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“Human beings are born with different capacities, if they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.” ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN Good morning, Marxist rebels are to blame for the murder of a mayoral candidate and five other people, according to Colombian authorities. The attack came shortly after two key figures in the FARC terror group said they would be picking up arms again, following a 2016 peace agreement. Read the full story from Colombia here IMF Warns That China’s Savings Rate is Shrinking Fast Parents to Protest Alleged Injustices of Child Protective Services Hurricane Dorian’s Track Shifts Slightly West, Center Could Hit Carolinas American firms continue to beat their global peers in market capitalization, thanks to the booming U.S. technology sector. The market valuation of the top 100 companies worldwide nearly tripled in the last decade, and the United States continues to dominate the list with 54 companies. Read more Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it. Read more President Donald Trump said trade talks with China were going well, but warned the Chinese regime against stalling until after the election. He warned that if he were to win re-election, the deal would get “much tougher.” Read more Arguing that “judicial independence is under assault,” all 53 Republican U.S. senators have signed a letter to the Supreme Court criticizing five Democratic senators for, in their view, “openly” threatening the court with “political retribution” if it fails to embrace a restrictive view of Second Amendment rights in an upcoming challenge to a New York City gun law. Read more A cross-party alliance defeated Boris Johnson in parliament in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement—prompting the prime minister to announce that he would immediately push for a snap election. Read more Hong Kong’s Democratic Party stated that Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam made contradictory remarks during a press conference where she acknowledged a leaked audio recording that had been obtained by Reuters. When asked about the recording on Sept. 3, Lam said that she had “never tendered any resignation” or “contemplated to discuss a resignation” with Beijing. Read more See More Top Stories Attention: If you Currently Own or are Considering Buying Physical Precious Metals for your portfolio, please read carefully. On Sept. 26th, 2016, under the Obama Administration, the American Bankers Association and the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures [CUSIP] announced it started tracking a list of Fungible Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium bars and coins. Simply put: when the failing banking system NEEDS to calculate YOUR ASSETS outside of their financial system, THEY CAN EASILY DO SO! Contact GSI Exchange to acquire the secret documented list of fungible precious metals that are now being tracked by the big banks. Call 833-474-4653 now to speak with a GSI Exchange representative about this new tracking trend. Click here to claim your complimentary copy of our exclusive Bank Failure Survival Guide while supplies last United Nations Misleads About Food Production and Climate Change By H. Sterling Burnett & James Taylor A friend of ours cites an adage from the legal profession when describing the actions of environmental alarmists within and outside of government agencies, including the United Nations’ efforts to impose ever greater restrictions on energy use and personal freedom: “If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table… Read more The Hypocritical Accusations that Donald Trump Is Racist By Deneen Borelli Democrats and the anti-Trump media are desperately trying to label President Donald Trump a racist through a relentless propaganda campaign built on twisting the president’s words and by making false race-based conclusions about his comments and policies… Read more See More Opinions Creative Destruction Versus Government Fixes By Valentin Schmid (March 30, 2017) Despite the temporary injection of confidence in the American economy brought about by the election of President Donald Trump, major structural problems continue to lurk beneath the surface. These trends, decades in the making, are so entrenched and intractable that even Trump’s boldest plans may not be able to resolve them. Read more While the meeting was described by former FBI Director James Comey as a ‘defensive briefing,’ it was used to gain information from Trump, new IG report reveals. The Truth About Comey’s Trump Tower Meeting 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, 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. Bloomberg News Yet Again Screws Up Major Story and Doubles Down on Stupid President Trump often characterizes the media as the enemy of the people. It is really hard to say he is wrong in the case of Bloomberg. It has gotten multiple major stories demonstrably, harmed the reputations of American companies, cost a man his job, and stands by its demonstrably wrong reporting. Bloomberg is harming other news outlets with its behavior. The post Bloomberg News Yet Again Screws Up Major Story and Doubles Down on Stupid appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Jonah Last week, Jack Dorsey had his Twitter account hacked. Dorsey is the CEO of the company and Donald Trump is its most famous patron. If Dorsey can get his account hacked, presumably the President of the United States can too. A Twitter friend suggested this is cause for concern and he is right. What if […] The post Jonah appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » If You Purport to Be A Journalist Touting Accuracy, Do Your Job and Cover Guns Fairly CNN Law Enforcement Contributor James Gagliano recently tweeted journalists are committing a nomenclature mistake with respect to coverage about AR-15’s and other firearms they dislike: Vox’s Aaron Rupar responded and said using “arcane” gun language isn’t necessary because AR’-15’s are bad, scary and worthy of demonization. He tweeted, “Imagine trying to tell someone whose loved […] The post If You Purport to Be A Journalist Touting Accuracy, Do Your Job and Cover Guns Fairly appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Not Ready for Prime Time It’s hard to entertain an audience when you go out of your way to insult half of them. The post Not Ready for Prime Time appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Walmart Could Lose Lots of Customers Over New Gun Policies In a statement to company associates, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon announced new changes to company policies on gun and ammunition sales plus in-store carry policies in wake of the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings. It reads like this: In Southaven and El Paso, our associates responded to anger and hate with courage and self-sacrifice. […] The post Walmart Could Lose Lots of Customers Over New Gun Policies appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Joe Manchin’s Big News: He’s Staying Put Manchin is the most conservative Democrat in the Senate. The post Joe Manchin’s Big News: He’s Staying Put appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » The Second Amendment Isn’t About Hunting. Period. On December 15, 1791, the Second Amendment was ratified in the Bill of Rights, or the 10 first amendments, to the U.S. Constitution. 27 words clearly state what rights are safeguarded. It reads like this: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep […] The post The Second Amendment Isn’t About Hunting. Period. appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » The Democratic Primary May As Well Only Have These Three Candidates We are still six months away from the first primary elections and already the Democratic field has effectively winnowed itself down to only three likely candidates. Despite – or perhaps because of – a historically large field of more than 20 candidates, the majority have failed to gain traction and are unlikely to do so […] The post The Democratic Primary May As Well Only Have These Three Candidates appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » LIVE: The Erick Erickson Show – Hurricane update; the social contagion of shootings; and gun control. Hurricane update; the social contagion of shooting; and the left fights it out over gun control solutions. Plus — communing with nature as religion. Oh boy. Have questions for the show? Drop a comment in the live video. Hour 1 Segment 1 Storm update Kevin McAleenan Audio The usefulness of dead bodies Hurricane and Climate […] The post LIVE: The Erick Erickson Show – Hurricane update; the social contagion of shootings; and gun control. appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Recent Items: The Dead Are Convenient Tools for Agenda Pushing 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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Wednesday, September 4, 2019 UK in Turmoil “British lawmakers defeated Boris Johnson in parliament on Tuesday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement, prompting the prime minister to announce that he would immediately push for a snap election.” Reuters Earlier on Tuesday, “British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his working majority in parliament… when one of his Conservative lawmakers defected to the pro-European Union Liberal Democrats.” Reuters These developments followed last week’s decision by Johnson to suspend Parliament from mid-September to mid-October, just before the current Brexit deadline of October 31. Reuters Fun fact: Britain has no formal written constitution. University College London From the Left The left is critical of Johnson and worries that Britain is running out of palatable options. “In an instant, the conflict hollowed out the world’s oldest and most successful political party. Former insiders were banished, and pro-Brexit lawmakers — once on the fringes, and now at the heart of Mr. Johnson’s government — tightened their grip on the party. What remains, moderates fear, is a narrow, more homogeneous party that sacrifices its long-term electoral prospects in pursuit of a hard split from Europe.” Benjamin Mueller, New York Times “The unprecedented move to sack 21 Conservatives, many of them long-serving members, was a stark sign of just how high the stakes have been ratcheted up… In carrying out the cull, Johnson blew apart his majority, presumably with the idea of replacing those members in a general election with others who will toe that line. By calling for a snap election, he could in fact be aiming to increase his majority and strengthen his hand on Brexit all at the same time. That said, his predecessor Theresa May tried the same tactic in 2017 — and it spectacularly blew up in her face.” Eliza Mackintosh, CNN “Even now that the technical complexities and economic hazards of Brexit are indisputable, the prime minister pretends that obstacles are trifling or illusory. He claims that leaving the EU without a deal would not be a calamity, but also that the threat of calamity is necessary to persuade the EU to grant a deal. He says that MPs’ demands for an article 50 extension make it harder to negotiate in Brussels because continental leaders will compromise only when they see that the UK is beyond reason. In short: there is no cliff, and even if there was one, the way to avoid it is by driving towards the edge at full speed with no brakes.” Rafael Behr, The Guardian “While, from the perspective of this non-British observer, Brexit seems like a very bad idea, the arguments of many Remainers and People’s Vote proponents also often seem to boil down to: The voters did something dumb, so it shouldn’t count… But Johnson’s case is not all that strong either. The referendum asked voters only, ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?’ It didn’t ask on what terms that departure would take place. That was left up to the country’s elected leaders to figure out… “The debate comes down to what, fundamentally, you think modern ‘democracy’ is: a system in which the people set policies, or one in which the people select leaders they trust to set policies. Unfortunately, in this case, the debate is muddled by the fact that the people have done both and contradicted themselves.” Joshua Keating, Slate “The result [of another election] could see the winner installed in Downing Street for a full five-year term… Yet for the past three years, hardly any attention has been paid to the very different visions the Conservatives and Labour, the main opposition, have for Britain. The parties are much further apart than they were even in the aftermath of the financial crisis… how much discussion can there be about Britain’s future options during a six-week election campaign in the shadow of a ticking clock? And if radical reforms do follow, will the British public really feel that they have agreed to them when they received so little debate beforehand?” Helen Lewis, The Atlantic From the Right The right is generally supportive of Johnson and believes a general election is likely. “There is nothing brave in what the ‘Tory rebels’ are doing… In fact, intentionally blocking Brexit strikes me as the least brave thing you can do in British politics right now. It’s risk aversion, cowardice, stick-in-the-mud short-sightedness. We all know that their agitation against no deal is really a continuation of their agitation against Brexit itself. All these so-called Tory rebels are Europhiles. It isn’t ‘crashing out’ of the EU that horrifies them – it’s the prospect of leaving the EU in any fashion whatsoever… “Theirs is not a rebellion against power or dictatorship or even Boris himself – it’s a rebellion against us, the people, or at least the millions and millions of us who voted Leave.” Brendan O’Neill, The Spectator “A majority of Parliament… want to rule out a no-deal Brexit option, one [Johnson] is using as a threat to force the EU to give up the Northern Irish border backstop. They want to force him to accept any Article 50 extension offered by the EU that would assist in avoiding a no-deal exit… And yet, even though they clearly don’t trust [Johnson’s] strategy, a majority of Parliament is unwilling to vote its lack of confidence in this government and trigger a new election… These are constitutionally irreconcilable.” Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review “Britain’s Parliament is elected in single-member districts where a candidate need not get a majority to prevail. This ‘first-past-the-post’ system means that Tories could easily win a majority of seats with only 35 percent of the national vote. Given that more than 400 of the United Kingdom’s 650 constituencies voted for Brexit in the 2016 referendum, Johnson has the upper hand. Opposition parties could agree to an electoral pact to oppose Conservatives, but that’s easier said than done… “[The Liberal Democrats and Greens] have been pushing Corbyn to unambiguously support a second referendum that could cancel Brexit entirely. Corbyn is loath to embrace that option, however, as his party’s voters are divided on Brexit, with many working-class supporters in favor of it. He is also a lifelong euroskeptic and does not personally back staying in the E.U. as is. Without a pact, Johnson would surely triumph unless large numbers of Brexit backers plunked down for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party. So far polls show Brexit-backing voters flowing toward the Tories and away from Farage.” Henry Olson, Washington Post Regarding Johnson’s attempt to suspend parliament, “Whatever else the prorogation of Parliament may be, it is not (as some excitable sorts are claiming, and other excitable sorts are reporting) a ‘coup.’ Rather, it is the use of a commonplace (and legal) device but at a time when British politics are anything other than business as usual. Whether or not it is a wise move is a different question. My own guess is that it is a possibly smart, certainly risky tactical move, but strategically a mistake: If it succeeds, it will allow Remainers to reinforce their claim that Brexit was brought about by trickery, a claim that may well have staying power if the U.K. moves towards the sort of ‘no deal’ Brexit that is looking increasingly likely, a no deal that will led to a great deal of difficulty both economically and politically.” Andrew Stuttaford, National Review On the bright side… This $200 cup of tea is England’s most expensive brew. Inside Edition Our volunteer team spends hours each night scanning the news, fact-checking, and debating one another, so your 5 minutes each morning can be well spent. If you’ve found value in our work, we welcome you to help sustain our efforts and expand our reach. Any support you can provide is greatly appreciated! Share Tweet Forward Sign Up Here Copyright © 2019 The Flip Side, All rights reserved. You can unsubscribe from this list here. |
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POLITICO Playbook: The world as we know it
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09/04/2019 06:04 AM EDT
DRIVING THE DAY
THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: THE UNITED KINGDOM’S government is in chaos. BORIS JOHNSON, the prime minister that President DONALD TRUMP has publicly backed, lost control of Parliament. Israeli PM BENJAMIN NETANYAHU — perhaps Trump’s strongest ally on the world stage — faces elections in less than two weeks. IRAN appears to be eager to work with a willing European Union to find ways to sell its oil around U.S. sanctions, and unwilling to talk to the United States — at this point.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION is trying to divert money from military projects to build a wall on the southern border, infuriating the legislative leaders whom he needs to notch a trade deal, and usurping the authority of a Congress that refused to give him the money to begin with. The president’s own party is befuddled where he stands on critical issues like gun control, saying publicly that if the president said what he supported, Congress might be able to act.
LET’S DIVE IN …
1) JOHNSON, THE PM whom TRUMP enthusiastically backed, was stymied Tuesday, losing control of Parliament, which sought to block his ability to remove the United Kingdom from the EU without a plan.
POLITICO EUROPE’S CHARLIE COOPER, ANNABELLE DICKSON and EMILIO CASALICCHIO in London: “Boris Johnson is still in power, but not in control. Facing his first House of Commons vote on the first day of the new parliamentary term, Johnson fell to a heavy defeat, as 21 of his own Conservative MPs joined forces with opposition parties to back the first stage of legislation that will delay Brexit — again — from its current date of October 31, if no deal with the EU is in sight.
“Like his predecessor Theresa May, Johnson faced a hostile parliament with a slim majority. Unlike her, he gambled the unity of his party in order to push Brexit through and paid a heavy price. While he remains in office, still determined, he says, to secure a better deal and take the U.K. out of the European Union by the end of October, his authority is shattered.
“Hardline tactics, including a threat to kick rebels out of the Tory party, barring them from standing for the Conservatives in the next election, failed to deliver the numbers for Johnson, as he lost by 328 to 301 votes in a late-night sitting in the House of Commons.
“Instead he now finds himself at the command of a minority government 22 MPs short of a majority, having effectively sacked some of his own most eminent MPs.” POLITICO Europe
LONDON PLAYBOOK HEADLINE: “THE MAYHEM CONTINUES: A bruised but victorious ‘Rebel Alliance’ of opposition and backbench MPs will today seize control of the Commons order paper to pass emergency laws preventing Britain leaving Europe without a deal. Last night’s historic 27-vote government defeat means Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost his grip on the Brexit process, leaving him little choice but to push for a snap general election in the weeks ahead.
“Today’s Commons order paper confirms Johnson has put forward a motion under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act calling for an election in mid-October, in which he will seek a fresh mandate for his hardline approach. But with Jeremy Corbyn resolved to block the plan until the anti no-deal bill becomes law, the PM looks unlikely to win over enough MPs to secure an election tonight.”
RYAN HEATH on Boris Johnson: “The vote means the embattled British prime minister could become the shortest-serving tenant of No. 10 Downing Street since the office was created in 1721. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who famously defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, served 23 days as a caretaker prime minister in 1834.
“Traditionally, when … British prime ministers lose their ability to win votes in Parliament, they are ejected via a vote of no confidence — or they call for an early election to decide their fate. Johnson’s preference is for an election on Oct. 14, hoping that his Conservative Party will gain seats in the House of Commons and give him more backing for his preferred approach to Brexit.
“Calling an election would be a big risk, though. It would essentially amount to a second referendum on Brexit in all but name and serve as a first referendum on Johnson. The previous prime minister, Theresa May, called an early election in 2017, only to have it misfire, leaving her with a wafer-thin majority.” POLITICO
HEADLINES … WHAT THEY’RE READING IN LONDON … Daily Express: “PARLIAMENT SURRENDERS TO THE EU” … Daily Mail: “NOW YOU DECIDE, BRITAIN” … Daily Mirror: “BORIS LOSES CONTROL”
THE STEP BACK … TRUMP has thrown his political lot in with no other leaders like he has with JOHNSON and NETANYAHU. Both will face elections in the next month or so, and both have a decent chance of being booted out of office, or significantly weakened. The NYT’s David Halbfinger wrote this from Jerusalem this morning about Netanyahu: “The aura of indispensability has faded.”
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2) AP/TEHRAN: “Iran ratchets up pressure ahead of weekend nuclear deadline”: “Iranian officials ratcheted up pressure Wednesday ahead of a weekend nuclear deadline for European nations to come up with a solution for Iran to sell its oil abroad in the aftermath of escalated U.S. sanctions.
“President Hassan Rouhani reiterated a threat that Tehran would take additional steps away from the 2015 nuclear accord on Friday and accelerate its nuclear activities if Europe fails to provide a solution, calling it Iran’s third, ‘most important step’ away from the deal.
“‘Iran’s third step is of an extraordinarily significant nature,’ Rouhani said, without detailing what that would entail, but saying a ‘decree will be announced today or tomorrow.’” AP
3) “CASH GRAB” … THE PENTAGON is readying to call members of Congress to tell them about money that the administration is moving from military projects in their districts and across the globe to build the wall on the southern border with Mexico — a wall the president could not convince Congress to fund on its own.
JENNIFER SCHOLTES, SARAH FERRIS and JACQUELINE FELDSCHER: “Trump administration raids military construction projects for border wall”: “The Trump administration is carrying out plans to raid $3.6 billion in military construction projects to build the border wall, further inflaming lawmakers who have accused President Donald Trump of illegally overriding Congress’ spending decisions.
“Defense Secretary Mark Esper informed congressional leaders on Tuesday of the cash grab from a total of 127 military projects. Roughly half the money will come from funds previously dedicated to upgrading military bases abroad and the other half in the United States.
“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Esper told him some of the money will come from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in his home state of New York.
“‘It is a slap in the face to the members of the Armed Forces who serve our country that President Trump is willing to cannibalize already allocated military funding to boost his own ego and for a wall he promised Mexico would pay to build,’ Schumer said in a statement.” POLITICO
— WHAT SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI said about it, on a private call with Democratic lawmakers Tuesday night: “My view of it is that stealing money from military construction, at home and abroad, will undermine our national security, quality of life and morale of our troops, and that indeed makes America less safe. …
“The president is negating the Congress’ most fundamental principles — the Constitution’s most fundamental principle — the separation of powers. By assaulting the Constitution’s power, our power of the purse, and he’s undermining the oath of office he takes to protect and defend the Constitution and the American people. That’s what I told [Esper].”
4) AFTER YET ANOTHER SPATE OF SUMMER SHOOTINGS, all of Washington has been waiting on a president who can’t seem to take a consistent position on whether he wants to tighten gun laws or not. Count Senate Majority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL among the befuddled. He noted on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show Tuesday morning that he has no idea what the president would be willing to sign, and is waiting for his word, which he anticipates next week.
— FULL-PAGE WAPO EDITORIAL: “DO SOMETHING, MR. MCCONNELL”
THE BUZZ IN THE GOP LEADER’S SUITE … IF YOU LISTEN TO MCCONNELL, he’s willing to do something. But he needs assurances that he’s not putting his Senate Republican lawmakers through votes on legislation that Trump will not sign. McConnell has been practically begging Trump for a high sign.
Good Wednesday morning. THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS scored seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the New York Mets, 11-10. ESPN: “Through Monday’s games, home teams were 0-274 when trailing by six-plus runs entering the bottom of the ninth inning. The past five years, MLB teams were 4-1,321. Washington was 0-63 in the past decade.”
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HOT ECONOMY UPDATE … NANCY COOK and BEN WHITE: “‘They are riding a rubber ducky into alligator-infested waters’”: “President Donald Trump is staring down a series of trigger points that will determine whether he enters the 2020 campaign backed by his most valuable asset — a healthy U.S. economy — or empty-handed and further on the defensive.
“The White House faces a time crunch on several major policy fronts this fall. The president will need to appease farmers and factory workers about his ongoing trade standoff with China, in which he shows no sign of backing down. His administration is trying to cajole the Democratic-controlled House to approve a renegotiated trade deal covering the U.S., Mexico and Canada. And the Trump team must find a way to calm Wall Street to prevent investors from denting one of his proudest achievements — a surge in the stock market since his election.” POLITICO
THE LATEST ON DORIAN … “Bahamians begin rescues as Dorian moves on toward U.S. coast,” by AP’s Ramon Espinosa, Danica Coto and Micahel Weissenstein in Freeport, Bahamas: “Bahamians rescued victims of Hurricane Dorian with jet skis and a bulldozer as the U.S. Coast Guard, Britain’s Royal Navy and a handful of aid groups tried to get food and medicine to survivors and take the most desperate people to safety.
“Airports were flooded and roads impassable after the most powerful storm to hit the Bahamas in recorded history parked over Abaco and Grand Bahama islands, pounding them with winds up to 185 mph and torrential rain before finally moving into open waters Tuesday on a course toward Florida. People on the U.S. coast made final preparations for a storm with winds at a still-dangerous 110 mph, making it a Category 2 storm.” AP
— “As Dorian approaches, flood fears grip the Southeast,” by WaPo’s Tim Craig and Stephanie Hunt in Jacksonville, Fla.
THE INVESTIGATIONS … “Schedule for McGahn legal fight adds to pressure on impeachment backers,” by Kyle Cheney: “House Democrats’ legal fight to force public testimony from a witness to possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump will last until at least Oct. 31, according to a schedule issued by a federal judge Tuesday.
“Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s timetable will put a significant squeeze on lawmakers considering articles of impeachment against Trump; the House’s 2019 schedule includes just 16 days in session after Halloween. Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) has indicated he believes his committee could decide whether to recommend articles of impeachment against Trump before the House departs for the year on Dec. 12.” POLITICO
WAPO: “Trump may score symbolic victory in long fight with Germany over NATO spending,” by Anne Gearan and Michael Birnbaum: “President Trump may soon win a largely symbolic victory in his effort to squeeze larger NATO contributions from Germany, under a compromise plan that would slightly increase what Germany pays toward administering the military alliance while lowering the U.S. bill, diplomats and other officials familiar with the proposal said Tuesday.
“At issue are the relatively small amounts alliance members contribute toward the administration of the alliance, which is separate from defense spending and a drop in the bucket of overall alliance outlays. But as Trump continues to complain about what he calls meager funding from Germany, the largest economy in Europe and the host country for major U.S. defense installations, even a tiny increase in German payments can be notched as his doing.
“The money goes toward paying for NATO employees, keeping the lights on in NATO offices around the world and funding the small number of military assets under NATO’s command. The 2019 total for what is known as NATO’s common funding is $2.6 billion. The collective defense spending of NATO’s 29 members, by comparison, is estimated at $1.04 trillion.” WaPo
2020 WATCH …
— FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Ari Rabin-Havt and Arianna Jones are now deputy campaign managers for BERNIE SANDERS’ campaign. Rabin-Havt was previously chief of staff, and Jones was communications director. Mike Casca is joining the campaign as senior communications advisers — he was Sanders’ rapid response director in 2016 and worked for Bill de Blasio.
— “Elizabeth Warren Unveils $3 Trillion Climate Plan, Embracing Inslee’s Goals,” by NYT’s Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman
— BIG READ … NYT MAGAZINE’S TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER: “The Gospel According to Marianne Williamson”
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PLAYBOOK READS
THE LATEST IN HONG KONG — “Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam to Withdraw Extradition Bill That Sparked Protests,” by WSJ’s Natasha Khan and Neil Western in Hong Kong: “Chief Executive Carrie Lam is set to withdraw the widely unpopular China extradition bill that sparked a tumultuous summer of unrest in the city, people familiar with the matter said.
“The concession will meet one of five demands from the opposition movement and is likely aimed at weakening support for the protests from the wider population, though it isn’t clear how successful the move will be in reducing the tensions that have gripped the city for three months.
“Protests against the bill in June led Mrs. Lam to suspend the legislation—which would have allowed citizens to be sent for trial in mainland China’s opaque justice system—but her failure to formally scrap the proposal has fueled mass peaceful protests and more violent hard-core activists who have clashed with police.” WSJ
FOR YOUR RADAR — “Huawei document alleges U.S. campaign to infiltrate the company,” by Laurens Cerulus, Steven Overly and Eric Geller: “U.S. government agents approached a Huawei worker at the person’s home, pressured some employees when they applied for American visas and masqueraded as a former employee as part of a campaign to turn people at the Chinese telecom giant into informants, the company alleged in an internal document written amid its crushing legal battle with the Trump administration.
“In the document shared with POLITICO by Huawei and originating from the company’s legal department, Huawei outlines what it calls U.S. government attempts to recruit its employees, such as searching their phones and computers at ports of entry in hopes of extracting incriminating information about the company.
“POLITICO could not independently verify the information in the document, but Huawei publicly accused the U.S. on Tuesday of intimidating and threatening employees and attacking the company, without providing specific details. The FBI declined to comment on the Huawei allegations.” POLITICO
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BEYOND THE BELTWAY — “North Carolina court rules partisan state legislative districts unconstitutional,” by WaPo’s Felicia Sonmez and Robert Barnes: “A North Carolina court ruled Tuesday that the state’s legislative districts are unconstitutional, in a unanimous decision that won praise from voting-rights advocates and opens a new front in the national battle over partisan gerrymanders.
“The three superior court judges in Wake County set a deadline of Sept. 17 by which North Carolina’s Republican-led General Assembly must submit redrawn state House and Senate district maps to be reviewed by a court-appointed referee. In their ruling, the judges stated that the plaintiffs had proved the effect of the ‘partisan’ maps drawn by the state legislature was that, ‘in all but the most unusual election scenarios, the Republican party will control a majority of both chambers of the General Assembly.’” WaPo
— “Democrats bet big on Obamacare to win Virginia statehouse,” by Rachana Pradhan: “Virginia Democrats are betting health care will help them take control of the state legislature in November, following their rout of Republicans two years ago that nearly eliminated the GOP’s hold on the Virginia statehouse.
“Democrats are already pouring tens of thousands of dollars into ads targeting the health care records of GOP incumbents in newly competitive races, hoping to capitalize on recently redrawn legislative districts seen as more favorable to Democrats. And new polling data says health care ranks high for potential voters.” POLITICO
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MEDIAWATCH — “Judge tells White House to reinstate reporter’s pass,” by Josh Gerstein: “A judge has blocked the White House’s decision to revoke the press pass of Playboy correspondent Brian Karem over a Rose Garden showdown in July with former White House aide Sebastian Gorka.
“U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras issued a decision Tuesday evening granting a preliminary injunction restoring Karem’s so-called ‘hard pass’ on the grounds that the reporter had no clear notice of the rules governing press behavior at events like the presidential appearance that preceded the heated exchange.” POLITICO
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD — CAA’s Rachael Adler and husband Adam Zalisk welcomed Theodore Adler Zalisk on Friday. “Everyone is happy, healthy, totally in love with Teddy, and very very tired.”
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| The U.S. continued to prepare for a weakened Hurricane Dorian to make landfall along the Florida and Georgia coasts on Wednesday as the Bahamas began recovery efforts in the wake of major destruction by the storm over the past couple of days. According to the National Hurricane Service, the Category 2 hurricane is on track to move “dangerously close” to the Florida and Georgia coasts through Wednesday night, with it ready to move up toward South Carolina and North Carolina on Thursday and Friday. “Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher gusts. Some weakening is expected during the next couple of days, and Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next few days,” the NHC said in a Wednesday morning update. “Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles.” More than 2 million were evacuated from the U.S. coastline in recent days, despite the storm’s weakening as its track moved further away from the Florida coastline. However, U.S. officials are still warning people near the coasts in those four states not to take any chances. “Don’t tough it out. Get out,” said U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency official Carlos Castillo (The Associated Press). Meanwhile, the Bahamas were left devastated by the hurricane, with some parts of the islands left completely ruined after the most powerful storm ever to hit the area moved up the U.S. coast. “It’s total devastation. It’s decimated. Apocalyptic. It looks like a bomb went off,” said Lia Head-Rigby, who helps run a local hurricane relief organization and flew over the Bahamas’ hard-hit Abaco Islands, in an interview with The Associated Press. “It’s not rebuilding something that was there; we have to start again.” Seven deaths were reported, and more information is expected to emerge in the coming days as more about the storm is known. One photo shot above the Bahamas shows the heaving flooding that has submerged parts of the island. “It was a horrific sight,” Bahamas opposition leader Philip Brave Davis said following a flight over the Abaco Islands in a U.S. Coast Guard aircraft. “Communities are cut off and roads are underwater still,” “People need mostly food, security and shelter,” Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said in a Facebook Live video alongside Brave Davis (Reuters). President Trump tweeted Tuesday evening that while the U.S. may be spared the worst of the storm, it is sending crews to the Bahamas to help with the recovery. “The U.S. may be getting a little bit lucky with respect to Hurricane Dorian, but please don’t let down your guard. As it heads up the coast, lots of very bad and unpredictable things can happen!” Trump said. “On the other hand, the Bahamas have been devastated. We are sending crews to help!” The New York Times: President Trump, weatherman: Dorian updates and at least 122 tweets. |
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| CONGRESS: With only days before lawmakers return from August recess, pressure is being heaped upon Republicans to act on gun legislation in the immediate aftermath of the shooting in West Texas a month after a pair of shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. With lawmakers continuing to talk about possible remedies and proposals for next week, all eyes remain on Trump to see what he will support, as Jordain Carney and Mike Lillis report. A trio of senators — Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) — continue to hold talks with the White House on expanding background checks, but what Trump will throw his weight behind is still an open question. Trump has continued to change his tune on what he would be open to backing, pointing to his possible support to expand background checks at one point before saying that the main problem is mental illness. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday morning that anything that comes to the floor will need the president’s support, raising the stakes on the negotiations between the White House and the three senators. “If the president is in favor of a number of things that he has discussed openly and publicly and I know that if we pass it, it will become law, I’ll put it on the floor,” McConnell said. Democrats received a boon to their argument when Walmart announced that it will limit sales of ammunition and request customers not openly carry firearms, a move that drew the ire of the National Rifle Association. Also helping their argument: Tuesday’s news that the gunman in West Texas purchased his gun at a private sale after being denied in 2014 after a background check flagged a “mental health issue” (The Associated Press). “If the House-passed background checks bill would have been signed into law, this tragedy could have been avoided,” Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement in response to the report. “Leader McConnell—you have no excuse. The Senate must vote on the House bill next week—not a diluted bill, not a bill on other matters. We must take a vote on the House-passed bill to close these loopholes without delay.” The Hill: Trump moving forward to divert $3.6 billion from military projects for border wall. The Hill: McConnell: GOP would “absolutely” fill Supreme Court seat next year. |
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© Getty Images > Manchin stays: Manchin announced Tuesday that he will remain in the Senate for the rest of his term and will not seek the West Virginia governor’s mansion in 2020 against Gov. Jim Justice (R), who flipped from the Democratic Party to the GOP in 2017. Manchin’s decision came despite the fact that he repeatedly said that serving as the state’s governor — which he did from 2005 until 2010 — was the best job he ever held. However, he said in a statement that he believes he can be most effective in his current position. “I have always said that ‘public service is not self-service.’ So, when considering whether to run for Governor, I couldn’t focus just on which job I enjoyed the most, but on where I could be the most effective for the Mountain State,” Manchin said. “Ultimately, I believe my role as U.S. Senator allows me to position our state for success for the rest of this century.” Manchin, 72, had been considered the favorite to retake the governorship if he decided to run. According to a MetroNews Dominion Post West Virginia poll released last week, Manchin led Justice with 49 percent support, compared to 39 percent for the incumbent Republican (The Hill). **** POLITICS & CAMPAIGNS: Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to tout his electability as the main selling point of his campaign, but polls have consistently showed that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are not far behind the former vice president in hypothetical matchups with Trump, potentially undercutting his preeminent argument. As Niall Stanage writes in his latest memo, in a number of key states, Warren and Sanders run behind Biden in polls against Trump by 2, 3 or 4 points, rather than there being a widening gap separating the former VP from the two senators. Their performance does not disprove Biden’s argument, but it pokes holes in the idea that a left-wing candidate would be inherently unelectable in a general election. On the primary scene, Biden’s campaign made waves on Tuesday when a senior adviser told campaign reporters during a briefing that Iowa is not considered a must-win state and that their operation is already putting in place infrastructure for Super Tuesday states. “Do I think we have to win Iowa? No,” the senior adviser said, adding that the state is “critical” “We think we’re going to win. We think it’s going to be a dogfight. … But we think there are several candidates in this field, there’s probably three or four, that are going to go awhile,” the adviser said (Politico). The Hill: 10 Democrats to fight to claim climate mantle at CNN forum. CNN: Warren embraces Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s climate change platform. The New York Times: Life off the Democratic debate stage: Sparse crowds, daily indignities. The New York Times Magazine: The Gospel according to Marianne Williamson. > 2020 counties to watch: With the number of battleground states dwindling in 2020, Reid Wilson took a deep dive into the top 10 counties that will determine which way states vote next November. As Reid writes: “Interviews with two dozen strategists, political scientists and observers show the ten counties across the country that will determine the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The critical tipping points are as diverse as the American electorate. Some are suburban neighborhoods where both Trump and President Barack Obama won. Others are long-time Republican strongholds that show signs of slipping. Still others have voted Democratic since the New Deal, a coalition broken by Trump’s historic campaign.” Among the top counties to watch: Erie County, Pa., Sauk County, Wis., Muskegon Country, Mich., and Maricopa County, Ariz. Elsewhere on the political scene … Democrat Mike Johnston, a former Colorado state senator, announced Tuesday that he is ending his bid for Senate, pointing to the entrance of former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) as the main reason (The Colorado Sun). |
| IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES |
| ADMINISTRATION/INTERNATIONAL: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for a new election on Tuesday night after he was dealt a major blow in his Brexit push when Parliament voted 328 to 301 to take control of the Brexit agenda, allowing it a vote to prevent the United Kingdom from leaving the European Union without a deal on Oct. 31. Johnson needs two-thirds of Parliament to approve a new vote as the rebels continue to air concerns that a “no-deal” Brexit would have major effects on the British economy. The election is expected to take place in mid-October. The Tuesday night vote came after Johnson lost control of his working majority in Parliament (The Associated Press). > China: Trump is facing an acute challenge on China that could define his first term and impact his chances for reelection. While Trump has made tough talk and action against China a key prong of his administration’s work, a trade deal with Beijing has eluded his administration and remains at arms length, with both sides ratcheting up tariffs on one another in a seemingly never-ending dispute. At home, the ongoing trade war with China has spawned uncertainty that has unsettled the stock market and global economy, as economists increasingly warn that a recession could be on the horizon. Trump efforts to secure a trade deal could serve as an all-or-nothing proposition for him politically. Striking a deal with the Chinese would be a major win for Trump, one he could herald on Twitter and at campaign rallies. One the other hand, failure could threaten his chances if voters impacted by the trade war sour on him. And if the economy does experience a downturn amid the trade war, it will offer ammunition for Democrats to lambast Trump ahead of 2020 (The Hill). The Washington Post: Trump encouraged Pence to stay at his golf resort in Ireland. |
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© Getty Images > Iran: France is making its strongest push yet to bring Iran into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, and it’s bringing its chequebook to the table to do so. According to multiple reports, France is proposing a $15 billion line of credit for the Iranians in return for their cooperation with the four-year-old nuclear agreement, which the U.S. backed out of in 2017. However, to do so, they would likely need the U.S. to sign off on doing so. The idea is “to exchange a credit line guaranteed by oil in return for, one, a return to the JCPOA (Iran nuclear deal) …and two, security in the Gulf and the opening of negotiations on regional security and a post-2025 (nuclear program),” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. “All this (pre)supposes that President Trump issues waivers.” The move by the French, which is supported by other European nations involved in the nuclear deal, would serve as a blow to the U.S.’s ongoing maximum pressure campaign against the Iranians, which is headlined by sanctions that were reinstated last year and sharpened upon earlier this year. The proposal is the latest chess move by French President Emmanuel Macron, who has tried to bring the U.S. and Iran back to the negotiating table, including during the Group of Seven (G-7) meeting in France last week when he invited Iranian Foreign Minister Javid Zarif to attend. Trump and Zarif did not meet at the G-7, but Macron has indicated that he hopes the two sides will sit down in the coming weeks, potentially at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani opened the door to a meeting in recent weeks but backtracked soon after. > Hong Kong: The government of Hong Kong is slated to meet on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the possible withdrawal of the extradition law that has sparked protests throughout the area in recent weeks (South China Morning Post). Leader Carrie Lam, who has suspended the bill that would allow for residents of Hong Kong to be transported to China’s mainland for trials, is expected to meet with other top members of government, including members of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, with rumors spreading that she was on the verge of withdrawing it altogether. “Rumor is that she will announce the complete withdrawal of the bill,” said Michael Tien, a pro-government lawmaker, who was informed of the pending meeting (The Associated Press). |
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| The nation is betting the farm, by Joseph Minarik, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2lTcmP2 Winning the politics of the climate crisis, by Paul Bledsoe, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2ksFkVw |
| WHERE AND WHEN |
| Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. ET features Kate Day, local committee chairwoman of the New Hampshire Republican Party, to discuss how Trump and 2020 Democrats are doing in the state, and a potential Senate bid by Corey Lewandowski; John Hansen, president of the Nebraska Farmers Union, to talk about how the president’s trade war has impacted farmers; and Adrienne Watson, director of the Democratic National Committee’s war room, to preview the upcoming debate rules. 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 receives an update about Hurricane Dorian at 11:30 a.m., and has lunch with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at 12:45 p.m. He will also participate in the announcement of state opioid response grants at 2:15 p.m. Vice President Pence departs Ireland for Iceland at 11:10 a.m. local time and will arrive at 12:45 a.m. Pence and second lady Karen Pence have coffee with Icelandic President Guðni Jóhannesson at 2 p.m. The vice president will take part in a roundtable on U.S.-Iceland trade and investment at 2:30 p.m. and a briefing on North American security at 5:20 p.m. He will also hold a bilateral meeting with Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir at 6:45 p.m. ahead of his departure for London at 7:40 p.m. White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump is in Argentina to promote the economic empowerment of women in developing countries, the second part of her three country swing through South America. |
| ELSEWHERE |
| ➔ Marijuana: The Drug Enforcement Administration last week announced that it would begin advancing applications for federally-approved marijuana growers. The announcement seemed to indicate a positive change from years of inaction and delay, but advocates and industry experts are skeptical that the administration is really moving to loosen restrictions on marijuana research (The Hill). ➔ Lobbying: Two years ago, the founders of seven of D.C.’s fastest-growing lobbying shops were all under one roof — the now defunct Podesta Group. But the firm suffered a quick fall under the scrutiny of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe and following the indictment of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on a slew of charges, including illegal lobbying. Now, firms led by Podesta Group alumni are enjoying the K Street boom, but for many the Podesta Group has left a complicated legacy (The Hill). ➔ In The Know: He’s left the White House behind, but former President Obama isn’t done leaving a mark on popular culture. Whether he’s sharing his preference for Lizzo and Lil Nas X with the release of his music playlists, or telling readers they “can’t go wrong” with Toni Morrison novels as part of his summer reading recs, the ex-commander in chief isn’t surrendering his role as a big-time tastemaker (The Hill). |
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| And finally … It’s rare when a 52-year-old decides to attend college. It’s even rarer when the student is a former Navy SEAL, and the school they’re attending is Yale University, but that’s the situation for James Hatch, who spent nearly 26 years in the Navy serving all over the world. Hatch is attending Yale this fall after applying to be an Eli Whitney scholar, a program for nontraditional students who have seen their educational careers interrupted. Hatch’s military career ended in 2009 when he was injured while on a rescue mission to find Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who infamously had walked off his post. During Bergdahl’s trial, news emerged that Hatch had undergone 18 surgeries, suffered from post-traumatic stress and attempted suicide. However, Hatch has recovered with some help and is ready to move into the new chapter of his life, accompanied by his family and Mina, his PTSD service dog who attends classes with him and has become a hit among students. “I think everyone there has a little bit of this ‘impostor syndrome’ where you feel, ‘Oh, my gosh, am I good enough to be here,’” he said. “My experience in academia is somewhat limited, at best,” he said. “But I want to learn, and I feel this can make me a better person. I also feel my life experience, maybe with my maturity — which my wife would say is laughable — I think I can help some of the young people out” (The Associated Press). |
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The Trump administration is calling lawmakers whose districts will be affected, telling them that a plan to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects to the southern … Trump Using $3.6 Billion In Military Funds To Build Border Wall is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » ‘He Hurt A Lot Of People’: Ron Wyden Floats Putting Mark Zuckerberg In Prison For Facebook’s Alleged Privacy Violations By Chris White – Sen. Ron Wyden is floating the possibility that imprisoning Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might be the best way to hold the social media company responsible for privacy violations. “I think he ought to be held personally accountable, which is everything from financial fines to—and let me underline this—the possibility of … ‘He Hurt A Lot Of People’: Ron Wyden Floats Putting Mark Zuckerberg In Prison For Facebook’s Alleged Privacy Violations is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » “Insanity” or “Guns” – The Real Crisis Facing America! By Amanda Alverez – Some Americans recognize the dangers of insanity. Most would agree that allowing insane people to run wild is not a good thing for societies. American never wants to treat the insane, inhumanely. Instead, we all want the best for every citizen – regardless, and that’s the number one justification … “Insanity” or “Guns” – The Real Crisis Facing America! is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » The EU reduced illegal migration by almost 90% in 3 years. By VictorsDispatches – How they did and lessons for the US There have been several immigration policy victories for President Trump this summer. In July, the Supreme court voted 5-4 that Pentagon funds can be used for the wall. On the same day, the U.S. finalized a landmark deal with Guatemala, which (if … The EU reduced illegal migration by almost 90% in 3 years. is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. 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Lindsey Graham sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr urging him to declassify a slew of documents related to the FISA abuse probe Graham listed nine separate categories of documents that he says should be made public The documents would shed light on how the FBI assessed the … Lindsey Graham Urges AG Barr To Declassify Nine Categories Of Information From FISA Abuse Probe is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Biden On His Inaccurate War Story: ‘The Details Are Irrelevant’ By Mary Margaret Olohan – Former vice president Joe Biden said Tuesday “the details are irrelevant” in regard to his inaccurate war story that was actually three different stories compiled together. 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FIRST READ: Around the world, disruption is beating out stability
Disruption – not stability – has become the new norm, whether here in the United States or across the world.
Think about it: Trump and everything he represents. The Democratic resistance. Boris Johnson and Brexit. The rebel Conservative Party members who forced Johnson to lose a key vote yesterday. The Hong Kong protests that just extracted a key concession from the government. The trade wars.
If you’re looking for an example of stability in the world, good luck.
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What we’ve learned the last three years since the 2016 election and original Brexit vote is that disruption TACTICS work, especially for political parties and movements that appear to be at a crossroads.
What we don’t know is how disruption MOVEMENTS end.
Do voters around the world crave for stability? Or do they prefer to fight disruption with more disruption?
That, in fact, is one of the essential debates in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, with Joe Biden campaigning on stability and Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren calling for revolution/structural change.
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is … 21.
21.
That’s the number of Conservative Members of Parliament who broke from from Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday to back the first stage of legislation meant to stop a “no deal” Brexit.
The defections meant that Johnson lost a crucial vote, 328 to 301, which could force him to seek an extension to Brexit from the European Union beyond an Oct. 31 deadline.
It’s now increasingly likely that the government will call a snap election in the U.K. in October.
Walmart responds to recent shootings
Speaking of disrupting forces, Walmart yesterday said it would stop selling ammunition used for military-style weapons, and it asked its customers not to openly carry firearms in its stores.
“The news follows mass shootings across the country, including 22 people who were killed last month in a Walmart and the surrounding area in El Paso, Texas,” per NBC News. “In July, a ‘disgruntled’ Walmart employee in Mississippi killed two colleagues and wounded a responding officer.”
The NRA fired back at the company. “It is shameful to see Walmart succumb to the pressure of the anti-gun elites. Lines at Walmart will soon be replaced by lines at other retailers who are more supportive of America’s fundamental freedoms. The truth is Walmart’s actions today will not make us any safer. Rather than place the blame on the criminal, Walmart has chosen to victimize law-abiding Americans.”
Still, you see where the needle is moving in corporate America…
North Carolina judges order new state legislative maps
Meanwhile, in North Carolina yesterday, a panel of three judges “threw out the state’s legislative district maps on Tuesday, ruling that the maps were such an extreme partisan gerrymander that they violated the state constitution,” NBC’s Jane Timm writes.
And: “New maps must be completed in two weeks, the judges said. The court also said it reserved the right to move the 2020 primary election if needed.”
So how can North Carolina judges rule that new maps for the state’s legislative districts are an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander, when the U.S. Supreme Court said in June that it’s not an issue the federal courts can resolve?
The answer is simple from yesterday’s ruling, per NBC’s Pete Williams: This result is based on the STATE constitution, not the federal one.
2020 VISION: A seven-hour candidate forum
Buckle up, political world.
Ten Democratic presidential candidates – the same ones who’ll be participating at the upcoming debate in Houston – will speak at a CNN forum on climate change.
It starts at 5:00 pm ET, and each candidate gets 40 minutes. So the forum, in total, will last almost seven hours.
And ahead of the forum, several of the candidates – Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Julian Castro – released their climate plans.
Given all of these plans, however, here’s our question: Which of the candidates will make climate their first or second priority?
Plans are one thing; priorities are another.
On the campaign trail today: Ten of the 2020 Democrats speak at a CNN forum on climate change beginning at 5:00 pm ET. The order, with each candidate speaking for 40 minutes: Julian Castro, Andrew Yang, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker.
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Dispatches from NBC’s embeds: John Delaney held a town hall yesterday in New Hampshire, where he tied President Trump’s trade war with China to the fires in the Amazon rainforest. NBC’s Julia Jester reports, “Delaney argued that since China is the largest buyer of soybeans in the world, farmers are burning trees to clear cut farmland. ‘Because we’re engaged in this trade war, suddenly farmers around the world believe they actually have an opportunity to sell soybeans to China, so they’re burning trees to do this… So in a way, this terrible event is tied to an action that the POTUS is taking with respect to our trade deficit with China.’”
TWEET OF THE DAY: Riding on the Metro…
THE LID: Day job
Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when we looked at Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision to forgo a run for governor.
ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss
Cory Booker’s past work with Betsy DeVos is dogging him on the campaign trail.
Ted Cruz and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot are in a back-and-forth over gun laws.
Mitch McConnell says he’s waiting on Trump before pushing new gun legislation on the Hill.
And the Washington Post’s editorial page asks: “How many more names will be added to the list before Mitch McConnell acts on guns?”
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| Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests Posted: 04 Sep 2019 05:28 AM PDT HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the protesters’ demands in the hope of ending the increasingly violent unrest. But lawmakers warned that the bill’s withdrawal was not enough to end the turmoil, […] The post Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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| The downward spiral of cancel culture is dangerous Posted: 03 Sep 2019 07:07 AM PDT Axios published a story this morning about a group of Trump supporters trying to raise money to dig up dirt on journalists. Under normal circumstances this would have me wrinkling my nose with disgust. However, nothing about our political discourse has been normal for the last ten years or so. And Hillary Clinton losing in […] The post The downward spiral of cancel culture is dangerous appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| George Soros is lobbying to make gun companies liable for shootings Posted: 03 Sep 2019 07:04 AM PDT Should automakers be liable for drunk drivers? Should fast food companies be liable for heart disease deaths? Don’t ask these questions to billionaire radical progressive George Soros or anyone leading his Open Societies Foundation. The way they’re lobbying against gun manufacturers, one might assume they do not believe in an individual’s personal responsibility for, well, […] The post George Soros is lobbying to make gun companies liable for shootings appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| President warns China: Trade deal gets much tougher after election Posted: 03 Sep 2019 06:41 AM PDT President Trump Tweeted about the economy this morning, as he often does, pointing to negotiations with China to end the trade war. In the Tweets, the President pointed out two important facts that should give him the upper-hand as the world’s two largest economies work to overcome the current trade impasse. First, he noted that […] The post President warns China: Trade deal gets much tougher after election appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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09/04/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Castigating Sarcasm; Biden Coverage; Harsh Truth, Blunt Words By Carl M. Cannon on Sep 04, 2019 09:25 am Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Eleven years ago today, John McCain received the Republican presidential nomination at the GOP convention in Minnesota. McCain began his acceptance speech with warm tributes to his wife, Cindy, his mother, Roberta, and both U.S. presidents named George Bush. Then McCain said this: “And, finally, a word to Senator Obama and his supporters: We’ll go at it over the next two months — you know that’s the nature of this business — and there are big differences between us. But you have my respect and my admiration. Despite our differences, much more unites us than divides us. We are fellow Americans, and that’s an association that means more to me than any other.” Faithful readers of this morning newsletter won’t be surprised I’ve singled out that passage. I’m a uniter, not a divider, to borrow a line from the man in the Oval Office when McCain made that speech. Still, there are times in life when soothing words aren’t enough. Sometimes harsh language is in order, which was the case 62 years ago as the nation witnessed the unfolding drama at Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. I’ll recite some of that language (warning: it’s pretty salty) 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: * * * Anti-Semitism or Sarcasm? It’s Immaterial to Bloomberg. Mark Hemingway weighs in on the resignation of a Labor Dept. official after a Bloomberg reporter dug up a satirical Facebook post from three years ago. Biden Leapfrogs Warren, Leads Media Coverage Once Again. Kalev Leetaru has the numbers. What to Expect When You’re Expecting FISA Abuse. Charles Lipson outlines the investigations into what appears to be a multi-pronged government effort to undermine the 2016 election. The Media Can’t Talk Us Into Recession, But Presidents Can. John Tamny explains in RealClearMarkets. A Quest for American Unity. In RealClearPolicy, Christopher C. Hull laments the growing tendency of both the right and the left to deconstruct our nation into warring racial, gender, and sexual factions. NATO Spending Improves But More Is Needed. In RealClearDefense, Amoreena York and Mikhael Smits hail the upward trend but warn that Russian ambitions will only be deterred by a continued commitment by all nations in the treaty organization. What Is Gained From an Unlikely Pilgrimage? In RealClearReligion, Rachel Bovard reviews Alfred Regnery’s book on contemplative travel. * * * On Sept. 4, 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus, a Democrat, deployed the state’s National Guard outside Central High School. Bill Clinton was a schoolboy in Hot Springs, 55 miles away on the day a mob blocked the Little Rock school board’s plan to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court desegregation order. Claiming he was trying to maintain the peace, but really trying to preserve Jim Crow at the point of a bayonet, the governor sent Guard units there to prevent nine fresh-faced African American students from breaching the halls of the city’s all-white high school. Privately, President Dwight Eisenhower hadn’t welcomed the Warren Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, but now Ike was confronted by a Southern demagogue flouting federal law. The president didn’t react quickly. Perhaps he had trouble facing the fact that a fellow former U.S Army officer and World War II combat veteran (Faubus had fought in George Patton’s famed Third Army) could be so contemptuous of the United States government. Yet before the month was out, Eisenhower took to the airwaves to denounce Faubus and announce that in order to prevent “mob rule” and “anarchy” he had federalized the Arkansas National Guard and augmented their ranks with 500 armed troops from the elite 101st Airborne Division. This was the famed unit Gen. Eisenhower had ordered to parachute behind German lines the night before D-Day in 1944. In 1957, their job was to escort the black students to their classrooms past white Americans who taunted and threatened them. “They spoke as though our presence would corrupt the academic environment,” Ernest G. Green, the first of the nine black students to graduate from Central High, said at a 40th anniversary commemoration of the event. “They did not really know us. If they had, they would have known our parents were honest and hard-working people.” “The Little Rock Nine were turned away, but they did not turn back,” added Bill Clinton, who in the ensuing four decades had grown from an 11-year-old Arkansan to president of the United States, with several terms in Orval Faubus’ old job in between. “They climbed these steps, went through this door and moved our nation, and for that we must thank them.” But that wasn’t the end of the story, not for the Little Rock students, nor for the nation. The young black students were taunted and hazed throughout the school year, an ordeal that was especially difficult for one of the nine, a girl named Elizabeth Eckford. Her face was transmitted to the world in a famous photograph by Arkansas Democrat Will Counts. The picture also captured part of the howling white mob, including another 15-year-old girl, Hazel Bryan, whose face was contorted in hate as she shouted racial epithets at Elizabeth. It wasn’t an easy image for white America to digest, although there was more to each girl’s life than the photo revealed. For one thing, Hazel had a difficult childhood in a violent household, as we would learn later from David Margolick, who wrote a searing Vanity Fair article on the 50th anniversary of the event. Elizabeth Eckford’s life was complicated in other ways. “The painfully shy 15-year-old daughter of a hyper-protective mother reluctant to challenge age-old racial mores, she was the unlikeliest trailblazer of all,” Margolick wrote. “But as dramatic as the moment was, it really mattered only because Elizabeth wandered into the path of Will Counts’s camera.” Elizabeth and Hazel would form an unlikely friendship as adults, a rapprochement that flamed and then fizzled. Their story was also chronicled in Margolick’s 2011 book, “Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock.” The entire saga of Little Rock in 1957 is worth knowing about and remembering because it still informs our politics and national attitudes. White voters who today resent affirmative action and identity politics — and chafe at being called racists because of their voting booth choices — don’t necessarily hold unreasonable policy views. But they would do well to remember that many of the people who fought for civil rights are still alive, and some of their memories are etched in their psyches forever. Conversely, those who liberally toss about the term “white supremacist” today would do well to learn what that truly looked like in an earlier time. Every American plays a part in this tale, in large ways or small. The members of the press can be a source of enlightenment or not, as they choose. Celebrities and artists, too. Will Counts trained a spotlight on the ugliness of racism. Louis Armstrong, described by Margolick as “perpetually sunny” and “uncontroversial,” was disgusted by what unfolded in Arkansas that fateful September and said so. Threatening to cancel a State Department-sponsored goodwill tour to the Soviet Union, Satchmo declared that Eisenhower had “no guts” and that the U.S. government could go to hell. While talking with reporters, Armstrong also called Faubus a “no-good motherfucker,” which in those more genteel days showed up in the newspapers as “uneducated plowboy.” Eisenhower had plenty of guts, but even good men sometimes need a metaphorical kick in the fanny. “When I see on television and read about a crowd in Arkansas spitting on a little colored girl, I think I have a right to get sore” is how Louie Armstrong explained his outburst. He was right, and six decades later, his words are a reminder that sometimes in life Americans must speak their minds. It’s more than a right; occasionally it’s an obligation. Carl M. 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