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| Happy Friday from Washington, where the bureaucracy can manipulate computer models on climate change to justify all sorts of regulations and costs. Kevin Mooney is there as a Heritage Foundation expert sounds the alarm for climate conferees. Another of Osama bin Laden’s sons apparently is dead, and that’s good news, Robin Simcox writes. On the podcast, Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., describes his just-completed visit to a migrant processing facility. Plus: John York on bad ideas from “Mayor Pete” and Michelle Malkin on a disturbing limit to Americans’ right to assemble peacefully. Enjoy this first weekend of August. |
| Commentary Osama bin Laden’s Son Likely Is Dead. Here’s What It Means. Though not a veteran warrior, Hamza bin Laden enjoyed star power within jihadist circles due to his father’s legacy. He potentially represented al-Qaeda’s future. More News How Faulty Assumptions in Climate Predictions Could Mean Big Costs for Americans “The sheer fact that these [computer] models can be manipulated to get any result you want speaks volumes to their uselessness in regulatory policy and the danger of putting them into the hands of policymakers,” Heritage Foundation researcher Kevin Dayaratna says. More Commentary ‘Fixing’ Our Democracy Would Only Make Matters Worse Proposals made by Mayor Pete Buttigieg, if implemented, would harm the integrity of the constitutional republic that our Founders so painstakingly crafted. More Analysis What It’s Really Like Inside a Migrant Processing Facility “It’s great conditions, significantly better than where many of them have come from. Air conditioning. They are separated by ages, and by gender, and things like that. But there are no cages,” Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., says. More News ACLU Blames ‘Inaccurate Stereotypes’ for Opposition to Male Athletes in Girls Sports “Equal participation in athletics for transgender people does not mean an end to women’s sports,” the liberal legal group says of its new campaign. “Trans women are WOMEN.” More News Illegal Migrants on Way to US Border Down 39%, Mexico Says Faced with the Trump administration’s threat of a 5% tax on all its exports to the U.S., Mexico agreed to send thousands more troops to its own southern border with Guatemala to stop migrants headed to the U.S. More News TV Personality Vilified for Comments on Parenting, Gender Identity, and Believing Women Actor and entertainment journalist Mario Lopez suddenly is receiving harsh pushback for saying he was “blown away” by the trend of letting young children pick their own gender. More Commentary When Our Freedom to Assemble Comes Under Fire Do law-abiding American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas without fear of government censorship and retribution? Here’s when the answer is “no.” More | ||
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Friday, August 2, 2019 China Tariffs On Thursday, “President Donald Trump intensified pressure on China to reach a trade deal by saying he will impose 10% tariffs Sept. 1 on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports he hasn’t already taxed.” AP News On Wednesday, “the central bank cut its benchmark rate — which affects many loans for households and businesses — by a quarter-point to a range of 2% to 2.25%. It’s the first rate cut since December 2008 during the depths of the Great Recession.” AP News From the Left The left is worried about the harmful effects of the tariffs on the US economy. “What is already clear is that the United States, China and the world face a few weeks of uncertainty surrounding the world’s largest bilateral trading relationship. This, added to the uncertainty already clouding the world’s second-largest such relationship — the one between the United States and Canada, which awaits ratification of a renegotiated free-trade deal — confirms that Mr. Trump’s policies are becoming one of the greatest sources of instability for a fragile world economy.” Editorial Board, Washington Post “Everyone loses when the world’s two largest economies slap tariffs on each other. The slump to 2.1% growth in second-quarter U.S. GDP unveiled Friday was attributable largely to stalling business investment due to trade war-fueled uncertainty. And in China, where growth has slowed to 6.2%, a similar pattern has emerged. The fallout is more chronic than acute. In sports terms, the injury is more like a concussion than a blown-out knee. Tariffs sting. But the bigger blows are hits to investment, confidence and growth.” Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg “Chinese retaliation has hurt [American] manufacturers such as Boeing Co., Caterpillar Inc. and Deere & Co… U.S. manufacturing employment has barely accelerated from the pre-Trump trend, and hasn’t even made up the ground it lost in the Great Recession, much less reversed the drop since China entered the WTO… in economic terms, Trump’s trade war has been a loss on every front… “[But] In parallel with Trump’s tariffs, the U.S. has been waging a different sort of trade war against China aimed at reducing Chinese dominance in cutting-edge technology industries… The swift and devastating impact of export restrictions on China’s Huawei Technologies Co. shows the effectiveness of these [policies]. Thus, even though protectionism has hurt the U.S., it may have hurt the U.S.’s chief rival even more. Whether that is worth the cost depends on one’s view of geopolitics and the importance of continued U.S. hegemony.” Noah Smith, Bloomberg “The Trump administration’s China strategy… is effectively to crash the Chinese economy. Placing tariffs will not only make the country’s products more expensive for Americans to buy, but will also induce multinational corporations to move their manufacturing plants and offices to other nearby countries… So while Trump wants to make a deal with Xi — partly to end China’s theft of American intellectual property and other aggressive trade practices — he’ll settle for destroying China’s economy in the meantime.” Alex Ward, Vox “This move comes at a sort of odd time. The U.S. economy has been looking fragile lately—bond markets are screeching in panic, GDP has slowed a bit, and business investment is drying up. Just about everybody agrees that Trump’s trade war is contributing at least somewhat to the uneasiness… Now Trump has gone and ratcheted up the conflict, which means Americans will pay even higher taxes on imports and that there will be more uncertainty for businesses trying to figure out their supply chains. It will almost certainly be bad for the overall health of the economy… “One possibility is that Trump simply isn’t worried about the effect that his tit-for-tat with China is having on the economy and just wants to keep fighting it to the bitter end… But it’s also possible that this move is partly meant to scare the Fed into taking more action than it did Wednesday. Many investors (as well the president) were hoping that Powell would signal that the Fed intended to pursue an aggressive series of rate cuts.” Jordan Weissman, Slate From the Right The right is supportive of taking action against China but divided about whether tariffs are worth the economic risk. “China poses the preeminent threat to U.S. global order and must be defeated in that effort, and U.S. intellectual property must not be sacrificed under any new trade deal… By escalating in the trade fight, Trump is showing Beijing that he will risk his own electoral position in order to win. That will factor in Xi’s mind in that it’s still a long way to January 2021, or even January 2025. Moreover, Trump is gambling with good reason that Beijing will want some kind of deal by that point… “The risks, however, are equally real. While the U.S. economy remains strong in employment rates and consumer markets, it suffers increasing strains from the China trade war… U.S. capital investment and investor confidence is collapsing. At some point, those factors will reverberate within the broader economy. China is banking on that reverberation occurring sooner rather than later.” Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner “The trade war is just one front in what we should view as the Second Cold War. China seems to be in the lead in developing and employing technologies like artificial intelligence, hypersonic missiles, and 5G (which has extensive defense and intelligence system applications). Together, these technologies could create a strategic military advantage for China as early as the next decade, putting China in a position to challenge or even defeat the United States… “With its current tariff strategy, the Trump administration is walking a very thin and unstable line. China has numerous cards left to play, the results of which would range from pain to outright disaster for American businesses that are dependent on importing Chinese products… [For example] China has threatened to withhold rare earth metals from the United States, which would cause serious disruptions in the manufacture of everything from cell phones to solar and wind energy to aircraft and missiles for the U.S. military… “The United States does not want to find itself strategically inferior to China in the 2020s. However, the prospect of the world’s two largest economies entering an economic war would be unlikely to produce a happy ending for anyone involved.” Keith Nobles, The Federalist “Another round of talks with China will begin next month, shortly after the tariffs go into effect. If China can be pushed into an enforceable trade agreement, that should set up the incentives for some concessions. If it doesn’t work, though, this will likely be the new normal, and Trump will have to work overtime to keep it from damaging the consistent economic growth he needs to win re-election.” Ed Morrissey, Hot Air “One problem with President Trump’s China trade strategy of gradually escalating tariffs is that no one knows when or whether they’ll stop… Mr. Trump’s Thursday tweets on China were respectful and anticipated further bilateral trade talks. But the President is embarked on a high-risk coercive showdown with the world’s second largest economy in which neither side wants to bend first. Trade wars aren’t easy, especially for the innocent economic bystanders.” Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal “I understand why President Trump is standing up to China and I applaud him for it – and it’s about time we had an American leader who did… [But] these tariffs are penalizing [American] businesses and [American] families – not the Chinese government or Chinese companies… China must be held accountable for their actions. But tariffs aren’t the answer.” Andy Walton, The Resurgent On the bright side… A zoo threw its 60-year-old tortoise a birthday party and it’s the cutest thing ever. Insider Our volunteer team spends hours each night scanning the news, fact-checking, and debating one another, so your 5 minutes each morning can be well spent. If you’ve found value in our work, we welcome you to help sustain our efforts and expand our reach. Any support you can provide is greatly appreciated! Share Tweet Forward Sign Up Here Copyright © 2019 The Flip Side, All rights reserved. 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Good morning, Here is all the news conservatives need to know to start their day. At 4pm ET, you can catch me on radio to bring you up to speed on developments throughout the day. You can listen live here. Today is the Day Today is the Resurgent Gathering. Writing around here will be slow as take our online community offline for a weekend. You’ll be able to check out the live streams and videos of our conference, including an address from Vice President Mike Pence. I look forward to seeing many of you in Atlanta. The post Today is the Day appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » WATCHING COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Big 12 2019 Season Preview No, I’m not making another “Texas is back” joke. The post WATCHING COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Big 12 2019 Season Preview appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » DOJ Will Not Prosecute James Comey Sources in the DOJ inspector general’s office have told Fox News that former FBI Director James Comey will not be prosecuted for leaking memos of his interactions with President Trump. “Everyone at the DOJ involved in the decision said it wasn’t a close call,” one source said. “They all thought this could not be prosecuted.” […] The post DOJ Will Not Prosecute James Comey appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » What We’re Up Against In 2020 I never thought we would be debating capitalism versus socialism in my lifetime. However, after watching the Democratic presidential debates this week, it has become clear that we are in an ideological war for the future of our Republic. Throughout the current presidential campaign, Democrats have proposed increasingly radical socialist policies. Bernie Sanders said “you’re […] The post What We’re Up Against In 2020 appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Biden Unloads On Harris: ‘You Can’t Beat Trump with Double Talk’ on Your Health Care Plans The post Biden Unloads On Harris: ‘You Can’t Beat Trump with Double Talk’ on Your Health Care Plans appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Rand Paul Unloads On Unlimited Debt Ceiling Increase Rand Paul did not hold back on raising the debt ceiling. Some say that it is irresponsible not to raise the debt ceiling. Well, true fiscal conservatives say it’s irresponsible to raise the debt ceiling without any reform of our profligate spending ways. To allow the debt ceiling to go up an infinite amount, as […] The post Rand Paul Unloads On Unlimited Debt Ceiling Increase appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Debates Exposed Schisms In Democratic Party Not all Democrats are part of the far left. The post Debates Exposed Schisms In Democratic Party appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Where “Russia Is Helping the Candidate” Becomes the Media’s Way of Protecting Preferred Candidates Did you know the Russians are supporting Tulsi Gabbard, the congresswoman from Hawaii? That’s the big headline this morning. Gabbard dealt near fatal blows to Kamala Harris in last night’s CNN debate. You’d never know it from the media coverage. Instead, the coverage is focused on Russian based bots supporting Gabbard. This is what we […] The post Where “Russia Is Helping the Candidate” Becomes the Media’s Way of Protecting Preferred Candidates appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Yang Broke Kayfabe: He May Be My New Hero Politics has become entertainment, and politicians don’t break kayfabe. I think we’d all be better off if this wasn’t so. Andrew Yang broke kayfabe, and for that, he just may be my new hero. The post Yang Broke Kayfabe: He May Be My New Hero appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Recent Items: Barack Obama Was Pretty Damned Divisive Remember, you can listen to the Erick Erickson Show anytime and anywhere via WSB Radio, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. As always, you can find pretty much anything and everything I’m writing about throughout the day via The Resurgent. Thanks for reading and tuning in. Erick Erickson THE RESURGENT Facebook Twitter Instagram Copyright © 2019 The Resurgent Media Group, LLC, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences |
POLITICO PLAYBOOK
POLITICO Playbook: A gutting few weeks for the GOP
By JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMER
08/02/2019 06:19 AM EDT
DRIVING THE DAY
IF YOU ARE A HOUSE REPUBLICAN, this has been an absolutely gutting few weeks. And, truly, if someone is trying to spin you on how the political picture is not that bad for the House GOP right now — at this moment — you ought to discount them as a political professional or analyst. Because it’s really, really bad, deflating and discouraging.
ON THURSDAY NIGHT, Texas Rep. WILL HURD — the only black Republican in the House — announced he would not run for reelection. He beat Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones by fewer than 1,000 votes in 2018 in a large district that runs the stretch of the Texas-Mexico border — and she is running again. Republicans like to say this is an R+1 — fine, perhaps — but it’s an R+1 that Hillary Clinton won by 3 points, so it’s not much of an R+1.
— SIDE NOTE: Hurd is particularly close to House Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY. When we were traveling with McCarthy for our book just before the 2018 elections, he once startled his Capitol Police detail late one evening after a very long day, agreeing to pay Hurd’s sister a visit at a downtown San Antonio bowling lane. Here’s what he said about Hurd to a group of Republicans during a fundraiser at a restaurant in El Paso just before the 2018 midterms: “Will Hurd is always challenged, but he sets himself apart.”
LET’S REVIEW THE TAPE: In the last two weeks, the following House Republicans have announced they were leaving Congress: Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.), one of 13 GOP women; Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.), a member of leadership; Rep. Pete Olsen (R-Texas), who represents a blueing district outside Houston; Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), a well-respected party elder. Rep. Justin Amash — an Arab American — left the party and became an independent. BEFORE ALL THAT: Indiana Rep. Susan Brooks — the party’s recruitment chair — decided she would not run again.
A FUN STAT that’s making its way around GOP circles: There are more men named Jim in the House than Republican women running for reelection.
THE HOUSE REPUBLICANS are increasingly white and male. There is no diversity — quite literally. How can they recruit anything but white men with what their membership looks like right now? If you’re anything but a white man, you look at the House GOP and see very few people that look like you.
HERE’S THE BLEAK REALITY for the House GOP. It’s summer recess, which means lawmakers are home with their families. As soon as the sun will rise, people will be reminded over the summer that being a member of Congress is not as fun as being at home with their kids or family. Plus, being in the minority stinks. This probably won’t get better for Republicans anytime soon. Expect more people to jump ship — and soon. Rumors are already swirling about another retirement as soon as today.
WE GOT LOTS OF EMAILS Thursday night that the NRCC is now having a worse week than the DCCC. Eh. It’s probably a toss-up.
Good Friday morning. THE PRESIDENT’S TAKE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S DEBATE: “The Democrats spent more time attacking Barack Obama than they did attacking me, practically.” More from Gabby Orr on Trump attacking progressives at Thursday night’s rally
SPOTTED: Corey Lewandowski on a 6 a.m. flight from DCA to BOS this morning.
CUE SOME TWEETS … NYT’S ADAM GOLDMAN and KATIE BENNER: “Justice Dept. Declined to Prosecute Comey Over Memos About Trump”: “The Justice Department declined to prosecute the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey after determining that two memos he wrote about his interactions with President Trump contained classified information and examining whether he mishandled the documents, according to people familiar with the matter.
“The F.B.I. upgraded the memos to confidential — the lowest level in the government’s system of classifying information — shortly after the president fired Mr. Comey in May 2017, the people said. Mr. Comey had kept several memos at his home and shared one with a friend when he thought they contained only routine information, but the determination that some memos included classified material prompted the investigation into whether he mishandled them.
“Prosecutors quickly determined the case did not warrant charges, the people said. It is not clear which memos spurred the inquiry, but the upgrade to confidential dealt with foreign relations, a person familiar with the classification review said.” NYT
SCARY — “Rep. Elijah Cummings’ Baltimore Home Burglarized, Police Say,” by CBS affiliate WJZ’s Rachel Menitoff: “Baltimore Police are investigating after the home of Rep. Elijah Cummings was broken into early Saturday morning. The burglary occurred around 3:40 a.m. at his Baltimore home in the 2000 block of Madison Avenue. At this time, police don’t know if any property was taken. This was several hours before President Donald Trump tweeted criticizing Cummings and his district including Baltimore.” WJZ
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A new government insurance system, like the public option, Medicare buy-in or Medicare for All, would reverse important progress – leading our nation down the path of a one-size-fits-all health care system run by politicians in Washington.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT … AP/BEIJING: “China threatens countermeasures if Trump hikes tariffs”: “China’s government has threatened unspecified ‘necessary countermeasures’ if Trump’s planned tariff hike goes ahead.
“The Commerce Ministry said Trump’s announcement is a violation of his agreement with President Xi Jinping in June to revive negotiations aimed at ending their fight over Beijing’s trade surplus and technology ambitions.
“The ministry said if the U.S. measures took effect, ‘China will have to take necessary countermeasures to resolutely defend its core interests.’ The statement issued Friday continued, ‘All the consequences will be borne by the United States.’” AP
— WSJ: “Trump’s China Tariff Threat Roils Markets Around the World,” by Steven Russolillo and Joanne Chiu: “The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 1.5%, led by losses in the basic resources sector. AMS, the semiconductor company, was the worst performer in the region with a drop of 13%.
“In Asia, most regional stock markets declined. Benchmarks in Japan and Hong Kong retreated more than 2%. In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite dropped 1.4%. Equities in Australia also weakened.”
— BEHIND THE SCENES … BLOOMBERG: “Trump Resisted Mnuchin’s Proposal to Warn China of New Tariffs,” by Jennifer Jacobs, Jenny Leonard, Shawn Donnan and Saleha Mohsin: “President Donald Trump resisted giving Beijing advance notice of his intent to slap a new 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese goods in an Oval Office meeting before he announced the duties, according to several people familiar with the discussion.
“During the meeting, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer briefed Trump on their talks in Shanghai this week with their Chinese counterparts. While the White House called the talks ‘constructive’ in a statement issued Wednesday, Trump concluded that the two U.S. officials actually came away with nothing, the people said.
“‘When my people came home, they said “we’re talking, we have another meeting in early September,”’ Trump told reporters as he departed the White House on Thursday for a campaign rally. ‘I said “that’s fine, but in the meantime, until such time as there’s a deal, we’ll be taxing them.”’” Bloomberg
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THE COLD WAR WASN’T SO BAD ANYWAY … AP: “U.S.-Russia arms control treaty dies; U.S. to test new weapon,” by Deb Reichmann: “The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday.
“Washington and Moscow walked out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty that President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed in 1987, raising fears of a new arms race. The U.S. blamed Moscow for the death of the treaty. It said that for years Moscow has been developing and fielding weapons that violate the treaty and threaten the United States and its allies, particularly in Europe.” AP
ELIANA JOHNSON: “Trump to sanction Russia over chemical weapons use”: “President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on Russia for its use of chemical weapons in the 2018 attack on the Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, according to two U.S. officials.
“The Trump administration imposed an initial round of sanctions last year, as required by a 1991 law. The same law requires the president to impose a second round of sanctions if he cannot determine that the state in question has stopped using chemical weapons — and U.S. intelligence agencies were unable to make that determination with regard to Russia, which continues to deny responsibility for the attack on the Skripals.” POLITICO
MEMO FOR SENATORS … WAPO: “Trump’s pick for national intelligence director is disengaged from committee work on Capitol Hill, officials say,” by Shane Harris and Greg Miller: “President Trump’s nominee to be the nation’s next spy chief is regarded as a relatively disengaged member of the House Intelligence Committee and is little known across the ranks of spy agencies he has been tapped to lead, according to interviews with congressional and intelligence officials.
“Though Rep. John Ratcliffe’s membership on the House committee is perhaps his most important credential for the top intelligence job, officials said he has yet to take part in one of its overseas trips to learn more about spy agencies’ work. The other new lawmakers on the panel have done so or are scheduled to travel in the coming months.
“It is also unclear whether Ratcliffe (R-Tex) has spent much time at the headquarters of the CIA, the National Security Agency or other parts of the sprawling U.S. intelligence community that he has been nominated to direct.” WaPo
— DOES THIS MAKE TRUMP more or less likely to stick by him if the going gets tough?
WHAT CAN GO WRONG! … L.A. TIMES: “This California town wants to be a 2nd Amendment ‘sanctuary city’ for guns and ammo,” by Hannah Fry in Needles, Calif.: “In the coming months, city officials hope to somehow cajole the state to allow Needles and possibly other border towns to be exempt from rules on purchasing ammunition, which would allow people here to buy ammo from out of state, and honor concealed carry permits for people who have obtained them outside California.” LAT
2020 WATCH …
— WHAT EVERYONE IS ASKING … “When Will the 2020 Democratic Field Start to Shrink?” by NYT’s Sydney Ember and Katie Glueck
— “Nevada GOP may use poll to endorse Trump, not caucus,” by Las Vegas-Review Journal’s Debra Saunders: “The Nevada Republican Party is planning to use a poll of its central committee members to re-nominate President Donald Trump for a second term, rather than the usual caucus process, according to a draft resolution.
“The party will still conduct its precinct caucuses in February, but only to elect delegates to the various county conventions. Those delegates will in turn elect representatives to attend the state convention, where delegates will be nominated to travel to the party’s national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina in August 2020.” LVRJ
A message from the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future:
Whether it’s called the public option, Medicare buy-in or Medicare for All, they would all lead to the same thing. Americans would have less access to high-quality coverage and less choice and control over their care. Americans deserve better than a one-size-fit-all system.
TRUMP’S FRIDAY — The president will make an announcement on “EU trade’” at 1:45 p.m. in the Roosevelt Room. He will leave the White House en route to Bedminster, N.J., at 4 p.m.
SUNDAY SO FAR …
- NBC “Meet the Press”: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) … Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D). Panel: Eddie Glaude Jr., Kasie Hunt, Eliana Johnson and Pat McCrory.
- CBS “Face the Nation”: Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) … Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) … Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) … Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). Panel: Amy Walter, Jeffrey Goldberg, David Nakamura and Susan Page.
- CNN “State of the Union”: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J). Panel: Terry McAuliffe, Rick Santorum, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Kristen Soltis Anderson.
- ABC “This Week”: Al Gore. Panel: Rick Klein, Heidi Heitkamp, Stefanie Brown James and Jonah Goldberg.
- FOX “Fox News Sunday”: Panel: Guy Benson, Charles Lane, Jerry Seib and Gillian Turner.
- CNN “Inside Politics”: Jonathan Martin, Catherine Lucey, Toluse Olorunnipa and Heather Caygle.
PLAYBOOK READS
BEN SCHRECKINGER in POLITICO MAGAZINE: “Biden Inc.”: “The day the Bidens took over Paradigm Global Advisors was a memorable one. In the late summer of 2006 Joe Biden’s son Hunter and Joe’s younger brother, James, purchased the firm. On their first day on the job, they showed up with Joe’s other son, Beau, and two large men and ordered the hedge fund’s chief of compliance to fire its president, according to a Paradigm executive who was present.
“After the firing, the two large men escorted the fund’s president out of the firm’s midtown Manhattan office, and James Biden laid out his vision for the fund’s future. ‘Don’t worry about investors,’ he said, according to the executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing fear of retaliation. ‘We’ve got people all around the world who want to invest in Joe Biden.’
“At the time, the senator was just months away from both assuming the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and launching his second presidential bid. According to the executive, James Biden made it clear he viewed the fund as a way to take money from rich foreigners who could not legally give money to his older brother or his campaign account. ‘We’ve got investors lined up in a line of 747s filled with cash ready to invest in this company,’ the executive remembers James Biden saying.” POLITICO Magazine
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THE BOSTON GLOBE: “Kennedy family announces death of Saoirse Hill, granddaughter of Ethel Kennedy,” by Danny McDonald, Sofia Saric and Kellen Browning: “Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the 22-year-old granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, died of an apparent overdose Thursday at the Kennedy compound, according to her family and law enforcement officials.
“A statement released by Kennedy Hill’s family Thursday night confirmed her death without providing a cause. A source familiar with the investigation said she died at the home of her grandmother, Ethel Kennedy, the 91-year-old widow of Robert F. Kennedy. ‘Our hearts are shattered by the loss of our beloved Saoirse,’ the family said in the statement. ‘Her life was filled with hope, promise and love. . . . We will love her and miss her forever.’” Boston Globe
IN THE MIDDLE EAST — “Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent,” by AP’s Aya Batrawy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: “Saudi Arabia published new laws early Friday that loosen restrictions on women by allowing any citizen to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing guardianship policy that gave men control over women.
“The changes are a potential game-changer for Saudi women’s rights in the kingdom. The legal system has long been criticized because it treated women as minors throughout their adult lives, requiring they have a man’s consent to obtain a passport or travel abroad. Often a woman’s male guardian is her father or husband, and in some cases a woman’s own son.” AP
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WHAT WALL STREET IS READING … NYT: “Leon Black Plays Down Ties to Jeffrey Epstein but Is Silent on 2011 Deal”
VALLEY TALK — “FTC Antitrust Probe of Facebook Scrutinizes Its Acquisitions,” by WSJ’s Brent Kendall, John McKinnon and Deepa Seetharaman: “The Federal Trade Commission is examining Facebook Inc.’s acquisitions as part of its antitrust investigation into the social-media giant, seeking to determine if they were part of a campaign to snap up potential rivals to head off competitive threats, according to people familiar with the matter.
“The company’s acquisition practices are a central component of the FTC probe, the people said. Facebook disclosed the FTC’s investigation in its earnings announcement last week but provided few details. FTC investigators are examining whether the company and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, purchased technology startups to keep them from challenging Facebook’s empire, the people said, some of whom added that the FTC has begun reaching out to the founders of such companies.” WSJ
— “Pentagon Delays Award of $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract,” by NYT’s Scott Shane, Karen Weise and David Sanger: “The Pentagon said on Thursday that it was delaying the award of a hotly contested $10 billion contract for a new generation of computing services for the military until the secretary of defense, Mark T. Esper, could review the matter.
“The announcement came just a week after Mr. Esper’s confirmation and two weeks after President Trump said he would be looking ‘very seriously’ at the contract process to move the military to a cloud-computing system. Mr. Trump said his concern was based on what he called ‘tremendous complaints’ from competitors of Amazon Web Services, the division of the merchandising giant seen as the all-but-certain winner of the contract.” NYT
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SPOTTED: Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) on a delayed flight from DCA to Manchester after the budget vote Thursday. Pic … Julianne Moore at Le Diplomate on Thursday.
SPOTTED at Meridian International’s social secretaries and cultural attachés celebration Thursday night: White House Social Secretary Rickie Niceta, acting U.S. Chief of Protocol Mary-Kate Fisher, Steve Morrissey, Francesca Craig, Alicia Adams, Luke Frazier, David Adler, Jim and Janet Blanchard, Cameron Nezam, Bill Homan, Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman, Karina Gutierrez, Gazelle Hashemian, Stephenie Foster, Ann Stock, Stuart Holliday, Lee Satterfield, Bahamian Ambassador Sidney Collie, Spanish Social Secretary Diane Flamini, and the social secretaries and cultural attachés from dozens of other countries.
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Mike Gehrke is joining GPS Impact as CIO and senior adviser, heading a new Impact Labs division. He most recently was a VP at Benenson Strategy Group.
TRANSITION — Joel Elliott is now lead Democratic lobbyist at Salesforce. He previously was longtime COS to former Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.).
2020 MOVES — Londyn Marshall will be chief of staff to the national investment chair for Pete Buttigieg’scampaign. She was previously the PAC manager at PPAF.
— Andrew Taverrite will be New Hampshire comms director for Elizabeth Warren’s campaign. He most recently has been press secretary at Planned Parenthood.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Sarah Venuto, Democratic staff director on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Nelson Perez, VP for U.S. government relations at National Grid, on Wednesday welcomed Nico Venuto Perez, who joins big sister Nora. Pic… Another pic
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Austin Laufersweiler, comms director for Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.), is 28. A trend that he thinks doesn’t get enough attention: “I want to see more reporting on the treatment and management of mental health in America. Life-changing breakthroughs are happening in the field of mental health, and it seems that the more we learn, the more important it is to pair mental and physical health maintenance. I’m hopeful that moving the conversation into the mainstream will help to grow mental health care professions and reduce stigma for people who experience mental illness.” Playbook Plus Q&A
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… Patrick Ruffini, partner and co-founder of Echelon Insights, is 41 … former Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.) is 64 … former Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.) is 46 … former Del. Ron De Lugo (D-U.S. Virgin Islands) is 89 … Jeff Ballou … Geneva Kropper, director of digital media at Rational 360 (h/t Lisa Zhang) … Seng Peng … Kevin Walling is 34 … Scott Light … MPAA’s Arlen Valdivia … Daniele Baierlein … Michelle White, COS for Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak … Dave Mills … Paul Cheshire … Vonda Marrow … Michael Manganiello … Gil Durán, California opinion editor at The Sacramento Bee/McClatchy … Brynn Barnett … Sim Khan … Dan Burrows … Jennifer Streaks … Sean Butler is 54 … Bryce Dustman … Melissa Leebaert … Vicki Seyfert-Margolis … Brendan O’Sullivan
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| Sponsored by Huawei © Getty Images Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. TGIF! Our newsletter gets you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Co-creators are Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver (CLICK HERE to subscribe!). On Twitter, find us at @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Another day, another retirement for House Republicans after Rep. Will Hurd (Texas) announced he will leave Capitol Hill at the end of 2020, potentially handing a seat to the Democrats and bringing the total number of GOP retirements to seven with 15 months until Election Day. Even before Hurd announced his decision Thursday evening, House Republicans were gearing up for a spate of new retirements after five other lawmakers announced in just over a week their intention to leave Congress at the end of this term. But multiple Republicans believe Hurd’s retirement hurts more than others given that he represents a true swing district and because of his ability to appeal to portions of the electorate some in the GOP have been unable to. Hurd, 41, is the only African American lawmaker in the House GOP. With a background in the CIA and immigration expertise acquired in a sprawling district along the Texas border with Mexico, Hurd earned respect from many of his colleagues in both parties. He frequently challenged Trump’s policies without making it personal. “It’s a gut punch. Will is shaping the future of the party by his work,” said one House Republican in reaction to Hurd’s exit. “For him to step out of the House is a tough blow to our efforts to design the party for the next decade.” One GOP strategist pointed to Hurd’s victories in his district, which is 71 percent Latino and touches nearly 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, noting that Hurd was one of the few who won last year when almost no other Republicans of his ilk did. “Hurd is a tough member to replace. There’s a reason the guy won his race in one of the worst years for Republicans in a long time,” said one Republican strategist. “This will be a competitive race. It’s incumbent to find a good, well-funded candidate very quickly.” “All retirements aren’t created equal. But this one hurts,” the strategist added. Hurd won his 2018 contest by a half a point over Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones, who announced late Thursday that she will run again for the seat. The retiring congressman said in a statement that he will leave “in order to pursue opportunities outside the halls of Congress” in technology and national security sectors. Other Republicans say they are departing for more acute reasons, including the party’s transition to the minority, displeasure with the toxic environment on Capitol Hill and being term-limited on key committees important to their constituents. “Members hate being in the minority and think we’re going to get our ass kicked in 2020, and there will be a ton more retirements soon,” said a second GOP strategist, predicting that there could be upwards of 15 retirees this cycle. The strategist noted that there likely won’t be as many as last cycle – 23 – because more made the move last year. House Republicans say there may be term-limited ranking members pondering departures ahead. And Texas Reps. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), like Hurd, won close races in 2018. “[Texas is] the new California,” said the first GOP strategist. Hurd is the second House Republican from the Lone State to announce retirement, following Republican Rep. Pete Olson, who made his announcement last week. Democrats smell political blood in Texas and predicted hours after Hurd’s news broke that others will follow him. However, most of the retirements are in districts that are reliably Republican; Hurd and Olson are exceptions. “Republicans across the Lone Star State are terrified of losing their seats in 2020 and Will Hurd just joined the list,” said Avery Jaffe, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “Democrats will win this seat and if Will Hurd doesn’t believe he can keep his job in a changing Texas, his colleagues must be having second thoughts too.” The New York Times: Will Hurd, only black Republican in House, is retiring from Congress. The Texas Tribune: Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd to retire from Congress after holding on to a district Democrats are desperate to flip. |
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LEADING THE DAY
WHITE HOUSE & ADMINISTRATION: President Trump, frustrated after more than a year of trade negotiations with China, tweeted on
Thursday that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff on an
additional $300 billion worth of Chinese imports beginning Sept. 1,
another escalation in a trade war he suggests Beijing may be trying to
drag out through the U.S. presidential election.
Trump’s decision, which China warned will be met with reciprocal punishment,
increases the likelihood that the world’s two largest economies will be
locked in a protracted trade dispute for months, if not years (The New York Times).
Trump’s announcement followed half a day of what the administration
called “constructive” talks that ended Wednesday between U.S. and
Chinese negotiators in Shanghai.
The president said the tariff rate could increase to as much
as 25 percent, depending on whether the two governments strike a deal.
“I could always do more or I could do less,” he said.
The penalty, combined with the existing 25 percent tariff on $250 billion in Chinese goods, would cover almost all products the U.S. brings in from China (The Hill). “China, they have to pay it,” Trump told reporters. “They’re paying for these tariffs. We’re not. …Until such time as there is a deal, we’ll be taxing them.” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wanted to give Beijing advance notice that Trump’s tariffs announcement was coming, but was overruled (Bloomberg). The president’s action prompted a swoon in financial markets and retailers protested, arguing tariffs raise costs on goods American consumers purchase and will result in U.S. job losses (The Associated Press). Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, traveling in Thailand on Thursday for separate bilateral discussions, criticized China for what he called “coercion” in the Southeast Asia region following a meeting with a top Chinese diplomat (Reuters). > North Korea: Trump on Thursday said the situation with North Korea’s missile tests “is very much under control,” arguing that the United States and Kim Jong Un “never made an agreement” on testing of short-range missiles: Pompeo joined the president in shrugging off Pyongyang’s tests as a danger, saying he remains hopeful that diplomatic talks with North Korea will resume “before too long” (The Associated Press). “We stand ready to continue our diplomatic conversation with the North Koreans,” Pompeo said in Bangkok. “We’re ready to go. We hope that Chairman Kim will deploy his team to meet with [U.S.] Special Representative [Stephen] Biegun so that we can continue the dialogue. … I’m optimistic that that will happen before too long, and we are looking forward to the chance to reconnect with them in a formal way diplomatically.” Reuters: North Korea launched missiles today, for the third time in eight days, pressuring the Trump administration and South Korea. © Getty Images > Afghanistan: The United States is preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for concessions from the Taliban including a cease-fire and renunciation of al Qaeda. The initial deal — not completed — could end the nearly 18-year-old war (The Washington Post). > Nuclear treaty: As anticipated, the administration today announced U.S. withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range-Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia “due to the Russian Federation’s continuing violation” of an arms control agreement negotiated 32 years ago. The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under the pact (The Associated Press). “Russia is solely responsible for the treaty’s demise,” the State Department said in a statement. > Justice Department: As The Hill reported Wednesday, former FBI Director James Comey will not be prosecuted by DOJ for leaking memos he drafted in 2017 containing information subsequently classified by the department. Comey testified to Congress and wrote a best-selling book in which he described information-sharing with the news media motivated by his effort to trigger an independent Russia-Trump investigation, which became the special counsel probe conducted by Robert Mueller (The Associated Press). > White House security clearances: The intelligence community’s inspector general (IG) denied a request from Senate Democrats to review the policies and procedures involved in the administration’s granting of White House security clearances. The IG said Trump would have to request such a probe (CNN). “As a legal matter, the ICIG also lacks authority to unilaterally review compliance by the [Executive Office of the President] with policies and procedures governing security clearances,” IG Michael Atkinson wrote to senators. **** MORE CONGRESS: The Senate broke for the August recess on Thursday after it passed the bipartisan agreement to lift the spending caps and the debt ceiling for two years, with most Democrats and more than half of GOP lawmakers voting for the bill. The Senate voted 67-28 to send the bill to Trump’s desk. The bill will add $320 billion to the deficit over the next two years, and $1.7 trillion over the next decade rather than automatic spending cuts that would have taken effect. The deal was the final piece of must-pass legislation the Senate needed to move on before leaving town for five weeks and returning after Labor Day. Trump had urged Senate Republicans to pass the bill due to the spending increases included for the Pentagon and veterans. Just a week earlier, only 65 House Republicans voted for the package when it passed the lower chamber (The Hill). The Hill: Trump border fight throws curveball into shutdown prospects. The Hill: The 23 Republicans who opposed Trump-backed budget deal. The Washington Post: Trump’s North America trade deal in limbo as Congress leaves town. > Election Security: Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is keeping pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to pass an election security package after the August break. Schumer predicted to reporters that “pressure will continue to mount” on McConnell and Senate Republicans until they pass something aimed at protecting the 2020 elections from potential meddling by the Russians and other foreign adversaries (The Hill). “I do want to make one prediction: I predict that the pressure will continue to mount on Republican senators, especially Leader McConnell, and they will be forced to join us in taking meaningful action on election security this fall,” Schumer told reporters during a pre-recess press conference. In recent weeks, Democrats have tried to bring bills to the floor using unanimous consent requests that have been blocked by Republicans, including McConnell, who has been dubbed by some as “Moscow Mitch,” leading him to issue a fiery rebuke on the Senate floor. “I was called unpatriotic, un-American and essentially treasonous by a couple of left-wing pundits on the basis of bold-faced lies. I was accused of aiding and abetting the very man I’ve singled out as an adversary and opposed for nearly 20 years, Vladimir Putin,” McConnell railed (The Hill). Elsewhere in Congress … With the House out of town, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) tweeted Thursday that she is in Africa with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), saying that the Speaker “didn’t just make arrangements to send me back, she went back with me” (The Hill). IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES POLITICS & CAMPAIGNS: During a 90-minute reelection rally in Cincinnati on Thursday, the president unspooled a politically conventional checklist of contrasts between what he framed as his record of achievements and what he called excesses and extremes among Democrats in Congress and those campaigning for the White House. Trump assailed Democrats as destroyers of America’s inner cities — he mentioned Baltimore, Los Angeles and San Francisco — politicians who “deliver poverty for their constituents and prosperity for themselves.” Largely sticking to his prepared text and interrupted several times by hecklers, Trump told the cheering crowd, “I don’t want to be controversial. We want no controversy.” He mentioned former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as punchlines, gently weaving his nicknames for them — “Sleepy Joe” and “Pocahontas” — into his storytelling. There were no Ohio chants of “send her back,” which marred the president’s last rally in Greenville, N.C. “Democrats have never been further outside the mainstream,” the president said while expanding on what he described as the economic and national security milestones of his leadership. “We’re not going to ever let our country go down the route of socialism,” Trump said, playing up many of the conservative and populist themes that helped him win in 2016. “This movement is about your family and future and about the life and fate of your country,” he added. The Hill: Trump targets Democrats over state of U.S. cities. © Getty Images > Obama under attack: After a debate night that centered on the bashing of policies and the work of the Obama administration, Biden continued to defend the work of former President Obama while campaigning in Detroit Thursday morning. Biden called the attacks on the Obama record “bizarre,” with others lamenting that the attacks weren’t directed at Trump instead. On multiple occasions, 2020 Democrats criticized the Obama administration’s work on a number of issues, including deportations, immigration and health care. “I was a little surprised at how much incoming there was about Barack, about the president,” Biden said. “I’m proud of having served him. I’m proud of the job he did. I don’t think there’s anything he has to apologize for.” “He changed the dialogue, he changed the whole question, he changed what was going on. And the idea that somehow it’s comparable to what this guy is doing is absolutely bizarre,” Biden said, comparing Obama to Trump (The Hill). Additionally, former Obama administration officials called on the Democratic field to train their fire away from the former president. Former Attorney General Eric Holder warned candidates to “be wary” of attacking Obama’s record. “To my fellow Democrats. Be wary of attacking the Obama record. Build on it. Expand it. But there is little to be gained – for you or the party – by attacking a very successful and still popular Democratic President,” Holder tweeted. As for Trump, he took note of the comments and made a point of calling out the Obama criticism from the outset of his campaign rally on Thursday night in Cincinnati. “The Democrats spent more time attacking Barack Obama than they did attacking me, practically,” he said to cheers from his supporters. “This morning, that’s all the fake news was talking about. That wasn’t pretty.” Josh Kraushaar: Democrats rebuke Obama’s legacy at their own peril. Politico: “Stay away from Barack”: Dems seethe over criticism of Obama. The Hill: Team Biden projects confidence post-debate. Josh Rogin: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s (D-Hawaii) Syria record shows why she can’t be president. Peggy Noonan: More Gabbard, Delaney and Williamson, please. The New York Times: Debates identify plenty of Democratic divisions, but not a consensus favorite. Elsewhere in 2020 politics … Booker’s campaign revealed Thursday that it had marked 24-hour fundraising record starting with the beginning of Wednesday’s debate (The Hill). OPINION The Democrats’ debate was a panderfest, by Mark Penn, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/332zCLE Joe Biden versus Elizabeth Warren may be the ultimate primary battle, by Allan Lichtman, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2YpkTfi WHERE AND WHEN Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. ET features former Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) to discuss his 2020 presidential bid and the Detroit debates; Robby Soave, associate editor at Reason, to talk about Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act; and Bob Cusack, editor-in-chief of The Hill, for his weekly segment, “The DeBrief.” Find Hill.TV programming at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m. The House is in recess through August and will return to Washington on Sept. 9. The Senate returns to work on Sept. 9. The president has an announcement about the European Union and trade in the Roosevelt Room at 1:45 p.m. He departs later for a weekend in Bedminster, N.J. Vice President Pence travels to Atlanta to speak at the Resurgent Gathering at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta at 11:20 a.m. Later, he’ll be the keynote speaker at the 11th annual Teneo Retreat before returning to Washington. Pompeo is in Bangkok and spoke Friday to the Siam Society and participates in the East Asia Summit ministerial, the ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial, and a bilateral meeting with Thailand Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai. Over the weekend, he’ll be in Sydney for Australia-United States ministerial consultations. Next week, Pompeo is scheduled to make a diplomatic stop in Kolonia, Micronesia. Economy: The Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8:30 a.m. reports on the U.S. employment situation in July. ELSEWHERE ➔ News deserts: On Monday, the Warroad Pioneer in Minnesota, which printed about 1,100 copies per week for more than a century, joined roughly 2,000 newspapers that have closed in the United States over the past 15 years (The New York Times). … And journalism job cuts haven’t been this bad since the Great Recession (Bloomberg). ➔ State Watch: Last year’s Paradise wildfire in California should never have happened, and will happen again, reports Mark Arax in California Sunday Magazine. ➔ Working dogs forever: Snail mail Forever stamps now honor military working dogs, which we predict will be an instant hit. The U.S. Postal Service announced on Thursday that the new stamps include “stylized geometric illustrations” designed by USPS Art Director Greg Breeding depicting common service canines in the U.S. armed services, including the German shepherd, Labrador retriever, Dutch shepherd and Belgian Malinois. The red, white and blue stamps are available HERE. And for information about hard-working military dogs deployed around the world, check HERE. © Twitter | USPS THE CLOSER And finally … Bravo to this week’s Morning Report Quiz winners! Our puzzle was tough, we heard. Here’s who aced the puzzle about Congress’s annual summer vacation: William Chittam, Donna Nackers, Candi Cee, B.J. Ford, Zev Lewis, Carol Katz, Ki Harvey, Joe Donato, Randall S. Patrick and Luther Berg. Lawmakers’ August recess got its official, statutory start with the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970. The Capitol building in 1929 became more temperate with “manufactured weather,” otherwise known as air conditioning, courtesy of the Carrier Corporation. John Nance Garner was the former vice president who observed that “no good legislation ever comes out of Washington after June.” The House and Senate limit to three the number of days either can be in recess without the approval of the other chamber. Last summer, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced he would cancel all but a week of the August recess so that senators could get more work done in Washington. It was widely seen as part of a GOP political strategy to limit campaigning by vulnerable Senate Democrats before midterm elections. © Library of Congress The Morning Report is created by journalists Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver. We want to hear from you! Email: asimendinger@thehill.com and aweaver@thehill.com. We invite you to share The Hill’s reporting and newsletters, and encourage others to SUBSCRIBE! |
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The order from Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, came in agreement to a proposal from the state that would allow it to challenge Nichols’ jurisdiction over the issue, Politico reported … Judge Blocks New York From Turning Over Trump Tax Returns To Congress 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. Read on » Study Says People Hold Racial Bias Toward … Robots By Matt M. Miller – People perceive robots to have a human race corresponding to their physical features and color, according to a study the Human Interface Technology Laboratory in New Zealand conducted. The 2018 study called “Robots And Racism” indicates that a robot’s color will determine how it is racially perceived. This supposedly explains … Study Says People Hold Racial Bias Toward … Robots 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. Read on » Man In NYC Says Teenagers Beat Him For Wearing A MAGA Hat By Shelby Talcott – A local man New York City man said that he was beaten by a group of teenagers in Manhattan for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. Jahangir “John” Turan, an art gallery owner, purchased a MAGA hat Tuesday after visiting Trump Tower, Fox 5 reported. He told reporters Thursday that he … Man In NYC Says Teenagers Beat Him For Wearing A MAGA Hat 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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But there is little to … ‘Suicide Mission’: Democratic Candidates Warned Against Attacking Obama 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. Read on » Trump Slaps China with Tariffs on Another $300 Billion in Goods By R. Mitchell – Pointing to China’s repeated failures to live up to previous agreements, President Donald Trump today said that he would add a 10% tariff on the remainder of Chinese imports. ” We thought we had a deal with China three months ago, but sadly, China decided to re-negotiate the deal prior … Trump Slaps China with Tariffs on Another $300 Billion in Goods 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, the agency tasked with carrying out removal orders for illegal aliens living in the U.S., has been forced to let loose a … ICE Released Over 218,000 Illegal Aliens into U.S. Since December 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. Read on » US Indicts Chinese Billionaire for Allegedly Evading $1.8 Billion Of Tariffs By Audrey Conklin – A U.S. federal grand jury indicted a Chinese billionaire Wednesday for allegedly evading $1.8 billion in tariffs. Liu Zhongtian, billionaire and former president of Asia’s largest aluminum extrusion company — China Zhongwang Holdings Limited — was indicted with other co-defendants for allegedly lying to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to … US Indicts Chinese Billionaire for Allegedly Evading $1.8 Billion Of Tariffs 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. Read on » Ghost of Al’s Past – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – Joe Scarborough can attest to Al Sharpton’s years of despicable racist comments when back in March 2000 presenting HR 270 condemning him. Political cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. See more Branco toons HERE Ghost of Al’s Past – 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. Read on » Report: DOJ Won’t Prosecute James Comey For Leaking Classified Memos To Friend By Chuck Ross – The Justice Department declined prosecution of James Comey after the agency’s internal watchdog found that the former FBI director gave memos containing classified information to a friend, according to news reports. Comey wrote at least nine memos following conversations he had with President Trump. Shortly after Trump fired Comey on … Report: DOJ Won’t Prosecute James Comey For Leaking Classified Memos To Friend 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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Baltimore: A Tale of Two Cities Baltimore has been at the center of controversy for almost a week now, after President Trump blasted Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings for the “rat and rodent infested” city in his district. Cummings had been screaming in a House Oversight Hearing about the deplorable conditions at the southern U.S. border, but the truth was that Baltimore, just 40 miles away from where he sat, is facing far worse circumstances. “Charm City,” as it affectionately known, has a glimmering waterfront, a fabulous aquarium, historic monuments, great food. It also has more violent crime per capita than any other U.S. city. In fact, if Baltimore were a country, it would be the fourth most violent in the world. The topic is near and dear to my heart because Baltimore is my hometown. I love it for all its quirks, its messy crab fests, and for Campden Yards, the greatest baseball stadium in the world. I also love the charm and character; the weird way people say “Hon” and “down dee shore.” But I, like many other people, could not justify the increasing risk to safety and creeping poverty. Today I want to introduce you to this city. I’m not suggesting that anyone move there, but if you’re in D.C., it’s $8 on the MARC to spend a day there, maybe volunteer for a clean-up crew or help out at a homeless shelter. We can’t change the politics of the city overnight, but this is an opportunity to not ignore Baltimore from the window of our speeding Acela, instead, I think we can make Baltimore great again. Yesterday I wrote about Baltimore for the Federalist and the response was feverish. I got lots of support and a lot of criticism from people that feel conservatives have no right to speak out against politics of a corrupt, run-down city. From the Federalist: “People have long misunderstood and misrepresented Baltimore, my cherished hometown, but much of what President Donald Trump said this past weekend about Charm City was right on the nose. The president categorized Baltimore as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” which sparked ire among his always-vocal choir of critics but offered no untrue information. What good does it do to pretend Baltimore is not a rat- and rodent-infested mess? It is. In fact, Baltimore’s homicide rate is so high that under current U.S. asylum laws, the residents could qualify for refugee status in the United States. The population of Baltimore decreased by nearly 8,000 residents between 2017 and 2018 as residents fled the nightmare-like conditions of their neighborhoods. Poverty has decimated Baltimore. Row homes built in the mid-1900s for working-class families expanding into the then-flourishing waterfront city are now ghostly shells filled with squatting drug addicts. The Baltimore Police Department, fighting corruption itself, has been permanently cast as the villain bent on unjustly punishing the black citizens of Baltimore after alleged misconduct led to the death of Freddie Gray in 2015. After a series of recent, violent attacks in broad daylight, a police official ardently promised that any investigation would not contain abuse. While recent defense of Baltimore has included touting its strong minority population and “diverse” government, Baltimore remains a truly segregated city. Neighborhoods are stitched together almost like a patchwork of socioeconomic imbalance. ‘Blue light districts’ literally mark the neighborhoods where crime and violence are known to be the highest. Many of the tell-tale flashing blue lights appear just steps from Baltimore’s famed downtown Inner Harbor.” My Fight with David Simon As much as it pains me, I had a first, and I imagine one-time-only, conversation with one of my cultural idols on Twitter yesterday. David Simon, who created “The Wire” and wrote the iconic nonfiction “Homicide: A Day in the Killing Streets,” reacted very badly to my thoughts on Baltimore. Not, I imagine, because he disagreed with my sentiments as much as he disagreed with my protection of a president he despises. Our back and forth was really much more him berating me, and me trying to have a conversation. I was blocked and unblocked twice. My personal favorite was the last in which he rejected my assertion that Trump might not actually be a racist. “No. I’ll proceed on that issue and others without cultivating those comfortable with servicing and excusing overt racism in this country. We’re done. And if we’re not, I’m going to simply block. This feed is for people of better will and spirit,” Simon said. This made me especially sad that Baltimore will continue to suffer at the hands of tribal partisanship, because of people unwilling to put aside political ideology to find common ground on a devasting problem. 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Good morning,As the Democratic presidential hopefuls debated in Detroit, our daily updates on the race have so far shown little change. Joe Biden has retained a double digit lead over Bernie Sanders. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are the only other candidates earning more than 5% support.Tonight, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, we will release our first update based largely on a post-debate sample. Approximately 86% of the interviews will have been collected AFTER the second night of the debate. About 12% were collected DURING the second night’s debate and 2% BEFORE that debate.Generally
speaking, debates have a smaller impact than many politically obsessed
Americans expect. This is likely because the vast majority of voters
don’t watch. Additionally, many who do tune in are already strongly
committed to one candidate or another. As
a result, media coverage (and spin) of the debates could have a bigger
impact than the debates themselves. To measure this, we will provide
another update of the Democratic race on Monday at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
That update will be based on interviews collected from tonight at 7:00
p.m. Eastern until approximately noon Eastern on Monday.On
a different topic, 19% of voters generally rate the conditions of inner
cities as good or excellent. Forty-one percent (41%) say fair and 40%
poor. However, 78% believe most inner cities have sections that are overwhelmed with poverty and crime.Eighteen
percent (18%) of voters believe the federal government should be
primarily responsible for solving
the most serious problems facing inner-cities. Sixty-two percent (62%)
believe the primary responsibility for fixing the cities should be
within the city itself–city governments (38%), city residents (20%), or
local businesses (4%).The
view that locals should be primarily responsible for addressing
inner-city problems is shared by 64% of suburban voters, 61% of rural
voters, and 60% of urban voters.Once
again, it’s worth noting that throughout all the news of 2019, the
president’s job approval has remained remarkably steady. For more than
six months, every single daily update has shown the number
approving of within two points of 46%.Finally, today’s Number of the Day shows
that, most or all of the time, 22% of voters are afraid to let
co-workers, friends, or neighbors know their views. Another 25% say they
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From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann
FIRST READ: A surprise retirement is big, bad news for the GOP
For all of the attention on
the divided Democrats on display at this week’s presidential debates,
the GOP might have received worse news on Thursday.
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas,
announced he won’t seek re-election in 2020 – the biggest House GOP retirement since Paul Ryan’s in 2018.
It’s also the sixth House GOP retirement in just the last two weeks, per NBC’s Alex Moe.
REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
Why the Hurd news is significant:
- It makes it much more likely the GOP will lose the district in 2020 (Hillary Clinton carried it in ’16); the Cook Political Report has already moved it to Lean D.
- It makes it that much harder for the GOP to win control of Congress – Republicans need to flip 18 seats, and losing Hurd’s TX-23 district raises the number to 19.
- Like Ryan’s announcement in 2018, it sends the message to GOP donors and potential recruits that flipping the House might be out of reach for Republicans.
- It eliminates more diversity for the GOP – Hurd was the sole African-American member of the House Republican caucus.
- And when it comes to the immigration debate, it robs the GOP of their only member representing a district on the U.S.-Mexico border.
But there’s an even more significant story going on here:
The non-Trump wing of the Republican Party wants out.
Think about the other GOP retirements we’ve seen – Reps. Susan Brooks of Indiana, Martha Roby of Alabama, and now Hurd.
And these
Republicans parachuting out of the Republican Party underscore how
vulnerable Trump really is, despite the growing economy.
The fewer
Will Hurd-like members running in 2020 reduces the number of
moderate/non-Trump Republicans who would eagerly go to the polls for
their representatives – and then still hold their nose
and vote for the president.
The Republican Party is getting smaller and smaller, and that isn’t good news for an incumbent Republican president.
TWEET OF THE DAY: Oh, duck.
Trump, tariffs and the Fed
Speaking of Trump’s weakness despite the growing economy, it’s important to start connecting the dots:
- Trump has been urging the Fed to lower interest rates, even when the unemployment rate is below 4 percent.
- When the Fed did lower interest rates – for the first time since the 2008 crisis – Trump threatened tariffs on China.
- And that tariff threat could very well prod the Fed to cut interest rates even further, per CNBC.
Here’s
CNBC’s Steve Leisman: “Probably needs to be stated again: the
president is increasing tariffs the day after the Fed Chair (whom the
president chose) warned that tariffs represent the single biggest threat
to the us and global economies. And he said it repeatedly.”
What the heck is going on here? Is Trump deliberately trying to juice the economy with lower interest rates — as we head into his re-election?
And if so,
what does that say about the long-term benefits of the tax cuts that Trump and Republicans passed into law?
Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
2020 VISION: Klobuchar says she’s qualified for the September debates
NBC’s Ali Vitali reports
that Amy Klobuchar’s campaign says it’s met the 130,000-donor threshold
to qualify for next month’s Democratic presidential debates in Houston.
She had already met the polling threshold.
This makes
Klobuchar the eighth Democrat to have qualified for the September
debates, joining Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala
Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker.
On the campaign trail today:
Warren,
Buttigieg, O’Rourke, Julian Castro and Steve Bullock all stump in
Nevada… Tim Ryan campaigns in Iowa… And Dr. Jill Biden also hits the
Hawkeye State.
On the campaign trail Saturday: Nearly
the entire field participates in an AFSCME forum in Las Vegas – Michael
Bennet, Biden, Booker, Castro, Bill de Blasio, John Delaney, Tulsi
Gabbard, Harris,
Jay Inslee, Klobuchar, Seth Moulton, O’Rourke, Ryan, Sanders, Tom
Steyer, Warren and Marianne Williamson.
Dispatches
from NBC’s embeds: Sen. Cory Booker held a “Detroit Rise”
event in Michigan, where he was still riding high from his debate
performance on Wednesday night. NBC’s Gary Grumbach reports that Booker
reminded the crowd of his criticism of Vice President
Joe Biden.
BOOKER: I’ll tell you, didn’t get much sleep last night everybody. I
saw somebody brought a pack of Kool-Aid up in here. [LAUGHTER] All I
have to say is, what flavor is it? [LAUGHTER] There it is, there it is.”
And NBC’s Priscilla Thompson reports from Iowa, where Dr. Jill Biden,
the former vice president’s wife, touted her husband’s performance.
“Dr. Jill Biden praised her husband’s debate performance in a room full
of Iowa voters [yesterday]. ‘I think Joe did such a great job and I
think you know, I saw in Joe what Tim said that what we want in a
leader. It’s his character and his strength,’ she said.
‘I think they were all great, but I think his character is what set him
apart from all the other candidates in the race.’”
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is… 117.
117.
That’s the number of House Democrats now calling for an impeachment inquiry or impeachment vote against the president, according to a count by our NBC Capitol Hill team.
That includes 24 who have come out for impeachment since Robert Mueller testified publicly on the Hill last month.
One other member — Republican-turned-independent Justin Amash – has also called for impeachment.
THE LID: Making the cut
Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when we previewed who’s in line to qualify for the next debate in September.
ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss
Markets
took a hit after Trump’s tariff threat to China.
Bots
have been wreaking havoc on social media during the Democratic debates.
Another claim by Trump’s DNI pick, Rep. John Radcliffe,
has fallen apart.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation becomes effective today, but
no one is sure who will replace him.
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About 24 Women (and Men) … Running for President
Dr. Emmett Brown, running under his nom de politics “Bernie Sanders,”
threw his hands up when he misheard opponent John Hickenlooper say
“1.21 gigawatts” in Tuesday’s debate. Mankind sooner builds a time
machine out of a DeLorean than
gives everyone free health care, free babysitting, and free college
tuition.
By: Daniel J. Flynn ______________________ Wednesday Evening’s Gathering of Vultures If Tuesday’s installment of the Democratic presidential “debate” was dopey, featuring candidates discussing “dark psychic forces” while others claimed that unworkable environmental proposals could be paid for by merely raising taxes on a few Wall Street fat cats, Wednesday’s sequel was downright depressing. There was near unanimity among the candidates that the world will end by 2030 and that the U.S. is a racist, sexist hell-hole defined by injustice and cruelty. By: David Catron ______________________ Fake Science on Climate Change Threatens Economic and Civil Freedoms Are we living in the midst of a climate crisis? Is the world on the brink of ending? Are you contributing to the world’s demise if you drive a gasoline-powered car? The National Resources Defense Council says we only have 20 years to save the planet. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) declares that the world is going to end in 12 years. BBC News warns we only have 18 months to reverse the damage we’ve inflicted. It sure sounds like we’re entering into the apocalyptic era. By: Mary Wishing ______________________ The Case for Men to Transition Up until now I have been strongly critical of men/boys who, having been born with one Xand one Y chromosome, now claim they were dispossessed of their rightful place in life. They were shortchanged at birth because they were denied two X chromosomes. As a civil right, support for gender self-identification and “transitioning” appears to be the way of the future. By: Stephen Davis ______________________ Amnesia in Virginia The Associated Press, the Washington Post, the Charlotte Observer, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and undoubtedly other media outlets carried reports of President Trump’s July 30 visit to Jamestown as part of the 400th anniversary of the House of Burgesses’ first meeting in the British colony of Virginia. Their reports included an “alternative” wreath-laying by black lawmakers at plaques in the Virginia State Capitol. By: James Thunder ______________________ The Limits of American Nationalism In the revival of interest in nationalism, it’s important to learn of its limits, and in particular the American nationalist must reject chauvinism, imprudence, and injustice. By: F. H. Buckley ______________________ Sen. Hawley Thinks You’ve Had Enough Screen Time Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley continued his crusade against tech giants on Tuesday, introducing a bill to Congress that would force social media companies to mitigate the risks of “psychological exploitation” associated with their services. In a tweet accompanying his announcement, Hawley argued that “Big Tech has embraced addiction as a business model.” The bill would outlaw a host of features designed to keep users glued to their screens. By: John Jiang ______________________ The American Spectator is now on Flipboard, a user-friendly and customizable news aggregation website, please give us a follow today! You Might Like Read More |
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