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THE DAILY SIGNAL

Jul 09, 2019

Good morning from Washington, where a new panel aims to give the term “human rights” more teeth—and help people suffering worldwide. Fred Lucas has the story about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s effort. Do our military men and women deserve the chance to give their children the education they want? A new poll shows a real appetite for change in educational opportunities. On this day in 1850, our 12th president, Zachary Taylor, died. The Mexican-American war hero had served as president for a mere 16 months, and was succeeded by Millard Fillmore, the last Whig president.

	Commentary We Fought the Transgender Activists, and Lost. Here Are 5 Lessons for Every Parent. Gary McCaleb, senior counsel for the Alliance for Defending Freedom, estimates that hundreds of school systems across the country are now fighting the roll-out of transgender ideology. More News 4 Things to Know About Ken Cuccinelli, Trump’s New Chief for Lawful Immigration As acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli becomes a key player in the Trump administration’s enforcement of immigration laws. More News Pompeo Taps Panel to Promote US-Style ‘Unalienable Rights’ Globally “It’s a sad commentary on our times that more than 70 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, gross violations continue throughout the world, sometimes even in the name of human rights,” says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. More Analysis Podcast: Her Think Tank Helped Forge the Texas Miracle In the last 15 years, Texas has led the way among red states showing how small government is the path to prosperity. More Commentary Why Military Families Overwhelmingly Support Education Choice Education is a big deal for military parents, and they want education options that offer more freedom and flexibility. More News New Book on Kavanaugh Confirmation Holds Troubling Allegations Against Christine Blasey Ford In “Justice on Trial,” authors Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino say unnamed peers accused Ford of drinking to excess and accosting boys with some regularity as a student at the Holton-Arms School. More Special Feature 3 Nigerian Women Beg for US to Help Stop Persecution of Christians “The people who die every day are human beings, too. And if I have an opportunity to let the world know what’s happening in my hometown, I will do anything to be able to save—even if it’s one life,” says Alheri Magaji. More

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POLITICO PLAYBOOK

Trump team sure liked to party with the British ambassador

By ANNA PALMER, JAKE SHERMAN and DANIEL LIPPMAN

07/09/2019 06:03 AM EDT

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DRIVING THE DAY

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP said Monday that British Ambassador KIM DARROCH was “not liked or well thought of within the U.S.” But many members of the Trump administration socialize with Darroch, as the NYT’s PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN separately pointed out. The British ambassador and his mansion on Mass Ave., next to the VP’s residence, are centerpieces of the D.C. political-media axis.

HERE’S JUST A PARTIAL LIST of times Trump administration officials and associates attended parties hosted by Darroch, culled from the pages of Playbook: KELLYANNE CONWAY went to a March 7 reception for women in the 116th Congress. The party list … Former actingA.G. MATT WHITAKER, Pence political aide MARTY OBST and SEAN SPICER attended Darroch’s 2018 New Year’s Eve party at the British Embassy. The party list …

… On NYE 2017, DARROCH hosted KELLYANNE CONWAY and ELLIOTT ABRAMS at the British Embassy party. The full party list … On Nov. 2, 2017, DARROCH hosted a reception to mark the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. SPOTTED: Sheldon and Miriam Adelson. The Balfour reception … DARROCH hosted an October 2017 party in honor of the IMF/World Bank meetings. Commerce Secretary WILBUR ROSS was there. The full party list …

… DARROCH and the British Embassy hosted an engagement party on Sept. 10, 2017 for KATIE WALSH and MIKE SHIELDS, which REINCE PRIEBUS, STEVEN MNUCHIN and SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS all attended. The engagement party list …

… DARROCH hosted a Jan. 18, 2017 party in honor of Trump’s inauguration. RUDY GIULIANI, COREY LEWANDOWSKI, CHRIS CHRISTIE, MARC SHORT, TOM BARRACK and SEB GORKA were among the attendees. The full inauguration party list … KELLYANNE and GEORGE CONWAY attended the Dec. 31, 2016 New Year’s Eve party. The NYE list

WAPO’S BILL BOOTH in London and JOSH DAWSEY: “Trump says U.S. ‘will no longer deal’ with British ambassador who called White House ‘inept’”: “Darroch himself frequently meets with national security adviser John Bolton and had early-morning breakfast meetings with John Kelly, then the former chief of staff, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others in this report, spoke on the condition of anonymity. He has been key in working with Trump’s aides behind the scenes to arrange visits to Britain in a way that would avoid angering the president, White House and embassy officials say.” WaPo

— NYT’S MARK LANDLER on A1: “Leaked British Cables Critical of Trump Lead to Diplomatic Uproar”: “‘I think Sir Kim is done in Washington,’ said Lewis A. Lukens, who served as deputy chief of mission at the American Embassy in London from 2016 to 2019. ‘It’s a shame because he has been an extraordinarily effective ambassador for the U.K. in Washington. And he was just doing his job — providing the government in London with his candid, honest assessment of the dynamics in Washington.’ …

“Sir Christopher Meyer, who was ambassador in Washington from 1997 to 2003 … said he doubted [the new ambassador] would be Nigel Farage, the Brexit Party leader, whom Mr. Trump has repeatedly recommended for the job.

“‘Farage? Well, Darth Vader could be appointed, if that was the wish of the British government,’ Mr. Meyer said. ‘But now he’s sitting on top of a burgeoning political party. I think his larger ambition would be there, rather than in Washington.’” NYT

SPOTTED at a dinner Monday night hosted by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Treasury’s Cash Room in honor of Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani: President Donald Trump sitting at a table with Bob Kraft, acting Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Larry Kudlow, Mick Mulvaney, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Dina Powell, Sigal Mandelker, Eli Miller, Tony Sayegh, Brian Moynihan, Michael Corbat, Steve Roth, Tom Barrack, Monica Crowley, Hank Paulson, Christine Lagarde, Randall Stephenson, Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), David Rubenstein, C. Allen Parker, John Paulson, Tim Lenderking and Qatari Ambassador Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad Al-Thani.

— YES, that Bob Kraft.

Happy Tuesday morning. MEGAN RAPINOE, the star of the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team, will be live in studio with RACHEL MADDOW tonight at 9 p.m.

CONGRESS comes back into session today, the beginning of a three-week stretch until the August recess. HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW …

— THE ODDS FOR PASSING THE USMCA, the president’s trade deal to replace NAFTA, got higher in recent weeks, with Speaker NANCY PELOSI saying that yes, Democrats want to pass it, but they need some changes on specific sections. It won’t pass before the August recess, but certainly needs to pass before the end of the year. Most insiders believe that it would be next to impossible to clear a trade deal during a presidential year.

— BUT CRITICAL FISCAL ISSUES LOOM. First, there’s the DEBT LIMIT. The nation’s statutory borrowing cap could come due as early as September, the Bipartisan Policy Center said Monday (WSJ story on that). That’s earlier than the October deadline Congress was anticipating, and could force lawmakers into quicker action. We anticipate Treasury will have to say something soon about how it views the deadline.

— CHANCES OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ARE SKYROCKETING … There’s been next to no progress on a deal to lift mandatory government spending caps that take effect in January, so aides in both parties have said they believe that a shutdown is becoming more and more likely. Remember: Funding expires at the end of September.

ALEX ACOSTA WATCH …

— THIS IS NOT A GOOD HEADLINE FOR THE LABOR SECRETARY … BLOOMBERG: “Acosta’s Standing in White House Was Eroding Even Before Epstein,” by Jennifer Jacobs, Saleha Mohsin, Josh Wingrove and Benjamin Penn: “Corporate lobbyists and some White House officials have grown frustrated that Acosta hasn’t moved fast enough on deregulation and other business-friendly initiatives, the people said. No decision has been made on Acosta’s future in the administration, they added, though two people said that his time is short. …

“Were Acosta to resign or be forced out, current deputy secretary Patrick Pizzella would become acting secretary. Pizzella is regarded as more aggressively pro-business than Acosta, which may be one reason the current secretary hasn’t come under broader attack from Democrats and labor unions.” Bloomberg

— WAPO’S LISA REIN, MICHAEL KRANISH and JOSH DAWSEY: “Officials at the White House … are nervous that Democrats will encourage women allegedly abused by Epstein to testify publicly before Congress, drawing attention to Acosta’s work on the plea deal, according to current and former administration officials.” WaPo

— “‘The next 72 hours are critical for Acosta,’” by Anita Kumar and Daniel Lippman: “White House officials are closely watching the coverage of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s past involvement as a prosecutor in billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s plea deal in 2008, acutely aware that negative publicity could harm him beyond repair, according to four people familiar with the situation.” POLITICO

— PELOSI at 11:08 p.m.: “.@SecretaryAcosta must step down. As US Attorney, he engaged in an unconscionable agreement w/ Jeffrey Epstein kept secret from courageous, young victims preventing them from seeking justice. This was known by @POTUS when he appointed him to the cabinet. #AcostaResign.”

— MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD: “Alex Acosta made an ethically compromised decision 10 years ago. Today, he should resign”

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THE AP’S MIKE BALSAMO got an interview with A.G. BILL BARR in Edgefield, S.C. …

— “Barr sees a legal way to ask about citizenship on census”: “In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said the Trump administration will take action in the coming days that he believes will allow the government to add the controversial census query. Barr would not detail the plans, though a senior official said President Donald Trump is expected to issue a memorandum to the Commerce Department instructing it to include the question on census forms.” AP

— “Barr: Mueller’s Hill testimony will be ‘public spectacle’”: “In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said the Justice Department would support Mueller if he decides he ‘doesn’t want to subject himself’ to congressional testimony. Barr also said the Justice Department would seek to block any attempt by Congress to subpoena members of the special counsel’s team. …

“‘I’m not sure what purpose is served by dragging him up there and trying to grill him,’ Barr said. ‘I don’t think Mueller should be treated that way or subject himself to that, if he doesn’t want to.’ Mueller no longer works for the Justice Department, but the department could attempt to limit his testimony about decisions he made as special counsel.” AP

TED HESSON and JOSH GERSTEIN: “Why Trump will likely lose the census citizenship fight”: “Eleven days after an unfavorable Supreme Court ruling, a new team of Justice Department attorneys must persuade three district court judges that a June 30 printing deadline a previous DOJ legal team insisted had to be met no longer applies — even though, the Commerce Department said last week, the questionnaires are being printed already.

“To pass muster with the Supreme Court, the new DOJ team must find a rationale that the high court will rule consistent with regulatory law and also believable — a tough assignment given that the court said in its ruling that the previous rationale was not.” POLITICO

EYES OPEN WIDE EMOJI … LOOK FAMILIAR? … SEN. KAMALA HARRIS (D-Calif.) recently released her plan for “Combatting the Racial Homelessness Gap.” It includes this line: “Today in America, 26 million people are ‘credit invisible’ and 19 million people have ‘unscorable’ credit files, including those who are deemed to have insufficient information or a ‘thin credit file.’” The Harris plan

— HMM … ON MAY 8, Joseph Nery of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals wrote this in testimony submitted to the House Financial Services Committee: “In 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a study finding that 26 million Americans are ‘credit invisible’ and 19 million Americans have ‘unscoreable’ credit files, including those who are deemed to have insufficient information and are deemed to have a ‘thin credit file.’” The testimony

— WE REACHED OUT TO THE HARRIS CAMPAIGN, which told us they had cited and hyperlinked to the wrong report. They meant to hyperlink to the CFPB testimony. It’s now fixed.

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2020 WATCH — VICE’S DANIEL NEWHAUSER in Columbia, S.C.: “Mayor Pete Faces a Familiar and ‘Vicious’ Enemy in South Carolina: Homophobia”

— LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ: “North Carolina runoff tests GOP efforts to boost women candidates”: “A Republican runoff in North Carolina on Tuesday represents the only chance left this year for the House GOP to follow through on one of its key promises for the 2020 cycle: Elect more women.

“Pediatrician Joan Perry has powerful allies in her corner to help her capture the GOP nomination for the special election, including all 13 Republican women currently serving in the House. She’s been the beneficiary of more than $1 million in support from groups set up to support Republican women.

“But Perry is also running headlong into obstacles — namely, a conservative power structure backing her opponent, fellow physician Greg Murphy, including an influential male member of Congress from the state. The race sets up as a test of whether GOP primary voters see gender diversity as an important value in the way Democrats did in the 2018 midterms, when voters sent a wave of Democratic women to Congress.” POLITICO

— ALEX THOMPSON: “Elizabeth Warren takes aim at D.C.’s political consultant industrial complex”: “The campaign has gone without an outside polling firm, and says it has no plans to hire one, even though it is standard operating procedure for most serious candidates. Instead of initially stockpiling resources for a home-stretch TV ad blitz, she’s amassed a payroll of 300-plus staffers in the early months of the campaign — overhead that could overwhelm her coffers if her fundraising ever falters.

“And now, the campaign told POLITICO that it is shunning the typical model for producing campaign ads, in which outside firms are hired and paid often hefty commissions for their work. Instead, Warren’s campaign is producing TV, digital and other media content itself, as well as placing its digital ad buys internally.

“Taken together, Warren’s approach is a rebuke of the consultant-heavy model of campaigns — an often lucrative arrangement in which the people advising campaigns invariably tell candidates that the best political strategy is to buy what they sell, namely TV ads and polling. If carried out for the duration, the moves would create the most robust in-house media production and buying team in recent presidential politics.” POLITICO

THE PRESIDENT’S TUESDAY … THE EMIR of Qatar will arrive at the White House at noon, and will meet with the president after that. At 12:20, the president will participate in “a commercial signing ceremonies viewing” before lunch with the emir. At 1:35 p.m., the emir will leave the White House.

PLAYBOOK READS

**PHOTO DU JOUR:** Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) announces he is dropping out of the presidential race at his campaign headquarters on Monday, July 8 in Dublin, California. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

DEMOCRACY FTW — “Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says extradition bill ‘is dead’ after weeks of protests,” by SCMP’s Sum Lok-kei and Tony Cheung in Hong Kong

THE INVESTIGATIONS … “The Mueller report? Haven’t read it,” by Darren Samuelsohn: “More than a dozen members of Congress readily admitted to POLITICO that they too have skipped around rather than studying every one of the special counsel report’s 448 pages.” POLITICO

HAPPENING TODAY — “Felix Sater to testify after missing previously scheduled appearance,” by Natasha Bertrand: “Felix Sater, a former business associate of President Donald Trump who was the chief negotiator for the defunct Trump Tower Moscow project, will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday morning, according to a person familiar with the matter. …

“Sater failed to appear for a voluntary appearance before the committee last month because he was sick and slept through his alarm, he told POLITICO at the time.” POLITICO

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — “New Scandals Rock Government’s Foreign Broadcasting Service,” by NYT’s Elizabeth Williamson: “The United States Agency for Global Media, the government’s foreign broadcast service, already struggling to clean house after a series of scandals last year at flagship operations like Voice of America and TV Martí, is now being rocked by two new cases that have raised further questions about its journalistic and financial management.

“In one, Tomás Regalado Jr., a reporter for TV Martí, which broadcasts into Cuba, and a cameraman for the network, Rodolfo Hernandez, were suspended amid allegations that they faked a mortar attack on Mr. Regalado during a broadcast from Managua, Nicaragua, last year.

“That incident surfaced only days after Haroon Ullah, the former chief strategy officer at the global media agency, which operates Martí and foreign-language networks around the world, pleaded guilty on June 27 in federal court in Alexandria, Va., to stealing government property.” NYT

BEYOND THE BELTWAY — “All Mississippi Beaches Close Due To Toxic Algae Bloom,” by HuffPost’s Nina Golgowski

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MEDIAWATCH — ABOUT THAT ANTI-FOX RANT … AP’S DAVID BAUDER and JONATHAN LEMIRE: “While it was not clear what Trump was specifically responding to, he was particularly annoyed by Fox correspondent Greg Palkot’s live report from a sports bar in France, where patrons erupted in a ‘F— Trump’ chant, according to two advisers not authorized to speak publicly about private discussions. …

“[T]he president’s frustration with the network has grown in recent months. He has angrily told confidants he is confused about why Fox News sometimes ‘goes negative’ in its coverage of his administration when it features an unflattering portrait of his White House, the advisers said.

“Trump was particularly annoyed at Fox’s coverage when he saw his ties to billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein being played up on the other networks.” AP

— “Breitbart’s White House correspondent joins White House,” by CNN’s Oliver Darcy and Kaitlan Collins: “The White House correspondent for Breitbart, a far-right website supportive of President Trump, has joined the Trump administration, people familiar with the matter told CNN.

“A spokesperson for the White House confirmed the hire after this story was first published. The spokesperson said Michelle Moons, the correspondent, will work in the office of Domestic Policy Council.”

PLAYBOOKERS

WEEKEND WEDDING — Rachel Hoff, policy director at the Ronald Reagan Institute and a Senate Armed Services and American Action Forum alum, married Kate Meck, who works at the FDA, on Friday at the Line Hotel. They met on OkCupid. Pool report: “At the reception at Franklin Hall, guests enjoyed craft beer and cupcakes as they danced the night away.” Pic

BIRTHWEEK (was yesterday): Laura Peavey, press secretary for House Financial Services (hat tip: Dave O’Brien)

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Tom Beaumont, AP national political correspondent. How he got his start in journalism: “After little career planning as a poli sci undergrad at the University of Wisconsin, my first job out of school was working in Madison for a longtime state lawmaker who, as it turned out, was also an awful human being. After quitting in disgust and a good bit of panic, I decided journalism could feed my political fix without having to answer to such an ego. I went back to school, earned a master’s in journalism from UW and have been fortunate to stay on this fascinating path since.” Playbook Plus Q&A

BIRTHDAYS: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is 64 … Emma Doyle, principal deputy chief of staff and assistant to the president … Brian Blase, WH special assistant to the president for economic policy … Danny Diaz, a founding and managing partner at FP1 Strategies, is 44 … Donald Rumsfeld is 87 … Drew Hammill, deputy COS for Speaker Nancy Pelosi … Mike Britt, VP of government relations at Red Rock Resorts Inc. … Michael Abate … former Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) is 6-0 … HuffPost’s Amanda Terkel … POLITICO CEO Patrick Steel …Mohsin Syed, chief counsel for House T&I, is 39 (h/t wife Sehar Siddiqi) … Floyd Abrams is 83 … Jordan Belfort, aka “The Wolf of Wall Street,” is 57 … Fox Business’ Lori Rothman … Megan Ortiz, COO of the Cohen Group (hubby tip: Michael) … Mercury’s Kirill Goncharenko … Adam Pennington … Sara Durr, comms director for the U.S. Conference of Mayors (h/t Allison Fastow) …

… former Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) is 66 … POLITICO’s Jimmy Bondi … Donna Imperato, global CEO of BCW (h/t Catherine Sullivan) … Patrick Stevenson, DNC’s chief mobilization officer … Randall Jackson, Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner … Irene Jay Liu … Stephanie Gaskell … Spencer R. Schecht … KP Trueblood, COS at the ACLU … George-Alexander Attia … Amanda Gonzalez Thompson … Tom Rossmeissl, partner and managing director of Trippi, Norton, Rossmeissl Campaigns … Amy Fiscus,NYT national security editor … Ann Lathrop … Libby Hambleton … Tim Schlittner … Elisa Bolduc … Caroline Scullin … Jerry Russo … Edna Ruano … Matthew Yurus … Jean Medina … Nick Rathod … CNN’s Jeff Simon … Goldman Sachs’ Amy Hunt … Qorvis’ Jennifer Baskerville … Mineko Tokito … Jeff Wexler … Emily Ethridge … Elizabeth McMahon … Doug Badger … Todd Kliman … Cathy St. Denis

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I am really fascinated by how ABC News has chosen to report on the President’s job approval numbers. They’re willfully trying to downplay really good news for the President.

“Forty-four percent of Americans approve of Trump’s overall job performance, up a slight 5 percentage points from April and 2 points better than his peak early in his presidency. Still, 53% disapprove” Sounds not great, right? Sure, it is good for this President, but 44% isn’t great.

Except that’s not really the number. 44% represents all adult Americans, not actual voters. Look at registered voters and the number climbs to 47%. You’d never know that based on this ABC News report, which covers how registered voters would respond to Donald Trump vs. a Democrat, but never notes that 47% of registered voters approve of the President’s job performance.

But there’s more than that. When you consider how likely voters would vote or how the President would do against a socialist-oriented Democrat, you’re talking a 49% to 50% win.

Please go read my breakdown of the numbers here and check out the breathtaking numbers of President Trump vs. a socialist plus now ABC News tries to wave away the bad news for the Democrats. NBC News Damns Mitch McConnell Because of His Great-Great-Grandfathers.
This is just reprehensible coverage by NBC News. Reparations is the latest craze by leftwing hucksters, charlatans, and grifts to prey on the vulnerable. Having spent fifty years screwing up black America while trying to improve it, the political left as heirs to the Great Society and New Deal, have presided over the collapse of black families, the collapse of public schools, and the gentrification of black neighborhoods by progressive, white hipsters. They now want to give up and just throw some money at the problem and wash their hands of it. Reparations is the demand of the pseudo-intellectual who has given up and wants to cash out. It is the idea of huckster and conman making promises that’ll never be delivered premised on the idea that throwing money at a problem will make it better. It is the idea of the charlatan who claims some heroic, helping role and gets rich quick through shakedowns at everyone else’s expense. NBC News has entered the fray on the side of the hucksters, scammers, conmen, and charlatans of the left with a denunciation of Senator Mitch McConnell for his great-great-grandfathers owning fourteen slaves in Alabama in the 1850s. Click here for the rest of this and just how NBC News passively admitted its story is garbage.

You know who else’s family owned slaves and who opposed reparations? Barack Obama.
Yeah, that’s right. Barack Obama’s family owned slaves in Kentucky and Obama opposed reparations. You didn’t see the media running silly stories against him like they are against McConnell. Why? Because NBC News is a partisan operation designed to benefit Democrats. I know Joe Biden is old, but is he senile too?
If you haven’t seen the video, go watch Joe Biden be completely oblivious to the fact that the Russians interfered with the US election on his and Obama’s watch. This is really, really bizarre.

The gun grabbers, led by a man in blackface, are coming for you in Virginia.
Ralph Northam is still there and the media/Democrats have completely pretended that whole blackface thing never happened. And now Northam and the gun grabbers are coming for your guns. So naturally, the media is cheering him on.

If you live in Virginia, you need to take a stand ASAP.

It’s hot outside and progressives want to take your air conditioner away.
We really do live in a world full of blessings when progressives can complain about air conditioning working well. Honestly, President Trump just might be President forever if the left really champions taking away your air conditioning. Remember, as always, to go check out The Resurgent and be sure to like us on Facebook.

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President Donald Trump on Monday touted progress made by the United States in improving the quality of its water and air.

“For years, politicians told Americans that a strong economy and a vibrant energy sector were incompatible with a healthy environment…And that’s wrong,” Trump said.

Even after leaving the Paris Climate Accord in 2017, the United States is leading the signatory nations in reducing carbon emissions.

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The Justice Department announced that it will change the team of lawyers who have been defending the Trump administration’s bid to reinstate the citizenship question on the U.S. Census. Read more A two-count indictment unsealed by federal prosecutors charged billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking and conspiracy charges stemming from an international trafficking ring he allegedly ran. Court documents show Epstein sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls at his homes in Manhattan, New York, and in Palm Beach, Florida, among others. Read more In a speech to a pro-Israel group, Vice President Mike Pence knocked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for likening migrant detainment centers near the southern border to “concentration camps” of the Holocaust. Read more The structural integrity of China’s Three Gorges Dam being in danger has been the focus of netizen debate recently. The hydropower gravity dam began construction in 1994 and was completed in 2009. Spanning the Yangtze River in southwestern China, the project required 129 nearby cities to be flooded and more than 1.2 million people to be relocated. Read more President Trump said that the United States is benefiting from tariffs imposed on China, as the two countries have resumed talks to resolve an ongoing trade dispute. Read more U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the creation of a commission on unalienable rights to advise him on how to best interpret human rights, based on the Constitution and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read more
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To quote former President Ronald Reagan, “Here he goes again.” Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders recently unveiled a new proposal to forgive all student loans. Once again, he wants to tax those who didn’t create the problem and ignore those who did—all in the spirit of irresponsible socialism and vote-getting. On the surface, it seems like a good way to unbundle the largest category of private debt held by 40 million… Read more The Polls and Models Could Be Off the Mark Again in 2020
By Elad Hakim

According to some polls and models, if you support President Donald Trump, you should forget about a second term. Better yet, you should probably throw in the towel now, as the party is all but over. As reported in the Washington Examiner: “A university election model that predicted the blue wave in the House of Representatives in 2018 almost to the seat is predicting a big loss by President Trump next year, due to an explosion of bitter partisanship and Trump hate… Read more
See More Opinions US Maoists Tour Venezuela, Walk Right Into Counter-Revolution
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As Venezuela teeters on the brink of counter-revolution, an influential delegation of U.S. Maoists from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization–Fight Back! group is in the country building solidarity with the communist leaders of the embattled regime. Read more
We are often told there are only six “communist” countries left—that is, nations ruled by an openly communist party. They are China, Cuba, Laos, Nepal, Vietnam, and North Korea. If you define “communist” in the traditional Marxist–Leninist “command economy” way, there is really only one left—North Korea. However, this approach is deceptive. It totally underestimates world communist power. It misunderstands what modern communism has become. Let us explain… How Many Countries Are Part of the World Communist Movement? Copyright © 2019 The Epoch Times, All rights reserved.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Iran Breaches Deal “Iran has enriched uranium beyond a 3.67% purity limit set by its deal with major powers, the U.N. nuclear watchdog policing the deal said on Monday.” Reuters From the Left The left sees Iran’s behavior as a direct result of Trump withdrawing from the Iran deal, and calls for diplomatic solutions. “In May 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the deal, for no good reason other than he didn’t like it, despite the fact that international inspectors had repeatedly attested that the Iranians were in compliance with its terms. Then Trump not only re-imposed economic sanctions, which had been lifted with the signing of the deal, but also imposed ‘secondary sanctions’… And so, under the terms of the deal, Iran no longer has an obligation to meet its commitments…

“Even in its (quite delayed) response to Trump’s withdrawal, Iran did not violate the accord. Paragraph 36 of the JCPOA states that if one signatory of the pact believes that some others ‘were not meeting their commitments’ under the deal, then, after certain meetings and consultations, it would have ‘grounds to cease performing its commitments.’”
Fred Kaplan, Slate

Dated but relevant: “The administration has also curtailed Iran’s options for disposing of its excess energy-grade uranium. In May, it revoked authorization for Iran to sell the uranium abroad, as it had done under the nuclear agreement. Though Iran has largely disposed of the uranium by reprocessing it, the revocation underscored perceptions that Iran was being goaded into violating the agreement… In short, experts said, the United States, by its strategy and its sheer power, has closed off virtually all peaceful avenues for Iran to respond.”
Max Fisher, New York Times

“Importantly, both country’s leaders say they don’t want a war. But the possibility of one breaking out anyway shouldn’t be discounted, especially since an Iranian insult directed at Trump last month led him to threaten the Islamic Republic’s ‘obliteration’ for an attack on ‘anything American.’ In other words, Tehran doesn’t have to kill any US troops, diplomats, or citizens to warrant a military response — it just has to try. Which means the standstill between the US and Iran teeters on a knife edge, and it won’t take much to knock it off.”
Alex Ward, Vox

“When President Trump withdrew the United States from the nuclear accord with Iran and reapplied sanctions, Tehran’s response was easily foreseeable and widely predicted… [so] you’d think the Trump administration would have anticipated the Iranian response and gamed out its next moves, with the aim of achieving tangible objectives without plunging the United States into another Middle East war. Mr. Trump’s response to the Iranian announcements suggests otherwise. ‘Iran better be careful’ was all he had for reporters on Sunday. The empty words once again reveal the president’s lack of either a coherent goal for his ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, or a strategy for achieving it.”
Editorial Board, Washington Post

“The Trump administration’s maximum-pressure policy has brought us to the cliff of an armed confrontation and further inflamed the Gulf region… On Wednesday, President Rouhani had made it clear that Tehran’s measures were fully reversible: ‘All of our actions can be returned to the previous condition within one hour.’ His statement indicates a willingness to negotiate. Such openings offer a unique opportunity in conflict resolution and must be invested in immediately through expert and wise diplomatic engagement… It is time to bring sanity back to Washington and Tehran and commit to a citizen-centered, maximum-diplomacy approach that protects the fragile equilibrium between our countries.”
Shirin Ebadi and Jody Williams, New York Times

“Europe is racing against the clock to save the agreement… Europeans remain furious with the Trump administration for its unilateral pullout from the deal last year. They have little appetite to sign on to new sanctions, although they have even less interest in a nuclear Iran… [But] how long can Europe maintain its balancing act between the U.S. and Iran?”
James McAuley and Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post From the Right The right supports increased sanctions against Iran in order to obtain a new, more restrictive, agreement. “Trump administration was put in a terrible bind upon taking office. Staying in the deal meant the threat posed by Iran would only grow over time, and would leave an economically powerful and rich Iran—thanks to its sales of oil and gas—with the ability to develop a nuclear arsenal shortly after Trump left office. The other option—which it seems Trump has chosen—was to take on Tehran now, when it is much weaker, rather than leaving the problem to a future U.S. president to deal with…

“The poison pill in the deal was always that almost all its restrictions, designed to prevent Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, expire within 12-15 years after the deal was signed. That’s right, in a little more than a decade, Iran would have been free to do whatever it wanted with its nuclear program, unless a new accord was signed. And that’s not all. The deal itself never addresses the ways in which Iran could deliver a nuclear weapon. That means no restrictions on Iran’s quickly growing capabilities to research and develop ballistic and cruise missiles. That’s like taking a criminal’s ammo away but allowing him to keep the gun.”
Harry J. Kazianis, Fox News

“If the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement is so good at stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, how on Earth has Iran been able to move past the deal toward nukes so easily and quickly?… Even more importantly, the European Union has joined China and Russia in refusing to do what they promised they would do in this scenario: reintroduce sanctions. That speaks to the central weakness of the nuclear accord in the first place. It was always heavy on rhetoric (and cash for Iran) and always very weak on enforceable restrictions… Iran is showing why we desperately need a new nuclear agreement with Iran, one that actually constrains Iran’s nuclear threat.”
Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner

“Critics of the president will say that we already have reneged on the agreement, so why wouldn’t the Iranians proceed? We betrayed them first. That position, however, presumes a moral equivalency upon our two nations that simply does not exist. The Iranians are a terrorist regime committed to the spread of sharia law, the obliteration of Israel, and the imposition of a worldwide caliphate. The United [States] is a nation of peace that only picks up the sword in the defense of itself or for those unable to defend themselves. Us backing out of an unsigned, paid-for-in-cash agreement with no real verification procedures is not the same as a nation with a track record of death and destruction moving boldly forward with nuclear weapon development…

“The argument against crippling sanctions is always the same; the average citizen will suffer and not the leaders. This argument holds no intellectual water whatsoever, save for those incapable of thinking ahead more than one step. Should the Iranians develop nuclear weapons and force us into war, do you think the people will suffer then? Should the Iranians develop nuclear weapons and use them preemptively against, say, Israel, do you think people will suffer then? Ending this conflict absent some form of suffering is no longer an option. The question is who is going to suffer, when, and how much… The Iranian economy cannot withstand strangulation, and we could very likely crumble the regime without firing a shot.”
Charlie Kirk, Breitbart

Some, however, argue that “When Trump withdrew from the JCPOA, he firmly believed that a policy of ‘maximum pressure’—built around the renewal of U.S. economic sanctions—would compel Iran to come to the negotiating table. That hasn’t happened, and today the United States finds itself on the brink of a war with Iran with no discernible diplomatic off-ramp. Instead, Europe, Russia, and China have condemned the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and, however unsuccessful so far, are seeking ways to bypass U.S. sanctions… the inherent flaws of the JCPOA and Trump’s inability and/or unwillingness to work around them… have made a war all but inevitable.”
Scott Ritter, The American Conservative On the bright side…

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Just over a week after internal discord spilled into the open, tensions still simmer within the House Democratic Caucus over how to tackle the situation at the border including abysmal conditions for the detention of some migrants. As Rafael Bernal and Juliegrace Brufke report, the battle over the $4.6 billion border bill supplemental funding that passed the House on June 27 left wounds within the conference. Progressives and moderates disagree within the party, as evidenced by a high-profile back-and-forth skirmish between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). The two Democratic heavyweights have clashed since the speaker made dismissive remarks about the influence of the freshman lawmaker in an interview with The New York Times, suggesting the firebrands are “four people” in the House Democratic caucus, adding that “they didn’t have any following” outside of Twitter. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a top left-wing organization, blasted Pelosi for her remarks, saying Ocasio-Cortez is “more of a true leader” than the speaker. Pelosi has since tried to turn the page and work toward addressing the situation for migrants at facilities such as the one in Clint, Texas, a focus of media attention after Ocasio-Cortez and 20 other House Democrats toured the facility early last week. “Whether or not the President responds to our request to improve medical care standards for the health and safety of children, and while Senator McConnell still refuses to help the children suffering in these deplorable conditions, we must lead a Battle Cry across America to protect the children,” Pelosi wrote in a note to her colleagues. While the two Democrats duke it out, a larger and potentially more consequential fight is playing out between members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and the Problem Solvers Caucus, a main vehicle for the party’s moderates. After the votes to approve supplemental funding for needs at the border, progressive members believe it will be tough to work with moderate colleagues, and some have threatened to retaliate by slowing committee momentum for select bills. CPC members chair many of the committees, including Judiciary, Rules, Oversight and Reform, Homeland Security, Small Business, and Natural Resources. “I mean, it’s just gonna be a lot harder for us to care enough to help deliver votes,” said Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), co-chairman of the CPC, who recently referred to the Problem Solvers Caucus as the “Child Abuse Caucus” over its support for the border supplemental. The Washington Post: House to vote on new border bill amid outcry over conditions at migrant detention centers. > As Democrats debate what to do next, the Department of Homeland Security is continuing its crackdown of the border and asked the Pentagon to authorize 1,000 additional Texas National Guard troops to the region “to provide supplemental holding and port of entry enforcement support.” The increase would be in addition to the 1,900 National Guard members already at the border and 2,300 active-duty troops who are on border-related missions. The request was made on Wednesday (CNN). Meanwhile, the House is back to work today after a 10-day July Fourth recess, set to resume negotiations on spending caps and a hike in the debt ceiling. Those congressional talks are in limbo with less than three months left before a fiscal deadline looms. Half of that time is expected to be spent away from Washington as House members return to their districts for a six-week August recess. As CNN’s Phil Mattingly reports: “The preferred method is to strike an all-encompassing two-year budget deal. At this point, after several meetings of top negotiators, things have moved further away from a deal. The internal dynamics of the Democratic caucus laid bare by the immigration funding fight two weeks ago have only served to exacerbate concerns about any path to a final resolution.” Bloomberg: Debt limit, USMCA clocks ticking as Pelosi wrangles her party. The Hill: White House repeatedly blocks ex-aide from answering Judiciary panel questions.

LEADING THE DAY

2020 CAMPAIGN & POLITICS: In a year when the popular move has been to run for president, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) decided to go the other way and closed up shop on his 2020 bid, temporarily contracting the Democratic presidential field. Swalwell announced that he was dropping out during a press conference in Dublin, Calif., on Monday afternoon following reports that he had discussed shutting the doors on his 2020 bid after he canceled two days of campaigning in New Hampshire during the July Fourth holiday. “We have to be honest about our own candidacy’s viability,” Swalwell told reporters, adding that he will run for reelection to the House instead. He did not endorse any of his former 2020 competitors (The Hill). While one California Democrat ended his bid, another is expected to launch one of his own as Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor who has loudly called for President Trump’s impeachment, reportedly plans to enter the race on Tuesday. Steyer’s likely move comes despite his January announcement that he would not run in 2020, saying at the time that he planned to focus all of his time and energy in the push to impeach the president. However, according to reports, Steyer has had second thoughts in recent months and seemed uneasy about his January decision. The potential announcement would bring the Democratic field back to 25 candidates. The New York Times: Farewell, Swalwell: As one 2020 Democrat drops out, will others follow?

© Getty Images > Warren rises: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced Monday that she posted a $19.1 million haul in the second fundraising quarter, outraising two of her top rivals — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) — as she capped off a strong June (The Hill). The total is third among Democratic candidates, behind only South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) and former Vice President Joe Biden, as Warren continues to see her star grow in the 2020 race behind a nonstop string of policy proposals and progressive energy. The latest figures put Warren in a strong spot as she looks to hold onto her spot in the top tier of candidates. On top of the fundraising figure, she also has $19.7 million in cash on hand and more than 300 staffers on the payroll. After fears that she could be in trouble due to a high burn rate of campaign funds, she has dramatically reduced that figure from 85 percent to 55 percent, putting her on more stable footing (Politico). The Washington Post: “You are who?” The lonely presidential campaign of John Hickenlooper. The Wall Street Journal: Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) struggles to break out of crowded Democratic field. The Washington Post Magazine: The ignoring of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Mona Charen: How a Democrat can win over a never-Trumper. > Cocaine Mitch: Democrats want to flip the script on Republicans by using Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as the poster boy for next year’s congressional elections in the same way Republicans have repeatedly and successfully “posterized” Pelosi, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in past years. McConnell often manages to fly under the radar by being so low-key but after he helped Trump fill two Supreme Court vacancies and with a pile-up of House-passed bills in the Senate, Democrats say using McConnell as a rallying banner can be effective (The Hill). Paul Kane: North Carolina runoff a test of women’s standing in the Republican Party. Elsewhere on the political scene … Kris Kobach, the former Kansas secretary of state, announced Monday that he will run for an open U.S. Senate seat in 2020, drawing the ire of national Republicans who are determined to not let him become the nominee. Kobach, a top Trump supporter who lost the gubernatorial contest last year, is running to replace retiring Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) (The Hill) … CNN announced that they will hold a live draw to determine the debate lineups for the next Democratic presidential debates on July 30 and July 31 in Detroit (CNN).

IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES

WHITE HOUSE & ADMINISTRATION: Trump delivered an East Room speech about “environmental leadership” on Monday that was long on praise for energy producers and the strong U.S. economy and silent about combating climate change, which most Americans say is a top concern as they ponder the Oval Office occupant in 2021 (The Hill). The president opted to deliver the 45-minute address at the urging of his daughter, Ivanka Trump, who wanted the president to defend his environmental record, according to Axios. The New York Times reported that the idea came from the president’s campaign consultants, who believe that Trump’s environmental policies hurt him among millennials and suburban women, two blocs of voters his Democratic rivals are wooing. Bottom line: The speech suggests the president’s advisers fear he is losing support he captured in 2016 and that courting his base of non-college-educated white men is not enough to win next year. The contents of Trump’s one-off energy speech, however, appeared unlikely to rebrand his environmental reputation. Trump argues that his unwinding of Obama-era environmental regulations stayed true to his campaign promises, but his promotion of petroleum and coal and denial of the science behind calls to combat global warming remain unpopular with a majority of Americans, according to recent surveys. > Iran: The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Monday that Iran resumed enriching uranium to higher levels than permitted under a 2015 accord with the United States and other world powers. Tehran cannot currently build a nuclear bomb, but it is steps closer to that potential. The New York Times outlined what occurred in the past and what’s likely to happen next. > Department of Justice: From defending Trump’s ambitions for a citizenship question on the 2020 census to blasting House Democrats ahead of a hearing next week with star witness former special counsel Robert Mueller, Attorney General William Barr is busy. The president’s battles over the census are noisily public (The Hill), while some experts believe Trump’s strategy is to create enough confusion to upend census participation among a sizable number of minorities, even if the administration loses its arguments in court (Reuters). In an interview with The Associated Press on Monday, Barr said the administration will take action in the coming days that he believes will allow the government to add the controversial census question about citizenship. Barr would not detail the plans, although a senior official said Trump is expected to issue a memorandum to the Commerce Department instructing it to include the question in the 2020 census. Such a move is likely to be immediately challenged in court. Pelosi said Monday that Trump wants to add the demand for citizenship information because he wants to “make America white again.” > Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta: Federal charges filed Monday in New York against wealthy hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein put Acosta, a member of Trump’s cabinet, back in the spotlight because he’s the former U.S. Attorney in Miami who helped a sexual predator secure a lenient plea deal that shielded him from federal prosecution following sexual contact with dozens of underage girls 11 years ago (The Hill). Republican senators declined to criticize Acosta following the new federal charges of sex trafficking against Epstein, 66 (The Hill). White House officials are concerned that House Democrats may call some of Epstein’s victims to testify on Capitol Hill about the plea deal Acosta negotiated in 2008, putting the Trump cabinet official in the klieg lights. Acosta declined to comment on Monday (The Washington Post). The Justice Department is facing renewed criticism that it mishandled the Epstein case years ago, and Barr recused himself on Monday because his former law firm, Kirkland and Ellis, had represented Epstein (The New York Times). Epstein pleaded not guilty to the New York charges. Under the Florida deal, he pleaded guilty to state prostitution-related charges and was allowed to go to his office during the day while he served his sentence a decade ago. He also registered as a sex offender and agreed to pay millions of dollars to dozens of his victims. Fortune: Who is Epstein? More administration news: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assembled a controversial advisory group on Monday to assess what is meant by “human rights” in U.S. foreign policy (The Hill) … Trump said he will not work with Great Britain’s ambassador to the United States, who called the Trump administration “inept” in a private cable that was leaked (The Hill) … The Internal Revenue Service’s in-house watchdog, Nina Olson, is retiring at the end of the month (The Hill).

OPINION

Democrats ‘shooting holes in their own boat’ with single-payer plan, by Albert Hunt, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/32hwJX5 We need to know where Democratic candidates stand on nuclear weapons, by Lisbeth Gronlund and David Wright, opinion contributors, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2Lc9mbS

WHERE AND WHEN

Hill.TV’s “Rising” program features Rachel Bitecofer, assistant director at the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University, to discuss the negative partisanship model’s prediction that Trump will lose in 2020; Natalie Wynn, a noted YouTuber, to talk about YouTube radicalization; and Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert, who discusses manipulated media known as deepfakes at 9 a.m. ET at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m. at Rising on YouTube. The House convenes at 2 p.m. The House Intelligence Committee will hear closed-door testimony this morning from former Trump business associate Felix Sater (The Hill). The Senate meets at 10 a.m. The president welcomes the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, to the White House for meetings and a working lunch this afternoon, joined by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Trump will also participate in a commercial signing ceremonies event in the Roosevelt Room with the sheikh prior to the lunch. Vice President Pence begins his day with a meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš. The vice president will join Trump for events with the emir of Qatar in the West Wing. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivers prepared remarks about stress testing at financial institutions during the Federal Reserve Board Conference in Boston at 8:45 a.m.

ELSEWHERE

➔ Tech: Federal regulators and Congress want YouTube to take new steps to protect children from problematic content. Consumer groups are urging the Federal Trade Commission, which is finishing its probe into alleged violations of children’s privacy laws, to hit the company with tough penalties. And the Senate Judiciary Committee today holds a hearing in which YouTube is in the spotlight (The Hill). … The leaders of the tech industry’s most prominent advocacy groups in Washington are increasingly female, a trend some hope to see spread Silicon Valley tech companies that are still male-dominated (The Hill). ➔ Minimum wage: The pending Raise the Wage Act sponsored by congressional Democrats would give 17 million people a raise and lift 1.3 million out of poverty, but also eliminate jobs for 1.3 million workers in the same period, according to the Congressional Budget Office. House Democrats expect to bring the bill, which would gradually increase the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 to $15 by 2025, to a vote next week (The Hill). ➔ News of the weird: A Lithuanian couple defended their title in the World Wife-Carrying Championship, held in Finland on Saturday. It’s a contest that attracts couples from around the world, including from the United States. Men complete an obstacle course with their wives slung over their backs. The peculiar competition has been going on for 24 years, although the Morning Report was oblivious until Monday. The prize? The wife’s weight in beer (Reuters).

THE CLOSER

And finally … Monday’s flash flooding in the Washington metro area caught many by surprise as commuters encountered rivers instead of roadways, subway stops could have been mistaken for Niagara Falls and planes were temporarily grounded under a deluge of between three and five inches of rain in the span of two hours, depending on location. It was biblical. Gutters and roofs failed, power outages spread, trees toppled and the White House press basement area looked like a retaining pond until special equipment arrived. OK, not an earthquake, not a dangerous wildfire but definitely a swamp. The National Weather Service issued its first-ever flash flood warning for the District on Monday morning. In the midst of the seventh wettest July day recorded since 1871, Washington was knee-deep and all wet.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Justice Department Potentially Mishandled Epstein Case Over a Decade Ago
On Monday, billionaire Manhattan investor Jeffrey Epstein was charged with sex trafficking, leading to a series of questions about how and why federal prosecutors in Miami struck a deal with the investor back in 2008. The plea deal, orchestrated by Trump’s current Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, is now being given closer scrutiny. The New York Times provided a lengthier description of the plea deal:

“The charges unsealed Monday mirror those that federal prosecutorshad prepared in Miami against Mr. Epstein more than a decade ago. In 2005, law enforcement officials there investigated Mr. Epstein after the parents of one of his accusers reported an incident to the police.

Florida prosecutors had prepared a 53-page indictment accusing Mr. Epstein of being a sexual predator. But those charges were shelved in 2008 after an 11th-hour deal was reached between the United States attorney’s office in Miami and Mr. Epstein’s lawyers.

The agreement granted Mr. Epstein immunity from federal prosecution and let him plead guilty to two prostitution charges in state court. Federal prosecutors arranged for the plea deal to be kept secret from Mr. Epstein’s accusers until it was finalized in court.

The deal let Mr. Epstein avoid a possible life sentence in federal prison. Instead, he spent 13 months at a Palm Beach jail and was permitted to leave the facility six days a week for work. He was also required to register as a sex offender.”

Earlier this year, a judge ruled that prosecutors broke the law by hiding the existence of the plea deal from Epstein’s alleged underage victims.

Nation’s Largest Teacher Union Takes Pro-Abortion Stance
This past weekend, the National Education Association adopted Business Item 56, which affirmed the union’s support for Roe v. Wade. Text from the business item is listed below:

“The NEA will honor the leadership of women, non-binary, and trans people, and other survivors who have come forward to publicly name their rapists and attackers in the growing, international, #MeToo movement.

Furthermore, the NEA will include an assertion of our defense of a person’s right to control their own body, especially for women, youth, and sexually marginalized people. The NEA vigorously opposes all attacks on the right to choose and stands on the fundamental right to abortion under Roe v. Wade.”

Alexandra DeSanctis of National Review shared some choice words discussing the union’s decision, pointing out the necessity of left-wing groups to now “bandwagon” on all progressive causes:

“The statement outlining Business Item 56 doesn’t even make an attempt to articulate why the NEA has a stake in the abortion debate at all. It merely takes for granted that, as an influential left-wing organization, the group must necessarily champion the entire progressive agenda. This is a growing tendency on the Left, as “intersectional” thinking takes hold — the idea that each interest group within the broader progressive movement has a responsibility to embrace and advocate the particular interests of the rest.

If the National Rifle Association were to suddenly issue a statement declaring its belief that life begins at conception, and every human being has the right to life, it would be a cause for confusion and surely for immense criticism from the group’s opponents. But on the Left, such “allyship” among progressive interests is increasingly required as a measure of devotion to the greater cause.”

What I’m Reading This Week Exclusive ‘Justice on Trial’: Inside the Left’s Coordinated Anti-Kavanaugh Campaign (The Federalist) Using U.S., Qatari Funding, Duke University Teaches K-12 Teachers Biased Info about Islam (The Federalist) Here Is the Legal Reason Why Trump MUST Ask about Citizenship on the Census (The Daily Wire) Persona Non Grata: Trump Trashes Globalist UK Ambassador (Human Events) The Incredible Guts of Thae Yong-ho (National Review)
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North Carolina Republican runoff tests the future of the House GOP

Voters in eastern North Carolina are heading to the polls Tuesday for a low-profile special election with a lot at stake. The outcome of the Republican primary runoff for the safe GOP seat could say a lot about how the party approaches identity politics heading into 2020. Read More…

Road ahead: War powers debate shifts to House

Congress could get a second opportunity this week to try and block President Donald Trump from going to war with Iran without congressional approval as the House debates its fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. Read More…

What we can learn from the 2004 presidential race

ANALYSIS — Beware of reading too much into presidential polls. Take, for example, the 2004 race. Polls from before the Iowa caucuses showed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry virtually eliminated from the race — until he wasn’t. Read More…

Hearings on Facebook’s Libra could dim cryptocurrencies’ sheen

The financial technology industry is anticipating a windfall of attention and possible scrutiny following upcoming House and Senate hearings on Libra, the new cryptocurrency announced by Facebook last month. Read More…

Tech vanguard is dodging Pentagon

The Pentagon’s cybersecurity mission is facing a classic supply and demand problem: There’s a nationwide shortage of tech talent and an oversupply of jobs. Read More…

Why Kelly Craft is the right person for UN ambassador

OPINION — At a time when leaders who should be Eleanor Roosevelt’s spiritual heirs are mostly missing in action, it was heartening to hear a member of the Trump administration publicly pledge to “reinforce the values, our values, that were central to the U.N.’s founding.” Read More…

Citing disappointing fundraising and polls, Rep. Eric Swalwell ends presidential campaign

Ending his bid for the presidential nomination Monday, California Rep. Eric Swalwell said he will seek another term in the House by campaigning to end gun violence, fight climate change and address student loan debt, the same issues he hoped would make him the favorite millennial in a crowded 2020 Democratic field. Read More…

High-stakes lawsuit makes health care law a 2020 issue

For all their differences on “Medicare for All,” Democrats will have a chance to rally around the 2010 health care law this week. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit will hear oral arguments in the high-profile Texas v. Azar lawsuit on Tuesday, which could spell the future of the health care law and become a major issue in the 2020 election cycle. Read More…

Why 2020 Democrats need to pay so much attention to Nevada

BOULDER CITY, Nev. ⁠— Like most Nevada Democrats, Sen. Jacky Rosen always wants to see more 2020 candidates paying attention to her state, and a new early caucus voting process may further boost the party’s influence. Read More…

Justin Amash is officially a man without a party — or committee

Rep. Justin Amash resigned his seat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee and his GOP conference membership Monday, after declaring his independence from the Republican Party last week. Read More…

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Can Democrat Haters Ever Change? By Amanda Alverez – Have you ever heard the expression, “The answer is right under your nose?” Could this be true for the vast divide between the American lovers and haters? A few people find the Bible to be a difficult read. However, we must remember the Bible was the first ordained textbook for … Can Democrat Haters Ever Change? is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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DHS Wants An Additional 1,000 National Guard Troops On The Border By Jason Hopkins – The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon for an additional 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to help operations along the U.S. southern border. “[The Department of Defense] has received a request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security to authorize the Texas National Guard to support [Customs … DHS Wants An Additional 1,000 National Guard Troops On The Border is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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African Asylum Seekers Stuck In Mexico ‘Not Happy’ With US Immigration System By Jason Hopkins – African migrants are expressing frustration over the Trump administration’s metering policy, which puts a cap on the number of asylum seekers who can enter the U.S. each day. “We are not happy with the U.S. system, especially for the fact that you see that the number is not moving. Very … African Asylum Seekers Stuck In Mexico ‘Not Happy’ With US Immigration System is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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Swalwell Drops Out Of Presidential Race By Shelby Talcott – 2020 Presidential candidate Eric Swalwell announced he is dropping out of the presidential race Monday at a press conference in California. The California Rep. began his presidential bid three months ago, and was one of 24 main Democratic candidates. During his campaign, Swalwell struggled to gain traction and his poll … Swalwell Drops Out Of Presidential Race is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Seizes MSC Gayane following Record Cocaine Seizure By R. Mitchell – PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Area Port of Philadelphia seized the MSC Gayane Thursday following a record seizure of 20 tons of cocaine on June 17. Upon application from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern … U.S. Customs and Border Protection Seizes MSC Gayane following Record Cocaine Seizure is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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ICE ‘Ready’ To Apprehend And Deport One Million Illegal Immigrants By Jason Hopkins – The acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said the government is “ready” to identify, detain, and deport the illegal immigrants who have ignored court orders to leave the country. “They’re ready to just perform their mission, which is to go and find and detain and then deport … ICE ‘Ready’ To Apprehend And Deport One Million Illegal Immigrants is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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Trump Did Not Invite Twitter And Facebook To A Meeting On Big Tech’s Alleged Conservative Bias By Chris White – President Donald Trump did not invite Facebook or Twitter to an upcoming social media summit in Washington, D.C., addressing big tech’s alleged conservative bias, CNN reported Sunday. Trump’s summit, scheduled for July 11, is mostly an opportunity for major conservative groups and pundits to vent their frustrations with Silicon Valley, … Trump Did Not Invite Twitter And Facebook To A Meeting On Big Tech’s Alleged Conservative Bias is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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Bee Careful – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – Iran continues to test Trump’s patients and though he has so far refused to take the bait, the media tries to blame him. Political Cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. See more Branco toons HERE Bee Careful – A.F. Branco Cartoon is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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Michelle Obama Talks About Trump’s Inauguration Crowd, Says It ‘Was Not Reflective Of The Country’ By Mary Margaret Olohan – Former First Lady Michelle Obama spoke out about President Donald Trump’s inauguration in a Saturday interview, saying she was one of “handfuls of people of color.” The former first lady spoke to CBS This Morning’s Gayle King about her feelings when Trump took office, saying that the day was very … Michelle Obama Talks About Trump’s Inauguration Crowd, Says It ‘Was Not Reflective Of The Country’ is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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Child Sex Trafficking Charges Against Jeffrey Epstein Unsealed Ahead Of Court Appearance By Evie Fordham – Child sex trafficking charges against Jeffrey Epstein were unsealed ahead of his appearance in a New York City court on Monday. Authorities picked up Epstein Saturday when his private jet landed at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. The well-connected billionaire has already spent time behind bars after pleading guilty in … Child Sex Trafficking Charges Against Jeffrey Epstein Unsealed Ahead Of Court Appearance is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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The Roundup Begins – Grrr Graphics – Ben Garrison Cartoon By Ben Garrison – Herd ’em up, move ’em out, lock ’em up Jefferey Epstein, the billionaire pedophile, looks like he will finally face justice. A lot of his friends and associates are most likely very nervous right now, but anyone who abused children with him need to be exposed and prosecuted. This will … The Roundup Begins – Grrr Graphics – Ben Garrison Cartoon is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more.
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“Unplanned” Executive Producer Confirms for Family Leadership Summit By Caffeinated Thoughts on Jul 08, 2019 02:44 pm
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Abortion Has Nothing to Do With Education By Shane Vander Hart on Jul 08, 2019 11:32 am
The National Education Association’s representative assembly voted to say that they stand on “the fundamental right to abortion under Roe v. Wade.”
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Socialism Comes With a Price By John Hendrickson on Jul 08, 2019 10:35 am
John Hendrickson: President Roosevelt’s New Deal is a “dime store” compared to the radical and outlandish proposals being advocated by the plethora of Democrats running for president.
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Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Trending now Bill Clinton gives statement on Jeffrey Epstein after new child sex trafficking charges Some 2020 Democrats want to decriminalize illegal border crossings—here’s what voters think If your dog eats dry food (do this every day) Sponsored More from TheBlaze Can We All Agree That Kamala is Unfit to be President? Trump wants to ‘Make America White Again’ with census citizenship question, says Pelosi Florida principal: ‘I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event’ Death threats sent to pair of Canadian theater owners set to show pro-life movie ‘Unplanned’ – and one has already bowed out more stories One last thing… New report shows how many jobs could be lost under $15 minimum wage Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 could cost more than a million workers their jobs, according to a report released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office.The House of Representatives will soon vote on the Raise the Wage Act, but the CBO report’s findings will likely further split Republicans and Democrats on the issue—because a $15 minimu… Read more Share Tweet Email

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Pompeo Launches Commission to Study Human Rights Role By Reuters, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 7:01 AM U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday launched a panel to re-examine the role of human rights in U.S. foreign policy, drawing criticism from lawmakers and activists who said it was an attempt to minimize abortion and gay rights. More Comments » White House Directs Former Aide Not to Answer Over 200 questions in Congressional Probe By Reuters, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 6:56 AM U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House prevented a former aide from answering more than 200 questions posed by Democrats in Congress who are investigating whether Trump interfered with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, according to a transcript released on Monday. More Comments » U.S. Appeals Court to Take Up Constitutionality of Obamacare By Reuters, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 6:51 AM The future of Obamacare could be at stake on Tuesday when a coalition of Democratic-led states and House of Representatives urge a federal appeals court to overturn a Texas judge’s ruling that the U.S. healthcare reform law is unconstitutional. More Comments » Trump ‘Dossier’ Author Grilled by Justice Department Watchdogs: Sources By Reuters, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 6:44 AM Federal lawyers probing the origins of the investigation of ties between Russia and President Donald Trump’s campaign have interviewed the author of a “dossier” that alleged misconduct between Trump and Moscow, prompting the lawyers to extend their inquiry. More Comments » Democrats Demand Documents from Trump Businesses about Foreign Payments By Reuters, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 6:41 AM Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday said they were using a court case to demand documents from President Donald Trump’s businesses in hopes of proving that they violated anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution. More Comments » Democratic U.S. Rep. Swalwell Ends Long-Shot White House Bid By Reuters, Monday, July 8, 2019 5:36 PM U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell on Monday became the first major candidate to drop out of the Democratic presidential race, ending a long-shot bid fueled in part by his efforts to investigate Republican President Donald Trump. More Comments »

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From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Ben Kamisar

FIRST READ: The 2020 Senate map begins to take shape

The Senate announcements sure have been dropping in the last 24 hours:

On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Democrat Amy McGrath – who lost her high-profile Kentucky House race last year – said she’s taking on Mitch McConnell (and at the least she’ll raise A LOT of money).
In Kansas, Kris Kobach – who lost his gubernatorial bid against Democrat Laura Kelly in 2018 – says he’s running for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas (and that has national Republicans worried Kobach could cost them a winnable seat).
And in Virginia, another politician who lost in 2018 (are you noticing a trend?) – former Rep. Scott Taylor, R-Va. – said he’s taking on Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.

Add them all up, and you’re starting to see the 2020 Senate map finally come into focus.

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In Alabama – the GOP’s best pick-up opportunity – there are a slew of Republicans (including Roy Moore) who are running to challenge vulnerable Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala.

In Arizona, Dem Mark Kelly raised $4.2 million in the second quarter in his bid against appointed Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz.

In Colorado, there are a slew of Dems competing to take on vulnerable Republican Sen. Cory Gardner.

In Maine, national Dems are pleased with their recent recruit – state House Speaker Sara Gideon – who’s running to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

In Michigan, Republicans got failed 2018 Senate nominee John James to run against incumbent Dem Sen. Gary Peters.

And in North Carolina, national Dems are bullish on Cal Cunningham and the fact that incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is getting a primary challenge.

Remember: To win control of the Senate in 2020, Democrats need to net a pickup of three seats if they win the White House – and four if they don’t.

That means Dems must run the table in Arizona, Colorado and Maine – and pick up one of North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, Texas or another seat, assuming they lose Alabama.

Obamacare showdown in New Orleans

NBC’s Pete Williams reports that a panel of appellate judges in New Orleans today considers the future of Obamacare – hearing from conservative states and the Trump Justice Department that the entire health-care law is unconstitutional.

Their reasoning: The Supreme Court upheld the law’s individual mandate because it’s a tax, but the tax penalty was dropped to zero, invalidating the whole thing.

Williams writes that the Supreme Court could hear the case next fall.

“My sense is that part of why the appeals court scheduled the oral argument for July was to be able to get the case decided in time for next term,” said Prof. Steve Vladeck, an expert on federal courts at the University of Texas School of Law.

But as one of us tells Williams, a victory by Obamacare opponents could backfire on the GOP.

It would put health care front and center on the agenda for the 2020 election. And going back to the last election cycle, Democrats have the big advantage when it comes to health care.

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Acosta isn’t considering stepping down

More and more Democrats – including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last night – are calling for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign, given the new developments in the case against Jeffrey Epstein, per NBC’s Hallie Jackson.

But a Labor Department spokesperson tells Jackson that Acosta is not considering stepping down from his position.

The White House has not responded to questions about Acosta’s standing in the administration.

2020 VISION: Farewell Swalwell

Well, at least he got to participate in one debate.

Congressman Eric Swalwell yesterday bowed out of the 2020 presidential race and said he’d run for his House seat instead.

“After the first Democratic presidential debate, our polling and fundraising numbers weren’t what we had hoped for, and I no longer see a path forward to the nomination,” he said in a statement.

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On the campaign trail today: Steve Bullock makes stops in Iowa, hitting Gowrie, Rippey and Des Moines… Kirsten Gillibrand stumps in New Hampshire… And Marianne Williamson is in South Carolina.

Dispatches from NBC’s embeds: At Elizabeth Warren’s town hall in Peterborough, N.H., the crowd loves her plans, plans, plans.

NBC’s Benjamin Pu reports the crowd at the town hall overflowed outside the venue, and those who spoke to Pu said they’re impressed with Warren’s “plans”, how “specific she is” and her first debate performance.

NBC’s Maura Barrett has the latest on Julián Castro’s trip through western Iowa where he met with people in historically red districts.

Barrett reports on what Castro had to say to locals in rural Iowa: “I’ve had sit downs with farmers and frankly also, I come with humility. Understanding that I have a lot to learn because I did not grow up in a rural community, I grew up in the big city.”

DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is… $19.1 million

$19.1 million.

That’s how much Elizabeth Warren’s campaign says she raised during the second quarter, a big bump for a candidate that’s eschewing traditional big-dollar fundraising.

Warren spent 86 percent of the money she raised last quarter, a move that raised questions as to whether she’d be able to support the robust ground game her campaign had built.

But her strong fundraising haul, more than all but two candidates, will assuage those concerns.

Many of the top campaigns have already revealed their fundraising numbers, but some still haven’t ahead of next week’s quarterly filing deadline

Here’s how Warren’s fundraising total stacks up against her Dem rivals who already announced their second quarter numbers:

Buttigieg: $24.8 million raised
Biden: $21.5 million
Warren: $19.1 million
Sanders: $18 million
Harris: $12 million
Bennet: $2.8 million
Bullock: $2 million

TWEET OF THE DAY: Look who came to dinner — and look who didn’t

The Lid: Stuck in the middle with you

Don’t miss the return of the pod yesterday, when we looked at why the middle of the electorate is so important to Democrats in general elections.

ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss

Trump says he won’t deal with the British ambassador who criticized him in leaked private memos.

The sex trafficking charges filed against Jeffrey Epstein are shining a light on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta’s decision to agree to a plea deal with Epstein in 2007.

Republican women are trying to rebuild their ranks in Washington.

Former Trump associate Felix Sater is scheduled to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

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DHS requests Texas National Guard assistance to allow CBP to patrol the border Posted: 08 Jul 2019 06:02 PM PDT At any given moment, 40%-60% of Customers and Border Protection agents are busy processing and caring for hundreds of thousands of migrants who crossed the southern border illegally. This leaves a skeleton crew to actually patrol the border and catch drug smugglers, gang members, and terrorists who are trying to cross the border without being […] The post DHS requests Texas National Guard assistance to allow CBP to patrol the border appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Bill Clinton invokes Sergeant Schultz about Jeffrey Epstein Posted: 08 Jul 2019 04:23 PM PDT Those old enough to remember Hogan’s Heroes likely know exactly what Bill Clinton’s staff said regarding Jeffrey Epstein following the billionaire sex offender’s arrest in New Jersey last week. For he younger readers, here’s a clue about the former President’s reaction: Clinton, who has been attached to Epstein for two decades, has long denied speculation that […] The post Bill Clinton invokes Sergeant Schultz about Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Demystifying the political spectrum Posted: 08 Jul 2019 03:53 PM PDT Proving the rational basis for the Left-Right political spectrum by logical analysis. The Socialist-Left loves to play fast and loose with the language, absurdly and ironically labeling anyone not of their collectivist, Far-Left mindset as being part of a socialist worker’s party in Germany. Beside that lie that denies basic historical facts, they also assert […] The post Demystifying the political spectrum appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Job Killer: CBO report says raising minimum wage to $15 would put 1.3 million out of work Posted: 08 Jul 2019 02:27 PM PDT The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released their report on the effects of the Democrats’ plan to raise the national minimum wage to $15 per hour, and it’s not very promising. While 1.3 million Americans would rise above the poverty line, another 1.3 million Americans would lose their jobs. It’s a trade-off that conservatives as well […] The post Job Killer: CBO report says raising minimum wage to $15 would put 1.3 million out of work appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Eric Swalwell drops out Posted: 08 Jul 2019 05:55 AM PDT Update: It’s official. Eric Swalwell has dropped out. I want thank my supporters & friends, my staff, & my family for making this journey possible. I’ll never forget the people I met & lessons I learned while traveling around our great nation. Though our campaign is ending our mission to end gun violence is just […] The post Eric Swalwell drops out appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

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07/09/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Presented by Fisher Investments: One Down; Border Relief; The Donald and The Gipper By Carl M. Cannon on Jul 09, 2019 09:09 am
Good morning, it’s Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Tonight in Cleveland, Major League Baseball showcases its luminaries in its annual All-Star Game. Last year’s festivities were held in the nation’s capital, where Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper won the Home Run Derby in dramatic fashion. His feat enticed Nats fans into hoping that Bryce would stay in the town named after our first president — and that the All-Star Game itself would be equally sublime. It wasn’t to be. Instead, the ensuing game was a home run orgy more akin to slow-pitch softball in a beer league; and Bryce signed a huge contract in the off-season with a division rival. In the town named after George Washington, Harper drew comparisons to Benedict Arnold. But I’m not writing about baseball this morning. I’m writing about the 40^th U.S. president and the 45^th — and a curious comparison the latter made to the former. First, however, I’d steer 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: * * * Failed “Avenger”: Swalwell Is First to Drop Out of 2020 Race. Phil Wegmann has the story. Five Facts: Humanitarian Relief for the Border Crisis. In RealClearPolicy, No Labels provides this overview of the $4.6 billion bill passed by Congress. Kushner’s Peace Plan: A Car Without an Engine. In RealClearWorld, Charles Ries writes that the White House proposal did not mention the political context or address the difficult issues specific to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When the Gold Standard Isn’t the Gold Standard. RealClearMarkets editor John Tamny takes issue with a Wall Street Journal columnist’s recent pronouncements about gold-backed currency. Thank Title IX for the Greatness of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team. Ariel Scotti explains in RealClearLife. * * * On Monday, President Trump retweeted a two-year-old Internet meme purporting to be from a conservative Twitter account called “The Reagan Battalion.” The tweet included a photograph of 41-year-old Donald Trump shaking hands with Ronald Reagan, then in his second term as president. Accompanying the photo is this quotation, attributed to Reagan: “For the life of me, and I’ll never know how to explain it, when I met that young man, I felt like I was the one shaking hands with a president.” The photo is real. It was taken in a White House receiving line on Nov. 3,1987. The words are not. It’s a quite preposterous claim, actually, and easily debunked. How so? Let me count the ways. First, the item Trump retweeted doesn’t really come from The Reagan Battalion, a respectable conservative account, but from an imposter whose Twitter access was suspended this week. Second, despite the folksy prose, it doesn’t sound like anything Reagan would say. Third, in the 1980s, Trump was publicly discussing raising money for Democrats; and he’d maxed out as a contributor to Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale. Fourth, there’s no record of Reagan uttering these words, no source cited, in the bogus tweet — and officials at the Reagan Library have confirmed that the words aren’t the former president’s. In other words, no. Trump was getting some attention that year, however. Ahead of the 1988 presidential race, a New Hampshire political activist was trying to start a “draft Trump” movement, and getting some media buzz. Newsweek magazine, in particular, was shilling for the guy. It put Trump on its cover in September, published a piece by one of its staff writers ruminating about how a future President Trump might commute between his Atlantic City casino and Mar-a-Lago, and printed letters-to-the editor about the possibility. None of this would have impressed anyone in the Reagan White House, however, least of all the Gipper. That same autumn, Trump had taken out full-page ads in the Boston Globe, New York Times, and Washington Post ripping the Reagan administration’s foreign policy. Some of the views and phrases in those ads would prove predictive of his 2016 campaign — and his presidency. “To the American people,” Trump declared in his open letter. “There’s nothing wrong with America’s Foreign Defense Policy that a little backbone can’t cure.” “We’re being ripped off and decimated by many foreign nations who are supposedly our allies,” Trump added. “The world is laughing at America’s politicians as we protect ships we don’t own, carrying oil we don’t need, destined for allies who won’t help.” A staunch supporter of NATO, President Reagan never responded to this critique. But he expounded a more internationalist worldview his entire adult life. He did so on this very date in 1984. Noting that Congress had asked the president to designate July 9, 1984 as African Refugees Relief Day, Reagan issued a presidential proclamation doing just that. “The United States and the American people have a long and proud tradition of helping those who are in need. In Africa, the needs of refugees cry out for continued attention,” it began. “So, too, do the needs of the host countries who, despite their own limited resources, have accepted the refugees in the best tradition of humanitarian concern. Their generosity has led them to make great sacrifices. “We in the United States are mindful of the burdens that are borne by the refugees and their host countries. We are dedicated to the cause of meeting their needs now and in the future,” Reagan added. “As we reflect on the situation of refugees and their host countries, I hope Americans will be generous in their support of voluntary agencies that provide relief and development assistance to Africa. Further, I wish special consideration be given to the extraordinary hardships borne by women refugees, their children, and other vulnerable groups. The innocent victims of civil strife and war deserve our special concern.” Carl M. Cannon
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In 1981, Joe Biden argued that segregationist George Wallace’s positions on criminal justice, rehabilitation, and the death penalty were prophetic.
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