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“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” MAIMONIDES Good morning, Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin, is killing tens of thousands of Americans each year. Experts described the production and trafficking of fentanyl by China as a “form of chemical warfare.” Read the full article on China’s strategy and the effect its having on communities across America. Hurricane Death Toll Climbs to 20 in Devastated Bahamas Trump Administration Announces Nearly $2 Billion in New Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis California Governor Signs a Bill That Allows Citizens to Say No to Assisting Police Officers Mifsud’s Lawyer Confirms Some, Denies Other Russian Connections Former FBI Director James Comey’s first meeting with then-President-elect Donald Trump appears to have been part of the agency’s counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign. Read more The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has declared the National Rifle Association (NRA) a “domestic terrorist organization” in a newly passed resolution. The officials have also urged other city, state, and the federal government to do the same. Read more A young man who recently aged out of foster care described years of ordeals and the pain of separation from his family. He says there was never a need for the government to take him in the first place. Read more Immigration reform, gun control, and impeachment will be endlessly debated, but little will be accomplished, as the 2020 presidential election overshadows everything in coming months in Congress, according to political and campaign experts interviewed by The Epoch Times. Read more More than two-thirds of Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s hardline approach to China, despite believing tariffs will negatively impact U.S. prices and jobs, a new survey found. 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Click here to claim your complimentary copy of our exclusive Bank Failure Survival Guide while supplies last Mile-High Marxists: Will the Communists Conquer Colorado? By Trevor Loudon Colorado is suffering under socialism. This once proudly Republican Western state is getting bluer and bluer. Not only does the state have a far-left governor in Jared Polis, but bona fide Marxists and communists are winning public office in the Denver area and competing statewide. Read more Why Do We Vilify Boys Even Though We Need Men? By Nicole Russell “Toxic masculinity,” a term that dominated last year’s news cycle, is still taking its share of the limelight—and not in a good way. Unfortunately, there were two shootings in August, and in the wake of yet another debate about gun control, there’s also another nearly universal observation from much of the media and the left: The implication, even if it isn’t spelled out, is that men are the problem (along with guns). Read more See More Opinions Solving the Secret Behind the Chinese Gold Market By Valentin Schmid (March 13, 2017) The world is full of golden rules. There is one for every field—ethics, communication, fashion. But there is only one that counts: the golden rule of money, “Whoever has the gold makes the rules.” China, it seems, wants to make the rules in the international monetary system, which is why it has been acquiring vast amounts of gold through both private and official channels. Read more Should the Federal Reserve hold back on trying to avoid a recession? Bill Dudley, a former Federal Reserve member from New York, thinks that’s exactly what the Fed should do. In his recent column for Bloomberg, Dudley proposed the Federal Reserve not lower interest rates to help an economy at the tail end of a long economic expansion and stifled by four years of Fed rate hikes as well as “the trade war” with China. His reasoning is absolutely chilling. 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| Good morning from Washington, where President Trump contemplates withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. The U.S. did what it set out to do there, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells our Nolan Peterson in an exclusive interview. “Problematic Women” welcomes school choice activist Virginia Walden Ford, soon to be the subject of a major motion picture. Plus: Nile Gardiner on what the Brexit drama means, and Thomas Jipping on a court victory for the right not to speak. On this date in 1774, responding to the British Parliament’s enactment of the Coercive Acts targeting the American colonies, the first session of the Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia. |
| News EXCLUSIVE: Pompeo Says US ‘Delivered’ on Mission in Afghanistan “If you go back and look at the days following 9/11, the objectives set out were pretty clear: to go defeat al-Qaeda … And today, al-Qaeda … doesn’t even amount to a shadow of its former self in Afghanistan,” says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. More Commentary Ignorance of the Past Fuels Young Americans’ Enthusiasm for Socialism The celebrity and social media influence of socialists has been on the upswing—especially in the current 21st-century climate of radical transformations in economic and political life. More Analysis What You Need to Know About Boris Johnson, and the Path Forward for Brexit Is Britain headed for a political crisis? The Heritage Foundation’s Nile Gardiner discusses how Brexit could still happen on Oct. 31, what’s at stake, and what kind of leader Boris Johnson is. More Commentary Ruling in Minnesota Wedding Videographers’ Case Properly Prioritizes First Amendment Rights Telescope Media Group owners Carl and Angel Larsen want to produce wedding videos, but, based on their religious beliefs, decline requests to do so for same-sex weddings. More Commentary How a Single Mom Brought Educational Choice to DC Kids “My third child, William, was a child that everybody thought was destined for failure, and they said that all the time. He was the reason that I did this,” recalls Virginia Walden Ford. More News Student Group Flags Top 5 Instances of Campus Censorship of Conservatives When some perceived a fake campus campaign poster at Wake Forest University to be racist, student Jordan Lancaster called out fellow collegiates on Twitter for overreacting. Then she received death threats. More | ||
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IN THIS ISSUE: – The NC-9 Special, and the House’s Last True Outlier HOUSE RATINGS CHANGES: DOWN TO THE WIRE IN NC-9 DO-OVER MN-7 moves to top tier of GOP targets By Kyle Kondik Managing Editor, Sabato’s Crystal Ball |
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KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — We’re moving the NC-9 special from Leans Republican to Toss-up with less than a week to go until the election. A confluence of factors makes the race too close and unpredictable for us to call. — We’re also moving the NC-3 special election from Safe Republican to Likely Republican. — MN-7, a truly unique Democratic district, moves from Leans Democratic to Toss-up. Mixed signals in NC-9 It is rare for us to leave any race as a Toss-up immediately before an election, but we reserve the right to do it for special elections. Such races have unpredictable rates of turnout and can hinge on unusual circumstances. While we’ve thought the Republicans were better positioned to win the NC-9 do-over special election — and that may end up being the case — the latest data, and the latest circumstances, suggest that the race is close enough that we should make it a Toss-up with less than a week to go until Tuesday’s election. We did the same thing in advance of several closely contested special elections held since Donald Trump became president, rating the GA-6 special runoff, the Alabama Senate special election, PA-18, and OH-12 all as Toss-ups on Election Day. The margin of victory in those races all ended up being close, 3.6 points or less. Let’s go over what makes the race seem so close and unpredictable. First of all, the most recent polling is suggestive of a tight contest. Politico reported late last week that internal Republican polls give state Sen. Dan Bishop (R) a narrow 2-4 point lead, while Democratic internals had veteran and 2018 nominee Dan McCready (D) up a point. An independent poll conducted by Democratic pollster Clarity Campaign Labs and Republican Harper Polling for handicapping site Inside Elections had McCready up four points; another, by the Republican-leaning election analysis site Red Racing Horses, showed Bishop up a point. Put it all together, and the race feels like a coin flip, just like it was last November, when it seemed like former pastor Mark Harris (R) very narrowly beat McCready only for credible accusations of fraud to prompt the state to call a new election. Early voting patterns don’t necessarily tell us all that much except that turnout seems likely to be much lower for this election than last fall, according to an analysis by Republican pollster John Couvillon. That’s normal for a special election, and it’s unclear who a lower turnout might benefit: Typically one might think Republicans given the usual reliability of the party’s base voters, but in a Trump-era special election environment, Democrats may be more engaged. Democrats came close to beating Republicans in some other special elections on typically GOP turf last cycle in races with low turnout; one of those was in SC-5 in June 2017, a district that geographically is right next to NC-9 along the border between the Carolinas (both districts contain part of the Charlotte suburbs, and Donald Trump won SC-5 by 19 points in 2016 while he carried NC-9 by about a dozen). Adding to the uncertainty is that Hurricane Dorian is likely to strike parts of North Carolina as soon as today (Thursday), and that could disrupt turnout depending on how serious any damage is. Democrats are likelier than Republicans to vote early, so perhaps the weather could also play a role in the outcome if the storm and its aftermath is bad enough that it depresses Election Day turnout (obviously we hope that is not the case). President Trump is supposed to hold an event for Bishop in Fayetteville on Monday night; the aftermath of the storm could hypothetically impact those plans, but Trump drawing attention to the race could be helpful to Bishop in a race where every vote could count. Vice President Mike Pence is also set to stump for Bishop on Monday. It’s possible the storm and its repercussions could impact another special election being held in North Carolina, NC-3, a coastal district Trump carried by 24 points and which doesn’t seem particularly vulnerable for Republicans. Red Racing Horses polled that district, too, and found state Rep. Greg Murphy (R) leading former Greenville Mayor Allen Thomas (D) 51%-40% in the race to replace the late Rep. Walter Jones (R, NC-3). Out of an abundance of caution, and mainly because of the unknown factor that the weather introduces into the turnout calculus, we’re going to move NC-3 from Safe Republican to Likely Republican. The state Board of Elections wisely asked voters to cast their ballots in both races early — early voting ends Friday, although the storm has forced the early closure of some early voting sites, particularly in NC-3. The possibility of natural disasters disrupting Election Day turnout is a good argument for states to offer robust early voting (as North Carolina does). We have one other ratings change to announce this week. Rep. Collin Peterson (D, MN-7) has become a true outlier among House Democrats — and, actually, among all members of the House — for being the only member to hold a district that is wildly out of step with his own party at the presidential level. Trump carried MN-7, a sprawling, rural district that covers much of the western half of the state, by 31 points in 2016. While there are 30 other Democrats who hold seats Trump won, his next-best district among them was NY-22, an upstate New York district held by Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D) that Trump carried by 15.5 points. In other words, Trump’s margin in MN-7 was double that of his margin in any other Trump-won district held by a Democrat. Republicans, too, control no districts that voted for Hillary Clinton by such a lopsided margin; there are only three Republicans in Clinton-won districts, and she didn’t get even 50% of the vote in any of them. Peterson is a moderate and a good fit for his district, but outliers like him have become less and less common, to the point where he essentially stands alone among House members. His victory margins have been going down in recent years: He beat Dave Hughes (R) in both 2016 and 2018 by five and four points, respectively, while dramatically outspending him both times. On Labor Day, former Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach (R) entered the race, giving the Republicans a candidate with perhaps a higher ceiling that Hughes (who also is running again but whom national Republicans do not appear to prefer). Fischbach, formerly the state Senate president, became lieutenant governor after then-Gov. Mark Dayton (D) appointed then-Lt. Gov. Tina Smith (D), to the Senate in late 2017 after Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) resigned. Fischbach later became former Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s (R) running mate on his gubernatorial ticket, but they lost the primary and Rep. Tim Walz (D) won the governorship. Even though Peterson has a good local reputation, his narrowing margins of victory and Trump’s likely looming landslide in the district almost prompted us to start his race as a Toss-up when we released our initial House ratings at the start of the year. Fischbach’s entry into the race is a likely indication that national Republicans will push harder in the district than they have the last couple of cycles. Peterson, meanwhile, could decide to retire, although getting targeted by Republicans could also inspire Peterson to double down and compete harder, as he did the last time national Republicans spent heavily in the district (2014). Fischbach’s challenge comes in the final contest of the current Minnesota congressional map before the state (and all others) will redraw after the 2020 census. Minnesota is likely to lose a district because of slow population growth, and MN-7 would be a logical one to chop up. The state has three geographically big, largely white, rural/small city districts (MN-1, MN-7, and MN-8). MN-1 and MN-8 both flipped to Republicans in 2018 — two of their three pickups anywhere last year — leaving MN-7 as the only one remaining that’s held by Democrats. Democrats control the governorship and the state House of Representatives, while Republicans are defending a small majority in the state Senate next year. If Democrats win the state Senate and hold the state House — and thus obtain total control of the redistricting levers — they might target Fischbach if she wins; or, if Peterson wins, he might decide to finally retire, and Democrats could try to divvy up MN-7 in a way that advantages them. Or, if control of redistricting remains divided, a court may end up drawing the map, as has happened in Minnesota before. The overall point is that even if the Republicans win this district in 2020, it might go away in 2022. However, Republicans can’t worry about the 2022 redistricting map. They are trying to cobble together a path to the majority now, and a 31-point Trump district is one that should be part of such a roadmap. Peterson is no slouch, but the trends are what they are and Fischbach gives the GOP a more credible potential challenger to him, which is why MN-7 is now a Toss-up in our ratings. Table 1: Crystal Ball House ratings changes Member/District Old Rating New Rating Collin Peterson (D, MN-7) Leans Democratic Toss-up NC-3 Special (Jones, R) Safe Republican Likely Republican NC-9 Vacant/Special Leans Republican Toss-up Out Now: The Blue Wave, the UVA Center for Politics’ book on the 2018 election Our new book on the 2018 midterm elections, The Blue Wave: The 2018 Midterms and What They Mean for the 2020 Elections, is now available from Rowman and Littlefield. Edited by University of Virginia Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato and Crystal Ball managing editor Kyle Kondik, The Blue Wave features top journalists, academics, and analysts who explore the 2018 midterm from all angles and look ahead to the monumental presidential election coming in 2020. Use code RLFANDF30 for 30% off at Rowman and Littlefield’s website. The Blue Wave features the following contributors and chapters: — Larry J. Sabato: The Blue Wave: Trump at Midterm — Alan I. Abramowitz: The Trump Effect: The 2018 Midterm Election as a Referendum on a Polarizing President — Rhodes Cook: The Primaries: Democrats Shine in the Shadow of Trump — David Byler: Humpty Dumpty’s Fall: How Trump’s Winning Presidential Coalition Broke Down in 2018 — Kyle Kondik: The House: Where the Blue Wave Hit the Hardest — James Hohmann: The Senate: The Republicans’ Bright Spot — Madelaine Pisani: The Governors: Democratic Wave Falls Short of a Wipeout — Michael Toner and Karen Trainer: The Money Wars: Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and Their Impact on 2018 and Beyond — Emily C. Singer: Women Rule: The Surge of Women in Congress — Theodore R. Johnson: Hindsight in 2020: Black Voting Behavior and the Next Presidential Election — Matt Barreto, Gary Segura, and Albert Morales: The Brown Tide and the Blue Wave in 2018 — Diana Owen: Presidential Media and the Midterm Elections — Joshua T. 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| Hurricane Dorian regained strength overnight as it creeps up the U.S. coastline, becoming a Category 3 storm once again as it started to batter the Carolinas, leaving tens of thousands without power already as the area deals with “life-threatening” storm surge and flash flooding. “Life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds are expected along portions of the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina, and portions of southeast Virginia and the southern Chesapeake Bay, regardless of the exact track of Dorian’s center,” the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a Thursday morning update. “Water levels could rise well in advance of the arrival of strong winds … Flash flooding will become increasingly likely across the eastern Carolinas. There is a high risk of flash flooding over coastal sections of the Carolinas where life-threatening flash flooding is expected.” According to the NHC, Dorian is expected to move close to the South Carolina coast through the day before moving “near or over” the coast of North Carolina tonight and Friday. Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph, with higher gusts expected. The Associated Press reported early Thursday that in South Carolina, over 20,700 in Charleston County and over 6,800 in Beaufort County were already without power. In a Wednesday press release, Duke Energy said it expected the storm to cause 700,000 outages in the Carolinas and that it brought in resources from across 23 states and Canada to respond “as soon as it was safe to do so.” In total, over 800,000 South Carolina residents were ordered to evacuate and Charleston Airport closed on Wednesday afternoon in anticipation of the storm. In the Bahamas, the death toll rose to 20 as residents returned to survey the devastation left behind by the slow-moving hurricane that wreaked havoc there for more than a day and a half, with the possibility high that more casualties will be announced in the coming days. Of the 20 deaths, 17 were reported in the Abacos and three were reported in Grand Bahama (The Washington Post). “We are in the midst of one of the greatest national crises in our country’s history,” Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said at a press conference. “We can expect more deaths to be recorded. This is just preliminary information.” Reports suggest that of the 400,000 Bahamas residents, tens of thousands will need help getting back on their feet in the form of food and other support tools (Reuters). The Bahamian government sent hundreds of first responders, marines, doctors, nurses and other workers across the islands as they try to help victims with their recovery and examine what work needs to be done in the future (The Associated Press). “Right now there are just a lot of unknowns,” Parliament member Iram Lewis said. “We need help.” Throughout the day, President Trump tweeted about the looming threat of Hurricane Dorian on the U.S., including an appearance in the Oval Office where it appeared he was using a manually altered chart showing the storm to be heading in the direction of Alabama, which is not in the pathway of the storm. Trump told reporters later in the day that he didn’t know anything about the changed map, but was adamant that original forecasts called for Alabama to be impacted by the hurricane. “We got lucky in Florida. Very, very lucky indeed,” Trump told reporters. “We had actually, our original chart was that it was going to be hitting Florida directly” (The Hill). Politico: Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) ask Trump to waive visa requirements for Bahamians. |
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| CONGRESS: Democrats officially have themselves a wall problem. In the wake of news that Trump is diverting $3.6 billion in military funds to build a border wall, Democrats are running short on possible legislative responses after a federal judge gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to use emergency powers to make use of the funding. Pressing the issue runs the risk of derailing government funding legislation that Congress needs to pass by Oct. 1 to avert another shutdown. While Democrats have vowed not to backfill the military construction accounts being tapped by the Pentagon for wall construction, standing firm would give the president an opening to blame them for reduced funding for military projects. And Democrats know that trying to add stringent language about the wall to any funding bills this month could increase the odds of another shutdown (The Hill). > Guns: As members of Congress seek a legislative solution following three mass shootings, major corporations are filling the void and have taken it upon themselves to halt the sale of some guns and large amounts of ammunition. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, introduced new gun policies, saying it would no longer sell certain types of ammunition and requesting that customers do not openly carry guns in its stores, a move that earned a response from the National Rifle Association. Kroger, another mega-retailer, quickly followed Walmart’s lead and urged its customers against open carrying at the grocery chain. The two recent moves follow one from Dick’s Sporting Goods, which stopped gun sales in 17 percent of its stores. Pro-gun critics warned that the sporting goods giant would face a boycott from gun enthusiasts. However, the retailer reported better than expected earnings last week. Anti-gun groups are now setting their sights higher. SumOfUs, a progressive group, is pressuring Visa to report excessive, erratic gun and ammo purchases to the FBI. However, Visa’s CEO says the company won’t play ball and will not regulate what consumers can and cannot buy (The Hill). The Associated Press: Texas governor resists calls for quick votes after shooting. The Hill: Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) predicts Senate will nix legislative filibuster. The Hill: Push on “surprise” medical bills hits new roadblocks. |
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> Retirements: Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), the second most senior House member after Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), announced Wednesday that he will retire from Congress at the end of his term and exit after 42 years in the lower chamber.
Sensenbrenner is the 16th Republican set to leave the House by the end of the term. He is also the second Wisconsin Republican to announce their exit from the House, after Rep. Sean Duffy revealed that he will resign his House seat on Sept. 23 to focus on his family and prepare to welcome his ninth child in October.
“When I began my public service in 1968, I said I would know when it was time to step back. After careful consideration, I have determined at the completion of this term, my 21st term in Congress, it will be that time,” Sensenbrenner said in a statement (The Hill).
On the Democratic side, Rep. Susan Davis (Calif.) announced Wednesday that she will not seek reelection for her congressional seat in 2020. Davis, 75, has represented San Diego since winning her seat in 2000.
California’s 53rd Congressional District is likely to remain in Democratic control. She is the fourth Democrat to announce that they will not run for reelection along with Reps. David Loebsack (Iowa), José Serrano (D-N.Y.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), who is running for the Senate (The Hill).
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POLITICS & CAMPAIGNS: A new poll in Wisconsin, a key 2020 swing state, shows a pair of Democratic presidential candidates leading the president in general election matchups.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hold solid leads over Trump in hypothetical general election matchups, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll released on Wednesday. Biden leads Trump by a 9-point margin (51 percent to 42 percent), while Sanders leads by 4 points (48 percent to 44 percent). Trump also is tied with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.).
In the Wisconsin Democratic primary, Biden also holds a lead, with 28 percent naming him as their first choice. Sanders sits in second with 20 percent, with Warren in third at 17 percent.
Sanders won Wisconsin the 2016 Democratic primary race with 56 percent of the vote (The Hill).
The Washington Post: Biden mocks gaffes to Stephen Colbert: “The reason I came on the Jimmy Kimmel show is …”
Gabby Orr, Politico: Trump’s fall: More rallies, more promises, more Dem attacks.
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© Getty Images > 2020 exit?: The Democratic presidential field could be dwindling once again in the coming weeks ahead of the October debate. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) indicated Wednesday that if he does not qualify for the series of debates on Oct. 15 and 16, he will likely shutter his bid for the Democratic nomination. If he misses the October debate, it will be the second in a row he has been absent from after failing to qualify for the Sept. 12 affair in Houston. “I think the logical thing to say is I’m going to go and try and make the October debates and if I can, that’s a good reason to keep going forward, and if I can’t, I think it’s really tough to conceive of continuing,” de Blasio said. 10 Democratic presidential candidates are slated to participate in the Sept. 12 debate after hitting polling and fundraising requirements laid out by the Democratic National Committee. Four Democratic candidates ended their bids in the weeks leading up to the deadline to qualify for the September debate, knowing they would be on the outside looking in. The same polling and fundraising prerequisites apply for the October debate, meaning multiple candidates who did not qualify for the September debate could be included then. Among them are Tom Steyer and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who both reached the fundraising criteria but need one poll and two polls with 2 percent support, respectively, to qualify (The New York Times). The New York Times: 5 Takeaways from the Democrats’ climate town hall. Elsewhere in the 2020 universe … Scarlett Johansson announced Wednesday that she is supporting Warren for the 2020 Democratic nod. In an interview, she argued that Warren is a candidate who is “thoughtful and progressive but realistic” (The Hollywood Reporter) … Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner announced Wednesday that he is dropping his Senate bid and will primary Rep. Steve Watkins (R-Kan.) for his House seat. Former Gov. Jeff Colyer (R) called on LaTurner to run against Watkins as rumors swirl about his possible resignation, which Watkins has refuted repeatedly (The Hill). |
| IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES |
| ADMINISTRATION: Vice President Pence’s office is seeking to contain the backlash to his decision to stay at a property owned by the president during a two-day visit to Ireland. The typically conflict averse Pence set off Democrats and ethics watchdogs by staying for two nights at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, despite it being onthe opposite side of the island from Dublin, where he met with Irish leaders on Tuesday. The vice president’s office attempted to distance Trump from the decision-making process surrounding the stay, but the move alarmed critics already convinced Trump has used the presidency to bolster his business. However, Marc Short, the vice president’s chief of staff, told reporters on the trip that Trump suggested they stay at his hotel, with the VP’s press office backtracking later (The Hill). As for Trump, he said that he had “no involvement” in Pence’s stay at the hotel in Doonbeg. “I had no involvement, other than it’s a great place,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday. “I heard he was going there, but it wasn’t my idea for Mike to go there,” he said. “Mike went there because his family’s there. That’s my understanding of it.”The Associated Press: Peaceful Iceland amazed by weapons for Pence’s security. The Hill: China, U.S. agree to meet in October for trade talks. |
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© Getty Images > Opioids: The Trump administration is awarding state and local governments nearly $2 billion in grants in a renewed push fight the ongoing opioid crisis. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the grants will come in just north of $1.8 billion in funding secured from Congress last year. The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration is granting $932 million to states and some U.S. territories to help provide treatment and help with recovery on the local level. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is spending $900 million over three years to help state and local governments better track overdose data. In the first year, $301 million will be spent in 47 states and the District of Columbia. “These funds will be delivered to the communities where their help is most needed,” Trump said on Wednesday. “So many lives are stopped cold by drugs,” Trump said. “Whether it’s death or just a ruined life. In many cases you have just a ruined life because of drugs. They never recover” (USA Today). Elsewhere in the administration … Former White House chief of staff John Kelly is planning to write a book about his time in the White House but not before the president leaves office. According to a report, Kelly told Trump he would hold his plan to release a book as long as the president didn’t train his fire on him (CNN). |
| OPINION |
| Enemy missiles are a mounting worry — so why isn’t Washington reacting? By Stephen Blank, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2k3tNMo Joe Biden’s record — not his gaffes — is dooming his campaign, by Max Burns, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2lCmThG |
| WHERE AND WHEN |
| Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. ET features Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House communications director, on how he’s flipped his support against the president; Corey Lewandowski, former campaign manager for Trump, to discuss his possible New Hampshire Senate bid; and Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Penn State University, to react to CNN’s climate change town hall. 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 General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra at 1:45 p.m. He will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West at 4:30 p.m. Pence is in London and will participate in a bilateral meeting with Boris Johnson at 12:45 p.m. local time. Pence and second lady Karen Pence will attend the Lord Mayor’s International Trade Dinner at 6:55 p.m., and will depart London to fly back to Washington at 9 p.m. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Guatemalan President-elect Alejandro Giammattei at the State Department at 1 p.m. The Hill hosts the next installment in the Leadership in Action series next Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 1777 F Street NW. We will be joined by Reps. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), John Curtis (R-Utah) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) to take the political pulse of the country’s young voters and discuss what issues matter most as we approach the 2020 cycle. RSVP HERE. |
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| ➔ Brexit: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dealt yet another blow Wednesday as Parliament blocked his push to set a new election in mid-October as they continue to block his efforts to execute Brexit without a deal on Oct. 31. Johnson fell more than 130 votes short of triggering an election that would allow him to repeal the bill interfering with his plan to execute Brexit at the end of October (Reuters). ➔ Hong Kong: Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam said Thursday that she was not pressured by mainland China into withdrawing an extradition bill that had sparked protests across the territory, and that it was her attempt to lower tensions. Protesters still have a list of other demands and have vowed to continue their demonstrations, though the extradition bill was the driving force behind the protests that started in June. Lam, however, says that her government will not and cannot accede to the other demands laid out by the protesters (The Associated Press). ➔ Vatican: Pope Francis said on Wednesday that it is an “honor” to be criticized by conservative Catholics in the U.S. while on a lengthy flight from Rome to Maputo, Mozambique, as he kicks off a week-long tour of Africa. “For me it’s an honor they attack me, the Americans,” Francis told a French journalist when he was handed a book by the same journalist titled “Comment L’Amérique Veut Changer de Pape” or “How America Wants to Change the Pope.” Included in the book are criticisms from conservative Catholics against Francis over his past remarks on immigration and climate change (CBS News). |
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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. CNN Makes Massive In-Kind Contribution to Donald Trump’s Re-Election Effort I have no idea what CNN will have to declare as the value for Donald Trump’s campaign disclosure report, but it will have to be in the millions. Last night, the network put all the Democrats on a stage to let a group of hippies, eccentrics, and others ask questions about the climate and environment. […] The post CNN Makes Massive In-Kind Contribution to Donald Trump’s Re-Election Effort appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » @Bloomberg Has Still Not Disciplined Their In-House Liar, Benjamin Penn. Why? Bloomberg is increasingly embracing the President’s label of “Enemy of the People” by protecting Benjamin Penn, it’s reporter whose false reporting pushed a good guy, Leif Olson, out of a job at the Department of Labor. Penn has spent his time mocking his critics online and blaming other people for his fake news. And it […] The post @Bloomberg Has Still Not Disciplined Their In-House Liar, Benjamin Penn. Why? appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Opposing Pipelines Won’t Win Votes for Democratic Candidates Tonight CNN is hosting a Democratic presidential town hall focusing on climate change, arguably one of the most discussed topics among the presidential candidates. Policy ideas like the Green New Deal are dominating the debate, fueled by recent events like the wildfires in the Amazon rainforest. And with constant pressure to increasingly address climate and the environment, we can […] The post Opposing Pipelines Won’t Win Votes for Democratic Candidates appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » NEW: Kavanaugh Accuser Wanted To Put “An Asterisk” Next To His Name In Case Kavanaugh Attacked Roe Yikes! Debra Katz, the lawyer for Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford just made some inflammatory comments on the intentions of her client. He will always have an asterisk next to his name. When he takes a scalpel to Roe v. Wade, we will know who he is, we know his character, and we know what motivates […] The post NEW: Kavanaugh Accuser Wanted To Put “An Asterisk” Next To His Name In Case Kavanaugh Attacked Roe appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Bloomberg Didn’t Screw Up It was a hit job, pure and simple. The post Bloomberg Didn’t Screw Up appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Whoopi Goldberg Goes After the New Blacklisters These calls for a new blacklist bring to mind a sort of corollary to the Golden Rule: don’t do something if you wouldn’t want it done to you. The post Whoopi Goldberg Goes After the New Blacklisters appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » LIVE: The Erick Erickson Show The post LIVE: The Erick Erickson Show appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Here’s the Meghan McCain Clip Everyone is Talking About The post Here’s the Meghan McCain Clip Everyone is Talking About appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Tesla’s Latest Snag: If Its Servers Go Down, Owners Can Be Locked Out For those who didn’t have the card handy, their nice new Tesla became a very expensive brick, because Tesla’s servers have to be up and running in order to use the car from the app–and the app is the primary way to use the car. The post Tesla’s Latest Snag: If Its Servers Go Down, Owners Can Be Locked Out appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Recent Items: Bloomberg News Yet Again Screws Up Major Story and Doubles Down on Stupid 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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Thursday, September 5, 2019 New Corporate Gun Policies On Tuesday, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon announced that it “will discontinue sales of short-barrel rifle ammunition… handgun ammunition… [and] handgun sales in Alaska, marking our complete exit from handguns [and] we are respectfully requesting that customers no longer openly carry firearms into our stores or Sam’s Clubs in states where ‘open carry’ is permitted.” Walmart Also on Tuesday, Kroger “followed Walmart in asking shoppers not to openly carry guns in any of its stores, in states where ‘open carry’ is allowed, unless they are authorized law enforcement officers.” CNBC From the Left The left applauds Walmart for taking action and implores Congress to do the same. “The country’s largest retailer is, at last, bringing its policies in line with how most Americans feel about gun violence… There’s also something almost ineffably disheartening about Walmart’s news: the apparent desperation of it all. The company arrived at the decision after mass shootings claimed more than 50 lives in a single month. Thus Walmart, a private company, is regulating itself. It must — not only because of the recent gun violence that’s happened in its own store, but also because the government continues to do so little.” Brandon Tensley, CNN “Walmart is doing more to stop gun violence than Congress… It’s unclear just how much Walmart’s actions will help. Chances are a lot of gun owners will simply take their business elsewhere. But it’s something to reduce access to firearms in the US.” German Lopez, Vox “The latest changes are undoubtedly incremental. Yet Walmart’s massive scale — its $514 billion in annual revenue and 165 million weekly U.S. shoppers — means that its policy will have an impact far beyond the walls of its big-box stores. For example, the retailer moved to raise its minimum wage several years ago amid an intensifying competition for labor. This past July, retail wages hit a 15-year high, in part because Walmart spurred industrywide change. So it’s possible Walmart’s new policies will help on the margins to curb gun violence, and may push its competitors to adopt similar changes.” Sarah Halzack, Bloomberg “Walmart isn’t just any chain of stores in America. It is a massive conglomerate with roots in many of the rural and suburban areas where President Donald Trump did well in 2016 and which are represented by Republicans in Congress. When Walmart speaks, these members of Congress, generally speaking, listen. And what Walmart has done with its move this week on guns and ammo is provide at least some cover from the NRA for congressional Republicans who want to do something about the state of gun laws in the country… we’ve not seen a move like this by a company as large or as well-regarded by the audiences — politicians and otherwise — who have been adamantly opposed to any sort of gun control legislation in the past.” Chris Cillizza, CNN “Years ago Walmart imposed age limits and background checks on gun sales that go beyond federal law. For example, the company requires a ‘green light’ on a background check — meaning that it receives an affirmative go-ahead from the government — but federal law allows retailers to sell the weapon if the background check has not been returned by the government within three business days. Walmart also videotapes the sale at the register, which is also not required by federal law. And Mr. McMillon’s new policy of discouraging customers’ open carrying of weapons in his stores, even when the applicable state law allows for it, is a demonstration for business leaders that common sense can prevail… Which C.E.O. will be next?” Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times “Coming out with a balanced policy that is not aimed at alienating legal gun owners is a sensible solution… Dealing with polarizing issues is never easy for companies. Firms wanting to serve consumer wants and needs must be careful not to alienate large numbers of consumers. Walmart was in a difficult situation here, but they appear to have balanced it well in a way that will protect and build the brand.” Charles Taylor, Forbes From the Right The right sees the move as largely symbolic, and argues that it will neither reduce gun violence nor placate Walmart’s critics on the left. “All of this sounds like much ado about nothing. These announcements are about open carry, not concealed carry, which is far more popular… I live in Texas and I can tell you that I have never seen anyone openly carry a gun, other than a police officer or a security guard, in a retail store, including a Kroger grocery store. I’m a Kroger customer and, at least in the area of Houston in which I live, it just doesn’t happen. It sure looks like a whole lot of emotion-based corporate policy to give cover for political posturing.” Karen Townsend, Hot Air “Their decision won’t have any impact on gun-related violence and mass shootings. At first glance, Walmart may seem like a supply haven for a would-be shooter. However, its share in gun market sales only totals about 2%. Frankly, Walmart can’t make much of a difference, and this latest action will never satisfy long-time critics… It’s hard to believe that Walmart’s opponents, who also take issue with the disparity in pay between its CEO and hourly employees among other things, will have a change of heart and suddenly begin to shop there. Conversely, Americans who frequent the nationwide chain because it allows their family budget to stretch the furthest will most likely not abandon the store entirely just to make a political point… “Despite the fact that they’ve sold guns, ammunition, and allowed open carry to varying degrees for years, Walmart did not create the problem of gun violence. Ultimately, they are incapable of fixing it, too.” Kimberly Ross, Washington Examiner “Walmart has been in a battle royale with Amazon for retail dominance for years now. Every non-ammunition item I was purchasing from Walmart can be delivered to me by Amazon now, which is what will be happening. Yeah, that’s not going to bankrupt Walmart, but I’m certainly not the only one thinking that way today… In one policy shift, Walmart has managed to alienate and demonize Walmart shoppers… The only people who haven’t changed their thinking are the very ones Walmart thought it would be placating with their new policies.” Stephen Kruiser, PJ Media “Walmart, you’re on treacherous ground. The activists who hate your business aren’t going to waver in their contempt. But some of the people who’ve defended/supported you on other fronts may feel less inclined to do so now.” Guy Benson, Twitter “At first glance, Walmart’s decision is mystifying. What’s next? NASCAR going all-Prius to save the planet? Even if you grant the reality that Walmart has grown far beyond its original red-state base, why would the company want to alienate half their customer base? But that’s old America-style thinking. This is new America, and new America is in the grips of profound negative polarization… Americans who participate in politics are motivated more by distaste (more like disgust) for the other side than they are by any particular affection for their own… “In this new America, the calculus has changed. It used to be that if you spoke as a corporation you risked alienating customers. Now, you also risk alienating customers if you don’t speak… Now, in a closely divided nation, whose values will the corporation champion? All other things being equal, the answer is obvious — the company will stand for the values of the people making the decision.” David French, National Review On the bright side… Governor intervened so mom could keep her hilarious license plate. Good News Network 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. 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DRIVING THE DAY
ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION: Coming out of this summer, is President DONALD TRUMP any closer to achieving any of the things he has said he wants to do? He’s in a crippling trade war with China, with talks scheduled but no end in sight. Gun legislation is stuck in neutral. The USMCA could have a chance, but just this week Speaker NANCY PELOSI told Canadian PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU she’s still worried about enforcement mechanisms. Infrastructure spending seems like a distant memory, and a running joke.
THE MAN who ran in 2016 as a candidate who could bend feeble politicians to his will has been forced to raid funding for things like military day-care centers to build his wall on the southern border with Mexico. The spending cut package that some of his advisers proposed had to be pared back, after high-level complaints from Secretary of State MIKE POMPEO, among others. And if the economy sours, he will lose his No. 1 talking point: that he’s presided over boom times unlike any era in American history.
ON A14 … NYT’S MICHAEL CROWLEY: “Trump Heads Into 2020 With No Clear Policy Agenda. But It May Not Matter.”
… BUT! WAPO: “China, U.S. to resume trade talks in Washington in October,” by Gerry Shih in Beijing: “China said Thursday its trade representatives will fly to Washington in early October to resume negotiations with the United States, raising the possibility that both sides might arrest a recent deterioration in the bilateral relationship that has cast a shadow over the world economy.
“China’s top trade negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, agreed to the October visit in a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, China’s Commerce Ministry said in a statement. It added that ‘serious’ mid-level discussions will begin in mid-September to prepare for the October visit.
“The announcement marks the first sign that talks are getting back on track after both governments raised tariffs last month and engaged in a rhetorical back-and-forth that underscored the adversarial mood settling over the two capitals on a range of issues extending well beyond trade. At one point, President Trump ordered American companies to leave China.” WaPo
— WSJ: “Global Stocks Rally on New Trade Talks,” by Caitlin Ostroff and Joanne Chiu: “Asian stocks soared on the prospect of fresh negotiations, as well as hopes for monetary easing in China. Stocks in Japan and South Korea, both of whose economies have been sensitive to the trade dispute, shot higher, with the Nikkei 225 up 2.1% and the Kospi up 0.8%. The Shanghai Composite rose 1%.
“Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was an outlier in the region with a 0.5% drop, but it still held on to most of the previous day’s gains that came after the city’s leader withdrew the extradition bill that had caused months of unrest.” WSJ
SIREN — ALEX ISENSTADT: “Republicans fear Democrats poised to dominate next round of redistricting”: “Democrats were caught napping before the last round of redistricting in 2010 — and it cost them control of Congress for nearly a decade. Now Republicans are warning the same thing could happen to them.
“Senior Republicans concede they’re at risk of losing dozens of state-level elections that will determine who wields power over the post-2020 congressional map — and potentially which party controls the chamber for the following 10 years. While Republicans are establishing a massive national infrastructure devoted to reelecting President Donald Trump and winning congressional majorities, party officials say the state legislative races are being overlooked.
“The trepidation comes as an array of well-funded Democratic groups — including one with the backing of former President Barack Obama and ex-Attorney General Eric Holder — are flooding cash into Virginia, a key redistricting battleground that’s holding state legislative elections this fall. Democrats are expected to plow tens of millions into races next year.” POLITICO
IT KEEPS COMING! … THE NRCC reported another $500,000 in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, where Democrat Dan McCready is trying to beat Republican Dan Bishop. The NRCC is up to $3.1 million there. McCready has spent $4.7 million, and the DCCC is in for $1.2 million. There’s been $7 million in spending in the district so far. The election is next week.
Good Thursday morning. FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — PETE BUTTIGIEG is doing a D.C. swing next weekend. There’s a “family friendly” event in D.C. on Sept. 14, followed by two Virginia events, one of which is being hosted by AL GORE III — the son of the former VP.
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WHY THE NRCC AND KEVIN MCCARTHY SHOULD BE WORRIED … THIRTEEN House Republicans have announced their retirements. The earliest filing deadline is in November. Lawmakers have lots of time to wring their hands and mull their future in Congress.
— ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST: “Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner won’t seek reelection next year,” by Steven Shepard: “Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), the second-longest serving member of the House, announced Wednesday he won’t seek reelection next year. Sensenbrenner, who was first elected in the 1978 midterms, joins more than a dozen other House Republicans who have already announced their retirements. He was the third member from either party on Wednesday alone to say they wouldn’t run again in 2020, joining Reps. Bill Flores (R-Texas) and Susan Davis (D-Calif.).
“And while Sensenbrenner’s Milwaukee-area district leans heavily Republican — President Donald Trump won 57 percent of the vote there in the 2016 presidential election — it’s yet another sign that Republicans are pessimistic about their chances to win back the House majority next year. Sensenbrenner won reelection in 2018 with 62 percent of the vote. In his congressional career, he never won less than 60 percent of the vote in a general election.” POLITICO
— REPUBLICANS TO WATCH FOR THIS SEAT, per a plugged-in Wisconsin Republican:Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson, both of whom vied for the Senate last cycle; state Rep. Adam Neylon; Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow; state Sen. Chris Kapenga; and state Sen. Dale Kooyenga.
FOR THE VP’S TEAM … PELOSI is now taking note of VP MIKE PENCE’S team’s back-and-forth on staying in the president’s hotel in Ireland. Team Pelosi’s statement
THE LATEST ON DORIAN — “Dorian, back to a Category 3 hurricane, creeps up U.S. coast,” by AP’s Meg Kinnard in Charleston, S.C.: “Hurricane Dorian, back to a Category 3 storm, began raking the Southeast U.S. seaboard early Thursday, left tens of thousands without power as it threatened to inundate low-lying coasts from Georgia to Virginia with a life-threatening storm surge after its deadly mauling of the Bahamas. …
“Dorian could maintain this intensity for about 9 hours or so before gradual weakening through Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of early Thursday over 16,800 in Charleston County and over 6,800 in Beaufort County were without power, according to Dominion Energy. Berkeley Electric Cooperative reports another 4,900 in Charleston County.” AP
FOR YOUR RADAR — “Taliban car bomb rocks Afghan capital near U.S. Embassy area,” by AP’s Tameem Akhgar and Cara Anna in Kabul, Afghanistan: “A car bomb rocked the Afghan capital on Thursday and smoke rose from a Kabul neighborhood housing the U.S. Embassy, the NATO Resolute Support mission and other diplomatic missions. At least three people were killed and another 30 wounded, a hospital director said.
“The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they targeted three vehicles of ‘foreigners’ as they tried to enter the heavily guarded Shashdarak area where the Afghan national security authorities have offices. It was the second major blast by the militant group in Kabul this week while a U.S. envoy has been in town briefing officials on a U.S.-Taliban deal ‘in principle’ to end America’s longest war.” AP
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THE INVESTIGATIONS — “Judiciary panel issues subpoena on Trump’s alleged offer to pardon DHS officials,” by Kyle Cheney: “The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the Department of Homeland Security for documents connected to President Donald Trump’s alleged offer to pardon officials who break the law while carrying out his wishes on immigration policy.
“Trump has denied making the offer and his allies have reportedly claimed his closed-door comments — revealed in media reports — were jokes. But Democrats say they want to see the records from inside the department, particularly as the Judiciary Committee considers whether to recommend articles of impeachment to the full House.” POLITICO
2020 WATCH — “Democrats seize on climate as 2020 primary weapon,” by David Siders and Zack Colman: “It wasn’t the debate that climate activists wanted. But one marathon stretch of climate forums on Wednesday nevertheless marked a sharp turn in the 2020 presidential contest. In seven hours on CNN, the leading Democratic candidates showed the first signs of weaponizing climate change in the primary campaign.
“Prodding one another across televised segments and, by proxy, through the network’s moderators, Sen. Bernie Sanders pressed more moderate Democrats on a proposal to ban hydraulic fracturing. Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for weaning the nation off nuclear power, while former Vice President Joe Biden — while fielding criticism about his fundraising — cast his international experience as instrumental in getting the ‘rest of the world to come along’ on climate.” POLITICO
— “New Hampshire power brokers paralyzed by size of Democratic field,” by Trent Spiner in Manchester, N.H.: “If the Democratic race has effectively narrowed to three top candidates and everyone else, elected officials here haven’t gotten the message: Some 95 percent of them, from members of the statehouse down to town party chairmen, have yet to pick a horse.
“Democratic presidential hopefuls are waging a fierce behind-the-scenes battle to get them off the sidelines — amid a prevailing sense that the first-in-the-nation primary is up for grabs. The jockeying is set to rev into overdrive starting Thursday through this weekend, when the entire Democratic field will descend on Manchester for the party’s annual convention.” POLITICO
— “Joe Biden mocks gaffes to Stephen Colbert: ‘The reason I came on the Jimmy Kimmel show is …’” by WaPo’s Matt Viser
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NYT’S MARK LANDLER DOES BREXIT: “On Wednesday, Parliament handed the prime minister two stinging defeats. It first blocked his plans to leave the union with or without an agreement. And it then stymied his bid, at least for the moment, to call an election for Oct. 15, out of fear he could secure a new majority in favor of breaking with Europe, deal or no deal.” NYT
— RYAN HEATH EXPLAINS: “Boris Johnson loses another battle: Here’s why he might still win the war”
BEIJING BLINKS — “Hong Kong leader says China ‘respects and supports’ withdrawal of extradition bill,” by Reuters’ Farah Master: “Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday that China ‘understands, respects and supports’ her government’s move to formally withdraw an extradition bill, part of measures she hoped would help the city ‘move forward’ from months of unrest. …
“The withdrawal of the bill was one of the pro-democracy protesters’ five demands, although many demonstrators and lawmakers said the move was too little, too late.
“The four other demands are: retraction of the word ‘riot’ to describe rallies, release of all demonstrators, an independent inquiry into perceived police brutality and the right for Hong Kong people to choose their own leaders.” Reuters
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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — “Top asylum official reassigned to Virginia processing center,” by Ted Hesson: “The top asylum official at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will be reassigned, according to five current and former DHS officials and an agency email reviewed by POLITICO. The official — Asylum Division Chief John Lafferty — will become deputy director of the Potomac Service Center in Arlington, Va., beginning Sept. 10, the email said.
“The decision comes as President Donald Trump proceeds with a sweeping overhaul of the asylum system, which offers protection for people who face persecution in their home countries.” POLITICO
E-RING READING — “Trouble for the Pentagon: The Troops Keep Packing On the Pounds,” by NYT’s Dave Philipps:“The United States Navy has eliminated fried food and sugary drinks on its ships. It is keeping base gyms and fitness centers open all night. But its sailors keep getting fatter: A new Defense Department study found that 22 percent of them — roughly one in every five — now qualifies as obese.
“The Navy’s figure is the highest, but the study found striking rises in obesity rates in the other armed services as well, even though the Pentagon has rolled out one strategy after another in recent years to try to keep the troops trim. And the increases have military leaders worried.” NYT
— REUTERS: “The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would pull funding from 127 Defense Department projects, including schools and daycare centers for military families, as it diverts $3.6 billion to fund President Donald Trump’s wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. Schools for the children of U.S. military members from Kentucky to Germany to Japan will be affected. A daycare center at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland – the home of Air Force One – will also have its funds diverted, the Pentagon said.” Reuters
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LEFT COAST … WAPO’S ELI ROSENBERG: “San Francisco just passed a resolution calling the NRA a ‘domestic terrorist organization’”
MUCK READ — “While ‘zombie’ mines idle, cleanup and workers suffer in limbo,” by Mark Olalde and Joe Yerardi for the Center for Public Integrity: “Several dozen U.S. uranium mines and more than 150 coal mines sit idle and have not produced for years, according to a Center for Public Integrity investigation. Also idled long-term are facilities such as processing plants, including more than 40 in the coal industry. Mine owners have exploited regulatory loopholes to warehouse their operations, changing the status of their permits on paper while little to no activity happens on the ground.” CPI
BRIEFLY NOTED: Former White House aide Sebastian Gorka is now hawking ReliefFactor, a fish oil supplement he says helped salve his lower back pain. Mediaite
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK … Raul Ruiz, a Republican, is running to unseat Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz in California’s 36th Congressional District. Ruiz’s announcement video features the tagline “The RIGHT Raul Ruiz for Congress.” The video
MEDIAWATCH — CNN and the Human Rights Campaign will co-host a town hall next month on LGBTQ issues with the Democratic candidates, the network announced.
— FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Julia Craven will be a political writer at Slate covering race, politics and health care, especially health disparities. She previously was a race and politics reporter at HuffPost.
— Sabrina Siddiqui is joining the WSJ to cover 2020, per CNN’s Oliver Darcy. She previously was a politics reporter at The Guardian.
— Ed Crooks will be vice chairman of energy in the Americas at Wood Mackenzie. He previously was at the Financial Times for 40 years, where he was most recently U.S. industry and energy editor. Talking Biz News
— “Greta Van Susteren Political Show Gets Cleared In 76% Of U.S. For Sunday Debut,” by Deadline’s Dade Hayes: “Gray Television announced Wednesday the Washington-based show will premiere in 76% of U.S. TV markets, including New York, Washington, LA and all 93 markets where Gray owns stations. Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard will be the show’s first guest.” Deadline
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SPOTTED: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on a United flight from Houston to DCA on Wednesday afternoon.
SPOTTED at a celebration Wednesday night in honor of Suzanne Clark’s promotion to president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with a dinner at Rosa Mexicana hosted by Tom Kuhn, Matt Shay, Leslie Hortum and Susan Neely: Victoria Espinel, Dawn Sweeney, Mike Sommers, Jay Timmons, Meredith Baker, Katherine Lugar, Leslie Sarasin, Pat Cleary, Rob Nichols, Michelle Korsmo, Chris Jahn and Heidi Brock.
TRANSITIONS — Sarah Margon, the Washington director for Human Rights Watch, is joining the Open Society Foundations to lead its foreign policy advocacy efforts. Margon is a Russ Feingold alum. … Elizabeth Micci will be a partner at Finsbury. She previously was a managing director at the Glover Park Group. … Justin Weiss is now communications director for Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.). He previously worked on health care, fiscal policy and international relations at Rational 360. …
… Amanda Anderson will be head of policy and government relations for the Americas at Square. She previously was a senior manager for federal affairs at Uber and is an Obama and DCCC alum. … Matthew Petersen will be a partner at Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky. He is a former FEC chairman.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Rob Bluey, VP of communications for the Heritage Foundation, and Melissa Bluey, who also works at the Heritage Foundation, welcomed Savannah Grace Bluey on Monday. She came in at 7 lbs, 13 oz and 21.5 inches, and joins two older siblings. Pic… Another pic
— Amelia Makin,SVP and managing director, D.C. at Sunshine Sachs and a Gates Foundation alum, and Aneet Makin, CEO of Asidero and a Sean Parnell and Lisa Murkowski alum, welcomed Maxine “Max” Kiran Makin on Aug. 29. Pic … Another pic
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Fred Kempe, president and CEO of the Atlantic Council. What he’s been reading: “Cixin Liu’s ‘The Three Body Problem.’ It’s a spell-binding science-fiction masterpiece that provokes one’s imagination about the future. Will read the whole trilogy! In the same vein, I loved David Ignatius’ ‘The Quantum Spy’ and read everything he writes.” Playbook Plus Q&A
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So, AOC Claims Dan Crenshaw’s Friends Are Wife Beaters Democratic Darling Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should consider a career mining or construction because she is really good at digging deep holes for herself. It started with her attacks on Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw over universal background checks on Wednesday. “You are a member of Congress. Why are you ‘lending’ guns to people unsupervised who can’t pass a basic background check?” the New York Democrat tweeted. “The people you’re giving a gun to have likely abused their spouse or have a violent criminal record, & you may not know it.” Crenshaw responded to Ocasio-Cortez saying his friends are not criminals and that she was stuck in a New York bubble. “Just so I’m clear: you think my friends are domestic abusers/criminals? Seriously that’s your argument? That they can’t pass a background check? Wrong. People lend guns to friends, esp if they don’t own a gun, for self-defense and hunting purposes. This is America outside NYC.” And that was not the end of it. Ocasio-Cortez continued on a Twitter screed, arguing that “friends” and people with “Ivy League Degrees” are “rapists” and “abusers.” “Abusers can look like ‘good dads’ or have high incomes or ‘great jobs.Good appearances are often a cover for abusers,” she said (You can read her full rant here). This is not the first time she has engaged in unreasonable fear-mongering for the sake of winning a Twitter fight, but here she just looks unhinged. And of course Crenshaw is right: Borrowing or swapping guns with a friend is common. But if she is really concerned about the policy implications of sharing firearms, in what world does accusing Crenshaw’s friends of being violent abusers help make that case at all? Meghan McCain Attacked For Saying Obvious Implications Gun Control Speaking of being attacked for defending gun rights, Meghan McCain has been trending on social media for two days now, for stating the obvious about guns on Tuesday’s season premiere of “The View.” “The AR-15 is by far the most popular gun in America, by far,” McCain said. “I was just in the middle of nowhere Wyoming, if you’re talking about taking people’s guns from them, there’s going to be a lot of violence.” McCain is right about the AR-15 being the most popular gun in the U.S, and that Americans certainly have no intention of happily turning them over to the government like many Democratic presidential candidates have proposed. Joe Biden and Beto O’Rourke are both enthusiastically suggesting mandatory “gun buybacks” as a solution to gun violence. They have not explained how the government can “buy back” guns they never owned in the first place. Which means in reality such a policy would look more like the confiscation of 20 million guns—an idea that is impractical, unconstitutional, and yes, would lead to violence. Finally An Olive Branch To Hong Kong Protestors The Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, extended the first major concession to Hong Kong protesters’ demands after months of unrest, saying she would withdraw the extradition bill that started it all. The bill would have allowed citizens to be sent for trial in mainland China’s questionable justice system. The withdrawal of the bill was just one of the protestors demands, and Lam admitted she wasn’t fully addressing all her citizens grievances. “However, should we all think deeply whether escalating violence and disturbances is the answer? Or whether it is better to sit down to find a way out through dialogue,” Lam said in a recorded speech on Wednesday. Some Sunny News From The Stormy Corner Of The Country After Hurricane Dorian hovered over the islands with wind and rain for two days, the Bahamas face total destruction. One man in Jacksonville, Florida purchased food and over 100 electric generators at Costco, at $450 each, to send to the Bahamas. Full story at News4Jax. What I’m Reading…And Eating Filmmakers in Georgia are sick of being Hollywood’s political pawns. Interesting story on the backlash from celebrity boycotts over the state’s abortion bills. (The Ringer) In other boycott news, RNC Chairwoman says Hollywood-led boycotts helped the RNC hit their August fundraising numbers. (The Federalist). Walmart to pull handguns and ammunition from shelves, and asking customers to no longer open carry in stores (The Federalist). Just last month, an off-duty firefighter carrying a gun in a Missouri Walmart stopped a potential shooter (The Federalist). New fall cookbooks that are now on my Amazon wish list. (Bon Appetit) It’s now officially Soup-tember! First up for me will be this Instant Pot chicken noodle soup, with the genius idea of using a whole rotisserie chicken for an even more flavorful broth. (Amanda Frederickson) Summer corn is on it’s way out, but I just discovered this weird and delicious snack from Trader Joe’s, so I can have Mexican street corn all year long. (The Kitchn) BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist. |
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around the state of the economy and the name of the Democratic
presidential nominee.Warning signs continue about the economy. For the third consecutive week, the Job Creators Network/ ScottRasmussen.com Weekly Pulse found
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time in three weeks this indicator has dropped below the 50% mark. In both cases, the new numbers document a level of concern not seen since the government shutdown ended in late January (see topline trends). On
the other hand, 29% believe their own finances are getting better while
just 17% say worse. Additionally, 46% believe firms in their area are
more likely to be hiring than laying people off. Seventeen percent (17%)
are seeing more lay-offs where they live.It’s impossible to know at this time which of
these perceptions will win out. Will the positive personal experience
lead to renewed economic confidence? Or, will concerns about the broader
economy make people more concerned about their own situation? The
answer will likely to play a key role in determining whether Donald
Trump is re-elected next year.As for the Democratic nominee, the key question right now is whether Joe Biden is truly the frontrunner. Our polling–like
just about all polling–shows him with a solid lead nationwide. But in
the early states where people are paying the most attention, Biden’s
numbers aren’t as
strong. If Biden
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electability will disappear. It is hard to overstate just how much that
would shake up the race. Forty-two percent (42%) of voters are either
Biden supporters or undecided. All of those votes would potentially be
up for grabs and it’s impossible to know what would happen next.Finally, today’s Number of the Day notes
that most U.S. voters (57%) either have never heard of British Prime
Minister Boris Johnson or don’t know enough about him to have an
opinion. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 22% have a favorable opinion and 21% have an unfavorable view.Just
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Even when the would-be killers were stopped, it doesn’t mean they did no damage. A policeman at Blair House gave his life protecting Truman. A deranged gunman who set out to assassinate Nixon ended up shooting, and grievously wounding, George Wallace. Ronald Reagan was seriously injured and his press secretary maimed for life in a 1981 pistol attack. In 1933, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was killed by a gunman aiming for President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR’s cousin Theodore, who had become president upon the assassination of William McKinley, was himself shot in the chest while attempting a comeback in 1912. He was saved because TR had his lengthy speech folded in his breast pocket. The old Rough Rider gave his speech anyway. Forty-four years ago today, Gerald R. Ford survived an assassination attempt in Sacramento. Ford, too, then calmly went about his business, as we’ll see in a moment. But first, I’d direct 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: * * * Activists Gird for Kavanaugh Redux, Next Court Fight. Susan Crabtree explores efforts by liberal groups to highlight the anniversary of the Supreme Court justice’s contentious confirmation. As Concern Over Critical Minerals Grows, U.S. Must Step Up. Jeffrey A. Green writes that China’s dominance in the rare earth market can be challenged with the right policies. Why Was the FBI Incurious About This Hot Collusion Tip? The bureau failed to run down a Trump-Russia lead in December 2016, Eric Felten reports for RealClearInvestigations. Challenges for Climate Candidates and Climate Voters. In RealClearEnergy, Jay Hakes examines the path to achieving ambitious climate change goals. Why Schumer Is Now Decrying High Tax Rates. In RealClearMarkets, Wayne Winegarden argues that the New York senator wants to mask how much some state legislatures have increased spending. Japan Seeks Record Military Budget. In RealClearDefense, Roddy Howland-Jackson explains that the proposal is in response to an increasingly fractured Asia-Pacific region. What Were Other Astronauts’ First Words on the Moon? RealClearScience editor Ross Pomeroy has the answers. * * * On Sept. 5, 1975, President Ford’s official duties included giving a speech to the California Legislature. Fittingly, the subject Ford was to discuss with those lawmakers was how government could best combat violent crime. Jerry Brown, then serving his first eight-year stint as governor, had joined Ford at a Sacramento Chamber of Commerce breakfast that morning before heading to the state capitol. As Ford walked across the capitol grounds, a diminutive woman in the crowd raised a .45-caliber pistol and aimed it at the 38th president of the United States. It was a quiet morning and some people in the crowd heart the click of the hammer dropping. So did the agents in Ford’s Secret Service detail, who pounced, wrestling the woman to the ground. As officers pried the weapon from her hands, she shouted, “Don’t get excited! It didn’t go off!” The would-be assassin turned out to be a follower of notorious mass murderer Charles Manson. Her name was Lynette Fromme, and the reason her gun didn’t discharge was that although she had four rounds in the pistol’s magazine, the chamber was empty. “Squeaky” Fromme, as she was known, was imprisoned for 34 years and paroled in 2009, three years after Ford died at age 93. After the assassination attempt, the president held a brief session with the traveling members of the press, mainly for the purpose of thanking the Secret Service. “Let me add, with great emphasis,” Ford said, doing his best Teddy Roosevelt imitation, “this incident under no circumstances will prevent me or preclude me from contacting the American people as I travel from one state to another and from one community to another.” That resolve would be tested only 17 days later, when another woman with a gun stalked the president in San Francisco, this time getting a shot off before being subdued. Upon returning to the White House, Ford met with the media again, and uttered a rare sentiment for a president — relief at the very sight of the press corps. The exchange began this way: REPORTER: “Mr. Ford, could you speak to us for just a moment, please, and tell us how you feel?” THE PRESIDENT: “Can I have just a minute to look at all of you?” Carl M. 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FIRST READ: Elizabeth Warren won the summer. But she has a big challenge in front of her.
The summer before the contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, a liberal candidate from a New England state is climbing in the polls, attracting big crowds (10,000-plus in Seattle), raising lots of money from small donors and campaigning in bold colors.
Sounds like Elizabeth Warren’s summer of 2019, right?
Well, it also applies to Howard Dean in 2003.
Check out this New York Times dispatch from Aug. 27, 2003:
“The staggering, seemingly spontaneous crowds turning up to meet [Dean] — about 10,000 in Seattle on Sunday and a similar number in Bryant Park in Manhattan last night — are unheard of in the days of the race when most candidates concentrate on the early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire and would seem formidable even in October 2004.”
“Yesterday morning, the campaign took another audacious step, saying that it would broadcast television advertisements in six new states beginning on Friday, and that it expected to raise $10.3 million in the three months ending Sept. 30 — more than any other Democrat in a similar period save for President Bill Clinton in 1995.”
Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP
Now there are important differences between Dean and Warren.
She’s much more disciplined, for instance. Also, Bush 43’s numbers were MUCH stronger than Trump’s back then, when there was concern about the former Vermont governor’s electability.
But right now, there’s a common theme between Dean and Warren: To their credit, they’ve captivated rank-and-file white Democratic liberals.
That, as Dean and Bernie Sanders and Gary Hart all discovered, isn’t enough to win a Democratic nomination – and it’s even more true now with the Democratic Party growing more diverse.
Like Obama was able to do in 2008, you have to combine this “wine track” with another part of the Democratic coalition.
And it’s why Bernie Sanders isn’t the Dem candidate standing in Warren’s way right now.
It’s Joe Biden – with that support from African-American voters.
The House retirements cometh
Earlier this week, we told you that we’d be keeping our eyes on more House GOP retirements.
And yesterday, we got two more – Reps. Bill Flores, R-Texas, and Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis.
That makes it
14 House Republicans – and five from Texas alone – who’ve said they won’t run for re-election in 2020 (and that doesn’t include those who have resigned and will have the seat filled by a special election).
Yesterday also brought us the fourth House Democrat who won’t be seeking re-election – Rep. Susan Davis, D-Calif.
The
good news for Republicans is that the Flores and Sensenbrenner seats
should be easy to defend in 2020; Trump won them by about 20 points each
in ’16.
The bad news is that these GOP retirements probably won’t be the last we’ll see.
2020 VISION: Recapping yesterday’s Climate-palooza
Last night, the 10 Democratic presidential hopefuls who will participate in next week’s debate took part in a marathon, seven-hour climate change forum.
NBC’s
Amanda Golden, Jordan Jackson, Priscilla Thompson, Benjamin Pu,
Marianna Sotomayor, Gary Grumbach, Maura Barrett, Deepa Shivaram and
Julia Jester have
the main takeaways from each candidate:
Julián Castro:
Towards the end of his appearance, he acknowledged that he might’ve
done some things differently as mayor of San Antonio but that he stood
up for clean water (a story
where he quit his job as a lawyer to in order to vote against a land
deal on city council).
Andrew Yang:
He often brought up his signature campaign idea of universal basic
income, arguing it would help galvanize Americans by giving them
financial security to dedicate time
and money to fight climate change.
Kamala Harris:
She started off her appearance by saying she would declare an emergency
on clean drinking water. Harris added she would take on the issue
through executive action,
in addition to also re-entering the Paris climate agreement.
Amy Klobuchar:
She said in her first week, she’d bring the U.S. back into the
international climate agreement, bring back the clean power rules
President Obama put in place, re-establish
gas mileage standards, and work on legislation with mayors and with
Congress.
Joe Biden:
He was pressed on whether he could hold fossil fuel and energy
companies accountable if he attended a fundraiser held by Andrew
Goldman, an energy investor who co-founded
Western L&G, Biden initially rejected the premise of the audience
question saying that Goldman “is not a fossil fuel executive.”
Bernie Sanders:
He was asked how he’d deal with the congressional filibuster when it
came to climate legislation. “If your question is, are we going to need
60 votes to save the
planet, the answer is, no, we will not,” Sanders said.
Elizabeth Warren:
She split from Sen. Sanders on the nationalization of public utilities,
saying “Gosh, you know, I’m not sure that that’s what gets you to the
solution.”
Pete Buttigieg:
He was asked about the $300,000 he spent on private air travel in his
campaign’s second fundraising quarter. Buttigieg said while he’s all for
decarbonizing jet fuel,
he doesn’t believe America will ever abolish air travel.
Beto O’Rourke: He said he would work to meet a net-zero emissions goal by implementing a cap-and-trade system—not a carbon tax.
Cory Booker:
He said that his plan calls for being at zero carbon by the year 2030,
and he would ban offshore drilling, as well as ban fracking on public
lands.
On the campaign trail today: Beto O’Rourke stumps in Massachusetts… Michael Bennet visits Iowa… Tulsi Gabbard and Tom Steyer are in New Hampshire… And Tim Ryan campaigns in South Carolina.
Preston Ehrler/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Dispatches from NBC’s embeds: In an interview with Stephen Colbert last night, Joe Biden doubled down on his defense of his numerous recent verbal slip-ups, saying that he has not mistaken policy substance, per NBC’s Marianna Sotomayor.
“I think it’s fair to go after a political figure for anything,” he said. “But here’s the deal. Any gaffe that I have made, and I’ve made gaffes like every politician I know has, have been not about the substantive issue, but been about other— I’m trying to talk about what other people have done.”
TWEET OF THE DAY: The Sharpie Image
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is… nine points.
Nine points.
That’s how much Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in a hypothetical matchup in Wisconsin, per a new Marquette University Law School Poll.
In a head-to-head general election matchup, Biden gets 51 percent to Trump’s 42 percent.
Bernie Sanders leads Trump 48 percent to 44 percent, while both Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are running in an even tie with Trump in the Badger State.
And/but … we have a long way to go. The same poll in Sept. 2015 found Hillary Clinton besting Trump by double digits. Trump went on to win the state by less than a percentage point.
THE LID: Say ‘cheese’
Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when we did a deeper dive into why Wisconsin is such a high-stakes state.
ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss
Here’s NBC’s write-up of, well,
Sharpie-gate.
And another one… Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, the second-most senior member of the House,
won’t run again in 2020.
Rep. Steve King says
he drank from the toilet-fountain cited by those critical of the conditions at migrant detention facilities.
The founder of 8chan
says that the current owner of the message board will “lie through his teeth” during a deposition on Capitol Hill.
Boris Johnson’s brother
is quitting politics amid the Brexit turmoil.
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