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THE DAILY SIGNAL

Jul 18, 2019

Good morning from Washington, where Democrat lawmakers want to convince you that Republican tax cuts didn’t help revive the economy. Americans know better, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy writes. A new book about the Kavanaugh confirmation fight is the talk of the town; Kelsey Bolar talks with authors Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino. Plus: Jim Carafano on welcoming Ukraine’s new leader and Fred Lucas on reviving federalism. Fifty years years ago today, Sen. Ted Kennedy leaves a party and drives a car off a bridge into a pond, drowning a young woman and altering his political future.

	Commentary The True, Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Kavanaugh Confirmation “Justice on Trial” authors Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino share what it was really like for the Kavanaugh family, how Christine Blasey Ford hid her liberal activism, and how Kavanaugh, who hailed from Bushworld, decided he was going to fight hard. More Commentary Leader McCarthy: House Democrats Dead Set on Erasing Economic Gains Our economic progress can, and will, be overturned if Congress tries to control the economy from within its bubble in Washington, D.C., as Democrats are attempting to do today, writes House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. More News Ted Cruz Presses Executive on Why Google Disbanded Panel Rather Than Include Conservative Leader “Do you understand when you see that kind of bias, saying ‘a conservative African-American woman’s views are not valid and not worthy of inclusion,’ that the American people would say, ‘These guys are silencing voices they disagree with’?” Cruz asked a Google executive. More News Broad Skepticism of Big Government Is Good for Federalism, Mulvaney Says “If you ask young people, ‘Give me a list of things that government, writ large, does extraordinarily well,’ it’s a fairly short list,” says acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. More Commentary Mr. President, It’s Time to Meet With Ukraine’s New Leader Now is exactly the time for Trump to send a strong message to Putin. More Commentary The High Cost of ‘Free’ College Tuition There’s an inherent unfairness to forcing many working-class Americans who couldn’t afford to go to college themselves to pay off the loans of those who could. More

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LARRY J. SABATO’S CRYSTAL BALL

IN THIS ISSUE: – 2020 Redistricting: An Early Look REDISTRICTING 2020: AN EARLY LOOK GOP retains edge, but perhaps not as sharp of one as it did following 2010 By Kyle Kondik Managing Editor, Sabato’s Crystal Ball

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The Supreme Court’s recent decision to stay out of adjudicating gerrymandering doesn’t necessarily change anything because the court had never put limits on partisan redistricting in the first place. — Republicans are still slated to control the drawing of many more districts than Democrats following the 2020 census, although there are reasons to believe their power will not be as great as it was following the last census. — How aggressively majority parties in a number of small-to-medium-sized states target incumbents of the minority party following 2020 may help tell us whether the Supreme Court’s decision will lead to more aggressive gerrymanders. Redistricting: Rucho and beyond The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Rucho v. Common Cause last month reiterated something that has always been true: There are no court-enforced limits on partisan redistricting. By declaring that such cases are nonjusticiable, the high court decided that federal courts are going to stay out of determining what is and what is not a gerrymandered House map, at least for the time being. Again, this is not really a change. While the court has suggested at times, such as in 2004’s Vieth v. Jubelirer, that it hypothetically could create standards for determining whether a gerrymander has gone too far, it never actually created such a standard. It may be that this ruling could allow gerrymanders to become even more aggressive in the future, although it may also be that they already are maximally aggressive. For instance, one North Carolina Republican — whose party authored not just one, but two, effective congressional gerrymanders this decade — bluntly conceded that they drew a map designed to elect 10 Republicans and three Democrats “because I do not believe it’s possible to draw a map with 11 Republicans and two Democrats.” (In 2018, North Carolina elected nine Republicans and three Democrats, with a pending election do-over in NC-9 coming in September.) Part of the reason that lawmakers can be so brutally frank about partisan gerrymandering is that using such language seeks to define their behavior as something that is legal and always has been legal –partisan gerrymandering — instead of something that courts have ruled can be illegal: racial gerrymandering. Courts can still weigh in against districts that constitute racial gerrymanders, which illegally pack minority voters into single districts to make surrounding districts whiter (this can benefit Republicans, given that nonwhite voters are much likelier to vote Democratic than white voters). Because of racial differences in voting, constraints on racial gerrymandering may effectively represent constraints on partisan gerrymandering. There are reasons to believe both that redistricting after 2020 will be more balanced in the aggregate, but also that when given the opportunity, one-party-dominated redistricters may act aggressively. Who draws the lines? First of all, we don’t precisely know exactly how many seats Republicans will hold sway over, how many Democrats will, and how many will be decided through bipartisan or nonpartisan methods. The 2019 and 2020 elections will help finalize partisan control of redistricting in some places. Following the 2010 elections, Republicans had the power to draw 193 districts while Democrats had the power to draw only 44. So Republicans had much more redistricting power than Democrats, and they used that power to reinforce its then-new majority, which survived without much trouble until the 2018 Democratic wave. As of right now, that topline is not that much different, according to a post-election analysis by Daily Kos Elections’ Stephen Wolf, a redistricting expert and liberal critic of gerrymandering. Wolf found that Republicans currently control the redistricting levers in states containing 179 districts while Democrats control only 49. The rest will be drawn by divided governments or through bipartisan or nonpartisan methods (or they are in states that have only a single House member and thus have no need to redistrict). However, the alignment of line-drawing control has shifted in ways that make the GOP’s current edge less imposing than the one they enjoyed after 2010. For instance, two of the few states where Democrats actually controlled redistricting after 2010 were in Arkansas and West Virginia; now Republicans control those states, but they already hold all seven seats between them. Meanwhile, Republicans have lost their dominance in some key places. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin now have Democratic governors, blunting the GOP gerrymandering power from a decade ago (the Keystone State’s Democratic-controlled Supreme Court unwound the GOP gerrymander in advance of 2018). It is also possible that new reforms will emerge in certain places, or state courts will intervene, as has happened in Florida and Pennsylvania. Michigan, another site of a GOP gerrymander that held up from 2012-2016 but not in 2018, now has a nonpartisan redistricting system and also divided government. This count on current control of redistricting also does not take into account reapportionment following the census. Speaking of: State-by-state assessments According to a late 2018 report from Election Data Services, here are the current projections for the states that will gain and lose seats thanks to population shifts. Projected gainers: Arizona (+1), Colorado (+1), Florida (+2), Montana (+1), North Carolina (+1), Oregon (+1), and Texas (+3) Projected losers: Alabama (-1), California (-1 or even), Illinois (-1), Michigan (-1), Minnesota (-1 or even), New York (-2), Ohio (-1), Pennsylvania (-1), Rhode Island (-1), and West Virginia (-1) As has been the overall trend for decades, the South and West — particularly Florida and Texas — are gaining seats at a rapid rate, while the Northeast and Midwest continue to grow more slowly and lose seats. A big exception to that trend would be California if it indeed loses a district: The Golden State delegation consistently grew from statehood through the 2010 census, when it failed to add a seat, so it has never seen its seat total contract. The reapportionment projections provide a good jumping-off point to look at some of the redistricting decisions coming after 2020. Here are some possibilities in the states projected to gain or lose seats, a list that allows us to assess redistricting in many of the nation’s most populous states (Michigan and Pennsylvania, both slated to lose seats, were addressed above). — Assessing the partisan consequences of some of these shifts, if in fact they occur, are easy. For instance, if Rhode Island (-1) and West Virginia (-1) each indeed lose a seat, the Democrats will lose one of their two seats in the Ocean State and the Republicans will lose one of their three seats in the Mountain State. Those losses cancel each other out. — Alabama (-1) has only one Democratic district as it is, which almost assuredly will be protected as a majority-minority district, so Republicans probably will have to eliminate one of their own members. — Texas (+3) seems to be becoming less Republican, and the state’s GOP gerrymander came perilously close to breaking in 2018: Democrats picked up a couple of seats and came close to winning several others. Assuming Republicans retain control of the process, it will be interesting to see how they both add seats and protect incumbents, potentially of both parties. For instance, if newly-elected Reps. Colin Allred (D, TX-32) and Lizzie Fletcher (D, TX-7) win second terms next year, Republicans could give them safe seats as a way of shoring up neighboring Republicans and helping preserve the GOP’s overall edge in the delegation, which is currently 23-13. — The Republican majority in Florida (+2) may be blunted by state-specific reforms. Their previous gerrymander already was, back in 2015, although the state Supreme Court that ordered the change based on a state constitutional amendment passed by voters in 2010 may now be less receptive to acting against a gerrymander. — Illinois (-1) Democrats, who also controlled the process a decade ago, will be faced with the challenge of eliminating a seat and shoring up some new incumbents. On the current map, Democrats drew IL-6 and IL-14 in the Chicago exurbs as Republican vote sinks, but the GOP’s troubles in the suburbs allowed Democrats Sean Casten (IL-6) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to actually win both districts in 2018. Meanwhile, Democrats may be able to reconfigure downstate districts to endanger Rep. Rodney Davis (R, IL-13), who won very narrow victories in both 2012 and 2018, although they probably will also be inclined to help Rep. Cheri Bustos (D, IL-17), whose gerrymandered district is trending Republican. — California (maybe -1) has a nonpartisan process that undoubtedly helped Democrats this decade: Democrats netted a dozen seats there this decade, creating a lopsided 46-7 Democratic edge in the nation’s largest House delegation. This was after the 2000s, when California’s map was amazingly stable: In 265 individual House elections over five cycles (53 contests per year), only one seat ever changed hands. Though the process is formally nonpartisan, ProPublica found back in 2011 that Democrats found ways to influence the maps in their favor. Republicans might be able to make gains on a new map — or even on the current map as they try to win back some lost ground in 2020 — although the state has become so Democratic that even places where the GOP used to dominate, like Orange County, are trending blue. Some perspective: As recently as 2004, George W. Bush only lost California by 10 points, and he carried much of Southern California outside of Los Angeles County; that included carrying four of the seven counties in the whole state that cast more than 500,000 votes in that election: San Diego, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino. By 2016, Hillary Clinton was carrying the state by 30 points, and she carried all the big counties (all 13 that cast 250,000 or more votes). So while the Democrats’ huge edge in the state’s House delegation probably is unrealistically inflated, it may not be. — New York (-2) also will be trying out a nonpartisan redistricting process next decade. It may be that both the Democrats and Republicans will lose a seat apiece in the interest of fairness. — Arizona (+1) and Colorado (+1) are competitive states with nonpartisan redistricting systems that favor the creation of competitive district when possible: Arizona’s has been in place for a couple of decades, while Colorado’s is new. So perhaps each will get a new swing seat as part of the growth of their delegations? — Oregon (+1) is controlled by Democrats, who hold a 4-1 edge statewide. Presumably they will try to make that 5-1 Democratic, although in the process they may also need to shore up the districts of Reps. Peter DeFazio (D, OR-4) and Kurt Schrader (D, OR-5), both of whom occupy districts that are competitive on paper if not necessarily in practice (at least for them). — If Montana (+1) gets back its second district, which it lost following the 1990 reapportionment, the state might revert back to having a district covering the state’s eastern two-thirds and then its western third; the eastern district would be safely Republican in all likelihood, but the western one could very well be competitive and winnable for a Democrat even if it leaned Republican on paper. — Ohio (-1) voters approved a constitutional amendment last year to make redistricting less partisan; we’ll have to see how effective it is. But a reasonable compromise between the two parties might involve Democrats getting new, winnable seats centered on Cincinnati and Toledo while Rep. Tim Ryan’s (D, OH-13) Democratic but Republican-trending seat that runs from Akron to Youngstown could be split several ways, potentially making it difficult for Ryan to win reelection in 2022. Perhaps the uncertainty of redistricting provides some of the explanation for why Ryan is trying to raise his profile through a quixotic presidential bid. — The 2020 election will determine if Minnesota (maybe -1) Democrats will get to control redistricting (they hold the state House and the governorship; Republicans have a narrow edge in the state Senate). If divided government endures, judges may end up drawing the map, as they have done recently in Minnesota. — In North Carolina (+1), the state’s Democratic-controlled state Supreme Court has just begun hearing a gerrymandering case involving the state’s legislative districts. If Democrats succeed in that lawsuit, perhaps the threat of a similar lawsuit concerning congressional districts might hamstring GOP efforts in that state (or the Democrats might win control of a state legislative chamber, giving them a formal say in the process). North Carolina is unusual in that the governor — Roy Cooper, a Democrat who is up for reelection next year — has no role in redistricting. That was a change made by North Carolina Democrats back in the 1990s, back when moderate-to-conservative Democrats still held a dominant position throughout the South. State legislative Democrats “reason[ed] they would always hold the legislature but voters might occasionally elect a Republican governor,” observed the authors of the 2014 Almanac of American Politics as they described a devastating gerrymander passed by a Republican state legislative majority over the objections of a powerless Democratic governor following the 2010 census. Things change in a hurry. Beyond these reapportionment changes, it will be interesting to see if partisan majorities in one-party states will crank up their gerrymandering. For instance, assuming the GOP retains control of the process in states like Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee, they could attempt to break apart the districts of Reps. Andre Carson (D, IN-7), John Yarmuth (D, KY-3), Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO-5), Kendra Horn (D, OK-5), Joe Cunningham (D, SC-1), or Jim Cooper (D, TN-5), assuming these members are reelected in 2020 (Carson, Yarmuth, Cleaver, and Cooper occupy safe Democratic seats, but first-termers Horn and Cunningham are among the most vulnerable House Democrats). These efforts would generally involve cracking big, Democratic-heavy urban areas into smaller pieces that are absorbed by surrounding Republican-held districts. If Republicans are able to really flex their redistricting muscles after 2020, it may be that it manifests itself in some of these smaller states. Maryland Democrats, who hold veto-proof majorities in both houses of the state legislature and thus could overrule Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) on redistricting matters, successfully eliminated a GOP district in the post-2010 round (which led to one of several lawsuits that the Supreme Court effectively threw out as part of its recent decision). They could try to turn their 7-1 Democratic delegation into an 8-0 majority if they went after Rep. Andy Harris (R, MD-1) on the Eastern Shore. Democrats could have attempted to draw an 8-0 map following the 2010 census, but some of the Democratic members of the state’s delegation didn’t want to potentially risk drawing such a gerrymandered map and then see it backfire. This sort of dynamic could also emerge in some of the aforementioned GOP-dominated states, in which the self-interest of individual members could come into conflict with larger partisan goals. Democrats also currently control the process in Nevada and New Mexico, where they may be able to shore up newly-elected members in competitive districts: Reps. Xochitl Torres Small (D, NM-2), Susie Lee (D, NV-3), and Steven Horsford (D, NV-4), assuming they survive 2020. What happens in some of these small states could help us determine the impact of Rucho. Was redistricting already maximally aggressive, or can it become more so? In the states with one-party rule, we’ll find out. P.S. In the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court’s redistricting decision, I appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss it and other redistricting topics. Click here if you’re curious to hear more about the ruling and the fallout. Out Now: The Blue Wave, the UVA Center for Politics’ book on the 2018 election Our new book on the 2018 midterm elections, The Blue Wave: The 2018 Midterms and What They Mean for the 2020 Elections, is now available from Rowman and Littlefield. Edited by University of Virginia Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato and Crystal Ball managing editor Kyle Kondik, The Blue Wave features top journalists, academics, and analysts who explore the 2018 midterm from all angles and look ahead to the monumental presidential election coming in 2020. Use code RLFANDF30 for 30% off at Rowman and Littlefield’s website. The Blue Wave features the following contributors and chapters: — Larry J. Sabato: The Blue Wave: Trump at Midterm — Alan I. Abramowitz: The Trump Effect: The 2018 Midterm Election as a Referendum on a Polarizing President — Rhodes Cook: The Primaries: Democrats Shine in the Shadow of Trump — David Byler: Humpty Dumpty’s Fall: How Trump’s Winning Presidential Coalition Broke Down in 2018 — Kyle Kondik: The House: Where the Blue Wave Hit the Hardest — James Hohmann: The Senate: The Republicans’ Bright Spot — Madelaine Pisani: The Governors: Democratic Wave Falls Short of a Wipeout — Michael Toner and Karen Trainer: The Money Wars: Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and Their Impact on 2018 and Beyond — Emily C. Singer: Women Rule: The Surge of Women in Congress — Theodore R. Johnson: Hindsight in 2020: Black Voting Behavior and the Next Presidential Election — Matt Barreto, Gary Segura, and Albert Morales: The Brown Tide and the Blue Wave in 2018 — Diana Owen: Presidential Media and the Midterm Elections — Joshua T. 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THE EPOCH TIMES

View this email in your browser “He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, to effeminate. The ideal citizen is the scholar athlete, the man of thought and the man of action.” PLATO House Votes to Drop Resolution to Impeach President Trump Video: Crowd Chants ‘Send Her Back’ as Trump Rips Ilhan Omar During Rally Two Federal Judges Bar Citizenship Question on Census   Based on data from 30 of North Carolina’s 100 counties, during the past 18 months, more than 331 illegal aliens have been charged with 1,172 child rapes and child sexual assaults. Read more A psychologist who has spent years researching Google’s massive influence has suggested a way for the tech giant to avoid potentially crippling government intervention. The solution, a significant sacrifice for Google, would be to open its entire search index to the public. Read more A practitioner of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong who was imprisoned and tortured on-and-off for a period of seven-and-a-half years in China for refusing to renounce her faith, was among 27 survivors of religious persecution who met with President Trump at the White House. Read more A federal judge in Washington issued an order in late May finding that special counsel Robert Mueller broke a local law when he presented allegations as facts in statements about Russia’s role in an alleged social media operation meant to influence the 2016 presidential election. Read more The Democratic Party is fracturing, with some trying to retain the more centrist platform of liberalism, and with others pushing the party toward the hard left of socialism. A major piece of this is the Democratic Socialists of America, which has gained heavy influence within the DNC, according to author, filmmaker, and Epoch Times columnist Trevor Loudon. Read more A child psychiatry expert at the University of Louisville is suing the school for forcing him out after he publicly expressed skepticism about “transgender ideology,” which allows gender-confused young people to select the gender of their choice and which has been rapidly gaining acceptance in the world of medicine. Read more   See More Top Stories A Case for Irrelevance By Gary Gregg Where would the world be if Karl Marx had spent his days marching around the streets of London with a sandwich board, demanding the downfall of the bourgeoisie, instead of studying in the British Library? Political theorist Russell Kirk asked that question more than three decades ago in his book “The Politics of Prudence.” Of course, on the surface… Read more Why Are Hollywood Movies So Bad? By Roger Simon Back in 1940, the Academy Award nominees for Best Picture were: “The Wizard of Oz,” “Stagecoach,” “Gone with the Wind,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Goodbye, Mr. Chips,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Wuthering Heights,” “Ninotchka,” “Love Affair,” and “Dark Victory.” How many of those have you heard of or seen? The majority, I would imagine. Many are classics. Only “Gone with the Wind,” despite its extraordinary acting and directing, has had its reputation… Read more   See More Opinions Communism’s Subtlest Secret By Trevor Loudon The international communist movement holds many secrets—back-channel diplomacy, secret treaties, high-level spies never uncovered. Thousands of secret Western communists in positions of influence who have never been unmasked. However, the most important (and subtle) secret of communism has yet to be properly exposed. This secret is about communism’s methodology—its means of achieving policy goals. Read more Many Democratic presidential candidates are convinced that Russia is the United States’ biggest geopolitical threat—but their outdated reading of foreign affairs only proves that they aren’t qualified to be in the White House. Democrats Deny True Threat of China Over Obession With Russia 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.

THE FLIP SIDE

View this email in your browser Thursday, July 18, 2019 All Things Healthcare “House Democrats and Republicans joined in a rare show of unity Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly to repeal an unpopular tax on generous health insurance… The so-called ‘Cadillac tax’ never went into effect, since lawmakers kept delaying it. Wednesday’s 419-6 vote increases chances that the Senate will follow the House, going for full repeal.” AP News Also on Wednesday, “Bernie Sanders vigorously defended his signature ‘Medicare for All’ proposal… after criticism from his 2020 rival Joe Biden.” AP News On Monday, Joe Biden “unveiled a health plan that’s intended to preserve the most popular parts of Obamacare — from Medicaid expansion to protections for patients with preexisting conditions — and build on them with a new government-run public insurance option.” Politico “Among the five top-polling candidates nationally, Biden is one of two, along with South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, running on a plan to build incrementally off the ACA. Three others (Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.) are backing the same single-payer Medicare for All bill.” NBC News From the Left The left views both Biden’s and Sanders’s plans favorably, and opposes repealing the Cadillac tax. “Both Biden and his more progressive rivals are somewhat downplaying exactly how much more left wing than the ACA [his] idea is… The main difference between Biden’s plan and Medicare-for-all is a BidenCare transition that would be more gradual and much less costly in terms of explicit tax increases… make no mistake, if it were somehow to happen, it would be a really big deal.” Matthew Yglesias, Vox   At the same time, many argue that “this is one issue where Obama nostalgia may fall short with the voters Biden needs to reach. For many Democrats, ObamaCare was a good first step, establishing the idea that the federal government has an important role to play in ensuring Americans have access to adequate insurance and care. But they also considered the law flawed — too reliant on profit-seeking private insurance companies, too derivative of Republican approaches to the issue, too much the result of the political compromises it took to get passed. For such activists, ObamaCare is the clunker they drive to work; Medicare-for-all — or something like it — is the shiny, sleek sports car they want to own someday.” Joel Mathis, The Week   “Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) said, let’s ‘keep what’s working’ in our current system. What does that mean? Today, millions of Americans remain uninsured or underinsured — with exorbitant deductibles and out-of-pocket costs on top of their ever-rising insurance premiums. Medical bankruptcy is common, even among the insured… And people with employer-sponsored private insurance? They lack health-care security. If they lose their job, they lose their insurance. If ‘working’ means decent and reliable coverage, private health insurance is definitely not cutting it… “Beto O’Rourke said ‘Choice is fundamental’ as an argument to retain commercial insurance. Yet it is our choice of doctor (not insurance company) that is fundamental to our care and that’s exactly the freedom that commercial insurance denies us — for profit.”  Dr. James G. Kahn and Elliot Marseille, The Hill   While “[public] support drops dramatically… once you explain that [Medicare for All] would force them to swap their current insurance for a public plan… It is not entirely clear why this is the case, since few people really seem to be in love with their insurance company. Some surveys have found that enthusiasm for Medicare for All bounces back up if pollsters explain that, while private carriers would disappear, people would still be able to keep their doctors. That suggests some Americans are actually worried about losing their favorite physician, not their Cigna card.” Jordan Weissman, Slate   “More than 100 rural hospitals across the nation have closed in recent years, leaving many poor communities bereft of access to even basic health-care services. From 2004 to 2014, some 650,000 women of childbearing age in rural counties lost all access to obstetric services… Meanwhile, even as some hospitals close, others are seeing rising profits, or embarking on aggressive capital expansions and acquisitions, propelled by fierce competition. Fancy new towers rise as rural hospitals fall, yet both have a common cause. The poverty of some of our hospitals and the rich fortunes of others are but two manifestations of a single pathology: a dysfunctional, profit-oriented system of hospital payment…    “How would things be different with Medicare for All? Well… there [would be] no hospital profits, and so profitability ceases to be the criterion that dictates which hospitals open or close, and which expand and beautify. It would remove the incentive for hospitals to chase lucrative service lines, like spinal surgery, at the expense of unprofitable ones, like mental health. And it would ensure that we have hospitals, obstetric units, and mental health wards in the communities that need them—not just where firms think that they will be profitable.” Adam Gaffney, The Nation   Regarding the Cadillac tax, “high-premium employer-based plans raise the cost of health care for everyone by encouraging the overconsumption of expensive services. This means that even Medicare and Medicaid face higher prices. Quite aside from its benefits for the health-care market, the Cadillac tax would also have the effect of expanding the tax base and making the tax code more efficient. It would raise revenues by about $15 billion a year… Rather than killing or delaying the Cadillac tax, Democrats should be trying to make it operational. The tax would raise revenue, lower costs, increase the efficiency of the tax code and give the Obamacare individual market its best chance at success.” Karl W. Smith, Bloomberg From the Right The right is critical of all the Democrats’ healthcare plans, and generally in favor of repealing the Cadillac tax. “Cut through the spin, and the only debate Democrats are having is whether to eliminate private health insurance in one blow or on the installment plan… Mr. Biden supports a new government insurance plan that would ‘compete’ with private insurance. We use quotation marks since a government insurer with zero cost of capital and political backing starts with an unbeatable advantage. The public option would undercut competitors on price, stiff providers with low reimbursement rates, and crowd out private insurance over time…  “South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has called a public option a ‘glide path toward Medicare for All.’ Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said at a town hall this year that with a public option ‘over a couple years you’re gonna transition into single payer.’ Remember this as Mr. Biden says—and this may sound familiar—that if you like your health insurance, you can keep it.” Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal Many are critical of Harris’s pledge not to increase middle class taxes. “Let’s do some math. The liberal Urban Institute found that the 2016 campaign version of the Sanders plan would have cost $32 trillion over 10 years… Over the next decade, the federal government is expected to collect $23.34 trillion in individual income taxes and $3.76 trillion in corporate income taxes, according to Congressional Budget Office projections. If both individual income and corporate taxes were doubled, Harris would still need to come up with an additional $5 trillion…  “Taking middle-class tax cuts off of the table would make it impossible to finance what Harris is proposing: Putting 330 million people onto a single government plan that offers extensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, and long-term care coverage without premiums, co-pays, or deductibles.” Philip Klein, Washington Examiner “There are few obvious overlaps between Harris and Trump politically but a major one is that neither sweats the details of policy. They both seem to understand that voters think big-picture: Details will change once Congress gets involved anyway, so focus on setting a broad policy vision instead. Trump’s going to build the wall, Harris is going to enact Medicare for All without any middle-class taxes. We’ll worry about the minutiae later.” Allahpundit, Hot Air Others criticize the cost of Sanders’s plan. “Forty trillion over ten years is an average of four trillion per year. Does anyone recall what the entire budget of the United States federal government was for 2018? It was 4.094 trillion dollars. So Sanders is casually talking about expending the equivalent of our entire budget on his health care plan… But don’t worry. President Sanders will make sure that there’s enough money for it by raising everyone’s taxes, including the middle class. And those taxes are going to have to go up a lot to cover this kind of a bill. Oh, and you won’t have an option of keeping your plan through your employer.” Jazz Shaw, Hot Air Regarding the Cadillac tax, “It’s encouraging that House Democrats have opted to repeal one of the biggest tax hikes of Obamacare. They are choosing to kill it without an offsetting tax increase — something Republicans have advocated for many years… There are three widely bipartisan Obamacare taxes that could be added to Cadillac Plan tax repeal. They are an excise tax on medical devices like pacemakers and breast pumps, an excise tax on health insurance premiums, and a repeal of a ‘medicine cabinet tax’ on over-the-counter prescription medicines. These, too, should attract supermajorities in both chambers…  “[It’s worth noting that] the Cadillac Plan tax has never gone into effect, and was likely never going to go into effect. That should tell us something about the political feasibility of going after the employer-sponsored private sector health insurance benefit. If our ultimate goal is to make health insurance portable and flexible, we need to do it while accommodating the strong desire of most families to keep the insurance they like.” Ryan Ellis, Washington Examiner Dated But Relevant: Some argue that “the Cadillac tax helps correct a major flaw of the tax system: the unlimited tax break for employer-provided health insurance. Although workers pay both income and payroll taxes on their cash wages, they are not taxed on their health benefits. That tax disparity creates an incentive for more of workers’ pay to be provided through health insurance rather than cash wages… If lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are serious about controlling health care costs and curbing misdirected tax breaks, the Cadillac tax, or a better designed replacement, should take effect as soon as possible.” Alan Viard, The Hill On the bright side… Adidas and Arizona Iced Tea have collaborated on a sneaker that costs only $0.99. 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The Resurgent’s Morning Briefing for July 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.   Viva La Resistance: House Democrats Join Republicans to Kill Impeachment Resolution House Democrats, joining with House Republicans, last night killed an impeachment resolution against the President. The Democrats were divided on it, but over 130 of them joined the House Republicans against impeachment. This is certainly the benchmark moving forward and it also undermines other Democrat efforts on the matter. The post Viva La Resistance: House Democrats Join Republicans to Kill Impeachment Resolution appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Reminder: Climate Change is About Rich Elites Controlling You I don’t consider myself to be some kind of “very stable genius” or anything, but I do like to think I’m capable of operating with some degree of common sense.  And as I’ve witnessed the climate change movement evolve and name-change over the past couple decades, as I’ve watched those promoting it continue to live […] The post Reminder: Climate Change is About Rich Elites Controlling You appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Chris Pratt Attacked For Wearing Gadsden Flag The “Don’t Tread on Me” Gadsden flag has been around since the revolutionary war and was a symbol of the American Revolution. It has stayed around for two hundred years as a flag flown by those who support our soldiers, liberty, etc. Actor Chris Pratt is being attacked for wearing a t-shirt with the Gadsden […] The post Chris Pratt Attacked For Wearing Gadsden Flag appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Conservatives Should Welcome Mark Sanford’s Candidacy If Sanford decides to run, Republican voters can opt between a candidate that preserves the best of Trump’s policy but who does not have the baggage of off-the-wall comments and the tariff war. The post Conservatives Should Welcome Mark Sanford’s Candidacy appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » McConnell Says Everyone Should Choose Their Words More Carefully The coverage of President Donald Trump’s latest tweet controversy is amazing. At the gym, I noticed how news network headlines demonstrated today’s echo chamber mentality: CNN crowed that the House passed a resolution condemning Trump’s racism, while Fox News trumpeted how the president was pleased with GOP unity in not voting for the resolution. Meanwhile, […] The post McConnell Says Everyone Should Choose Their Words More Carefully appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Hey MSNBC, What About the Blood on Your Hands? Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) appeared on MSNBC to claim Donald Trump “will have blood on his hands” for violence caused by his tweets, when asked by an MSNBC host. What’s so striking is how MSNBC gives itself a complete pass and gives Democrats a complete pass on violent rhetoric from the left, which is often […] The post Hey MSNBC, What About the Blood on Your Hands? appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » An Honest Media Should Be Reporting It This Way Support for the President rose among Republicans after his tweets on Sunday. Major press outlets and reporters across the nation are reporting this as proof the GOP is a bigoted group of racists supporting a racist President. The reality is that the GOP is cheering the President because their party leader is under attack. Nancy […] The post An Honest Media Should Be Reporting It This Way appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Democrats and the Press Are No Braver Than Republicans on Racial Issues Oh wow. Democrats decided to call out that man for his mean and nasty tweet. How brave of them! The mediagasm and respect is just overwhelming. They are so brave. That Speaker of the House stood up and violated the rules of the House to call Trump a racist. Yeah. He was from the party […] The post Democrats and the Press Are No Braver Than Republicans on Racial Issues appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser »   Recent Items: Planned Parenthood Intends to Make It Harder for Women to Get Healthcare Read This and Tell Me Again – Who Are the Bigots? 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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POLITICO Playbook: What Trump might not get about impeachment

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DRIVING THE DAY

IT BARELY TOOK THE PRESIDENT ANY TIME before he said this Wednesday evening at his campaign rally in Greenville, N.C.: “I just heard that the United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted to kill the most ridiculous project I’ve ever been involved in: the resolution — how stupid is that — on impeachment. I want to thank those Democrats because many of them voted for us, the vote was a totally lopsided 332-95-1.” … Upon arriving in North Carolina, President Donald Trump said the same thing: “We have just received an overwhelming vote against impeachment. And that’s the end of it. Let the Democrats now go back to work.”

A FEW THINGS …

— FIRST OF ALL, a few smart, seasoned people in the White House wondered to us Wednesday night if TRUMP actually believes this vote ended impeachment. Of course, it didn’t. This was a procedural vote that means nothing in the grand scheme of things. There are still nearly 90 Democrats who are now on record supporting an impeachment inquiry, and ROBERT MUELLER is coming to the Hill next week. There are Democrats who believe the impeachment caucus will swell as soon as he opens his mouth.

— THE WHITE HOUSE DID, THOUGH, WANT A BIG VOTE ON TABLING THIS MOTION. House Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY was the one who offered the motion to table the impeachment resolution. The administration believed it would send a message to the public that a large majority of the House was against impeachment — it’s a convenient talking point. (The other live option was to send it to Judiciary.) This was so important to the White House and Trump allies that Reps. JIM JORDAN (R-Ohio)and MARK MEADOWS (R-N.C.)– both very close to the president — skipped the rally in North Carolina to vote on tabling the impeachment motion.

— THE DEM LEADERSHIP WAS SPLIT: Rep. David Cicilline (R.I.) voted against tabling it, as did Katherine Clark (Mass.). The rest of the top of the party — Steny Hoyer, Jim Clyburn, Ben Ray Luján, Hakeem Jeffries — voted to table. The list of who voted to impeach

MORE ON LAST NIGHT … NYT’S MICHAEL CROWLEY in Greenville: “At Rally, President Accuses Liberal Critics of Seeking the Nation’s ‘Destruction’”: “President Trump road-tested his attacks on four Democratic congresswomen on Wednesday, casting them as avatars of anti-American radicalism and reiterating his call for them to leave the country, in a preview of a slash-and-burn re-election strategy that depicts Mr. Trump as a bulwark against a ‘dangerous, militant hard left.’

“‘These left-wing ideologues see our nation as a force for evil,’ Mr. Trump told a packed arena. To roaring applause, he railed against what he called ‘hate-filled extremists who are constantly trying to tear our country down.’ ‘They don’t love our country,’ he said. ‘I think, in some cases, they hate our country. You know what? If they don’t love it, tell them to leave it.’

“In recent days, similar comments by Mr. Trump have been met with repugnance across the country. But the capacity crowd in an arena at East Carolina University seemed to savor them. After Mr. Trump reeled off several controversial comments made by one of the four congresswomen, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, including ones that he depicted as sympathetic to Al Qaeda, the crowd started up a rousing chant of ‘Send her back! Send her back!’” NYT

VIDEO of the crowd chanting “send her back” after the president discussed Rep. ILHAN OMAR (D-Minn.): The 1:54 clip

— ONE REPUBLICAN UNEASY … REP. MARK WALKER, a North Carolina Republican in GOP leadership (@repmarkwalker): “Though it was brief, I struggled with the ‘send her back’ chant tonight referencing Rep. Omar. Her history, words & actions reveal her great disdain for both America & Israel. That should be our focus and not phrasing that’s painful to our friends in the minority communities.”

— AP’S STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER: “Not since George Wallace’s campaign in 1968 has a presidential candidate — and certainly not an incumbent president — put racial polarization at the center of his call to voters. Though Trump’s comments generated outrage and even a resolution of condemnation in the House, the president and his campaign believe the strategy carries far more benefits than risks.” AP

HA’ARETZ: “Netanyahu to Decide Whether Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Can Enter Israel, West Bank for Tour”

— WE’D HAVE TO IMAGINE TRUMP WOULD BE PRETTY PLEASED if his friend and ally Benjamin Netanyahu declined to allow Omar and Tlaib — the president’s enemies, at the moment — into Israel. This could cause a diplomatic row, though, since Omar and Tlaib are elected federal officials.

SOME DEBT LIMIT NOISE … We caught up with Speaker NANCY PELOSI just before we published the PM edition of Playbook on Wednesday, and she sounded positive about the debt limit/budget talks. She expressed hope that the deal could come out within days and get a vote one week from today. In fact, she said the deal needed to come together before the end of the week in order to have the vote before the recess.

SHORTLY AFTER THAT, the TRUMP ADMINISTRATION began spreading the message to reporters that, in fact, the negotiations were NOT close to completion, and they had a ways to go.

— WE WON’T PLAY THE PREDICTION GAME, but that kind of talk from the administration was confusing, and disorienting after hearing such a positive message from Pelosi.

WHERE CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS ARE — “Senate Republicans pray Trump will take budget deal,” by Burgess Everett, John Bresnahan and Gabby Orr: “Congress and the White House are moving toward an ambitious budget deal, but the big question still remains: What will President Donald Trump do?

“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican senators are pushing Trump to accept an agreement with Democrats that would avoid stiff budget cuts, steer clear of a potential default and provide a huge measure of certainty through the presidential campaign. Trump has been warm to the proposal as it’s taken shape, according to multiple senators who have spoken with him in recent days. But GOP backers of a deal fear a last-ditch push from hard-line conservatives inside the administration and Congress to reject any bipartisan compromise.” POLITICO

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — ADAM JENTLESON, former deputy chief of staff to former Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, has signed on with the publisher Liveright to write a book titled “Tyranny of the Minority” that will be published in early 2021.

The publisher’s description of what to expect: “An insider’s account of how recent changes to Senate rules, norms, and leadership structures have allowed a party representing an ever smaller, whiter, and more radical portion of the American electorate to dominate the federal government, to Dan Gerstle at Liveright, in an exclusive submission, by Heather Schroder at Compass Talent Agency (NA).”

Good Thursday morning. SPOTTED at a book party for Tim Alberta, hosted by Patrick Steel and Carrie Budoff Brown at Patrick and Lee Satterfield’s home Wednesday night: Brendan Buck, Eliana Johnson, Paul Kane, Shane Goldmacher, Josh Dawsey, Annie Karni, Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), Elaina Plott, Heather Podesta, UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, David Castagnetti, Michael Allen, Ron Bonjean, Meredith McPhillips, Robert and Dr. Elena Allbritton, Zac Moffatt, Brendan Buck, Phil Rucker, Melissa Moss, Shawna Thomas, Gina Adams, Phil Musser, Susan Molinari, Pete Selfridge, Keith Urbahn, Jill Zuckman, Matt Kaminski, John Harris, Ben Terris and Kristin Roberts.

A message from PhRMA:

Some policymakers want government to set prices for Medicare Part B based on those mandated by foreign countries. That means seniors may face restricted access to medicines and could wait years to get new medicines – just like they do in those countries. The International Pricing Index Model is the for Medicare.

SPOTTED: Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager Faiz Shakir, and campaign co-chairs Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Nina Turner at Hunan Dynasty with 10 progressive lawmakers including Reps. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Mark Pocan (Wis.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.) and Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas). (hat tip: Alex Thompson)

POMPEO ADDS A LITTLE FUEL TO THE FIRE … “[Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo spoke Wednesday night at the annual dinner for the Kansas Society of Washington, D.C., according to multiple sources. It’s another sign of how the secretary maintains ties to the Kansas political scene. This year’s dinner honored University of Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self and Sydney Reed, who works in Roberts’ Senate office.

“Pompeo made light of the speculation about his future in the speech, telling the crowd that he’s not running for office again before adding the phrase ‘right now,’ according to sources at the dinner.” McClatchy

WHAT THE E-RING IS READING — “2,100 more troops headed to the U.S.-Mexico border, Pentagon says,” by Wesley Morgan: “They will join some 2,500 active-duty and 2,000 National Guard troops already there, for a total force of 6,600 on the border mission. The new active-duty troops will arrive ‘in the next several weeks’ and will provide ‘aerial surveillance, operational, logistical, and administrative support’ to Customs and Border Patrol, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Chris Mitchell said in a statement.” POLITICO

— NYT’S THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF: “U.S. to Send About 500 More Troops to Saudi Arabia”: “The United States is sending hundreds of troops to Saudi Arabia in what is intended as the latest show of force toward Iran, two Defense Department officials said Wednesday. The roughly 500 troops are part of a broader tranche of forces sent to the region over the past two months after tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated.” NYT

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2020 WATCH — DANIEL STRAUSS: “Buttigieg campaign adds ex-DNC CEO to expanded senior staff”: “Pete Buttigieg has hired two seasoned Democratic operatives to boost his early-state and policy teams. Jess O’Connell has signed on as a senior adviser charged with leading the South Bend, Ind., mayor’s strategy in early primary and caucus states, campaign officials told POLITICO. O’Connell served as CEO of the Democratic National Committee in 2017 and has also been executive director of EMILY’s List. … The Buttigieg campaign has also hired Sonal Shah as national policy director, as Buttigieg tries to beef up his policy bona fides.” POLITICO

— MAGGIE SEVERNS: “Obama and Clinton’s rainmakers place their 2020 bets”: “Big-money Democratic donors have jumped off the sidelines of the presidential race, and three candidates are the clear winners of their support: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris.

“Each of those three candidates received more than 220 donations from top fundraisers who helped raise at least $100,000 (and sometimes many multiples more) for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign or at least $50,000 for Barack Obama in 2012, according to a POLITICO analysis of Federal Election Commission data. Members of this group of nearly 2,000 so-called “bundlers” have tapped their personal networks in the past to collectively raise tens of millions of dollars for Democratic campaigns.

“But while top Democratic fundraisers donated more money in the second quarter than in the slow first three months of the race, many are no closer to choosing a single candidate: Close to 40 percent of the 810 bundlers who have donated to a 2020 Democrat so far have given to more than one candidate.” POLITICO

— “DNC tinkers with format for next debates,” by Zach Montellaro: “The Democratic National Committee and CNN are making sure both nights of the July 2020 presidential debates have their fair share of top-tier candidates, insuring that there won’t be a pileup of leading candidates on one night that could hurt ratings. The network and the DNC announced Wednesday that candidates will first be split into three tiers, before being randomly split across the two nights. The tiers are based off public polling.” POLITICO

— HAPPENING TONIGHT: CNN will host a live debate draw during a special edition of “Anderson Cooper 360°,” broken into three groups … Tier 3: Bennet, Bullock, de Blasio, Delaney, Gabbard, Gillibrand, Hickenlooper, Inslee, Ryan, Williamson; Tier 2: Booker, Buttigieg, Castro, Klobuchar, O’Rourke, Yang; Tier 1: Biden, Harris, Sanders, Warren. CNN

BURGESS EVERETT: “Sen. Isakson hospitalized after fall”: “Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson fell in his apartment and was hospitalized after fracturing four ribs, his office announced on Wednesday. The third-term Republican senator sustained the injuries Tuesday night, his office said, and he was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in Washington. ‘He is in pain, but resting and doing well. Senator Isakson looks forward to fully recovering and getting back to work for Georgians,’ said Amanda Maddox, a spokeswoman for Isakson.” POLITICO

A message from PhRMA:

There are wrong and right prescriptions for changing Medicare. Seniors need Washington to focus on the right ones.

THE JUICE …

— RYAN ZINKE’S SEAL PAC paid what appears to be a $10,000 fine, according to an FEC report. Zinke listed it as a “PAC compliance fee,” but there’s no such thing as a “compliance fee.”

TRUMP’S THURSDAY — The president and first lady Melania Trump will participate in a photo-op with members of Team USA for the 2019 Special Olympics World Games at noon in the Oval Office. He will meet Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at 1:30 p.m., followed by a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office. Trump and the first lady will participate in a flag presentation ceremony at 2:35 p.m. in the East Room.

PLAYBOOK READS

WAPO’S ROZ HELDERMAN and BETH REINHARD: “Behind the scenes the night Trump partied at Mar-a-Lago with Jeffrey Epstein and NFL cheerleaders”

— BACKSTORY: “In interview, Faith Daniels recalls Trump kissing her on lips”: MSNBC

BIG IN LONDON — “Theresa May’s final hours,” by POLITICO Europe’s Emilio Casalicchio and Jack Blanchard: “One government figure summed up the mood: ‘It’s like your old pet dog. You are always sad to lose your old pet dog, but you know its legs are gone and it’s blind and it can no longer function. As sad as it is, it’s time to put it down.’”

R.I.P. YOUR MENTIONS, MATT — “How the Dems Should Blow Up Their Debates,” by Third Way’s Matt Bennett and David de la Fuente in POLITICO Magazine

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IMMIGRATION FILES — “A Border Kept Him From His Daughter. Now He’s Here to Say Goodbye,” by NYT’s Christina Goldbaum and Miriam Jordan: “In recent weeks, Heydi, a 13-year-old immigrant from Honduras, had become increasingly depressed about her father, who had been held in detention since he was caught illegally crossing the southern border in early June. It had been his third attempt in four years to reach the United States to be with his only child, who was living with his sisters in New York. But as days turned into weeks and more than a month passed without his release, the young girl seemed to lose hope, her family said.

“Around 10:30 p.m. one night last week, Heydi shut herself in a room, saying she wanted to be alone. About an hour and a half later, her aunt, Zoila, gently opened the door to offer her a snack. Maybe some cookies and milk would cheer her up, she thought.

“But the bed with blue and violet flowered sheets was empty. Zoila peered out the window, and then caught a glimpse of the closet on the opposite end of the room: There was Heydi, hanging from a phone-charging cable that she had fashioned into a noose.” NYT

A message from PhRMA:

Seniors need Washington to focus on the right prescription for changing Medicare.

FOR YOUR RADAR … AP/GENEVA: “Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency”: “More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which is unfolding in a region described as a war zone.”

VALLEY TALK — “DNC warns 2020 campaigns not to use FaceApp ‘developed by Russians,’” by CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan: “The Democratic National Committee sent a security alert to 2020 presidential campaigns Wednesday afternoon warning them not to use the popular smartphone application FaceApp …

“‘This app allows users to perform different transformations on photos of people, such as aging the person in the picture. Unfortunately, this novelty is not without risk: FaceApp was developed by Russians,’ the alert from Bob Lord, the DNC’s chief security officer, read. FaceApp, which was released in 2017, went viral this week with celebrities and other public personalities all around the world sharing photos of themselves edited through the app. The app’s makers says it uses artificial intelligence technology to edit the photos.” CNN

PLAYBOOKERS

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MEDIAWATCH — Keith Grossman will be president of Time. He previously was COO at Engine and global chief revenue officer at Bloomberg.

SPOTTED: Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) at the McDonald’s on 4th and C Street on Wednesday. Pic… Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) at the O-Ku sushi bar at Union Market on Wednesday night.

IN MEMORIAM — RFE/RL’S GOLNAZ ESFANDIARI (@GEsfandiari): “Bruce Laingen, a former U.S. diplomat held hostage in Iran for 444 days, has died. He told me in a 2009 interview that the painful experience left him with ‘a sense of disappointment that Iran would abuse its own tradition of hospitality for foreigners.’” The interview … WaPo obit

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Julia Krieger, Iowa communications director for the Biden campaign. A fun fact about her: “When I graduated from college, I took an unpaid fellowship in D.C., so I convinced my mom to co-sign a loan and she basically threatened to disown me if I didn’t pay it back. I worked nights and weekends at Starbucks until I got a full-time job — and I did pay off my loan, so my mom still loves me.” Playbook Plus Q&A

BIRTHDAYS: Olivier Knox, chief Washington correspondent for SiriusXM … former Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) is 69 … Carol Ross Joynt, booker for CBS’ “Face The Nation” … Gadi Schwartz, correspondent for NBC News and co-host of NBC’s “Stay Tuned!” on Snapchat … Steve Forbes is 72 … Candid’s Varun Anand, an HFA alum, is 25 … Liz Kreutz … Alice Rhee … Chris Marroletti (h/t Liz Johnson) … Reid Davenport … James Wallner … Sukrit Agarwal … David Vandivier … Suzanne Ruecker … Bob Moore … Dylan Roberts … Teddy Tanzer … Pepper Pennington Natonski … Alex Spence, senior U.K. political correspondent at BuzzFeed … Steve Chenevey … Jonathan Taplin … Michael Luongo … Jill Neunaber … Jenna Kimberley … Lauren Davie … Law360’s Philip Rosenstein …

… Billy McBeath, digital director at American Crossroads and Senate Leadership Fund … Rep. T.J. Cox (D-Calif.) is 56 … former Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) is 69 … former Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.) is 78 … former Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.) is 79 … Evan Ross of FleishmanHillard … Jennifer Hoelzer … Britta Towle … Lauren Czeizler … John Yanchek … Fox Business Network’s Jackie DeAngelis … Kate Balcerzak … Kate Cichy … Dana Camp-Farber … Omar Kasule … Bill Knapp of Iowa … Sid Davidoff, senior partner at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, is 8-0 … Erin Meiman … Robert Colorina … Jeff Kosseff

A message from PhRMA:

The United States has the only health system in the world that relies on market competition, saving the government and seniors a total of $132 billion from 2005 to 2017 in Part B medicine spending. That’s because Part B’s market-based reimbursement system, which was implemented in 2005, incorporates discounts, rebates and price concessions negotiated across the U.S. market, providing millions of seniors with access to medicines that are used to treat some of the most complex diseases like cancer and autoimmune conditions. Some in Washington want to end this and instead set payment based on the prices mandated by foreign governments that seriously restrict patient access to medicines. Why would we take that risk here in the United States? Any changes to Medicare should help patients, not hurt them. Limiting seniors’ access to lifesaving treatments based on the choices of foreign countries is the wrong prescription for Medicare.

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STEYN ONLINE

Wokers of the World Utd by Kate Smyth July 18, 2019 https://www.steynonline.com/9556/wokers-of-the-world-utd

Norma Rae? Meet Norma Gay.

After much acclaim for her first SteynOnline contribution, Australian Mark Steyn Club member Kate Smyth returns with this take on the wokeification of the western workplace.

“We live in a truly odd time where nobody can be fired for actually being inept at their job but everyone can be fired for a clumsy social media post.” –Dennis Miller

Though if you’re a Democrat governor, wearing blackface back in medical school and making self-incriminating comments about “post-birth abortion” aren’t necessarily career-ending.

But for everyone else, Big Boss has the power to deprive you of your livelihood if your politically incorrect views (whether online or off) are deemed “to bring the organisation into disrepute”. Workers in the Age of Woke are expected to follow their leaders and commit to Diversity-Inclusivity-Equity and #SocialResponsibility – or risk opprobrium. And sacking.

In every field, across the public and private sectors, this top-down utopianism and its enforcement are now core business: A competent and productive workforce is secondary to a right-thinking one. (Indeed, “workplace diversity” trumps even workplace safety.)

For their part (and in order to get ahead) workers are expected to dedicate themselves to the cause full-time, whether clocked-on or not: Wokeplace officialdom is omnipresent. Nowadays, the tentacles of the ubiquitous “Code of Conduct” are finding their way into every corner of life, 24/7, and constraining the freedoms of private individuals faced with the spectre of imperilled job security.

In a compelling analysis of the phenomenon of “Private Government” – as distinct from power wielded by the state – it’s suggested that, increasingly, “our rights as workers are not like our rights as citizens“. Moreover, the coercive control associated with modern workplace relations and institutions is attributed to…

“… managers’ arbitrary and unaccountable authority. The breadth of that authority is extremely wide, leaving workers vulnerable to being fired for speech and conduct far removed from their workplaces.”

In her overarching thesis, author Elizabeth Anderson equates the modern-day governance of workers in the West with “communist dictatorships in our midst”, and cites a striking statistic:

“Millions are pressured by their employers to support particular political causes…”

Who would’ve guessed? Well, it’s over 20 years since Mark Steyn penned the premonitory words Celebrate Diversity (Or Else) – a perfect distillation of what we know to be true but don’t really talk about. What’s universally “understood” throughout the Woke West is that bosses, managers, boards and regulators are in lockstep on the approved ideological positions of our time – and have a role in propagating them. On a wide range of identitarian and progressive political issues, organisations take on activism in areas bearing no relationship to their true purpose, impinging on the fundamental freedoms of the individual worker. The implicit expectation is that subordinates will forgo their own personal codes of conduct for the collective, righteous good. Or else!

For anyone who missed the memo, the message (to borrow the reality TV catchphrase) is clear: You’re fired! Every week brings new reports of the latest list of casualties – many unknown, and some high-profile. A textbook case of this wokeplace totalitarianism is the destruction of Australian rugby star and evangelical Christian Israel Folau. Well before his troubles with biblical citations on social media, Folau became a target in 2017 when he made known his intention to vote “no” to same-sex marriage legalisation – in direct conflict with the corporate campaign led by the national team’s major sponsor, Qantas. (In the lead up to voting, the airline’s gay CEO, Alan Joyce, was behind directives such as distinctive “Acceptance Rings” to be worn by Qantas staff and affiliates until the oppression of hetero-exclusive nuptials was legally rectified. Coercion much?

Show-Pride-in-the-Workplace-and-beyond has been a continuing crusade by Qantas, notwithstanding that its CEO is comfortable partnering his airline with Emirates. (Penalty for same-sex sexual activity in the UAE, according to Wikipedia: imprisonment, chemical castration, torture, execution, deportation. In that order.) Despite having no such hostility towards gays, Folau has been sacked – and permanently expunged from both codes of rugby at the instruction of various moral arbiters in the governing hierarchy.

Sending the message – with Pride! – that Christians can go to hell.

In keeping with double standards (see picture at right), while Folau’s alleged “anti-gay”, “go-to-hell” message is career-ending, the LGBTQ anti-Christian message is widely celebrated. The godbotherer is punished for “causing offence”, while the gays are free to do so: The diversity – and offence-taking – is only one-way. This fact was not lost on (unexpected) supporters of Folau such as the former president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, who asserted that his sacking was “foolish and disproportionate” and that “it was not very wise for employers to use the power of the employment contract to impose principles which do not find a place within the legal system.” (Note to Triggs: “human rights” commissions are also foolish and disproportionate – and should be disband.) Folau, meanwhile, awaits his day in the High Court of Australia where the matter of his individual rights and contractual obligations (and the part played by sponsors) will be tested.

Whatever the outcome, job termination for expressing an “incorrect” view is a recurring theme in the so-called free world. Words have become occupational hazards. If quoting the Bible, even off-duty, is a sackable offence, the policing of language, opinion and belief – and facts – will be more ruthless in the years ahead. When workplace commissars build Care Regimes and wield unlimited power, even a pronoun misstep or similar infraction could mean never working again.

The highly illiberal nature of workplace wokeness, with its neo-Stalinist version of “corrective” exile, should ring alarm bells. Reforms are much-needed – not least of all so everyone can get back to work. And maybe even do it well.

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© Getty Images     Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Happy Thursday! Our newsletter gets you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Co-creators are Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver (CLICK HERE to subscribe!). On Twitter, find us at @asimendinger and @alweaver22.

President Trump seized on House Democratic foes, including four female freshman lawmakers of color whom he assailed by name, to animate his base and try to persuade voters that any Democratic nominee he faces is a “danger” to the country and to the economic gains he said his administration produced.   “The choice for every American has never been more clear,” Trump said during a rally in Greenville, N.C., on Wednesday night. “These are bad people.”   Following days of intense national criticism, a House vote on Tuesday to condemn his “racist comments” and Wednesday’s House vote to kill the first articles of impeachment filed against the president under the new Democratic majority, Trump plowed deeper into the race-saturated nationalist themes he believes will carry him to victory next year.   With exaggerated “thank yous” to House Democrats who joined Republicans to table a measure on impeachment sponsored by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), Trump relished his opportunities to play to a cheering crowd while pointing to evident divisions between progressive and moderate Democrats who control the House.   The Hill: The House voted 332-95 to table articles of impeachment.   The New York Times: 95 Democrats signaled their support for impeachment, while 137 opposed it — a dramatic split signaling trouble ahead for a divided party. The measure highlighted the rifts between progressives who want to challenge Trump more aggressively and moderate Democrats who want to focus on a policy agenda that includes improving health coverage and raising wages for working people.   Trump repeated his criticisms of House progressives — Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) — inaccurately saying he quoted statements from the lawmakers, nicknamed “the squad,” to describe them as “radical” and extreme in their views.   “Send them back. Send them back,” the crowd chanted, echoing a tweet the president wrote on Sunday about the representatives, which urged them to “go back” to where they came from. All four are U.S. citizens. Omar was born in Somalia, a fact Trump emphasized during his remarks. At Trump’s mention of her name, the crowd booed.   “That’s why I said, ‘Hey, if they don’t like it, let them leave,” Trump said. “They don’t love our country.”   “They’re so angry,” he added.   If there was any lingering doubt that the president would play to voters’ racial and socioeconomic anxieties during his reelection bid, Wednesday night’s venomous 92-minute speech put the question to rest.   Republican political advisers say Trump wants to turn the left-leaning firebrands in Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) caucus into the face of the Democratic Party.   “They don’t have enthusiasm, they’re just fighting with one another,” the president said. “We have all the enthusiasm.”   Trump voiced disdain for Democratic presidential contenders, as well, reprising his “Sleepy Joe” mockery of former Vice President Joe Biden and his “Pocahontas” nickname for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). He called Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) the “new one” who “knocked the hell out of Biden” during the June debate, and called out Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as “desperate” this cycle, adding that he “missed his time” with his presidential primary loss in 2016.    “It’s a sad situation,” Trump said about Sanders. “But I think they’re all sad when you get right down to it.”   Trump exaggerated the pronunciation of South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s name and said the mayor could not skillfully represent the United States with President Xi Jinping of China, Kim Jong Un of North Korea or President Vladimir Putin of Russia.    The rally — which took place in a North Carolina county Trump lost in 2016 and the district of Democrat Rep. G.K. Butterfield — was originally expected to coincide with the scheduled testimony of former special counsel Robert Mueller. However, Mueller’s appearance on Capitol Hill was postponed until next week. Trump called the Russia investigation and its years of controversy “bullshit.”   The Hill: Trump blasts Reps. Omar, Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Pressley. The Hill: Here are the 95 Democrats who voted to support impeachment …  The Hill: And the 137 Democrats who voted to table the impeachment resolution. The Associated Press: Trump leaning on issue of race to win a second term in 2020. Omar quotes Maya Angelou in a tweeted response to Trump’s rally: “like air, I’ll rise.”

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LEADING THE DAY

CONGRESS: The feuding between progressive and moderate Democrats shows no sign of letting up as progressives warned Wednesday that they are prepared to sink a minimum wage bill if moderates adopt a Republican amendment ahead of the final vote, expected Thursday.   Questions remain what the amendment will be, given that GOP lawmakers are not expected to introduce their measure — known as a motion to recommit — until just before the vote, but progressives are standing tall and demanding that there are no changes. More than anything, progressives are trying to avoid a second loss at the hands of moderates after the $4.6 billion border supplemental three weeks ago (The Hill).    “The Progressive Caucus is eager for a strong floor vote raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. We are deeply grateful to the organizers, activists and working people across the country who fought for years to make this vote a reality,” said Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said in a statement. “It would be a disservice to these families — who put their paychecks on the line to fight for dignity in the workplace — to do anything less than what we’ve promised: a clean vote to raise the minimum wage, for all workers across the country.”   Progressive lawmakers are also wary of moderates because they have voted for some of the GOP measures of this kind in the past, which are used to try to divide Democrats on certain issues.

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> Budget/debt ceiling: Democratic lawmakers have grown optimistic that a two-year deal to raise the budget caps for military and domestic spending and the debt ceiling will be done by Friday, allowing the House to vote on a package next week before they leave town for the August recess. 

Pelosi told reporters that a deal is in sight as she continues to negotiate with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the lead negotiator for the administration, who she and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke to shortly before her press conference on Wednesday (The Hill). 

As Andrew Taylor from The Associated Press writes: 

“Also driving the negotiations is the threat of cuts averaging 10% to agency accounts, reversing recent gains for the Pentagon and hard-won increases in domestic programs favored by Democrats. Those cuts are the final leftovers of a failed 2011 budget and debt deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama and then-Speaker John Boehner that used the threat of the automatic cuts to try to prompt additional progress on the deficit.”

The two sides are not expected to agree to any short-term deal and are unlikely to vote on a clean debt ceiling package by the end of next week, something Mnuchin suggested in a recent letter to congressional leaders in lieu of a budget caps deal. 

Politico: Senate Republicans pray Trump will take budget deal. 

The Associated Press: House Democrats, GOP unite to repeal Obama health care tax.

> Legislative filibuster: Talk of nixing the legislative filibuster is gaining steam among Senate Democrats, especially after Schumer opened the door to getting rid of the higher threshold if Democrats retake the Senate next year and win the presidency, telling reporters that “nothing is off the table.” 

Progressives view keeping the filibuster as a death knell for major priorities like “Medicare for All” and climate change legislation, but it remains unknown what the appetite is within the conference as a whole to make the change. Striking the legislative filibuster would require 51 votes (The Hill). 

The Hill: Democrats warm to idea of studying reparations.

The Hill: House votes to block Trump’s arms sale to Saudi Arabia. 

The Hill: The House voted on Wednesday night to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress for flouting subpoenas. The two Cabinet members wrote to Pelosi before the vote seeking without success to delay it to continue negotiations. The White House in a statement assailed the House Democrats’ action as “ridiculous and yet another lawless attempt to harass” Trump and the administration. Ross called the House vote a “PR stunt” that was “unnecessary.”

Reuters: Schumer asks FBI, FTC to probe Russia’s FaceApp over security concerns.
 

Roll Call: Dems appear stymied on a top priority: climate legislation.

The Associated Press: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocks bill to boost 9/11 victims fund.

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MORE 2020 POLITICS & CAMPAIGNS: Senate Republicans received a boost Wednesday as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left the door ajar to leaving the State Department to run for the Senate in Kansas, raising hopes that the party can keep the seat in GOP hands next year. 

Pompeo admitted in a radio interview with KCMO in Kansas City that he has spent time thinking about a possible run, albeit not as much as some other GOP politicos, and that he will “always leave open the possibility that something will change.” The comments came months after he said publicly that he had ruled out a run (The Hill).

“I do see this from time to time,” Pompeo said of rumors that he could run. “There is a lot more people talking about this and spending time on it than Susan and I are spending time thinking about it. Look, we love Kansas, but I am very focused on my mission serving America and President Trump as the secretary of State.  That’s my mission and as I think I’ve said a couple of times, I intend to do this so long as President Trump wants me to be engaged in this activity.”

“I would have never dreamed that I’d be the secretary of State even a year before I became the director of the CIA, a year before that,” he continued. “And so, I always leave open the possibility that something will change and my path in life will change, too, but my mission set is really very clear.”

Talk of a Pompeo run has heated up since Kris Kobach announced a run to replace retiring Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.). Kobach is considered unelectable by national Republicans after his loss in the Kansas governor race in 2018. 

© Getty Images     > “Medicare for All”: Sanders took aim at Biden on Wednesday as he issued a passionate defense of Medicare for All and tried to draw a line in the sand between the two heavyweights in the 2020 Democratic primary field.    In his speech, Sanders called for his Democratic primary opponents to reject campaign contributions from health insurance and drug companies. The remark was viewed as a veiled shot at Biden, who has held large-dollar fundraisers with wealthy contributors from the health care industry.   “Now is not the time for tinkering around the edges, and now is not the time for taking money and large campaign contributions from the insurance companies and drug companies,” Sanders said at George Washington University.    The comments also came days after Biden laid down his marker on health care, calling for the preservation and expansion of the Affordable Care Act, namely by creating a public option to allow consumers to sign up for Medicare if they are unhappy with their private insurance.    The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: Biden goes halfway to BernieCare.    ABC News: Sanders accepted pharma executives’ donations prior to new pledge.    The Wall Street Journal: 2020 spotlight shines on lawmakers in early primary states.   The Los Angeles Times: The next Democratic debate will have a new face: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock.   Mark Leibovich, The New York Times Magazine: Buttigieg is still figuring this out.   Rahm Emanuel: No, the Democratic Party has not lurched left.

IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES

WHITE HOUSE & ADMINISTRATION: At the Labor Department, Patrick Pizzella took over as acting secretary following Alexander Acosta’s resignation last week. Conservatives and business groups expect Pizzella to pursue a deregulatory, anti-union agenda at the department, a dynamic that alarms Democratic lawmakers and organized labor (The Hill). … Who is Pizzella, 65, and what do the president’s advisers want him to do that Acosta would not? (The New York Times).   > U.S. sanctions on Russia: The Trump administration has long insisted it would impose additional sanctions on Russia following the 2018 poisoning in Great Britain of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, as required by a 1991 law aimed at eliminating chemical and biological weapons. Skripal, a former Russian spy, was exposed to a lethal nerve agent by two officers from Russia’s military intelligence agency and survived. But after the Trump administration assured lawmakers months ago that Russia’s actions would trigger a second round of U.S. punishment, nothing happened.   The State and Treasury departments finalized a package of proposed additional sanctions last spring, but the White House and senior officials have not approved the recommendations, sources told Morgan Chalfant. The administration has publicly held Russia accountable, a State Department spokesperson said when asked for a status report.   A year ago while traveling in the United Kingdom, Trump boasted that in response to the “horrible” Skripal poisoning, the United States expelled 60 Russian diplomats, officials and staff from the United States. “We have been far tougher on Russia than anybody—anybody,” the president said.   > U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia: The United States plans to send about 500 more troops to Saudi Arabia in a show of force against Iran, the Defense Department said on Wednesday. In June, the administration announced it would send 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East but did not specify which countries would receive them. The forces going to Saudi Arabia are part of that deployment. Congress awaits details of the deployment from the administration next week (CNN).

OPINION

House unravels with rise of ‘Les Enfants Terrible,’ by Jonathan Turley, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2Y1FhSH    Will Trump’s racist tweets backfire? by Steve Israel, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2M6Hxlh

WHERE AND WHEN

Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. ET  features Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), who will talk about his ongoing push to impeach the president; and Stephen Auth, executive vice president at Federated Investors, to discuss his book, “The Missionary of Wall Street.” Find Hill.TV programming at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m.   The House meets at 9 a.m.   The Senate convenes at 10 a.m. and resumes consideration of the nomination of Clifton L. Corker to be a federal judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee.   The president and first lady Melania Trump will host a photo opportunity with members of Team USA for the 2019 Special Olympics World Games at noon. The president meets with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands for 90 minutes this afternoon at the White House.   Pompeo departs for travel through Sunday to Buenos Aires, Argentina; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Mexico City, Mexico; San Salvador, El Salvador; and Orlando, Fla.   The Aspen Security Forum runs through Saturday in Aspen, Colo., with current and former federal officials analyzing a range of security topics. Information HERE.   The Smithsonian Institution for a final time tonight transforms the east face of the Washington Monument into a 363-foot Saturn V rocket to salute the 50th anniversary this week of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. View the high-tech projection show on the Mall from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Information is HERE.    The Hill invites you to two live events: July 24 features the third annual Latina Leaders Summit at the Conrad Washington, D.C., with leaders from across the country, including Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), Del. Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico) and Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.). They’ll discuss paths to elective office and the next generation of Latina leaders. Information is HERE. … On July 25, The Hill presents “Policy Prescriptions: Lowering Drug Prices” at 1777 F Street NW, Washington, D.C., with Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), who will discuss how to lower patient drug prices. Sign up HERE.   The Well News hosts a 9 a.m. moderated panel discussion called “Legislating from the Middle” with members of Congress about efforts to build consensus on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers from the Blue Dog Coalition, the New Democrat Coalition and the Tuesday Group will participate. Information HERE.   The Washington Post hosts a live event to interview presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) at 9 a.m. Information HERE.    National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) will be interviewed by reporters from 8 a.m.-9 a.m. during an event sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor in Washington.

ELSEWHERE

➔ Notre Dame: The famous cathedral in Paris came far closer to collapsing in April than anyone knew (The New York Times event reconstruction). … Restoring the cathedral, a July progress report in photographs (TIME).   ➔ Federal Reserve: In Donald Trump vs. Jay Powell, new battle lines are being drawn (Bloomberg Businessweek).   ➔ Housing: For buyers and renters, housing costs are vastly outstripping income, a new study based on census data going back to 1960 confirmed with some eye-popping statistics. “The Midwest might be the last region homeowners can realistically afford,” the study said (The Hill). … The U.S. housing market is stuck in a rut, even as mortgage rates fall. Weak housing and manufacturing are holding back the economy, offsetting strong consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday (Reuters).   ➔ Ebola: The outbreak of the deadly disease in the Congo is a global health emergency, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of 2 million people. It’s only the fifth such declaration in history. Health workers continue to worry about regional spread of Ebola after the first confirmed case in Goma in northeastern Congo indicated infection at a regional crossroads on the Rwandan border near an international airport (The Hill and The Associated Press).

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THE CLOSER

And finally … It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for this week’s Morning Report Quiz! Inspired by the Apollo 11 lunar mission 50 years ago, we’re eager for some smart guesses about the moon, NASA and the global fascination with outer space.   Email your responses to asimendinger@thehill.com and/or aweaver@thehill.com, and please add “Quiz” to subject lines. Winners who submit correct answers will enjoy some richly deserved newsletter fame on Friday.   How many astronauts have walked on the surface of the moon? 1)        Zero 2)        One 3)        Three 4)        Twelve How many Apollo missions successfully landed astronauts on the moon and brought them back to Earth? 1)        One 2)        Two 3)        Six 4)        Twelve Which of these innovations exist as a result of the Apollo era, thanks to NASA scientists and those working with them? 1)        Freeze-dried foods 2)        Silver foil “space blankets” 3)        Cordless vacuum cleaners 4)        All of the above   During the Apollo 11 mission, “Eagle” referred to …?   1)        Former NASA flight commander Gene Kranz 2)        U.S. flag planted on the moon 3)        Small module that transported two astronauts to the moon’s surface 4)        NASA mission control headquarters in Houston   What inspired President Kennedy to announce in 1961 that the United States would go to the moon? 1)        Federal budget surplus that the White House wanted to spend 2)        Desire to create more jobs in Texas and Florida 3)        History-making Soviet strides with the Sputnik satellite and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s orbit of the Earth 4)        1961 sci-fi TV show “A for Andromeda”

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Chris Pratt and Veterans’ Charity Latest Victims of Cancel Culture The latest stupid outrage on the left is Chris Pratt wearing a tee-shirt with the Gadsden flag on it. This horrifying action is ostensibly not just racist, but white supremacist. Yes, you read that correctly.   The Federalist:   “Hollywood celebrity Chris Pratt, famous for his roles in NBC’s ‘Parks and Recreation’ and the blockbuster film ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ came under fire this week for wearing a t-shirt depicting the Gadsden Flag, a historical flag with meaning that dates back to the American Revolution…   The flag in recent years has been used to highlight American pride by the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team, the band Metallica, and some conservative groups.”   How could this totally dumb story get any worse? The shirt Pratt was sporting is actually from a wonderful charity. The Brain Treatment Foundation, which made the shirt to advertise their work helping combat veterans connect with treatment for brain injuries and mental health issues, is feeling the brunt of the stupid backlash. They posted this statement to their Facebook page:   “We are honored to work with the silent warriors who sacrifice greatly so that others may live free, who defend our freedom, who live with honor and by the word of God. These warriors hunt evil to protect our peace, while those who disparage their sacrifices and our nation from behind a computer screen, pretend it doesn’t exist. We are proud of the American flag and all symbols that represent the freedom brave men and women have shed blood for since the inception of our great country.”   Read more about the Brain Treatment Foundation’s amazing work and donate at their website here.     “The Squad” Plays Into Trump’s Hands The Twitter feud that initially seemed to unite a previously-divided Democratic Party has turned into a boon for President Trump, as the four Congresswomen he has singled out continue to take the bait, and the spotlight. The foursome did an hour-long interview with Gayle King on CBS This Morning.    Trump has even seen a bump in his approval ratings since the feud began, despite the initial tweet itself getting poor reviews from independents and swing voters. In true Trumpian fashion, the President ribbed the Squad about it on Twitter, thanking the “vicious young Socialist Congresswomen” for his good fortune.    A face-off between the President and the radical bunch of unpopular Congresswomen is exactly where Trump wants the Democratic Party going into 2020, and it looks like he’s going to get exactly that.    Also, speaking of AOC, she’s getting a great Republican opponent back in her district in Jamaican-born Scherie Murray.    Fashion Moment of the Week Your complete guide to the upcoming trends for Fall 2019, courtesy of Elle.   Trends include “Millennial purple” (wut?), feathers, and capes, but also things I’m super excited for like lots of satin, suiting, and statement hats!   Thursday Links House kills impeachment. (USA Today)   Yikes: Ebola in Congo declared a global health emergency. (AP)   Major privacy concerns surround that popular face-aging app, which by the way is Russian-owned. No thanks! (Independent)    No charges for officer in Eric Garner case. (Daily Wire)   CNN is normalizing realwhite nationalism by inviting noxious racist Richard Spencer on TV, and it’s dangerous. (The Federalist)   Democrats somehow think this video of Trump partying with hot ladies alongside Jeffery Epstein from the 90s will change people’s minds him. (NBC News)    More Kevin Spacey assault charges dropped in Nantucket. (CBS Boston)   Never miss Emily Jashinsky writing about television. In this case, on this round of Emmy nominations. (The Federalist)   Speaking of TV, religious lessons from… The Bachelor? (The Federalist)   Britain sends third warship to the Gulf to guard against Iranian aggression. (The Sun)   Firefighters are the happiest workers in America! (Can confirm: my father-in-law loved his job.) (Bloomberg)   BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist.

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Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray July 18, 2019 Here’s Your Guide To The Latest Wild Developments With Michael Flynn By Margot Cleveland In the escalating dispute between government attorneys and former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn’s new lawyer, the latter has the better argument. Full article Stop Constantly Pressuring Me To Ritually Denounce Trump’s Twitter Feed By Hunter Baker I’m not going to freak out about President Trump’s choice of words when I live in a culture that regularly promotes the dehumanization of the unborn child. Full article Survey Finds Mexicans Don’t Like Illegal Immigration From Other Countries By Madeline Osburn A new survey finds that a majority of Mexicans wish to see Central American migrants deported. 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FIRST READ: “Still shopping”: Most Democratic voters still haven’t made up their minds

Exactly 200 days away until the Iowa caucuses and 208 days until the New Hampshire primary, the most significant news in the Democratic presidential contest isn’t who’s up or down in the horserace.

Instead, it’s the overwhelming percentage of Democratic voters who say they’ve yet to make up their minds.

Our most recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found just 12 percent of Dem primary voters saying their minds are definitely made up.

The poll also showed that just 39 percent are paying “very” close attention to the race, versus more than 60 percent who are paying some/little/no attention to it.

And this week, a CNN/University of New Hampshire poll found only 16 percent of likely New Hampshire primary voters saying they’ve definitely decided on their candidate.

That’s compared with 20 percent who said they were leaning towards someone and a whopping 64 percent who said they’re still trying to decide.

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“Still shopping,” Jamie Harrison and Kathy George of Peterborough, N.H. told NBC’s Julia Jester and Amanda Golden while waiting in line to see Elizabeth Warren on July 8.

“It’s still so early. I’m between Sanders and Warren, and still doing recon too. I think people want more information,” added Traci Joy of Nashua, N.H.

And Mattea Citarella, a first-time voter from Stratham, told our New Hampshire embed reporters that she’s considering Warren, Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg – while attending an event for Joe Biden.

“That is what makes this election so unpredictable and exciting,” she said.

So for all of the attention on the movement in the Dem horserace – “Biden’s ahead!” “Warren is moving up!” “Bernie is moving down!” – remember that most Democrats haven’t made up their minds yet.

Which means we’re still bound for several more surprises between now and the first contests.   

“Send her back”

NBC’s Jonathan Allen’s dispatch on last night’s chilling Trump campaign rally in North Carolina:

“One day after the House voted to condemn his racist tweets, and just hours after it killed a resolution to impeach him, President Donald Trump resumed his rhetorical assault on four freshman Democratic women lawmakers Wednesday at a re-election rally in Greenville, N.C.”

“These left-wing ideologues see our nation as a force for evil,” Trump said of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.

“Omar laughed that Americans speak of al Qaeda in a menacing tone,” he added. “You don’t say America with this intensity. You say al Qaeda makes you proud. Al Qaeda makes you proud. You don’t speak that way about America,” he added, referring to her remarks in a 2013 interview. (PolitiFact has rated his characterization of Omar’s remarks as “false.”)

The crowd broke into a chant of “Send her back!” Allen writes.

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TWEET OF THE DAY: So it’s not about illegal immigration after all? 

Mark Sanford’s primary challenge against Trump looks very real

Former South Carolina Gov. and Congressman Mark Sanford has released this video:

“I’m frustrated with many things in Washington these days. But on the top of my list is the way people there have seemingly forgotten that debt, deficits and spending really do matter,” Sanford says to camera.

“You can have a parade in Washington with lots of military equipment, as the president ordered for the 4th of July. You can avoid talking about it, as people are in Washington or in the presidential race. But these things do not make us strong – and they don’t make the problem go away.”

Remember, modern incumbent presidents who have avoided credible primary challenges have gone on to win re-election (Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama).

And those who received credible primary challenges have lost (Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush).

2020 VISION: Let the drawing of lots commence! 

At 8:00 pm ET, CNN will hold a live random drawing to determine which presidential candidates participate on what night of the upcoming debates on July 30-31.

CNN’s drawing is divided into three parts.

Draw #1 includes 10 candidates with the lowest polling averages: Bennet, Bullock, de Blasio, Delaney, Gabbard, Gillibrand, Hickenlooper, Inslee, Ryan and Williamson.

Draw #2 includes six with middling polling averages: Booker, Buttigieg, Castro, Klobuchar, O’Rourke and Yang.

Draw #3 includes the four with the highest polling averages: Biden, Harris, Sanders and Warren.

The idea is to evenly split up the three groups into two nights of debates.

On the campaign trail today: Elizabeth Warren and Steve Bullock stump in Iowa… Julian Castro is in New Hampshire, hitting Portsmouth and Nashua… Joe Biden raises money in Los Angeles… And Pete Buttigieg addresses the Young Democrats of America National Convention in Indianapolis.

Dispatches from NBC’s embeds

John Hickenlooper held a meet-and-greet in Laconia, N.H., where he was met with an inquisitive group of high school students.

NBC’s Julia Jester and Amanda Golden have the highlights:

“He also seemed to not quite answer the questions he was asked, on more than one occasion. Two prime examples: When asked about what he would do to strengthen early childhood education, he talked about women’s rights. When asked about how he would aim to make college more affordable, his answer was to fix health care and skill-train workers He could not articulate an actual plan to deal with mental health across the country (aside from saying it’s a national epidemic), especially for students (when asked by students in attendance, twice). The high schoolers easily discerned that he did not answer their questions.”

DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is… 57 percent.

57 percent.

That’s the share of Republicans who agree with this statement, according to a Pew Research Center analysis: “If America is too open to people from all over the world, we risk losing our identity as a nation.”

That’s up more than 10 points from the same survey last year, when just 44 percent of Republicans agreed.

Overall, the survey finds that the majority position in the country is the other option provided to respondents, which was that “America’s openness to people from all over the world is essential to who we are as a nation.”

About six-in-ten Americans agreed with that statement, including 86 percent of Democrats but just 37 percent of Republicans.

THE LID: Take it to the bank

Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when we looked at why the second quarter of presidential fundraising maybe got a little bit less attention than the first quarter did.

ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss 

Democrats agree that they shouldn’t remake the mistakes of 2016, writes the New York Times. The problem? They can’t agree on what the mistakes were.

The Washington Post has more on that party at Mar-a-Lago that included Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and NFL cheerleaders.

Sen. Johnny Isakson is in the hospital after a fall.

Thousands of protestors called on Puerto Rico’s governor to resign.

Microsoft is planning to give away software to shield U.S. voting machines from cyberattacks.

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Unbowed, Trump Intensifies Attacks on Four Democratic Congresswomen By Reuters, Thursday, July 18, 2019 6:21 AM President Donald Trump stepped up his vilification of four liberal lawmakers as un-American at a raucous rally on Wednesday, underscoring that the attacks will form a key part of his strategy for winning re-election in 2020. More  Comments »   House holds Barr, Ross in Criminal Contempt over Census Documents By Reuters, Thursday, July 18, 2019 6:17 AM The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt for defying congressional subpoenas related to the U.S. census. More  Comments »   House Votes to set Aside Impeachment Resolution against Trump By Reuters, Thursday, July 18, 2019 6:13 AM The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to sideline an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump, effectively killing the measure for now but not burying the issue that has divided Democrats. More  Comments »   Trump meets Chinese Uighur, other Religious Persecution Victims at White House By Reuters, Thursday, July 18, 2019 6:10 AM U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made religious freedom a centerpiece of his foreign policy, met on Wednesday with victims of religious persecution from countries including China, Turkey, North Korea, Iran and Myanmar. More  Comments »   House Rejects Saudi Weapons Sales; Trump to Veto By Reuters, Thursday, July 18, 2019 6:07 AM The U.S. House of Representatives backed resolutions on Wednesday to block the sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, sending them to the White House, where President Donald Trump has promised a veto. More  Comments »   Biden versus Sanders: Top 2020 Contenders Snipe over Healthcare Policy By Reuters, Thursday, July 18, 2019 6:03 AM Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Bernie Sanders are waging a public battle this week over universal healthcare, staking out competing turf on an issue that has become the most divisive in the party’s primary campaign. More  Comments »

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