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“The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.” ALBERT EINSTEIN Good morning! Former FBI Director James Comey used his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower to try to obtain information from him, the new DOJ IG report reveals. Comey told Inspector General Michael Horowitz that the information he obtained from his conversation with Trump “ought to be treated…[like] FISA derived information or information in a [counterintelligence] investigation.” Several FBI witnesses also told Horowitz that senior FBI staff had strategized on how to use the meeting to potentially get information from Trump for their counterintelligence investigation. Read the full story here Germany Asks for Forgiveness as Poland Marks 80th Anniversary of War Georgia Begins Mandatory Evacuation as Hurricane Dorian Threatens to Buzz Coast New York’s School Desegregation Plan Raises Concern Of Identity Politics Trump Condemns the Washington Post, Mainstream Media in Labor Day Tweets Hurricane Dorian was downgraded to a Category 4 storm from Category 5 by the National Hurricane Center, which noted that despite a “gradual weakening” forecast, the storm is “expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next couple of days.” Read more Footage of a man who appeared to be an American being placed under arrest inside a Hong Kong subway station has gone viral amid growing allegations of police brutality, during another weekend in a city rocked by protests. Since then, Chinese media has spread reports that the man is suspected of being a CIA “commander” in Hong Kong, in line with Chinese propaganda that the protests have been incited by “foreign forces.” Read more Attorneys for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn accused prosecutors of hiding exculpatory evidence in a lawsuit against Flynn. Flynn’s team asked the judge to find the prosecutors in contempt of a standing court order, which would lead to the prosecutors’ dismissal from the case. Read more President Trump said the trade war with China wouldn’t hurt U.S. consumers, after the latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports, which mostly hit consumer goods, went into effect on Sept 1. Trump justified tariff hikes by saying that Chinese producers, not American consumers, were bearing the cost of the tariffs. Read more The United States and Poland signed an agreement to cooperate on new 5G technology, as concerns about Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei continue to grow. Read more Colorado voters will have an opportunity in 2020 to withdraw their state’s ratification of a plan that will guarantee that the winner of the national popular vote in future presidential elections becomes president of the United States. Read more See More Top Stories Thoughts About Generations and Generation Gaps By Mark Hendrickson The last week of August was different for me this year. The college students are back in class, but I have stayed home. I retired from teaching in May. As I look back fondly on the years when I had the privilege of working with our country’s youth, I’d like to share a few observations and reflections… Read more Leftist Victim Culture Causes Trouble for Professors and Universities By Andrew Parkman An ideological battleground has been developing in the country’s higher learning institutions. Once free markets for different viewpoints, some universities have restricted what can be discussed if the topic is a sensitive subject or offensive to certain demographics or people with certain ideologies and lifestyles… Read more See More Opinions TO DO TO DO TO DO By Valentin Schmid (April 15, 2017) Economic theory is layered like a cake. Explanations within one layer make sense, but once you move to another layer, they no longer apply. Economist Steve Keen‘s new book, “Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?“, is an illustrative example. The good news is that Keen’s book accurately describes the current economic system; the bad news is that the answer to the question in the title is “no.” Read more Apparently, China can’t take another four years of Donald Trump in the White House. To make sure he’s a one-term president, the Chinese Communist Party is enlisting the help of anti-Trump Americans from Washington to Wall Street and beyond. Look Who’s Interfering With the 2020 Election Copyright © 2019 The Epoch Times, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list or remove my account. |
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| Good morning from Washington, where we’re praying for Floridians in the path of Hurricane Dorian. Now that Labor Day is behind us, politics get even nuttier. The Democratic National Committee is catering to those who profess no religious faith, Peter Hasson reports, and the left is rewriting the history of the tea party as racist, David Harsanyi writes. Plus: Mary Clare Amselem on discounting merit in college admissions, Nick Loris on the betrayal of consumers in fuel economy standards. A hundred years ago today, President Woodrow Wilson begins a national tour to promote the ill-fated League of Nations. |
| Commentary The Left Can’t Stop Lying About the Tea Party In the first draft of this column, I joked that The New York Times might add a line about tea party “racism” before the day was over to placate the Twitter mob. It did it before I could even publish. More Commentary The College Board Scraps Controversial ‘Adversity Score,’ but Continues Plan to Weigh College Admissions The SATs company is now promoting Landscape, which will rank a student’s perceived difficulty based on the neighborhood that he lives in for the purpose of providing greater advantage to those from particularly disadvantaged neighborhoods. More Commentary Labor Policy Is Jobs Policy For 12 straight months, annual wage growth has been at or above 3%. And 7.3 million open jobs means that we have even more opportunity for Americans to find their career path, writes Jonathan Berry, a Labor Department official. More Commentary Get Off the Sidelines: #StandWithICE in Sanctuary Cities Inside a detention center in Colorado, illegal immigrants get free access to dental services, a full-scale pharmacy, video games, pingpong tables, and even telepsychiatry appointments. But you wouldn’t know it from the hysterical rhetoric and lies. More News DNC Resolution Celebrates Religiously Unaffiliated The Democratic National Committee’s “Resolution Regarding the Religiously Unaffiliated Demographic” states that “religiously unaffiliated Americans overwhelmingly share the Democratic Party’s values,” and “have often been subjected to unfair bias and exclusion in American society.” More Commentary Automakers’ Flip-Flop on CAFE Standards Kicks Car Buyers to the Curb Automakers are siding with California rather than the Trump administration, voluntarily agreeing to increase the average fuel economy of their fleets to about 50 miles per gallon by 2026. But what’s been lost is what’s best for the consumer. More Commentary We Hear You: Our ‘Back to School’ Edition “When we surrender our children to these state-run institutions influenced so heavily by groups like Planned Parenthood, we can’t expect the content or outcome to be what we want. The problem is systemic and not particular programs,” writes Karen Cox of Waynesboro, Georgia. More | ||
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| Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning’s most important stories, curated by Post editors. Dorian, lingering close to Fla. coast, lays siege to Bahamas The hurricane has come to a standstill over Grand Bahama Island and is unleashing a punishing deluge. The storm’s movement early Tuesday could determine whether Florida is dealt a powerful blow or a less intense scrape. By Jason Samenow and Andrew Freedman ● Read more » At least 5 dead in the Bahamas as slow-moving storm devastates islands The strongest storm on record to hit the island nation leveled homes and turned narrow passes into open sea, with some areas enduring more than 36 hours of brutal conditions. By Jasper Ward and Anthony Faiola ● Read more » With Dorian looming offshore, Floridians wonder: Will it turn? Even if the storm doesn’t make landfall, Dorian’s outer bands could still deliver winds of nearly 100 mph and produce a storm surge that would flood low-lying areas across a vast swath of the Eastern Seaboard. By Lori Rozsa, Patricia Sullivan, Fenit Nirappil and Joel Achenbach ● Read more » At least eight dead after diving boat catches fire near California coast Authorities said more than two dozen people were still unaccounted for after the fire, which occurred on the last night of a Labor Day weekend trip to the Channel Islands. By Scott Wilson and Eli Rosenberg ● Read more » W.Va. scandal muddies legacy of Vatican’s longtime fixer Archbishop William Lori rose quickly by helping the church emerge from crises and fight for conservative causes. But his handling of the probe into financial and sexual misconduct in West Virginia — and his ties to Bishop Michael Bransfield — angered some parishioners. By Michelle Boorstein ● Read more » A decade after a horrific beating, former West Virginia University student dies Ryan Diviney, 29, once a star athlete, never recovered from his brain injuries after the 2009 attack outside of a convenience store. By Paul Schwartzman ● Read more » Getting through the world with face blindness Post reporter Sadie Dingfelder used to think she was just really bad at recognizing people. Then she learned she might have a condition called prosopagnosia — better known as face blindness — and set about getting an official diagnosis. Post Reports | Listen Now ● By The Washington Post ● Read more » Opinions It’s still Biden’s race to lose By Eugene Robinson ● Read more » 2016 taught us a lesson about Trump. Now we need to unlearn it. By Michael Gerson ● Read more » Trump’s crucial decision on nuclear power By Hugh Hewitt ● Read more » America doesn’t just have a gun crisis. It has a culture crisis. By Marianne Williamson ● Read more » Maybe Trump was right about ‘bad management,’ but in the wrong policies By Catherine Rampell ● Read more » We’re finally getting accountability for the opioid crisis — after victims are dead By Editorial Board ● Read more » More News How Boris Johnson’s push toward a no-deal Brexit is playing out in the E.U. Hint: They’re considering repurposing natural disaster funds to deal with the chaos. By Michael Birnbaum ● Read more » Texas gunman was fired from job on day of deadly rampage Authorities said the shooter, who killed 7 people, called police and the FBI after he was fired. But state troopers who pulled him over for a traffic violation didn’t know that he could pose a threat. By Ben Guarino ● Read more » As humans shaped dogs’ bodies, we also altered their brains MRI scans reveal surprising differences in brain structure among 33 domestic breeds. By Jason Bittel ● Read more » We think you’ll like this newsletter Check out The Trailer for news and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign up » |
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Good morning, Here is all the news conservatives need to know to start their day. At 4pm ET, you can catch me on radio to bring you up to speed on developments throughout the day. You can listen live here. The Dead Are Convenient Tools for Agenda Pushing Hurricane Dorian continues its slow churn over the Bahamas and is expected to turn north. In Odessa, TX families are preparing to bury the dead from a mass shooting. In both cases, the media has rushed in to demand action on climate change, now helpfully referred to by the press as “climate crisis,” and gun […] The post The Dead Are Convenient Tools for Agenda Pushing appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Hollywood Blacklists Recall a Terrible, Immoral, and Stupid Heritage Blacklists should be avoided like the plague in Hollywood. But it seems, sadly, nobody there is listening to the sordid history of a town that rarely learns from its mistakes. The post Hollywood Blacklists Recall a Terrible, Immoral, and Stupid Heritage appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Chris Hayes Fought the Constitution, and the Constitution Won It’s been a bad weekend for MSNBC’s Chris Hayes. I’ve always thought Hayes is a smart guy, but at the same time, he’s always demonstrated himself to be incapable of escaping the prison of his own ideology. That has always limited his effectiveness and propelled him into saying some really foolish things. His recent mini-TED […] The post Chris Hayes Fought the Constitution, and the Constitution Won appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Odessa Rampage Killer Showed Red Flags His threatening behavior might not have triggered a red flag law. The post Odessa Rampage Killer Showed Red Flags appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Recent Items: Which Is The True Workers’ Party? Facebook Is Still Up To Its Old Tricks Author of Hoax Gender Studies Papers Punished by Portland State University Why Trump Is Worse In 2020 Than 2016 Dave Chappelle Pushes the Antithesis on Abortion Remember, you can listen to the Erick Erickson Show anytime and anywhere via WSB Radio, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. As always, you can find pretty much anything and everything I’m writing about throughout the day via The Resurgent. Thanks for reading and tuning in. Erick Erickson THE RESURGENT Facebook Twitter Instagram Copyright © 2019 The Resurgent Media Group, LLC, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences |
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POLITICO Playbook: Biden again talks about his war flub
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09/03/2019 06:01 AM EDT
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JOE BIDEN again was asked about the terrific Washington Post scoop from last week, which had him mixing up several key details about war and his involvement in Afghanistan. This time, it was in an interview with NPR’s Asma Khalid and Iowa Public Radio’s Clay Masters.
— BIDEN: “‘I was making a point about a generation. That has nothing to do with a judgment of whether or not you send troops to war, the judgment of whether you bring someone home, the judgment of whether or not you decide on a health care policy. You understand that,’ Biden said in Iowa City, Iowa, to podcast co-host Asma Khalid and Iowa Public Radio lead political reporter Clay Masters.
“When pressed by Khalid on the importance of details, Biden responded, ‘The details are irrelevant in terms of decision making.’
“‘The fact that I would forget that it was [Maj. Gen. David] Rodriguez who was pinning — I believe this is the case — pinning a bronze star on a young man was — it’s irrelevant to the point. It’s like saying, ‘I had this very bright reporter and I think her eyes were blue.’ What difference would it make about whether you were a bright reporter? Your eyes are brown. It’s irrelevant and you know it,’ the former vice president added.” NPR
NYT’S KATIE ROGERS (with a News Analysis bug, on A9): “President Trump, Weatherman: Dorian Updates and at Least 122 Tweets”: “Over the long weekend, President Trump monitored Hurricane Dorian from a golf cart at his club in Virginia, calling for regular updates from an aide trailing him around the course. By 8 p.m. Monday, as Dorian churned toward Florida and Mr. Trump’s boarded-up Mar-a-Lago resort, the president had golfed twice and since Saturday morning pelted the American public with 122 tweets.
“As he has done during other hurricanes, Mr. Trump awaited landfall by assuming the role of meteorologist in chief, adding weatherman-style updates to a usual weekend routine of attacking his enemies, retweeting bits of praise and critiquing the performance of his cable news allies.” NYT
SAM STEIN made an excellent point Monday on Twitter: “You would think the opposition party would have a field day with a president cancelling a trip to commemorate WWII so he could monitor a hurricane only to then be spotted playing golf two days in a row at his personal club. But I can’t even recall seeing one Dem take a whack.”
HUH. …
… BUT THERE’S THIS! … HUSH MONEY INVESTIGATION! … WAPO: “Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump’s alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations,” by Rachael Bade and Tom Hamburger: “House Democrats plan to make President Trump’s alleged involvement in a 2016 scheme to silence two women who claimed they had affairs with him a major investigative focus this fall, picking up where federal prosecutors left off in a case legal experts say could have led to additional indictments.
“The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to hold hearings and call witnesses involved in hush-money payments to ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal and adult-film star Stormy Daniels as soon as October, according to people familiar with the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions.” WaPo
… AND NEED TO IMPEACH, the Tom Steyer-linked group that is pushing for proceedings to remove the president, is running Facebook ads against Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.), who holds an R+3 House seat. The ad, from an eagle-eyed tipster
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SPOTTED: Rudy Giuliani dining outside at Fiola Mare on Monday night.
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WAPO’S BOB COSTA in Shannon, Ireland: “Pence critical of Russia — days after Trump advocates inclusion at next G-7 summit”: “Vice President Pence spoke out against Russia on Monday during his European trip, criticizing President Vladimir Putin’s government for election interference and pledging support for Poland as it seeks to bolster its military amid Russian aggression in the region.
“‘With its efforts to meddle in elections across Europe and around the world, now is the time for us to remain vigilant about the intentions and actions being taken by Russia,’ Pence said during a news conference in Warsaw with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
“Pence added that ‘Russian forces still illegally occupy large parts of Georgia and Ukraine’ and chastised Moscow for seeking to divide the U.S. alliance with Poland. Pence made his critical remarks just days after President Trump said it is ‘certainly possible’ he will invite Putin to the Group of Seven summit in 2020, an event Trump will host in an election year.” WaPo
— FROM COSTA’S MORNING POOL REPORT: “VPOTUS and family spent Monday night at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, Ireland. The traveling press and several VPOTUS staffers stayed at the Radisson Blu hotel in Limerick. It was a 20-minute drive to the airport this morning for the press corps; about an hour for VPOTUS’s motorcade.”
— MARC SHORT spoke to the pool, via Costa: “Q9: Did President Trump ask Vice President Pence to stay at the property? SHORT: ‘I don’t think it was a request, like a command, Bob. I think that it was a suggestion.’
“Q10: What does that mean? SHORT: ‘It’s like when we went through the trip, it’s like, well, he’s going to Doonbeg because that’s where the Pence family is from. It’s like, “Well, you should stay at my place.”’
“Q11: So the president did offer it? We should say that? SHORT: ‘In that sort of a way, Catherine. It wasn’t like a, ‘You must.’ It wasn’t like, ‘You have to.’ It’s a facility that could accommodate the team. Keep in mind, the Secret Service has protected that facility for him, too, so they sort of know the realities, they know the logistics around that facility.’
“Q12: Is there any cost estimate? SHORT: ‘I’m sure there is, Catherine. I don’t have that right now. We’ll have that later.’”
THE LATEST ON DORIAN — “Deadly Dorian pounds relentlessly at desperate Bahamas,” by AP’s Ramon Espinosa, Danica Coto and Michael Weissenstein in Freeport, Bahamas: “Hurricane Dorian came to a catastrophic daylong halt over the northwest Bahamas, flooding the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama with walls of water that lapped into the second floors of buildings, trapped people in attics and drowned the Grand Bahama airport under 6 feet of water.
“At least five people died and 21 injured people were airlifted to the capital by the U.S. Coast Guard, Bahamas officials said. ‘We are in the midst of a historic tragedy,’ Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said. ‘The devastation is unprecedented and extensive.’ Winds and rain continued to pound the northwest islands, sending people fleeing the floodwaters from one shelter to another.” AP
GUV VS. GUV … MIAMI HERALD ED BOARD: “Rick Scott can hang up that Navy cap. DeSantis is large, in charge and keeping us informed about Hurricane Dorian”: “For eight long, silent years, former Gov. Rick Scott shut the media — and, therefore, Floridians — out of his twice-a-day briefings with emergency managers. That meant that as hurricanes bore down on the state, journalists — and, therefore, Floridians — had to wait longer to get crucial, even lifesaving, information.
“Gov. Ron DeSantis put an end to that nonsense. (By the way, Scott is still donning that Navy cap, having sent out a press release that he’ll be at the National Hurricane Center and available for media interviews on Monday. He should hang up the cap, stand down and show DeSantis some respect. He’s governor now and has earned the right to address Floridians as the state’s leader.)” Miami Herald
— “DeSantis — and Florida — in the storm spotlight,” by Gary Fineout and Matt Dixon in Tallahassee: “Hurricane Dorian’s looming threat poses a familiar test for Florida’s nascent Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, who touted his connection to President Donald Trump as a reason for Floridians to vote for him last fall.
“Dealing with the complexities — and politics — of natural disasters has enhanced the reputations of previous Florida governors, including Jeb Bush and Rick Scott, both fellow Republicans. Dorian is now a Category 4 storm and may reach Florida’s East Coast and points north along the Atlantic coast. The storm is requiring DeSantis to test-drive his administration’s emergency management capabilities amid the threat of widespread power outages, flooding and fatalities.” POLITICO Florida
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THE WALKBACK … NYT’S MIRIAM JORDAN in Los Angeles: “Faced With Criticism, Trump Administration Reverses Abrupt End to Humanitarian Relief”: “The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would reconsider its decision to force immigrants facing life-threatening health crises to return to their home countries, an abrupt move last month that generated public outrage and was roundly condemned by the medical establishment.
“On Aug. 7, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, without public notice, eliminated a ‘deferred action’ program that had allowed immigrants to avoid deportation while they or their relatives were undergoing lifesaving medical treatment.
“The agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, had sent letters informing those who had asked for a renewal, which the immigrants must make every two years, that it was no longer entertaining such requests. The letters said that the immigrants must leave the country within 33 days, or face deportation. On Monday, the agency said in a statement that while limiting the program was ‘appropriate,’ officials would ‘complete the caseload that was pending on August 7.’” NYT
WHAT WILL THE U.S. DO FOR BIBI? … HAARETZ’S AMIR TIBON and AMOS HAREL: “Netanyahu, Trump in Intensive Talks for Dramatic Diplomatic Gesture in Coming Days, Ahead of Israeli Election”: “In recent weeks, there have been intensive talks between some of Netanyahu’s advisers and people close to U.S. President Donald Trump over a potential statement by the American president, in which he could commit to protecting Israel in the future from any existential threat.
“In addition, Netanyahu is also trying to orchestrate some form of gesture from Russian President Vladimir Putin — either in the form of an official Putin visit to Israel or a trilateral meeting of the national security advisers of Israel, Russia and the United States. This would be similar to a meeting that took place in Israel in June.” Haaretz
2020 WATCH — “It’s now Biden, Warren, Sanders — and everyone else,” by David Siders and Elena Schneider: “The bottom is falling out of the Democratic presidential primary. And the top-tier — no longer five candidates, but three — is becoming more insurmountable.
“For more than a year, Democrats had approached their nominating contest with a widely-shared belief that — like Republicans in the earliest stages of their primary four years ago — they, too, might take turns rising and falling in an expansive field. That expectation sustained the campaigns of more than two dozen contenders this year.
“But in recent weeks, the leading band of candidates has contracted unexpectedly early. Heading into the fall, only three contenders are polling above single digits: Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg remain at the periphery, while lower-polling candidates have largely failed to muster sustained, upward movement in fundraising or polling.” POLITICO
— JOHN HARRIS: “What We Know About the Democratic Primary”: “Razzle-dazzle has fizzled … The Democratic left is more complicated than meets the eye … This is the year of the selfie …
“The POLITICO crystal ball … In our conversation, we pretended to be in possession of a crystal ball that, without predicting the actual winner, could tell us about other major factors. What question would political reporters want to ask the crystal ball? The choices were illuminating of the larger 2020 landscape.
“Siders said his question would be on the state of the economy by year’s end. If the current vague fears that a recession may be imminent, this will affect not only Trump’s political standing but also the prism through which Democrats are assessing their own choices.
“Korecki said her question would be the state of the impeachment debate. Castro was the first candidate to call for beginning impeachment inquiry against Trump, but Warren made the biggest splash when she also endorsed this. Will impeachment become a new litmus test in the Democratic contest? Otterbein said her choice for the pivotal question of the Democratic race is: Will African-American support swing decisively toward a candidate other than Biden?” POLITICO
— “Biden taps influence industry despite pledge on lobbyists,” by AP’s Brian Slodysko
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TRADE WARS — “U.S.-China Trade War’s Global Impact Grows,” by WSJ’s Ruth Simon, Megumi Fujikawa and Paul Hannon: “The escalating trade war between the U.S. and China is rippling through the global economy, hurting confidence among U.S. small businesses, crimping trade among industrial giants in Asia and hitting export-oriented factories in Europe.
“On Sunday the U.S. imposed fresh tariffs of 15% on Chinese goods including clothing, tools and electronics. A round of retaliatory Chinese tariffs also took effect, targeting imports of U.S. soybeans, crude oil and pharmaceuticals. Beijing said on Monday it lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the Trump administration’s tariffs.” WSJ
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POLITICO EUROPE: “U.K. MPs publish plan to prevent no-deal Brexit,” by Annabelle Dickson in London: “A cross-party group of British MPs today published a draft bill which would force the prime minister to request a three-month extension to Brexit negotiations if a deal is not agreed between the EU and the U.K. by October’s European Council. Labour MP Hilary Benn tweeted a copy of the proposed legislation, which is supported by MPs from across the political spectrum, including former Tory ministers Alistair Burt, Philip Hammond and David Gauke.” POLITICO Europe
— FT: “Sterling sinks to three-year low on mounting Brexit fears,” by George Parker, James Blitz and Adam Samson in London: “Britain’s deepening political crisis has heaped further pressure on the pound, which on Tuesday morning fell to its lowest level since the ‘lash crash’ of October 2016 as investors braced themselves for a pivotal day in parliament. Sterling declined as much as 0.8 per cent to $1.197.
“The last time it hit such a low level was four months after the 2016 Brexit referendum, when it tumbled 9 per cent against the dollar before quickly rebounding. The pound has not regularly traded below $1.20 since the mid-1980s. The fall came after Boris Johnson raised the stakes over Brexit by threatening to call an October 14 general election if rebel Tory MPs join forces with Labour on Tuesday to ‘chop the legs out’ from under his negotiating strategy.” FT
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TRANSITIONS — Julie Smith will be senior adviser to the president and director of the Asia and Future of Geopolitics programs at the German Marshall Fund. She previously was a Richard Weizsäcker Fellow at the Bosch Academy. … Zack Cooper will be co-director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund. He will remain a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown.
WEEKEND WEDDINGS — Bill Riggs, VP of communications at AFP/Stand Together, and Ashley Mancosh, an interior designer with Ferguson, got married at the Fox Chapel Country Club in Pittsburgh. Pic
— Cameron Foster, COS to Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) and a Jeff Roe alum, and Katherine Kilroy, of the Republican Senate Cloak Room and a Roy Blunt alum, got married Saturday in Kansas City. Pic … SPOTTED: Kevin and Tammy Hern, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Abby Blunt, Kit and Linda Bond, Tate O’Connor, Matt Haase, Sean Farrell, Kasey Shelley, Tom Brandt, Mitch Erdel, Ben and Sam Elleson, Tony Hanagan, Chris Tuck, Brian Canfield, Alyssa Hinman, Tucker Nelson, Meghan McCann, Drew Felz, Dan Henke, Jeff Freeland and Marianne and Terry Kilroy.
— Keith Sonderling, deputy administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at DOL and Trump’s nominee to the EEOC, and Fara Klein, a government affairs manager at American Forest and Paper Association, got married Sunday in Jerusalem, Israel, at the David Citadel Hotel, overlooking the Old City. Pic … Another pic … SPOTTED: Lisa and Charlie Spies, Morgan Ortagus and Jonathan Weinberger, Samantha Dravis, Michael DeFilippis, Matt DiLoreto, Kristin Strobel, Karry La Violette, Elizabeth Rojas Levi, Ronna Michael Songer, Jesse Von Stein and Kristin Stroebel.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Jon Otto, head of client partnerships at Axios and a POLITICO alum, and Britt Otto, AVP of HR at L’Oreal, welcomed Theodore “Theo” Charles. Pic … Another pic
BIRTHWEEK (was Monday): Connie Cook (hat tip: Teresa Vilmain)
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Jessica Ditto, White House deputy communications director. How she got her start in politics: “I always had an interest, but it all started in college when I interned for Rep. Ernie Fletcher in D.C. He was elected governor that fall in a historic election and offered me a job in the press office. This was before I had graduated college, so it took a lot of pressure off to know what I was going to do and it was a fun way to earn class credit! I’ve since worked for a number of campaigns and elected officials including Sen. [Jim] Inhofe (R-Okla.), Gov. [Matt] Bevin (R-Ky.) and President Trump.” Playbook Plus Q&A
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| Hurricane Dorian continued to slam the Bahamas early Tuesday morning as it made its slow-moving crawl north along the Atlantic and threatened to affect the U.S. coastline late Tuesday morning after days of devastation on the Bahamanian islands, leaving at least five dead and severely flooding the area. As of early Tuesday, Dorian’s top sustained winds had fallen to 120 mph, making it a Category 3 hurricane only hours after it was considered at Category 5 storm. However, it had not moved much in nearly 24 hours. According to The Associated Press, it was centered only 25 miles northeast of Freeport — almost the same distance from the Bahamanian city as it was 20 hours prior, with winds extending out 45 mph in some directions. “Devastating winds and storm surge will continue to affect Grand Bahama Island for several more hours. Everyone there should remain in shelter,” the National Hurricane Center said in their update at 5 a.m. “Life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds are expected along portions of the Florida east coast and the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina, regardless of the exact track of Dorian’s center. Water levels could begin to rise well in advance of the arrival of strong winds.” The Center added that Dorian’s current path would take it “dangerously close to the Florida east coast late Tuesday through Wednesday evening and then move dangerously close to the Georgia and South Carolina coasts on Wednesday night and Thursday.” Since making landfall, Hurricane Dorian has inflicted major damage on the Bahamas, with a vast majority of the damage hitting the Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas. According to reports, the islands were hit with so much wind and water that authorities called on residents to find floatation devices and hammer their way out of their attics if needed. The total extent of the devastation on the islands will not be known until the storm passes entirely. However, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, as many as 13,000 homes in the Bahamas may have been destroyed or severely damaged (Reuters) “We are in the midst of a historic tragedy,” Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said of the five deaths, adding that the devastation the islands have endured is “unprecedented and extensive.” As of Monday evening, Dorian had been affecting the Bahamas for roughly 36 hours, moving only 70 miles in a 24 hour period. As the Miami Herald wrote Monday evening: “Forecasters predict Dorian will turn in the next day or so near Palm Beach County and weaken as it travels up the coast, with about an 80 mile buffer between the eye wall and the packed shore. The storm has hurricane force winds extending 45 miles in either direction from the center, with tropical storm force winds stretching 150 miles each way. “‘It is still possible for the hurricane to deviate from this forecast, and move very near or over the coast,’ the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. ‘Users are reminded not to focus on the exact forecast track. In addition, Dorian’s wind field is predicted to expand, which would bring hurricane-force winds closer to the east coast of Florida even if the track does change.’” The U.S. prepared for the storm in recent days by evacuating over a million people from the coastlines in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. In Florida, residents from parts of nine counties were evacuated, including from Duval County, home to Jacksonville, and Palm Beach County, the home of Mar-a-lago. In South Carolina, a mandatory evacuation of the entire coastline took hold on Monday evening. The evacuation covers about 830,000 individuals. In Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp (R) ordered evacuations in six coastal counties, including 150,000 residents of Savannah (Reuters). It has also caused some major U.S. airports to close in the area. Orlando International Airport announced it would halt all commercial flights starting at 2 a.m. on Tuesday. Additionally, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) announced a state of emergency as the storm is lined up to affect Virginia’s southeastern coastline by Thursday. |
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| CONGRESS: After more than a month away, Congress is readying its return to Washington next week to continue discussions about potential gun violence legislation in the aftermath of three mass shootings — two in Texas, one in Ohio — since lawmakers bolted town. As Mike Lillis and Scott Wong report, while lawmakers on both sides are talking about what could possibly be done, much of the ballgame comes down to what President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will support, with Democrats skeptical at best and pessimistic at worst over how the pair will proceed in the coming weeks. “I don’t have any confidence that the Senate will do anything remotely related to guns,” House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said in an interview. “They are a wholly owned subsidiary of the NRA.” In the past, Trump has indicated his support for expanding background checks and other gun control measures, before backing off entirely shortly thereafter. Since the shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Trump has said that background checks need to be looked at, which he has also discussed with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in an opening round of talks. As for McConnell, who is up for reelection in 2020, he has a long history of opposing more restrictive gun legislation, although he indicated he would be open to potential bills when Congress reconvenes next week, including on “red flag” legislation. Adding to the argument for gun control advocates is the latest mass shooting in West Texas where seven were killed and 25 were injured after a gunman went on a rampage in Odessa and Midland. However, speaking at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters, Trump once again backtracked on background checks, saying the main issue remains mental illness. The Wall Street Journal: As Texas deals with recent violence, looser gun laws in state take effect. The Washington Post: Democrats press Trump, GOP to tighten gun controls after Odessa mass shooting. The Wall Street Journal: As 2020 race intensifies, Democrats step up offensive against Mitch McConnell. |
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Elsewhere, Congress has myriad issues to deal with when they return outside of guns, as Jordain Carney previews. Among the big topics to watch over the coming weeks is government funding. Congress has until Oct. 1 to fund the government or punt the fight into fiscal 2020 with a short-term spending measure that would temporarily extend current spending levels, giving lawmakers just 13 working days to avoid a second funding lapse this year.
The path to funding the government for the next fiscal year without needing a continuing resolution is tough given that the Senate did not pass any funding bills due to talks toward a two-year budget deal that was struck in July.
Another issue to watch is impeachment. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is set to continue his fight into the fall with the president, including a new round of subpoenas for former administration and campaign officials to get testimony.
As of Monday night, 132 lawmakers support opening an impeachment inquiry, with 20 saying Trump should be straight-up impeached. Some Democrats hope the new round of subpoenas and possible testimony will boost the pro-impeachment crowd.
Democrats in swing districts that pushed the party into the majority in November are still holding out their support for impeachment of any kind. As Cristina Marcos reports, only 13 of the 55 Democrats on the House GOP campaign arm’s 2020 target list publicly back an impeachment inquiry. Additionally, of the 31 House Democrats in districts carried by President Trump in 2016, only two support an inquiry: Reps. Chris Pappas (N.H.) and Lauren Underwood (Ill.).
In recent weeks, Impeachment advocates have been pressing Democratic Reps. Conor Lamb (Pa.), Josh Gottheimer (N.J.), Andy Kim (N.J.), Colin Allred (Texas), Mikie Sherrill (N.J.) and others representing swing districts at events back home, but so far none of them have come out in favor of impeachment, giving Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) leverage as she continues to make her case against impeachment.
The Washington Post: Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump’s alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations.
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POLITICS & CAMPAIGNS: With Labor Day in the rearview mirror, Monday marked exactly five months until the Iowa caucuses and kicked off a new season in the push for the Democratic presidential nomination.
As Niall Stanage writes, Democrats will hold their third debate on Sept. 12 in Houston, but the post-Labor Day period is expected to bring more noise to the airwaves in early states as candidates begin buying airtime in a push to get their message out. Only two candidates — former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) — have run TV ads in Iowa, with more likely to follow suit in the coming weeks.
The increase of TV ads comes at a time when voters become more focused on the race as it heats up in earnest. Additionally, the field has already started to winnow, as four campaigns closed up shop in the final weeks of August.
“The field is about where I would have expected it to be. It has sifted itself out,” said Karen Finney, a Democratic operative who served as a senior spokeswoman for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. She is unaffiliated with any candidate this cycle.
Another major question centers around Biden, who has shown himself to be more durable than some anticipated in the race, and how he campaigns in the coming weeks and months. Since his campaign launch in late April, Biden’s poll numbers have remained relatively static, sitting around 30 percent nationally and holding a double digit lead over his closest competitor. That has left Democrats wondering how to knock him off his perch, especially as his repeated gaffes have hardly had any effect.
As The Washington Post’s Michael Scherer writes:
“That resilience has created a challenge for many of the former vice president’s rivals as the summer comes to a close. Their routes to the nomination depend on winning over current Biden supporters, but his staying power has yet to offer a lasting opportunity to chip away.
“In response, top advisers to many of his rivals have counseled that the only path forward they see is to continue to cast their candidates as younger, more transformative or more energetic change agents, figure out how to maintain their spot on the debate stage, and hope that the mercurial history of Iowa and New Hampshire voters repeats itself, torpedoing Biden’s bid as they have not.”
Mark Leibovich, The New York Times: Does Joe Biden want to be doing this?
Gerald F. Seib, The Wall Street Journal: Democrats can’t afford to leave moderates behind.
The New York Times: 2020 Democrats demand gun control, but differ on tactics.
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| IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES |
| WHITE HOUSE & ADMINISTRATION: He’s only been on the job for three months and hasn’t been confirmed by the Senate, but Ken Cuccinelli has quickly become one of the main players in the Trump administration, particularly as he becomes the point person for its immigration agenda since taking over as acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Cuccinelli, who previously served as Virginia attorney general and lost a gubernatorial bid in 2013, has been at the forefront of the administration’s immigration efforts as USCIS rolled out three high profile policies in August, each of which clamped down on certain benefits for those born abroad and sparked controversy. USCIS ended its deferred action program that prevented immigrants from being deported while they or their relatives received critical medical treatment, with the agency noting that it receives about 1,000 deferred action requests every year. In mid-August, the administration announced its public charge rule, which will make it more difficult for an immigrant to obtain a green card if they rely on social safety net programs. Most recently, USCIS briefly caused a stir last week when it announced changes to how Americans stationed overseas can transmit citizenship to their children (The Hill). > Iran: Despite the door opening momentarily toward diplomacy with the Iranians, supporters and detractors of taking the diplomatic approach believe it is unlikely that Trump will sit down with Tehran as tensions remain high between the two nations. French President Emmanuel Macron tried to nudge Trump toward meeting with Iran and seemed to dial down the tension between the two sides, with Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani both saying they’d be willing to talk. Both, however, backtracked shortly thereafter, with Trump mocking Iran days later over a failed satellite launch. However, some still are holding out hope the two sides can de-escalate tensions in the near future. Macron indicated at the Group of Seven meeting last week that he hoped the two sides would meet “in the next few weeks,” likely at the looming United Nations General Assembly in September. However, some experts believe a meeting this soon would be a mistake (The Hill). “High-level summit diplomacy for its own sake is definitely a bad idea, and it plays into Iran’s strategy of incentivizing premature diplomacy, and that diplomacy only rewards Iran for coming to the table as opposed to rewarding Iran for a genuine change in behavior,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “And if the administration does that, again, it would be replicating the same exact mistake of the previous administration.” |
| OPINION |
| Trump has done nothing to win back the voters who deserted him, by Michael Gerson, columnist, The Washington Post. https://wapo.st/2luMJnw No one cares about Joe Biden’s gaffes except media and politicos, by former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D), opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2k0wzC8 |
| WHERE AND WHEN |
| Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. ET features Holly Shulman, spokeswoman for the New Hampshire Democratic Party and former New Hampshire communications director with Obama for America, to discuss weekend campaign stops in the by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and the upcoming New Hampshire Democratic convention; Belén Sisa, the Latino press secretary with Sanders’s campaign, to talk about Sanders and the 2020 Latino vote; and Kyle Kulinski, host of “The Kyle Kulinski Show,” to react to the news of the day. Find Hill.TV programming at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m. The House and Senate return to Washington on Sept. 9. The president meets with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at 3:30 p.m. Vice President Pence will have lunch with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and Dr. Michael Barrett in Dublin at 11:55 a.m. local time. Pence and Varadkar will hold a bilateral meeting at 1 p.m., before delivering joint remarks at 1:45 p.m. Pence will participate in a roundtable with U.S.-Ireland business leaders at 2:30 p.m., and depart Dublin for Shannon, Ireland, at 4:45 p.m. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Brussels for meetings with senior European leaders. He will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at 7:30 a.m. local time, Belgian Prime Minister and European Council President-elect Charles Michel at 8:35 a.m., European Parliament President David Sassoli at 9:50 a.m., and acting Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell at 4:00 p.m. White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump travels to Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay today through Sept. 6 to promote the economic empowerment of women in developing countries (The Associated Press). |
| ELSEWHERE |
| ➔ California boat fire: At least 25 individuals are dead and 9 remain missing after a fire engulfed and sank a boat near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday. According to Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll, five others have been found but not recovered due to unsafe conditions under the boat, and that they will continue to search for those who are not accounted for. “You couldn’t ask for a worse situation,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said at a news conference on Monday. (The Associated Press). ➔ State Watch: Lorena Gonzalez, 47, a former labor organizer who represents parts of San Diego in the California Assembly, is the driving force behind a bill that would force companies such as Uber and Lyft to treat app-based workers as employees, setting off a battle that could make its way to the voting booth next year. According to policy and economic analysts, The proposal could cost some tech companies billions of dollars in benefits and salaries they would have to begin paying as the workers are considered independent contractors (The Hill). ➔ Brexit: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that he is planning for a general election on Oct. 14 if he loses a crucial vote over a no-deal Brexit in Parliament this week. His warning came as he battles with lawmakers who are pushing legislation to delay the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union until Jan. 31 unless he strikes a deal with them by mid-October. Johnson’s remarks came in a prepared statement outside No. 10 Downing St., in which he called on conservative members of Parliament to not tie his hands in negotiations, adding that the U.K. will be leaving with or without a deal on Oct. 31 (Bloomberg). |
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| And finally … a high-school girl’s work to bring a new bingo machine to a retirement home for veterans in Washington, D.C., seems to have paid off. Sarah Barclay Kershner Nordlinger, a junior at Washington-Liberty High School and a resident of Arlington, Va., started a GoFundMe to raise $8,000 to purchase a new bingo machine for the Armed Forces Retirement Home, and buy soil and tools to allow residents to tend to their gardens. The retirement center houses about 280 veterans between the ages of 60 and 100. When the story was highlighted in The Washington Post on Aug. 27, Nordlinger had raised roughly $1,700. Since the story ran, she has raised nearly $10,000, bringing her total to $11,317 as of Monday evening. Bravo to Sarah! |
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Several Killed as Dorian Sweeps through the Bahamas This past weekend, Hurricane Dorian touched down on land in the Bahamas, resulting in the deaths of at least five individuals and injuries to almost two dozen more. As wind levels reached 145 mph, even first responders were forced to seek cover. From Fox News: “[Prime Minister Hubert] Minnis said the deaths were on the hard-hit Abaco Islands, and helicopter crews were evacuating the injured. He also said some people in nearby Great Bahama island were in serious distress, and rescue crews will respond to calls for help as soon as weather conditions allow. Crews hoping to get a better assessment of the “catastrophic damage” reported in regions like the Abacos were still waiting for conditions to clear up, Foreign Minister Darren Henfield told state broadcaster ZNS. “We have reports of casualties. We have reports of bodies being seen,” he said. “We cannot confirm those reports until we go out and have a look for ourselves.” “We want to say to the citizens here in Abaco, in the impacted area, it is not safe to go outdoors,” Henfield added. “Power lines are down, lamp posts are down, trees are across the street – it is very dangerous to be outdoors if you don’t have to be outdoors. As soon as the weather permits, first responders will go to those areas where we have reports from individuals who were in distress.” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Considering a Gubernatorial Run in 2020 Sen. Joe Manchin is weighing the merits of possibly running for governor of West Virginia after recently winning re-election for a six-year term. Manchin is no stranger to the possible role—he previously served as the state’s governor from 2005 to 2010. From Associated Press: “In some ways, it’s almost a risk-free political choice because Manchin can try to return to the governor’s office, the job he had before joining the Senate, without forfeiting his Senate seat or complicating his party’s drive to control Congress. If he decides to run for governor and wins, conceivably he could even temporarily name his own successor in the Senate. But as a rare Democrat who can win a statewide race in a state that has fallen hard for President Donald Trump, Manchin’s decision will be telling. On the one hand, the Senate may be losing its luster as Manchin, whose party is in the minority, is bumping up against the limits of Democrats’ power. Yet rather than continue trying to work with the president, as he is known to do, Manchin probably would have to confront Trump, who has been an ally of incumbent Republican Gov. Jim Justice.” Boat Catches Fire Off of Coast of Santa Cruz Island, Leaving 4 Dead and 29 Unaccounted For In the early hours of yesterday morning, a boat carrying recreational scuba divers off of the coast of Santa Cruz Island caught fire, eventually sinking. At least four people died, while a remaining 29 people remain unaccounted for. The five who were rescued were all crewmembers. From Fox News: “The Coast Guard said earlier that it responded after overhearing a Mayday call around 3:15 a.m. of an “engulfed 75-foot commercial diving vessel” with 38 people aboard. Firefighters from two local fire departments were fighting the fire when the vessel sank 20 yards offshore in 64 feet of water, the Coast Guard said in a news release. The victims and those still listed as missing were sleeping below deck when the fire started, Coast Guard officials said. Coast Guard Capt. Monica Rochester told a news conference that the five who were rescued were the boat’s captain and crew. “The crew was actually already awake and on the bridge and they jumped off,” Rochester said. She said she didn’t know if the crew tried to help others aboard. “I don’t have any additional information,” she said. The crew was fished out of the water by the owner of a pleasure craft the Grape Escape that was in the area, Rochester said.” What I’m Reading Inspector General Rebukes James Comey for Putting Himself above the Nation (The Federalist) American Dive Bars (National Review) The Biden Gaffe Machine: A Running List of Joe Biden’s Best Slip-Ups (The Federalist) BDS and the Looming Threat of a New Academic Year (Daily Wire) Cancel Culture Isn’t Real—Yet (Washington Examiner) Beauty Reviews for the Week Fresh, Lotus Youth Preserve Dream Night Cream, $48 Isle of Paradise, Self-Tanning Water, $28 I went into Sephora on a mission to find a night cream that was a little thicker than the one I’m currently using, but not greasy. After emphasizing how dry my skin was, the saleswoman kindly showed me this Fresh cream. It smells divine, almost reminiscent of mangoes. And it goes on beautifully. Though the pot is small, a little goes a long way. I have been using it for three days now. While there is a bit of residue, it’s nothing unexpected from a heavier night cream. Overall, worth the $48. I’m excited to get ready for bed. This is FUN product. As I complain about frequently, I have constant reddish undertones that I’m battling. I usually use a redness-reducing primer before applying makeup. With this self-tanning water spray, I haven’t had to for most of the week. It goes on like a face mist (you can gently rub it in, though I found that I didn’t need to). Within four to six hours, you’ll notice a subtle glow to your face. I’ve been using it in the morning and before bed and have been grateful for the “color correcting” quality that the product also boasts (supposedly, it evens out your skin tone while boosting your tan game). The product smells wonderful and doesn’t have that synthetic coconut smell that plagues most self-tanning products. I bought it in the medium shade, though retrospectively the light probably would have been a better fit. 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percent (38%) of voters favor a proposal to ban all fossil fuel imports
and exports such as oil and gas. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey
found that 62% are opposed.Such a ban has been proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders in
his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination. His proposal is
supported by 49% of Democrats, 35% of Independents, and 30% of
Democrats.As with his sweeping proposal to remake the U.S. health care system, the Sanders’ version of a Green New
Deal includes a mix of popular and unpopular ideas.Sixty-six
percent (66%) support the idea of declaring climate change to be a
National Emergency. Smaller majorities support his proposals for the
federal government to spend $407 billion helping schools and transit
agencies switch to electric bus fleets (57%), ban fracking (55%), spend
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immediately end all new and existing fossil fuel drilling on federal
public lands (52%).However,
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| Share This Red Caps Trigger a Fragile Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Makes Her ‘Uncomfortable’ Transgender Professor Thinks It’s OK to Celebrate Deaths of ‘Transphobes’ NYC’s Largest Shelter Provides Homeless Teens With College Tours West Chester U. Opens Campus Store Staffed By Autistic Students William Jacobson: “REVISITING MY 2015 POST ABOUT MOSHAV AVIVIM — Hezbollah attacks near Avivim, Israel, scene of notorious 1970 school bus rocket attack” Kemberlee Kaye: “Beto’s keeping it classy, I see.” Mary Chastain: “Red caps trigger fragile itty bitty snowflakes. Grow up and get a life.” Leslie Eastman: “This weekend I had one of my tweets go viral, which is an usual event for me. It was related to the stars of TV show, “Will & Grace” and their desire to blacklist Trump-supporters in Hollywood. The show will be ending after the end of the third season, in another wonderful example of what I like to call, ‘free market justice.'” David Gerstman: “Prof. Jacobson blogged that according Israel targeted a “universal mixer,” a piece of equipment that Iran had in Lebanon that could turn Hezbollah rockets into precision-guided missiles. Over the weekend, Hezbollah struck back, but apparently got fooled by Israel. The IDF staged an evacuation of a “wounded” soldier, from the Hezbollah attack, which the terror group captured on video. The terrorists, thinking they had struck a blow against the Zionist entity, exposed themselves … for the last time.” Stacey Matthews: “The satirists at the Babylon Bee write about a new ‘magnetic, reusable bumper sticker that you can switch between the slogans “Coexist” and “Resist!” depending on who the president is.’ Ha!” Miriam Elman: “Penn State University professor and filmmaker Boaz Dvir has co-produced a short (7 minute) documentary that is well worth watching. The documentary (view it here) highlights the exploits and daring-do of a band-of-brothers—all World War II veterans and mostly Jewish-Americans, but some also from the UK, Canada, and Europe with a few non-Jews among them. Leaving their comfortable lives and at great risk to themselves, they answered Israel’s call for help in 1948 and flew for the fledgling Jewish state, which didn’t yet have an air force or any trained pilots. If you want to learn more about this amazing story and these heroic American flyboys, now men in their 90s, you can read our review of Dvir’s longer 2015 documentary (‘A Wing and a Prayer: A Secret Operation to Prevent a Second Holocaust’) and our post reviewing the feature film produced by Steven Spielberg’s sister, 1948 – How American Jewish Pilots Helped Win Israel’s War of Independence.” Legal Insurrection Foundation is a Rhode Island tax-exempt corporation established exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to educate and inform the public on legal, historical, economic, academic, and cultural issues related to the Constitution, liberty, and world events. For more information about the Foundation, CLICK HERE. Donate Here! Legal Insurrection Foundation 18 Maple Avenue #280 Barrington, Rhode Island 02806 info@legalinsurrection.com Follow Us Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser Unsubscribe |
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FIRST READ: Five stories to watch in September
Labor Day has come and gone, the days are getting shorter, school has started, and football season is underway.
And now with 153 days until the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses, here are the five storylines we’re watching this month – and the rest of this fall.
1. Does the U.S. economy continue to feel shaky?
On Friday, U.S. consumer confidence
fell the most since 2012, according to the University of Michigan’s
survey. But that contrasted with another survey from the Conference
Board, which showed only
a slight dip in consumer confidence. What will the economic data for September bring us?
2. How much smaller does the Democratic field get?
The size of the Democratic presidential field is already getting smaller – due to the heightened requirements to make this month’s debate in Houston. But how much smaller will it get? By the way, the candidates not named Biden/Sanders/Warren will have to figure out what to do next, especially if Biden continues to maintain his altitude in the race.
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3. Do House Democrats pursue impeachment?
We’re now up to 134
House Democrats who support beginning impeachment proceedings against
President Trump – so more than half of their majority. But it’s nearing
now-or-never-time for Speaker Pelosi and the Dems with
the 2020 contests approaching.
4. How many more GOP retirements will we see?
Late last week, per
NBC’s Alex Moe, Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois announced he won’t seek
re-election in 2020, becoming the 12th House Republican to make that
decision. And as Missouri Rep. Billy Long
tweeted in July, more retirements often happen AFTER the August break.
5. How serious of a primary challenge will Trump get?
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has postponed announcing his decision on whether to mount a primary challenge against President Trump – due to Hurricane Dorian. But if he gets in, that will mean the president has three GOP challengers: Sanford, Joe Walsh and Bill Weld. And remember, no modern incumbent president who has received a credible or semi-credible primary challenge has gone on to win re-election.
Trump’s lost summer
Meanwhile, the Washington Post sums up President Trump’s summer, which was marked more by controversies than accomplishments.
“When President Trump presided over the battle tanks and fighter jets, the fireworks and adoring fans on July 4, he couldn’t have known that the militaristic ‘Salute to America’ — as well as to himself — would end up as the apparent pinnacle of the season,” the paper writes.
“What followed was what some Trump advisers and allies characterize as a lost summer defined by self-inflicted controversies and squandered opportunities. Trump leveled racist attacks against four congresswomen of color dubbed ‘the Squad.’ He derided the majority-black city of Baltimore as “rat and rodent infested.” His anti-immigrant rhetoric was echoed in a missive that authorities believe a mass shooting suspect posted. His visits to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso after the gun massacres in those cities served to divide rather than heal.”
Manchin’s decision to make
NBC’s Frank Thorp reports that West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin will announce this morning whether he’ll run for governor in 2020 (he was the state’s governor from 2005 to 2010), or if he’ll remain in the Senate.
If he runs for governor and wins, Manchin could appoint a temporary successor who could stay in the Senate before a special election in 2022.
But that is also two years short of Manchin’s full term, which runs through 2024.
So, theoretically, Manchin running for governor could cost the Democrats two years of his Senate term.
2020 VISION: Biden’s up with new digital ads on health care
NBC’s Marianna Sotomayor reports that Joe Biden’s campaign is releasing a series of new digital ads that focus on health care and recount his family’s personal tragedies.
On the campaign trail today: Bernie Sanders stumps in New Hampshire… John Delaney also is in the Granite State… Tulsi Gabbard and Michael Bennet spend their day in Iowa… Elizabeth Warren – along with Rep. James Clyburn – holds a town hall on student debt in South Carolina… And Tom Steyer holds a town hall in Oakland, Calif., on climate change.
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Dispatches from NBC’s embeds: Kamala Harris agreed with Beto O’Rourke’s plan to buy back assault rifles when NBC’s Deepa Shivaram asked her about it. “Yeah, I think it’s a great idea. But listen, I don’t think we lack for great ideas. As I’ve said many times, we’ve been having great ideas for decades. The problem is that Congress has not had the courage to act. And that is why, from the beginning, I have said my agenda includes attempting to get Congress to act. But if they don’t within the first 100 days of my administration, I’m going to take executive action. Because what we need is action. We have a failure of supposed leaders to act. So, I applaud all the good ideas, they are great, but we need action.”
Joe Biden was also
asked about the gun debate while campaigning on Labor Day. And while the
former vice president tends to push for compromise between the two
parties, per NBC’s Marianna Sotomayor, that’s not the
case for Biden on guns. “I think there’s no compromise,” he said when
asked if he would try and break a deal between both parties. “This is
one we have to just push and push and push and push and push’ to pass
landmark gun reform.”
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is … seven
Seven.
That’s the number of hours that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spent at City Hall in May – the month when he launched his presidential bid – per
records reviewed by the New York Post.
De Blasio “showed up at his office on just six occasions in May, taking part in two meetings, four events and five phone calls, one of which was his weekly appearance on WNYC radio,” the Post says.
“The 11 appointments amounted to a meager one-fifth of the 50 meetings, calls and other events at City Hall on de Blasio’s calendar for May 2018. He had a total 152 city events scheduled for the month.”
TWEET OF THE DAY: Truth hurts
THE LID: I got you, babe
Be sure to check out the pod from Friday, when we observed how the past summer seemed like “Groundhog Day,” where nothing really changes.
ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss
Former GOP Lt. Gov Michelle Fischbach will challenge Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson in Minnesota.
Jonathan Allen writes that Trump’s 2020 pitch includes plenty of laments about what he’s unable to get done.
We’re a week out from the special election in North Carolina’s 9th district.
Pete Buttigieg is starting to build a big field network in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Here’s what we know so far about the motivations of the gunman in West Texas who killed seven people over the weekend.
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- The real reason the left obsesses over gun confiscation while denying they obsess over gun confiscation?
- In presidential failure, Beto O’Rourke transitions from candidate to crusader
- President Trump is right about his biggest threat in 2020 (with an addendum)
| Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria Posted: 03 Sep 2019 05:44 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. turned off its tracking beacon, leading to renewed speculation on Tuesday that it will head to Syria. The disappearance of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, follows a pattern of Iranian oil tankers turning off their Automatic […] The post Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Kamala Harris is confused about her own ideology Posted: 03 Sep 2019 05:28 AM PDT What drives Senator Kamala Harris? Ambition is certainly a motivating factor, as it is with anyone who has the guts and desire to run for President of the United States. Making history, a close cousin of ambition, is another piece of the puzzle as she hopes to succeed where Hillary Clinton failed at becoming the […] The post Kamala Harris is confused about her own ideology appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Improbable presidency Posted: 03 Sep 2019 04:45 AM PDT Jack Winslow was an anomaly. He had come from a life of anonymity to the pinnacle of power virtually overnight. It all happened so fast that nobody had time to see it coming. Just a few months ago nobody had ever even heard the name of the man who now sat behind that big desk […] The post Improbable presidency appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Brian Stelter attempts to walk the high ground, but misses the point altogether Posted: 02 Sep 2019 05:01 PM PDT CNN’s Brian Stelter took to the written word on a rare occasion to defend mainstream media against President Trump’s attacks this morning and, let’s face it, for the entirety of his public life. He’s always had a love/hate relationship with the press, but as President the love-component has rarely been seen. Stelter did his best […] The post Brian Stelter attempts to walk the high ground, but misses the point altogether appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| The real reason the left obsesses over gun confiscation while denying they obsess over gun confiscation? Posted: 02 Sep 2019 04:16 PM PDT The ‘need’ argument and why it betrays a fundamental control obsession of the collectivist left Were it not over the deadly serious issue of gun confiscation, the examples of leftist doublespeak over the common sense human right of self-defense would be supremely enjoyable to behold. Case in point, ‘Democratic’ presidential candidate Julian Castro talking about maximizing […] The post The real reason the left obsesses over gun confiscation while denying they obsess over gun confiscation? appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| In presidential failure, Beto O’Rourke transitions from candidate to crusader Posted: 02 Sep 2019 10:09 AM PDT Beto O’Rourke is no longer running for president. Oh, his campaign is still going. He’s still going to be at the debate. He’s still touring America and saying things candidates say. But make no mistake, O’Rourke’s presidential campaign is done and he knows it. O’Rourke’s activism is just getting started. The former U.S. Representative from […] The post In presidential failure, Beto O’Rourke transitions from candidate to crusader appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| President Trump is right about his biggest threat in 2020 (with an addendum) Posted: 02 Sep 2019 06:19 AM PDT Is President Trump concerned about Joe Walsh, Bill Weld, John Kasich, Justin Amash, or any other Republicans or former Republicans who may run against him? No. He says they “lost their way and got left behind.” Is he concerned about the Democratic candidates? No. He didn’t even dignify them with a collective insult. His real […] The post President Trump is right about his biggest threat in 2020 (with an addendum) appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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09/03/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Two Chicagos; Climate Change Fatalism; Bound for Freedom By Carl M. Cannon on Sep 03, 2019 08:52 am Good morning, it’s Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. On this date 181 years ago, Frederick Douglass took a momentous step — for himself and for the future of this country. Thank God, he did. “On Monday, the third day of September, 1838, in accordance with my resolution,” he wrote in his autobiography, “I bade farewell to the city of Baltimore, and to that slavery which had been my abhorrence from childhood.” In a moment, I’ll have more on this extraordinary man’s escape to freedom, which I’ve written about previously. 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: * * * A Tale of Two Chicagos. Richard Porter urges the mayor to reverse her stance and rein in a public pension system that is draining city coffers and punishing other residents with high taxes. No Matter What Trump Does, China Jobs Aren’t Coming Back. Allan Golombek explains in RealClearMarkets. Opioid Crisis’ Modern Day “French Connection.” In RealClearHealth, Charles King touts a bill in Congress that would close a legal loophole allowing China to spread the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Confessions of an Anthropogenic Global Warming Fatalist. In RealClearEnergy, John Petersen writes that both alarmists and skeptics overlook several key facts. Does Chess Make Kids Smarter or Do Smart Kids Play Chess? RealClearScience editor Ross Pomeroy spotlights a study examining this “chicken-or-egg” question. What Teachers and Parents Think About Race and School Discipline. In RealClearEducation, Nat Malkus and Hannah Warren explore surveys that address the vexing issue. * * * The man we know as Frederick Douglass was born in Talbot County, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. His mother was enslaved and his father, Douglas later wrote matter-of-factly, “was a white man.” His name as a boy was Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. He wasn’t sure of the date of his birth, or even the year (it was probably 1818), but he celebrated his birthday each Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day — because, he said, that was the last time he saw his mother’s face. She brought him a heart-shaped cake. The boy was raised by his maternal grandmother; his mother was a field hand lent out to a farm 12 miles away. Douglass never once recalled seeing her face in the light of day. A half-dozen times, he noted, she would walk from her farm to his at night, lie down beside him in the bed, then be gone by sunrise. Around age 8, he was taken to another plantation, at a place called Wye House, where his fortunes changed. A woman named Lucretia Anthony Auld, the daughter of the plantation owner, noticed something in the lad and chose him as a companion for her own son. Lucretia Auld seems to have been a kind woman, if not exactly a revolutionary, but the upshot was that the slave child known as Fred Bailey began to closely observe the odd and evil social restrictions of his circumstance. A couple of years later, having been relocated to Baltimore, young Frederick came under the watchful eye of another woman, Sophia Auld. Sophia read the Bible nightly. When her husband was away, she read it aloud. Witnessing this, the boy asked her about this mysterious activity. “Up until this time, I had known nothing of this wonderful art,” Douglass later wrote. He was referring to reading, not piety. “[M]y ignorance and inexperience of what it could do for me, as well as my confidence in my mistress, emboldened me to ask her to teach me to read.” Breaking with custom, and the law, she consented to do so. Living and working in the Fells Point section of the city, along the harbor, he picked up something else that would prove useful: the distinct lingo of seafarers. One night, before Douglass’ ability to talk like an experienced seaman came into play, Sophia Auld proudly confided in her husband how quickly young Fred had learned to read the Bible. “Of course he forbade her to give me any further instruction, telling her in the first place that to do so was unlawful, as it was also unsafe,” Douglass recalled. “If he learns to read the Bible it will forever unfit him to be a slave,” Hugh Auld told his wife. “He should know nothing but the will of his master, and learn to obey it. As to himself, learning will do him no good, but a great deal of harm, making him disconsolate and unhappy. If you teach him how to read, he’ll want to know how to write, and this accomplished, he’ll be running away with himself.” This speech cowed Mrs. Auld, but it lit a fire in the heart of the boy. “His discourse,” Douglass noted later, “was the first decidedly anti-slavery lecture to which it had been my lot to listen.” It would hardly be the last, and in a few years Douglass would be participating in those discussions. More than that, he would be leading the discourse on the other side of the question — and doing so with an uncommon eloquence, clarity of thought, and moral authority. First, however, he had to make his escape. On this date, Sept. 3, 1838, he donned the apparel of a free black sailor, went to the Baltimore train terminal, and hopped on a northbound car. “On sped the train, and I was well on my way,” he recalled, “when the conductor came into the negro car to collect tickets and examine the papers of his black passengers.” Questioned briefly about his destination, Douglass adopted the manner of a merchant seaman headed toward his next port-of-call. “My knowledge of ships and sailor’s talk came much to my assistance,” he wrote, “for I knew a ship from stem to stern, and from keelson to cross-trees, and could talk sailor like an ‘old salt.'” In Philadelphia he changed trains. By the next morning, he was in New York, happy and fearful but nonetheless on his way to fulfilling his destiny, which was playing a momentous role in America’s greatest drama — the long fight to end slavery. Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com |
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