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Jul 22, 2019

Good morning from Washington, where Democrats hope to gain fresh ammo against President Trump from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony Wednesday before two House committees. Meanwhile, let Fred Lucas tell you more about the son of a conservative icon who is the president’s choice to be labor secretary. America’s achievement in space still resonates in faraway Ukraine, Nolan Peterson reports. Anti-communist educator Chris Wright talks socialism on the podcast. Plus: Hans von Spakovsky on the Electoral College and small states, Romina Boccia on a way out of crippling national debt, and Tom Spoehr on defense priorities.

	Commentary Maine and Nevada Show Why the Electoral College Helps Small States, Not Red States States are agreeing to ignore what the majority of voters in their state decides when it comes to who they believe should be president. More Analysis Socialism 101: Myths and Realities “One of our speakers is from Czechoslovakia … [he] says … in communist Czechoslovakia, if you’re not stealing from the state, you are robbing from your own family. That’s how inherently corrupting a socialist system is,” says the president of the Anticommunism Action Team. More Commentary The Debt Is Mounting. Here’s How to Rescue Our Children’s Future. Our national debt averages $67,000 for every single American. If you’re a family of three, that’s over $200,000. And just like the credit card bill you get at the end of the month, this bill is coming due. More News 3 Things to Know About Eugene Scalia, Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia—former solicitor for the Labor Department and now a partner in the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher—is the second-oldest son of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. More Special Feature The ‘Spirit of Apollo’ Inspires a New Generation of Ukrainian Spaceflight Pioneers Veterans of Ukraine’s Soviet-legacy space program retain a sense of admiration for what America’s Apollo moon program was able to accomplish in so little time. “I just don’t understand how America did it,” says Alexsandr Bobrov, a 26-year veteran of Yuzhmash, Ukraine’s national spacecraft manufacturing firm. More Commentary Cartoon: One Small Step for Man The latest weekly cartoon from The Daily Signal’s Michael Ramirez. More Commentary Global Threats Make US Defense Spending an Urgent Priority A new commission concludes, “America is very near the point of strategic insolvency, where its ‘means’ are badly out of alignment with its ends.” More Commentary We Hear You: What American Socialists Say They Want “These are cowardly, pampered whiners who have reaped all the benefits of a free, capitalistic society but have taken it all for granted and are now offended by it. I doubt any of these spoiled malcontents ever had to support themselves, let alone a family,” writes Drew Page. More

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POLITICO PLAYBOOK

POLITICO Playbook: Trump’s huge week

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WE ARE ENTERING what could be one of the most momentous weeks in what’s left of DONALD TRUMP’S presidency, a week that could set the tone for the rest of his first term. Not only is former special counsel Robert Mueller testifying live on national TV for five hours, but his administration is trying to cut a budget deal that could avoid more than $100 billion in spending cuts come the beginning of next year, and dispense with the nettlesome debt limit until after the 2020 election.

— Speaker NANCY PELOSI and Treasury Secretary STEVEN MNUCHIN have been negotiating for weeks to set budget levels for the next two years, and to raise the nation’s statutory borrowing cap. There are just four days left until the August recess — Democratic leadership has said it would not keep the chamber in session past this week.

WAPO’S DAMIAN PALETTA and ERICA WERNER report: “White House and congressional negotiators rushing to hammer out the final details of a sweeping budget and debt deal are unlikely to include many — if any — actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years, people familiar with the talks said.” PALETTA and WERNER call the deal a “retreat” for the White House, since they called for spending cuts earlier in the negotiations. WaPo

THE QUESTION INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE is this: Will Mnuchin win, and get Trump to support the bill? Or will the fiscal hawks in OMB, backed by acting chief of staff MICK MULVANEY and urged on by mischief-making House Republicans,inject enough skepticism to make him wary and tank a deal?

THE QUESTION IN THE CAPITOL: How do members of Congress view this deal? A two-year debt limit hike coupled with a boost of budget caps is, broadly speaking, an attractive proposition for Congress in today’s day. But there are tripwires. There will still be a few Republicans who will balk at spending increases. And there will be Democrats who will be wary of any agreement that could allow Trump to enact policies they disagree with.

IT WOULD BE in Pelosi and Mnuchin’s interest to get this deal wrapped up, get Trump on board, get the votes in line, and have it posted as soon as possible, since the House is only in session until Friday. HOUSE DEMOCRATS have a rule that a bill must be posted 72 hours before it gets a vote. If this isn’t wrapped up this week, Congress will face a massive time crunch right after Labor Day to lift the debt limit.

— On WEDNESDAY, MUELLER will come to Capitol Hill to testify. There are two theories rattling around the town. One: that the hearing will be a bust, since Mueller has said he won’t say anything outside the four corners of his report. Two: that the hearing will be powerful no matter what he says. Mueller has been mostly silent for years, and his reading the report could be consequential enough — not least for the reaction it provokes from the TV watcher in chief. More from Andrew Desiderio and Kyle Cheney on Mueller

DARREN SAMUELSOHN and NATASHA BERTRAND: “Inside the preparations for Mueller’s history-making testimony”

FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF DEMOCRATS, the politics of being in favor of impeachment are much easier than the politics of being against it. Many lawmakers are simply looking for cover to come out in favor of proceedings. This could be that moment.

TO GIVE A SENSE OF JUST HOW MUCH coverage these hearings will get, take a look at how the networks are planning to handle them. They’re all wall to wall with their biggest names:

— FOX NEWS is pre-empting “Fox and Friends” on Wednesday morning, with Mueller coverage beginning at 8 a.m. BRET BAIER and MARTHA MACCALLUM are co-anchoring from D.C. Before the second hearing, Fox will broadcast a special edition of “Outnumbered.”

— NORAH O’DONNELL is leading CBS’ coverage. They will break into a special report around 8:30 a.m.

— NBC plans to break into a special report around 8:15 a.m. with LESTER HOLT, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE and CHUCK TODD in the anchor chair. BRIAN WILLIAMS and NICOLLE WALLACE will anchor MSNBCcoverage.

Good Monday morning. SPOTTED: Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.)joined Pelosi, DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) onstage Sunday afternoon at a DCCC fundraiser in Dearborn, Mich. Dingell organized the event.

OH MY … CHICAGO TRIBUNE: “Illinois Republicans pull social media aimed at four Democratic congresswomen who were subjects of President Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets, calling them ‘Jihad Squad,’” by Rick Pearson: “‘Political jihad is their game,’ the Facebook post said. ‘If you don’t agree with their socialist ideology, you’re racist.’ The post also displayed the logo of the association.” Chicago Tribune … The Illinois GOP graphic

FOR USMCA ADVOCATES: The general consensus inside the House is that every single tweet and fight with “The Squad” makes it less likely that Trump will get his new trade deal, which, as regular readers know, is the president’s top legislative priority. The cost of doing business with the president continues to skyrocket as he says things like duly elected members of Congress are “not capable of loving our country.”

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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION … DANIEL LIPPMAN: “‘It’s a disaster over there’: Commerce reaches new heights of dysfunction”: “Constant infighting among top officials. Sudden departures of senior staffers without explanation. A leader who is disengaged and prone to falling asleep in meetings.

“The Commerce Department has reached its apex of dysfunction under Wilbur Ross, according to four people with knowledge of the inner workings of the department. The 81-year-old Commerce secretary, who has for months endured whispers that he is on the outs, spends much of his time at the White House to try to retain President Donald Trump’s favor, the sources said, leaving his department adrift.

“He’s hardly the only top Trump official to seek the president’s approval. But department insiders say they’ve rarely seen Commerce so rudderless — and they say Ross’s penchant for managing upward at the expense of his staff is leading to what one plugged-in observer described as ‘a disaster over there.’” POLITICO

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BEYOND THE BELTWAY — “Puerto Rico prepares for massive protest to expel governor,” by AP’s Danica Coto in San Juan: “Puerto Rico braced early Monday for what many people expected to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory as irate islanders pledged to drive Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office.

“Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to take over one of the island’s busiest highways Monday morning to press demands for the resignation of Rosselló over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat the governor had with allies as well as federal corruption charges leveled against his administration.

“The anticipated march in the capital of San Juan came a day after Rosselló announced that he would not quit, but sought to calm the unrest by promising not to seek reelection or continue as head of his pro-statehood political party. That only further angered his critics, who have mounted street demonstrations for more than a week.” AP

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2020 WATCH — “Bernie Sanders might be losing his N.H. firewall,” by The Boston Globe’s James Pindell:“[W]ith a little more than six months to go until the 2020 New Hampshire primary, Sanders can no longer take the state for granted. He has gone from being the unquestioned front-runner to second place — and sliding.” Boston Globe

— “Sanders and Warren have a similar message, but they’re battling different weaknesses,” by WaPo’s Annie Linskey in Orange City, Iowa: “Both camps acknowledge that just one standard-bearer for the liberal wing of the party will emerge from the early primaries. Each is hoping for a victory here.

“Their trips highlighted that [Elizabeth] Warren and Sanders are betting their candidacies on divergent strategies, and they believe they can grow in different areas. Warren, faced with questions of electability, is trying to show her message appeals in unlikely places. Sanders, meanwhile, is fishing for votes among older Iowans more likely to support former vice president Joe Biden.” WaPo

TRUMP’S MONDAY — The president will meet with Pakistani PM Imran Khan at noon, followed by a bilateral meeting and a working lunch.

PLAYBOOK READS

THE NEW YORKER’S JANE MAYER: “The Case of Al Franken: A close look at the accusations against the former senator”: “When I asked him if he truly regretted his decision to resign, he said, ‘Oh, yeah. Absolutely.’ He wishes that he had appeared before a Senate Ethics Committee hearing, as he had requested, allowing him to marshal facts that countered the narrative aired in the press.” New Yorker

THE MYSTERY CONTINUES — VP Mike Pence to CBS’ Major Garrett on why he abruptly canceled a recent trip to New Hampshire without explanation: “It was a circumstance on the ground in New Hampshire that made our — our trip there no longer appropriate.” (via @TakeoutPodcast)

KNOWING BOB MUELLER — “In 88 Trips to Capitol Hill, Mueller Grew Weary of Partisanship,” by NYT’s Noah Weiland: “Over decades of appearances before Congress, Mr. Mueller showed little patience for politics, and he grew weary of the partisanship that came with legislative oversight, according to interviews with former colleagues, law enforcement officials and lawmakers.

“Mueller has appeared before Congress 88 times dating back to 1990, according to the Senate Historical Office, among the most of any official ever … He was by turns forbidding and protective of the F.B.I.’s mission, yet sympathetic to Congress’s obligation to monitor the bureau’s transformation from a crime-fighting agency into a centerpiece of the government’s post-Sept. 11 counterterrorism apparatus.” NYT

THE ATLANTIC’S TODD PURDUM: “Adam Schiff Is Back From the Wilderness: The House Intelligence Committee chairman opens up about the Mueller investigation.”

RISING CHINA — “Deal for Naval Outpost in Cambodia Furthers China’s Quest for Military Network,” by WSJ’s Jeremy Page, Gordon Lubold and Rob Taylor in Sihanoukville, Cambodia: “The pact—signed this spring but not disclosed by either side—gives China exclusive rights to part of a Cambodian naval installation on the Gulf of Thailand, not far from a large airport now being constructed by a Chinese company. …

“U.S. and allied officials … said a deal had been done that, while stopping short of a full-scale Chinese base, would give Beijing its first dedicated naval staging facility in Southeast Asia and a second outpost in what the Pentagon sees as a Chinese quest for a global network of military and dual-use sites.” WSJ

— DATA DU JOUR: “[W]ithin the past 28 months, Chinese naval ships have made more port visits to more countries than in the previous 28 years.” Air Force Magazine

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PUNDIT PREP — “Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet with President Trump this week. These 5 big issues will probably come up,” by Asfandyar Mir for WaPo’s Monkey Cage blog

CLIP DU JOUR — “Trump drops in on New Jersey wedding, as attendees chant ‘USA!’” by Fox News’ Gregg Re:“President Trump unexpectedly dropped in on the wedding of PJ Mongelli and Nicole Marie Mongelli on Saturday night at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, as enthusiastic attendees broke into chants of ‘USA.’

“Fox News is told the bride and groom are huge fans of the president, had dreamed of him attending their wedding and got engaged at the golf club in 2017. Flags and pro-Trump banners could be seen at the event. The bride said she’d sent numerous requests to the president in hopes he would attend — and that Trump ended up paying two visits to separate wedding events.” Fox News

THE TRUMP ERA — “This Transcript Shows How Trump’s Border Camps Have Thrown A Top Advertising Firm Into Internal Crisis,” by BuzzFeed’s Lam Thuy Vo and Nancy Vu: “‘This is about people, not just about money,’ an Ogilvy employee told CEO John Seifert.” BuzzFeed

MEDIAWATCH — YIKES: “Jeffrey Epstein Pitched a New Narrative. These Sites Published It,” by NYT’s Tiffany Hsu: “After Jeffrey Epstein got out of the Palm Beach County jail in 2009, having served 13 months of an 18-month sentence resulting from a plea deal that has been widely criticized, he began a media campaign to remake his public image.

“The effort led to the publication of articles describing him as a selfless and forward-thinking philanthropist with an interest in science on websites like Forbes, National Review and HuffPost.” NYT

— “Cumulus Media Blocks Country Radio Stations From Airing Pete Buttigieg Interview,” by HuffPost’s Hayley Miller

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IN MEMORIAM — “Robert Morgenthau, Longtime Manhattan District Attorney, Dies at 99,” by NYT’s Robert McFadden: “In an era of notorious Wall Street chicanery and often dangerous streets, Mr. Morgenthau was the bane of mobsters, crooked politicians and corporate greed; a public avenger to killers, rapists and drug dealers; and a confidant of mayors and governors, who came and went while he stayed on — for nearly nine years in the 1960s as the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York and for 35 more as Gotham’s aristocratic Mr. District Attorney.

“For a Morgenthau — the scion of a family steeped in wealth, privilege and public service — he was strangely awkward, a wooden speaker who seemed painfully shy on the stump. His grandfather had been an ambassador in President Woodrow Wilson’s day, and his father was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s treasury secretary. His own early political forays, two runs for governor of New York, ended disastrously.” NYT

SPOTTED: David Vitter at Audi Field for French Ligue 1 showcase games Sunday night. (h/t Matthew Cornelius) … Jaime Harrison, Steve Schmidt and Adrienne Elrod sipping drinks at the St. Regis during the DSCC weekend in Park City. … Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) on Sunday afternoon giving piggyback rides to his daughters at gate C-17 at the Charlotte airport.

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: David Shulkin, CIO of Sanford Health and former VA secretary, is 6-0. A fun fact that people might not know about him: “I was selected as the ‘designated survivor’ during Trump’s first State of the Union address in 2017. It was quite an experience, although I’m sworn to secrecy about the details.” Playbook Plus Q&A

BIRTHDAYS: Bob Dole, former Senate majority leader and Bipartisan Policy Center founder, is 96. He’s celebrating with chocolate milkshakes from the BPC (h/t Jordan LaPier) … Don Van Natta Jr. is 55 … Reid Cherlin … U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison is 76 … David Shuster … VoteVets’ Will Fischer … POLITICO’s Craig Howie, Amanda Kules, Seamus Dowdall and Jerry Smith … Vicki Nguyen … Tarun Chhabra … Alex Pappas … Buzz Brockway … Caleb Smith … Sarah Hummell … Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) is 71 … Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) is 54 … Whitney VanMeter … AJ Jorgenson … Annie Lowrey … former Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-N.J.) is 49 … former Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) is 72 … Ella Mizrahi … Adam Finkel … Elise Shutzer … Kevin Cameron is 27 (h/t Lisa Costello) … Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness is 47 … Natacha Hildebrand … Liza Rodler … Sarah Litke of Plurus Strategies (h/t David Leiter) …

… WSJ’s Warren Bass … Erin Perrine, deputy communications director for the Trump 2020 campaign … Brandt Anderson, national security adviser for Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) (h/t Chuck Nadd) … Eugene Carpino … Amy Littleton … Anne Szkatulski … Breanna Chandler, who recently got engaged to Keith Pitcher — pic … Lauren AbuAli … Sandra Perez Hawthorne, VP of comms at LMI … Lindsey Neary … Michael DiRienzo (h/t Tim Burger) … Maor Cohen … The Daily Beast’s Sam Brodey … Emily Carpeaux … Joy Yunji Lee, counsel for the 2020 Republican National Convention (h/t Adi Sathi) … AP’s Peter Prengaman … Ceci Alvarez … CNN’s Terence Burlij … Shelly Porges … Nathan Naylor … Sarah Obenour … Soren Dayton … Mike Gibson … Mike Moffo … Kerry Allen … Travis Korson … Sam Chiron … Enrique Goñi … Arshi Siddiqui … Jeff Winmill … Andrew Feinberg … John Kim Cook … Les MacDonald … Maury Forman is 6-0 … Maria Westried … Christine Patronik-Holder (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) … Ben Leubsdorf

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View this email in your browser Monday, July 22, 2019 2020 Update Last Friday, CNN announced the lineup for the next pair of Democratic primary debates. CNN Also last week “Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, floated the possibility… that he would mount an uphill challenge to President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.” AP News Finally, the Washington Post reported that “unionized campaign organizers working for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential effort are battling with its management, arguing that the compensation and treatment they are receiving does not meet the standards Sanders espouses in his rhetoric, according to internal communications.” The workers claim that they are receiving less than $13 per hour. Washington Post From the Left The left is skeptical of Sanford’s candidacy and wants Democrats to refocus on ‘kitchen table’ issues. “Much of the criticism aimed at Trump — including from the right — is focused on the president’s character and behavior. That is a problem for Sanford, cutting off one avenue where he could have peeled off support. He will probably have to take a different approach, given his own checkered past… While the former lawmaker’s points about the economy and the debt might be valid to some, the Republican Party under Trump is quite different from the days of the GOP when Sanford lived in the governor’s mansion. Losing his 2018 reelection probably taught Sanford that most Republicans back Trump and vote for lawmakers who support the president. There is not much reason to believe 2020 would be any different.” Eugene Scott, Washington Post   Meanwhile, “[Trump] wants to spend the 15 months between now and Election Day talking about ‘the squad’… If everyone’s talking about Omar, no one’s talking about health care or jobs… I wonder what would happen if the Democratic nominee simply refused to talk about Trump. No responding to whatever stupid nickname he comes up with. No sweeping denunciation of some deed of his that any sensible American already knows is wrong. Just the articulation of better solutions to America’s problems. Trump would go mad with the lack of attention. And maybe then, thank heaven, he’d go away.” Frank Bruni, New York Times   “It says something about the state of the two major political parties that, while Washington was focused on President Trump’s racist tweets and his strategy to divide for political advantage, Democratic presidential candidates were engaged in an increasingly substantive debate about the future of health care. No matter how you feel about former vice president Joe Biden’s plan to build on Obamacare, which he released Monday, or Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s Medicare-for-all proposal, which he defended in a speech Wednesday, the Democratic field has already far surpassed Mr. Trump in seriousness. His ‘plan’ to this day has not progressed beyond a promise to destroy Obamacare… as voters consider their choices, they should ask themselves who is offering something feasible — and who is selling something else.” Editorial Board, Washington Post   Many note that “whether you like single-payer health care, don’t like it, don’t think it’s feasible, or whatever, you should understand by now that Kamala Harris would not pursue it as president… She has twice said in high-profile settings that she would eliminate private insurance in favor of a single-payer system—as the Sanders bill she’s co-sponsored does—and then walked it back the next day. And in an interview this week, she said that no middle-class tax hike would be necessary to pay for the roughly $30 trillion plan, which is just incorrect… we should stop pretending that she has any interest in pursuing single-payer—not just being for it, but actively spending the political capital necessary to pursue it—when she can barely feign interest in pretending to herself.” Jim Newell, Slate   “It’s no wonder that likely Democratic voters see Bernie Sanders as the best candidate to handle health policy – agree or disagree, he’s consistent, and has been standing firm for single-payer as others vacillate. Why trust newcomers to progressive stances over someone who has been saying the same thing for decades?” Bhaskar Sunkara, The Guardian   Some are urging Democrats to turn their attention to foreign policy. “What is America’s role in the world? What does it stand for? What threats does it face? When and how should it intervene in disputes? With military force, or with diplomacy? With sanctions or development aid? For any Democrat competing to succeed President Trump as president, solutions to such problems could require not only undoing the damage Mr. Trump has caused — alienating allies, cozying up to autocrats, tearing up international agreements and sowing doubts about America’s role as the lodestar of democracy — but creating a new approach to national security… By a margin of 57 percent to 40 percent, voters now disapprove of the president’s handling of world affairs… That’s a fortuitous opening if the Democrats can make their case.” Carol Giacomo, New York Times   Regarding Bernie Sanders’s staffers, “commonsense morality perceives a significant difference between passionate young people working to advance a cause on shoestring budgets and adults trying to support a family on minimum wage jobs working for billionaire-owned retail conglomerates. That’s why the examples Sanders picks for his crusades are big companies with easily identifiable rich owners… one reason campaign work has involved such punishing hours and low pay is that it’s something a lot of people want to do. They feel passionately about their candidate, and the job is inherently temporary, so it doesn’t necessarily need to pay a long-term sustainable wage.” Matthew Yglesias, Vox From the Right The right is skeptical of the prospects for a primary challenge to Trump and critical of recent developments involving Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris. “It’s not just that an incumbent congressman who couldn’t convince fellow Republicans in his home district to vote for him is ill-suited to persuade them to topple an incumbent president… The president is enormously popular in South Carolina and won that state’s primary in 2016 by a large plurality in a multi-candidate race. South Carolina isn’t unique in terms of Trump’s popularity among GOP voters, which topped 90 percent nationwide in late June, and there’s little reason to believe that his latest controversies have done anything to change that…  “Far from hurting Trump, a serious effort by Sanford, Weld, or any other Never Trump fantasy-league candidate might actually help the president. Without any sort of primary challenge to Trump, the Democrats will dominate the news in the first half of 2020. A contest in Weld’s New Hampshire or in Sanford’s South Carolina would allow the president to intrude into news cycles that would otherwise be about Democrats trashing him.” Jonathan S. Tobin, National Review “If small-government conservatism were a potent force within the GOP, Sanford could pose a significant challenge even if he fell short. But in truth, there is no such force…  serious small-government conservatives were the smallest of the party’s four factions before Trump’s emergence. Moreover, these voters have prioritized tax cuts over spending cuts since at least the 1996 GOP presidential primaries… Trump has since issued his own tax cuts, so only the hardest of the hardcore anti-spending conservatives would gravitate to Sanford on policy grounds.” Henry Olsen, Washington Post Regarding Bernie Sanders, “it seems that while [he] is all too eager to demand that other employers and the government increase wages and benefits for workers, he’s not practicing what he preaches…  he will limit the number of hours staffers work to 42 or 43 hours per week to ensure they get the equivalent of $15 an hour. But that does nothing to address the complaint of campaign staffers that they aren’t making enough ‘to survive financially’ – and it’s hard to believe they will be working fewer hours as the campaign season heats up. In addition, Sanders… has not agreed to a union proposal to pay all health care costs for campaign staffers earning less than $60,000 a year…  “Why won’t Sanders reach into his campaign war chest and provide free BernieCare for everyone who works for him? Because his campaign can’t afford it – just like many businesses and individuals across the country wouldn’t be able to afford the incredibly high taxes needed to pay for Sanders’ ‘Medicare-for-all’ pie-in-the-sky proposal.” Justin Haskins, Fox News Many are also critical of Kamala Harris over “a plea deal her office negotiated for former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, a serial sexual harasser, which let him escape jail time and avoid registering as a sex offender… Filner could have faced up to five years in prison, but the plea bargain instead gave him three months of house arrest, three years’ probation, and partial loss of his mayoral pension.” Emily Larsen & Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner “After [the] anti-truancy law that Harris promoted went into effect, a California mom was sentenced to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to letting her kids miss over 10 percent of school last year… We can argue whether it’s a good idea to jail parents for their children’s truancy. But does anyone want to argue that it makes sense to put a mother in jail for 180 days for her children’s truancy, while a politician gets three months house arrest for one felony count of false imprisonment and two misdemeanor battery charges? If Alex Acosta has to step down as Labor Secretary, why should Harris get a pass over this lenient deal to a sexual predator?” Jim Geraghty, National Review Finally, many are drawing attention to the fact that “Biden has recognized that Obama-era liberalism is not going to help him, and he has abandoned it… Biden ditched his support for the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer money from funding abortions. Notably, Obama never faced pressure to repeal the Hyde Amendment, and happily signed spending bills containing it. Biden also wants to raise the federal minimum wage to $15. In 2016, Obama supported the Raise the Wage Act, which would have [only] raised the federal minimum wage to $12…  “These are just the positions Obama held at the end of his presidency. Obama’s older positions, such as opposition to same-sex marriage, would end any Democratic campaign at this point. Biden’s own party would crucify him… The Obama age of American liberalism is gone, and if Biden wants to secure the nomination, he’ll need to run to Obama’s left.” Ryan Everson, Washington Examiner On the bright side… Pair of penguins waddles into New Zealand sushi spot. CNN Our volunteer team spends hours each night scanning the news, fact-checking, and debating one another, so your 5 minutes each morning can be well spent. If you’ve found value in our work, we welcome you to help sustain our efforts and expand our reach. Any support you can provide is greatly appreciated! Share Tweet Forward Sign Up Here Copyright © 2019 The Flip Side, All rights reserved. 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After months in the making, former special counsel Robert Mueller is scheduled to appear on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as House Democrats say they hope his appearance spurs committees’ ongoing probes of President Trump.   Although Mueller has he won’t go beyond the four corners of his 448-page report, House Democrats are expected to shine a spotlight on its most untoward and unpleasant aspects as they try to move the ball in their investigation of Trump. Meanwhile, House Republicans are expected to defend the president and question the origins of Mueller’s 22-month investigation. It is also likely that they will invoke Mueller’s finding that there was no collusion among Trump, his campaign associates and Russians. Morgan Chalfant looks at 10 questions that lawmakers on the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees could pose to the former special counsel. Among them:  Whether he would have charged Trump if it weren’t for the Office of Legal Counsel’s opinion that a sitting president cannot be indicted. Why his office wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr objecting to his four-page memo detailing the report’s main conclusions.Whether the investigation exonerated Trump on the questions of collusion and obstruction of justice.  The Hill: Key numbers to know for Mueller’s testimony. James Comey: What I would ask Robert Mueller. Mueller’s appearance will be time-limited as his team negotiated constraints for the former special counsel with each panel. He is slated to testify before the House Judiciary Committee for three hours and before the House Intelligence Committee for two hours. It is unlikely that all lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee will be able to ask questions due to the time limit.  With Mueller set to testify and comply with a subpoena more than three months after his report was released, House Democrats are defending the looming testimony and do not believe that the country has moved past the report in the meantime. In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nalder (D-N.Y.) noted that most people did not read the full report, necessitating Mueller to speak about it publicly. “The country has not moved on. The president and the attorney general have lied to the American people about what was in the Mueller report,” Nadler said. “That it found no collusion — that was not true. That it found no obstruction — that is not true.” “People don’t read a 448-page report, and I believe that when people hear what was in the Mueller report then we’ll be in a position to begin holding the president accountable and to make this less of a lawless administration,” he added.  The president, who labeled the investigation “bullshit” during a campaign rally in North Carolina last week, told reporters on Friday that he will not be watching Mueller’s appearance on Wednesday, redirecting the conversation to the House’s vote last week on impeachment. The House voted 332-95 against launching impeachment proceedings, although Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) have vowed to continue the push to impeach the president (The Hill). Republicans agree with Trump and are hopeful to make the president’s case at the hearings. As Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), a top ally of Trump who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, told The New York Times, “We are going to re-elect the president.” The New York Times: In 88 trips to Capitol Hill, Mueller grew weary of partisanship.The Washington Post: Hostile witness or Democrats’ hero? Mueller’s past appearances before Congress offer clues.Politico: Democrats to face off against a reluctant Mueller.The Hill: Rudy Giuliani: Mueller should not testify before Congress.Axios: Mueller’s day on the Hill.Jonathan Turley: What to expect when Mueller testifies: Not much.The New York Times: Mueller hearings on Wednesday present make-or-break moment for Democrats.

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LEADING THE DAY

2020 POLITICS: Trump entered his second week of waging a partisan and bitter public battle with four female Democratic lawmakers he urged to “go back” to their home countries, although only one, Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, was born outside the United States. After initially retreating a few yards last week when congressional Republicans expressed political misgivings about a North Carolina crowd that chanted “send her back” during his rally in Greenville, the president resumed his assault on the four Democrats, arguing they “hate” the United States and advocate extreme socialist views, not constructive dissent. Putting aside questions about the president’s views of race in America (Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina defended Trump last week as a “narcissist,” not a racist), the political conundrum remains whether Trump’s toxic dismissal — “go back” — aimed at young women of color in Congress helps or hurts his campaign and what effect it may have on fellow Republicans on the ballot next year. Rebuked, condemned, shushed and praised during a rollicking week, Trump decided once again to use a blowtorch on Sunday. “I don’t think the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our country,” he tweeted before enjoying some golf in steamy New Jersey. “They should apologize to America (and Israel) for the horrible (hateful) things they have said.” The New York Times: Trump sets the terms on racial division. Do Democrats know what to do? There are typically two yardsticks for incumbent presidents in any reelection cycle. First, how do voters feel about how the economy affects them, and second, does the president enjoy job approval numbers above 50 percent? Trump has never sustained job numbers above the mid-to-high 40s, which is why Republican candidates wish he’d talk in mantra-like loops about the economy. Reid Wilson reports that the size of Trump’s voter base may be smaller than it appears because it may lean heavily on Americans doing particularly well financially rather than those doing just slightly better or still struggling after his administration’s nearly three years in office. But Trump maintains the economy is stronger than it’s ever been and that more Americans are sharing in the prosperity, strengthening his chances for reelection. His campaign is tending to the states and districts he won in 2016, hoping to ward off any inroads by Democratic challengers while playing in states where he might need some Electoral College insurance. The New York Times reports that if Trump locked in modest improvement in his job approval rating, combined with a strong economy next year, he could lose the popular vote by a larger margin than he did in 2016 and still be able to hold the White House against a Democratic nominee. “It is even possible that Trump could win while losing the national vote by as much as five percentage points,” according to the Times. All of the Electoral College math makes Democrats lose sleep as progressives butt heads with moderates in an attempt to identify a winning formula for the White House in 2020. Looking ahead to the New Hampshire primary next year, a CBS News poll released on Sunday found former Vice President Joe Biden ahead by 7 points (The Hill), but the interesting takeaway was that Biden’s lead in early states is shrinking among an increasingly competitive top tier of contenders (The Hill). See the CBS Battleground Tracker poll HERE. By the numbers: Democratic delegate race tightens (CBS News). Most Americans disagree with Trump’s tweets (CBS News). Democrats in the early primary states say health care should be the dominant issue in the contest (CBS News).

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The Atlantic took a deep-dive look at the presidential campaign waged by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and concluded she’s the candidate who is leaning into a “new movement” for the Democratic party in 2020.  

As voters in early states say they want to learn what Democratic candidates propose on health care coverage, many indicate they want to hear more policy specifics from Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). Unclear, waffling, a political opportunist? Jonathan Easley  and Max Greenwood report that Harris is being pressured to locate her core and explain it (The Hill).

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro of Texas, a former secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former mayor of San Antonio, carved out a place for himself in the packed Democratic field by making border and immigration issues his calling card (The Hill).

> 2020 Senate: Amy McGrath, Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) prize recruit to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), faces competition for the nomination following her rocky campaign launch last week. A number of Democrats are thinking about getting into the marquee race (The Hill).

> Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló sparked an outcry on Sunday, one that is expected to lead to mass demonstrations today on the island (The Associated Press). Via Facebook, the governor announced that he will not seek reelection but will not resign following a controversy over a leaked and obscenity-laced online chat. The governor tried to shrug off an impeachment process, whose preliminary stages have begun in Puerto Rico’s legislature. In the chat, Roselló and his top advisers insulted women and mocked constituents, including victims of Hurricane Maria (The Associated Press). 

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THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continued their running dialogue over the weekend as the two near a deal to raise the spending caps and the debt ceiling by the week’s end and before the House breaks for the annual August recess on Friday. 

Pelosi and Mnuchin spoke on Saturday afternoon for about 15 minutes, following up on Friday’s call, as they near an agreement. As The Washington Post’s Damien Paletta and Erica Werner reported Sunday night: 

“White House and congressional negotiators rushing to hammer out the final details of a sweeping budget and debt deal are unlikely to include many — if any — actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years, people familiar with the talks said.  

The agreement appeared likely to mark a retreat for White House officials who had demanded major spending cuts in exchange for a new budget deal. But the process remained in limbo while negotiators awaited final approval late Sunday from President Trump.  

The pending deal would seek to extend the debt ceiling and set new spending levels for two years, ratcheting back the budget brinkmanship that led to a record-long government shutdown earlier this year.  

But instead of the $150 billion in new spending cuts recently demanded by White House acting budget director Russell Vought, the agreement would include a significantly lower amount of reductions. And those reductions aren’t expected to represent actual spending cuts, in part because most would take place in future years and likely be reversed by Congress at a later date. A precise figure could not be learned.  

Details remained fluid and subject to change, according to the people describing the talks, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to reveal details. 

In practical terms, the budget agreement would increase spending by tens of billions of dollars in the next two years, a stark reversal from the White House’s budget request several months ago that sought to slash spending at many agencies starting in October.”

Although lawmakers questioned whether any deal would work given the president’s recalcitrance in past negotiations, the likelihood of a deal received a boost from Trump on Friday when he told reporters that talks are in “good shape,” adding that the debt ceiling is a “sacred element” that should not be messed with.

“I can’t imagine anybody ever even thinking of using the debt ceiling as a negotiating wedge. I would have to assume we’re in great shape,” Trump said.

The Wall Street Journal: Debt ceiling and spending negotiations split Republicans.

© Getty Images  > 9/11 fund: The Senate is expected to vote overwhelmingly to extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund on Tuesday despite a speed bump last week when Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked passage of the bill.  Along with the House package that passed by a 402-12 vote, which would reauthorize funding until 2090, the Senate is expected to vote on two amendments to the bill, one from Paul and the other from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).  The Utah Republican’s amendment would authorize $10.2 billion for the fund over the next 10 years. As for Paul, his amendment is expected to offer a way to pay for the House bill.  Paul blocked passage of the fund’s extension on Wednesday as he sought a vote on his amendment. McConnell previously vowed that he would bring the House’s legislation for a vote before senators leave on August 2 for August recess.  The fund’s extension has been championed by comedian Jon Stewart, who has appeared on Capitol Hill multiple times in support of its passage (The Hill). NBC News: The one Democrat who can get Trump’s state taxes doesn’t want to. That’s infuriated the left. Politico: Democrats weigh vengeance on Republicans over judges.

IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES

WHITE HOUSE & ADMINISTRATION: Trump & executive authority: The nation’s courts have become a central battleground for the president’s policy agenda, posing challenges for the third branch of government that has long sought to insulate itself from partisan politics. As more of the president’s policies fail to gain traction in Congress, he has increasingly turned to executive actions to set them in place. But outside groups have filed lawsuits challenging the administration, turning to the judicial branch to referee political and policy debates between the executive and legislative branches (The Hill). One such group, the Center for Biological Diversity, boasts it has filed 143 lawsuits against the administration. Some groups have mushroomed into large in-house law firms because of the boost in activity in the courts. > Pentagon: The U.S. military is studying a small cohort of “hyper fit” women who have made it through the military’s most arduous physical and mental courses, previously the exclusive terrain of men. Some of these accomplished women have made it to the most elite commando roles, and the Pentagon wants to know more about the traits that help them succeed. “My belief is it’s grit — grit gets them through this,” said Mark Esper, who is likely to be confirmed by the Senate this week to lead the Defense Department. “You have to have a certain level of athletic ability, but they take it to an extraordinary level. These women are tough” (The Associated Press). > SecDef: If confirmed by the Senate, Esper faces a backlog of business at the Pentagon, which has been without a confirmed secretary since James Mattis resigned in January.  The Senate is expected to confirm Esper to the post on Tuesday.  (Bloomberg). Senators hope Esper can save the Pentagon (Military Times). > Defense — Operation Sentinel: The Pentagon is developing a plan aimed at de-escalating tensions with navigation in international waters, specifically focusing on the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Gulf of Oman, the Defense Department said on Friday. The plan, called “Operation Sentinel,” is intended to safeguard ships’ navigation in light of recent clashes in the Arab region, according to U.S. Central Command (The Hill). > Turkey: Turkey and the Trump administration are at odds. Here are five things to know about the U.S. tensions with a key NATO ally (The Hill). > Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Immigrant communities across the country are on edge after mass deportation raids failed to materialize last week, as predicted by Trump. The president insists that the ICE raids took place and were “very successful” but invisible to the general public. Immigration advocacy organizations dispute Trump but urge migrants who may be targeted for deportation or detention by the government to be prepared (The Hill). > U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services:  The administration plans to change the U.S. citizenship test administered to migrants who navigate the legal immigration system, calling the alteration an “update.” The test was last changed in 2008 (The Washington Post). Conservative Ken Cuccinelli, Trump’s new acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security, is the face identified with the changes expected before Trump leaves office (RealClearPolitics).

OPINION

Trump has nothing to fear from Mueller, by Brad Blakeman, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2Z3m4wX  When America aimed for the moon, by The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board. https://on.wsj.com/2OplKYP

WHERE AND WHEN

Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. ET features Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani; Michael Brooks, host of “The Michael Brooks Show,” on impeachment and the Mueller testimony this week; and Jason Grumet, president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, who salutes former GOP presidential nominee Sen. Bob Dole’s 96th birthday today. Find Hill.TV programming at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m. The House meets at 4 p.m. The Senate convenes at 3 p.m. The president will welcome Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan to the White House from noon to 2:15 p.m. for bilateral meetings and a working lunch.  Vice President Pence will travel to Windsor, Colo., to stump for the reelection of Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) during a political lunch (Colorado Politics). Pence will fly to Aspen, Colo., to headline a Trump 2020 reelection reception.  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Orlando, Fla., where he will meet with Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Vincent “B.J.” Lawrence at 10:55 a.m. before delivering the keynote address to the VFW Annual Convention at 11:15 a.m. Twenty minutes later, Pompeo will meet with VFW members and the VFW Auxiliary Kansas delegation.  The Washington Post today continues its live series of interviews with 2020 presidential candidates with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) at 9 a.m. Information to attend is HERE.  The Hill invites you to two live events: On Wednesday, join 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 Thursday, 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.

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➔ Iran: Iran captured 17 spies working for the CIA and some have been sentenced to death, Iranian media reported today. Iranian state television published images it said showed the CIA officers who were in touch with the suspected spies.There was no immediate comment on the Iranian allegations by the CIA or the White House (Reuters). Separately today, Great Britain is expected to announce its response to Iran’s seizure on Friday of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. A recording became public that showed the Iranian military defied a British warship when it boarded and seized the tanker. The Iranian capture of the ship in the global oil trade’s most important waterway was the latest escalation of spiraling confrontation with the West that began when new, tighter U.S. sanctions took effect at the start of May (Reuters). “We’ll be working with the U.K.,” Trump said on Friday. … Some hard-liners in Iran suggest talking to Trump as a crisis escalates (The New York Times). ➔ United Kingdom:  Boris Johnson is expected on Tuesday to become the victor over Jeremy Hunt in the vote of Conservatives in Great Britain. He would formally take over on Wednesday for outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. Johnson’s hoped-for triumphant march into Downing Street this week is set to be dampened by a carefully timed series of resignations by senior ministers, who will retreat to the backbenches with a vow to thwart any moves toward a no-deal Brexit. Great Britain’s treasury secretary, Philip Hammond, and justice secretary, David Gauke, are expected to step down on Wednesday. The resignations underscore a fraught political climate facing May’s expected successor (The Guardian). Hammond said Johnson’s vow to press for a no-deal Brexit if he can’t secure a new agreement with the European Union is “not something that I could ever sign up to” (The Associated Press). The New York Times explores Johnson’s record in politics and mayoral governance.

© Getty Images  ➔ European Union: Ursula von der Leyen, an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is set to take the helm of the European Union as president of the European Commission, posing a test for Trump as he seeks to ramp up pressure on everything from trade to defense spending. Von der Leyen, who will become a leading negotiator on the world stage, is expected to become a formidable force on behalf of Europe (The Hill).

THE CLOSER

And finally…  The Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed six new ballplayers into baseball immortality and the hallowed halls of Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday. Headlining festivities was the enshrinement of Mariano Rivera, the longtime closer and five-time World Series champion with the New York Yankees, who became the first player in baseball history to be voted into the hall of fame unanimously. In his speech, Rivera, a Panamanian, spoke about his struggles learning English and the genesis of his devastating cutter, which he rode to unparalleled success, including a 0.70 ERA in the postseason. Also entering the hall of fame was Roy Halladay, the dominant starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays who tragically died in 2017 in a plane crash. Halladay, a workhorse who won Cy Young Awards in both leagues, notably tossed two no-hitters in the 2010 season —- one a perfect game, the other the second no-hitter in postseason history.  Along with Rivera and Halladay, Cooperstown opened its doors to Mike Mussina, Edgar Martinez, Lee Smith and Harold Baines.  Finally, the hall also honored Jayson Stark, a longtime reporter and columnist with The Philadelphia Inquirer, ESPN and The Athletic. Stark won the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for “meritorious contributions to baseball writing” (ESPN).

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Dueling Squads After a week of barbs, tweets and chants traded by the Democratic squad of Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Ayanna Pressley (MA), Rashida Tlaib (MI), and Ilhan Omar (MN) and President Trump, the four women have effectively become the face of the party. (Of course, in our media cycle, the face could change a hundred times before November 2020). One downside of having new faces in charge is their political inexperience. Contributor Helen Raleigh writes on FoxNews.com: “‘The squad’ does have many problems. Its members are inexperienced. They are stars on social media more than they are serious legislators. They are not willing to listen and learn. They want to reshape America in the most radical way, from abolishing the Department of Homeland Security to eliminating farting cows. Outside of their far-left base, what they stand for is deeply unpopular with mainstream Americans. Trump won the 2016 election not primarily because he was liked, but because many voters disliked his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, even more. Today, Trump is wildly popular with his base, but he still has high unfavorable ratings with the general public. If he can show the American people that his Democratic challenger is even worse, he will win again. … Additionally, ‘the squad’ has doubled down on radical rhetoric and unpopular policies. While the spotlight was on them, Omar and Tlaib, both of whom have made plenty of anti-Semitic comments in the past, were among House members who introduced a new “pro-boycott” resolution, which offers support to the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Both Omar and Tlaib insist they support democracy, but they want to boycott Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East.” Meanwhile, the Trump campaign launched their Women for Trump 2020 efforts to win and claim squad status. Meet ‘The REAL Squad’. We are #WomenForTrump. Women stand with President @realDonaldTrump and nothing will stop @TeamTrump from winning again. And Democrats can NEVER tell us otherwise. Sign up to help us here》https://t.co/HST4N3apUl pic.twitter.com/bNooaXF8R0— Jessie Jane Duff (@JessieJaneDuff) July 19, 2019 In the Washington Examiner, journalist Salena Zito (her book is a must-read for understanding 2016 and 2020) talked to Lara Trump about how “to fix her party’s woman problem.” From Zito: “Lara Trump says her biggest challenge isn’t retaining the women who voted for her father-in-law in 2016, but instead winning the votes of women who didn’t vote Trump, but who now find they like his policies while disliking his comportment.  “I think there are a lot of people, men and women alike, who feel that way out there. The reality is that you don’t have to love everything about this President, but you sure can love the direction that he’s taking this country.” She rattled off his policies from tax cuts to national security. She landed on the age old question, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” … The campaign’s decision to kick off Women for Trump in Montgomery County, a suburban Philly county that supported Clinton in 2016, was no accident. They plan to make inroads with married suburban women, because they have to, to win reelection in 2020.” Back to the Moon! At the celebration of Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary, Vice President Mike Pence announced that the capsule to take America back to the moon is ready. As discussed in the June 17 edition of BRIGHT, the Artemis 2024 mission to the moon may also be the first time a woman goes to the moon. The Vice President said, “America will return to the Moon within the next five years and the next man and the first woman on the Moon will be American astronauts. We’re going back. We’re investing in new rockets, new spaceships. We’re unleashing the burgeoning private space industry.” Read more on the private space industry in this CBS News article on how billionaires are lending a hand in the space race. Speaking of the anniversary of Apollo 11, the Washington Monument in DC was transformed into a 363-foot movie screen featuring the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket. See some of the stunning photos here. What I’m Reading This Week I’m back to the beach reads (minus the beach ) and this week I’m reading Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper. From the description: “Nestled on the shore of Lake Sackett, Georgia is the McCready Family Funeral Home and Bait Shop. (What, you have a problem with one-stop shopping?) Two McCready brothers started two separate businesses in the same building back in 1928, and now it’s become one big family affair. And true to form in small Southern towns, family business becomes everybody’s business.” A Case of the Mondays Do you love cheese this much? (Facebook) Elderly man gets last wish to ride a wave (Twitter) Save the Date: Clear the Shelters is August 17. Many animal rescues and shelters waive adoption fees and do fundraising events. Find a shelter participating near you.

  The First Lady joined the President in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 with astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. She tweeted, “An incredible achievement in our history. We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the #Apollo11 Moon landing. Honored to have @therealbuzz@astromcollins & family of Neil Armstrong join us today. America is built by those who make the impossible possible. @NASA”

The First Lady also joined the President in welcoming the U.S. Special Olympics World Team. 

The First Lady looked polished and dare we day, like a boss, in a navy Michael Kors suit. From John Binder’s Fashion Notes:

“Mrs. Trump was chic and sophisticated in the Oval Office and in the East Room in a navy Michael Kors suit and white menswear-inspired shirt, paired with matching navy Manolo Blahnik leather stilettos.

The Michael Kors blazer retails for $1,395, while the cropped skinny pants previously retailed for about $695.

Loyal Fashion Notes readers will recall that Mrs. Trump wore this navy suit and matching navy pumps last August when she gave a speech on cyberbullying in Washington, DC.”

I love the idea of a navy suit with slim, ankle pants in the summer. So chic with the perfect white shirt in the summer. Here are some budget-friendly options: Navy cropped pants and blazer by Vince Camuto Women’s from Nordstrom, $58.90 and $95.90 Two-button blazer and straight-leg pants by Nine West from Macy’s, $79 and 119   Mondays with Melania is a weekly feature that highlights what the First Lady is doing and wearing.

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

FIRST READ: Here’s a refresher of what Mueller might say (and might not) on Wednesday

It was three months and seemingly hundreds of new cycles ago when the full 448-page Mueller report was released to the American public.

So with Mueller testifying before Congress on Wednesday, here’s a refresher of what’s in the report and what the former special counsel might say about it – and might not.

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• The Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election, with the Russians believing they would benefit from a Trump presidency, and with the Trump campaign expecting it would benefit electorally from the Russian efforts.

• The investigation did NOT establish that members of the Trump campaign “conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.”

• The investigation DID establish that several individuals affiliated with the Trump campaign lied to Mueller and Congress, harming the investigation.

• Trump took numerous actions – asking his White House counsel to remove Mueller, firing FBI Director James Comey, not telling the truth about that 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer – that were meant to impede the investigation into Russia’s interference.

• Mueller’s investigation did NOT conclude that Trump committed a crime of obstruction of justice. But it also didn’t exonerate him.

• And it seemed to leave the question of obstruction of justice to Congress: “The conclusion that Congress may apply the obstruction laws to the President’s corrupt exercise of the powers of office accords with our constitutional system of checks and balances and the principle that no person is above the law.”

Democrats don’t believe that Mueller’s testimony before Congress – three hours before the House Judiciary Committee and two more hours in front of the House Intelligence Committee – will reveal new dramatic information, NBC’s Alex Moe reports.

But they hope it helps tell a story that still hasn’t penetrated to a good chunk of the public.

As a Democratic aide told Moe, the Dem-led committees are anticipating that “not everybody is reading the book” – referring to Mueller’s report – “but people will watch the movie.”

And Trump will be watching, of course

“The White House and President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign plan to tune in Wednesday to watch former special counsel Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony without a coordinated plan to counter the appearance ahead of time, according to multiple officials involved in those discussions,” NBC’s Monica Alba and Kristen Welker report.

And there’s LOTS of “executive time” set aside for Wednesday.

“The president himself is expected to monitor the hearings from the White House as Mueller answers questions about the Russia investigation, according to campaign aides, much like he has done with similar events in the past,” Alba and Welker add.

“His schedule for that day only includes a routine lunch with the vice president, and aides point to his morning ‘executive time’ as a natural window for Trump to take in snippets of the coverage.”

Deal or no deal?

The Washington Post says the Trump administration and congressional Democrats are trying to “hammer out the final details of a sweeping budget and debt deal that are unlikely to include many — if any — actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years, people familiar with the talks said.”

“The agreement appeared likely to mark a retreat for White House officials who had demanded major spending cuts in exchange for a new budget deal.”

But the question is whether a deal can be 100 percent reached.

“[T]he process remained in limbo while negotiators awaited final approval late Sunday from President Trump.”

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2020 VISION: Can Beto bounce back? 

After a poorly received debate performance and a woeful fundraising quarter, Beto O’Rourke tells NBC’s Alex Seitz-Wald not to count him out.

“If you remember in Texas, it didn’t happen overnight,” O’Rourke said. “It was a really long process that was against the odds, very often counted down and out.”

More: “I think it’s a really small minority of Americans who have made up their mind and maybe a relatively small minority of Americans who are paying close attention.”

And: “O’Rourke is still drawing relatively large crowds in Iowa — some 125 at Sioux City and another 100-plus in Sioux Center this weekend — and his campaign just opened 11 new field offices in the state, where he’s well on his way to visiting all 99 counties.”

On the campaign trail today: Kirsten Gillibrand holds a digital town hall from New York… John Hickenlooper launches a “Winnebago Tour” in Iowa… Beto O’Rourke holds a “Bands with Beto” event in New York City… And Jay Inslee does a town hall with SoCal Democrats in Los Angeles.

TWEET OF THE DAY: The state of the 2020 endorsement race

DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is… 65 percent.

65 percent.

That’s the share of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters who say they have either an excellent (23 percent) or good (42 percent) impression of the party’s candidates for president, per a new Pew Research Center study.

That’s improved from 2016 – when 51 percent of Democrats said the same – but very similar to this time during the 2008 Democratic primary.

THE LID: Stage whispers 

Don’t miss the pod from Friday, when we looked at what to expect in the second set of Democratic primary debates next week.

ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss 

The one Democrat who could get Trump’s state tax records doesn’t want to do it. (And, p.s. he’s getting a primary challenge.)

An Illinois GOP group has deleted a Facebook post depicting four Democratic congresswomen as the “Jihad Squad.”

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló says he won’t resign but that he won’t run for reelection. (And more and more news outlets in Puerto Rico are speaking up about it.)

And three 2020 Democrats have added pronouns to their bios.

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ScottRasmussen.com Launch – Check Out My All New Website No Images? Click here   Good morning,Since January 28, President Trump’s Job Approval rating has remained within  two points of 46% in every single daily release issued by ScottRasmussen.com. Our most recent update, coming at the end of another volatile news week, shows the president at the high end of that narrow range: 48%.Amidst his battles with four progressive Congresswomen, 54% of voters believe President Trump wants a nation based upon White Supremacy. That figure is actually down a few points from 57% last November.On a partisan basis, 84% of Democrats hold that view. Fifty-two percent (52%) of Independents agree as do 21% of Republicans.Seventy-six percent (76%) of black voters believe President Trump wants White Supremacy in the U.S., a view shared by 72% of Hispanic voters and 44% of white voters.Eighty-three percent (83%) of liberal voters believe that to be true as do 60% of moderates and 24% of conservatives.Among those who Strongly Approve of the president, 24% believe he wants a White Supremacist nation. Putting that in a larger context, 7% of all voters both Strongly Approve of the president and do so believing that he wants a nation based upon White Supremacy.Among voters who Strongly Disapprove of the president, 90% believe he dreams of a White Supremacist nation.The latest ScottRasmussen.com poll also found that 26% believe it is fair to call the United States a White Supremacist nation. That’s down from 28% in November.Forty-one percent (41%) of black voters think that’s a fair description as do 29% of Hispanic voters and 21% of white voters.Among all voters, 27% believe most white Americans favor a nation based upon White Supremacy. Thirty-six percent (36%) believe most conservatives hold that view. Twenty-eight percent (28%) believe most liberals do as well.Data released earlier showed that 74% are proud of our nation’s history while 26% are ashamed of it.Amidst competing perceptions of our past, Scott Rasmussen has written that there is hope and common ground for the future. In the competition between our nation’s noble founding ideals and the shameful history of institutionalized racism, voters overwhelmingly believe the noble strand will dominate American politics in the future. It’s a view widely shared across partisan and ideological lines.Finally, on a lighter note, today’s Number of the Day notes that the average American consumes 23 pounds of ice cream every year. Yesterday was National Ice Cream Day.Thank you for your interest in our work,Scott     Stay Informed Up To The Minute and Share ContentDeeper CurrentsScott Rasmussen offers his personal insight, analysis, and opinion on current political races, issues, and controversy. Read more     Scott’s ColumnsPresident Trump has perfected the art of antagonizing his opponents with provocative tweets. He demonstrated this skill recently in declaring that the tax reform act,… Read more   SCOTT RASMUSSEN info@scottrasmussen.com https://www.scottrasmussen.com 142 W 57th Street, 11 Floor New York, NY 10023 ScottRasmussen.com Launch – Check Out My All New Website   Like    Tweet    Share    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

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Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray July 22, 2019 No, Amy Wax Is Not A White Supremacist For Wanting Immigrants Who Support American Norms By David Marcus The left-wing outlet Vox’s defamation of a University of Pennsylvania economics professor is lazy and dangerous, and they should apologize. Full article Public Library Deletes Pictures Of Drag Queens Fondling Children At Story Hour By Libby Emmons Parents complained about the event, showing the photos of children lounging atop of the costumed queens on the floor, grabbing at false breasts, and burying their faces in their bodies. Full article Not The National Conservatism We’ve Been Looking For By Andrew Kloster Promoting the same failed policies, and rehabilitating the same failed ‘experts,’ simply because they have rebranded as ‘national conservatives,’ will not advance the American cause. Full article Can Conservatism Coalesce Into A New Fusion That Channels The Nationalist Zeitgeist? By Sumantra Maitra Unless there’s a bench being formed that formulates policy and acts as a brains trust, the new national conservatism will be short-lived. It’s difficult to work and fix things. Full article Why Kumail Nanjiani’s ‘Stuber’ Exemplifies Hollywood Hypocrisy By Cote Keller ‘Stuber’ showcases the hypocrisy endemic in Hollywood, which admonishes Middle America for holding retrograde or taboo values while fiddling with those same values and laughing all the way to the bank. Full article A Female 007 Leaves Bond Fans Shaken (Not Stirred), And For Good Reason By Paulina Enck The spy film genre currently needs two things: a new James Bond, and an increase in clever female-driven spy films. These should be solved separately. Full article I’m Getting $250,000 In Student Loans, And Taxpayers Shouldn’t Bail Me Out By Kylee Zempel Personal responsibility? Not necessary. 2020 Democrats have got you covered with their immoral wealth transfer policies. Full article Mona Charen Shouldn’t Be Alarmed That Trump Supporters Might Learn More About The Founders By Brian T. Kennedy Apparently for Mona Charen, and the rest of the Never Trump crowd, young Americans do not deserve an education in America’s founding ideals if they have actively supported President Trump. Full article Here’s Where Ilhan Omar And Rashida Tlaib Should Go When They Visit Israel By Roger Simon Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib better start holding their ears, because it’s well documented that Palestinians are treated considerably better in Israel than in Lebanon. Full article Q&A With John Cummings, A Republican Challenging Ocasio-Cortez By Chrissy Clark John Cummings is a retired NYPD cop and high school civics teacher. He is running for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s seat in New York’s 14th district. Full article Watch David Marcus On ‘Fox & Friends’ Discuss Voters In The Heartland By The Federalist Staff “[Voters are] not nearly as troubled by Trump’s tone as most people in New York are and are judging him based on his job performance.” Full article PUERTO RICO IN CRISIS The protests that erupted against Puerto Rican Governor Rico Rossello have been a long time coming, and aren’t just about him or the level of corruption around him. The demonstrations turned violent on Wednesday – footage here. http://vlt.tc/3p7y Additional demonstrations took place yesterday stateside, and on the island, protestors have descended to San Juan – resulting in businesses in the tourist area being boarded up, and cruise ships announcing they won’t be stopping there. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a free trial today.  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2019 The Federalist, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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Today’s Top News July, 22 2019 How to Alienate Voters and Lose Elections The Democrats have spent well over two years asking themselves what they did wrong in the last presidential election and how to avoid those mistakes in 2020. But they seem to suffer from a collective learning disability that prevents them from absorbing the obvious: Their party will lose again if they continue to insult the voters by insisting that the president they elected isn’t worthy of the office and that their country was founded on oppression and remains rife with racism, cruelty, and injustice. Yet this false and dispiriting vision seems once again to have become the Democratic Party line. By: David Catron ______________________ The Squad Becomes the Untouchables When I first heard that Donald Trump went after Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (I had not heard of Ayanna Pressley), I immediately expressed gratitude that someone had the guts to push back. These three congresswomen are unhinged, a fact further revealed a week earlier in the “testimony” of a brazen AOC and a half-sobbing, ready-to-burst Tlaib. The depth of the radicalism of the AOC-Tlaib-Omar troika, in full display after only a few months in Congress, is difficult to express. By: Paul Kengor ______________________ The Antifa Antidote In the 1940s, my parents lived in a small Georgia town where my father had his dental practice. He was friends with the chief of police and on good terms with many of the patrolmen. The police station was on the route between our house and my father’s office. When he walked home from work, it was not unusual for him to stop in and share pleasantries with whoever was on duty. By: George Parry ______________________ Greater Self-Love Hath No Politician Than This: That He Be Willing to Lay Down Your Life for His Utopian Dream Last month, the Department of Justice quietly announced the arrest of Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, who was, according to the FBI, planning an ISIS-inspired attack on a church in Pittsburgh. Alowemer’s arrest didn’t get much attention nationally the way it most certainly would have had he succeeded in his plan to blow up the Legacy International Worship Center on Pittsburgh’s North Side. But it nonetheless merits our attention. By: Larry Alex Taunton  ______________________ Controversial Mosque’s Facebook Video on Women Belies Progressive Claims A local Brooklyn mosque with a checkered history and once surveilled by the NYPD continues to promote radical content online. Ali Abdul-Karim Judan, mosque spokesman and head of security for At-Taqwa mosque in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, posted a video on Facebook Live titled “Are Muslim Women Who Are Covered According to What Allah Has Legislated in the Qur’an and Women Who Are Not Judged Equally!” By: Karys Rhea ______________________ Washington Is Not Serious About Russia-China Rapprochement While Washington’s experts and pundits continue taking Moscow’s pivot to Beijing with a grain of salt, China and Russia announced yet another joint mega-project that will help to accelerate the formation of what many dubbed the “Eurasian supercontinent.” From an American perspective, long historical grievances, border wars, and overwhelming mistrust between the two Eurasian powers are seen as permanent factors that will inevitably downgrade the Kremlin’s alignment with China’s Communist Party.  By: Erik Khzmalyan ______________________ Goodbye, Mr. Bond In every period between James Bond movies, the progressive chorus starts singing the same tiresome two songs, right on key. Song No. 1 chants that it’s time for a black Bond, a female Bond, or a gay Bond, and they’ve now added a transgender Bond refrain. Idris Elba’s name comes up so often, I keep thinking he’s played 007 already. Angelina Jolie, no stranger to superspy action leads (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Salt), has said, “I’d like to be Bond.” More intersectional dream-Bond casting always ensues. By: Lou Aguilar ______________________ Archbishop Gregory’s Roommate Shortly after his elevation to archbishop of Washington, D.C., Wilton Gregory made a great show of promising to listen to a “wounded” laity. It was total BS. Gregory is notorious for freezing out lay Catholics and priests who dare to criticize the ultimate source of the wounds: a gay mafia that has promoted pederasts for decades. By: George Neumayr ______________________   The American Spectator is now on Flipboard, a user-friendly and customizable news aggregation website, please give us a follow today! You Might Like       Read More

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View this email in your browser Recent Articles For Being Such an Idiot, Trump is Pretty Smart Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am For a long time, our supposed intellectual betters have told us Trump was either going to, was already, or would soon blow it. They kept misfiring. Read More… The Gatekeepers of Facebook Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am The arbiters of what’s acceptable on Facebook are not exactly the cream of the crop. Read More… Cruz: Build Kate’s Wall with El Chapo’s Money Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has resurrected his idea of using any and all assets to be seized from El Chapo’s massive stash be used to build Trump’s border wall.  Read More… The Moon Race: Godless Socialism vs. Faithful Americanism Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am The humility and reverence the USA displayed during the Apollo program was one of the reasons God blessed it. Read More… How Trump and Netanyahu Reflect Each Other Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am Both in the United States and in Israel, the silent majority are rejecting liberal-progressive hysteria about their leaders. Read More… Xi Jinping Is a Jealous God Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am The Communist Party in China is busily working to create a religion centered on itself, chiefly by destroying its rivals. Read More…   Recent Blog Posts Force the Dems to defend the indefensible visa lottery program Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am The Squad will find the bait irresistible.  Read more… Leftists’ effective dirty trick Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am A proud, grateful black American calls for conservatives to stop falling for it.  Read more… Every time we have a little heat wave, the media acts like this is the worst one ever Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am Any good look at decades past shows heat waves a lot worse than the ones we are experiencing now.  Read more… Justice on Trial book on Kavanaugh hearing is putting the book business on trial, too Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am I am so old that I remember when leftists opposed corporations suppressing views they didn’t like.  Read more… Trump a winner on the golf course, too Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am A golf championship yesterday would not have happened had it not been for Donald Trump  Read more… Bernie Sanders refuses to learn from experience Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am Bernie has what Barack Obama used to call a “teachable moment,” but he refuses to learn.  Read more… A war on the West Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am A powerful documentary film exposes the internal and external threats to Western civilization.  Read more… Scientific fact: Men can get pregnant Jul 22, 2019 01:00 am That’s what the liberals think, anyway…  Read more… Your Sunday schadenfreude Jul 21, 2019 01:00 am An extra-sweet one minute dose because it is delivered by Ted Cruz with the assistance of the progressive MSM.  Read more… Trump the time-traveler confronts the Morlocks and the Eloi Jul 21, 2019 01:00 am Truth is stranger than fiction.  Read more… Media and other Democrats peddling story that ‘The Squad’ faces extraordinary level of threats. Capitol Police disagree Jul 21, 2019 01:00 am We are well into an era of post-reality politics  Read more… Un-diverse US team ties for first place at International Math Olympiad Jul 21, 2019 01:00 am Time to sic the Diversity Police on Asian supremacists?  Read more… BBC surrenders to the Mullahs’ propaganda campaign Jul 21, 2019 01:00 am The British Broadcasting Corporation has been living off its reputation, hard-won in World War II, for the better part of a century.  Read more… Chicoms ‘persuade’ Hollywood to censor ‘Top Gun’ to their liking Jul 21, 2019 01:00 am They removed a tiny Taiwan flag and Japan flag patch from Tom Cruise’s jacket and replaced it with gibberish.  Read more… Pope Francis’s ‘reprehensible’ failure on Venezuela Jul 21, 2019 01:00 am After 7,000 death squad deaths were exposed and denounced by the United Nations of all places, why is Pope Francis still putting out wimpy statements about everyone getting along?  Read more… View this email in your browser American Thinker is a daily internet publication devoted to the thoughtful exploration of issues of importance to Americans.

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• Ben Carson points to Trump’s policies as proof he is not a racist
• Exposing the truth about Republicans
• The three candidates who fell for Erica Thomas’s hate hoax are too gullible to be president
• Only 35% of Americans oppose ICE raids
• 40 million new voters to be mobilized against Trump
• Graham Ledger: AOC pushing for open borders
• Caught in her lies, Erica Thomas chooses to double down against the truth

Ben Carson points to Trump’s policies as proof he is not a racist Posted: 22 Jul 2019 12:00 AM PDT HUD Secretary Ben Carson knows about racism. He’s dealt with it throughout his life growing up in Detroit. He knows how to recognize a racist and makes an important point about President Trump as the media and Democrats continue to paint him as a bigot. His point: If you want to see whether or not […] The post Ben Carson points to Trump’s policies as proof he is not a racist appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Exposing the truth about Republicans Posted: 21 Jul 2019 07:04 PM PDT Which party founded the KKK, supported slavery, and opposed civil rights and giving blacks the vote? A recent video from Will Witt from PragerU exposes that people do not really know that much about the Republican and Democratic parties. The revelation of the facts of the matter shocked most of the people, showing that the […] The post Exposing the truth about Republicans appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

The three candidates who fell for Erica Thomas’s hate hoax are too gullible to be president Posted: 21 Jul 2019 04:09 PM PDT The President of the United States needs to be able to call out lies, especially when they’re told by people who may share ideological alignment. Republicans should be the first to call out Republicans when one of them is wrong, and Democrats should expect the same from their own ranks. There’s another characteristic important for a […] The post The three candidates who fell for Erica Thomas’s hate hoax are too gullible to be president appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Only 35% of Americans oppose ICE raids Posted: 21 Jul 2019 07:39 AM PDT Anyone who listens to legacy media outlets or spends enough time on progressive social media sites probably thinks the ICE raids on illegal immigrants with deportation orders are unpopular. “The Squad” rails against them. Progressive pundits scream until they’re nearly in tears. The various echo chambers get hashtags trending about how wrong it is to […] The post Only 35% of Americans oppose ICE raids appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

40 million new voters to be mobilized against Trump Posted: 21 Jul 2019 07:10 AM PDT The Democratic election strategy for 2020 is still a work-in-progress, but that’s not stopping communist and socialist organizations from putting together voter mobilization efforts to stop President Trump from winning a second term. Their focus is on electing the Democratic nominee, whoever it may be. To do this, they are targeting reliable Democrats who normally […] The post 40 million new voters to be mobilized against Trump appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Graham Ledger: AOC pushing for open borders Posted: 21 Jul 2019 06:45 AM PDT There is no contradiction in Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stance on illegal immigration. Many conservative pundits have tried to point out that she complains about conditions at migrant detention centers, yet votes against funding for improving those conditions. But when we learn what her goal is with illegal immigration, we can see the contradiction is not […] The post Graham Ledger: AOC pushing for open borders appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Caught in her lies, Erica Thomas chooses to double down against the truth Posted: 21 Jul 2019 06:04 AM PDT The video above reveals several things about Georgia state representative Erica Thomas and the man who called her a “lazy bitch,” Eric Sparkes. It reveals Sparkes made a very poor choice in confronting a 9-months pregnant woman over her use of the express lane, but more importantly it reveals the lies compounding previous lies by a […] The post Caught in her lies, Erica Thomas chooses to double down against the truth appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

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07/22/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Cuccinelli Profile; Reparations; Dillinger’s Demise? By Carl M. Cannon on Jul 22, 2019 08:58 am Good morning, it’s Monday, July 22, 2019. On this date in 1934, John Dillinger, the famous bank robber designated as “Public Enemy No. 1,” was permanently crossed off the FBI’s most-wanted list outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago. Lead was used, but not the kind found in any pencil. Dillinger had been ratted out by a friend. The informer was Romanian immigrant Ana Cumpanas, a Chicago madam who went by Anna Sage. After July 22, 1934, she would forever be remembered by another moniker: the “Lady in Red.” Like almost everything else in this case, that fact was mangled. The dress Anna wore was orange. Even after all this time, the true picture of what happened that night is as clear as mud, as I’ll explain in a moment. First, I’d point you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * Cuccinelli, the Immigration Hawk After Trump’s Own Heart. Phil Wegmann has this profile of the new acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, who opposed Donald Trump’s nomination in 2016. Reparations and the Sin of Being Human. Frank Miele weighs in on the contentious issue that has drawn support from the Democratic presidential candidates. DOJ Has Evidence Comey Probed Trump While Misleading Him. In RealClearInvestigations, Paul Sperry previews a report being prepared by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz. Will Trump Dump Pence, Run With Ivanka Next Year? A.B. Stoddard lays out a scenario that may sound preposterous but isn’t entirely implausible. Congress Needs to Sync Banking Laws, Legal Pot Financing. Ahead of a Senate hearing Tuesday, Jim Hagedorn decries federal laws that have forced legally operating companies to operate on a cash-only basis. Mizzou Ignored Donor’s Conservative Intent, Lawsuit Asserts. Bill Zeiser reports on the controversy in which the University of Missouri is alleged to have skirted stipulations attached to a $5 million gift. Media Coverage of Anti-Semitism, Racism Rise in Trump Era. Kalev Leetaru has this analysis is the wake of last week’s controversy involving the president’s comments regarding four Democratic lawmakers of color. FDA Is Outlier in Trump’s Deregulation Administration. Ron Paul points out anti-free-market principles in the agency’s position on e-cigarettes. The Real Cost of Socialism. Cora Mandy offers her take on the programs being pushed by Democrats. * * * On the night of July 22, 1934, a gaggle of local cops led by East Chicago police detective Martin Zarkovich and FBI agents under the command of Melvin Purvis staked out the Biograph Theater, which was showing “Manhattan Melodrama,” the new Clark Gable picture. They were waiting for Cumpanas, whom Zarkovich had apparently told that fingering Dillinger to the Feds would help her beat the prostitution rap she was facing. Anna’s goal was to avoid deportation. Zarkovich wanted the $10,000 reward on Dillinger’s head. After watching “Manhattan Melodrama,” Dillinger strolled out of the theater accompanied by Anna and Polly Hamilton, a lady he was seeing at the time. As planned, Anna was wearing an orange (not red) dress so the coppers wouldn’t miss her — or the wanted man she was setting up, who was using the alias “Jimmy Lawrence.” Here is the official FBI version of what happened next: At 10:30 p.m., Dillinger, with his two female companions on either side, walked out of the theater and turned to his left. As they walked past the doorway in which Purvis was standing, Purvis lit a cigar as a signal for the other men to close in. Dillinger quickly realized what was happening and acted by instinct. He grabbed a pistol from his right trouser pocket as he ran toward the alley. Five shots were fired from the guns of three FBI agents. Three of the shots hit Dillinger, and he fell face down on the pavement. At 10:50 p.m. on July 22, 1934, John Dillinger was pronounced dead in a little room in the Alexian Brothers Hospital. The agents who fired at Dillinger were Charles B. Winstead, Clarence O. Hurt, and Herman E. Hollis. Each man was commended by J. Edgar Hoover for fearlessness and courageous action. None of them ever said who actually killed Dillinger. The events of that sultry July night in Chicago marked the beginning of the end of the Gangster Era.  That’s a nice yarn, but what really happened is that Martin Zarkovich walked up to Dillinger without saying a word and shot him in the head, execution-style. The Indiana-born robber never got his day in court, but maybe that’s what he wanted all along. Veteran crime writer Jay Robert Nash, a former Chicago journalist, has maintained for decades that Jimmy Lawrence was not John Dillinger, and that it was the FBI that was set up. Nash marshals a pretty compelling argument, although we’ll ever know for sure. One thing is clear to me, though. As someone who once tried unsuccessfully to pry the Dillinger files out of the FBI by using the Freedom of Information Act, it’s obvious that bureau officials blame John Dillinger for crimes they know he didn’t commit, and that the government has never come clean regarding its internal investigation into his killing. That’s a lesson worth remembering this week, when one of J. Edgar Hoover’s successors testifies on Capitol Hill. Allegations by the FBI, or any other law enforcement agency, are just that, allegations, and this is true whether they’re leveled against dashing outlaws, accused sex criminals, or presidents.  Carl M. Cannon   Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com Having trouble viewing this email? | [Unsubscribe] | Update Subscription Preferences  Copyright © 2019 RealClearHoldings, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email becuase you opted in at our website. 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SOCIALIST WISH LIST: Ocasio-Cortez Posts Her Own ‘Radical, Extreme-Left Agenda’ Wish List Controversial Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted her “extreme-left agenda” on social media Thursday; calling for free healthcare, “a living wage,” 100% renewable energy, and “not hurting immigrants.”“Reminder of what people are calling the ‘radical, extreme-left agenda’:Medicare for All A Living Wage & Labor Rights K-16 schooling, aka Public Colleges 100% Renewable Energy…

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WATCH: Obama and Clinton Sounding Like Trump on Illegal Immigration One of the particularly bizarre trends in the media’s coverage over the past two years has been this impression that enforcing our immigration laws is a concept invented by Donald Trump himself. The reporting on Trump’s fight against illegal immigration is practically a case study in how the media can warp perceived reality. It’s impossible to remember the media criticizing Democrat presidents for speaking out on the issue – because the media never did. And as many liberals seem to be oblivious to today, both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama had made statements on illegal immigration that echo rhetoric no different than President Trump’s.White…

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Biden Soft on Kamala, but will Challenge Trump to PUSH-UP CONTEST Former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden received a little flak from not handling Kamala Harris’ criticism well at the Democratic debate in Miami. Yesterday Biden admitted what much of the country might be thinking on “Morning Joe” saying…

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Do Americans Know that We’re Sending U.S. Troops to this Middle Eastern Country? Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: A U.S. troop deployment to a dangerous corner of the world deserves more public attention and debate, The New Yorker wants to argue that Al Franken got a raw deal, and I’ve got 99 of something . . . but not problems. Psst: Don’t Tell Anyone, We’re Sending U.S. Troops Back into Saudi Arabia The sort of news that doesn’t generate many outrage clicks, but probably matters more than, say, baseball Hall-of-Famer Mariano Rivera’s allegedly “far-right politics”: In June the Pentagon started deploying equipment and hundreds of troops back to a military base in Saudi Arabia — Patriot missile air-defense batteries, fighter jets, and eventually, more than 500 personnel … Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories May I See Your ID? Jay Nordlinger On ‘conservative’ and other contentious identities. The Other Case against Reparations Graham Hillard They would not make atonement. They would neither settle nor soothe. Poll: 78 Percent of Americans Say Toxic Rhetoric Could Inspire Violence Mairead McArdle Large majorities of Democrats and Republicans agree that inflammatory political rhetoric could inspire acts of violence, according to a new poll. ADVERTISEMENT Progressives Are Convinced That Trump Is Toast John Fund Progressives are deaf to any suggestion that their PC excesses had anything to do with Trump’s being in the White House. That is apt to be the progressive blind spot going into the 2020 election. Abortion Continues to Not Make Sense Kathryn Jean Lopez The Leana Wen departure gives all kinds of hope. Trump’s Omar Comments and Our Eroding Sense of Citizenship Kevin D. Williamson The ‘send her back’ sentiment against Ilhan Omar speaks to American’s eroding sense of citizenship. The Puzzling Problem of Vaping George Will When vaping among high schoolers increases 78 percent in one year, it has become a fashion fad. Arizona Dem. Joins Republicans in Effort to Expedite Deportation of Migrants with Invalid… Jack Crowe Sinema joined a bipartisan group of nine colleagues proposing a pilot program that would expedite the deportation of migrants who make invalid asylum claims. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SEE MY OPTIONS Photo Essays Best of Comic-Con Apollo 11 ADVERTISEMENT       Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.