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| Happy Friday from Washington, where Donald Trump enjoys jousting with reporters from liberal news outlets. Not so in Madison, Wisconsin, where a liberal governor tries to keep a conservative news service in the dark. Kevin Mooney reports. On the podcast, a former U.S. senator talks about studying Facebook’s political bias. Plus: Olivia Enos on how women in Hong Kong have become problematic, Justin Bogie on Congress and runaway spending, and Betsy McCaughey on ethnic studies that rewrite history. Thirty years ago today, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds is banned from baseball for life for betting on the game. Enjoy your weekend. |
| News Democrat Governor Excludes Conservative News Service From Media List “We continued to try to be put on media lists, but we were stonewalled and ignored and that’s when we decided to go to court to get our rights restored,” says Brett Healy, president of MacIver Institute in Wisconsin. More Analysis Exclusive: Jon Kyl Spoke to 133 Conservatives About Facebook Bias. He Reveals the Findings and Rebuts His Critics. Facebook hired former Sen. Jon Kyl to investigate allegations of anti-conservative bias at the social media company. In his first interview since its release, he tells The Daily Signal what he found and how Facebook should move forward. More Analysis The Budget Is at a Crossroads. Which Path Will Congress Take? If the current policy is maintained, gross national product per person will be $3,400 lower by 2049. More Commentary Problematic Women: Eyeing Freedom in Hong Kong Olivia Enos, senior policy analyst for the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the Hong Kong protests and how women have been involved. More News Dad Urges Parents to Share Kids’ Photos in Response to Alyssa Milano’s Abortion-Prompted ‘Great Joys’ A pastor, husband, and father of two asks parents on social media to post photos of their kids in response to actress Alyssa Milano’s saying that her life would be missing “great joys” were it not for her two abortions. More Commentary Ethnic Studies Latest Ploy to Brainwash Kids The California course tars white students as oppressors. The course outline calls for “the privilege walk,” an exercise to teach white students about privileges they take for granted. More | ||
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“I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.” BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to NBA Star Bob Cousy Chinese Hackers Target US Cancer Research: Cybersecurity Report Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch Has Story to Tell, Official Says Sarah Sanders to Join Fox News as Contributor The final report of special counsel Robert Mueller failed to explore illuminating background of one of the main actors in the Russia “collusion” narrative. Read more Noncitizens accounted for 64 percent of all federal arrests in 2018, according to new data released by the Justice Department. The surge was driven largely by immigration-crime arrests, which have soared to the highest level in at least two decades. Read more Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described socialist who is vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, released a “Green New Deal” plan that his campaign estimates will cost $16 trillion. Read more Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before his suicide and placed more than $577 million in assets into a trust fund that could potentially make it harder for his accusers to collect damages. Read more President Trump called birthright citizenship “frankly ridiculous” while talking to media. “We’re looking at that very seriously—birthright citizenship, where you have a baby on our land. You walk over the border, have a baby, congratulations, the baby is now a U.S. citizen,” Trump said. Read more Beijing has released a new policy laying out its ambitions for Shenzhen City—located in Guangdong Province just across the border from Hong Kong—to become a world-class tech innovation city. Media in Hong Kong are theorizing that it signals the Chinese regime’s intention to replace the city as a major financial hub. Read more See More Top Stories NBC Journalists Distort, Malign Falun Gong to Strengthen Attack on Rival Media By Levi Browde NBC reporters Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins have published an article grossly mischaracterizing the beliefs and plight of the Falun Gong spiritual practice, and the tens of millions of people around the world who practice it. There are several problems with this article. Let’s first examine the ease with which it dismisses large-scale human rights atrocities… Read more How One California Marxist Is Indoctrinating Millions of School Children By Trevor Loudon Democratic Socialists of America is coming for your children. Not content with taking over school boards and sending comrades into the teaching profession, the United States’ largest Marxist group is also writing the textbooks your children study… Read more See More Opinions We’re All Environmentalists Now By Valentin Schmid The days when political lines could be drawn in terms of where one stood on the environment are over. Everybody wants cleaner air, open spaces, vibrant wildlife, and lusher vegetation. The question is, how do we get there: through more regulation, or through free-market solutions? Read more More than 2 1/2 years after President Donald Trump assumed office, focus on actions taken during the 2016 presidential campaign is starting to shift toward the CIA and its former director, John Brennan. Focus in Spygate Scandal Shifts to CIA, Former Director Brennan Copyright © 2019 The Epoch Times, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list or remove my account. |
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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. Yes the President’s Behavior is Abnormal. But the Democrats’ Policies are Bat Crap Crazy. I’d rather a President who wants to build a big beautiful wall than a Democrat who pretends there is no problem at the border. I’d rather a President who moves our embassy to Jerusalem than a Democrat who’d put one in Havana. I’d rather a President who imposes tariffs than a Democrat who wants to ban paper straws, plastic bags, and human consumption of cows while imposing a carbon tax. I’d rather a President who makes it difficult every day to support him than a Democrat who would make it difficult for a person of faith to exercise their religion in their work and daily life. The President may be nuts in his behavior, but I’ll take his crazy over the insanity the Democrats who unleash on the United States. The post Yes the President’s Behavior is Abnormal. But the Democrats’ Policies are Bat Crap Crazy. appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Who Knew Kamala Harris Would Be So Bad At This? I’m not ready to pull the plug on my prediction that Kamala Harris would be the Democrat nominee in 2020…yet. There’s way too much time for her and she has way too much ambition to count her out. But I have to admit that I am legitimately shocked at how bad she is at this. […] The post Who Knew Kamala Harris Would Be So Bad At This? appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Ted Cruz Roasts ‘Leftie Academic’ Over Socialism Monopoly Twitter unknown Nick Kapur was not happy about Hasbro’s parody adult board game, Monopoly Socialism that you can buy at Target here. Nick went so far as to do an extensive tweetstorm that I still have not found the bottom of. Enter Ted Cruz. And last but not least: Please pray for Nick. The post Ted Cruz Roasts ‘Leftie Academic’ Over Socialism Monopoly appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Babylon Bee Fires Back At Snopes In The Best Way Possible The problem may stem from the fact that, in our surreal political world, real news often seems more satirical than fiction while satire can seem more truthful that real news. The post Babylon Bee Fires Back At Snopes In The Best Way Possible appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Surprise, Surprise: The New Yorker Turns a Fun Little Chicken Sandwich War into a Political Story If you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you may have missed the fact that Popeye’s has launched its own chicken sandwich. This sandwich has gone viral (which is, admittedly, not the best word to use when describing food), in part because it appears to be a direct affront to […] The post Surprise, Surprise: The New Yorker Turns a Fun Little Chicken Sandwich War into a Political Story appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Tennessee Gov Bill Lee Has A Powerful Story That No One Knows About Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has been on the job less than a year but is already making waves. Lee was a longshot candidate facing more popular, established candidates in the Republican primary. Listen to his conversation with Erick Erickson at The Resurgent Gathering on faith, losing his wife, and overcoming adversity. The post Tennessee Gov Bill Lee Has A Powerful Story That No One Knows About appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Joe Walsh Prepares To Launch Challenge To Trump In a good economy and with Democrats veering to the left, Donald Trump has to do only two things to assure his re-election. First, he has to not look crazy. Second, he has to keep the economy solid, which would only require staying out of the way. Unfortunately, Mr. Trump seems incapable of doing either. The post Joe Walsh Prepares To Launch Challenge To Trump appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Critical Mass Can progressives learn to criticize themselves? Not likely. The post Critical Mass appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Trump Signs Order Canceling Student Loan Debt for 25,000 ‘Severely Disabled’ Veterans The post Trump Signs Order Canceling Student Loan Debt for 25,000 ‘Severely Disabled’ Veterans appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » OUTRAGE: A Contributor for The Young Turks Says America ‘Deserved 9/11’ The post OUTRAGE: A Contributor for The Young Turks Says America ‘Deserved 9/11’ appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Recent Items: 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 |
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| Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning’s most important stories, curated by Post editors. ‘Everyone is nervous’: Trump muddles his message on U.S. economy The White House’s contradictory, chaotic response to slowing growth is a product of tensions over how to handle that reality — and the president’s stubbornness on trade and his anger about economic news coverage. By Damian Paletta, Robert Costa, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker ● Read more » U.S. manufacturing index falls for first time since 2009 A contraction in manufacturing is significant because it can have large ripple effects across the economy. By Jonnelle Marte ● Read more » G-7 host’s goal: Keep Trump from causing trouble France wants to minimize the chances that President Trump will blow up the Group of Seven summit. Subjects on which to tread lightly include some of the biggest problems facing the world. By Karen DeYoung and Josh Dawsey ● Read more » In Trump’s defense: An unconventional lawyer for an unconventional president William S. Consovoy, one of the president’s private lawyers, is at the forefront of legal battles between the Democratic-controlled House and the Republican president By Ann Marimow ● Read more » The best 1-star reviews of the Seven Wonders of the World The Great Wall of China is “frankly, borng [sic]” and more honest evaluations from disappointed travelers. By The Way | A Post Travel Destination ● By Natalie Compton ● Read more » Opinions Trump’s idea of buying Greenland is far from absurd By Marc Thiessen ● Read more » Trump is increasingly untethered from reality By Eugene Robinson ● Read more » Hiding the dark parts of our history on campuses is bad for our democracy By Anthony Kronman ● Read more » The G-7 must show China it will pay a price if it cracks down on Hong Kong By Editorial Board ● Read more » If Trump wants to invite Russia to the G-7, he needs to set some boundaries By David Ignatius ● Read more » Trump’s tendency to double down on bad ideas doesn’t bode well for the economy By Catherine Rampell ● Read more » More News NRA shakes up legal team amid intensifying civil war The gun rights group severed ties with prominent Washington attorney Charles Cooper, who said that during his three decades of work for the NRA, he “adhered to the highest standards of professionalism and loyalty.” By Robert Costa and Tom Hamburger ● Read more » Classrooms in this new school will have a ‘shadow zone’ so a gunman cannot see cowering students The construction project in Michigan is part of a grim reality of schools methodically preparing for massacres as if they were lesson plans and quizzes. By Alex Horton ● Read more » Europe to see third major heat wave this summer, as temperatures soar from France to Scandinavia Temperatures will climb some 20 degrees above average in spots beginning this weekend. Capital Weather Gang ● By Matthew Cappucci and Andrew Freedman ● Read more » The Apple Card is a beautiful baby bird and should be handled as such A support page for the titanium credit card warns that if it comes into contact with leather or denim, the interaction could cause “permanent discoloration that might not wash off.” By Marie C. Baca ● Read more » Joe Biden’s campaign plays the electability card: ‘You have to look at who is going to win’ In campaign ads and in comments, the former vice president and his wife are highlighting the idea that he is best positioned to defeat President Trump. Campaign 2020 ● By Matt Viser ● Read more » ‘People were always so welcoming, so kind, so helpful.’ And then the president arrived. From a community divided by xenophobic chants, Griff Witte explains what the president’s rhetoric can do on the ground. Jeff Stein on the aging problem in the U.S. And Andrew Freedman on the record-breaking number of fires in the Amazon. Post Reports | Listen Now ● By The Washington Post ● Read more » We think you’ll like this newsletter Check out By The Way for tips and guides that will help you travel better and make you feel like a local wherever you go. Delivered every Thursday. Sign up » |
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POLITICO PLAYBOOK
Here’s what happened to the GOP’s moderate wing
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08/23/2019 06:30 AM EDT
DRIVING THE DAY
BIG NPR SCOOP — SUSAN DAVIS: “Meltdown On Main Street: Inside The Breakdown Of The GOP’s Moderate Wing”: “Main Street Caucus Republicans had been hit hardest in the election — 18 House incumbents defeated — and they wanted to question [president and CEO Sarah] Chamberlain about her organization’s political decision-making in 2018. At issue was $722,000 still resting in Defending Main Street, the outfit’s superPAC — one of at least five political or advocacy organizations under the [Republican Main Street Partnership] umbrella run by Chamberlain — and why those resources hadn’t been deployed to any number of competitive races where they could have made a difference.
“Chamberlain defended her work, pointing to the Republicans who survived 2018 with the help of significant resources — nearly $6 million — from the RMSP network. RMSP told NPR that $722,000 wasn’t spent because those funds had been earmarked for 2020.
“That Nov. 28 meeting set off a cascading series of events over the next two months. Lawmakers demanded, and were denied, an audit of RMSP’s activities. Lawmakers ultimately abandoned the member caucus, and others quietly distanced themselves from RMSP and Chamberlain. Today, lawmakers still don’t have answers to their questions about how Chamberlain runs the organization and whether it might be running afoul of campaign finance and tax laws.” NPR
— WHY THIS MATTERS: Republicans got smoked in the 2018 midterms, and a huge part of the reason is that they lost so many swing districts in places like suburban New Jersey. If the party’s moderate wing has no infrastructure to support incumbents facing tough reelection battles and recruit top candidates, that’s bad news for the GOP and great news for Nancy Pelosi.
BACKSTORY — NYT’S DANNY HAKIM: “How Wayne LaPierre Survived a Revolt at the N.R.A.”: “New documents reviewed by The New York Times show that the effort against him was even wider in scope, drawing in three outside law firms working for the N.R.A. and at least one in-house attorney. … But Mr. LaPierre, who has run the N.R.A. since 1991, has so far survived all of the internal challenges. And he has continued to successfully advance his group’s uncompromising agenda. …
“Now Mr. LaPierre is continuing to purge opponents. On Thursday, the N.R.A. dismissed its longtime outside counsel, Charles J. Cooper … A second outside counsel and a top in-house counsel resigned. The departures come after an internal inquiry showed that the lawyers were involved in an effort to undermine Mr. LaPierre. The N.R.A. is also considering halting payments to its former second in command, Christopher Cox, who left in June but is still on the payroll.” NYT
Happy Friday morning. SOME JAKE NEWS … WELCOME TO THE WORLD — JOAN ROSALIE “JOSIE” SHERMAN was born Aug. 21 at 5:12 p.m. Big brother Ryder is pumped — he got a new swing set! — and Mom, Irene Sherman, is doing great. Dad, Jake, is leaving Playbook in the able hands of the team for a few days while he hangs with the growing Sherman crew.
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WHAT’S EATING MICK MULVANEY — “Trump kills plan to cut billions in foreign aid,” by John Bresnahan, Jennifer Scholtes and Marianne LeVine: “The president’s decision Thursday to forgo a ‘rescission’ comes after another internal tug of war between his budget advisers and Cabinet officials. But the fiscal hawks in Trump’s corner, failing again to sell him on spending restraint, blamed Congress for souring him on the idea. …
“The president’s acting budget director, Russ Vought, and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney had both pushed Trump to pursue the plan. Foreign aid advocates were quick to characterize [Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo as a gutsy crusader against both fiscal hawks and progressive Democrats seeking to politicize foreign assistance.” POLITICO
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THE STEP BACK — “The month a shadow fell on Trump’s economy,” by WaPo’s Damian Paletta, Robert Costa, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker:“Top White House advisers notified President Trump earlier this month that some internal forecasts showed that the economy could slow markedly over the next year, stopping short of a recession but complicating his path to reelection in 2020.
“The private forecast, one of several delivered to Trump and described by three people familiar with the briefing, contrasts sharply with the triumphant rhetoric the president and his surrogates have repeatedly used to describe the economy.
“Even as his aides warn of a business climate at risk of faltering, the president has been portraying the economy to the public as ‘phenomenal’ and ‘incredible.’ He has told aides that he thinks he can convince Americans that the economy is vibrant and unrattled through a public messaging campaign. But the internal and external warnings that the economy could slip have contributed to a muddled and often contradictory message.” WaPo
— WSJ: “Trump Adviser Says White House Could Propose Tax Cuts Before 2020 Election”: “‘You very may well see a new rollout of additional, additional middle-class tax relief and small-business tax relief,’ Lawrence Kudlow, the White House National Economic Council director, said Thursday evening on Fox Business Network.”
WHAT COULD GO WRONG? … NYT: “A decade after big banks needed government support to dig out of the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve is slowly, but steadily, making a series of regulatory changes that could chip away at new requirements put in place to prevent a repeat of the 2008 meltdown.
“Some of the changes, seemingly incremental and technical on their own, could add up to a weakening of capital requirements installed in the wake of the crisis to prevent the largest banks from suffering the kind of destabilizing losses that imperiled the United States economy. Another imminent change will soften a rule intended to prevent banks from making risky bets with customer deposits.” NYT
TALKER … BEN SCHRECKINGER: “The alt-right manifesto that has Trumpworld talking”: “Since its publication in June 2018, the book has gained a following online, and its author, known to his fans as BAP for short, has come to the attention of notable figures on the Trumpist right. Earlier this month, the book was the subject of a 5,000-word review by Michael Anton, a conservative intellectual who served as a spokesman for Donald Trump’s National Security Council. Anton concludes by warning, ‘In the spiritual war for the hearts and minds of the disaffected youth on the right, conservatism is losing. BAP-ism is winning.’
“Anton is just one of the Trump world figures who has taken notice. ‘It’s still a cult book,’ said another former Trump White House official. ‘If you’re a young person, intelligent, adjacent in some way to the right, it’s very likely you would have heard of it.’” POLITICO
TMZ: “Barack and Michelle Obama Locking Down Incredible Martha’s Vineyard Estate!!!”: “Multiple island sources tell us the Obamas are in escrow for the estate owned by Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck. The former Prez and First Lady have been renting the house this summer and loved it so much, we’ve learned they made an offer. The property is listed at $14,850,000. Our sources say they’re paying less, but we don’t know how much.
“The estate — incredible. It’s 29 beachfront acres. The main residence is just shy of 6,900 square feet. It has 7 bedrooms, so Sasha and Malia have a place to crash, along with several of their friends. It has the obligatory pool, an outdoor fireplace, a chef’s kitchen, vaulted ceilings and 2 guest wings. It has incredible views, especially while soaking in the second-floor balcony Jacuzzi. The beachfront is private … and comes with a boathouse.” TMZ
2020 WATCH — CHRIS CADELAGO and DAN DIAMOND: “Kamala’s rivals seize on health care stumbles”: “[T]he California Democrat is still struggling to rebut attacks from her chief rivals who are poking holes in [her plan’s] specifics and accusing Harris of putting political calculation before true conviction. … Harris’ universal coverage plan has been praised by more than a dozen health policy wonks and former Obama administration officials … But politically, it’s been a muddle …
“For Harris, the health care morass is also threatening to become an ominous symbol for why, after her surge following the first debate, she’s fallen back since early July to where she started. She now polls closer to Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke than Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. … But the Democratic infighting isn’t likely to subside anytime soon. And Harris isn’t the only candidate facing questions about her health plan.” POLITICO
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STAT DU JOUR: “The 2019 Urban Mobility Report, by the Texas A&M University Transportation Institute, found that the average D.C.-area car commuter spends 102 hours a year stuck in traffic.” WTOP … The report
TRUMP’S FRIDAY: The president will have lunch with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at 12:30 p.m. He and first lady Melania Trump will leave the White House for Joint Base Andrews at 10:40 p.m., and they will take off for Bordeaux, France, at 11 p.m. They’re headed to the G-7 summit.
PLAYBOOK READS
EYE-WORD LATEST — “Nadler asks House committees probing Trump to share docs for its impeachment investigation,” by Andrew Desiderio and Kyle Cheney: “The letter — addressed to the leaders of the House Intelligence, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs panels — also references the Judiciary panel’s recent pronouncement in various court filings that it is considering whether articles of impeachment are warranted, a decision that came without a formal vote of the House or the committee itself. …
“All documents gathered by other committees investigating Trump might become relevant to its impeachment probe. That also bolsters House General Counsel Douglas Letter’s effort to link the Intelligence and Financial Services Committees’ demands to the ongoing impeachment inquiry.” POLITICO … The letter
SCOOP! — “European officials draft radical plan to take on Trump and U.S. tech companies,” by POLITICO Europe’s Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Lili Bayer, Jakob Hanke and Ryan Heath: “European Union officials have drawn up an aggressive 173-page plan to counter both President Donald Trump’s trade moves and American tech giants including Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook. According to a document obtained by POLITICO, European Commission officials are pushing their president-elect, Ursula von der Leyen, to set up a European Future Fund that would invest more than $100 billion in equity stakes in high-potential European companies.
“The goal: get Europe competing head-on with the American and Chinese tech giants it has lagged behind for decades. They’re also advocating for Europe to show more grit in Trump’s trade war, saying the EU should slap tariffs unilaterally on the United States.” POLITICO
TODAY MARKS the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way, when more than 1 million Baltic residents across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania formed a 420-mile human chain to demonstrate for freedom from the Soviet Union. More from PRI’s Indra Ekmanis… The reverberations in Hong Kong today(hat tip: Ryan Heath)
QUICK G-7 PRIMER — “France tries to orchestrate a no-drama G-7 summit, but Trump is the X factor,” by WaPo’s Karen DeYoung and Josh Dawsey … “G-7 summit set to end without an agreement for the first time in history,” by CNBC’s Sam Meredith
KFILE STRIKES AGAIN — CNN’S ANDREW KACZYNSKI and EM STECK: “Trump court pick denounced feminists, gay-rights groups and diversity efforts in 1990s, 2000s editorials”: “Steven Menashi, a Stanford-trained lawyer who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, wrote dozens of editorials and blog posts in the late 1990s and early 2000s for a number of college and professional publications decrying ‘leftist multiculturalism’ and ‘PC orthodoxy.’
“He complained about ‘gynocentrists,’ wrote that the Human Rights Campaign ‘incessantly exploited the slaying of Matthew Shepard for both financial and political benefit’ and argued that a Dartmouth fraternity that held a ‘ghetto party’ wasn’t being racist.” CNN
YIKES — “The Justice Department Sent Immigration Judges A White Nationalist Blog Post With Anti-Semitic Attacks”: “According to the National Association of Immigration Judges, the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) sent court employees a link to a blog post from VDare, a white nationalist website, in its morning news briefing earlier this week that included anti-Semitic attacks on judges. …
“A letter Thursday from union chief Ashley Tabaddor to James McHenry, the director of the Justice Department’s EOIR, said the link to the VDare post angered many judges.” With embedded letter: BuzzFeed
GOOD CATCH … PAUL LEBLANC (@CNNPaul): “Mark Sanford — who says he’s mulling a primary bid against Trump — appears to have deleted his tweet referring to Iowa as the ‘Buckeye state.’” Pic
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BEYOND THE BELTWAY — “Ex-Trump Doral golf members may wait the rest of their lives for refunds from the president,” by the Miami Herald’s Taylor Dolven: “Golfers who quit their memberships at Trump National Doral after the property’s namesake became president were aiming to lose their link to a man they do not support. Turns out they could be waiting for Trump to pay them back for the rest of their lives.
“Two long-time golf members who resigned weeks after Trump won the 2016 presidential election said they were no longer willing to write him checks. Another quit last December after he said the club became too political. They spoke to the Herald on the condition of anonymity, saying they fear retaliation. These former members are now on a waiting list to get their deposits back — ranging from $10,500 to $19,000 — that stretches more than 265 people-long.
“To move up the list by one spot, four new golf members need to join the club, according to the membership terms. Deposit amounts vary depending on when members joined.” Miami Herald
MEDIAWATCH — “Facebook bans ads from The Epoch Times after huge pro-Trump buy,” by NBC’s Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins: “Facebook’s decision came as a result of a review prompted by questions from NBC News. The spokesperson explained that ads must include disclaimers that accurately represent the name of the ad’s sponsors.
“The Epoch Times’ new method of pushing the pro-Trump conspiracy ads on Facebook, which appeared under page names such as ‘Honest Paper’ and ‘Pure American Journalism,’ allowed the organization to hide its multimillion-dollar spending on dark-money ads, in effect bypassing Facebook’s political advertising transparency rules.” NBC
— BTW: Now that The Epoch Times has lost the name, Playbook next week will begin branding itself as “Pure American Journalism.”
— NPR’S DAVID FOLKENFLIK: “A Dead Cat, A Lawyer’s Call And A 5-Figure Donation: How Media Fell Short On Epstein”: “In some cases, Epstein successfully scared off some accusers and struck confidential settlements with others, making it harder for reporters to get them to recount their experiences on the record. … Some critics of the press’s performance say ruefully there may have been a class element at play. As described in court documents, Epstein and his associates recruited young women from working-class backgrounds and disrupted families. …
“Separate instructive episodes stretch from 2003 to 2018 and involve three major American media outlets — Vanity Fair, ABC News and The New York Times. …
“[NYT reporter Landon] Thomas flagged a problem. He told his editors Epstein had been a great source for years and had become something of a friend as well. How close? Thomas had solicited a $30,000 contribution from Epstein for a Harlem cultural center, he told them. … And his editors benched him instantly from any professional contact with Epstein. … By early January 2019, Thomas was gone from the Times, though the inspiration for his departure was not shared with the public.” NPR … More on Thomas from The Daily Beast
SUNDAY SO FAR …
- CNN “State of the Union”: Cindy McCain … Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Panel: Jennifer Granholm, Rick Santorum, Karen Finney and Bill Kristol.
- CBS “Face the Nation”: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) … Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) … Josh Bolten … Anthony Salvanto. Panel: Michael Graham, Laura Barrón-López and Anne Gearan.
- ABC “This Week”: Joe Walsh … Cindy McCain. Roundtable: Rahm Emanuel, Chris Christie, Matt Dowd and Yvette Simpson.
- FOX “Fox News Sunday”: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) … Power Player: Robert Caro. Panel: Karl Rove, Julie Pace, Emily Compagno and Juan Williams.
- NBC “Meet the Press”: Panel: Eugene Robinson, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Bret Stephens and Betsy Woodruff.
- CNN “Inside Politics”: Panel: Jonathan Martin, Shawna Thomas, Phil Mattingly and Vivian Salama.
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SPOTTED: Karl Rove and Sheldon Adelson separately at the Four Seasons just outside Santa Fe, N.M. … Stephen Miller at Marcel’s on Thursday night for a birthday dinner. … Kellyanne Conway and Eric Bolling saying hi as they passed each other heading to their respective gates at DCA. … Jeff Zients, Tom Nides and friends at Wolfgang Puck’s new Cut steakhouse Thursday night. Jim Johnson was at another table.
TRANSITION — Adam Hodge will be SVP of external affairs at Ariel Investments. He was previously SVP at SKDKnickerbocker.
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Patti Solis Doyle, president of Solis Strategies and CNN commentator. How she got her start: “I got my start on Rich Daley’s 1990 mayoral campaign in Chicago, and I loved every second of it. After we won, I worked at City Hall. It was an honor, but I missed the energy of campaigning. During a photo op in the mayor’s office, Daley asked me how I was enjoying City Hall. Without thinking, I told him the truth. He thought for a moment, then said, ‘You should go work for Bill Clinton.’ I said, ‘Great. Who’s Bill Clinton?’
“Daley’s campaign manager, David Wilhelm, had just moved to Arkansas to manage Clinton’s 1992 campaign. I signed on, booked a plane ticket and assumed I’d be back in Chicago in three to six months. When I arrived in Little Rock, David told me he’d assigned me to be Hillary’s first full-time staffer. ‘This sucks,’ I remember telling him. ‘I want to be where the action is.’ How wrong could I have been?” Playbook Plus Q&A
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| President Trump turns his attention to an influential club of leaders at an annual economic summit this weekend during a time of sluggish global growth and deep divisions over how to handle both Iran and climate change, as well as political upheaval that appears contagious around the globe. At the Group of Seven summit hosted by France, the president will lean on relationships he’s developed since 2017, some now frayed, and hope to cement warmer alliances, including with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Great Britain, a man the president sees as a kindred spirit. The two will meet on Sunday on the sidelines of the G-7 near the sea in Biarritz. Trump finds ways to seize center stage at international summits regardless of protocol or the tedium of pre-prepared agendas and communiques. At last summer’s gathering in Canada, Trump lashed out at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and retracted his endorsement of the group’s joint statement. He accused Trudeau of acting “meek and mild” during meetings, many of which were dominated by disagreements, notably over trade. He pouted, his arms crossed with an unhappy expression on his face and a photo itself became news. It was reported soon after that the president threw two pieces of Starburst candy on a table in front of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, telling her, “Here, Angela. Don’t say I never give you anything.” The Washington Post: France tries to orchestrate a no-drama G-7, but Trump is the X factor. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday that Trump wants to steer the itinerary by calling for a global economic session at the beginning of a G-7 working meeting on Sunday. The president has in mind a “pro-growth message.” “We have unemployment at a level that it hasn’t been at for many, many years,” Trump said of the United States in remarks to reporters on Thursday. “Fantastic numbers. The economy has been really doing fantastic. If you look at the world economy, not so good.” French President Emmanuel Macron, who is the summit host this year, announced on Twitter his own interest in focusing the attention of leaders from industrialized nations on commercial deforestation and fires decimating the Amazon rainforest in Latin America, resulting in dire warnings from scientists about irreversible global calamity. One of every 10 species in the world lives in the Amazon rainforest. This is not a problem on which Trump has focused. The president will meet privately with Macron, as well as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Merkel, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trudeau (The Hill). Ahead of the G-7, Macron meets today with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as major world powers continue to part company with the Trump administration in seeking to salvage the international nuclear deal signed with Tehran in 2015 (Reuters). Trade is much on the president’s mind, according to administration officials — along with his reelection. Advisers told the president early this month in a briefing that the economy could slow markedly over the next year, complicating his path to a second term, but his stubbornness has contributed to seesawing, contradictory messages, The Washington Post reports after interviewing two dozen sources in contact with Trump and the White House this month. A large majority of Americans – 62 percent – disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president, according to the latest Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. It’s a gloomy but consistent measure of Trump’s performance in office, varying little from similar findings since he was elected, according to the pollsters (The Hill). Trump arrives in Europe amid tough questions about the wisdom of his trade war with China, his shifting rhetoric about economic stimulus and his repeated attacks on the Federal Reserve. His international peers are cautious about the U.S. posture in the Middle East, especially with Iran, as well as the president’s approach to North Korea, Russia and China. And Trump’s recent dust-up with NATO ally Denmark over Greenland was greeted with puzzlement throughout Europe (The Hill). The New York Times: With Amazon ablaze, Brazil faces an international backlash. The Washington Post: As Amazon burns, Brazil’s right-wing president dismisses the crisis. Reuters: Russian President Vladimir Putin today instructed his government to analyze the threat posed by a recent U.S. cruise missile test and to prepare a reciprocal response. The Associated Press: Israel in July bombed an Iranian weapons depot in Iraq, U.S. officials confirm. |
| LEADING THE DAY |
| POLITICS & CAMPAIGNS: Tick tick tick: This weekend marks one year until the Republican National Convention begins in Charlotte. At the outset of the Democratic primary contest, when an astonishing seven contestants emerged from Congress to compete for the White House, analysts wondered how sitting and ex-governors would fare as they boasted about “getting things done” and working with Republicans to deliver “pragmatic” solutions to the people in their states. These have not been the boasts of most of the primary competitors from Congress. After just a few months, the verdict is in: Democratic governors have fizzled, reports Jonathan Easley. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper bowed out of the White House race and said on Thursday he will instead run for the Senate. As a presidential aspirant, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tried to push the national conversation toward climate change but quit the race this week to instead run for a third term as governor. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who entered the 2020 contest late, may be shut out of the third debate next month in Houston because of the Democratic National Committee’s rules. Without the exposure from the televised event, Bullock is likely to struggle for momentum. What is it about Democratic governors this year – governors who hail from states west of the Great Plains and possess executive, legislative, economic and negotiating experience? A too-crowded and progressive field? Arbitrary DNC debate rules? The Trump era? Lack of national name recognition? For every theory broached this cycle, there’s a counter-argument and loads of second-guessing. The Democratic debate next month in Texas, in which 10 candidates have already qualified to participate, is on the precipice of expanding, which might mean that ABC News and Univision cover two nights of give-and-take among the contestants on Sept. 12 and Sept. 13. Candidates still have until Wednesday to qualify under the DNC requirements to be invited onstage. Tom Steyer, the billionaire philanthropist, is almost in. Another 2020 contender, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), must register at least 2 percent in two additional polls to qualify (The Hill). In other political news … The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre survived a revolt inside the gun lobby. The New York Times reports how he did it, and how he’s purging opponents … Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) said on Thursday he is “strongly, strongly” considering a challenge to Trump for the GOP nomination (CNN) … The Trump campaign worked in battleground states on Thursday to mobilize suburban women voters, which it needs next year if the president hopes to win a second term (Reuters) … The summer of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (GQ). More in politics … Electoral College members can defy voters’ wishes and choose the presidential candidate they favor, regardless of a state’s popular vote, a federal court ruled this week (The New York Times) … Trump’s 2020 campaign team defends manager Brad Parscale’s compensation (ABC News) … Our colleague Niall Stanage analyzes how immigration issues are important to Trump’s bid for a second term … The Michigan Republican Party is suing to try to block the formation of a voter-approved independent redistricting commission, which would draw new state legislative and congressional district boundaries for 2022 and beyond (The Detroit News) … NPR reports this morning on the details behind a revolt by top House Republican moderate lawmakers aimed at the GOP’s Main Street Partnership, an outside group. |
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| ADMINISTRATION: The White House backed away from a proposal to claw back some of $4.3 billion in foreign assistance approved by Congress and included in the latest budget deal, a senior administration official said on Thursday. The plan to rescind foreign aid was abandoned amid pushback from some top administration officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, as well as key lawmakers, the official said. “The president has been clear that there is waste and abuse in our foreign assistance and we need to be wise about where U.S money is going. Which is why he asked his administration to look into options to doing just that. It’s clear that there are many on the Hill who aren’t willing to join in curbing wasteful spending,” a senior administration official told The Hill. > Trade: Trump is showing solidarity with pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong to gain leverage in trade talks with China (The New York Times). White House adviser Kudlow on Thursday said talks between the United States and China are expected to resume next month. … Meanwhile, economic analysts and conservative groups say the best way for Trump to boost the U.S. economy would be to roll back his tariffs on imported Chinese goods rather than try to cut taxes (The Hill). Kudlow told reporters on Thursday that Trump and his team are working on a “2.0” version of tax cuts that likely will be unveiled next year. > Election security, cybersecurity at federal agencies and the “persistent threat” posed by China are goals of part of the Department of Homeland Security known as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The agency laid out its key priorities in a new “strategic intent” document released on Thursday. CISA Director Christopher Krebs described as his aims thwarting Chinese threats to U.S. supply chains and to the rollout of 5G networks, bolstering election security efforts at the state and local levels, and protecting the cybersecurity of industrial control systems. Krebs’s agency has primary responsibility for assisting state and local governments with securing elections (The Hill). > The United State withdrew an offer to sell Turkey a Patriot missile defense system, a State Department official confirmed Thursday, amid ongoing tension over Ankara’s defense dealings with Russia. “We have consistently told Turkey that our latest offer of PATRIOT would be off the table if it took delivery of the S-400 system. Our PATRIOT offer has expired,” the official told The Hill. Turkey took delivery of the Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile defense system in July, despite repeated U.S. warnings about the consequences of following through with the purchase (The Hill). |
| OPINION |
| No, it is not racist to question birthright citizenship, by Jonathan Turley, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2Nqwx2L Fires in the Amazon, the planet at risk, by Tierra Curry of the Center for Biological Diversity, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/30thnx8 |
| WHERE AND WHEN |
| Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. ET features Joe Pesce, a National Science Foundation astrophysicist, who discusses life in a computer simulation; Christopher Leonard, author of “Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America”; and The Hill editor-in-chief Bob Cusack, who makes sense of another newsy week during The DeBrief segment. Find Hill.TV programming at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m. The House is in pro forma sessions until lawmakers return to Washington on Sept. 4 to begin consideration of legislation to respond to mass shootings. The Senate is not scheduled to return for votes until Sept. 9. The president will have lunch with Secretary Pompeo. He’ll depart at 11 p.m. for France with first lady Melania Trump to attend the annual G-7 economic summit, which begins on Saturday through Aug. 26, bringing together leaders of leading industrialized nations. Information is HERE. Vice President Pence has no public events today. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivers a speech at 10 a.m. about “challenges for monetary policy” at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin heads to France for the G-7 summit. The U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on Saturday hosts a free day of programs and activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to mark the anniversary of the “British invasion” and burning of the building in 1814. Information is HERE. |
| ELSEWHERE |
| ➔ Fed ahead: Chairman Powell faces intense scrutiny today as he delivers a high-wire speech amid pointed criticism from Trump. “The Federal Reserve has let us down. They missed the call,” the president said on Wednesday, arguing that the central bank’s rate hike in December was a mistake. Audiences are hoping to gain real-time insights from Powell when he speaks in Jackson Hole, Wyo., about the Fed’s approach to a potential U.S. recession and its outlook for interest rates this fall (The Hill). ➔ South Korea: The government in Seoul said on Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening a decades-old disagreement over history that has impacted trade and undercut security cooperation dealing with North Korea (Reuters). The Pentagon on Thursday expressed “concern and disappointment” (The Hill). ➔ Arctic: It’s been described as “the end of the planet.” What Greenland harbors under Arctic ice is worth a lot to Russia, China and the United States. If Trump’s rationale in trying to purchase Greenland was for its natural resources and U.S. strategic gains, he “may not be as crazy as he sounds,” said one analyst at a Canadian think tank (The Associated Press). |
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| THE CLOSER |
| And finally … Bravo to Morning Report Quiz winners! This week, we asked readers about islands in the news and received waves of responses. Those who deserve the applause today are Tom Chabot, Ki Harvey, Donna Nackers, John Carlan, Carol Katz, Sandy O’Neil, Dennis Fleishood, William Chittam, Phil Williams, Julia Walters-Burns, Lorraine Lindberg, Ben Roth, Itillery, Virginia Hotchkiss, Dara Umberger, Patrick Kavanagh, Ken Stevens, Bruce Porter, Richard Mathews, Candi Cee, Jerry Lentz, Caroline Fisher, Bob Schneiderman, Luther Berg, Mark O’Luck, Allyson Foster, Anne Palmer, Steve Jenning, Randall S. Patrick, Rose DeMarco, Marilyn Leland, Joan Domingues, Jack Barshay, Renee Rodriguez, Elizabeth Morrissey, Sharon Ziemian, Norm Roberts and Buzz Watkins. They knew that Trump canceled a planned state visit to Denmark after he was told in no uncertain terms that the island of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, is not for sale. The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island displays a plaque with the 1883 sonnet “The New Colossus.” Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, recast the poem during an NPR interview to reflect Trump’s immigration policy, earning some headlines. Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself on Aug. 10 while facing charges of sex trafficking, made news on the islands of Manhattan (where he owned a mansion, was jailed and died), Little St. James (a private oasis he owned in the U.S. Virgin Islands) and St. Thomas (where his lawyers filed Epstein’s Last Will and Testament, which he signed on Aug. 8). Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the island of Great Britain will separate from the European Union on Oct. 31. Sharks have been big news this summer, including on Cape Cod, the Big Island of Hawaii, where a young woman was twice bitten by a shark this week, and Rose Island in the Bahamas, where a 21-year-old woman was killed by a group of sharks while vacationing in June. Lots of readers focused on Massachusetts, but the correct answer was “all of the above.” |
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Infamous Power Company Being Investigated for Starting 2018 Camp Fire Pacific Gas & Electric, which powers the northern two thirds of California, is being investigated for their involvement in the November 2018 Camp Fire which killed 86 people and wiped an entire town off the map. PG&E was made famous by the 2000 movie Erin Brockovich which detailed the energy company’s illegal dumping of contaminated water in Hinkley, California over the course of several decades. Many people suffered illness and death due to the presence of chromium 6 in the ground water over that time. PG&E admitted in 1987 that they knew they dumped contaminated water; they settled with the residents of Hinkley for $333 million. The fire last fall has been attributed to a downed power line that PG&E had supposedly conducted an unscheduled inspection of just weeks before the fire. The company also declared chapter 11 bankruptcy in January after more than 50 suits were filed against them by individuals who think they’re responsible for the fire. More from the Wall Street Journal: “A PG&E spokeswoman said the company performed inspections of about 80 towers on the Caribou-Palermo line before the Camp Fire as part of a larger effort to determine “the condition of its aging transmission lines.” She declined to reveal the results. PG&E lawyers first publicly mentioned the company had done the inspections in a July 31 filing in federal court, following an order by U.S. District Judge William Alsup to respond to a Wall Street Journal article on maintenance of its power lines, paragraph by paragraph. In its disclosure, PG&E said the inspections occurred between September and November last year and involved climbing the transmission towers. Before the Camp Fire, which spurred the company to conduct more exhaustive reviews of its power grid, it was unusual for PG&E to climb its transmission towers to inspect their condition, as well as the condition of bolts, hooks and other hardware.” Keep up the Fight for Israel. It’s Worth It. Much has been said in the dogged days and weeks since Representatives Omar and Tlaib were barred from entering Israel on their trip to promote anti-Semitism. Supporters of the congresswomen suggested, essentially, that President Trump barred them personally from a country he doesn’t actually run and that their American granted freedom of speech is being squashed by the block. The truth is, really, that they aren’t allowed to “visit” Israel because they hate Israel. They’ve said it several times. They got an Israel and Jew-hating nonprofit to sponsor their little trip and Netanyahu rightfully called them out. The most disturbing thing about this story is the rampant anti-Semitism that seems to be propped up by our own Congress. Tlaib and Omar were elected by constituents in Michigan and Minnesota who believed these women represent their values. They do not represent American values of any kind. Israel barred them from their country and we should bar them from re-election. David Harsanyi writes beautifully about the fight for Israel at The Federalist: “Long before Trump came around, conservative Jews have maintained that Jewish Democrats would one day have to contend with the anti-Israel faction in their party. This is the point of the entire “Jexodus” movement (if you can call a fanciful wish a “movement”) that Trump was trying to mimic. If Democrats are going to continue with Corbynization—embracing, defending, and rationalizing antisemites and Israel haters— why shouldn’t conservatives press the case that Jews, at least the ones who are still concerned about the Jewish state, are often voting against their own interests? There’s probably no question I’ve been asked more as a right-wing Jewish pundit type than, “Why do Jews keep voting for Democrats?” The answer, I guess—as my tribesmen and I do not share telepathic abilities—is that Jews, like any other group, hold a range of opinions, but tend to vote as a group. Maybe it’s because Jewish Americans live in liberal urban and suburban areas and vote like their neighbors do. Maybe it’s because liberalism comports well with American Jewish cultural values. I don’t know.” Weekend Reading David Marcus details how he and his son unexpectedly bonded over video games, and it’s just as cute as you think it is. (The Federalist) Senator McConnell writes a love letter to the filibuster in the New York Times. Planned Parenthood awards $3 million to former clinic director who called out the abortion factory for “unsafe practices.” (The Daily Signal) Friday Entertainment Center “Unplanned” comes to home theaters and gets a zillion downloads. I watched it, I sobbed. Anyone who is unsure about what Planned Parenthood is really up to needs to see the film. Really, anyone who doesn’t think about the horror of abortion factories like PP on a daily basis needs to see the film. Madeline Fry details actress Ashley Brachter’s new campaign to support expecting mothers here. The left unsurprisingly reveals itself to be unstable by slamming the casting choice of Sean Spicer on “Dancing with the Stars.” “A slap in the face to America,” says NBC news. Spicer claps back here. What’s the deal with this Sony/Marvel feud? 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Friday, August 23, 2019 Recession? “The spread between the yield on the 10-year Treasury note and that of the 2-year note on Wednesday turned negative for the second time in one week, a recession warning that flashed for the first time since 2005 on Aug. 14.” CNBC “President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was considering potential tax cuts on wages as well as profits from asset sales, and sought to play down market anxieties that the world’s top economy could be heading for a recession.” Reuters From the Left The left sees the possibility of a recession as increasingly likely, and argues that President Trump’s trade war has harmed the economy. “Nearly 3 out of 4 economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics expect a recession by 2021… The outlook reflects growing skepticism among economists and investors that the U.S. economy will be able to withstand a protracted trade war with China without serious harm amid a weakening global outlook… On Wednesday, the bond markets sounded their own warning when the yields on 10-year Treasury bonds briefly fell below those of two-years. The scenario, known as an inverted yield curve, has preceded every recession since 1955 and signals that investors are piling into safer assets.” Jonnelle Marte, Washington Post “Trump is trying to outrun a possible recession as he runs for reelection in 2020… But economists say attempts by the President to get ahead of a slowdown today would leave policymakers with far less ammunition to fend off further calamities down the road. ‘We’re shooting all the arrows before we even need to start shooting,’ said Steven Rosenthal, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. ‘If things turn out badly, our conventional tools will have been exhausted to a great degree.’” Donna Borak, CNN A former vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve writes, “Turns out that trade wars are neither ‘good’ nor ‘easy to win’–as any economist could have told the President, had he asked. But wasn’t China a bad actor in international trade for years? Didn’t they ‘deserve’ this? Well, sort of, but their main transgression was not selling Americans a lot of stuff they want. Rather, it was a host of problems surrounding intellectual-property (IP) protection… “When Obama left office, we had a promising way to deal with these problems. The Trans-Pacific Partnership included strong IP protections, put there at our behest. It seems likely that China, virtually the only Pacific Rim nation left out of the TPP, would have wanted in, and to do so, it would have had to accept these provisions. But we’ll never know because Trump, in one of his first rash acts as President, foolishly pulled us out.” Alan Blinder, Time “While there is certainly room to improve the rules of global trade, the Trump administration hasn’t shown it’s up to the task… Tariffs on Chinese imports have come primarily at the expense of American consumers, and Mr. Trump’s trade policies aren’t even helping the intended beneficiaries. He has repeatedly boasted of reviving the steel industry, declaring at a recent rally in Pennsylvania that American steel-making is again ‘thriving.’ But one of the nation’s largest steel makers, U.S. Steel, said this month that it would suspend production at a Michigan plant and temporarily lay off up to 200 workers because of declining prices and demand… The best thing he could do to improve conditions, both at home and abroad, is to stop making things worse.” Editorial Board, New York Times Regarding the proposed payroll tax cut, “recession or not, diverting money from Social Security is a bad move… Payroll taxes fund Social Security, which is the main source of income for millions of seniors. Fifty-seven percent of retirees rely on Social Security as their primary source of income, according to a 2018 Gallup poll. Social Security is in serious financial trouble… The two programs that make up Social Security will only have enough money coming in by 2035 to pay 80 percent of benefits… A recession is not a sure thing in the near future. But a shortfall in Social Security is definitely coming.” Michelle Singletary, Washington Post Some note that despite the booming economy, “the vast majority of Americans will not look back on the last decade as years of fat and plenty. This was a gilded expansion, a decade of creaking wage growth and profoundly unequal outcomes. The number of Americans receiving food stamps is 40 percent higher now than in 2008, yet we have twice as many billionaires as we did a decade ago… And so, when recession comes, we’ll be right to ask: Was that it? Is this the best it gets? And if so, isn’t it time to go full Elizabeth Warren — to make some fundamental, radical changes to how the American economy works, so that we might prevent decades more of growth that disproportionally benefits the titans among us?… The nation’s C.E.O.s are growing fearful… [and they] are right to worry.” Farhad Manjoo, New York Times Others remind readers that “recessions are bad… People lose their jobs, their businesses, their houses, their factories, their farms, and their savings. Young people who graduate into recessions have their fortunes permanently pinched. Children go hungry, instances of anxiety and depression rise, and so does substance abuse. Thirty-one out of 38 studies on the effects of recessions found that suicide rates increase during economic downturns. One study linked the Great Recession to more than 10,000 suicides… Trump may be a whirlwind of chaos and injustice. But don’t pray for a hurricane to take out a tornado.” Derek Thompson, The Atlantic From the Right The right is skeptical about the chances of a recession, but advocates a payroll tax cut if the economy slows. “Democrats are determined to paint a portrait of widespread economic misery, no matter what the actual data indicates. Kamala Harris says the low unemployment rate reflects an overworked America and predicted ‘as many as 300,000 autoworkers may be out of a job before the end of the year’ (That would be 44 percent of all jobs in the auto industry.)… Elizabeth Warren sees ‘a lot to worry about’ in an economy with the lowest unemployment rate since 1969, record stock prices, record after-tax corporate profits, record single-family home prices, weekly wages growing faster than inflation, and the number of people getting food stamps the lowest in nearly 10 years… “[But] if the United States does go into a recession, it will have earned it because of real economic changes, not because of excessively pessimistic assessments from the Democratic party or the media (Ask yourself if the national media was a cheerleader for the economy under Trump his first two years in office)… Hoping for a recession does not cause a recession. A recession could be triggered by widespread pessimism and anxiety that made people less likely to invest or spend, lowering sales and profits and creating a vicious cycle. But Bill Maher and a couple of writers are unlikely, by themselves, to generate enough economic pessimism to make people change their economic behavior.” Jim Geraghty, National Review “The current economic environment—low and declining interest rates, stable prices, modest quarter-to-quarter economic growth, the absence of wars abroad—does not suggest a recession-oriented climate. In addition, the Federal Reserve Board has adopted a policy of stabilizing or lowering interest rates, another factor likely to reduce the odds of recession. Recessions typically occur in settings of rapid economic growth and rising interest rates, combined with overly bullish forecasts for stocks and business profits. That’s not the situation today.” James Piereson, City Journal “Sure, we’ve got those worries over trade… But trade isn’t that large a part of the American economy. Pretty much everything else is looking pretty peachy. Unemployment is down at generational lows, and employment (not quite the inverse) is at generational highs. Significant wage growth is finally happening, as well as economic growth, as far as we can see. There’s no build up of inventories, that other recession early warning sign… Is there a possibility the U.S. will have a recession? At some point it’s a certainty since we haven’t abolished the business cycle. Imminently? [The] yield curve is saying yes, everything else is saying no. So, it’s unlikely.” Tim Worstall, Washington Examiner “The U.S. economy has actually been outperforming most of the rest of the world, and the 25 percent tariff the White House placed on $250 billion of annual Chinese imports hasn’t shown up significantly in consumer prices, even though the establishment promised it would… the U.S. economy is not under strain from the trade war. Compared to the rest of the world, the United States is relatively isolated from global trade. Trade makes up only about 10 percent of our gross domestic product, and our trade deficit actually reduces our overall GDP, while trade makes up more than 40 percent of Germany’s GDP.” Willis L. Krumholz, The Federalist Some argue for “a payroll tax cut to ward off a potential recession at some point in the future… The political advantage to cutting the payroll tax is obvious: Every working American pays it, so every working American would get a tax cut. Indeed, millions of Americans pay more in payroll taxes than they do in income taxes because of that tax system’s generous deductions and child tax credits. This is especially true for the working-class voters who are crucial to Trump’s chances of winning Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Pennsylvania… “Trump innately understands what his economic advisers often don’t: He was elected to change the U.S. economy to provide more protection and wealth directly to working- and middle-class voters. If these voters wanted more supply-side stimulus, they would have voted for Mitt Romney in 2012. These people want someone who cares directly about them, not someone who purportedly cares about them but actually cares most about the business and entrepreneurial class.” Henry Olsen, Washington Post Lastly, many are pointing to Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney’s comment that ‘it feels like some Democrats are cheering on a recession because they want to stick it to Trump,’ and asking, “Is this even in dispute?… Liberal publications as mainstream as The Atlantic have taken to trying to persuade skeptical readers that no, really, a recession would be bad. In an age of intense negative hyperpartisanship, how could it be any other way? Left and right activists share the belief that, by definition, whatever loosens the other side’s grip on power is good for the country long-term, whatever pain must be endured short-term to facilitate it. 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FIRST READ: It’s been a turbulent last 20 years in American politics
For all of the focus on the day-by-day chaos of the last two years, it’s worth pointing out just how turbulent American politics have been over the last 20 years.
The Bush-vs.-Gore recount. 9/11. The Iraq war. The Great Recession. The rise of the Tea Party. The Trump presidency. The Democratic resistance.
And that turbulence has been reflected in our elections.
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As political observer Bruce Mehlman notes, eight of the last 10 election cycles – from 2000 to 2018 – have resulted in a change of party control in the House, Senate or White House.
Compare that with 1980 to 1998, when the country saw just four elections cycles when control flipped.
Or 1960 to 1978, when power changed hands just in three cycles.
In fact, you have to go back to 1946 to 1954 (post WWII, Cold War, McCarthyism) or the 1910s (WWI, Russian Revolution) to see as much change in control of Congress or the presidency, per NBC’s Ben Kamisar.
So, due to our increasingly divided politics and the chaotic events over the last 20 years, American voters have been getting a lot of change.
The question we have: Are they constantly craving that change?
Or are they constantly expressing their dissatisfaction with the way things are – no matter who controls the White House and Congress?
The White House is getting nervous about the economy
Speaking of change, are we about to get some regarding the U.S. economy?
“Top White House advisers notified President Trump earlier this month that some internal forecasts showed that the economy could slow markedly over the next year, stopping short of a recession but complicating his path to reelection in 2020,” the Washington Post writes.
More: “Even as his aides warn of a business climate at risk of faltering, the president has been portraying the economy to the public as “phenomenal” and “incredible.” He has told aides that he thinks he can convince Americans that the economy is vibrant and unrattled through a public messaging campaign. But the internal and external warnings that the economy could slip have contributed to a muddled and often contradictory message.”
And: “‘Everyone is nervous — everyone,’ said a Republican with close ties to the White House and congressional GOP leaders. ‘It’s not a panic, but they are nervous.’”
Trump this morning tweeted an apparent response to this story: “The Economy is strong and good, whereas the rest of the world is not doing so well. Despite this the Fake News Media, together with their Partner, the Democrat Party, are working overtime to convince people that we are in, or will soon be going into, a Recession.”
2020 VISION: Meet me in San Francisco
Today, 13 Democratic presidential candidates – led by Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris – deliver remarks this afternoon at the DNC summer meeting in San Francisco.
The other 10 who are speaking: Michael Bennet, Julian Castro, Joe Sestak, Seth Moulton, Tim Ryan, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer, Marianne Williamson and Andrew Yang.
The notable no-shows: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke.
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On the campaign trail today: In addition to those 2020ers at the DNC meeting, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg spend their days in New Hampshire… Beto O’Rourke visits shooting victims in El Paso with Gabby Giffords… And Bernie Sanders holds a town hall in San Francisco.
Dispatches from NBC’s embeds: Pete Buttigieg stumped in Portland, Maine, and NBC’s Amanda Golden set the scene: “The audience was almost entirely white, but a decent mix of younger and older attendees – with the younger folks piling towards the front of the theatre’s stage while the older attendees sat in seats towards the back. There was a crowd of 1,132 people at the event, per the campaign.”
Tim Ryan did what has been mostly the unthinkable in the Democratic primary race – when he agreed with President Trump. NBC’s Julia Jester reports Ryan’s comments in Manchester, N.H.: “I admit that I liked how President Trump, when he started, be very clear when this started, that he was going to be very firm with China. China has been cheating. They do steal intellectual property. They do have industrial espionage.” Of course, though, Ryan’s praise came with a caveat, “He wants to make this a news story. He wants to look tough in the industrial Midwest like he’s tough on China. And I will say that I like the firmness, but then you make a deal.”
TWEET OF THE DAY: Here’s how Trump has definitely changed the GOP
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is … 64 percent.
64 percent.
That’s the share of Democrats who say that it is a good idea for the House to conduct formal impeachment proceedings even if the Senate is unlikely to vote to remove Donald Trump from office, according to a Monmouth University poll.
And just 28 percent of Democrats say that it is very or somewhat likely that the Senate will actually vote to remove Trump from the White House.
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08/23/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Sanders’ GND; the Currency Game; Quote of the Week By Carl M. Cannon on Aug 23, 2019 08:07 am Good morning, it’s Friday. Aug. 23, 2019, the day of the week when I pass along a quotation intended to be uplifting or thought-provoking. Today’s line is one I’ve used before in this space; if you’re familiar with it, I’d ask your indulgence. If it’s the first time you’re reading it, I think you’ll be glad I passed it along. First, I’d point you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * Trump Won’t Control Your Thermostat — But Bernie Would. Liz Harrington takes a dim view of the candidate’s Green New Deal-esque proposal. Five Facts: Currency Devaluation. In RealClearPolicy, No Labels offers this primer on the value of the yuan and what that means for the global economy. Trump’s Trade Problem: He Doesn’t Understand It. In RealClearMarkets, Allan Golombek accuses the president of having an 18th-century mercantilist view of global economics. U.S. Shale Gas: Lowering Global Prices and CO2 Emissions. In RealClearEnergy, Jude Clemente discusses the worldwide benefits of American fracking. Singapore’s Ambitious Naval Procurement Plan. In RealClearDefense, Bahauddin Foizee explains the rationale behind the wealthy city-state’s efforts to become Southeast Asia’s largest military spender. * * * Although this morning’s quotation comes from the mouth of a British military officer, it was in response to an anonymous American heckler. But my own inspiration comes from a first lady, Dolley Madison. U.S. presidents are often less popular than their wives, a phenomenon that predates polling and probably dates to John and Abigail Adams. The first instance I know of when someone discussed America’s first lady and her spouse as a power couple was long before Hillary Clinton promised voters in 1992 that if they voted for Bill they got two for the price of one. It happened after South Carolina Gov. Charles Pinckney lost the 1808 presidential election to James Madison. “I was beaten by Mr. and Mrs. Madison,” Pinckney said. “I might have had a better chance had I faced Mr. Madison alone.” But Dolley Madison never let James Madison face his troubles alone. On Aug. 22, 1814, President Madison ventured from the White House to confer with his generals as an invading British military force enveloped the capital. Before departing, Madison had asked his wife to be prepared to evacuate the White House on a moment’s notice, and to take important papers with her if it came to that. It did come to that, the very next day. As British troops amassed in the city, Dolley did as her husband had asked. But what White House document could be more important than the full-length portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart? None that she could see. The portrait was a copy of the original, although Dolley didn’t know it, and she ordered the huge frame broken and the canvas rolled up. Two loyalists from New York spirited it away for safekeeping. Dolley’s instincts about George Washington’s place in the national memory were proven right that very week. As the city burned, Washington residents looked upon the occupying redcoats helplessly but with a defiant rage that both foreshadowed ultimate victory and recalled a burning pride in an American general-turned-president who had defeated the British a generation earlier. “If George Washington had been alive, you would not have gotten into this city so easily,” one American shouted at Adm. George Cockburn, commander of the invading forces. “No, sir,” Cockburn conceded. “If General Washington had been president, we should never have thought of coming here.” Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com Having trouble viewing this email? | [Unsubscribe] | Update Subscription Preferences Copyright © 2019 RealClearHoldings, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email becuase you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: RealClearHoldings666 Dundee RoadBldg. 600Northbrook, IL 60062 Add us to your address book |
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| FBI tried to hide true source of Trump-Russia allegations Posted: 23 Aug 2019 05:40 AM PDT The more we learn about the Russian investigation, the clearly it becomes that this was a political hack job perpetrated by people bent on subverting American voters, not exposing interference from the Russians. While it’s true Russians have been engaged in causing division within and distrust of our political system, the investigation into their activities […] The post FBI tried to hide true source of Trump-Russia allegations appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Omar, Tlaib silent after Nadler rebuke Posted: 23 Aug 2019 04:54 AM PDT Representative Jerry Nadler is one of the bad guys. He’s leading the charge to keep the House of Representatives focused on one thing: Taking down President Trump. But even bad guys do good things sometimes. His singular moment of clarity came yesterday when he rebuked Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar of “The Squad” fame […] The post Omar, Tlaib silent after Nadler rebuke appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Bernie’s $16.3 trillion Green New Deal is NOT about climate change Posted: 23 Aug 2019 04:25 AM PDT The world will end in a decade, or something like that. This massively debunked claim is still circulating through radical progressive circles for one reason and one reason only: To terrify the gullible into willfully handing over the power of choice to a redesigned version of Washington DC. This is manifested in part by the […] The post Bernie’s $16.3 trillion Green New Deal is NOT about climate change appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| US officials confirm Israeli strike in Iraq Posted: 23 Aug 2019 03:08 AM PDT Editor’s Note: This story from the Associated Press does not necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication. It contains news that was deemed important. Rather than rewrite fresh content on a story that has already been appropriately covered, we know our audience is capable of seeing through any bias often associated with left leaning news […] The post US officials confirm Israeli strike in Iraq appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Elizabeth Pipko: Democrats ‘supported one anti-Semitic comment after another’ Posted: 22 Aug 2019 06:19 PM PDT Racism is real in America and there’s a push to attach it to President Trump. Anti-Semitism is among the hot topics being discussed by legacy media, especially after the President went after Jews living in America who vote Democrat. Despite the left’s cries to make the GOP, President Trump, and all of his supporters seem […] The post Elizabeth Pipko: Democrats ‘supported one anti-Semitic comment after another’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Journalist tries to buy a gun at Walmart, learns it’s harder than she thought Posted: 22 Aug 2019 05:55 PM PDT Hayley Peterson seems to be an honest journalist. This is rare in the hyper-tribal state of modern media in which news reports almost always push an agenda first, reporting the news second and only as a necessary platform for the aforementioned agenda. With the majority of journalists leaning left, this often means attaching to the […] The post Journalist tries to buy a gun at Walmart, learns it’s harder than she thought appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Dan Crenshaw on the Democrats’ goal Posted: 22 Aug 2019 05:20 PM PDT Some say today’s Democratic Party is very different from the one in the recent past. “Evolving” views has made it impossible for anyone in the party to be pro-life, against illegal immigration, or favorable to the free market, especially as it pertains to healthcare. Others say this is the true face of the Democratic Party […] The post Dan Crenshaw on the Democrats’ goal appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Pregnant illegal alien rescued by border patrol while lost in the desert Posted: 22 Aug 2019 04:54 PM PDT A 24-year-old pregnant Guatemalan woman was traveling with other migrants through the desert after crossing the border illegally. Border patrol rescued them when half of their group left them in the desert and were later apprehended by border patrol. She was vomiting and had to be treated immediately before being taken to a hospital. The […] The post Pregnant illegal alien rescued by border patrol while lost in the desert appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| How many times is the left going to claim the ground is shifting in the gun debate? Posted: 22 Aug 2019 03:38 PM PDT While Cory Booker is channeling George Orwell, once again the ground has supposedly shifted on Liberty Control. Good news, the Left has come up with some ‘new’ memes in their synthesized self-righteous condemnation of Liberty in the midst of a ‘Serious Crisis’. Anyone on social media will recognize this all too familiar pattern that will […] The post How many times is the left going to claim the ground is shifting in the gun debate? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Media’s silence regarding Christian genocide in Nigeria is deafening Posted: 22 Aug 2019 03:19 PM PDT From January to June of last year, 6,000 Christians, mostly women and children, were slaughtered by Fulani radicals in Nigeria. If you get your news from legacy media in the United States, you probably have no idea this is even happening. It’s a nonexistent story for three reasons: It’s happening in Africa, the most under-reported continent on Earth […] The post Media’s silence regarding Christian genocide in Nigeria is deafening appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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The Joe Rogan Experience works because the host exudes curiosity, the
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allows for an authentic conversation to develop, the tone remains
uninhibited and the palate broad, and the views offered
confound patterns and predictions. This naturally offends the Atlantic.
By: Daniel J. Flynn ______________________ Democrat Hypocrisy on Family Separation at the Border As it happens, the “inhumane” change proposed by the Trump administration would keep families together by preventing the separation of children from families awaiting immigration hearings. The Flores settlement that Pelosi and the Democrats want so desperately to keep in place incentivizes illegal aliens to game our immigration system by bringing children to the border. By: David Catron ______________________ New York Times: Blame Russia First As is increasingly the case, you could say that it is all the Russians’ fault. We saw that with the election of Donald Trump. We saw it with Brexit. And, in the latest example from the New York Times, we are seeing it with Sweden. By: Robin Simcox ______________________ 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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R.I.P. David Koch
Jim Geraghty
Making the click-through worthwhile: breaking news that David
Koch, a giant of philanthropy and the libertarian movement, has died; a
couple of politicians who warn us about climate-change-driven rising
oceans and worsening hurricanes pay millions for oceanfront property; an
insane decision surrounding a morning newsletter from the U.S.
Department of Justice; and a bit of reassurance that you’re doing okay,
even if you’re nowhere near “the best of the best.”
RIP, David Koch
This morning brings word that David Koch, one of the enormously
influential and frequently demonized “Koch Brothers,” has passed away at
age 79. RIP.
Back in 2017, I wrote about what made the Koch brothers and
their various political organizations stand out as so effective, in a
country with lots of political-action committees, activist groups, and
wealthy donors: “The only real difference between the Koch brothers and
Tom Steyer or George Soros is that the Koch brothers are better at
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Mona Charen
President Trump’s talk of American Jews’ ‘loyalty’
and interference in two congressional Democrats’ trip to Israel hurt the
interests of the Jewish state.
What the Kennedy School Got Wrong about Rick Snyder
Howard Husock
Rick Snyder, former Michigan governor, did not
deserve to be pushed out of his role as an instructor by Harvard’s
Kennedy School of Government.
China Slaps Tariffs on $75 Billion in U.S. Goods
Mairead McArdle
China
announced that it will retaliate against the Trump administration’s
latest tariffs with duties on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods.
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Buttigieg Caters to the Abortion-Rights Constituency
Alexandra DeSanctis
Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg’s choice to use
an incident from South Bend as a stump-speech anecdote catering to
NARAL’s voters reveals that he issued that veto caring much less about
the fate of women in his city than he did about how his decision would
affect his political fate.
Must the Trump Show Go On?
Rich Lowry
What Franklin Roosevelt was to the age of radio, Trump is to the age of the screen.
Cut the Payroll Tax
Cesar Conda
Cutting the payroll tax is a smart hedge against any future economic
distress and a powerful tool for extending our already unprecedented
economic prosperity into the future.
Netflix Debuts Its Obama Manifesto
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Those in power have usurped the old bromide
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David Koch, Billionaire Conservative Philanthropist, Dies
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