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Jun 18, 2019

Good morning from Washington, where patriotism can go missing when politics and entertainment mix. Not so with singer-actress Mary Millben, who talks with our Rob Bluey as she prepares to be part of a movie soundtrack and perform at a Trump rally. The Supreme Court kicks another wedding cake case back to its state of origin, Kevin Daley reports. On the podcast, a young Venezuelan warns of the dangers of socialism. Plus commentary from Heritage Foundation policy experts on free speech for haters, how gun rights save lives, a life preserver for school choice, and the grim march of physician-assisted suicide.

	Commentary Gun Rights Made All the Difference for These Intended Victims Firearms are used far more often in self-defense than in crime. Here are some examples from news stories last month. More Analysis Mary Millben Is Singing the National Anthem at Trump’s Rally. She Loves Performing America’s Patriotic Music (Just Listen). “Entertainment and politics are pretty much the same profession,” Mary Millben says. “Every four years a new Broadway show comes into town. Right?” More Commentary First Amendment Protects Offensive Speech. Even by This Anti-Israel Movement. If we ban speech that we don’t like, what defense do we have when someone tries to ban ours? More Analysis He Grew Up Under Socialism. Now He’s Urging Young People to Reject It. Daniel Di Martino grew up under Venezuelan socialism. Now he’s on a mission to persuade young people to reject the ideology that ruined his country. More News Supreme Court Dodges Decision in Christian Bakers’ Refusal to Make Cake for Same-Sex Wedding The high court lifts an order punishing a Christian couple who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, telling a lower court to reconsider the dispute. More Commentary Treasury Department Just Fixed a Situation That Threatened School Choice The agency’s new regulations and guidance mean there is no new cost for taxpayers who donate to a state tax credit scholarship program. More Commentary Maine’s Adoption of Physician-Assisted Suicide Accelerates an Ominous Trend Instead of promoting the health and wholeness of the patient, physician-assisted suicide promotes the dangerous idea that some lives are not worth living. More News Pinterest Suspends Pro-Life Organization, Places It on Porn ‘Blocklist’ “Pinterest has targeted Live Action, I believe, because our message is so effective at educating millions about the humanity of the preborn child and the injustice of abortion,” founder Lila Rose says. More

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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP will officially launch his 2020 campaign in Orlando tonight. He does so amid signs of unease in his own camp about his electoral prospects, despite what any other president would be touting as an enviable record. There are two ways to view the political climate in Trump’s Washington:

— THE PRO-TRUMP WORLD: As the president and his allies see it, a second term should be his for the taking. After all, the economy is solid — inflation is low and growth is chugging along, despite some warning signs. The United States has not entered any new wars on Trump’s watch, and America is even speaking to old adversaries. His base is with him, and tonight’s rally in Florida will draw tens of thousands of people in a critical part of a crucial 2020 state. Despite withering pressure from investigations on the Hill, at DOJ and in New York, Republicans are not abandoning the president.

— THE ANTI-TRUMP WORLD: Trump’s foes are just as certain he’s got a losing record. Trade wars with Mexico and China are hurting farmers in the Midwest and pushing up prices for everyone else. A surge of migrants from Central America has swamped the border. The United States could be dragged into a war with Iran at any moment, and talks with North Korea have stalled. Internal Trump polling shows the president trailing in key battleground states, with numbers so bad Trump fired some of his campaign’s pollsters. He’s losing to almost every single Democratic candidate. Impeachment looms on the horizon, and should that happen, some Republicans could begin abandoning him to save themselves.

AND YET, here’s the thing about Donald Trump: After he shocked the world in 2016, nobody dares predict which of the above narratives will prevail in 2020. Democrats could easily nominate a weak challenger. And unlike last time, he now has his party behind him and the trappings of incumbency on his side. With the election 16 months away, anyone who can say for sure that he’s doomed — or destined to return — is either clairvoyant … or smoking something.

THE MAIN EVENT … ORLANDO SENTINEL: “Trump supporters line up 42 hours early for Orlando campaign rally at Amway Center,” by Caroline Glenn and David Harris: “With tents, sleeping bags and coolers of water in tow, Donald Trump supporters began lining up early Monday for Tuesday’s campaign rally in Orlando, nearly two full days before the event. …

“The line had grown to about 50 as of 3 p.m. By 9:30 p.m., the line ballooned to about 250, with people snaked around to Central Boulevard. Around the same Trump tweeted there were ‘thousands of people already lined up.’” Orlando Sentinel

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MOOD MUSIC … via WaPo’s Damian Paletta and Heather Long: “Trump has threatened to escalate trade conflicts with China, Mexico, the European Union and Japan, spooking business leaders and leading some to pull back investment. Similarly, budget and debt-ceiling talks with congressional leaders from both parties have sputtered, raising the possibility of another government shutdown in October.

“The uncertainty — and a cooling global economy — led JPMorgan Chase on Monday to predict that there was a 45 percent chance the U.S. economy would enter a recession in the next year, up from 20 percent at the beginning of 2018.” WaPo

PETER BAKER SETS THE TABLE on NYT A12: “As President Trump kicks off his campaign for a second term on Tuesday with an eardrum-pounding, packed-to-the-rafters rally in Florida, no one doubts that he is the dominant force in the arena today, the one defining the national conversation as no president has done in generations.

“But the coming election is shaping up as a test — not just of the man but of his country. Was Mr. Trump’s victory the last time around a historical fluke or a genuine reflection of America in the modern age? Will the populist surge that lifted him to the White House run its course or will it further transform a nation and its capital in ways that will outlast his presidency? What kind of country do Americans really want at this point?

“Whatever voters thought about Mr. Trump in 2016, they have now had more than enough time to take their measure of him, and their judgment arguably will say more about the mood of the world’s last superpower than whatever roll-the-dice decision may have been made last time. Mr. Trump promised to blow up the system; voters will decide if more disruption is still needed.” NYT

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WAPO’S NICK MIROFF and MARIA SACHETTI: “Trump vows mass immigration arrests, removals of ‘millions of illegal aliens’ starting next week”: “President Trump said in a tweet Monday night that U.S. immigration agents are planning to make mass arrests starting ‘next week,’ an apparent reference to a plan in preparation for months that aims to round up thousands of migrant parents and children in a blitz operation across major U.S. cities.

“‘Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States,’ Trump wrote, referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ‘They will be removed as fast as they come in.’

“Large-scale ICE enforcement operations are typically kept secret to avoid tipping off targets. In 2018, Trump and other senior officials threatened the mayor of Oakland, Calif., with criminal prosecution for alerting city residents that immigration raids were in the works. … U.S. officials with knowledge of the preparations have said in recent days that the operation was not imminent, and ICE officials said late Monday night that they were not aware that the president planned to divulge their enforcement plans on Twitter.” WaPo

— REALITY CHECK: There’s no way ICE can deport “millions” of people in the near term. In fiscal year 2012, its peak, the agency deported 409,849 individuals. In FY 2017, the first for which we have partial data under Trump, that number was 226,119. And, as NBC’s Julia Ainsley explains, “[I]nterior removals have been down across the country for a simple reason: ICE is running out of space due to the influx of immigrants coming across the border.”

ON THE OTHER SIDE … BIDEN POOL REPORT, from WSJ’s Ken Thomas at 9:56 p.m.: “Prior to Mr. Biden’s arrival, around 6 p.m., about two dozen climate change demonstrators gathered outside the Upper East Side home of Jim Chanos, the president and founder of Kynikos Associates, a prominent short-selling investment firm. …

“The pool was escorted to the dining room of Mr. Chanos’ penthouse apartment, where guests mingled, sipped wine and chatted at an adjoining outdoor terrace. Artwork lined the walls of the apartment. … He said he appreciated the donors for ‘writing a check to allow me to compete. And you are putting me in a position to be able to compete nationally.’”

NUGGET OF NEWS: Biden said he had 360,000 donors who have given an average of $55. That comes to $19.8 million in contributions for his campaign.

BTW … REPUBLICANS FOR BIDEN? … “Guests spotted by the pool included: Former Sen. Al D’Amato, R-N.Y.; Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, who served as a VA undersecretary for health during the Obama administration and as VA secretary for President Trump until 2018; billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis; Robert Wolf, founder of 32 Advisors and a top fundraiser for President Obama’s campaigns; Michael Kempner, CEO of MWWPR and a prominent Democratic fundraiser and numerous other attendees.”

A ZINGER FROM ELIZABETH WARREN (@ewarren) at 10:28 p.m.: “I don’t spend time at fancy fundraisers. Instead, I spend my time meeting voters and thanking grassroots donors who chip in what they can. Donate $3 to my campaign, and you might just get a call from me to thank you!”

LINE OF THE DAY … BURGESS EVERETT and HEATHER CAYGLE: “The [DNC] chairman is the face of presidential debate rules that will allow a meditation guru to take the stage next week while a red state Western governor watches on TV. Against that backdrop, a collection of Democratic lawmakers are still aggravated with [DNC chair Tom] Perez after he yielded to the party’s base last year and agreed to dilute their power as superdelegates — a problem Perez is still trying to defuse in private meetings with Democrats.” POLITICO

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COMING ATTRACTIONS: The SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE has this hearing today: “The President’s 2019 Trade Policy Agenda and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.” U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer will testify at 10:15 a.m. in 215 Dirksen.

IMPEACHMENT WATCH — FRESHMAN REP. KATIE PORTER (D-Calif.) came out for impeachment in a video she posted online. People will make a lot of this, considering she beat Mimi Walters in an R+3 seat. …

… BUT KEEP THIS IN MIND: Just two Democrats in Republican seats have called for impeachment proceedings. The other is Rep. Tom Malinowski, a former Obama State Department official who represents New Jersey’s 7th District.

FOR YOUR RADAR — “Pentagon sending 1,000 more troops as tensions with Iran grow,” by Bryan Bender: “The Pentagon is dispatching an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East in response to recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman that the United States blames on Iran.

“‘The recent Iranian attacks validate the reliable, credible intelligence we have received on hostile behavior by Iranian forces and their proxy groups that threaten United States personnel and interests across the region,’ acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said in a statement announcing the deployment. The additional forces are ‘for defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats in the Middle East,’ the statement added.” POLITICO

— “Pentagon claims new photos show Iran responsible for tanker attacks,” by Wesley Morgan

THE BIG PICTURE — NAHAL TOOSI: “Iran tests Trump’s desire to actually strike a new deal”: “President Donald Trump is at a make-or-break moment with Iran. Tehran said Monday it will soon take steps that likely violate the 2015 nuclear deal Trump himself abandoned, an announcement that came just days after the U.S. accused the Islamist-led country of sabotaging international oil tankers. The Pentagon announced Monday that it is sending 1,000 more troops to the Middle East for ‘defensive purposes.’ In Europe, meanwhile, leaders are starting to acknowledge that they may have to walk away from the nuclear agreement or devise a new one.

“The confluence of events will test Trump’s weak appetite for military action, his ability to rally allies he has frequently snubbed and his seriousness about actually striking the better deal with the Iranians that he once promised. Along the way, Trump must win over officials well-aware of his history of misstatements and uneasy about relying on U.S. intelligence when a potential new Middle East war could result.” POLITICO

KUSHNER SPLATS EGG ON TRUMP’S FACE ON THE WORLD STAGE, via Barak Ravid in Axios: “White House will not invite Israeli officials to Bahrain conference”: “The White House has decided not to invite the Israeli Minister of Finance Moshe Kahlon or other Israeli government officials to the Bahrain conference in Manama on June 25, where it plans to launch the economic part of the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, U.S. officials told me.

“Why it matters: This is a major setback for the White House’s vision for the much-anticipated Bahrain conference, which will now take place without Israeli or Palestinian officials.” Axios

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— IN 2018, Texas GOP Rep. KENNY MARCHANT won reelection by 3 percentage points — his closest margin in 14 years in Congress. Marchant’s district, which is north of Dallas and Fort Worth, is shifting, strategists in both parties say, and Democrats are newly competitive. KIM OLSON, a veteran, is running against Marchant in 2020, attempting to meld her military background with an anti-Trump message. OLSON closes out her video — which is primarily about her military service — saying she is running because “this president is attacking everything we’ve fought for over the years.”

OLSON lost a 2018 statewide race for agriculture commissioner by 5 points, so she’s a practiced candidate. But 2020 is a presidential year, and Marchant won by nearly 17 points in 2016. This seat could be one to watch. Video

— WASHINGTON INC.: DOUG THORNELL, OREN SHUR and EMILY CAMPBELL will be the new heads of SKDKNICKERBOCKER’S political consulting department. The trio will lead an expansion of the firm’s political advertising work.

TRUMP’S TUESDAY — The president and first lady Melania Trump will leave the White House at 3:50 p.m. en route to Orlando. Trump will speak at a 2020 reception at 7:30 p.m. and campaign kickoff event at the Amway Center at 8 p.m. Afterward, they will leave for Miami to spend the night in Doral, Fla.

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KNOWING KELLY KNIGHT CRAFT — “Trump’s U.N. nominee was ‘absent’ ambassador,” by Lauren Gardner: “President Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations – current U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft – was frequently absent from her post in Ottawa, raising questions about her level of engagement with the job, according to officials in both the United States and Canada.

“State Department officials acknowledge her frequent travels outside of Canada, but said many of the trips were related to the new North American trade deal. Her absences from her official post are likely to be an issue in her confirmation hearing, which is now scheduled for Wednesday.

“Federal Aviation Administration records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by POLITICO show that a private jet registered to Craft’s husband and used by the ambassador made 128 flights between the United States and Canada during a 15-month span of her tenure in Ottawa, the equivalent of a roundtrip once a week.

“Some of the trips correspond with dates of events Craft attended in her home state of Kentucky – such as the Kentucky Derby and a media interview at a University of Kentucky basketball center named for her husband Joe Craft, a coal billionaire – but neither she nor he, through their spokespeople, would confirm how many of the flights involved her travel.” POLITICO

THE INVESTIGATIONS … “Paul Manafort Seemed Headed to Rikers. Then the Justice Department Intervened,” by NYT’s William Rashbaum and Katie Benner: “[L]ast week, Manhattan prosecutors were surprised to receive a letter from the second-highest law enforcement official in the country inquiring about Mr. Manafort’s case. The letter, from Jeffrey A. Rosen, Attorney General William P. Barr’s new top deputy, indicated that he was monitoring where Mr. Manafort would be held in New York.

“And then, on Monday, federal prison officials weighed in, telling the Manhattan district attorney’s office that Mr. Manafort, 70, would not be going to Rikers.

“Instead, he will await his trial at a federal lockup in Manhattan or at the Pennsylvania federal prison where he is serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence for wide-ranging financial schemes, according to people with knowledge of the matter.” NYT

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IMMIGRATION FILES … WAPO’S MARIA SACCHETTI inCiudad Juárez, Mexico: “‘The American Dream has turned into hell’: In test of a deterrent, Juarez scrambles before U.S. dumps thousands of migrants”: “This gritty, industrial city on the banks of the murky Rio Grande is bracing for the Trump administration to dump thousands of migrants from Central America and other lands here under a new agreement to curb mass migration to the United States. But frantic Mexican officials say they likely cannot handle the rapid influx, as they are desperate for more shelter space, food and supplies.

“With days to prepare, a top state official said he expects a fivefold increase in the number of migrants who will be sent to Juarez as a result of the expansion of the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols. The program, which is under court challenge, sends migrants who are seeking refuge in the United States back across the border into Mexico to await their asylum hearings.

“More than 200 migrants were sent back to Juarez on Thursday, double the previous day, and officials expect as many as 500 migrants each day will be returned from El Paso to Juarez in coming weeks.”

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — “Number of workplace safety inspectors fall under Trump,” by Rebecca Rainey: “Despite assurances from Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta that he will boost the number of OSHA compliance officers this fiscal year, new data shows the number of inspectors has declined. According to statistics that POLITICO obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, the number of compliance safety and health officers tasked with conducting workplace inspections at the agency had fallen in April to 870. That’s down from the 875 safety inspectors that OSHA reported in January.” POLITICO

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WHAT ERIC GREITENS IS READING … “Former FBI agent who investigated Greitens indicted for perjury, evidence tampering,” by the Kansas City Star’s Crystal Thomas and Bryan Lowry: “The former FBI agent chosen by the St. Louis City prosecutor to investigate former Gov. Eric Greitens has been indicted on six counts of perjury and one count of tampering with physical evidence, according to documents unsealed Monday in St. Louis City Circuit Court.

“William Don Tisaby, 66, a private investigator, was hired by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner to assist in a probe following allegations that Greitens took a partially nude photograph of a woman without her consent while they were having an affair in 2015. The woman was allegedly bound and blindfolded when the photo was taken, and she says he threatened to release it if she ever spoke about the affair.

“Gardner charged Greitens with invasion of privacy. But the charge was dropped when Greitens’ defense team accused Tisaby of perjury and said it planned to call Gardner at trial as a witness. …

“In the court documents made public Monday, [St. Louis Circuit Court judge Gerard] Carmody accuses Tisaby, 66, of lying multiple times during a deposition and concealing notes from Greitens’ legal team.” Kansas City Star

MEGATREND: “Africa is projected to overtake Asia in births by 2060, and will account for half of all babies being born in the world by the year 2100,” via Pew Research Center’s Tony Flores

MEDIAWATCH — Jeet Heer is joining The Nation as national affairs correspondent and Jane McAlevey as strikes correspondent, covering the labor movement. This is D.D. Guttenplan’s first week as new editor at The Nation. Jeet’s first piece

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PER CALIFORNIA PLAYBOOK: “SPOTTED: Polish president President Andrzej Duda dining at John’s Grill in San Francisco on Sunday – with an entourage of 30 security officers in tow. Sources said the President – on a Western swing that also included a trip to Nevada — dined on raw oysters and a porterhouse steak, downed with Anchor Steam beer.”

TRANSITIONS — NSC DEPARTURE LOUNGE: The White House’s top Russia hand, Fiona Hill, is leaving the administration at the end of August, per the NYT’s Peter Baker. She’ll be replaced by NSC arms control specialist Tim Morrison, according to Baker, indicating Trump’s possible focus on replacing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty.

… Amy Dacey will be the inaugural executive director of AU’s Sine Institute of Policy and Politics. She is the former CEO of the DNC and former exec director of EMILY’s List. … Jeb Fain has started as Trump war room communications director at American Bridge. He most recently was comms director for House Majority PAC.

SPOTTED at USGLC’s State Leaders Summit on Monday: HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Rick Santorum, Jennifer Granholm, Dan Glickman, Norm Coleman, Steve Hadley, Jane Harman, Nancy Lindborg, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Nagata, Melanne Verveer, Frank Sesno, Barbara Stephenson, Sarah Thorn, Leyla Santiago, Jonathan Capehart, Selina Jackson, Jenifer Healy and Liz Schrayer.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Justin Barasky, a senior adviser at the DSCC and a Sherrod Brown and Priorities USA alum, and Lauren Durham, former campaign manager for Kathleen Clyde’s campaign for secretary of state in Ohio, welcomed Henry Scott Barasky. Pic … Another pic

BIRTHWEEK (was yesterday): Spectator USA Life & Arts Editor Dominic Green turned 49 (hat tip: Matt McDonald) … (was Friday): NPR’s Tom Gjelten turned 71

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Fred Barbash, legal affairs writer for The Washington Post. A trend he thinks deserves more attention: “Sleep deprivation, often purposeful, especially in Washington. It saps our brains, causes accidents, turns young people into cranky old people and makes old people even older. It also severely reduces male reproductive capacity. Seriously. It’s a threat to the species.” Playbook Plus Q&A

BIRTHDAYS: Dina Powell … Niall Stanage, WH columnist at The Hill, is 45 … Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.) is 68 … Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) is 7-0 … Nick Johnston, editor at Axios, is 42 … Millie Harmon Meyers (h/ts Ben Chang) … Megan Mitchell … bipartisan Senate alumni birthday: former Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) is 82 and former Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) is 69 … David Drucker is 48 … Geri M. Joseph is 96 … Reed Cordish is 45 … Scooter Braun is 38 … Ajashu Thomas … David Wood … Kate Knudson … POLITICO’s Claire Okrongly and Shannon Rafferty … Jim Stinson (h/t Jon Conradi) … Chris Allen … Bob Scutari … WNYC’s Charlie Herman … author Joanne Lipman, former EIC of USA Today … The Atlantic’s Rachel Alben (h/t Michael Falcone) … Bulgarian President Rumen Radev is 56 …

… John McCarthy, COS for Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) … Clare Bresnahan (h/t Jill Bader) … POLITICO Europe’s Blanca Esteban Renedo is 31 … Heather Louise Finch … CNN’s DJ Judd, who is moving to Iowa in two weeks, is 29 (h/t Betsy Klein) … Kevin Landrigan … Sophia Templin … Christopher Byrd … Will Kinzel, VP at MillerCoors … Jennifer Carignan … BuzzFeed’s Mary Ann Georgantopoulos … Bert Gomez … Tom Readmond … Michael Van Der Galien … Jeremy Bronson … Meryl Governski … Craig Reed … Shubha Kamala Prasad … Narric Rome … Jason Kello … Daniel Epstein is 35 … Max Stahl is 32 … Lisa Barron … Ron Rosenblith (h/t Jon Haber) … Dick Mark … AJ Goodman (h/t Teresa Vilmain)

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View this email in your browser Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Iran Tensions “The U.S. military on Monday released new images it says showed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) removing an unexploded limpet mine from a Japanese-owned tanker that was attacked on June 13 in the Gulf of Oman… ‘Iran is responsible for the attack based on video evidence and the resources and proficiency needed to quickly remove the unexploded limpet mine,’ the U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement.” Reuters Also on Monday, an Iranian official announced that the country “will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days… Atomic energy spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi suggested that Iran’s enrichment could reach up to 20%, just a step away from weapons-grade levels… Hours later, the two countries seemed locked in a standoff when the Pentagon announced it was sending about 1,000 additional American troops to the Middle East to bolster security in the region in the face of what U.S. officials said was a growing threat from Iran.” AP News From the Left The left is critical of Trump’s inconsistent strategy, believes he has lost credibility with allies, and worries about the potential for military escalation. “If Trump doesn’t trust his own intelligence community or the media, why should we?… Much of [the] doubt existed even before Trump became President. Ever since the Iraq War, when the United States launched a military invasion and roped our allies into it based on faulty intelligence, the trust deficit over US intelligence has been high when it comes to the Middle East. Of course, Trump has not helped matters. He has openly questioned the intelligence community’s assessments on numerous occasions…   “[Moreover] because of Trump’s own track record of wielding big sticks when it personally suits him, and then putting them down based on his mood that day, we are no longer viewed as a trustworthy partner. Since assuming office, Trump has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Accord, the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty — just to name a few… Countries may question whether working with the United States is a lot of pain and no gain. And consider this: we asked our allies to work with us on the Iran deal. They did, and then we withdrew from it — so getting them on board with more coordinated action on Iran will be more difficult.” Samantha Vinograd, CNN   “Securing the gulf for oil tankers would require enough naval vessels and reconnaissance capability to monitor just about every ship passing close to Iran’s shores. ‘That requires a coalition,’ said John F. Kirby, a retired rear admiral who participated in the tanker wars of the 1980s and served as the State Department spokesman during the negotiation of the Iran deal. ‘We don’t have enough ships to do it ourselves.’ Whether the United States can convince allies to supply additional ships may be a test of how big a price Mr. Trump has paid for alienating the other nations that were part of the 2015 agreement and that also fear Iran’s move to a bomb.” David E. Sanger, New York Times   “[Meanwhile] Iran has plenty of IOUs it can call in… It has armed and trained Hezbollah, perhaps one of the most effective fighting forces in the Middle East. It has backed the Houthis in Yemen, who have managed to fight the US-backed and armed Saudi and Emirati armies to a standstill. An array of militias in Iraq receive support from Iran. Plus, Tehran has had close ties with Syria going back to the 1979 revolution. Iranian troops and advisers helped, along with Russia and Hezbollah, to keep Bashar al-Assad in power… Perhaps a few more carrots, and less sticks, are in order.” Ben Wedeman, CNN   “Iran is keen is to show that bullying tactics will not work. Tehran has met maximum pressure with maximum resistance, first refusing to leave the nuclear deal and then threatening to restart its nuclear program… And Iran’s military posture in the Persian Gulf has become more menacing… Maximum pressure has brought the United States close to war. If that is not what Mr. Trump wants, then he has to change tack. Pressure may get Iran to consider talking, but there has to be some give and take for negotiations to begin.” Vali R. Nasr, New York Times   “The administration’s thinking, apparently, was to exit the deal, then ramp up pressure and goad Iran into military action, thereby forcing a confrontation and/or move by the European Union to exit the deal. The problem is that because President Trump has made clear he doesn’t want war — even if his advisers seem to invite it — what’s an appropriate response that won’t trigger a war?” Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post   “As Iran moves to gradually withdraw from the JCPOA’s limits, it is creating leverage for itself while keeping the window for negotiations open if the administration shows serious interest. While the risk of war is real as long vehement anti-Iran hawks like John Bolton are in the White House, Trump himself has seemingly shifted his approach on Iran—and Iran may be sending its own signals. In Japan recently, when Trump proclaimed that the United States is ‘not looking for regime change, we’re looking for no nuclear weapons,’ Ayatollah Khamenei forcefully declared for the first time in years that Iran is ‘not after nuclear weapons.’ To strike a new deal, President Trump must be willing to trade relief from U.S. pressure in exchange for realistic concessions from Iran.” Sina Toossi, National Interest From the Right The right is generally supportive of Trump’s aggressive stance, but worries about the risk of escalation. “Mr. Trump’s Iran policy has had considerable success. He abrogated a deficient agreement that was smoothing Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon. He restored sanctions, which many Iran-deal partisans insisted couldn’t be done effectively. The economic pain Tehran feels today is as great as when the Europeans implemented their oil embargo in 2012. Iran’s oil exports have contracted rapidly, denying the regime billions of dollars in hard currency. The key challenge for the Trump administration now is to sustain its strategy as the Iranians start dangling the possibility of a diplomatic opening…  “[Iran] can’t muster sufficient strength for a prolonged conflict with a determined superpower. The mullahs’ clenched fists, slogans of martyrdom, and staged demonstrations shouldn’t be confused with real power. The Trump administration’s strategy of maximum pressure shouldn’t be diluted as the two sides edge closer to the negotiating table.” Reuel Marc Gerecht and Ray Takeyh, Wall Street Journal The 2015 Iran deal “not only provided Tehran a financial windfall that helped them finance Hezbollah and other terrorist groups, but it also gave the Islamist regime a path to an eventual nuclear weapon once the agreement expires in 2025… Obama’s failure in the negotiations made it imperative for his successors to correct his mistakes and to force Iran back to the table, where it must be stripped of its nuclear options and ability to fund terror. Trump has… made real progress toward that end with re-imposed sanctions that have brought Iran’s economy to a standstill, starved terrorists like Hezbollah of funds, and prevented the Europeans from giving it a way to evade them.” Jonathan S. Tobin, The Federalist “[Europe’s] leaders have refused to join the U.S. effort to drive Iran back to the negotiating table to plug the holes in the 2015 deal. Those holes include no ban on ballistic missiles, which Iran keeps testing; no inspections of certain sites inside Iran; and a 2025 expiration date on many of the deal’s terms…  “Europeans and American Democrats are blaming Donald Trump for ‘backing Iran into a corner,’ but Iran is the bad actor here. Iran could have used the nuclear deal as an invitation to rejoin the world economy as a normal trading state. But it used the financial windfall to finance its missile program at home and spread terror abroad. The best way to reduce the danger of a shooting war in the region is for Europe to join the U.S. in a united campaign to persuade Iran that its only path out of sanctions is to renegotiate the nuclear deal and cease its export of revolution.”  Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal Some note that “U.S. and Iranian forces are arrayed across the Middle East. In Iraq, Syria, and the Persian Gulf, they brush up against one another. Neither party trusts the other. Each side must be prepared for the other to unexpectedly strike, taking steps to prepare defenses and get retaliatory options in place. The other sees these defensive preparations and fears an attack even more, creating a cycle of escalation that neither intended…  “Why would a state with a per capita GDP that rivals Belarus and a military whose equipment belongs in a museum take on the world’s sole superpower? One might say that ‘no rational Iranian could believe that an attack on us could result in anything but disaster for his country.’ Yet swap in the word ‘Japanese’ for ‘Iranian’ in that last sentence, and you’ve got a verbatim quote from Dean Acheson, pooh-poohing worries that the tensions of late 1941 could end in some sort of sudden and deliberate attack.” John Allen Gay, The American Conservative “Iran already knows that we are tough, and fears us. That’s why these actions make Iran more likely to restart its nuclear program—Libya’s dead former dictator Muammar Gaddafi gave up his nukes, and look what happened to him. The Iranian program was likely prioritized in the first place after the Bush administration’s regime change campaigns in the Middle East… The current approach is contrary to Trump’s repeated objective to not start war in the Middle East, and to seek talks with Iran. Instead, Trump is tinkering with the Middle East balance of power, as Obama and Bush did.” Willis L. 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CDN’s Daily News Blast delivers the day’s news first! View this email in your browser CDN Daily News Blast 06/18/2019 Excerpts: President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Tuesday, June 18, 2019 By R. Mitchell – President Donald Trump will travel to Florida for a victory reception and Make America Great Again rally during which he is expected to officially launch his 2020 re-election campaign. Keep up with Trump on CDN’s President’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s schedule for 6/18/19 All Times EDT: 11:30 AM Receive intelligence … President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Tuesday, June 18, 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 » State Department Identified 30 Security Incidents Related To Hillary’s Email Server By Chuck Ross – The State Department identified at least 30 separate security breaches during its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, the agency recently disclosed. In a letter to Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, a State Department official said that at least 15 State Department employees were responsible for 23 … State Department Identified 30 Security Incidents Related To Hillary’s Email Server 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 » Big Tech’s Effort To Suppress Hate Speech Is Backfiring On Liberals Who Kickstarted The Crusade | By Chris White – Liberal activists are upset that YouTube and Twitter tagging their content as hateful as the companies attempt to wipe out white supremacist content. Twitter temporarily suspended liberal researcher David Neiwert for posting Klu Klux Clan imagery on his platform  Left-leaning journalists are criticizing Twitter for taking out a blogger at … Big Tech’s Effort To Suppress Hate Speech Is Backfiring On Liberals Who Kickstarted The Crusade | 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 » Should We Believe Democrats on the Topic of Immorality? By Amanda Alverez – Let’s get right to the bottom of this debate by seeking professional insight from the Dictionary on the meaning of immorality: 1) immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness. 2) sexual misconduct. 3) an immoral act. Next, we must compare this to the meaning of morality: 1) conformity to the … Should We Believe Democrats on the Topic of Immorality? 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 » Poll Suggests Texas Is Heading Towards A 2020 Showdown By Molly Prince – Only half of the registered voters in Texas currently support casting a ballot for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll released Monday. The poll shows Trump neck-and-neck in the Lone Star state with a generic Democrat candidate. Accordingly, 39% of registered … Poll Suggests Texas Is Heading Towards A 2020 Showdown 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’s Immigration Czar Pick Rips Into Sanctuary Cities: ‘Un-American’ By Jason Hopkins – President Donald Trump’s pick to for “immigration czar” penned a scathing op-ed that rips apart the arguments immigrant-rights groups use to defend sanctuary city policies. Tom Homan — a former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration, and the president’s pick to for immigration czar … Trump’s Immigration Czar Pick Rips Into Sanctuary Cities: ‘Un-American’ 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 » Supreme Court Upholds Double Jeopardy Rule That Might Weaken Reach Of Trump’s Pardons By Kevin Daley – The Supreme Court left undisturbed Monday a legal rule that allows state and federal governments to prosecute individuals for the same conduct despite the Constitution’s ban on double jeopardy. The case was closely watched because of its possible ramifications for President Donald Trump, given continued speculation that he could pardon … Supreme Court Upholds Double Jeopardy Rule That Might Weaken Reach Of Trump’s Pardons 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 » Crypto Mania – Grrr Graphics – Ben Garrison Cartoon By Ben Garrison – Mark Zuckerberg is going to roll out a Facebook cryptocurrency based on a reliable blockchain called “Libra,” suggesting scales of justice. It will be his justice, of course. VISA and PayPal are already backing it, and to me that raises even more red flags. I think it will be used to advance … Crypto Mania – 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 » Democrats Divided On How To Attack Biden Without Tarnishing Obama Legacy By Evie Fordham – Democrats trying to bring down 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden are divided on how to criticize his vice presidential record without alienating voters still in the thrall of former president Barack Obama. Biden has faced criticism from all sides for things like his work on harsh drug legislation from the 1980s … Democrats Divided On How To Attack Biden Without Tarnishing Obama Legacy 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 » Libyan National Found Guilty of Terrorism Charges in 2012 Attack on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi By R. Mitchell – Mustafa al-Imam, a Libyan national approximately 48 years old, was found guilty of terrorism charges for his participation in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Special Mission and Annex in Benghazi, Libya.  Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. government personnel Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty died … Libyan National Found Guilty of Terrorism Charges in 2012 Attack on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi 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 Trump to hold MAGA 2020 Campaign Kickoff Rally in Florida Tuesday By R. Mitchell – President Donald Trump will officially kick-off his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday with a Make America Great Again rally in Orlando, Florida. Big Rally tomorrow night in Orlando, Florida, looks to be setting records. We are building large movie screens outside to take care of everybody. Over 100,000 requests. Our … President Trump to hold MAGA 2020 Campaign Kickoff Rally in Florida Tuesday 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 » Well Done – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – Social Justice vs True Justice at Oberlin College. Gibson Bakery blamed for racial profiling and racism when Oberlin College student was caught shoplifting and assault at their place of business. Political Cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. See more Branco toons HERE Well Done – 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 » Ocasio-Cortez Tweets Back At Trump: ‘I’ll Call Your Bluff’ By Shelby Talcott – Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted back at President Donald Trump Sunday after he agreed with comments she made that there is a “very real risk” he will be re-elected in 2020 if Democrats don’t impeach. If Trump is not impeached, Ocasio-Cortez believes that Democrats will lose the presidency to Trump, according … Ocasio-Cortez Tweets Back At Trump: ‘I’ll Call Your Bluff’ is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. 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The Resurgent’s Morning Briefing for June 18,2019 View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward 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.   Kyle Kashuv, Taylor Swift, Climate Change, and Why Secularism Always Ends With Gulags Secularism is a unique religion, even beyond all the other religions out there. With other religions, there is a god. With secularism, people are their own god. But with other religions, salvation comes to believers regardless of the damned. With secularism, because there is no after life, this is the only world that matters. Therefore, there can be no salvation so long as the damned dwell among the saved. The damned will eventually have to be disposed of. The post Kyle Kashuv, Taylor Swift, Climate Change, and Why Secularism Always Ends With Gulags appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » This is Insanity, So Stop Tying God’s Name to It File this under the “What did I just watch” category.  It was so absurd, so mindless, so bizarre, so kooky a concept, I didn’t think it was even possible it could be true.  It was being reported by the notoriously left-wing Right Wing Watch (a project of People for the American Way) which has a […] The post This is Insanity, So Stop Tying God’s Name to It appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » If you’re pro-life, best not apply to be a judge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand believes that pro-lifers shouldn’t fill judicial benches. The Left is out to destroy any person who does not agree with the way they think. This has become even more evident as pro-life bills in Alabama and Georgia have been signed into law. Based on the passages of these laws, it would be […] The post If you’re pro-life, best not apply to be a judge appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » U.K. Regulates Away Gender Differences in Advertising It will be interesting to see how this goes. Advertisers in the U.K. are now banned from using “gender stereotypes” in advertising campaigns in broadcast and non-broadcast media including on-line and social media. The regulation, originally passed in December, states: [Advertisements] must not include gender stereotypes that are likely to cause harm, or serious or […] The post U.K. Regulates Away Gender Differences in Advertising appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Gillibrand: Pro-Lifers Are Ineligible To Be Judges The post Gillibrand: Pro-Lifers Are Ineligible To Be Judges appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Iran’s Foreign Minister Doubles Down on Executing Gays We live in a strange time here in America in which gays and lesbians claim to face immense persecution and discrimination, mainly because some of us don’t agree with them. We even hear comparisons to the Civil Rights era of the mid-20th century. It could always be worse. These folks could live in a place […] The post Iran’s Foreign Minister Doubles Down on Executing Gays appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Harvard Rescinds Offer to a Conservative For Comments Made as a Sixteen Year Old Kyle Kashuv is a survivor of the Parkland High School shooting. He is also a conservative and unlike some of the other prominent survivors has advocated for second amendment rights. Harvard University admitted Kyle into its Class of 2023 just a few months ago. But then comments Kyle made as a sixteen year old, prior […] The post Harvard Rescinds Offer to a Conservative For Comments Made as a Sixteen Year Old appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Buttigieg Says He Wouldn’t Be the First Gay President: ‘Statistically, It’s Almost Certain’ The post Buttigieg Says He Wouldn’t Be the First Gay President: ‘Statistically, It’s Almost Certain’ appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » AOC: Biden Still Creepy To Some Women The post AOC: Biden Still Creepy To Some Women appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » How Virginia is Saving Elk Using Reclaimed Coal Fields Virginia may be the Commonwealth of Chaos politically-speaking, but our state is helping to lead the way on wildlife conservation as it relates to elk. Can wildlife make a comeback with the help of private landowners, energy companies, non-government organizations, and state wildlife agencies? Are elk able to thrive on reclaimed coal fields? The answer […] The post How Virginia is Saving Elk Using Reclaimed Coal Fields appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser »   Recent Items: Remember, you can listen to the Erick Erickson Show anytime and anywhere via WSB Radio, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. As always, you can find pretty much anything and everything I’m writing about throughout the day via The Resurgent. Thanks for reading and tuning in. Erick Erickson THE RESURGENT Facebook Twitter Instagram Copyright © 2019 The Resurgent Media Group, LLC, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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Justice Thomas’ Recent Comments on Precedent Sparks Rumors of Laying Groundwork for Overturning Roe v. Wade In a recent 7-2 opinion on a case unrelated to abortion, Justice Clarence Thomas made comments reiterating his own aversion to deference to precedent, reminding many of the possibility he may be laying groundwork for overturning Roe v. Wade. In the opinion, Thomas noted, “When faced with a demonstrably erroneous precedent, my rule is simple: We should not follow it.” He elaborated that precedent “may remain relevant when it is not demonstrably erroneous.”   Thomas takes issue with the Court’s modern doctrine of stare decisis, which, he argues, shows reverence for precedent when that precedent is “least defensible.”   The Daily Wire provided quotes from the Justice’s opinion in Gamble v. United States, the opinion currently causing waves in the legal community over the possibility that it may be setting the stage for overturning controversial precedents, such as Roe:   “In my view, if the Court encounters a decision that is demonstrably erroneous—i.e., one that is not a permissible interpretation of the text—the Court should correct the error, regardless of whether other factors support overruling the precedent,” the justice concluded. “A demonstrably incorrect judicial decision … is tantamount to making law, and adhering to it both disregards the supremacy of the Constitution and perpetuates a usurpation of the legislative power.”   Harvard Overturns Acceptance of Conservative Activist for Comments Made in Private at Age 16 Parkland shooting survivor and conservative activist Kyle Kashuv has had his Harvard acceptance rescinded after comments he made in private at age 16 resurfaced. The comments were gross and unacceptable, but also those made between teenage boys in a non-public setting and ones for which Kashuv has openly apologized.    From Matt Walsh of The Daily Wire:   “Kashuv has apologized for the comments, which were leaked to the media in a transparent effort to destroy him for his Second Amendment advocacy. Since taking on this new role as a gun rights champion, he has not said or done anything to demonstrate racism. He says he has changed — due in large part to the traumatic event that he and his classmates endured — and all of the evidence seems to support this claim. Still, despite his efforts to repair whatever damage the gross jokes he told privately when he was 16 might have done to the people who were exposed to them after they were leaked in a coordinated effort to destroy his reputation, he was punished anyway. This move by Harvard is craven and nakedly partisan. Every sane person knows that Kashuv’s affiliation with the conservative movement weighed heavily against him. Would his admission have been revoked had he been an anti-Second Amendment liberal like his classmate David Hogg? We can’t know for sure, but we have reasons to be suspicious.”   Walsh’s piece hits on the larger point of the progressive social justice movement. Repentance will always be insufficient, for the movement itself is not about self-improvement or societal improvement. It is about publicly exposing and shaming anyone the movement deems undesirable.    Indeed, it is a troubling society we live in when life-altering punishment must result from the gross words we say in private at an age where we likely still wield a driver’s permit. Kashuv apologized sincerely and has shown himself to not hold the views expressed in the incident, but there is no room for actual moral development in the social justice movement. It is about degradation and scorn. And for that, in addition to Kyle’s words, I am deeply saddened.     What I’m Reading Today The Iran Deal Echo Chamber’s Lies Prove Trump is Right to Renegotiate Now (The Federalist) The Living, Breathing, Gasping Constitution (National Review) The Media Are Really Trying to Make Elizabeth Warren Happen (The Federalist) Upcoming Bahrain Summit Yet Again Showcases Palestinians’ Refusal to Negotiate (The Daily Wire) There’s No Such Thing as ‘Brainwashing’ (National Review) Beauty Recommendations That I LOVE: Foundations For Dry Skin: Too Faced, Born This Way Foundation, $39 For Combination Skin: Lancome, Teint Idole Ultra Long Wear Foundation, $47 For Oily Skin: Dior, Dior Forever 24 hr Wear High Perfection Skin-Caring Matte Foundation, $52     BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist.

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• Tell the migrants: AOC calls border detention centers ‘concentration camps’
• General Jack Keans on Trump’s plan to send more troops to Middle East
• An open letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham on his two-state solution resolution
• Eric Swalwell’s attempt to troll the NRA results in embarrassing display of futility
• State Department investigation in Clinton email scandal reports 23 violations so far
• Trump: ‘Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens’
• Most Americans must pull their heads out of the sand on the national debt
• Did Clarence Thomas just set up the overturning of Roe v. Wade?
• U.S. halts new aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras until steps are taken to end border crisis
• Media silence as Boko Haram terrorists kill at least 30 in triple suicide bombing

Tell the migrants: AOC calls border detention centers ‘concentration camps’ Posted: 18 Jun 2019 02:32 AM PDT Attention current and potential migrants from Central America intent on breaching our southern border: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says if you cross the border, America will put you in concentration camps. Ocasio-Cortez falsely claims Trump is operating concentration camps, compares the situation to the Holocaust: “The U.S. is running concentration camps on our southern border and […] The post Tell the migrants: AOC calls border detention centers ‘concentration camps’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

General Jack Keans on Trump’s plan to send more troops to Middle East Posted: 18 Jun 2019 01:49 AM PDT As the Pentagon sends 1000 more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran’s latest round of aggressions, many Democrats and media talking heads are attacking the whole mess. They’re blaming the President for antagonizing the Iranians, first by pulling out of the nuclear deal and then by imposing harsh sanctions on them. But as […] The post General Jack Keans on Trump’s plan to send more troops to Middle East appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

An open letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham on his two-state solution resolution Posted: 18 Jun 2019 01:25 AM PDT Dear Senator Graham, It is being reported in the news that you are planning to introduce a nonbinding resolution in the Senate, together with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), calling on President Trump to support a “two-state solution” between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. If true, it would be a tragic error. As a longtime […] The post An open letter to Sen. Lindsey Graham on his two-state solution resolution appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Eric Swalwell’s attempt to troll the NRA results in embarrassing display of futility Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:20 PM PDT Democratic presidential candidate Eric Swalwell wanted to make a statement. He’s against guns and wanted to leave his mark on the nation’s largest gun owners’ rights advocates, the National Rifle Association (NRA). So, he went to the the NRA’s headquarters in Fairfax, VA, to hold a massive rally condemning the organization’s defense of the 2nd […] The post Eric Swalwell’s attempt to troll the NRA results in embarrassing display of futility appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

State Department investigation in Clinton email scandal reports 23 violations so far Posted: 17 Jun 2019 07:32 PM PDT Every time someone outside the FBI takes a look at Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server for her and her staff when she was Secretary of State, they see a situation that was dangerous to the security of the United States. The latest to come to this conclusion is the State Department itself, […] The post State Department investigation in Clinton email scandal reports 23 violations so far appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Trump: ‘Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens’ Posted: 17 Jun 2019 06:58 PM PDT One of the promises the President made through much of the 2016 election season was deportation. His views shifted throughout the campaign as he acknowledged the difficulty of deporting tens of millions of illegal immigrants while simultaneously saying it needed to be done. Some have called this a broken promise since deportation numbers have not […] The post Trump: ‘Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Most Americans must pull their heads out of the sand on the national debt Posted: 17 Jun 2019 06:06 PM PDT How do you stop any conversation at a cocktail party in America? Bring up the national debt. Boredom will overcome everyone listening as the complacency associated with a very simple topic that has been rendered falsely complicated sets in. Everyone will go glassy-eyed. People will nod in agreement while simultaneously not listening to anything you’re […] The post Most Americans must pull their heads out of the sand on the national debt appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Did Clarence Thomas just set up the overturning of Roe v. Wade? Posted: 17 Jun 2019 04:16 PM PDT Legal analysts and news network experts are scrambling to decipher Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s intentions when he wrote an ominous line in his concurring opinion for Gamble v. United States, released Monday. The implications, many agree, represent an initial baseline for addressing Roe v. Wade. “When faced with a demonstrably erroneous precedent, my rule is simple: […] The post Did Clarence Thomas just set up the overturning of Roe v. Wade? appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

U.S. halts new aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras until steps are taken to end border crisis Posted: 17 Jun 2019 03:20 PM PDT The State Department announced Monday the United States will discontinue sending new foreign aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras until the Central American nations take “concrete action” to curb the flow of illegal immigrants to our southern border. “We completed a review, and previously awarded grants and contracts will continue with current funding,” said State […] The post U.S. halts new aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras until steps are taken to end border crisis appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Media silence as Boko Haram terrorists kill at least 30 in triple suicide bombing Posted: 17 Jun 2019 08:59 AM PDT Three suicide bombers took the lives of at least 30 Nigerians watching a football on television at a viewing hall in Konduga, Borno State, Nigeria. The terrorists, which included two women, were part of the Boko Haram radical Islamic terrorism organization that plagues much of Africa. As usual, this tragic event is being under-reported by American mainstream […] The post Media silence as Boko Haram terrorists kill at least 30 in triple suicide bombing appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

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06/18/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Saudi Connection; Better Angels; America Sets Sail By Carl M. Cannon on Jun 18, 2019 08:55 am Good morning, it’s Tuesday, June 18, 2019.  On this day, a U.S. president finally got fed up with depredations at sea by a haughty regional power with more pride than sense. In response, the American commander-in-chief signed a declaration of war. Not Donald Trump and the Iranians, of course. The events I’m describing occurred 207 years ago, when James Madison was president. Iran (then called Persia) had no real navy at the time and its army was nothing to brag out: The Persians were losing a land war with Russia. The tsar’s armies were also battling Napoleon, as was Great Britain. You’d think that would have been enough to occupy all the king’s men, but no. Our British cousins were also waging a trade war against their former colonies (trade wars being so easy to win) and fomenting Indian raids along the U.S.-Canadian border, all while busily seizing American merchant sailors on the high seas and pressing them into service in the Royal Navy. President Madison responded by requesting a declaration of war from Congress, which complied. The ensuing conflict would cost Madison his government housing — the British would torch the White House and other federal buildings — while bringing back feelings of nostalgia on these shores for George Washington. Ultimately, though, the War of 1812 also instilled deep American pride in our new nation’s martial capacities and put the United States on a course of internationalism that — for better or for worse — set the stage for two centuries’ worth of military interventions. Doing so, many future presidents would find, didn’t usually require a formal declaration of war from Congress. It did, however, usually require a navy, a topic I’ll return to in a moment. First, I’d steer you to  RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * Buttigieg’s Money Quest Shadowed by Donor’s Saudi Ties. Phil Wegmann has the story. Better Angels: Bridging the Uncivil Discussion Divide. Julia Mullins profiles the nonpartisan group that holds its national convention later this week. South Carolina Leads on Free Market Climate Fixes. Erick Erickson spotlights a solar power initiative that Republicans in other states — or even Washington — should take note of. Single-Payer Health Care Will Increase Fraud, Corruption. Chris Jacobs writes that Democratic presidential candidates should be pressed on how they would guard against losses. The Heavy Hand of a Public Option. In RealClearPolicy, Joseph Antos argues that the Democratic alternative to Medicare for All would have a similar outcome — the withering of private health insurance.  Sex Predator or MeToo Prey? In RealClearInvestigations, Stuart Taylor Jr. examines the case of an ostracized California legislator accused of sexual misconduct who’s taking the rare step of suing his celebrated accuser. Trump Learned Wrong Lessons From Mexico “Win.” In RealClearMarkets, Daniel Savickas asserts that tariffs are not a good negotiating tactic. Beware Russia’s Hybrid Warfare Strategy. Adam Cabot has this warning in RealClearDefense. * * * Generally, Friday, October 13, 1775, is considered the day when the United States Navy was born. Meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two ocean-going ships, each armed with 10 cannons and manned by a crew of 80 sailors. Their mission was to interdict British ships transporting men and munitions to resupply British garrisons as the Revolutionary War was joined. In a way, however, the U.S. Navy traces its permanence in the American imagination to the declaration of war issued 207 years ago today. Just as the attack on Pearl Harbor would galvanize America’s factories into a frenzy of tank and warplane construction, the June 18, 1812 declaration sparked a spate of domestic shipbuilding. Things moved more slowly in the 19th century, however, and most of those ships of war were not completed in time to see action in the War of 1812. The superiority of the Royal Navy during most of that war gave the British easy access to American ports, and it was a relatively small landing force of redcoats that burned Washington, D.C., in 1814. (As seething American civilians watched helplessly while the invaders torched the White House, one colonist shouted to British Adm. George Cockburn, “If George Washington had been alive, you would not have gotten into this city so easily!” “No, sir,” the British commanding officer conceded readily. “If General Washington had been president, we should never have thought of coming here.”) But it was the burning of another federal facility in the capital — the Navy Yard — that symbolized the larger problem. Although American sailors and sea captains acquitted themselves well with victories on Lake Erie and Lake Champlain, it was a defeat on Lake Ontario that so discouraged Secretary of the Navy William Jones. His fears proved premature. Despite their victory at Ontario, the British had lost their appetite for war in the New World, and even before being routed at the Battle of New Orleans, England had agreed to a peace treaty. Although technological changes in shipbuilding would render most of the vessels of war constructed at that time obsolete, a perception had taken hold in the American consciousness. To maintain its place in the world, a sprawling and wealthy nation surrounded by two vast oceans needed a strong navy. It was a lesson that would have to be learned and relearned. Some had known it from the start. “And without a respectable navy,” John Paul Jones opined in 1776, “alas America!” Five years later, George Washington himself, in a letter to Marquis de Lafayette, put it this way: “It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.” These words would be echoed by future presidents. “A powerful Navy we have always regarded as our proper and natural means of defense,” Woodrow Wilson proclaimed in a 1914 speech to a joint session of Congress. “Our ships are our natural bulwarks.” John F. Kennedy made the same point aboard the USS Kitty Hawk in June of 1963, in reference to the lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis the preceding October. In a mid-summer speech that same year at the U.S. Naval Academy, President Kennedy added the following sentiment: “I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think, can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: ‘I served in the United States Navy.'”  Carl M. Cannon   Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com

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 From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann

FIRST READ: Trump owns the GOP. Here’s the scoreboard.

As President Trump holds his re-election rally in Florida tonight, it’s a reminder – two and a half years into his time in office – how he’s 100 percent taken over what was once the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan.

The man who was on the verge of being dumped by the GOP – from saying John McCain wasn’t a war hero, to the Access Hollywood video – is now in charge of it all.

And beyond how Trump has changed the party on issues (like immigration, tariffs, dealing with allies/adversaries), here’s your scorecard of the GOP under Trump.

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It’s gained one Senate seat (two during last year’s midterms, but it lost Alabama’s Senate seat in an earlier special election).

It’s lost some 40 House seats and control of that chamber to Democrats.

And it’s lost eight governorships – New Jersey in 2017, and from Illinois to Kansas in 2018.

Of course, midterms do that to presidents: Both Clinton and Obama lost big in their first midterm cycles before winning re-election.

The question is how the Republican Party fares when Trump’s name is once again on the ballot.

But if 2018 taught us anything, it’s how political gravity DOES apply to Trump and his party – an unpopular president will take a beating.

And that’s especially true for someone who no longer has Bushes and Clinton as foils to run against. 

Elizabeth Warren’s rise

After six months as a presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren is in a much stronger place today than she was when she started – when her claims of Native American ancestry dominated her coverage.

Per the most recent NBC/WSJ poll:

A combined 64 percent of Dem primary voters say they’re enthusiastic/comfortable about Warren (up from 57 percent in March), while a combined 27 percent have reservations or are very uncomfortable (down from 33 percent). 

Joe Biden’s numbers among Democratic primary voters in this same poll are:

• 66 percent enthusiastic/comfortable (down from 73 percent in March)
• 32 percent reservations/very uncomfortable (up from 25 percent in March).

And Bernie Sanders’ numbers are:

• 56 percent enthusiastic/comfortable (down from 62 percent in March)
• 43 percent reservations/uncomfortable (up from 36 percent in March).

This rise for Warren has come amid generally positive coverage of her and her policy plans.

The question we have: What happens if/when the coverage turns negative?

2020 VISION: 100 Days of Amy

Eight days before the first Democratic debates, Amy Klobuchar’s campaign listed more than 100 concrete actions the senator would take in her first 100 days as president.

They include:

• Rejoining the Paris climate accord

• Allowing for the immediate importation of prescription drugs from countries like Canada

• Filling judicial vacancies beginning on Day 1

• Protecting voting rights

• Raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 a hour

• And jumpstarting negotiations to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

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On the campaign trail today: Trump formally kicks off his re-election effort in Orlando, Fla., at 8:00 pm ET… Eric Swalwell is in New Hampshire, as is Marianne Williamson… And Joe Biden raises money in New York City.

TWEET OF THE DAY: The $20 million man?

DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is… 22 percent.

22 percent. 

That’s the share of *Republicans* who believe that abortion should be illegal in all cases, with no exceptions, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. 

The new data come as state legislatures, including in Alabama, have greenlighted bills that would essentially outlaw all abortions without exceptions, such as in cases of rape or incest. 

Far more Republicans – 46 percent – say that abortion should be illegal in most cases, but that there should be specific exceptions. 

Additionally, about one in six Republicans said that abortion should be legal in all cases, and about the same share said that abortion should be legal in most cases. 

THE LID: Nancy and the Giant Impeach

Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when we looked at the newest NBC/WSJ data on support for impeachment. 

ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss 

NBC’s Jonathan Allen writes that Trump’s worst 2020 enemy may be himself.

Parkland survivor and conservative gun rights advocate Kyle Kashuv has had his admission to Harvard rescinded after past racist comments surfaced. 

Swing district Democrat Katie Porter announced her support for impeachment proceedings. 

Trump is promising mass arrests of “millions” of undocumented immigrants starting “next week.”

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Share This           The Issue of ‘Free’ College Will Take Center Stage in 2020 Dem Primary Struggling Hampshire College Retains Accreditation Through November Northeastern U. Student Supposedly Found Questionnaires With Fascist References in Library   William Jacobson: “IF THE LEGAL INSURRECTION LASTS 1000 YEARS, men will still say this was our finest hour” Kemberlee Kaye: “Harvard should be ashamed.” David Gerstman: “Kyle Kashuv had his acceptance to Harvard rescinded due to remarks he made when he was 16 and since regretted. I would point out that Al Sharpton played a role in two race riots – one of which was fatal – but now has his own show on MSNBC and is actually sought out as an expert in how to fight hate. Talk show host Jaxon Rantz tweeted, “Wait, so are we pretending if Kyle Kashuv WASN’T a conservative he’d be treated this way by Harvard (and the media).” And I hope that Patrick Ruffini is correct, “Kyle Kashuv and Covington Catholic is why growing diversity and secularization won’t hurt the Republican Party as theorized. Left gains cultural power, left abuses cultural power, bystanders in the middle find it obnoxious, left loses elections.”” Vijeta Uniyal: “Prime Minister Netanyahu has unveiled a community in the Golan Heights named after President Trump. Israeli cabinet ministers, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, along with senior government officials attended the ceremony renaming the community of Bruchim to “Ramat Trump,” or “Trump Heights” in English.”                 Legal Insurrection Foundation is a Rhode Island tax-exempt corporation established exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to educate and inform the public on legal, historical, economic, academic, and cultural issues related to the Constitution, liberty, and world events. For more information about the Foundation, CLICK HERE.   Legal Insurrection Foundation 18 Maple Avenue #280 ​ Barrington, Rhode Island 02806  info@legalinsurrection.com Follow Us Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser Unsubscribe

THE FEDERALIST

Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray June 18, 2019 California Embodies Everything Wrong With Obamacare By Christopher Jacobs People who obey the law will pay the health coverage for people who by definition have broken the law by coming to, or remaining in, the United States unlawfully. Nice job, California. Full article Q&A: Pregnancy Gets Better With Practice, And How To Handle SAHM Blues By Joy Pullmann The Federalist’s lady writers somehow decided that I should write an advice column. I don’t feel especially wise, but they had questions and I had opinions, so here’s the inaugural column. Full article 5 Ways Michael Flynn’s New Lawyer Could Expose More About Spygate By Margot Cleveland What is Michael Flynn’s new ‘GREAT LAWYER, Sidney Powell’ up to? And what might it mean for Flynn and those seeking the truth about Spygate? Full article ‘Men In Black International’ Illustrates How Feminism Kills Romantic Comedies By Titus Techera We get the same daring boys who are essentially stupid, but have good hearts, and the same brainy girls who are very shy, with no experience of the world, but turn out to win in every conceivable situation. Full article Why Churches Should Ditch The Projector Screens And Bring Back Hymnals By Tom Raabe Christians need to understand that relying on screens and other technology is not leading to better worship, it’s ruining it. Full article Do Alarmist Surveys Of LGBT Youth Make Their Mental Health Worse? By Chad Felix Greene A recent study by the Trevor Project shows an alarming number of LGBT youths have considered committing suicide. Do surveys like this help create the conditions they claim to expose? Full article In Last-Minute Move, Southern Baptist Convention Supports Anti-Christian Racial Identity Politics By Matthew Garnett The Southern Baptist Convention is being infiltrated by an ideology that is antithetical to the Christian religion, right under the noses of SBC members. Full article Frivolous Lawsuits Against Scientific Innovation Are Just Another Form Of Socialism By Jeff Stier Unjustified and outsized verdicts harm society by discouraging investment in innovative products, yet they’re becoming startlingly common. Full article ‘White Fragility’ Is An Inherently Racist Idea That Should Be Retired Immediately By Jesse Lile This concept of white fragility is designed to secure one-way lectures, not discussions. What use is this during such divided times? Full article To Prevent Bankruptcy, Medicare Needs A 30 Percent Tax Hike Or 20 Percent Spending Cuts By Roger Stark Despite existing Medicaid’s looming financial failure, leftists are clamoring that a single-payer system—or’ Medicare for All’—be imposed on the entire country. Full article Revisiting ‘Prophecy Of Doom’ From ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ By Warren Henry Bruce Wayne takes the lead in debunking a fortune teller’s scam on Gotham’s elite. Full article Teen Vogue Encourages Children To Explore Prostitution As A Career By Chrissy Clark A doctor penned an op-ed for Teen Vogue encouraging the decriminalization of sex work. Yet another example of sex liberation gone wrong. Full article Podcast: Crime Reporters On The Growing Popularity Of The True Crime Genre By The Federalist Staff The hosts of the new crime podcast, “22 Hours: An American Nightmare” join the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss crime reporting, true crime, and storytelling. Full article Harvard Rescinds Admission For Parkland Shooting Survivor Who Opposes Gun Control By Tristan Justice Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv announced Monday that Harvard University has rescinded his admission over him using the N-word in private messages at age 16. No word on which of his friends released the screenshots. Full article THUNDERDOME: TAKING ON BIDEN WILL INCLUDE OBAMA Imagine a situation where three years after the most popular former president in your party left office, the overwhelming majority of candidates for your party’s nomination are explicitly running against his signature domestic policy. Wouldn’t that kind of be a big deal, a major news story if it happened? Well, it is happening, and no one seems to care. By running on Medicare for All, Democratic candidates are saying that Obamacare failed to deliver on its promise. They can blame that on any number of things – GOP intransigence, the Supreme Court, and the inherent villainy of insurers being the obvious ones – but they cannot reasonably claim for upending everything Obamacare did with a new system while also saying it worked. 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

SCOTT RASMUSSEN

ScottRasmussen.com Launch – Check Out My All New Website No Images? Click here   Good morning,Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters favor keeping the Hyde Amendment in place. That law prevents federal funds from being used to pay for most abortions. Thirty percent (30%) want to overturn that law while 12% are not sure.Republicans overwhelmingly favor keeping the Hyde Amendment in place by an 86% to 8% margin. Independents are supportive by a 53% to 32% margin. As for Democrats, 47% want to end the ban on federal funding for abortion while 39% want to keep it in place.Forty percent (40%) of voters believe it is currently too easy to get an abortion while 18% believe it is too hard. Seventeen percent (17%) think the current rules are about right while 24% are not sure.NBC News recently wondered why South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg doesn’t talk more about a municipal ID program he created for illegal immigrants. Most likely it’s because “Mayor Pete” recognizes that it is not as popular as NBC assumed. While voters are split on the general idea of municipal ID cards, Mayor Pete’s plan had them issued by private organizations to prevent access for immigration officials. And, the plan required local government agencies to accept them as legal identification for government services. Only 31% liked that plan while 69% do not.As for the presidential campaign, just 20% of voters would be more likely to support a candidate who made such a proposal. Fifty-two percent (52%) are less likely to do so. Even among Democrats, just 32% would be more likely to support such a candidate while 33% are less likely.After inching up following Robert Mueller’s press conference three weeks ago, support for impeachment has fallen back to earlier levels. Forty-one percent (41%) think the president should be impeached while 46% disagree. Democrats are largely supportive while Republicans are opposed. Independent voters now oppose impeachment by a 49% to 36% margin.Finally, today’s Number of the Day is a healthy reminder of how rapidly things can change. Four years ago this month, Donald Trump was at 1% in the Republican Primary polls and 66% of GOP voters said they could never support him. That was before the debates began and Trump began to rise.With that in mind, the first round of Democratic primary debates begin next week.  As a reminder, PredictIt is hosting a tournament based upon ScottRasmussen.com polling data to predict the debate winner. If you want to learn more or participate, send the word “debate” to tournaments@predictit.org.Have a great day,Scott     Stay Informed Up To The Minute and Share ContentDeeper CurrentsScott Rasmussen offers his personal insight, analysis, and opinion on current political races, issues, and controversy. Read more     Scott’s ColumnsPresident Trump has perfected the art of antagonizing his opponents with provocative tweets. He demonstrated this skill recently in declaring that the tax reform act,… Read more   SCOTT RASMUSSEN info@scottrasmussen.com https://www.scottrasmussen.com 142 W 57th Street, 11 Floor New York, NY 10023 ScottRasmussen.com Launch – Check Out My All New Website   Like    Tweet    Share    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

SEAN HANNITY

– View in a Browser – Tue, June 18 ‘LIKE A ROCK STAR’ // ACOSTA’S EPIC FAIL ‘LIKE A ROCK STAR’: Trump Supporters Set up Campers, Coolers, Tents TWO DAYS Before Rally Supporters of President Trump setup camps, coolers, grills, and tents in Orlando, Florida Monday; creating a mini-campground more than 40 hours before the Commander-in-Chief will officially kick-off 2020 re-election campaign.Images of the party-like atmosphere went viral on social media earlier Monday.“With tents, sleeping bags and coolers of water in tow, Trump… WATCH THE VIDEO ACOSTA’S EPIC FAIL: CNN’s Jim Acosta to Speak at Event About ‘Risks to Journalists Covering Trump’ CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta continued to promote his new book ‘The Enemy of the People’ Monday; announcing his scheduled speaking event on the “risks for journalists covering the Trump Presidency.”“Looking forward to speaking with the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia later today about the challenges and risks for journalists covering… READ THIS STORY HEALTH SCARE AT THE BORDER: Agents Warned of ‘Ebola,’ Other Diseases at Migrant ‘Holding Centers’ A Border Patrol union warned members this week of the growing healthcare emergency taking place at “migrant holding centers” along the US-Mexico border; saying an outbreak of “Ebola” and other diseases can be possible in the coming months.“Some Border Patrol agents in Texas are concerned about exposure to Ebola by a migrant fleeing… CONTINUE READING HERE Recommended Reading: Promoted Content   PO BOX 7298, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7298 US © 2019 The Sean Hannity Show Unsubscribe   |   Sign Up   |   Terms & Conditions   |   Privacy Policy

THE EPOCH TIMES

View this email in your browser “The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor’s hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.” MICHELANGELO Good morning!  A day after nearly 2 million people took to the streets in Hong Kong, protests continued on Monday.  Protesters say they will continue until a controversial extradition bill is withdrawn and the city’s leader, Carrie Lam, resigns.  Read more here   Chinese Regime Issues Blanket Media, Internet Censorship on Hong Kong Protests New Zealand Man Jailed for Sharing Video of Mass Shooting Kyle Kashuv’s Harvard Admission Rescinded Over Racist Remarks From 2 Years Ago   As the United States and Mexico advance toward an agreement on how to handle illegal immigration, Mexico is slowly starting to cinch up its southern border with Guatemala. Read more Mexico’s government said it detained almost 800 illegal immigrants who were crammed in four trucks in eastern Mexico, one of the highest numbers detained by the country in recent months, following promises to step up efforts to curb illegal immigration. Read more An independent people’s tribunal has unanimously concluded that prisoners of conscience have been—and continue to be—killed in China for their organs “on a significant scale,” after a year-long investigation. Read more President Trump renewed his criticism of former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an interview that aired on June 16. Trump told ABC News that he believes Obama was aware of the spying operation that targeted his campaign in 2016. The president also said Clinton should be in jail for obstructing justice during the investigation into her use of an unauthorized email server. Read more Closing arguments in the high-profile trial of Keith Raniere, the former leader of the secret society NXIVM, began on June 17, with a federal prosecutor telling jurors how the organization’s tactics “destroyed their victims’ sense of self.” Read more The U.S. Supreme Court sent back to a lower court a ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple due to Christian beliefs. The justices sent the case back to an Oregon court so it can reconsider its ruling against the bakery owners in light of the Supreme Court’s June 2018 decision in a strikingly similar case from Colorado. Read more Iran said it would breach an internationally agreed limit on its stock of low-enriched uranium in 10 days, violating a multinational nuclear deal. Read more   See More Top Stories Hong Kong Protests Show People No Longer Fear the CCP By Joshua Philipp Close to 2 million people, out of Hong Kong’s population of just over 7 million, were out on the streets on July 16 to protest a law that would allow the Chinese Communist Party in the mainland to extradite people from the city, which is supposed to have autonomy. The protests are growing, they’re drawing people both young and old, and it doesn’t appear they’ll stop anytime soon. Read more Masterpiece Cakeshop (Take 3): Time for Supreme Court to Provide Specific Guidance By Elad Hakim Jack Phillips, a Christian baker and owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, is being sued again over claims of discrimination. The complaint was filed by attorney Autumn Scardina, a transgender woman in Denver, who, in 2017, asked Phillips/Masterpiece to create a pink cake with blue frosting for her birthday celebration, to reflect her status as a transgender female… Read more   See More Opinions Why ‘Minimum Wage’ Laws Are Cruel By Trevor Loudon Few government measures are crueler to the poor and disadvantaged in society than minimum wage laws. Promoted by self-righteous socialists and fawning, gutless “conservatives” as a way to help the poor, minimum wage mandates demonstrably result in higher unemployment, stifle small business, and trap the most vulnerable into a life of dependency and unemployment. Read more   President Trump’s long-anticipated visit to Europe during the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion has now come and gone. However we’d like to draw attention to is what occurred immediately prior to Trump’s arrival in the UK, and what subsequently happened immediately after his departure.  What Did Obama Know About Hezbollah’s Bomb Plot in London? 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.