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Today’s Brew highlights the results of Chicago’s runoff election for mayor + a federal judge rules voter-approved ban on certain firearms magazines unconstitutional  |
| Welcome to the Wednesday, April 3 Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Lori Lightfoot wins runoff to become next mayor of Chicago California’s ban on large-capacity firearm magazines declared unconstitutional by federal judge Don’t miss our next Ballotpedia Insights webinar on political campaigns Lori Lightfoot wins runoff to become next mayor of Chicago Chicago Former Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot defeated Cook County Board of Commissioners President Toni Preckwinkle in the runoff election for mayor of Chicago Tuesday. With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Lightfoot received 74 percent of the vote to Preckwinkle’s 26 percent. Lightfoot was president of the Chicago Police Board from 2015 to 2018. She also chaired the Police Accountability Task Force and was a senior equity partner at the law firm Mayer Brown. Lightfoot held several positions in city government under former Mayor Richard M. Daley, who was mayor from 1989 to 2011. Both Lightfoot and Preckwinkle described themselves as progressives and called each other’s progressive credentials into question based on their political and professional histories. Lightfoot noted her background and past roles in city government as evidence of her experience managing teams and budgets. Lightfoot finished first among 14 candidates in the February 26 general election with 17.5 percent of the vote. In three polls conducted during December 2018 and January 2019, she was the first choice of between 3 and 5 percent of respondents. This year’s election was Chicago’s fourth open-seat mayoral race in 100 years and the second mayoral runoff election in the city’s history. Lightfoot will be the city’s first female African-American mayor and its first openly gay mayor. Wisconsin With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Appeals Judge Brian Hagedorn led Appeals Chief Judge Lisa Neubauer, 50.2 percent to 49.8 percent, for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Under Wisconsin state law, a losing candidate may request a recount if the margin is 1 percent or less of the total votes cast. Although state Supreme Court elections in Wisconsin are officially nonpartisan, liberal and conservative groups typically coalesce around specific candidates. Conservatives, who back Hagedorn, currently have a 4-3 majority on the court while liberals, who supported retiring Justice Shirley Abrahamson, back Neubauer. Pennsylvania Pam Iovino (D) defeated D. Raja (R) in the special election for the District 37 seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate. With all precincts reporting, Iovino received 52 percent of the vote to Raja’s 48 percent. This is the first state legislative seat to flip from Republican to Democratic control as a result of a special election in 2019. Four others have flipped from Democratic to Republican control in Minnesota, Connecticut, and Kentucky, and one previously Republican-held seat was won by an independent candidate in Louisiana. Learn more California’s ban on large-capacity firearm magazines declared unconstitutional by federal judge A federal judge ruled Friday that California’s ban on firearm magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition is unconstitutional. The decision from Judge Roger Benitez invalidates a portion of California Proposition 63, the Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases and Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban Initiative. That measure was approved by state voters in November 2016, 63 percent to 37 percent. Benitez, a judge of the U.S. District Court of Southern California, wrote in his opinion, “[Proposition 63] burdens the core of the Second Amendment by criminalizing the acquisition and possession of these magazines that are commonly held by law-abiding citizens for defense of self, home, and state.” Benitez joined the court in 2004 after being appointed by President George W. Bush. Current California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was lieutenant governor in 2016 and a supporter of Proposition 63. He responded to Judge Benitez’s ruling, saying, “This District Court Judge’s failure to uphold a ban on high-capacity magazines is indefensible, dangerous for our communities and contradicts well-established case law.” Before Proposition 63, residents who owned such large-capacity magazines prior to 2000 could keep them. Proposition 63 was designed to criminalize the possession of large-capacity magazines and require owners, including those who possessed them before 2000, to remove them from the state, sell them to a firearms dealer, or surrender them to law enforcement. In May 2017, five San Diego County residents and the California Rifle & Pistol Association sued the state claiming this ban violated the 2nd Amendment. On June 29, 2017, Judge Benitez issued an injunction preventing the state from enforcing the ban. If Benitez’s decision is appealed, the case would go before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) said his office is “reviewing the decision to evaluate next steps.” Another provision of Proposition 63 is also under legal scrutiny. In April 2018, the California Rifle & Pistol Association and ten other plaintiffs sued the state arguing that the prohibition on purchasing ammunition from outside the state and bringing it into California without first having it delivered to a licensed dealer also violates the 2nd Amendment. That case has not yet been decided. Learn more→ Don’t miss our next Ballotpedia Insights webinar on political campaigns Did yesterday’s battleground elections spark your interest into how high-profile campaigns are run? Join us for our next Ballotpedia Insights webinar that goes behind the scenes of political campaigning. 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Good morning from Washington, where House Democrats want to do all they can to make transgender Americans feel welcome, even if it means curbing the rights of others. Rachel del Guidice has top takeaways from a hearing on the Equality Act, plus a look at House Republicans’ effort to gain Democrats’ support for the abortion survivors bill. Amid scandal, Big Tech is less effusive about a determiner of “hate groups,” Kevin Mooney reports. The podcast goes gangster, plus: Ana Quintana on the border crisis, Walter Williams on missing fathers, and Ben Shapiro on Joe Biden’s shaky grasp of history. |
Analysis He Killed a Man. Then This Gangster Changed His Life. In prison, Casey Diaz found God—and went on to change the lives of former gang members, including a founder of MS-13. Now he’s backing Trump’s actions on the border, and seeking to help kids avoid gangs. More News 5 Key Moments From Equality Act Hearing Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., wonders if Democrats would push the Equality Act if President Trump decided to call himself “the first female president.” More News Tech Giants Run Silent as Discrimination Charges Shake Up Southern Poverty Law Center The Daily Signal asks Facebook, Twitter, Google, Amazon, and Apple whether each has changed policy regarding SPLC or intends to continue partnering with the controversial litigation organization. More Commentary Leveraging Foreign Aid to Central America to Fix the Border Crisis The fastest-growing number of illegal immigrants at the border are from the crime-ravaged and economically depressed northern triangle countries of Central America—El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. More News House Republicans Ask Democrats to Help Force Vote on Protecting Lives of Babies Born After Abortion “Only 29 states have laws requiring at least some protection or standard of care for babies who survive an abortion,” says House Minority Whip Steve Scalise. More Commentary Police Can’t Make Up for Absent Fathers Unfortunately, many blacks followed the advice of white liberal academics, including one who argued that “the most detrimental aspect of the absence of fathers … is not the lack of a male presence but the lack of male income.” More Commentary In ‘White Man’s Culture’ Remarks, Biden Shows How Little He Knows About History The attempt to reduce the fundamental principles of our civilization to a mask for racial hierarchical power is both false and frightening. More |
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Biden’s Behavior Under Scrutiny “On Friday, former Nevada assemblywoman Lucy Flores recalled a 2014 campaign event where Biden approached her from behind, smelled her hair and kissed her head… [Since then] a second woman has come forward, claiming former Vice President Joe Biden touched her inappropriately at a political event. Former congressional aide Amy Lappos told the Hartford Courant that Biden reached for her face and rubbed noses with her during a 2009 fundraiser in Greenwich, Connecticut.” CBS News From the Left The left is considering whether Biden’s behavior should preclude him from the 2020 presidential race. “Biden is a career politician and an extraordinarily charismatic one at that. His life’s work has been built on his ability to read individual people, gain their trust, make them feel comfortable, and modulate his emotions to mirror theirs. [But] even those of us with a less preternatural knack for schmoozing would surely be able to guess that a new acquaintance, a young woman trying to earn political power with an imminent speech, might not appreciate an unsolicited back-of-the-head kiss… “His famously touchy demeanor usually manifests as bro-y back slaps and bear hugs with men; with women, it’s a patronizing set of hands on the shoulders, an unsettlingly close lean, a kiss on the head… A politician concerned with gender equity might have given some thought to why that is.” Christina Cauterucci, Slate “If he is not malicious, but merely incompetent, this is hardly a defense, and it is certainly not an argument that this socially incompetent man should be given the most powerful job in the world. The mandate to understand basic social cues, and to adjust to a world in which women’s bodies are no longer available for opportunistic fondling by white men in their vicinity, are basic requirements for much less powerful positions than the presidency.” Moira Donegan, The Guardian Some argue furthermore that “the widespread assumption that Biden would pose the strongest challenge to Donald Trump is unwarranted. In recent years, neither party has done well when they’ve chosen candidates who were meant to appeal to some elusive cadre of swing voters but lacked a robust grass-roots base. On paper, the war heroes John Kerry and John McCain looked electable; Obama and Trump did not… No one should judge the whole span of Biden’s career by the standards of 2019, but if he’s going to run for president, it’s fair to ask whether he’s the right leader for this moment. He is a product of his time, but that time is up.” Michelle Goldberg, New York Times Others ask, “Is there someone better positioned to beat Trump?… His touching is often inappropriate and can be unnerving. He should cut it out and apologize to those who felt uncomfortable. However, this is not #MeToo sexual harassment or assault. In the crazed atmosphere of immediate takes and absolute judgments, it’s difficult for some to make distinctions, but that is what grown-ups are supposed to do. Biden’s habitual embraces can be inappropriate without being sexual harassment; his conduct can be a demerit without being disqualifying.” Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post A longtime aide and former press secretary of the Vice President writes, “From 2006 to 2011, I worked closely with Joe Biden on both his Senate and White House staff. I traveled the country and the world with him, certainly logging more miles and sometimes feeling as if I spent more time with him than I did with my own family. Wherever he was during those years, be it Wilmington or Baghdad, I wasn’t far away. I saw him at his best and his worst, in quiet moments and on the world’s largest stages. Through it all, in big ways and in the small ways that sometimes matter even more, he was, is and always has been a champion for women and equality.” Elizabeth E. Alexander, USA Today From the Right The right points out that Biden’s behavior has been common knowledge for years, but does not think the allegations are in and of themselves disqualifying. “For a long time, Democrats benefited from a media mentality that almost always interpreted their traits through the most positive lens. Rahm Emanuel’s stabbing a table with a steak knife or sending a dead fish to some pollster wasn’t seen as a sign of psychological instability or rage issues; that behavior demonstrated he was a passionate, fiery competitor with a relentless drive. Bill Clinton was a passionate extrovert who wanted to connect with people, not a shameless womanizer… “For eight years, Biden got away with a lot because the media chose to perceive him as that ‘wacky, lovable Uncle Joe’ and if the media paid too much attention to his flaws outside of comic relief from the usually serious Obama, it would call into question Obama’s judgment in picking him.” Jim Geraghty, National Review “In giving him a pass for his public behavior for years, the Left has effectively endorsed it as totally appropriate. So, it’s no wonder Biden would continue invading people’s personal space… There’s no real reason to believe that Biden thought he was getting away with anything underhanded when the entire Democratic Party lionized him for years, knowing full well he could get a bit handsy. None of this is to say that future claims about Biden should be automatically written off, but just as #MeToo requires us to understand the gradient between an unwanted advance and an aggravated assault, it should also demand nuance in intention.” Tiana Lowe, Washington Examiner “I imagine there’s a mixture of women… among the people Biden has touched in this way, some for whom it was fine and others for whom it was uncomfortable, even deeply so. In that sense, I think it’s fair to deem the behavior wrong, because his decision to act this way is predicated on an assumption that it’s okay… “But is it disqualifying?… I’m still of the persuasion that character counts in presidential candidates. On its own, an ignorance of personal boundaries, even if rooted in a deeper sense of entitlement or arrogance, is not a fatal character flaw… this alone isn’t enough to undercut his fitness for office.” Emily Jashinsky, The Federalist “Let him run if he wishes. If voters decide these past habits are a deal-breaker, then let’s find that out in real elections. Haven’t we had enough of today’s instant guillotines of reflex outrage? Especially in this case, where the outrage seems so opportunistic. Everyone of both parties sounding oh-so-serious about these new revelations has been aware of Cuddly Uncle Joe for years without any serious suggestion that he is unfit for high office.” Mark Davis, Townhall “In other #MeToo stories we’ve seen women come forward in response to men denying responsibility for their actions. So far Biden hasn’t done that. He says he’s listening. But for his campaign to move forward, he has to try to put this behind him. That’s going to be the moment of maximum danger. If Biden says anything that seems to be denying responsibility, I think the floodgates will open. He’s going to have to handle this very deftly to avoid a steady stream of new allegations.” John Sexton, Hot Air On the bright side… Dubstep artist Skrillex could protect against mosquito bites. BBC Share Tweet Forward Sign Up Here Copyright © 2019 The Flip Side, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. |
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DRIVING THE DAY
THE PRESIDENT spoke Tuesday night at the NRCC’s annual spring dinner at the National Building Museum. Eli Stokols of the L.A. Times, Tuesday’s intrepid pooler, sat through the one-hour-twenty-eight-minute address, and here are the highlights:
— “[TRUMP] said House Republicans were ‘just taking a little break’ [from controlling the House] and joked that he took some of the blame for November’s results: ‘They blamed me. I said what the hell do I have to do with it.’ But he predicted, ‘we’re gonna take the House back.’”
— TRUMP ON BIDEN: “‘The socialists are really taking care of him,’ Trump said, apparently insinuating that Bernie Sanders supporters were behind recent stories about former Vice President Joe Biden making some women uncomfortable. ‘Our former vice president … I was going to say welcome to the world, Joe. You having a good time, Joe?’”
— TRUMP ON AOC: “‘The Great New Deal, done by a young bartender, 29 years old,’ Trump said.”
— TRUMP ON HEALTH CARE: “Continuing to speak about the raw politics of various issues, Trump claimed that Republicans have the immigration issue, but indicated that Democrats have the edge in one area: ‘They have healthcare right now … We have to take that away from them. We have to protect and cannot run away from a thing called preexisting conditions…”
“‘If you don’t support it, you have no chance of winning,’ he went on. ‘The Republican Party will be the champion of preexisting conditions … not only for politics, it’s also the right thing.’ … ‘I will be asking that this be my first vote immediately after the election,’ he said predicting that Republicans will win back the presidency and both chambers of Congress.
“Trump expressed regret about failing to repeal and replace Obamacare in the last Congress, obliquely complaining about former Speaker Paul Ryan and former Sen. John McCain. ‘We blew it last time … Man, I was fed a bill of goods.’”
NOTE: It was supposed to be the first vote after the last election!
WHAT PAUL RYAN IS UP TO … JANESVILLE GAZETTE: “Ryan said he is working at … the offices of a foundation he is establishing to work on the ideas in two laws he pushed through Congress to address poverty. His longtime chief of staff, Andy Speth, is running the American Idea Foundation, he said. The focus is to make sure the laws are ‘properly implemented,’ he said.
“Longtime Ryan campaign finance director Susan Jacobson, who is working for the foundation, said it will be launched later this year. Ryan said he also will teach economics and government courses at a Midwestern university. He couldn’t say where but said it would be announced soon. And he’ll be doing speaking engagements and is on the boards of some charities that focus on poverty, including one where he joins NFL great Deion Sanders to keep kids out of gangs in North Dallas, he said.” Gazette
THE BIG PICTURE … WAPO’S SEUNG MIN KIM and ERICA WERNER: “Trump leaves Washington reeling with policy whiplash as he struggles with domestic agenda”: “‘Obviously this is a president who tends sometimes to move on his own and then obviously has some of those conversations later,’ Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said Tuesday of Trump’s recent push on health care and the border. ‘That’s the dynamic that everybody up here deals with.’
“During a conversation Monday, the majority leader made the case that while the GOP-led Senate could pass a health-care bill endorsed by Trump, the president would not be able to support the product that would emerge from the House once Democrats got their hands on it, the official said. McConnell told reporters Tuesday that he had a ‘good conversation’ with Trump and that he and the president were now on the same page. …
“‘I made it clear to him we were not going to be doing that in the Senate,’ McConnell said of health care, stressing the challenges of writing legislation that could pass muster with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). ‘We don’t have a misunderstanding about that.’” WaPo
POLITICO/MORNING CONSULT POLL … STEVEN SHEPARD: “Poll: Majority of voters don’t trust Trump on health care”: “The survey, conducted in the days after the Trump administration asked a federal court to strike down the entire Affordable Care Act, finds that a plurality of voters support former President Barack Obama’s signature legislation. Voters also trust Democrats over Republicans when it comes to health care, and a majority has little faith in the president to make the system better.” POLITICO
NYT’S ALEX BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN: “Trump’s Takeover of the Republican Party Is Almost Complete”
ON BIDEN …
— NYT’S SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and SYDNEY EMBER: “Biden’s Tactile Politics Threaten His Return in the #MeToo Era”: “Joseph R. Biden Jr. came up in politics as an old-school backslapper whose greatest strength was his ability to connect. He doled out handshakes and hugs to friends and strangers alike, and his tendency to lavish his affections on women and girls was so central to his persona that it became fodder for late-night television jokes.
“But the political ground has shifted under Mr. Biden, and his tactile style of retail politicking is no longer a laughing matter in the era of #MeToo. Now, as he considers a run for president, Mr. Biden is struggling to prevent a strength from turning into a crippling liability; on Tuesday alone, two more women told The New York Times that the former vice president’s touches made them uncomfortable.
“For Mr. Biden, 76, the risks are obvious: the accusations feed into a narrative that he is a relic of the past, unsuited to represent his party in the modern era, against an incumbent president whose treatment of women should be a central line of attack. Mr. Biden has denied acting inappropriately but has said he will ‘listen respectfully.’
“So far, no prominent Democrat has suggested he not run, and the women complaining about him have not claimed sexual harassment or assault. Other women have stepped forward to say Mr. Biden’s touches were welcome. But the accusations lodged against Mr. Biden have raised questions about when a ‘tactile politician’ crosses the line into inappropriateness.” NYT
— MORE WOMEN: “Caitlyn Caruso, a former college student and sexual assault survivor, said Mr. Biden rested his hand on her thigh — even as she squirmed in her seat to show her discomfort — and hugged her ‘just a little bit too long’ at an event on sexual assault at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She was 19. …
“D. J. Hill, 59, a writer who recalled meeting Mr. Biden in 2012 at a fund-raising event in Minneapolis, said that when she and her husband, Robert, stepped up to take their photograph with the vice president, he put his hand on her shoulder and then started dropping it down her back, which made her ‘very uncomfortable.’”
— MARC CAPUTO, NATASHA KORECKI and ALEX THOMPSON, “New accusations strain Biden defense”: “The controversy surrounding Joe Biden’s past physical behavior with women seemed to have stopped metastasizing after a team of Democratic defenders fanned out in his defense, seeking to knock down the notion that his tendency to be touchy with women was anything more than innocent affection. …
“Prominent female voices including former Biden staffers, former Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett, actress-turned-activist Alyssa Milano and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi publicly voiced their support during the day, providing a degree of encouragement to Biden backers, supporters and possible staff hires who have watched with dread as his team struggled with the accusations of the first two women who said he made them feel uncomfortable in unrelated instances.” POLITICO
— AGAIN, WHERE IS JOE BIDEN? Not in the race, not giving interviews and allowing this story to continue absolutely uninterrupted.
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THE STEP BACK … WSJ’S KEN THOMAS: “Joe Biden’s Long History Shadows 2020 Bid”: “If Joe Biden enters the presidential race, he’s betting he can appeal to a silent majority in the party now being overlooked by a vocal, liberal base demanding generational change in leadership.
“Such a candidacy would be powered by his status as one of the oldest and most centrist of the potential Democratic nominees. That same profile also represents his biggest challenge: overcoming his image as a man who came up in an earlier era.
“In speeches, he drops the names of the late Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and Sen. Jesse Helms, who is also dead, people little known to current generations. One of his common lines, after taking the stage to applause, is to paraphrase the advice of Adlai Stevenson, the Democrats’ presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956: ‘Flattery is fine. As long as you don’t inhale.’” WSJ
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THE POLITICS OF OUR TIME — JOHN BRESNAHAN (@brespolitico): “7 House Republicans voted against naming a post office for the late Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), who died in office last year after 31 years in Congress: Flores, Grothman, Harris, Massie, Rice (SC), Rouzer, and Roy. Repeat — they voted against naming a post office after her.”
MARK YOUR CALENDARS – “CNN’s 2020 Democratic debate set for July 30-31 in Detroit,” by CNN’s Devan Cole
TRUMP DONOR PERKS — “Donors to the Trump inaugural committee got ambassador nominations. But are they qualified?” by NBC’s Emily Siegel, Andrew Lehren, Brandy Zadrozny, Dan De Luce and Vanessa Swales: “When President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to the Bahamas testified before Congress to make the case for his nomination, he incorrectly stated that the island nation was part of the U.S. It is an independent country. For ambassador to the United Arab Emirates — a job so sensitive in the tense Middle East that every previous president gave it to a career diplomat — Trump picked a wealthy real estate developer with no diplomatic experience.
“The ambassador to Morocco? A well-heeled car dealer. The nominee for Iceland? While well-traveled, he had never been to that Nordic country. For Melania Trump’s native country of Slovenia? The founder of an evangelical charity who frequently reposted false far-right social media posts on her Facebook page.
“None have diplomatic experience, but they share one trait: All were big donors to Trump’s presidential inaugural committee, which is now under federal investigation. An NBC News review of those who donated to the Trump inauguration found at least 14 major contributors to its inaugural fund who were later nominees to become ambassadors, donating an average of slightly over $350,000 apiece.” NBC
PALACE INTRIGUE … HEATHER CAYGLE and JOHN BRESNAHAN: “Luján’s move opens up Jeffries’ path to speaker’s chair”: “Ben Ray Luján just gave Hakeem Jeffries a big gift: A clearer path to the speaker’s chair.
“Luján’s decision to jump into the New Mexico Senate race — waiving the chance to move up in House leadership — removes a potential rival for Jeffries (D-N.Y.), according to more than a dozen Democratic lawmakers and aides.
“Luján, Jeffries and Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) are widely considered the leaders of the next generation of House Democrats. They’re the ones who will pick up the mantle from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) when the septuagenarian triumvirate eventually moves on.
“But Luján’s decision leaves Jeffries and Bustos, chairwoman of House Democrats’ campaign arm, on that tier alone. Other members are also in the mix — including Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark, vice chair of the caucus, and Reps. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana and Pete Aguilar of California, both senior whips under Clyburn. Yet out of all of them, Jeffries may have the inside track on becoming the next top House Democrat.” POLITICO
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IMPORTANT … BURGESS EVERETT: “Coming soon: The death of the filibuster”: “The filibuster is in peril. With Republicans expected to change the Senate rules to slash debate time on President Donald Trump’s nominees this week, it will mark the third time the ‘nuclear option’ — changing Senate rules by a simple majority — has been triggered in just six years.
“Each of those unilateral moves by a Senate majority to weaken the Senate’s age-old precedents centered on nominations, leaving the legislative filibuster and its 60-vote threshold unscathed. But some senators say it’s just a matter of time before even that Senate institution is more or less wiped away by a majority tired of seeing its big ideas blocked.” POLITICO
BIG STORY … MELANIE ZANONA and JOHN BRESNAHAN: “GOP Rep. Mark Walker entangled in federal corruption probe in North Carolina”: “Republican Rep. Mark Walker has been caught up in a federal corruption probe that has rocked the North Carolina Republican Party and led to the indictment of former Rep. Robin Hayes.
“A Walker-controlled political committee received $150,000 from
business owner Greg Lindberg at the same time Lindberg allegedly asked
him to pressure North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey to
replace his deputy, according to criminal indictment unsealed on
Tuesday.” POLITICO
TRUMP’S BORDER PLAY — “Trump’s aides warn him border shutdown would be disastrous,” by
Nancy Cook and Andrew Restuccia: “President Donald Trump’s senior
economic aides are scrambling to impress upon him the potentially dire
economic costs of his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border,
according to two people familiar with the matter.
“Both Kevin Hassett and Larry Kudlow,
the president’s top economic advisers, have shared papers and data with
Trump over the last 36 hours, illustrating the way economic growth
could slow even if the president shut down the border for just one day —
not to mention the effect on the flow of goods, raw materials and the
U.S. supply chain.
“Inside the White House, officials frantically
spent the day searching for ways to limit the economic impact of
shuttering the border, according to two senior administration officials
and one Republican close to the White House. One possibility involved
closing the border to cars but allowing commercial trucks to continue to
pass through. Officials stressed, however, that no final decisions have
been made.” POLITICO
— “Dems seek to put GOP on record on Trump border closure,” by Sarah Ferris and Laura Barrón-López
— MEANWHILE … ANITA KUMAR: “As Trump rages over border, Kushner quietly plans legal immigration boost”: “Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has been working for months on a proposal that could increase the number of low- and high-skilled workers admitted to the country annually, four people involved in the discussions told POLITICO.
“The low-profile effort to allow more legal immigrants into the U.S. cuts a stark contrast to Trump’s increasingly dramatic efforts to curb illegal immigration, an issue he speaks about daily and describes as a national crisis. But Trump himself has publicly said he also supports higher levels of legal immigration, a priority generally supported by a business community short on skilled workers.” POLITICO
SCOOP — “Trump to Fed Chairman Powell: ‘I Guess I’m Stuck With You,’” by WSJ’s Nick Timiraos and Alex Leary: “President Trump is blaming the Federal Reserve for holding back the economy and stock market despite the central bank’s recent decision to do two things he wanted—halt rate increases and stop shrinking its asset portfolio. The president blasted the Fed and Chairman Jerome Powell at three meetings in the past week alone, telling Republican senators, supporters and staffers that if it wasn’t for the central bank’s past rate increases, economic output and stocks would be higher and the U.S. budget deficit would be rising less. …
“Mr. Trump also blamed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for recommending Mr. Powell for the top Fed job. ‘Mnuchin gave me this guy,’ Mr. Trump said. Mr. Trump recalled a recent phone conversation he had with Mr. Powell, this person said. ‘I guess I’m stuck with you,’ the president recalled telling Mr. Powell.” WSJ
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2020 WATCH — “Mayor Pete Buttigieg Hits L.A. to Boost Hollywood Support,” by
The Hollywood Reporter’s Chris Gardner, Borys Kit and Peter Kiefer:
“The rising presidential hopeful was joined by rivals Kamala Harris and
Cory Booker in visiting Los Angeles in late March, appearing at
everything from an HRC fundraiser and NAACP Image Awards to showbiz
offices and backyard garden parties. A lot of people in Hollywood spent
last week learning to pronounce Pete Buttigieg’s last name.
“The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind. —
and surging Democratic presidential candidate — was in town over the
March 29 weekend to make the rounds with potential supporters and
contributors, starting with a stop at the Beverly Hills offices of
Brillstein Entertainment Partners. …
“After Brillstein, Buttigieg headed to
the home of former CAA agent Michael Kives (who now runs K5 Global) and
attorney wife Lydia Kives (of the Bail Project) for a meet-and-greet
with about 25 industry players (including CAA’s Richard Lovett, Untitled
Entertainment’s Jason Weinberg, MGM’s Jon Glickman and wife Christy
Callahan, and attorney Marcy Morris) before finishing the day taping a
segment on Bill Maher’s HBO show. ‘Everyone was blown away,’ a source
says of that event, which the mayor attended with husband Chasten
Glezman.” THR
TRUMP’S WEDNESDAY — The president will be briefed by senior military officials at 6 p.m. He will have dinner with them at 7:35 p.m. in the State Dining Room.
PLAYBOOK READS
BEYOND THE BELTWAY — SHIA KAPOS in Chicago and STEVEN SHEPARD: “Lori Lightfoot elected as Chicago’s first black female mayor”: “Lori Lightfoot has made history on several fronts after winning Chicago’s mayoral runoff on Tuesday. She will become the city’s first black woman and its first openly gay person to hold the office when sworn in next month. The nation’s three largest cities have never elected a black woman as mayor — the other two, New York and Los Angeles, have never even had a female mayor — and none of the three cities has ever elected an openly gay person to the job.
“But Lightfoot’s election also marks a major break for Chicago, after two terms of Rahm Emanuel in the fifth floor in City Hall, and six terms of Richard M. Daley before him. She ran an outsider campaign that appeared to capitalize on Chicagoans’ frustration with corruption and self-dealing among the city’s political class.” POLITICO… Anna interviewed Lightfoot in August as part of our “Tracking the candidates” series for the Women Rule Podcast. Listen and subscribe
— BONUS WOMEN RULE PODCAST: ANNA sat down with REPS. TERRI SEWELL (D-ALA.) and VERONICA ESCOBAR (D-TEXAS) at SXSW in Austin for a live Women Rule podcast taping — a frank conversation about being a woman in politics, fundraising and much more. Listen and subscribe
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It’s Financial Literacy Month. America’s banks are helping consumers make smart financial choices.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — “After hundreds of crashes, this Britax jogging stroller faced recall. Then Trump appointees stepped in,” by WaPo’s Todd Frankel: “Staff members at the Consumer Product Safety Commission collected 200 consumer-submitted reports from 2012 to 2018 of spontaneous failure of the stroller wheel, which is secured to a front fork by a quick-release lever, like on a bicycle. Nearly 100 adults and children were injured, according to the commission …
“According to a review of documents by The Washington Post and interviews with eight current and former senior agency officials, the agency’s Republican chairwoman kept Democratic commissioners in the dark about the stroller investigation and then helped end the case in court. Some spoke on the condition of anonymity because of agency rules against discussing cases.” WaPo
BREXIT UPDATE — “Theresa May Will Reach Out to Labour in Bid to Avoid Disorderly Brexit,”
by NYT’s Stephen Castle and Ellen Barry in London: “Prime Minister
Theresa May on Tuesday broke with her own party, appealing to the
opposition to work with her on a plan in a move that could keep Britain
closely tied to the European Union after the country leaves the bloc.
Mrs. May made the announcement after her cabinet had met for seven
hours, amid a growing sense of crisis. With only 10 days left until
Britain is due to leave the European Union, she also said she would ask
leaders of the bloc for an extension.
“Parliament is deadlocked on the issue, and
lawmakers are increasingly alarmed by the prospect of careering out of
the bloc without an agreement. Her overture to the Labour Party could
mark a turning point in Brexit … ending months of stalemate between Mrs.
May and Conservative hard-liners, who have adamantly refused to support
the deal she negotiated with the European Union.” NYT
HMM — “Chinese woman carrying malware allegedly got into Mar-a-Lago,” by
AP’s Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale: “A woman carrying two Chinese
passports and a device containing computer malware lied to Secret
Service agents and briefly gained admission to President Donald Trump’s
Mar-a-Lago club over the weekend during his Florida visit, federal
prosecutors allege in court documents. Yujing Zhang, 32, approached a
Secret Service agent at a checkpoint outside the Palm Beach club early
Saturday afternoon and said she was a member who wanted to use the pool,
court documents said. …
“Zhang’s story changed when she got inside, agents
say, telling a front desk receptionist she was there to attend the
United Nations Chinese American Association event scheduled for that
evening. No such event was scheduled and agents were summoned. … Zhang
carried four cellphones, a laptop computer, an external hard drive and a
thumb drive containing computer malware. She did not have a swimsuit.” AP
PLAYBOOK POOL UPDATE … When top-seeded Duke went down last weekend, so did the hopes of many Playbook Pool participants. Daniel Green of Chicago and Drew Tompkins, a policy manager at New Jersey Audubon in Trenton, hold the lead, but each will slide having picked Duke to win the championship.
IN THIRD PLACE IS Scott Guenther, a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, who is primed to move up having correctly picked three of the Final Four teams correctly and UVA to win it all. A pair of Georgians — John Paul Aultman of Decatur, who picked Auburn, and Al Guthrie of Atlanta, who picked UVA — hold the fourth and fifth spots and can move up.
ON THE VIP BOARD, North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh hold the top spots, but each picked Duke to win. They are followed by Illinois Playbook author Shia Kapos, who picked the ousted Zags. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), who picked the Cavaliers, and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), who picked Michigan State, are in prime position to move up the board. Good luck to all in Saturday’s Final Four. Follow the action
PLAYBOOKERS
SPOTTED: Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) having an early dinner Tuesday night at Convivial. … Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) at Rasika on D Street on Tuesday night.
TRANSITION — The Blue Dogs have hired Adam Finkel as their policy coordinator.
BIRTHWEEK (was yesterday): Tony Lake turned 8-0 … USTR’s Brian Janovitz … Rachel Pankuch of Ballard Partners (hat tip: Raj Shah)
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Alex Burns, NYT national political correspondent. A trend he thinks deserves more attention: “The enormous generation gap in American politics and the gulf in values and attitudes between people who grew up in a world defined by post-9/11 wars and a global financial crisis, and people whose formative years came well before that. It’s about something bigger than college kids acting out or ‘socialism’ becoming a fashionable label. As a political reporter, I spend the most time thinking about the implications here in the U.S., but the dynamic is all the more important because it’s not a uniquely American phenomenon.” Playbook Plus Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Jonathan Martin, NYT national political correspondent …Susannah Wellford, president and founder of Running Start … Jeff Forbes … Chanse Jones, Sen. Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) deputy comms director (h/t Brianna Puccini) … POLITICO’s Katherine Landergan … NBC News political booking producer Greg Martin … Emily Spitzer … Tegan Carr … Gina Glantz (h/ts Jon Haber) … Mario Ruiz … Travis Lowe … Patrick Muncie, deputy communications director for transportation for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo … Greg Jenkins, principal at North Bay Strategies … Russ Newell of DOI comms … Clark Todd … Hope Goins (h/t Tiffany Brown) … Bush 43 HHS alum Eric Cole … RALLY principal Hillary Moglen …
… Ed Cash, founder and president of Frontier Security Strategies … Nigel Farage is 55 … Savannah Lane (h/t Tyler Weyant) … Bill Harvey (h/t Tim Burger) … Erica Grieder … Ed Morrissey is 56 … Jared Solomon … Greg Honan … Molly Thomas … Teddy MacKenzie … Melissa Hopkins … Charlotte Huffaker, corporate media adviser at ExxonMobil … Troy McCurry of the Gober Group … Darcy Luoma … Mona Pasquil is 57 … Keith Norman … Dan Coleman … Eric Yaverbaum … Jean Hudson Card … Colin James Nagy is 38 … Zack Dareshori … Kristin Syde … Brian Zuzenak … Robert Mons
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Physicians Thank President Trump for Declining to Defend the Unconstitutional Affordable Care Act
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The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has
written a letter to President Trump, commending his decision not to
defend the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The
decision of federal district Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas v. United
States is on appeal in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge
O’Connor ruled that …
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Mitchell – Brunei’s decision to implement Phases Two and Three of the Sharia Penal Code runs counter to its international human rights obligations, including with respect to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the Trump administration said Tuesday. “All governments have an obligation to ensure that all people … Implementation of Phases Two and Three of Brunei’s Sharia Penal Code 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 » Ted Cruz Threatens Maduro With ‘Every Lever’ If He Doesn’t Release Six Captive Americans By Tim Pearce – GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Tuesday met with the families of the “CITGO six,” American oil executives held captive in Venezuela and called for their release. CITGO is a U.S.-based oil company that is majority-owned by PDVSA, Venezuela’s state-owned oil company. Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro imprisoned CITGO’s former … Ted Cruz Threatens Maduro With ‘Every Lever’ If He Doesn’t Release Six Captive Americans 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 » Wilbur Ross Faces House Subpoena over 2020 Census Alien Question; Supreme Court Case Looms By Evie Fordham – Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross faces a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee after it voted 23-14 Tuesday to obtain records about the Trump administration’s decision to bring the citizenship question back for the 2020 census. All committee Republicans except Michigan Rep. Justin Amash voted against the subpoena, reported The Associated … Wilbur Ross Faces House Subpoena over 2020 Census Alien Question; Supreme Court Case Looms 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 » Some Think Clarence Thomas Might Retire Soon, But He Does Not By Kevin Daley – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas denied any interest in retirement this weekend, telling a friendly audience in Beverly Hills, California that he has no plans to leave judicial service in the near future. Speaking at Pepperdine University School of Law’s annual dinner, the 70-year-old Thomas emphatically denied speculation that he … Some Think Clarence Thomas Might Retire Soon, But He Does Not 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 » Vermont GOP Uses Sanders’ Collusion Logic To Call Him Out Over Wife’s Scandal By Evie Fordham – The Vermont GOP demanded Sunday that Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders release “all investigative material” related to an investigation of a land deal connected to his wife and hung its argument on Sanders’ Mueller report rhetoric. Sanders, a leading contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, has called for release … Vermont GOP Uses Sanders’ Collusion Logic To Call Him Out Over Wife’s Scandal 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 » NASA Announces Finalists in Competition to Build Shelters On Mars By Grace Carr – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced on Thursday the three final teams who will compete for the privilege of completing a project tasking them with building shelters that will make life habitable on Mars and the moon. NASA, on Thursday, named the top three finalists in its 3D-Printed Habitat … NASA Announces Finalists in Competition to Build Shelters On Mars 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 » President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Wednesday, April 3, 2019 By R. Mitchell – President Donald Trump will receive a briefing from and have dinner with senior military leaders Wednesday evening. Keep up with Trump on President Trump’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s schedule for 4/3/19 All Times EDT 6:00 PM THE PRESIDENT is briefed by senior military leaders – Cabinet Room 7:35 PM Dinner with senior … President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Wednesday, April 3, 2019 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 » Chinese National Charged After Sneaking Into Mar-A-Lago With Malicious Software By Henry Rodgers – A woman with two Chinese passports was arrested and charged after reportedly lying to Secret Service agents and gaining access to Mar-a-Lago with malicious software while President Donald Trump was present. Yujing Zhang, 32, arrived at a Secret Service checkpoint Saturday afternoon outside of the president’s club in Palm Beach, … Chinese National Charged After Sneaking Into Mar-A-Lago With Malicious Software 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 » Watch: Trump speaks at National Republican Congressional Committee dinner By R. Mitchell – President Donald Trump speaks at the 25th Annual Spring Dinner for the National Republican Party. The event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Watch: Content created by Conservative Daily News and some content syndicated through CDN is available for re-publication without charge under the Creative Commons license. Visit our … Watch: Trump speaks at National Republican Congressional Committee dinner 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 » No US Disaster Aid Is Going To Midwest Farmers That Lost Crops In Flooding By Tim Pearce – U.S. disaster funds are out of reach for thousands of Midwest farmers that have lost millions of dollars’ worth of crops from extensive flooding, Reuters reports. The federal government manages a wide array of disaster programs meant to alleviate some of the pain of natural disasters. Federal aid is available … No US Disaster Aid Is Going To Midwest Farmers That Lost Crops In Flooding 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 Administration to Expand Program That Sends Asylum Seekers Back to Mexico By Jason Hopkins – The Trump administration will increase the number of Central American asylum seekers who are sent back to Mexico while they await their court case. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced Monday she will expand the “Migrant Protection Protocols” program, more popularly known as “Remain in Mexico.” Nielsen, in a memo … Trump Administration to Expand Program That Sends Asylum Seekers Back to Mexico 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 » Linda McMahon To Run Pro-Trump Super PAC America First Action By Whitney Tipton – Linda McMahon is leaving her position as head of the Small Business Administration to help raise money for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, according to Politico. McMahon, who announced her resignation last week, will be chairing America First Action, a primary pro-Trump super PAC expected to raise several hundred million … Linda McMahon To Run Pro-Trump Super PAC America First Action 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 » Progressive Cities Are Dying – Grrr Graphics – Ben Garrison Cartoon By Ben Garrison – Seattle is crumbling under Socialism and lawlessness. I recently watched a great documentary about how liberals, progressivism, and socialism have been destroying our country one city at a time. You may have seen it: Seattle Is Dying. It is a KOMO feature about how homelessness, drug abuse, and political neglect … Progressive Cities Are Dying – Grrr Graphics – Ben Garrison Cartoon is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Trump Reveals Timeline For Up-In-The-Air GOP Health Care Plan By Evie Fordham – President Donald Trump put a timeline on his call for Republicans to develop a comprehensive alternative to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Twitter Monday night. “Everybody agrees that ObamaCare doesn’t work. Premiums [and] deductibles are far too high — Really bad HealthCare! 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7 Republicans voted against naming a post office after the late Rep. Louise Slaughter
Seven
Republicans voted against a House resolution Tuesday to rename a post
office building in Fairport, New York, after the late Rep. Louise
Slaughter and her husband Bob, who is also deceased. Read More…
2020 Democrats go silent after Senate’s Green New Deal debacle
OPINION — In the awkward aftermath of the Green New Deal’s rollout, perhaps the most appropriate question for its supporters, especially the Democratic presidential field, is one often posed by tennis bad boy John McEnroe: “You cannot be serious!” Read More…
Cherry blossoms in winter? Global warming could make it happen
Washington’s iconic white wreath of cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin has reached its fullest, following a trend of earlier and earlier blooms. Read More…
Air Force halts deliveries of Boeing tankers for second time
The Air Force is again refusing to accept Boeing’s KC-46 Pegasus tankers after the company failed to resolve issues with tools and parts erroneously left in the plane’s compartments, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told lawmakers Tuesday. Read More…
Former Rep. Robin Hayes indicted in North Carolina political money scandal
A bribery, fraud and political money scandal in North Carolina rocked the state’s Republicans on Tuesday with federal indictments of party insiders, including former Rep. Robin Hayes, and the case may reverberate yet on Capitol Hill. Read More…
Subpoena scuffle divides Oversight committee
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Tuesday authorized Chairman Elijah Cummings to issue a subpoena for White House Personnel Security Director Carl Kline. The 22-to-15 party-line vote enables the committee to summon Kline to testify about its probe into the Trump administration’s security clearance process. The subpoena was authorized along with those for Attorney General William Barr, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Gore, who are summoned to testify on the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. Watch the video here…
House members call for Office of Technology Assessment revival
Reps. Sean Casten and Mark Takano appealed to their colleagues Tuesday to fund and restore a Capitol Hill technology agency that was defunded more years ago, as advocates say it could help Congress’s capacity to understand emerging technology and its social and policy implications. Read More…
Subpoenas won’t spell quick end to Mueller report fight
If Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee authorize congressional subpoenas Wednesday for the full special counsel report and underlying evidence, it won’t immediately start a legal showdown between the legislative and executive branches. Read More…
Threatener in chief: Trump keeps border closure idea alive — without committing
ANALYSIS — Consider Donald Trump the threatener in chief. It’s simply how the president starts any negotiation he deems worthy of having. Read More…
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Chaos Continues at the Border…and Back in D.C. In response to President Trump’s threat to shut down the Southern border, Republicans including his top aides and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are warning the move could have “catastrophic” consequences. “Closing down the border would have potentially catastrophic economic impact on our country, and I would hope we would not be doing that,” McConnell said. Trump’s response? “Sure, it will have a negative effect on the economy,” he told reporters yesterday in the Oval Office. “But to me, trading is very important, the borders are very important, but security is what is most important. I mean, we have to have security.” Meanwhile, Democrats are still in denial that the situation along the border is, in fact, a real crisis. And while they’re quick to say “no” to anything President Trump or Republicans recommend, they’ve yet to offer a single solution of their own. (Hypocrisy much?) More than 76,000 migrants crossed the border in February, and that total is expected to top 100,000 in March. The situation is so bad, that former Obama DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is now speaking out. “When I was in office in Kirstjen Nielsen’s job, at her desk, I’d get to work around 6:30 in the morning and there’d be my intelligence book sitting on my desk, the PDB, and also the apprehension numbers from the day before,” Johnson said. “And I’d look at them every morning, it’d be the first thing I’d look at. And I probably got too close to the problem, and my staff will tell you if it was under 1,000 apprehensions the day before that was a relatively good number, and if it was above 1,000 it was a relatively bad number, and I was gonna be in a bad mood the whole day,” he said. “On Tuesday, there were 4,000 apprehensions. I know that a thousand overwhelms the system. I cannot begin to imagine what 4,000 a day looks like, so we are truly in a crisis.” |
‘Equal Pay Day’ Isn’t Real The Left is at it once again, making victims of the freest, most prosperous women in the world. Yes, I’m talking about us—American women. In honor of Equal Pay Day, Mother Jones claimed the pay gap costs women $840 billion every year. CNBC reported it represents a $1 million shortfall for “some women.” But as our Thursday BRIGHT editor Inez Stepman wrote in The Daily Caller, this isn’t really true. “The Department of Labor compiled more than 50 peer-reviewed studies and concluded that the often-cited 77 cents on the dollar gap — calculated by comparing the average female wage with the average male one — was ‘almost entirely’ the result of differing career choices rather than discrimination,” she wrote, adding: “Despite earning more degrees than their male counterparts, American women continue to frustrate left-wing feminists by making different work-life balance decisions. When given the same choices as men, women select different fields of study, value flexibility over salary, work fewer hours, and avoid physically dangerous employment.” “Four out of five of the top-paying college majors have large majorities of male students, while the reverse is true of the five lowest-paid majors, where women boast large majorities in all but one. Women take about twice as many unpaid hours off, and men work 83 percent more overtime. And a plurality of mothers with young children still report that their ideal situation involves part-time, not full-time, work.” More quick facts, from the Independent Women’s Forum: Wage discrimination is illegal and has been in the U.S. since 1963, when the Equal Pay Act was signed into law. The 1964 Civil Rights Act also protects women from baseless gender discrimination in the workplace. “Equal Pay Day” is based on a misleading interpretation of wage data. The wage gap doesn’t take into account variables like profession, education, experience, benefits, work conditions, or hours worked. And it doesn’t compare men and women with the same jobs, experience, training, or hours. The wage gap is not a measure of “equal pay for equal work.” Instead, it’s largely a reflection of individual choices about work among women and men. When controlling for relevant factors, the pay gap shrinks to $0.98. FWIW, I can’t help but find it ironic that on the same day the Left claims it’s advocating for women, it’s advocating to erase women with the Equality Act, which would treat womanhood as a mutable feeling rather than an immutable fact. Here are 7 reasons why the Equality Act is anything but. Government Regulations Are Putting Homeowners Dreams on Hold The Obama-era Dodd-Frank reforms, which came in response to the 2008 financial crisis, were meant to (in part) protect consumers from bad loans. But instead of helping, one Habitat for Humanity branch in Texas says the regulations are costing people homes. “All across the state, Habitat affiliates, and there are dozens of them all over the state just like us, they have significantly limited the amount of homes they build each year,” Charley Coats, a director at the local Habitat branch in Bryan/College Station, told The Daily Signal. “In fact, there are a few of them [that] have actually had to shut their doors.” In my latest “Underreported” mini doc series, I dug into the ways these regulations are hurting local Habitat branches. Watch—and please share! Whole Foods Is Slashing Prices But will it make a difference? From USA Today: “Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced a new round of price cuts on hundreds of items will start Wednesday with a focus on produce that may help the company start to shed the persistent ‘Whole Paycheck’ nickname.” “Prices will be reduced by an average of 20% on select items throughout Whole Foods, according to a joint Amazon and Whole Foods statement.” “Along with the price reductions, Prime members will find ‘double the number of exclusive weekly Prime member deals and deeper discounts,’ the statement said, noting ‘customers can expect more than 300 Prime member deals on some of the season’s most popular items.’” And Because It’s Hump Day… In case you have self-confidence issues, Kourtney Kardashian’s new website “Poosh,” is here to teach you how to look good naked, flatten your belly, get fuller lips, cut sugar, and get an instant butt lift. #Blessed For the record, I wasn’t offended. Were you? Must know what this mother did right in raising this boy. And finally, for all my cat people, here’s a good reason to oppose giving more power to the federal government. BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist. |
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