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THE DAILY SIGNAL
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| Good morning from Washington, where the Trump administration prepares for change in socialist Venezuela. Fred Lucas reports on that and the president’s search for an infrastructure deal with Democrats. What’s so great about “Medicare for All”? Rachel del Guidice sums up a House hearing on the left’s dream. On the podcast, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, the Texan who bagged “SNL,” talks about conservatives reaching new audiences. Plus: Cully Stimson on justice and Jussie Smollett, Walter Williams on what’s behind racial differences, and Dennis Prager on The New York Times’ Nazi-style cartoon. |
| Analysis This Popular Lawmaker Explains How to Talk About Conservatism With Next Generation “Young people are looking for a deeper conversation than just red-meat talking points,” says Rep. Dan Crenshaw in an exclusive interview with The Daily Signal. More Commentary Answers May Be Coming in the Jussie Smollett Case Retired Judge Sheila O’Brien bluntly writes, “We deserve answers. We deserve open court files. We deserve transparency in every case.” More News John Bolton: White House Plans for Post-Maduro Venezuela President Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, says that “everything is on the table” from the U.S. perspective if the Maduro regime uses military force against civilian protesters. More News Trump, Democrats Agree to $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan. How to Pay for It Will Come Later. “It’s about promoting commerce. It’s about clean air and clean water. It’s a quality-of-life issue, of cars not being on the road so much, and in every way it is a safety issue,” says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. More News 4 Takeaways From House Democrats’ ‘Medicare for All’ Hearing “The U.S. will see a shortage of up to nearly 122,000 physicians by 2032,” says Galen Institute’s Grace-Marie Turner, noting “Medicare for All” would likely exacerbate the shortage. More Commentary What the Left Gets Wrong About Racial Disparities Thomas Sowell points out that if historical injustices and persecution were useful explanations of group disadvantage, Jews would be some of the poorest and least-educated people in the world today. More Commentary Why Most Jews Aren’t Bothered by the Times’ Anti-Semitic Cartoon The New York Times publishes a cartoon so anti-Semitic that a Times columnist writes that it was “an image that, in another age, might have been published in the pages of” the Nazis’ major anti-Semitic newspaper. More |
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Unrest in Venezuela “Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday made his strongest call yet to the military to help him oust President Nicolas Maduro… Early on Tuesday, several dozen armed troops accompanying Guaido clashed with soldiers supporting Maduro at a rally in Caracas, and large anti-government protests in the streets turned violent.” Reuters President Donald Trump tweeted, “If Cuban Troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela, a full and complete embargo, together with highest-level sanctions, will be placed on the island of Cuba.” Twitter Both sides agree that this is not a coup: “Tuesday’s uprising is not a ‘coup attempt,’ as the Maduro regime, echoed by too many people abroad, calls it. Rather, it is the latest in a series of legitimate and, for the most part, nonviolent efforts by Venezuelans, both civilian and military, to throw off an oppressive, toxic regime so that they can freely elect a legitimate government. Supporters of freedom and democracy should stand in solidarity with Mr. Guaidó and the many thousands of Venezuelans now bravely asserting their rights.” Editorial Board, Washington Post “Guaido and his supporters are… trying to save their country from Maduro’s misrule. If the military does indeed defect this week, forcing Maduro to leave, Guaido has pledged to quickly prepare Venezuela for real elections. That’s not an anti-democratic coup. It’s a democratic rescue mission.” Eli Lake, Bloomberg From the Left The left supports Guaidó but urges against US military intervention. “The Maduro regime has destroyed much of Venezuela. It didn’t just crush its democratic institutions; it also devastated its economy and much of its social order. By now the problem is not about politics. It’s about survival. For Venezuela’s neighbors, the matter is also urgent. Conditions have become so desperate that Venezuelans are fleeing by the millions, straining other countries. The UN estimates there will be more than 5 million Venezuelan refugees by the end of this year, comparable to the exodus caused by the Syrian civil war… “The United States should refrain from intervening militarily, but should continue providing decisive diplomatic, and even logistical, support. As for the public around the world, we should hope that the powerful in Venezuela will see the light, and either persuade Maduro to leave, or escort him out of office.” Frida Ghitis, CNN Many note that “while the Maduro government has arrested hundreds of opponents in recent weeks, it hasn’t touched Guaidó himself, recognizing the risks of detaining the man whom many world governments recognize as the legitimate president of Venezuela. Bolton has promised a ‘significant response’ if Guaidó is touched. Tuesday’s actions will raise pressure on the regime to take action to finally stop Guaidó, and raise pressure on his international backers to take action—peaceful or otherwise—on his behalf. Today may not be the final battle for control of Venezuela, but the odds just went up significantly that Guaidó will end up dead, in jail, or sitting in the presidential palace.” Joshua Keating, Slate “The key seems to be whether the military will abandon the regime, and the odds are against it because of the comparative risks of being on the losing side. Officers and soldiers who join the revolt will be as good as dead if the government prevails. But those who are loyal to Maduro can expect that if he falls, the new government will find it more urgent to bring them on board than to punish them… “The U.S. posturing is as likely to taint the opposition as it is to help it. Worse, the strong words may lead Guiado and his supporters to believe Washington will use force on their behalf. It’s dangerous to encourage that hope — because it may induce them to take unwise risks, and because it could lead us to plunge into another country where our interests, like our understanding, is minimal. Sometimes it’s helpful for the U.S. government to take a role when a foreign crisis erupts. This is one where the best course is to keep quiet and stay out.” Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune “The Venezuelan people have international moral support for their cause and the promise of aid to rebuild, but they’re on their own against a regime backed by Cuba, Russia, China and Iran… And while the balance of arms and power seems like a David vs. Goliah contest, that may be a good thing for Venezuelans in the long run. It will be their fight to win or lose. My bet, despite the gunfire and smoke, is that Venezuelans will win if they continue to show up against the odds. They’ve already proven their country is worth fighting for.” Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald From the Right The right urges support for Guaidó, including limited military support if necessary. Trump’s “focus on Cuba is well-designed. The island nation’s highly capable security forces are the primary mechanism by which Maduro has kept his power… By focusing pressure on Cuba with far greater purpose than previously shown, Trump offers a diplomatic off-ramp for Maduro and his cronies. Without Cuba, those officials cannot bribe their way into continued power. Similarly, if Cuba goes without Venezuelan oil, as Trump’s threat of an ‘embargo’ suggests, its leaders will have to abandon Maduro… Cuba faces a moment of truth. Does it choose Maduro, or does it test American resolve?” Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner Many note that “U.S. efforts to strangle the regime financially by cutting off the oil trade may be having their desired effect on the Caracas coffers. But Mr. Maduro still gets weapons from Moscow and Cuban intelligence helps him promote fear in the officer ranks. The American left that claims to fear U.S. intervention in the country needs to admit that Cuba is already the imperial power in Caracas… “Mr. Bolton said Mr. Trump wants to see a peaceful transfer of power, and that would be the best outcome. But U.S. military assistance to the Guaidó forces can’t be ruled out. A victory for Cuba, backed by Russia in the Western hemisphere, would be a great strategic setback for U.S. interests and stability in the region. The U.S. needs to do whatever it can to help people power succeed in Venezuela.” Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal “Guaidó has asked us to cut off Maduro’s oil supply to Cuba’s communist government… We recognize that stopping oil cargo ships on the high seas is no small step. Deploying U.S. Navy warships to seize Maduro’s oil ships is an act of force… But we believe it would serve a critical strategic purpose: ensuring that Maduro and his military supporters recognize the U.S. won’t abandon Guaidó. That would persuade generals around Maduro that their best decision would be to throw support behind Guaidó. It would also suggest to Maduro that he might be best advised to depart Venezuela now.” Editorial Board, Washington Examiner Others point out that “this week, military members loyal to Maduro were seen deliberately running over unarmed pro-Guaidó demonstrators in the streets with heavy, armored vehicles. Less than a decade ago, regular everyday Venezuelans were forced to turn in their weapons, leaving them defenseless against the very government that continues to oppress and attack them today.” Katie Pavlich, The Hill “People in the US scoff at this argument from gun-rights advocates, mainly because we’re not Venezuela and the threat here is entirely theoretical. And that’s a fair point… However, it’s also a chicken-egg argument: do we have a responsive government which poses no threat in spite of gun ownership, or because of gun ownership? Most days it may seem like the former. On days like today, with Venezuelans unable to resist tyranny despite having a First World government and economy a little over a decade ago, it looks a little more like the latter.” Ed Morrissey, Hot Air On the bright side… Mysterious can of Chef Boyardee runs amok, causing chaos in Chicago. The Cut Share Tweet Forward Sign Up Here Copyright © 2019 The Flip Side, All rights reserved. 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Good morning, Here is all the news conservatives need to know to start their day. At 4pm ET, you can catch me on radio to bring you up to speed on developments throughout the day. You can listen live here. The Stupid Party and Evil Party Are Together Yet Again There are two parties in Washington, the stupid party and the evil party. Though most often at odds with each other, occasionally they get together and do something that is both stupid and evil and the press heralds it as a bipartisan accomplishment or, in this case, “Infrastructure Week.” Everett Dirksen often gets credited with […] The post The Stupid Party and Evil Party Are Together Yet Again appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Dishonesty Abounds Following WaPo’s Mueller-Barr Reporting On the eve of US Attorney General William Barr’s testimony Wednesday morning before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Washington Post reported that special counsel Robert Mueller communicated with Barr on two occasions following the release of Barr’s four-page outline of the Mueller report’s key findings. In March, Mueller wrote a letter to Barr expressing his […] The post Dishonesty Abounds Following WaPo’s Mueller-Barr Reporting appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Franklin Graham, for the Love of Christ, Please Choose Silence I admit that this is not a piece I enjoy writing or one that I even want to write. Rebuking someone that you have looked up to and held in high esteem for such a long time is not a pleasant experience for anyone, particularly when that someone is a Christian brother who has done […] The post Franklin Graham, for the Love of Christ, Please Choose Silence appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » AOC doubles down on VA claim Her approach? “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Tell that to veterans who died waiting for care. Fresh on the heels of Alexandria Occasion-Cortez’ support for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and after considerable pushback, one thing is for sure: she doesn’t care about what others think. The freshman Congresswoman believes that the VA […] The post AOC doubles down on VA claim appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Far-right “activists” smear a Democratic front runner. Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl worked to falsely accuse Pete Buttigieg of sexual assault. We all know that the political discourse in this country has hit rock bottom – and kept right on digging. However, the latest stunt by far-right “activists” on a Democrat presidential hopeful has taken to a place no one ever should […] The post Far-right “activists” smear a Democratic front runner. appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Aaron Simms, RIP On Easter Sunday, our fellow writer here at The Resurgent, went on his personal site and posted this piece entitled “He has Risen!” In it, Aaron wrote, We confess we believe in the “resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.” Thus, wherever your bodies are on that last day of this age, the day […] The post Aaron Simms, RIP appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Moral of the Story: Don’t Shoot Blood Into Your Face So maybe I gave away the plot in the title, but this is insane. To set the stage, the VIP Spa, in Albuquerque, New Mexico is a place where you can go to get some pretty bizarre beauty treatments, for those willing to go to extreme lengths. Certainly I’m not the only one familiar with […] The post Moral of the Story: Don’t Shoot Blood Into Your Face appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » I Have Some News I have actually mentioned this a few times on Facebook and set it to just friends to see. But today, one of those people decided to share the news. That just means I have to jump the gun sooner than I would have liked, but I’m excited and have been dying to say something anyway. […] The post I Have Some News appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Hot Dem-on-Dem action: Obama alum Jen Psaki gets ratioed on Twitter for crediting Obama and Biden with Warren’s rise If you haven’t noticed, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others are more than a tad pissed off about former Vice President Joe Biden’s entry into the presidential race. For the time being, at least, Biden looks like the frontrunner by a lot– and maybe more importantly has stolen the news cycle away from Warren, who bumped […] The post Hot Dem-on-Dem action: Obama alum Jen Psaki gets ratioed on Twitter for crediting Obama and Biden with Warren’s rise appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Biden Dismisses Record Low Unemployment: ‘Do Your Employers Treat You with Any More Respect?’ The post Biden Dismisses Record Low Unemployment: ‘Do Your Employers Treat You with Any More Respect?’ 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. 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POLITICO PLAYBOOK
POLITICO Playbook: Bill Barr is not going to have a good day
By BLAKE HOUNSHELL and DANIEL LIPPMAN
05/01/2019 06:26 AM EDT
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BILL BARR is likely to get a rough ride today in his highly anticipated hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Democrats will press the attorney general about the bombshell news — which broke on the eve of his testimony — that special counsel ROBERT MUELLER had sent him a previously undisclosed letter disputing Barr’s summary of his work.
Hill Democrats are blasting Barr, accusing him of misleading the public and demanding he release Mueller’s letter. Some say he should resign. They’re also insisting the special counsel testify before Congress, but say the Justice Department is slow-walking their attempts to lock in a hearing date.
DOJ, for its part, says this is all much ado about nothing. Barr’s testimony
LAST NIGHT’S BOMBSHELL — “Mueller complained that Barr’s letter did not capture ‘context’ of Trump probe,” by WaPo’s Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky: “Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote a letter in late March complaining to Attorney General William P. Barr that a four-page memo to Congress describing the principal conclusions of the investigation into President Trump ‘did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance’ of Mueller’s work. …
“A day after Mueller sent his letter to Barr, the two men spoke by phone for about 15 minutes, according to law enforcement officials.” WaPo
— MUELLER TO BARR: “There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation. This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Department appointed the Special Counsel: to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigations.”
— WHAT DOJ IS SAYING … SPOX KERRI KUPEC: “The Special Counsel emphasized that nothing in the Attorney General’s March 24 letter was inaccurate or misleading. But, he expressed frustration over the lack of context and the resulting media coverage regarding the Special Counsel’s obstruction analysis. They then discussed whether additional context from the report would be helpful and could be quickly released. However, the Attorney General ultimately determined that it would not be productive to release the report in piecemeal fashion.”
“The Attorney General and the Special Counsel agreed to get the full report out with necessary redactions as expeditiously as possible. The next day, the Attorney General sent a letter to Congress reiterating that his March 24 letter was not intended to be a summary of the report, but instead only stated the Special Counsel’s principal conclusions, and volunteered to testify before both Senate and House Judiciary Committees on May 1st and 2nd.” More from Natasha Bertrand, Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney
— ELIANA JOHNSON: “How Bill Barr became a GOP heartthrob: The attorney general didn’t want to serve Donald Trump. But he did want to fight for a theory of presidential power.”
Good Wednesday morning. Blake Hounshell here with Daniel Lippman, filling in for Jake and Anna.
INFRASTRUCTURE LATEST — “Behind the 1-day cease fire between Donald, Chuck and Nancy,” by Anita Kumar, Sarah Ferris and Burgess Everett: “[O]n Tuesday, Trump, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer did something few people expected: They got along — or at least pretended to.
“After a 90-minute Oval Office meeting to discuss a potential infrastructure bill, both sides gushed about what may have been their first point of agreement this year, on a plan to spend $2 trillion to repair crumbling roads and bridges. Never mind that they left unresolved how to foot the gigantic bill.” POLITICO
JAKE’S TAKE: The reason Congress hasn’t passed a big-time infrastructure bill for a very long time is not because the institution has enjoyed watching the nation’s bridges, tunnels and roads crumble. It’s because infrastructure is expensive, and figuring out a way to pay for it has never been easy.
THE DEMOCRATS’ POSITION seems to be, in part, a recognition of that difficulty. The president needs to figure out the $2 trillion funding stream that will get enough Senate Republicans on his side, they’re saying.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME openness to raising the gasoline tax, which hasn’t been raised in 23 years. But there’s palpable fear that hiking the tax will cause major internal strife in the Republican Party, setting up a vote that would be viewed as a tax-hike litmus test. But if President DONALD TRUMP supports a gas tax, that could help.
ONE QUESTION WE’VE GOTTEN a bunch lately, including from Kasie Hunt to Jake on MSNBC: Who wins here? If a deal comes together — and it’s too early to say either way — who reaps the political rewards? A successful deal would be a massive boon to Trump,who would be able to say he is the dealmaker he promised to be and can even work with Democrats, who were investigating him. If it falls apart, Trump probably also benefits: He can say Democrats couldn’t even say yes to a $2 trillion jobs project!
VENEZUELA LATEST — “Venezuelan Opposition Leader Steps Up Pressure, but Maduro Holds On”: NYT … “Pompeo claims Russia stopped Maduro leaving Venezuela for Cuba”: CNN … “Guaido’s High-Risk Gamble Flops as Maduro Keeps Grip on Military”: Bloomberg … “Guaido calls for more street protests Wednesday”: AP
— POMPEO to CNN LAST NIGHT: “[Maduro] had an airplane on the tarmac, he was ready to leave this morning as we understand it and the Russians indicated he should stay. … He was headed for Havana.”
NEW POLITICO/Morning Consult Poll: “Voters say Trump’s Twitter use could cost him reelection,” by Steve Shepard
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MAYOR PETE — According to Yashar Ali’s newsletter, Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg recently dined with Oprah Winfrey. “[T]he lunch took place on Sunday at the home of a mutual friend in Los Angeles,” he writes. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Oprah says she’s reading Buttigieg’s memoir: “I call him Buttabeep, Buttaboop.” THR
A PHRASE YOU’LL HEAR OFTEN — Previewing how Republicans will cast Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden as the candidate of the status quo, Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said this on Fox News on Tuesday: “In the 40 years that Biden has been in government …”
FED WATCH — “Stephen Moore in peril: ‘I don’t imagine he can get the votes,’” by Burgess Everett and Victoria Guida
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SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI is rolling out new, more aggressive messaging today that makes the point that Trump “is the first to issue a blanket policy of refusing to respond to Congressional inquiries on any and every issue, defying Congress’ constitutional authority and moving the nation into unchartered territory,” per her office. The document
TRUMP’S WEDNESDAY — The president is meeting with members of Congress at 2:15 p.m. in the White House. At 6:30 p.m., he’s joining the first lady and the Pences for a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House to mark the National Day of Prayer. Then, at 8 p.m., Fox Business Network will air Trump’s interview with host Trish Regan.
PLAYBOOK READS
MORE OMB STAFFERS MOVE TO THE WHITE HOUSE, per Nancy Cook: Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s aides continue to stock the White House with staffers from the Office of Management and Budget, the agency he ran for roughly two years.
Among the latest hires are AJ Sugarman, who is joining the White House’s legislative affairs team, and John Gray, the budget agency’s acting chief of staff, who is moving to VP Mike Pence’s office to work on policy.
Since Mulvaney moved into the West Wing in late December, he’s now brought over 10 staffers from OMB and CFPB. White House staffers are comparing him to Trump’s first chief of staff, Reince Priebus, who went out of his way to hire operatives from the RNC.
A senior administration official said these hires were approved by longtime Mulvaney aide and principal deputy chief of staff, Emma Doyle. Mulvaney personally did not push for these hires, and they are all promotions based on merit, the official added.
Over at OMB, Wesley Denton will soon serve as the acting chief of staff in Gray’s absence until the agency can make a permanent hire. Denton recently joined the agency as a top communications staffer and previously worked for Jim DeMint’s organization, the Conservative Partnership Institute, as well as the Heritage Foundation.
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FOR YOUR RADAR — “Congressional Democrats notch win in emoluments suit against Trump,” by Josh Gerstein: “Democratic lawmakers scored another victory Tuesday in their lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by doing business with foreign governments.
“U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected the Justice Department’s argument that the term ‘emolument’ in the Constitution should be read narrowly to apply to payments that amounted to bribes for official presidential actions.” POLITICO
DEBATE STAGE UPDATE — Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) qualified for the early Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, with CNN’s national poll being the third qualifying poll to show him above at least 1%. Campaign Pro’s Zach Montellaro and Steve Shepard have tracked 16 candidates who have qualified so far — but questions about the methodology for a couple of polls are leaving the fate of some borderline candidates, like Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, uncertain.
REMEMBER ROY MOORE? — His wife Kayla sent out a fundraising email Tuesday saying he’s “seriously considering another run for the United States Senate” and that Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court suggested he could win. The email
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HMM — “U.S. Military Stops Counting How Much of Afghanistan Is Controlled by Taliban,” by NYT’s David Zucchino in Kabul: “The American military command in Afghanistan has halted regular assessments of how many people and districts the government and insurgents there control, it emerged on Wednesday — eliminating what has long been an important public measure of progress in the war. The military said the assessments had ‘limited decision-making value’ for commanders.
“As recently as November 2017, the previous American commander in Afghanistan had called them ‘the metric that’s most telling in a counterinsurgency.’ The decision to end the assessments, which have been produced in various forms since at least 2010, was published in the latest quarterly report by the American special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction.” NYT
TRUMP INC. — “At Trump golf course, undocumented employees said they were sometimes told to work extra hours without pay,” by WaPo’s Josh Partlow and David Fahrenthold in Hillsdale, N.Y.: “His bosses at the Trump country club called it ‘side work.’ On some nights, after the club’s Grille Room closed, head waiter Jose Gabriel Juarez — an undocumented immigrant from Mexico — was told to clock out. He pressed his index finger onto a scanner and typed his personal code, 436. But he didn’t go home. Instead — on orders from his bosses, Juarez said — he would stay on, sometimes past midnight.
“He vacuumed carpets, polished silverware and helped get the restaurant at Trump National Golf Club Westchester in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., ready for breakfast the next day. All off the clock. Without being paid. …
“Allegations that workers were routinely shortchanged on their pay at President Trump’s suburban country club are now the subject of an inquiry by the New York attorney general, whose investigators have interviewed more than two dozen former employees. … In interviews, six former Trump workers told The Washington Post that they felt systematically cheated because they were undocumented.” WaPo
HOLLYWOODLAND — “The Obamas and Netflix Just Revealed the Shows and Films They’re Working On,” by NYT’s John Koblin: “‘American Factory,’ a documentary that examines life in Ohio where a Chinese billionaire opened a factory in a former General Motors plant and hired 2,000 people. … ‘Bloom,’ a drama series set in post-World War II New York that will explore the ‘barriers faced by women and by people of color in an era marked by hurdles but also tremendous progress.’ … A film adaptation of ‘Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom,’ the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by David W. Blight. …
“An adaptation of a New York Times series, called ‘Overlooked,’ about people whose deaths were previously not reported by the newspaper. … A series based on ‘The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy,’ a book by Michael Lewis. … ‘Crip Camp,’ a documentary film about the origins of the disability rights movement. … ‘Listen to Your Vegetables & Eat Your Parents,’ a half-hour series for preschoolers.” NYT
MEDIAWATCH — MSNBC this morning is launching a new original podcast, “The Oath with Chuck Rosenberg.” The first guests will include James Comey, Preet Bharara, Andrew McCabe, Lisa Monaco and more.
— Today is the one-year anniversary of former acting CIA Director Michael Morell’s podcast “Intelligence Matters.” He has Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on as his special guest in the latest episode.
— MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow interviews Hillary Clinton tonight live in studio.
— Per Morning Media: “Slate’s hit podcast ‘Slow Burn’ is returning later this year with a new host, staff writer Joel Anderson, and plans to cover the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. …
— “Ashley Feinberg, a senior reporter at HuffPost, announced she’s leaving the site.”
PLAYBOOKERS
SPOTTED: Liev Schreiber at Harry’s downtown Tuesday night … at a going-away party for Celeste Drake, AFL-CIO trade and globalization policy specialist at the Democratic Club: Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
OUT AND ABOUT — The Atlantic Council held its 2019 Distinguished Leadership Awards at the Ritz-Carlton on Tuesday night. The event honored NATO, whose award was received by Rose Gottemoeller from retired Gen. Jim Jones; Adrienne Arsht, whose award was presented by Alonzo Mourning; Christine Lagarde, whose award was presented by Ivanka Trump; and Fred Smith, whose award was presented by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.).
ALSO SPOTTED:
Wolf Blitzer, Bret and Amy Baier, Colin and Alma Powell, Marillyn
Hewson, Dina Powell and David McCormick, John F.W. Rogers (the incoming
chairman of the board), Anthony Scaramucci, Steve Clemons, Niki
Christoff, Mitch Landrieu, John Waldron, Nicole and Dave Nason,
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and wife Lourdes, Sharon
Rockefeller,Julie and Wynn Radford, Fred Kempe, Josh and Ali Rogin,
Morgan Ortagus and Jonathan Weinberger, Stuart and Gwen Holiday, Franco
Nuschese, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Wesley Clark, Anita McBride, Capricia
Marshall, Sam Vinograd and many ambassadors.
WHITE HOUSE DEPARTURE LOUNGE — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Ryan Canfield,
special assistant to the president for legislative affairs and a Hal
Rogers alum, is joining GuidePost Strategies as a principal. … Thea McDonald
has left the White House, where she was director of comms for the
National Space Council. She is heading back to Georgetown Law in the
fall for her last year of law school.
TRANSITIONS — Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google and the chairman emeritus of the New America Foundation, is leaving Alphabet’s board of directors after 18 years. … Former Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) is joining the Pass USMCA Coalition as an honorary co-chairman. … Mercury is starting a new San Francisco office, which will be led by Jen Wlach, who has been promoted to managing director.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Blake Harris, COS for Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, and Holly Harris, a dietician, welcomed Peter Mitchell Harris, their third child. Pic (hat tip: Daniel Strauss)
BIRTHWEEK (was yesterday): veteran Democratic campaign manager Max Glass, who celebrated with friends at St. Anselm (hat tip: Daniel Strauss)
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Molly Levinson, CEO of the Levinson Group. What she’s been reading recently: “I suggested ‘To The End of the Land,’ by David Grossman, to one of my best friends and then ended up getting inspired to read it again myself. It’s beautiful and one of my favorites.” Playbook Plus Q&A
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Fines? Jail time? Democrats leave all options on the table for enforcing subpoenas
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Trump’s unlikely new best friends wear blue
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A place for the GOP to mull life after Trump
It is a dark time for those who consider themselves either “Never Trumpers” or moderates. “That community now has been blown apart,” admitted Jerry Taylor of the center-right Niskanen Center, who assesses the prospects for the modern Republican Party thusly: “Right off a cliff and into a pile of radioactive rubble.” Read More…
Why ambitious Democrats are saying ‘no thanks’ to Senate runs
With Stacey Abrams becoming the latest high-profile Democrat to say no to a 2020 Senate bid — and more rejections of party pressure possible on the horizon — running for the Senate no longer looks look like the step up the political ladder it may once have been. Read More…
House Democrats kick off wonky ‘Medicare for All’ debate
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No motorcycle-riding tots, but plenty of tired parents, at ‘Strolling Thunder’
Colleen breaks into a smile that almost touches her ears when she thinks about the moment she discovered she would become a mom. After almost a decade of trying to conceive with her husband, Randy, giving birth to her daughter felt like a “miracle.” Read More…
Bill making sure university presidents know about alleged sexual abuse introduced
There’s a new push for legislation to effectively mandate that university presidents cannot claim ignorance when allegations of sexual assault are made against their employees. Read More…
House Oversight Republican wants to force perjury vote on Cohen
A Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is forcing a floor vote on whether to refer an investigation into former Trump personal lawyer Michael Cohen to the Justice Department for perjury. Read More…
Legislative Branch spending bill opens door for employing Dreamers on Capitol Hill
Democrats touted the revival of the defunct Office of Technology Assessment and the legal employment of so-called Dreamers in the $3.94 billion House Legislative Branch Appropriations bill they released Tuesday. Read More…
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Special counsel Robert Mueller expressed frustration to William Barr
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Read on » Obama Built That By Dave King – One will fondly recall the indignation of Barack Obama during his “you didn’t build that” phase, when he insisted that the only creator of wealth, convenience and jobs in America was the government, and all innovators and entrepreneurs were just taking a free ride on the back of the magnificent … Obama Built That 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 » Teen Suicides Spike More Than 28 Percent After Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ Was Released, Study Shows By Mary Margaret Olohan – A study released Monday shows teen suicides increased by 28.9 percent following the release of the Netflix original series “13 Reasons Why.” A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reveals that “13 Reasons Why” has done much more harm than good, revealing … Teen Suicides Spike More Than 28 Percent After Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’ Was Released, Study Shows 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 » Iranian President Signs Law Calling US A Sponsor Of Terrorism By Evie Fordham – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani put the final flourish on his country’s decision to designate the U.S. government as a sponsor of terrorism when he signed a retaliatory bill into law Tuesday. Iran’s parliament passed the bill last week, reported Reuters. It labels all U.S. forces in the Middle East as … Iranian President Signs Law Calling US A Sponsor Of Terrorism 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 » Pelosi, Schumer Want To Turn Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Into A Climate Change Bill By Michael Bastasch – Top Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer made it clear to President Donald Trump they will use infrastructure to advance their climate change agenda. Their letter to Trump makes no mentions of roads, bridges or highways, but does mention climate change and “clean” energy. Democrats have said in the past … Pelosi, Schumer Want To Turn Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Into A Climate Change Bill 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 » Better Late Than Never: There’s Been A Three-Fold Jump In Democrats Who Believe There’s A Border Crisis By Jason Hopkins – A newly released survey shows a dramatic increase in the percentage of Democrats who believe the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border constitutes a “crisis.” Thirty-five percent of self-identified Democrats said that they believed the situation to be a crisis, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted between April 22 … Better Late Than Never: There’s Been A Three-Fold Jump In Democrats Who Believe There’s A Border Crisis 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 » There’s A New Push To Review Judicial Misconduct Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh By Kevin Daley – A judicial ethics panel has been asked to review orders dismissing misconduct complaints against Justice Brett Kavanaugh relating to his emotionally charged testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The petition, from New York attorney Jeremy C. Bates, was sent to the Judicial Conference of the United States, the policy-making entity … There’s A New Push To Review Judicial Misconduct Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh 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 » U.S. Border Patrol Agents Apprehend More Than 650 Illegal Aliens in New Mexico This Morning By R. Mitchell – SUNLAND PARK/ANTELOPE WELLS, N.M. – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in New Mexico apprehended several large groups between midnight and sunrise on Tuesday. These groups, like many others before, are comprised primarily of Central American families and unaccompanied juveniles. Agents encountered a group of what seemed to be over 400 … U.S. Border Patrol Agents Apprehend More Than 650 Illegal Aliens in New Mexico This Morning 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 » The body’s tiny cargo carriers By By Amber Dance – By Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine Call it the body’s postal system. Cells package goodies into little envelopes made of membranes. Then these packages cruise the bloodstream — billions of them in every milliliter of blood — to recipient cells far and near, delivering freight such as genetic material and proteins. … The body’s tiny cargo carriers 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: Pro-Maduro Military Flattens Protester With Armored Vehicle, Leaves Him Bloody By Grace Carr – Opposition forces gathered and began a military uprising Tuesday morning in Venezuela spearheaded by recognized leader Juan Guaidó against the country’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro. The uprising became violent as Maduro and Guaidó forces clashed shortly after opposition forces began a military operation to overthrow Maduro. Citizens and reporters captured on … WATCH: Pro-Maduro Military Flattens Protester With Armored Vehicle, Leaves Him Bloody 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 » Pelosi, Schumer Say They’ve Reached Deal With Trump On $2T Infrastructure Bill By Henry Rodgers – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say they have reached a deal with President Donald Trump in regards to a $2 trillion infrastructure bill after meeting with Trump Tuesday. While departing the West Wing after their meeting with the president, Pelosi and Schumer told reporters that … Pelosi, Schumer Say They’ve Reached Deal With Trump On $2T Infrastructure Bill 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 » Bernie Voters – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – The three main characters, Clapper, Brennan, and Comey, involved in spying on the Trump campaign may be worried about doing time after Barr is finished with the Spygate investigation. Political Cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. See more Branco toons HERE Bernie Voters – A.F. Branco Cartoon is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Trump And Kids Sue Banks To Keep Them From Complying With Congressional Subpoenas By Chuck Ross – President Donald Trump, his three oldest children, and their companies sued Monday to prevent their two banks from complying with congressional subpoenas for personal and business financial records. The Trump lawyers argued in the lawsuit that the subpoenas, which were issued to Deutsche Bank and Capital One on April 15, … Trump And Kids Sue Banks To Keep Them From Complying With Congressional Subpoenas 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 » The Continued ,Biased Media Feeding Frenzy To Destroy Donald Trump By Jim Clayton – “If you don’t read the media you are ill-informed and if you do read the media you are misinformed.”—actor Denzel Washington paraphrasing mark Twain. 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Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Horror and Hope in Venezuela Yesterday marked what could be a pivotal turning point for Venezuela, where Interim President Juan Guaido, with the support of countless military officials and civilians on the streets, tried to liberate the country from an illegitimate regime run by Nicolas Maduro. As Eli Lake explained in Bloomberg, “Maduro is responsible for this turn of events. In May 2018, Maduro won a so-called election that no serious outside observer found to be free or fair. His second term began on Jan. 10, which is when Venezuela’s Supreme Court in exile ruled that Maduro had exceeded his authority by staying in power after his legitimate term in office.” A horrifying video of a pro-Maduro tanker purposefully running over innocent protesters who took to the streets to support Guaido went viral. As my colleague at The Heritage Foundation Mike Gonzalez put it, “This is hard to watch, but the world should know that this is what the Maduro regime is doing today. Even the Chinese tank tried to go around the man at Tiananmen.” |
Despite the blatant brutality of the illegitimate socialist dictator, CNN, Politico, and others called the uprising “a coup,” likely in spite of President Trump, who has been steadfast in his support for Guaido. But as Lake explains, the uprising was anything but a coup. “Guaido and his supporters are now trying to save their country from Maduro’s misrule. If the military does indeed defect this week, forcing Maduro to leave, Guaido has pledged to quickly prepare Venezuela for real elections. That’s not an anti-democratic coup. It’s a democratic rescue mission.” As of last night, Maduro remained in power. Infrastructure Is Back on the Table It appears President Trump and a delegation of congressional Democrats had a productive meeting on Tuesday, where they agreed to a “big and bold” infrastructure plan that’s projected to cost $2 trillion over 10 years. How they plan to pay for it? TBD. More from The Daily Signal. Updates From the 2020 Campaign Trail After (finally) launching his presidential campaign, former Vice President Joe Biden is surging in the polls. His biggest supporters? African Americans and old people. You know Kristen Gillibrand’s campaign is struggling when …she starts playing beer pong to qualify for debates. Kamala Harris owns a handgun. And some Democrats think that’s “disqualifying.” (Pay no mind to the selfless Iraq War Army veteran and off-duty Border Patrol agent and who saved countless lives in Saturday’s synagogue attack by chasing down the shooter with his gun.) Pete Buttigieg releases his tax returns, revealing he’s among the lowest earners of the 2020 candidates. Oh, and Oprah has a new nickname for him. ISIS Leader Reappears ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi reportedly reappeared for the first time in five years, releasing a video acknowledging the terrorist group’s major defeat in the Syrian city of Baghouz, but also vowing to continue fighting. Despite giving birth to a baby boy on Saturday, The New York Time’s (badass) ISIS correspondent Rukmini Callimachi took the time to share a Twitter thread about the significance of such video. Her insight is frightening—and worth reading. Facebook’s Rebrand Brace yourself: Facebook is rolling out so many changes, the phone app ISN’T EVEN GOING TO BE BLUE ANYMORE! “Inside Facebook, the main Facebook app was often referred to as ‘the blue app’ to distinguish it from Facebook’s other platforms, like Instagram and WhatsApp,” reported Axios. “Now, ‘The app isn’t even blue any more,’ Mark Zuckerberg told the crowd at F8, Facebook’s annual developer conference.” The iconic blue bar at the top of the online website will also be replaced with a clean white design that highlights stories and group posts. The changes all come as part of a larger effort by the social media giant to promote private group communication rather than the News Feed. Zuckerberg said the features “will end up creating a more trustworthy platform.” Yes, because I’m sure a vanity project will fix that. And Because It’s Hump Day… The Obamas reveal their 7 new films coming to Netflix. Heartbreaking: Rascal Flatts Jay DeMarcus reveals he previously placed a daughter for adoption—but not by choice. This Ta Ta Towel is hilarious but probably really practical for women with big breasts. Kylie Jenner buys out a billboard to wish her baby daddy happy birthday…and suggests she wants another baby. Sports Illustrated Swimsuit features the first woman in hijab and burkini. BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist. |
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Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray May 1, 2019 Joe Biden Should Apologize To Clarence Thomas, Not To Anita Hill By Inez Feltscher Stepman Apparently, even a favorable hearing in front of the whole world is not enough for a woman alleging that a man has sexually wronged her. Now we have to rewrite history to affirm allegations that the evidence contradicts. Full article It’s Getting Difficult To Tell The Difference Between The New York Times And Al Jazeera By David Harsanyi In bias against Israel, The New York Times hasn’t needed much prodding over the decades. But it’s getting worse. Full article How Social Media Reveals The Best Reality Television By Emily Jashinsky No production efforts can rescue a reality television program from bad casting. You cannot have a good reality show without nailing the casting. Full article Last Year’s Decline In Dutch Euthanasia May Have Dark Explanations By Emma Elliott Freire As doctors face more scrutiny, changes in reporting practices might look like a decline in demand for euthanasia. Full article Google Dumps Top Black, Female Conservative For Believing Men Can’t Be Women By Natasha Chart It should worry everyone that respectful commentary on gender policy like the Heritage Foundation has featured can get people removed from polite society now, or even fired. Full article Poll: Two-Thirds Of Republicans Are Worried About Politics In Public Schools By Will Flanders The increasingly left-wing tilt in public schools just might fuel a whole new demand for school choice among parents who are sick of political correctness and indoctrination. Full article In Abortion Decision, Kansas Supreme Court Empties ‘Natural Rights’ Of Meaning By John G. Brungardt The Kansas Supreme Court majority’s philosophy of construing ‘what ‘liberty’ and ‘inalienable natural rights’ mean in the real world today’ leaves us with a rule of law as changeable as popular music. Full article How A Pope Turned Jesus’s Foster Father, Joseph, Into An Anti-Communist Icon By Casey Chalk By acknowledging the value of labor, Pope Pius XII sought to provide the world an important counter-balance to an ascendant communism that held sway across much of the world. Full article Yes, Members Of Congress Should Let Staff Question Witnesses Like William Barr By Christopher Jacobs House Republicans and Democrats are arguing about whether committee staff could question Attorney General William Barr this week. This should be a nonpartisan issue. Full article Trump And The Senate Need To Quickly Restore Financial Oversight To Puerto Rico By Ryan Ellis Given that Puerto Rico is just recently standing up better fiscal accountability, now is the time taxpayers need the Puerto Rico Oversight Board doing the job Congress gave them to do. Full article DePaul Students Demand Professor’s Censure, Call Him ‘Xenophobe’ For Supporting Israel In The Federalist By Joy Pullmann Several student groups have denounced Hill’s praise for Jewish and Western civilization’s achievements as “racist, anti-Palestinian, xenophobic, sexist and Islamophobic,” characterizing his criticisms of Sharia law as “barbaric.” Full article JOE BIDEN IS RUNNING ON A MORAL AGENDA In his launch speech, Joe Biden blasts Trump’s ‘God-awful, deliberate division’ of the country. http://vlt.tc/3miv “In an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the former vice president said that his motto would be: “Make America moral again.” Biden, who has not been shy about his intention to criticize Trump at the outset of his campaign, ripped into the president’s handling of the country while in office. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a free trial today. follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © 2019 The Federalist, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences |