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THE DAILY SIGNAL
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Happy Friday from Washington, where lawmakers on the left relish the
idea of choosing presidents by popular vote. Not so long ago, some
well-known Senate liberals opposed the change, Fred Lucas reports.
President Trump scores a win with his latest foreign
trip, Ted Bromund writes. Why commemorate the Tiananmen Square
massacre? Concerned Americans tell us. A veteran pollster talks Trump on
the podcast. Plus: Adam Michel on protecting the middle class from tax
hikes, Nathaniel Thomas on abortion and African Americans,
and Nicole Russell on the transgender agenda’s effects in our schools.
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| News When the Left Defended the Electoral College Senate Democrats who opposed a constitutional amendment to scrap the Electoral College and elect presidents and vice presidents by direct popular vote included Joe Biden of Delaware, a future vice president. More Commentary This Teacher Came Out to His Students as Transgender, and Expects Them to Go Along With It At Allis Elementary School, Mark Vincent Busenbark, a male science teacher, showed a video of himself “coming out” as transgender to a group ranging from kindergartners to fifth-graders. More Commentary Repealing the Tax Cuts Would Hit Middle Class and Workers If the tax cuts were reversed, the typical American could be $26,900 poorer over the following 10 years. More Analysis Scott Rasmussen Explains Pollsters’ Flaws on Trump, Socialism “Only 1 out of 3 people who say they like socialism think it leads to higher taxes and a more powerful government,” says Scott Rasmussen. More Commentary Why I, as a Black Pastor, Must Speak Out on Abortion Over 61 million babies have been aborted since Roe v. Wade in 1973. Over 19 million of those babies were African American. More Commentary Trump’s UK Visit Was a Glowing Success President Trump’s state visit to Britain was a big success. Curiously, much of the American media went out of their way to ignore that fact. More News Why These 5 People Think We Shouldn’t Forget Tiananmen Square “From my generation, I can say that probably less than 5% of people know the existence of the Tiananmen Square massacre,” says Chengdong, a Chinese college student studying in the U.S. More | ||
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Friday, June 7, 2019 AOC and Cruz to Work Together on Anti-Lobbying Bill “Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set aside their Twitter bickering [last] Thursday to strike an unusual bargain: an agreement to work together on a bill to ban former members of Congress from lobbying for life.” Politico From the Left The left is supportive of lobbying restrictions but does not see this proposal as the best option. “Is this a sign that bipartisanship has not totally and irrevocably flatlined in this hyper-polarized moment? Proof that not even Ted Cruz can resist AOC’s charming and engaging social media posts? Or just evidence that the scourge of the Congress-to-lobbyist fast-track is so rampant and destructive that even two people who likely see eye-to-eye on little in the world of policy can agree that something needs to be done about it?” Jessica M. Goldstein, ThinkProgress “This isn’t the first time lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have taken up the anti-lobbying cause… Yet none of [the] past bills have managed to gain much traction, and adversaries have raised constitutional issues with the ban, since the First Amendment gives U.S. citizens the right to petition the government. But with such political star power behind it, will A.O.C. and Cruz’s nascent bill finally be the one that manages to breaks through?” Alison Durkee, Vanity Fair “Members of Congress in both parties are talking a big game about cleaning up Washington corruption, and House Democrats passed a major anti-corruption bill earlier this year that would crack down on lobbying. But even with the rare bipartisan momentum, some money in politics experts fear a blanket ban could have unintended consequences — pushing more people into so-called ‘shadow lobbying’... where former members of Congress still go to work for firms but even fewer actually register as lobbyists.” Ella Nilsen, Vox “A lobbying ban isn’t enough… The Lobbying Disclosure Act requires lobbyists to register and disclose their clients if they spend more than 20 percent of their time on lobbying… Are you not a lobbyist if you only spend 19 or 15 percent of your time contacting government officials? Activities like buying ads or setting up astroturf websites to influence government officials also aren’t covered. A ‘government relations’ firm, for example, could spend $1 million on ads on the side of DC buses or at the Capitol South metro station saying ‘Congressman Funt Glunk, Vote No On HR. 69’ and never have to tell anyone on whose behalf they spent that money… “A strict lobbying disclosure act, requiring more frequent and detailed disclosures and scrapping the bizarre 20 percent rule, would go a long way.” Libby Watson, Splinter News “If you ban lobbying jobs, the same corruption can sneak through in other channels. Consider, for example, Florida state Sen. Joe Negron, who was a staunch ally of the private prison industry while in office and then landed a cushy job as general counsel for a major private prison company. A job in a general counsel’s office isn’t lobbying. Neither is a gig on a company’s ‘public policy communications’ team. Or a job in a law firm’s government affairs practice. Or a ‘strategic consulting’ job. If a company wants to reward a former political ally with a lucrative job, a lobbying ban won’t stop that, and it’s honestly difficult to imagine what kind of rule would… “It’s a nice feel-good story. Unfortunately, it’s not a very good idea. The most unseemly aspects of ‘the revolving door’ can’t effectively be curtailed by a lobbying ban, and attempting to craft an airtight one will distract reform energy from more important concerns. The real strength of moneyed interests in Congress derives from America’s unfortunate habit of starving its public institutions of resources. Give Congress more money to operate and pay members of Congress more and we’ll go a lot further to curb the power of special interests.” Matthew Yglesias, Vox From the Right The right is generally supportive of lobbying restrictions but believes the current proposal would be unconstitutional. “Beltway wealth is not mostly enjoyed by well-paid bureaucrats, but by former government officials who cash in their public service. While in office, they increase their market value by making government bigger and more complicated. The biggest businesses are fine with this, because they can afford to hire former members such as Trent Lott, Joe Crowley, John Boehner, and Tom Daschle. Mom and pop suffer, as do taxpayers in Topeka who subsidize an orgy of ill-gotten wealth in the federal capital… A lifetime ban on lobbying by members of Congress and Cabinet officials wouldn’t stop the revolving door completely, but it would slow it a lot.” Editorial Board, Washington Examiner “In principle, I like the idea. But constitutionally, I think it is a deeply problematic proposal. I’d be totally okay with a constitutional amendment… But it is not just [politicians]. It is their staff too. Frankly, I am more in favor of term limits for congressional staff than members of Congress and none of them should be allowed to lobby. But we can start with congressmen.” Erick Erickson, The Resurgent “The right to petition is explicitly protected by the First Amendment, and there is no exception within its text for former government employees — employees who, after they have left office, enjoy precisely the same relationship with their government as does any other citizen. Were Ocasio-Cortez, Cruz, and co. proposing to prohibit former federal legislators from engaging professionally in other First Amendment–protected behavior — say, from becoming paid writers or paid speakers or paid clergymen — it would be extremely obvious to us that their idea was unconstitutional. It should be obvious here, too.” Charles Cooke, National Review “All Cruz and AOC need to do is convince a majority of their colleagues to, er, voluntarily ban themselves from [these] lucrative jobs after their time in Congress is over. And they somehow need to do it despite the fact that both of them famously earned their own seats in Congress by defeating establishment-backed candidates in competitive primary races. That is, Cruz and AOC have *personally* made centrist members of their party less secure in their jobs and now they’re spoiling to block those centrists from security in their next jobs… “[And] even if the ban took effect, good luck enforcing it. Presumably ex-legislators would develop some formalistic workaround in which they’re hired on by corporate firms as ‘consultants’ or whatever and then work the phones informally with their former colleagues in Congress.” Allahpundit, Hot Air “Working in DC is a full-time job, and lobbying firms hire people with relevant experience and contacts. Who are they supposed to hire? Former bartenders? Snarky tweeters? Idealistic pundits? You can’t outlaw Americans from gaining experience any more than you can outlaw them from staying in Washington. What you can do is vote for decent politicians, if such things exist… “[Furthermore] lobbying isn’t inherently unethical. There are lobbyists for construction workers, nurses, casket makers, lawn-care providers, and numerous other industries that most voters probably find morally neutral. Yet, not one of these outfits, not even the ones with the most money or the most politicized agendas, has ever controlled your vote or the vote of your cowardly elected official. Politicians rely on groups whose views comport with their own agendas. Banning speech won’t change that reality.” David Harsanyi, The Federalist On the bright side… Dad is giving away homemade backyard rollercoaster for free. New York Post Our volunteer team spends hours each night scanning the news, fact-checking, and debating one another, so your 5 minutes each morning can be well spent. If you’ve found value in our work, we welcome you to help sustain our efforts and expand our reach. Any support you can provide is greatly appreciated! Share Tweet Forward Sign Up Here Copyright © 2019 The Flip Side, All rights reserved. You can unsubscribe from this list here. |
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“The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.” MAIMONIDES Good morning! President Donald Trump on Thursday praised D-Day veterans as being “among the very greatest Americans who will ever live.” The president was speaking at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. “You are the pride of our nation, you are the glory of the republic,” Trump said. French President Emmanuel Macron also praised the veterans, saying: “France has not forgotten those fighters to whom we owe the right to live in freedom.” Read the full story here Border Patrol Reports a Surge of Africans Trying to Illegally Cross the Border Sino-Russian Relations Under Scrutiny as Xi Meets Putin in Russia President Trump’s D-day Speech Drew Unexpected Praise From CNN’s Acosta, MSNBC’s Scarborough President Trump has signed a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill aimed at helping communities across the country bounce back from hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and fires. Read more A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill to force Chinese companies listed on American stock exchanges to open their audit books to U.S. regulators, or face delisting. Read more The current U.S.–China trade dispute could shave 0.5 percent off the global economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said. Read more Amid impending U.S. tariffs over border security, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is calling for a rally in Tijuana. Read more Data obtained from the Social Security Administration revealed 39 million instances in which names and Social Security numbers on W-2 forms didn’t match corresponding Social Security records. Read more U.S. stocks rose in June 6 trading after reports of a narrowing in the United States’ trade deficit and indications that the Federal Reserve may consider cutting interest rates. Read more See More Top Stories AOC Returns to the Scene of the Minimum Wage Crime By Larry Elder Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., an advocate for a $15 minimum wage, returned to work as a bartender for one day. Ocasio-Cortez said: “All labor has dignity, and the way that we give labor dignity is by paying people the respect and the value that they are worth at minimum. We have to make one fair wage, and we have to raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour, nothing less.” The issue is simple: Does a government-mandated minimum wage help or hurt the very workers and job seekers that Ocasio-Cortez wants to help? Read more The Biggest Myth About Tariffs Is Finally Debunked By Gina Loudon One of the most consistent criticisms leveled against President Donald Trump’s trade policy is that tariffs will hurt the economy and cost jobs. But what if the exact opposite is true? According to a recent study from the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA), the 25 percent U.S. tariff on all Chinese imports that Trump recently announced will produce “a significant, sustained boost to the U.S. economy, including the addition of $125 billion to GDP in 2024 and the creation of 721,000 additional jobs.” Read more See More Opinions Will ‘Democratic Socialism’ Lead to Communism? By Trevor Loudon So, what’s the difference between democratic socialism and communism? Usually, five to 10 years. Seriously, though, this question comes up a lot in the age of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Many younger people seem to think democratic socialism means all the liberty and prosperity we enjoy today, plus a bunch of free stuff. Indoctrinated young people are led to believe that the only changes in their lives under socialism would be the addition of free college, free health care, lots of public housing, guaranteed pensions, and generous welfare programs. Read more In the US China trade war, what’s behind the Chinese communist party’s (CCP’s) strategy, with Liu He walking away from the trade talks at the last minute? What’s the real relationship between Chinese telecom giant Huawei, and the CCP’s quest for global 5G dominance? And how is this all a much, much bigger issue than just trade? China’s Strategy Against Trump and America: Trade War, Huawei, 5G—Gen. Robert Spalding Copyright © 2019 The Epoch Times, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list or remove my account. |
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POLITICO Playbook: Republicans ripped Democrats for a pay raise while GOP leaders tried to negotiate for one
By JAKE SHERMAN, ANNA PALMER and DANIEL LIPPMAN
06/07/2019 06:08 AM EDT
DRIVING THE DAY
THE HOUSE GOP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE GETS CROSSWISE WITH MCCARTHY AND SCALISE … On Tuesday, House Majority Leader STENY HOYER hosted House Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY, House Minority Whip STEVE SCALISE (R-La.) and Rep. CEDRIC RICHMOND (D-La.) for a private meeting to negotiate a deal to give members a pay raise.
IT’S TYPICALLY A THORNY topic, but both McCarthy and Scalise have cautiously embraced giving lawmakers a bump in their compensation. (The salary for House members has been at $174,000 since 2009 — which also freezes staff salary.) McCarthy told NBC in May that he is open to it, because it’s been a decade since Congress got a cost-of-living adjustment and lawmakers are leaving the job over the pay. Scalise has said “it ought to be looked at” because Congress shouldn’t be a place where only wealthy people can afford to serve.
TUESDAY’S MEETING, went well, sources told us, and the two sides were moving toward a deal.
THEN, ONE DAY AFTER THE MEETING, THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE sent an email blasting Democrats for considering a pay raise — staking out a position in direct conflict with GOP party leaders.
— HERE’S WHAT THE NRCC’S EMAIL SAID: “After campaigning on a slogan of ‘for the people,’ the socialist Democrats have accomplished a whole lot of nothing 6 months into their majority. And as a reward for their incompetence, they want middle-class taxpayers to give them a $4,500 pay raise! Apparently making $174,000 a year, which is more than three times the average American’s salary, just isn’t enough for these socialist elitists. Between voting for the public to finance their campaigns, opposing middle-class tax cuts and pushing to give themselves raises, the socialist Democrats’ need to change their motto to ‘for the politicians.’”
YES, this is the NRCC blasting Democrats for embracing a position that MCCARTHY and SCALISE also hold. Needless to say, this did not sit well with many in the GOP leadership. People wondered why exactly the NRCC was taking a position contrary to top Republicans in the House.
THE NRCC’S CHRIS PACK said this in response: “With the exception of making anti-Semitism and socialism a cornerstone of their party’s platform and trying to fleece taxpayers to pay for their political campaigns, the socialist Democrats have accomplished precisely nothing since taking over the chamber. Perhaps they should actually do something – anything – to justify their paycheck. That’s the point of our release.”
THIS HAS LED TO A SERIOUS ROUND OF SNIPING … A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE MEETING said this: “McCarthy and Hoyer each agreed in that meeting to take care of their own committees and make sure that if this went forward, neither side would attack each other. Less than 24 hours later, NRCC sent out that email slamming Democrats for doing it. So either McCarthy dropped the ball, or the NRCC dropped the ball.”
THE NRCC — which is supported, in part, by lawmaker dues — did not respond when asked whether it was aware of McCarthy’s agreement with Hoyer when it issued the release criticizing the pay raise.
Happy Friday. THE FIRST FAMILY — “‘These boys were on a holiday’: Trump family members promote themselves, and businesses, on European trip,” by WaPo’s David Nakamura, Toluse Olorunnipa and Amanda Ferguson
WELL, THAT DIDN’T TAKE LONG … JOE BIDEN, under fire from his rivals in the Democratic primary, dropped his long-standing support of the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funds from being used to pay for abortions. The politics of this little dance are not great for Biden, though as we pointed out Thursday, pretty much every member of Congress (including the 15 current and former members running for president) has voted in favor of the Hyde Amendment at some point.
— BIDEN QUOTE, via NYT’s Katie Glueck in Atlanta: “If I believe health care is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone’s ZIP code.” A1 of the NYT
— FLASHBACK, JUNE 5 — Cedric Richmond, co-chair of the Biden campaign, on CNN: “He is a deeply religious man. … He is guided by his faith, his position on the Hyde Amendment has been consistent.”
TARIFF UPDATE — “Mexico aims to avoid tariffs with potential deal limiting migrants going north, allowing U.S. to deport Central American asylum seekers,” by WaPo’s Nick Miroff, David Lynch and Kevin Sieff: “U.S. and Mexican officials are discussing the outlines of a deal that would dramatically increase Mexico’s immigration enforcement efforts and give the United States far more latitude to deport Central Americans seeking asylum, according to a U.S. official and a Mexican official who cautioned that the accord is not final and that President Trump might not accept it.” WaPo
— THE WSJ’S MORE PESSIMISTIC READING: “The Trump administration has made significant progress in its border-security negotiations with Mexico, a senior White House official said, but the U.S. remained on track to impose tariffs on the country’s imports next week.” WSJ
— IF THE UNITED STATES is going to levy the 5% tariff on Mexico come Monday, it has to issue a public statement today, sources tell us. President DONALD TRUMP is slated to return from Ireland this afternoon, and will land at Andrews around 4:25 p.m.
— WAPO’S HEATHER LONG: “Trump probably has the upper hand in trade war — until September”: “[A]ccording to the National Retail Federation, August and September are the key months when U.S. retailers import goods for the holiday shopping period. If Trump’s tariffs remain in place then, it will be nearly impossible not to pass some — if not all — costs on to consumers for holiday season 2019.” WaPo
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DEPT. OF IF THINGS GO SIDEWAYS … WSJ’S NICK TIMIRAOS: “Fed Begins Debate on Whether to Cut Rate as Soon as June: Trade tensions darken economic outlook, raising possibility of interest-rate cut in weeks or months ahead”: “A month ago, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell played down speculation of a rate cut this summer. Now officials at the central bank face a darker economic outlook and heightened trade tensions, making a rate cut possible—if not at their meeting on June 18-19, then in July or later.
“The officials need to decide what would trigger such action, how much more information they want before making a decision and how to signal their intentions and plans. They are to begin their customary premeeting quiet period at the end of this week.
“Traders in futures markets have signaled about a 20% chance of a rate cut at the June 18-19 meeting, and a 70% chance of at least one cut by the meeting after that, on July 30-31, according to CME Group. Unlike in May, Fed officials haven’t expressly pushed back against the market pricing in rate cuts in recent days.” WSJ
FOR YOUR RADAR — “U.S. commander says Mideast buildup prompted Iran ‘step back,’” by AP’s Robert Burns in Baghdad: “Iran has chosen to ‘step back and recalculate’ after making preparations for an apparent attack against U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf region, but it is too early to conclude the threat is gone, the top commander of American forces in the Mideast said Thursday.
“In an interview with three reporters accompanying him to the Gulf, Gen. Frank McKenzie said he remains concerned by Iran’s potential for aggression, and he would not rule out requesting additional U.S. forces to bolster defenses against Iranian missiles or other weapons. ‘I don’t actually believe the threat has diminished,’ McKenzie said. ‘I believe the threat is very real.’” AP
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THE INVESTIGATIONS … ANDREW DESIDERIO — “DOJ, Commerce reject Dem subpoenas for census docs”: “The Justice and Commerce departments on Thursday rejected House Democratic demands for more documents about the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, likely leading to contempt citations for Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
“In a letter to Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd said the documents the panel subpoenaed are protected by attorney-client privilege and therefore cannot be disclosed.” POLITICO
— CUMMINGS RESPONDS, via a statement off embargo this morning: “We gave Attorney General Barr and Secretary Ross every opportunity to produce the documents the Committee needs for our investigation, but rather than cooperate, they have decided that they would rather be held in contempt of Congress. They produced none of the documents we asked for, they made no counter-offers regarding these documents, and they seem determined to continue the Trump Administration’s cover-up.
“The letters last night were case studies in double-speak. They claim that fighting witness interviews for months under threat of subpoena is evidence of a ‘good faith accommodations process,’ they suggest that Secretary Ross’ refusal to meet demonstrates that the Department ‘is eager to continue its cooperation with the Committee,’ and they argue that withholding every single one of the key unredacted documents we subpoenaed somehow proves that ‘there is no information to hide.’”
— CNN’S MANU RAJU and JEREMY HERB: “Inside Jerry Nadler’s private push to open up impeachment inquiry”
CLICKER — “The evolution of Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment talk,” by Kyle Cheney and Lily Stephens
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2020 WATCH — KNOWING MAYA HARRIS, via Chris Cadelago:“Since launching her White House bid, no figure in Kamala Harris’ orbit has loomed so large. A regular presence on the trail, Maya [Harris] has been involved in virtually every facet of the race, from soliciting donors and recruiting the most diverse staff of any Democratic hopeful, to helping draft policy and talking up early state politicos.
“A no-nonsense boss who became a single mom at 17 and earned a law degree from Stanford before embarking on a long career in progressive activism, she’s emerged as a primary attraction in her own right. Aside from standing in for Kamala at fundraisers, Maya can be seen at campaign stops posing for pictures with selfie seekers who recognize her from social media and her time as an MSNBC talking head — a gig she landed after advising Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
“Maya is often the first point of contact for her sister in early states, where officials and operatives said she frequently touches base to gauge the lay of the land. In South Carolina, Marguerite Willis said she was eager to meet Maya because she speaks with authority for the candidate. Willis’ own sister was the No. 2 in her campaign for governor last year.” POLITICO
— “Koch network unveils 2020 strategy,” by Maggie Severns: “The Koch network is shaking up how it tries to influence Washington heading into the 2020 election cycle, starting with plans to help lawmakers from both parties who help build coalitions and pass legislation on issues that the Koch brothers care about.” POLITICO
— “Democratic Candidates Woo Silicon Valley for Donations, Then Bash It,” by NYT’s Shane Goldmacher and Stephanie Saul
PLAYBOOK READS
CLASSIC BEN SCHRECKINGER CAPER — “How a renegade Chinese billionaire became a center of D.C. intrigue”: “A billionaire at the center of U.S.-China tensions is waging a mysterious legal battle against two D.C. conservatives over a private espionage deal gone bad. The fight touches on a pair of think tanks, a senator’s widow and the capital’s tight-knit group of China hardliners, adding a new chapter to an international saga that has divided the Trump administration and the president’s external allies.”
DARREN SAMUELSOHN and KYLE CHENEY: “FBI agent: Russian official tried to arrange Trump-Putin call for day after inauguration”: “A top Russian official tried to set up a video teleconference between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia on the day after Trump’s inauguration, according to a senior FBI agent’s interview notes released on Thursday.
“Peter Strzok, at the time a lead FBI agent investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, heard about the attempt to connect Trump and Putin while he and another bureau agent interviewed the president’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, at the White House just days into the new administration.” POLITICO
WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE READING — RON BROWNSTEIN in THE ATLANTIC: “Democrats Learned the Wrong Lesson From Clinton’s Impeachment” … WALTER SHAPIRO in TNR: “1998 Was a Seinfeld Election—Not an Impeachment Referendum”
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HMM … THE DAILY BEAST’S LACHLAN MARKAY: “One of the most influential lobbying firms in Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C. cut a five-figure check late last year to a Ukrainian-born businessman who has assisted the president’s team in efforts to dig up dirt on leading Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
“The firm, Ballard Partners, wrote a check for $22,500 in September to Lev Parnas, an executive at the firm Global Energy Producers. Parnas and his partner at the company, Igor Fruman, have teamed up with Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani to solicit damaging information in Ukraine about Biden and his son Hunter. Giuliani confirmed that he’s worked with both men in an interview … last week.” The Daily Beast
ICYMI — Playbook producer alum Zach Montellaro gets his star turn in the NYT Magazine. Finally!
VALLEY TALK — “Election Rules Are an Obstacle to Cybersecurity of Presidential Campaigns,” by NYT’s Nicole Perlroth and Matthew Rosenberg: “Federal laws prohibit corporations from offering free or discounted cybersecurity services to federal candidates. The same law also blocks political parties from offering candidates cybersecurity assistance because it is considered an ‘in-kind donation.’
“The issue took on added urgency this week after lawyers for the Federal Election Commission advised the commission to block a request by a Silicon Valley company, Area 1 Security, which sought to provide services to 2020 presidential candidates at a discount.”
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MEDIAWATCH — JEFF GOLDBERG, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, received sharp criticism from media Twitter-land on Thursday because of a quote in an interview he gave to Laura Hazard Owen of Nieman Lab in which he said: “It’s really, really hard to write a 10,000-word cover story. There are not a lot of journalists in America who can do it. The journalists in America who do it are almost exclusively white males.”
The Washington Post’s Monica Hesse tweeted: “What’s interesting to me is how patently false this is, even within his own newsroom. Many of the strongest feature writers at The Atlantic are women: Caitlin Flanagan, Amanda Mull, Elaina Plott, Taylor Lorenz. Did he forget they exist? Why?” HuffPost’s Jessica Schulberg tweeted: “Aside from being patently untrue it blows my mind that the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic still doesn’t know better than to say this out loud!!!”
Asked for his version of the events, Goldberg told us: “I remember telling Laura Owen that, ‘The journalists who have been allowed to write cover stories [in the magazine industry] have been almost exclusively white males.’ This was obviously the intent of my quote, and I know — because Laura told me this — that she understands this to be the intent. If you read my quotes in context, you’ll see that this is clearly the intent.
“I was hoping that Nieman would issue a clarification on this point but I also recognize that Laura’s piece reflects accurately the many changes we’re implementing at The Atlantic to bring women to leadership, and to the cover of the print magazine as well.” He pointed out that when he became editor-in-chief, 17% of The Atlantic’s newsroom leadership was female but now it’s 63%.
He also told us: “[O]bviously I failed to phrase it in a way that makes people understand what I was saying or make some people understand what I was saying.” Asked if he had any regrets about what he said, “I regret obviously the way it’s been interpreted. I regret if I’ve hurt anybody, obviously, but my obvious intention was to signal that we’re trying harder than ever and we will continue to try very, very hard.” He said that the criticism online has been “a typical Twitter reaction. I think people assume the very worst. They don’t read the story. They take comments out of context.”
— L.A. TIMES’ SRIDHAR PAPPU: “The women of MSNBC are reshaping the television landscape”
— “Herb Sandler, Banker Who Financed ProPublica, Dies at 87,” by NYT’s Neil Genzlinger: “Mr. Sandler and his wife, who died in 2012, made their fortune by building a small bank in Oakland, Calif., into Golden West Financial, a multibillion-dollar lender. They had long supported progressive causes when, in 2007, their Sandler Foundation provided almost all of ProPublica’s initial funding. …
“ProPublica, which is based in New York and now employs about 75 journalists, is being widely watched in the news business as a possible model for journalism in the future. In a tribute to Mr. Sandler posted on its website, ProPublica said that he had a simple explanation for why he supported such work: ‘I hate it when the bad guys win.’” NYT
— Sandler was also a major funder of the liberal Center for American Progress. CAP’s note on his passing … American Banker on his complicated legacy
— Yasmeen Abutaleb will be a national health policy reporter at WaPo. She most recently was a health care reporter at Reuters.
PLAYBOOKERS
SUNDAY SO FAR …
- CBS “Face the Nation”: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) … Montana Gov. Steve Bullock … Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
- CNN “State of the Union”: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Panel: Scott Jennings, Jen Psaki, Bill Kristol and Aisha Moodie-Mills (guest host: Dana Bash)
- CNN “Inside Politics”: Jonathan Martin, Julie Pace, Manu Raju and Annie Linskey
- FOX “Fox News Sunday”: Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.). Panel: Jason Riley, Anne Gearan, Josh Holmes and Neera Tanden (guest host: Bret Baier)
- ABC “This Week”: Beto O’Rourke
SPOTTED: Caitlyn Jenner leaving Bourbon Steak on Thursday to go into the courtyard at the Four Seasons. … Michelle Obama leaving the 4:30 p.m. SoulCycle class Thursday in West End. … Steve Bannon having dinner with Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui and others at the Trump Hotel.
OUT AND ABOUT … At a summer Tex-Mex barbecue at the Republic of Texas on H Street, Carlos Sanchez, Jorge Aguilar, Carlos Paz Jr. and Juan Sanchez hosted a networking gathering for Latinx staffers about professional development and to celebrate the passage of the Dream and Promise Act.
SPOTTED: Bianca Ortiz, Angela Ramirez, Alma Acosta, Aileen Cardona, Adrian Saenz, Nancy Juarez, Claudia Urrabazo, Jose Borjon, Stefy Rodriguez, Claudia Salinas, Roberto Fierro, Melvin Felix, among others.
— SPOTTED at a “summer evening of opera” at the Japanese ambassador’s residence hosted by Ambassador Shinsuke and Yoko Sugiyama: soprano Anna Christy, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and pianist Bryan Wagorn, Justice Samuel Alito and Martha Ann Alito, HHS Secretary Alex Azar and Jennifer Azar, New Zealand Ambassador Rosemary Bank, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Kathy Kemper, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Janine Van Lancker, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Annette Shelby, Tom and Linda Daschle and Michael Sonnenreich.
— SPOTTED at a going-away party Thursday night for State Department press office director Robert Greenan, who was given a rare meritorious service award by Deputy Secretary John Sullivan, and deputy spokesman Robert Palladino, celebrating their next postings in Vietnam and China at the Watergate rooftop: Matt Lee, Elise Labott, Morgan Ortagus, Rich Edson, Lesley Wroughton, Heather Nauert, Courtney McBride, Adrienne Ross, Katie Martin, Jen Ehlinger and Taryn Frideres.
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Wendy Sherman, senior counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group. How she got her start in her career: “Got started as a social worker as director of child welfare for the state of Maryland and kept changing my caseload, first to politics, working on the Hill and managing campaigns, and then to the world when asked to become assistant secretary for legislative affairs at the State Department under Warren Christopher in Clinton’s first term.” Playbook Plus Q&A
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back. While I support the right of private companies to control their platforms and decide who gets access to them, it is pretty clear an organized mob on the left is working overtime to silence conservative critics and have them demonetized and silenced. Many of these social media giants are run by progressives who are far more responsive to progressive complaints. Likewise, many ad companies are run by progressives and are sympathetic to them. Vox Media, for example, that helped target Steven Crowder, has routinely gotten General Electric funding. That means conservatives are going to have to be more organized. I have always hated the idea of boycotts and calls for demonetization of critics. I have always hated harassing private businesses over politics. I think it is bad. But it is clear progressives are taking advantage of that conservative reluctance to shut down and censor conservatives online. They’re trying to financially impact online conservatives in the way they have done so with talk radio, Fox News, etc. Read More… A Case Study in Pro-Life Movement Grifting The Family Policy Alliance of Georgia did yeoman’s work getting the fetal heartbeat legislation passed in the Georgia General Assembly. Cole Muzio, the organization’s executive director, ran interference, held behind the scenes meetings, and got legislators in both houses of Georgia’s General Assembly talking to each other. The FPA helped shape the parameters of the legislation and the battleground on which it was fought. Joining FPA in its work was the Georgia Life Alliance, which maintains a pro-life scorecard, has built a reputation of being reasonable, and then leveraged that reputation to demand action on the fetal heartbeat legislation. There’s a third pro-life group in Georgia and it used to be the most influential. That would be Georgia Right to Life. This pro-life organization actively opposed the fetal heartbeat legislation. Its position was that it would be better for the legislation to fail than to pass because there were exceptions for rape and incest in the legislation. Unlike Alabama or Louisiana, those excepts were a necessary compromise to get some wayward Republicans across the finish line. Had Georgia Right to Life gotten its way, it would have killed the legislation. Of the three, groups, I’ll give you one guess about which one is fundraising off passage of the fetal heartbeat legislation. Read More… Abortion Barbie Keeps Running. Help Abort Her Campagn Abortion Barbie, Wendy Davis, just keeps running for office. Unsatisfied just being a mouthpiece for killing kids, she wants to get to Congress to pass legislation to make it easier to kill kids. It is her singular issue. She is going to run against Resurgent endorsed Congressman Chip Roy. Unlike the one abortion note wonder, Congressman Roy is a multifaceted multi-issue candidate who cares deeply about the military, the budget, the out of control size of government, social issues, the free market, and more. We need to help abortion Wendy Davis’s next campaign. Read More… Hey Is That Alyssa Milano Sex Strike Still On? I freely admit I haven’t done much in the way of keeping up with former actress Alyssa Milano’s sex life, but does anyone know if her strike is still on? Remember it was about a month ago that in her most recent desperate ploy to remain relevant that she unleashed Sex Strike 2019. It was genius from the start. Read More… How NASA’s Search For Aliens Is Exposing The Abortion Industry After finishing meetings in DC recently, I stopped by NASA HQ before leaving town. I’m a bit of a space nerd and I couldn’t pass up the chance to walk inside. The gift shop was full of swag containing various depictions of Martians and references to extraterrestrial life. The nerd community is obsessed with aliens. That’s every space nerd’s dream: to find alien life. Just look at War of the Worlds, Star Trek, Star Wars, Andromeda, Stargate, and a hundred other sci-fi icons; popular culture has been fixated on discovering alien life for more than a hundred years. And what’s better? NASA says they’ll find life outside of Earth within the next 10 years. NASA’s search for alien life isn’t what you would expect, however. When you and I hear “alien life,” we think of little green men. NASA, on the other hand, simply means some trace of organic material outside of Earth. It doesn’t even have to be very big or complex – a simple microbe would do the trick. This got me thinking. Read More… John James Is Running For Senate He lost to Debbie Stabenow in the 2018 midterm election, now John James hopes to defeat Michigan’s other democratic senator. This morning on Fox News, John James announced that he would be running against Michigan Senator Gary Peters in 2020. Read More… Interior Promotes True Conservation Agenda with Expanded Hunting, Fishing on 1.4M Acres Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced yesterday his agency will open more public lands to hunting and fishing opportunities, specifically 1.4 million acres, for Americans to enjoy. This is in concert with a 2017 Secretarial Order 3356 put into place by his successor and former boss, Ryan Zinke. “President Trump is committed to expanding public access on public lands, and this proposal is executing on that directive by opening and increasing more access to hunting and fishing by the Fish and Wildlife Service at more stations and across more acres than ever before,” said Secretary Bernhardt. “Hunting and fishing are more than just traditional pastimes as they are also vital to the conservation of our lands and waters, our outdoor recreation economy, and our American way of life. These refugees and hatcheries provide incredible opportunities for sportsmen and women and their families across the country to pass on a fishing and hunting heritage to future generations and connect with wildlife.” This proposal would open up hunting and fishing opportunities on 74 national wildlife refuges (NWR) and 15 National Fish Hatchery System public lands — all under the purview of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This would bring the number of hunting opportunities to 382 NWR’s and fishing opportunities to 316 NWR’s. For context, there are a total of 556 national wildlife refuges in the nation. Read More… Remember, as always, to go check out The Resurgent and be sure to like us on Facebook. Thanks for reading and tuning in. Erick Erickson THE RESURGENT Facebook Twitter Instagram Copyright © 2019 The Resurgent Media Group, LLC, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences |
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Twitter Goes Into PR Mode After YouTube Demonetizes A Slew Of Academics And Journos
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Twitter reordered and shortened its rules Thursday after YouTube
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Read on » Report: Mexico Is Offering Major Concessions To Avoid Trump Tariffs By Jason Hopkins – The Mexican government is reportedly offering a slate of immigration-related concessions to appease the Trump administration as it seeks to prevent the imposition of tariffs on their U.S. exports. Mexican negotiators are offering to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to its border with Guatemala and enact sweeping changes to … Report: Mexico Is Offering Major Concessions To Avoid Trump Tariffs is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Friday, June 7, 2019 By R. Mitchell – President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will return to the White House on Friday. The first couple has just completed a 3-day state visit in the United Kingdom followed by participation in the 75th Commemoration of D-Day. Keep up with Trump on CDN’s President’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s … President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Friday, June 7, 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 » Joe Biden’s Lead Shrinks As First Democratic Debate Nears By Peter Hasson – Former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead in the Democratic presidential primary continues to shrink as the first primary debate approaches. Biden enjoyed a lead of 27 points as recently as May 9, when his share of primary voters peaked at 41%, according to RealClearPolitics’ running average of primary polls. That … Joe Biden’s Lead Shrinks As First Democratic Debate Nears 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 » D-Day 75th Anniversary – A.F. Branco By A.F. Branco – D-Day 75th Anniversary – A.F. Branco 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 » Ohio Senator Agrees to Pay $20k in Lawsuit Over Facebook By Thomas Anderson – Ohio Republican Senator Joe Uecker has agreed to pay $20,000 to settle a lawsuit after a citizen accused him of illegally blocking him on Facebook. As part of the agreement, Uecker will not admit guilt. Uecker also denies that he violated the citizen’s free speech rights. As per the agreement, … Ohio Senator Agrees to Pay $20k in Lawsuit Over Facebook 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 » Remember – Grrr Graphics – Ben Garrison Cartoon By Ben Garrison – Today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, also known as the Normandy landings. There are a few World War II vets still alive and in their mid-90s, but most of them have died, including my own father. He fought in the Pacific theater and was in many battles, including Pearl … Remember – 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 » Did The DNC Reject A Climate Change Debate To ‘Protect’ Joe Biden? By Michael Bastasch – The Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) decision not to hold a global warming-focused primary debate angered liberal presidential candidates and environmentalists alike. Democrats in favor of a climate debate criticized the DNC for going against the wishes of primary voters. Republicans, on the other hand, wondered if the DNC is trying … Did The DNC Reject A Climate Change Debate To ‘Protect’ Joe Biden? 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 » Officials Vote To Fire Texas Teacher Following Tweets To Trump About Illegal Immigrants By Neetu Chandak – District officials voted to fire a Texas English teacher Tuesday, following tweets to President Donald Trump about illegal immigrants in the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD). Georgia Clark thought she was private messaging Trump, but allegedly posted a thread of tweets on May 17 instead, CNN reported Wednesday. This … Officials Vote To Fire Texas Teacher Following Tweets To Trump About Illegal Immigrants is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Liberals Democrats… Manners – An Oxymoron? By Amanda Alverez – Manners matter to everyone – except for Democrats! Has anyone else observed Liberals no longer have manners and seemingly proud of it? Instead, Democrats have sunken to the depth of mimicking wild animals… out-of-control, vicious, disruptive, loud-mouthed, and mean-spirited! Hatred appears to be all that rules their lives, today! We … Liberals Democrats… Manners – An Oxymoron? 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 » Michael Flynn Abruptly Fires His Lawyers By Chuck Ross – Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has fired his lawyers, signaling a potential change in his legal strategy as he awaits sentencing in the special counsel’s probe. Robert Kelner, a partner at Covington & Burling, said in a court filing Thursday that Flynn terminated their arrangement and has already hired … Michael Flynn Abruptly Fires His Lawyers 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 » Judge Will Slow Walk ‘Serious’ Allegations Of Cover Up In Citizenship Question Dispute By Kevin Daley – A federal judge in New York will slow walk allegations that Trump administration officials lied about the origins of the citizenship question on the 2020 census form, while acknowledging the charges are serious. Speaking Wednesday at a federal trial court in Manhattan, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said he would … Judge Will Slow Walk ‘Serious’ Allegations Of Cover Up In Citizenship Question Dispute 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 » Mexico Steps Up Illegal Immigration Enforcement After Trump’s Tariff Threat By Jason Hopkins – The Mexican government is showing signs of increased illegal immigration enforcement and cooperation with their U.S. counterparts following President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Around 200 Mexican law enforcement officials blocked a U.S.-bound caravan on Wednesday. The caravan, made up of about 1,000 Central American migrants, was heading north on a … Mexico Steps Up Illegal Immigration Enforcement After Trump’s Tariff Threat 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 » Wishful Thinking – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – Pelosi says Trump is always in her prayers. One could only imagine in this political climate how she prays. Political Cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. See more Branco toons HERE Wishful Thinking – A.F. 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Justice Department pushes back against Democrats’ contempt threat over census
The Justice Department on Thursday rejected document demands from the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee related to the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, which could lead to votes to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress. Read More…
What is McConnelling? How campaigns skirt coordination laws to help PACs make ads
More and more, campaigns are getting in on “McConnelling”: skirting campaign coordination laws by posting public footage of a candidate that PACs can use to make positive ads. Roll Call elections analyst Nathan L. Gonzales is here to explain McConnelling, a term coined five years ago on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.” Watch the video here…
National Democrats take sides in Iowa Senate primary
National Democrats are taking sides in the primary to take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in Iowa, with two groups and a presidential candidate backing Theresa Greenfield, who was an early favorite for a House race last year. Read More…
Democrats want to require Pentagon to study climate change risks on military bases
House Democrats will seek to include in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act language that would require the Pentagon to more aggressively study the risks posed to its bases by climate change, their latest effort to scrutinize and quantify the challenges a warming planet poses to the military. Read More…
Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke will “very likely” support the eventual Democratic nominee challenging one of his best friends in Congress, GOP Rep. Will Hurd. It’s a reversal from O’Rourke’s vow of neutrality in the 2018 midterm elections. Read More…
Republican John James will run again, this time against Sen. Gary Peters
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, among the more vulnerable Democrats in the Senate, picked up a challenger Thursday whom Republicans hope will put the Wolverine State in play in 2020. Read More…
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A Speech for the Ages After a very emotional few days of greeting veterans and world leaders, President Donald Trump delivered a speech yesterday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France. It was actually so good that he received actual compliments from media adversaries Jim Acosta and Joe Scarborough. Evocative of Ronald Reagan’s 1984 speech to recognize the 40 years since the “boys of Pointe-du-Hoc” scaled the Normandy cliffs to silence German guns, the President delivered a speech that will be filed as one of the highlights of his presidency. Here is the speech in part (hat tip to Fox News for the full transcript): “We are gathered here on freedom’s altar, on these shores, on these bluffs, on this day 75 years ago, 10,000 men shed their blood, and thousands sacrificed their lives for their brothers, for their countries, and for the survival of liberty. Today we remember those who fell, and we honor all who fought right here in Normandy. They wouldn’t back this ground for civilization. To more than one 170 Veterans of the Second World War, who join us today, you are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live. You are the pride of our nation. You are the glory of our republic. And we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.” “This beach, codenamed Omaha, was defended by the Nazis with monstrous firepower, thousands and thousands of mines and spikes driven into the sands so deeply. It was here that tens of thousands of the Americans came. The G.I.’s who boarded the landing craft that morning knew that they carried on their shoulders not just the pack of a soldier, but the fate of the world.” ISIS Plotted to Send Westerners to U.S. Through Mexico Border Holly McKay for Fox News: “A chilling confession from a captured ISIS fighter has shed light on how the terrorist group intended to exploit the vulnerabilities of the U.S. border with Mexico, using English speakers and westerners to take advantage of smuggling routes and target financial institutions. Seized ISIS fighter Abu Henricki, a Canadian citizen with dual citizenship with Trinidad, last month said that he was sought out by the violent insurgency’s leadership to attack the U.S. from a route starting in Central America, according to a study by the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) and published in Homeland Security Today. ‘ISIS has organized plots in Europe with returnees so it seems entirely plausible that they wanted to send guys out to attack. The issue that makes a North American attack harder is the travel is more difficult from Syria,’ Anne Speckhard, who co-conducted the study as the director of ICSVE and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University, told Fox News. ‘So the idea that they would instead use people who were not known to their own governments as having joined ISIS might make it possible for them to board airplanes.’ Henricki allegedly traveled to Syria with the intention of serving as an ISIS fighter, but was later told he could not take on soldier duties due to a chronic illness. At the end of 2016, he claimed to have been ‘invited’ by the ISIS intelligence wing – known as the emni – to join other Trinidadians and launch financial attacks on the U.S. The attacks were described to Henricki as designed to ‘cripple the U.S. economy,’ and he was said to have been informed that he would be issued false identification and passports and would be maneuvered from Puerto Rico to Mexico and then to the United States. ‘The plan came from someone from the New Jersey state of America. I was going to take the boat from Puerto Rico into Mexico. He was going to smuggle me in,’ the ISIS cadre continued. He further elaborated that he believed the scheme was aimed at New York financial targets. ‘They wanted to use these people (to attack inside the U.S.) because they were from these areas,’ Henricki told the scholars, indicating that they were either from North America or were English speakers.” Weekend Reading Lawmaker accuses constituents of hate speech for protesting “Drag Queen Story Hour.” (David Marcus for The Federalist) What the heroic men of D-Day faced down to secure the west’s freedom. (Joshua Lawson for The Federalist) Confronting the real cost of immigration.(The Washington Times) The new exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage gets everything right – and fixes nothing.(Dana Horn for The Atlantic) Friday Entertainment Center Why YouTube is wrong to censor Nazis and demonetize Steven Crowder, “YouTube has lost the plot on free speech.” (The Washington Examiner) “Dark Phoenix” Rotten Tomatoes score is rough. (Cinema Blend) Brad Pitt orders straight pride parade to stop using his image. (Hollywood Reporter) “Family Guy” creator Seth McFarlane was attacked by a conservative TV watchdog. Now they’re friends. (The LA Times) “Always Be My Maybe” breathes life into the gasping rom-com genre. (The Federalist) BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist. |
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FIRST READ: Biden’s reversal on Hyde Amendment caps a tough week
So Joe Biden’s had a rough week.
It started with that sloppy climate plan rollout – the Biden campaign admitting that it forgot to give proper attribution to some passages in it. (The toplines were also almost identical to Beto O’Rourke’s climate plan.)
Then came the pile-on from his Democratic rivals after NBC News reported that the former vice president continued to support the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funds for abortion services except in the cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother
And then last night, Biden reversed course, saying he now opposes the Hyde Amendment – after supporting it for decades.
“I can’t justify leaving millions of women without access to the care they need and the ability to … exercise their constitutionally protected right,” he said, per NBC’s Mike Memoli.
“If I believe healthcare is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone’s ZIP code.”
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The Trump campaign quickly spiked the football on Biden’s quick flip-flop.
“He’s just not very good at this. Joe Biden is an existential threat to Joe Biden,” said the Trump campaign’s communications director.
To be fair to Biden, none of these missteps – lifting words for its policy plan (which happens all the time) or flip-flopping on an issue (ditto) – is fatal.
And as we’ve seen so far, there’s a real disconnect between what’s playing on Twitter and what rank-and-file Democrats care about.
But we stand by what we said about Biden after he first got into the race back in April:
He’s the Democratic front-runner — but a vulnerable one.
As Dem rival Seth Moulton tweeted this morning, “Bravo to @JoeBiden for doing the right thing and reversing his longstanding support for the Hyde Amendment. It takes courage to admit when you’re wrong, especially when those decisions affect millions of people.”
“Now do the Iraq War.”
TWEET OF THE DAY: Jekyll and Hyde
Today’s tariff deadline
Talks between U.S. and Mexican negotiators will resume today for a third-straight day, as NBC’s Peter Alexander reports.
Administration officials say there has been “significant progress,” but they stress that President Trump will have the final say. (He returns home from Europe today, arriving back at the White House, per the White House schedule, at 4:45 pm ET.)
Also, Alexander confirms that Trump faces a deadline TODAY to sign an executive order to impose those tariffs against Mexico starting on Monday.
As a White House official tells Alexander, there is an advance notice requirement; however, it is not binding.
In other words, it is necessary to sign that executive order today. But it can still be turned off – avoiding those tariffs – before they would go into effect on Monday.
Sweet Carolina
All of the early looks at the 2020 electoral map have ignored a battleground state that was all the rage back in ’16.
North Carolina.
And you can argue it has the POTENTIAL to be a fascinating state to watch over the next year and half.
You have the competitive NC-9 election this September.
It’s a presidential battleground whose electoral votes (15) are greater than Wisconsin’s and New Hampshire’s combined (14).
(Yes, Hillary Clinton ultimately lost the state to Trump by 3 points in 2016, but she also led in the pre-Comey polls there.)
Its 2020 Senate race, with Republican Thom Tillis up for re-election, could determine if Dems can win back the chamber – if they land a solid recruit there.
Its gubernatorial race, with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper up for re-election, could be the most competitive 2020 GOV race of the cycle.
And oh, Republicans are having their presidential convention in Charlotte.
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2020 VISION: The Iowa Waltz
Almost the entire 2020 Dem field descends on Iowa this weekend, with a whopping 19 (!!!) candidates addressing the Iowa Democratic Party’s Hall of Fame event honoring 2018 gubernatorial nominee Fred Hubbell.
The one eyebrow-raising no-show (again): Joe Biden.
On the campaign trail today: Beto O’Rourke hits Lacona, Ottumwa and Knoxville… Pete Buttigieg attends a house party in Winterset before speaking at a Matthew Shepherd Scholarship Dinner in Des Moines… Bernie Sanders does a political podcast in Cedar Rapids… John Hickenlooper stumps in West Des Moines and holds a gun safety Q&A in Ankeny… And John Delaney is West Moines… Outside of Iowa, Kamala Harris stumps in Birmingham, Ala.
On the campaign trail Saturday: Buttigieg stumps in Des Moines, attends a Pride reception in the city, and does a small business tour in Mason City … Bernie Sanders holds town halls in Marshalltown and Waterloo… O’Rourke runs a Pride 5K Run in Des Moines, holds a town hall in Williamsburg and attends an office opening in Cedar Rapids… Cory Booker hits Des Moines, Ames, and Iowa City… Hickenlooper and Delaney remain in Iowa… Outside of Iowa, Harris remains in Alabama before stumping in South Carolina… Eric Swalwell campaigns in New Hampshire… And Tulsi Gabbard is in New York.
On the campaign trail Sunday: Beginning at 2:00 pm ET, Bennet, Booker, Bullock, Buttigieg, De Blasio, Delaney, Gabbard, Gillibrand, Harris, Hickenlooper, Inslee, Klobuchar, O’Rourke, Ryan, Sanders, Swalwell, Warren, Williamson and Yang speak at the Iowa Democrats’ Hall of Fame event in Cedar Rapids… Afterward, Sanders holds a rally in Dubuque… Warren attends a house party in Waterloo… And Harris does a town hall in Waterloo.
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is… 46 percent
46 percent.
That’s the percentage of the vote that Republican John James — an African-American veteran and businessman — won in the 2018 Michigan Senate race, losing to incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow by just over six points.
James is running again in 2020, facing a less well-known Gary Peters in what could be a high-profile race in a must-win state for the Trump campaign.
Republicans haven’t won a Senate seat in Michigan since 1994.
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the issue they personally consider the most important, 35% of voters
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Republicans. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 18% do not trust either party, 6% trust both, and 7% are not sure.Among
those who consider health care the most important issue, Democrats have
a 53% to 16% advantage. Republicans have the advantage on national
security, 60% to 13%.On the issue of immigration, voters overall are fairly evenly divided in terms of which party they trust. However, among those who consider it the most important issue, 60% trust Republicans more while 16% trust the Democrats.All
of those findings are little changed from a month ago. But among those
who say the economy is most important, it’s now fairly even: 35% trust
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important to note that these results are based only on the 148 survey
respondents who named the economy as their top issue. Such data has a
margin of sampling error of +/- 8.2 percentage
points. This will be something worth watching in the coming months.Twenty percent (20%) of voters consider Health Care to be the most important issue;
15% say it’s the economy; 13% cite immigration; and 9% national
security. The number of survey respondents naming a variety of other
topics to be the most important issue was too small to report separate
results.Just 25% now believe it is even somewhat likely that Congress will
successfully address the major issues facing the nation before the 2020 elections.
That’s down three points from a month ago and the lowest level of
confidence yet measured. Only 9% think meaningful action is Very Likely.Among
all voters, 35% now believe that Congress is too liberal while 31%
believe it is too conservative. Those figures are little changed from a
month ago. Last fall, 44% believed Congress was too conservative and
36% said too liberal (see topline trends).Other survey data highlights how the nation’s political leaders have failed to connect with
everyday Americans. Voters apparently see little relevance in the partisan dynamics that consume official Washington. Only 57% recognize that Democrats hold the majority in the House of Representatives at this time. Twenty percent (20%) mistakenly believe Republicans control the House.As for the Senate, 53% recognize that the GOP has majority control while 18% believe the Democrats are in charge.Finally, today’s Number of the
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| Andy Puzder splashes a cup of reality on the $15 minimum wage Posted: 07 Jun 2019 05:23 AM PDT As long as there are radical progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Capitol Hill, there will be talk of raising the minimum wage. The Democrats have learned to love the vote-buying ploy of making people think they’re coming to help, but reality is very different from the expectations Democrats deliver. Former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder […] The post Andy Puzder splashes a cup of reality on the $15 minimum wage appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Pentecost Part 1: An Organic Event Posted: 07 Jun 2019 05:01 AM PDT The Book of Acts chapter 1 is like the first episode of a new season on a TV show you love. It has flashbacks and a set up for something major to come. The first Christians are instructed to stay in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit. The disciples gather and take inventory of who is […] The post Pentecost Part 1: An Organic Event appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Biden caves to radicals on Hyde Amendment Posted: 06 Jun 2019 11:50 PM PDT As I’ve said before, this is AOC’s party now. Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden reversed instantly and spectacularly on the Hyde Amendment, now calling for an end to the 43-year prohibition on federal funds being used for abortions. It only took two days of criticism and some triage by his campaign team to reverse his […] The post Biden caves to radicals on Hyde Amendment appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Priorities: What must conservatives put at the top of the list for America? Posted: 06 Jun 2019 08:14 PM PDT One of the most important premises we started with when we first conceived of a new American Conservative Movement was the reality of truth. Conservatives have truth on our side. From issue to issue, policy to policy, and solution to solution, a conservative philosophy applied to each is the best way to preserve America’s prosperity and […] The post Priorities: What must conservatives put at the top of the list for America? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Confirmed: ISIS planned on infiltrating America through southern border Posted: 06 Jun 2019 05:45 PM PDT It has been long-speculated the Islamic State takes advantage of our open southern border to bring terrorists from abroad into America. There have been confirming reports of this for months, but a recent admission by a captured member of the ISIS intelligence wing said the terrorist group is recruiting people to infiltrate from Central America […] The post Confirmed: ISIS planned on infiltrating America through southern border appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Promising signs that leverage can work with Mexico Posted: 06 Jun 2019 04:01 PM PDT No sane person wants tariffs levied on Mexico. However, truth be told, Democrats intractability on border security and their allies tying up the few Executive actions the President can take in the courts leave few options. The President’s announcement on trade was a surprise to many, and many were skeptical of the effectiveness of the […] The post Promising signs that leverage can work with Mexico appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Mainstream media ‘celebrates’ D-Day anniversary by bashing the President Posted: 06 Jun 2019 06:43 AM PDT Narcissists tend to make everything about them. Obsessive hatred is much like narcissism; those who are obsessed, as mainstream media journalists are obsessed about President Trump, tend to make everything about him, and always in a negative light. Here are the top headlines on Google for today, the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. You’ll notice in the […] The post Mainstream media ‘celebrates’ D-Day anniversary by bashing the President appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| How long ammo lasts and how to store it for max shelf life Posted: 06 Jun 2019 06:28 AM PDT Two commonly asked questions among new gun owners are, “How long does ammo last?” and “How should I store my ammunition?” This article will focus on providing detailed answers to these questions and more while covering the basics of ammunition storage. How Long Does Ammo Last? Ammunition’s shelf life is largely predicated on the the […] The post How long ammo lasts and how to store it for max shelf life appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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The other is the inspired casting in which the gifted Lewis — an Englishman in real life — plays the modest yet inspiring Dick Winters, a man who lived in Pennsylvania before and after World War II. “He just felt like a leader,” casting director Meg Liberman said later. “He felt like the guy that these men would do anything for.” The actual Dick Winters was certainly like that, a trait illustrated in one of the early scenes in the series when we find our hero gathering up the Easy Company men after their harrowing airdrop into France. At one point, Lt. Winters is joined by a private from another company, who expresses worry that the men are lost. “We’re not lost, private,” Winter responds. “We’re in Normandy.” There was more to this actual encounter, however, as I’ll explain in a moment. First, I’d point you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. 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But I’ll let the real Dick Winters tell the story: “After roaming around at the tail end of another column for most of the evening, I finally stumbled into Le Grand-Chemin, where the 2nd Battalion was gathering,” he recalled later. “At the time, E Company consisted of just 13 men. As I was sitting there with my men, an officer came back and said, ‘Winters, they want you up front!’ “When I got there, Capt. Clarence Hester turns to me and says: ‘There’s fire along that hedgerow there. Take care of it.’ That was it. There was no elaborate plan or briefing. I didn’t even know what was on the other side of the hedgerow. All I had were my instructions, and I had to quickly develop a plan from there. And as it turns out, I did. We were able to take out those four German guns with the loss of only one man, Pvt. John Hall, who was killed just in front of me. He was a good man, and his death was hard on me.” Years later, after Stephen Ambrose’s book had come out, Winters received a letter from one of the GIs who’d come from Utah Beach on the causeway that Easy Company, with help from John D. Halls, had cleared. The letter writer had been a medic on D-Day, walking behind a contingent of tanks on the beach. The medic wrote that he always wondered why the enemy fire raking Utah Beach had stopped. He thanked Winters and said he wouldn’t have made it without the German guns being knocked out. “That medic was a man named Elliot Richardson, who, as it turns out, later became attorney general in the Nixon administration,” Winters said. “So, we did a little good out there for those troops coming in on D-Day, which makes you feel pretty good.” And that’s our quote of the week. Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com Financial news have you worried? 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| BREAKING REPORT: ISIS Plotted to Send Terrorists into America Through US-Mexico Border A new report is highlighting the growing dangers posed by the escalating immigration crisis; with a detained ISIS member confirming the group plotted to send terrorists into America using the porous US-Mexico border.“A chilling confession from a captured ISIS fighter has shed light on how the terrorist group intended to exploit the vulnerabilities of the… |
| MR. DEEP STATE: John Kerry Uses D-Day Commemoration to Attack President Trump’s Foreign Policy Former Secretary of State John Kerry used the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion to critique President Trump’s foreign policy; saying “for the last two years, NATO has been under attack.”“John Kerry said D-Day commemorations and the Second World War stood as a reminder to the world that terrible things happened when tolerance… |
| REPORT: US Commander Says Soldiers Facing ‘IMMINENT’ Threat from Iran, Attack at ‘Any Moment’ A senior military commander confirmed Thursday that Iranian back-forces could launch a strike against American targets throughout the Middle East “at any moment.”“The top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East says he believes the Iranians or their proxies may orchestrate an attack at any moment,” reports NBC News… |
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