened a space rocket launch and fired off short-range projectiles… [He] is reeling, epically uncertain about what to do… Perhaps equipped with a new negotiating team, straining under the growing weight of sanctions, Kim might yet adjust his thinking and sign a comprehensive deal to eliminate all his WMD.” Patrick M. Cronin, National Interest “Despite all the doubters and the apoplectic press in Korea and the U.S., the fact remains that the allies are standing together. Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo are of one mind on the ultimate goal here… the most important step to take in response to Kim’s latest steps is to keep the pressure on… This not only sends a strong signal to North Korea but also a message to Iran as well: The U.S. won’t concede something for nothing, least of all when the other side pitches a fit.” James Jay Carafano, Fox News “The broader context here is North Korea’s crop crisis. If Kim hasn’t got sanctions relief by August’s end, a painful winter is coming… Absent Kim’s commitment to suspend all ballistic missile tests, the U.S. should not support the provision of food supplies to the North Korean people. A North Korean long-range nuclear strike capability poses an existential threat to American society… Trump must not allow North Korea’s coming suffering to dictate his decisions. Supporting North Korea with food will both prolong North Koreans’ suffering under Kim and directly undercut U.S. interests.” Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner Some argue, “It stands to reason that if Kim is willing to starve his own people, deprive his economy of any growth, and pour billions of dollars into missile tech, he will, at some point, develop weapons America and its allies mastered decades ago. And short of an invasion or a diplomatic agreement, under the present circumstances, there is very little we can do to stop him… “Taking a hardline approach—what many call the ‘big deal’—or only granting sanctions relief after full denuclearization and the end of Kim’s missile programs is completely impractical and something North Korea would never agree to… only a step-by-step process of disarming Pyongyang, where each side gets a benefit for making a concession, will work.” Harry J. Kazianis, The American Conservative Others posit that “the reason Kim is developing missiles that can strike Seattle or LA is that 28,000 U.S. troops are in South Korea… If we cannot persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons in return for a lifting of sanctions, perhaps we should pull U.S. forces off the peninsula and let China deal with the possible acquisition of their own nuclear weapons by Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan… “After an exhausting two weeks [between North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, and others], one is tempted to ask: How many quarrels, clashes and conflicts can even a superpower manage at one time? And is it not the time for the United States, preoccupied with so many crises, to begin asking, ‘Why is this our problem?’” Pat Buchanan, Townhall On the bright side… This ‘Amazon for millionaires’ site will pay you to live on yachts. CNBC Share Tweet Forward Sign Up Here Copyright © 2019 The Flip Side, All rights reserved. You can unsubscribe from this list here. |
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Road ahead: House health care week again, as Senate tackles contentious nominations
It’s health care week, part two, in the House as the chamber will vote on a package of seven bills designed to strengthen the 2010 law and lower prescription drug prices — after passing a measure last week that Democrats said would protect people with pre-existing conditions. Read More…
Trump team struggles with Iran, global tests after months of Mueller probe battles
After months of mostly battling domestic political foes, the Trump White House is suddenly juggling a handful of potentially volatile situations from South America to the Middle East to East Asia. Read More…
Democratic female freshmen signal Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t represent them
Five freshman Democratic women in the House want the world to know that the newcomers receiving the most attention so far in the 116th Congress aren’t reflective of the women who ran and won in tough districts last fall. Read More…
Our trillion-dollar problem deserves bipartisan attention
OPINION — Our nation is now staring at trillion-dollar annual deficits. The Congressional Budget Office in a report this month warned the nation once again that our yearly red ink could top $1 trillion as soon as next year. Our national debt is projected to grow faster than the economy — forever. Read More…
Trump drags feet on climate treaty, and Republicans aren’t happy
It has the support of industry heavy-hitters, environmental advocates and a bipartisan cushion of votes in the Senate. But the Kigali Amendment, a global treaty to limit hydrofluorocarbons — highly potent greenhouse gases found in air conditioners, refrigerators, insulation and foam — is stuck. Read More…
Confused by Congress’ bills? Maybe AI can help
As lawmakers grapple with how to shape legislation dealing with artificial intelligence, the clerk of the House is developing an AI tool to automate the process of analyzing differences between bills, amendments and current laws. Read More…
Car-free streets and cheese in a box: Your Hill horoscope
Rapper Common takes over the Kennedy Center tonight at 8 p.m. for “an intimate evening that will feature songs, conversations and insights” from his new memoir, “Let Love Have the Last Word.” After launching his career in the 1990s, the Grammy winner from Chicago is now best known for acting, advocacy, beefing with Drake and being in literally ever TV commercial. Tickets range from $45 to $75. Read More…
Trump wants to defund the arts. Will Republicans defy him for a third time?
Anthony Carrigan was a shy kid whose hair kept falling out. He had trouble making eye contact with others and wore hats to cover his bald spots. That’s because Carrigan suffers from a disease known as alopecia, which causes body hair to fall off in clumps. The disease was tremendously damaging to his fragile self-confidence. That is, until Carrigan began acting in a children’s community theatre. Read More…
Higher tariffs on Chinese goods spark call for Congress to intervene
The continuing damage to businesses and farmers from the trade stand off between China and the U.S. is a sign that Congress needs to reinsert itself into the trade policy-making process again, argues Clark Packard, a trade policy counsel at the R Street Institute. And CQ Roll Call’s Ellyn Ferguson explains where legislation currently pending in Congress stands. Listen here…
Up your game, press corps: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy got up super early to do Solidcore, so either get to the gym at the crack of dawn or don’t make fun of him if he’s already exhausted by 11 in the morning. Watch the video here…
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Trump to China: Act Now After a wild week on Wall Street because of uncertainty in trade talks with China, President Trump warned China that terms could get worse. Yahoo Finance reports: “I think that China felt they were beaten so badly in the recent negotiation that they may as well wait around for the next election,” Trump said Saturday in a pair of early-evening tweets. “The only problem is that they know I am going to win.” Trump’s comments came a day after talks between the two economic superpowers ended without a resolution, the U.S. increased its tariffs on billions of dollars of imports, and China made clear what it wants to see from the U.S. in talks to end their trade war. In a wide-ranging interview with Chinese media after talks in Washington ended Friday, Vice Premier Liu He said that in order to reach an agreement the U.S. must remove all extra tariffs, set targets for Chinese purchases of goods in line with real demand, and ensure that the text of the deal is “balanced” to ensure the “dignity” of both nations. Liu’s conditions underscore the work still to be done if an accord is to be reached between the world’s two largest economies. Trump’s own negotiators told China it has a month to seal a deal or face tariffs on all its exports to the U.S. That threat was made during talks Friday in Washington, hours after Trump upped the ante by imposing a second round of punitive duties on $200 billion in Chinese goods. China vowed retaliation, but hadn’t announced any details as of early Sunday morning in Beijing.” The Trump Administration is expected to release its tariffs plan today. Pentagon Developing Plan to Support U.S.-Mexico Border Security Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said in a visit to McAllen, Texas over the weekend that the Pentagon is putting together a plan on assisting with security at the border. Reuters reported that Shanahan said, “We’re not going to leave until the border is secure.” More from Reuters: “Shanahan told a small group of reporters traveling with him that military assistance would not continue “indefinitely,” but that it would be in place longer than months. The Pentagon has tapped a two-star Army general to work with DHS to look at what military support will be needed in the future. Shanahan said he expected a plan from the general in the next few weeks.” How Did Danielle Steele Write 179 Books? It’s simple. She works 20-22 hours per day on her 1946 Olympia typewriter Check out this fascinating profile and her custom-made desk in this article on Glamour.com. My May Favorites! How did it become almost mid-May?!?!? In my monthly column on lifestyle favorites, I talk about the best jeans I’ve found (most under $30!), a “glowtion” that has become my go-to beauty product, and more. Read it here. A Case of the Mondays The perfect work environment (Facebook) Mother’s Day cards for dog moms (Late Night with Seth Meyers) Navy SEAL rejected by FDNY for being too old receives multiple offers from across the US (New York Post) |
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“If anyone needs further evidence of an elephant’s innate intelligence, I
offer the following. Normally the most gentle animal on the planet, it
singled out Melania. The jury is pretty much in at this point.” So, yes, the hate is so strong that even the innocent action of a baby elephant can be turned into a political statement. Journalist and supporter of elephant rescue efforts Yashar Ali responded with this call back to sanity, “This is not a defense of Mrs. Trump…this is a defense of elephants. That elephant is displaying normal behavior. They do the same thing with their keepers and other elephants all the time. Call me sensitive for responding to this tweet but you all know how I feel about .” He added, “it’s absolutely ridiculous to say that Elephants are ‘the most gentle animal on the planet.’ They are deeply empathetic but they are far from gentle!” In other news, the First Lady celebrated Mother’s Day at the White House with a speech honoring military mothers and the importance of mothers. She said, “Motherhood is a blessing in its rawest form.” Watch more of the speech here. Finally, with all the hubbub about the Met Gala last week, Mondays with Melania’s favorite fashion writer, John Binder, tweeted: |
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Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray May 13, 2019 Why Both The Left And The Right Should Defenestrate James Comey From Public Life By Margot Cleveland While Americans remain split over whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump committed crimes, there should be a consensus on James Comey’s handling of both matters. Full article Depraved As Ever, ‘Veep’ Went Out At Its Peak By Emily Jashinsky In an era when even comedians question the value of comedy, ‘Veep’ proved the enduring value of sharp edges. Full article The Early ‘90s Called Joe Biden. They Want Their Foreign Policy Back By Sumantra Maitra While he has yet to fulfill this instinct in his foreign policy choices, Donald Trump is still more attuned to a non-interventionist America than is his prospective rival Joe Biden. Full article How Pretending We Can Control Our Kids’ Happiness Fuels Mom Guilt By Anna Mussmann Why has motherhood joined death and religion as something that can only be joked about carefully? Exaggerating a mom’s power burdens her with more responsibility than she can fulfill. Full article No, Shakespeare Was Not A Jewish Woman, He Was Just A Genius By David Marcus A new and novel theory about who wrote Shakespeare’s plays has emerged. But, as usual, it tells us more about the theorists than it does about Shakespeare. Full article Smithsonan Exhibit Offers Glimpses Into Qing Dynasty Empresses’ Private Lives By William Newton Even if you’re not very knowledgeable about Chinese art, you’ll find this is an astonishing show—rich in beauty and history, well-curated, and leaving visitors wanting to learn more. Full article Kamala Harris: Take Away Americans’ Health Insurance, Make Them Pay For Illegal Immigrants’ Health Care By Christopher Jacobs In an interview with CNN, Harris admitted that she wants to provide taxpayer-funded health care, along with education and other benefits, to individuals unlawfully present in this country. Full article Without Action Now, Drug-Resistant Diseases May Create Pandemics By Nicole Fisher In the United States, antimicrobial resistance causes more than 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths per year—the equivalent of a Boeing 747 crashing each week. Full article Why ABC Made A Mistake In Canceling ‘Speechless’ By Whitney Blake Unlike most sitcoms, which are mindless fluff, ‘Speechless’ is in a class all by itself, with talented actors, writers, and directors who are making a substantial contribution to society. Full article Are You Getting Anti-Vaccine Information From Russian Propagandists? By Henry I. Miller The source of much of the misinformation about vaccines comes from Russia’s propaganda apparatus, which aims to exploit Americans’ fears to hurt the country. Full article AOC, Bernie Sanders Want Post Office To Be A ‘Public Option’ For Banking By Warren Henry Given the history of postal banking in America and the decline of the Postal Service since, creating a ‘public option’ would likely require giving the government unfair advantages. Full article CAN DEMOCRATS BE TROLLED INTO IMPEACHMENT? Howard Kurtz: can Trump bait Democrats into impeaching him? http://vlt.tc/3mvx “It is a “constitutional crisis,” says Jerry Nadler. President Trump is “self-impeaching,” says Nancy Pelosi. “We should be putting people in jail,” says another Democrat, Gerry Connolly.” Add Chairman Schiff: Revive the power of Congress to imprison people. http://vlt.tc/3mvv Read more of The Transom by signing up for a free trial today. follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © 2019 The Federalist, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences |
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Good morning,Just 12% of American voters have a favorable opinion of Socialism as an economic system.
Another 26% have a favorable opinion of the term but think it deals
with societal issues other than economics. Sixty-one percent (61%) have
an unfavorable view of Socialism in either case.This
data helps explain the enormous gap between the apparent support for
Socialism and the lack of support for socialist policies. Some of the
results appear stunning to those who think of Socialism as it was
understood in the 20th century. For example, among those
who like Socialism, just 38% think it leads to higher taxes and more
government control. Nearly as many, 29%, believe it would lead to lower
taxes and less government control.The
new survey found that 69% of those who like Socialism also have a
favorable opinion of capitalism. An even larger number–87%–have a
favorable opinion of Free Markets.On a related topic, 57% of voters believe that the United States is one of the best countries for women to live in. Eleven percent (11%) think it is one of the worst while 32% place it somewhere in between.There is no significant gender gap on this question. Fifty-nine
percent (59%) of men say the U.S. is one for the best countries in the
world for women. Fifty-five percent (55%) of women share that view.However,
there is a wide partisan divide. Seventy-four percent (74%) of
Republicans believe our country is one of the best for women. Most (54%)
Independent voters agree along with 46% of Democrats.That
partisan divide is also stark when we ask about various other groups in
society. Survey respondents were asked about those living in poverty,
African-Americans, the Middle Class, Hispanics, Gays and Lesbians, and
those living with Chronic Health Conditions.For each group, a majority of Republicans consider the U.S. to be one of the best countries in the world. However, the number of Democrats considering the U.S. best for these groups ranged from 23% to 34%.On the issue they consider the most important, 34% of voters trust Republicans more than Democrats while 32% say the opposite. On the issue of immigration, voters
overall are fairly evenly divided in terms of which party they trust. However, among those who consider it the most important issue, 64% trust Republicans more while 12% trust the Democrats.Finally, 51% would like to have more political discussions in social settings… so long as it’s with people who share their views.
When they’re with close friends or family members who have different
political views, 76% generally try to avoid conversations about
politics. That includes 75% of those who say they want more political
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William Jacobson: “I DID WELL ON THE ANALOGY SECTION OF THE LSAT — Hillary is to emails, as Biden is to (Ukraine? China?)”
Kemberlee Kaye:
“Hard to contemplate Mother’s Day without considering my husband. I
could not and would not be the mother I am and strive to be without his
love, support, and willingness to make late night Taco Bell runs.”
Mary Chastain: “I swear, Bernie and AOC have the smarts of a box of rocks. Actually, no. I don’t believe they are that stupid. It’s just pandering to the ignorant in the country. It’s disgusting.”
Leslie Eastman:
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real problem, I appreciate the GOP’s focus on Gen. IV Nuclear
technologies and the current progress being made
to perfect chemical desalination for potable water. They innovations
are better options than shrieks of “we are going to die in 12 years”.”
David Gerstman: “Mike LaChance blogged about
Harvard Law School’s decision to remove Prof. Ronald Sullivan and his
wife, Stephanie Robinson as faculty deans. Sullivan is the first
African-American to serve as faculty dean at Harvard. Sullivan earned
the wrath of the self-righteous student body by representing disgraced
mogul Harvey Weinstein. The administration gave in. At the heart of
American’s Constitutional system is that every criminal is entitled to a
defense, no matter how heinous. That a law school would give in to such
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FIRST READ: Abortion roars back as a 2020 issue
For all of the 2020 focus on Mueller, climate change and Medicare for All, a much more traditional issue has resurfaced heading into next year’s presidential election.
Abortion.
Last week, Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation effectively banning abortion in the state after six weeks of pregnancy – when a fetal heartbeat can be detected – joining Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio.
Alabama, meanwhile, is considering legislation that outlaws abortion at any stage.
“Lawmakers sponsoring the bans have made it clear their goal is to spark court challenges in hopes of ultimately overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion,” the AP writes – ensuring that the Supreme Court remains front and center on voters’ minds when it comes to abortion.
Already, President Trump and Republicans have emphasized abortion, seizing on claims of “infanticide” when it comes to Democratic rhetoric and actions involving late-term abortions, especially for fetuses with severe abnormalities.
And now 2020 Dems are talking abortion after Georgia’s law.
“Georgia’s ‘fetal heartbeat’ law is an all-out-attack on women that will strip them of rights before many even know they are pregnant. I will fight to protect Roe v. Wade—abortion is health care,” Cory Booker tweeted last week.
“Alabama’s anti-abortion bill is dangerous and unconstitutional,” Elizabeth Warren added.
And Kirsten Gillibrand has
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declared she’ll ONLY nominate judges who promise to protect abortion rights.
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Trump rewards another authoritarian leader
Today, President Trump meets at the White House with Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Here’s how the New York Times has described Orban: “He has enfeebled democratic institutions, strived to achieve a Hungarian ethnic homogeneity and pulled his nation closer to the opponents of American influence, Russia and China.”
The Times says this Orban visit is more complex than its appearance suggests – it’s an attempt to persuade him to buy more American weapons and give greater priority to U.S. foreign-policy interests.
And Trump’s ADMINISTRATION has been less friendly to Orban and Hungary than the president’s rhetoric reflects.
Still, here’s what Trump’s ambassador to Hungary told the Atlantic about the president and Orban: “I can tell you, knowing the president for a good 25 or 30 years, that he would love to have the situation that Viktor Orbán has, but he doesn’t.”
TWEET OF THE DAY: The (not-so) free press in Hungary
Harris walks back health insurance statement
Remember in January when Kamala Harris told CNN’s Jake Tapper she favored ending private insurance – as part of her support for Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” bill?
Well, in a follow-up almost five months later, Harris told Tapper yesterday she was talking about eliminating bureaucracy, not private insurance as a whole.
From the transcript:
HARRIS: I support Medicare for All, but I really do need to clear up what happened on that stage.
TAPPER: Yes, OK.
HARRIS: It was in the context of saying, let’s get rid of all the bureaucracy. Let’s get all of the waste…
TAPPER: Oh, not the insurance companies?
HARRIS: No. That’s not what I meant. I know it was interpreted that way. If you watch the tape, I think you’ll see that there are obviously many interpretations of what I said. What I meant is, let’s get rid of the bureaucracy.
So let’s roll the tape back from that Jan. 28 town hall:
TAPPER: So just to follow up — so just to follow up on that, and correct me if I’m wrong, to reiterate, you support the Medicare for All bill, I think…
HARRIS: Correct.
TAPPER: … initially co-sponsored by Senator Bernie Sanders. You’re also a co-sponsor onto it. I believe it will totally eliminate private insurance. So for people out there who like their insurance, they don’t get to keep it?
HARRIS: Well, listen, the idea is that everyone gets access to medical care, and you don’t have to go through the process of going through an insurance company, having them give you approval, going through the paperwork, all of the delay that may require. Who of us has not had that situation, where you’ve got to wait for approval, and the doctor says, well, I don’t know if your insurance company is going to cover this? Let’s eliminate all of that. Let’s move on.
To repeat: Back in January, Harris was asked a question about people who might like their private insurance and if they’d be able to keep it. Her answer was: “Let’s eliminate all of that. Let’s move on.”
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2020 VISION: Beto raises money in the Big Apple
NBC’s Garrett Haake reports that Beto O’Rourke is embarking on a major media and fundraising swing this week. Today, he raises money in New York City and also appears with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow.
Tomorrow, he raises money in Houston and also appears on The View.
On the campaign trail today: Joe Biden stumps in New Hampshire, making stops in Hampton and Manchester… Cory Booker also hits the Granite State… Elizabeth Warren attends a teachers’ union town hall in Philadelphia… And Beto O’Rourke raises money in New York.
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is … 31
31.
That’s the margin between former Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in a new Post and Courier-Change Research Poll released Sunday.
Biden cleans up in the poll—he’s the top choice among men, women and black voters, the Post and Courier reports, with more voters excited about his candidacy than any other choice.
It’s the latest example of Biden’s supremacy in the early primary polling, built in no small part thanks to voter perception he’s the most likely candidate to defeat Trump and his success with black voters.
THE LID: Two’s company, 20 is a crowd
Don’t miss the pod from Friday, when we looked at the requirements – and tiebreakers – to make the first Democratic debates next month.
ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss
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The New York Times analyzes how many (and which) candidates can book their ticket out of Iowa.
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| Palestinians reject Kushner peace plan. They haven’t read it, but they rejected it already. Posted: 13 May 2019 05:02 AM PDT It doesn’t matter what’s in the “deal of the century” Middle East peace plan that may or may not be rolled out by the Trump Administration next month. The Palestinians have already declared the deal is a bad one that is not in their best interests. Actually, they’re rejecting the presence of the plan in […] The post Palestinians reject Kushner peace plan. They haven’t read it, but they rejected it already. appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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| Stephen Harper: Why don’t you support Israel? Posted: 13 May 2019 03:59 AM PDT When Stephen Harper was Prime Minister of Canada, it was one of the strongest allies of Israel, the United States, and most of the free democracies across the planet. Things have changed under current leadership, but that’s okay. This isn’t about Canada. This is about Israel and the unfathomable amount of hatred and condemnation they’ve […] The post Stephen Harper: Why don’t you support Israel? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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| Game of Thrones The Last War Review and Analysis Posted: 12 May 2019 11:35 PM PDT Spoilers ahead, as always. Game of Thrones went into this week under a microscope of well deserved scrutiny for screwing up what had the potential to be the best show in television history. However tonight was not last week, the week before that, the week before that, or the week before that. Instead, while flawed […] The post Game of Thrones The Last War Review and Analysis appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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05/13/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Trump and Alinsky; ‘Contempt’ Coverage; Foreign Influence By Carl M. Cannon on May 13, 2019 09:07 am Good morning, it’s Monday, May 13, 2019. I hope you had a nice Mother’s Day. As I write these words, the New York Stock Exchange has yet to open, but a dip in the market is coming. Asian and European stocks have already taken a hit and Wall Street investors were made skittish over the weekend by the escalating U.S.-China trade war. All this has put me in mind of a president with a far different attitude toward free trade than the current chief executive. The year was 1996, and Bill Clinton was hosting dozens of events each month — the total would come to 150 — at which he feted wealthy donors and Democratic Party fundraisers. Most of these gatherings were held in swanky hotel dining rooms. Twenty-eight of them took place inside historic White House rooms, including the Oval Office. Some of the fundraising activists, especially those born overseas, were controversial, mainly because they were donating amounts that seemed suspicious. Did the large sums flowing into the coffers of the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton-Gore campaign really come from foreign interests, even foreign governments? More specifically, was the president of the United States openly soliciting money that was really coming from China? Inquiring minds wanted to know, but Attorney General Janet Reno, stung by the excesses of previous special prosecutors she’d named, refused to appoint an independent counsel. Yet facts, those stubborn things, have a way of coming to light, even if it takes a while. In a moment, I’ll explain how the 1996 presidential campaign was compromised on this very night 23 years ago. First, I’d point you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * Trump’s Rules for Republicans (Adapted From Alinsky). Frank Miele argues that the president has taken a page — several, actually — from the left’s playbook. Current Coverage of AG “Contempt” Dwarfs Obama Era “Crisis.” Kalev Leetaru has this comparison of cable news channel attention paid to the William Barr hearing last week and that of Eric Holder seven years ago. Norm Mineta and the Art of Representation. Les Francis spotlights the retired congressman, who is the subject of new PBS documentary. 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In RealClearDefense, John Waters reviews a new novel by David Richardson. * * * On May 13, 1996, President Clinton was the headliner at a DNC fundraising dinner held at the Sheraton-Carlton Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. The guests were Asian-American donors, among them Yah-Lin Trie, a Taiwan-born immigrant who went by the name of “Charlie” Trie in his adopted country. Charlie had settled in Little Rock where he opened a small Chinese restaurant. Among the patrons who enjoyed his fare was the young governor of Arkansas. And when Bill Clinton moved up in the world, going from the state capital to the nation’s capital, Trie decided to move with him. Trie relocated to Washington, and from his modest beginnings was somehow able to funnel $1.2 million to the DNC and other accounts benefiting the Clintons. 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In May 1999, in testimony before the House Government Oversight Committee, he described meeting with the head of Chinese military intelligence in a Hong Kong basement. “We really like your president. We hope to see him re-elected,” the Chinese official told Chung. “I will give you 300,000 U.S. dollars. You can give it to the president and the Democratic Party.” Also born in Taiwan, Chung had settled in Southern California where, somewhere along the line, he’d met Bill and Hillary Clinton. After the Clintons moved to Washington, Chung was a frequent White House guest — he made 49 visits in all, according to Secret Service logs. Eventually, the $366,000 that Chung funneled to the DNC was refused, but not before he left us with a memorably straightforward explanation of his largesse. “I see the White House is like a subway,” Chung told the Los Angeles Times. “You have to put in coins to open the gates.” Carl M. 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Making the click-through worthwhile: Democratic congresswoman
Rashida Tlaib ignites the latest installment in the controversy over
anti-Semitic rhetoric, Senate Democrats mark Mother’s Day by cheering
for government-funded abortion, and Trump bestows a nickname on Mayor
Pete.
Rashida Tlaib Ignites New Controversy over Anti-Semitism
Over the weekend, Yahoo! News published a new episode of the
“Skullduggery” podcast, an interview with Representative Rashida Tlaib
(D., Mich.). After she was asked about her support for a “one-state
solution” to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, Tlaib noted that
the U.S. had recently marked Holocaust Remembrance Day and said she was
“humbled” by the fact that her ancestors suffered to create a new home
for the Jewish people.
More from Tlaib’s remarks:
There’s, you know, there’s a kind of a calming feeling, I
always tell folks, when I think of the Holocaust and the tragedy of the
Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors — Palestinians — who
lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human
dignity, their existence, in many ways, had been wiped …
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evolutionary pressures that shaped humans over millions of years.
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another. Vladimir Bukovsky is especially so. He is held in awe by
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