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Good morning from Washington, where The Heritage Foundation’s new
assessment of America’s military strength finds it only “marginal”
considering the threats. The media isn’t too interested in the demise of
the top ISIS butcher as U.S. special forces cornered
him in Syria. A mother alarmed by the transgender agenda visits the
podcast. Plus: We’ve got the latest border security numbers, an update
on U.S.-North Korea negotiations, a woke rewrite of a holiday classic,
and a skeptical take on gun control.
Analysis
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It’s Like to Lose Your Children to the ‘Transgender Cult,’ From a Mom Who Knows
By Katrina Trinko “As soon as you say you’re trans, you turn into a star. And kids are thirsty for that kind of affirmation,” says Lynn Meagher. More Commentary Index of Military Strength Finds Preparedness to Win Wars ‘Marginal’ By Thomas Spoehr How prepared is our military to defend the American homeland, win wars abroad, and preserve freedom of commerce internationally? Marginally, according to The Heritage Foundation’s new Index of U.S. Military Strength. More Commentary Media Coverage of Terrorist ISIS Founder’s Death Exposes a Double Standard By Jarrett Stepman It’s painfully clear that media outlets just can’t bear to give Trump a “win” on an event that should bring together all Americans. More News Border Agents Save Thousand of Lives, Seize More Drugs and Guns By Fred Lucas Customs and Border Protection officers rescued nearly 5,000 illegal immigrants from danger, according to numbers for fiscal year 2019. More Commentary Window Closing for Nuke Talks With North Korea By Bruce Klingner The two sides have yet to agree even on a definition of “denuclearization” or the “Korean Peninsula.” North Korea continues to expand and refine its nuclear and missile arsenal. More News John Legend’s Version of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ Includes a ‘Choice’ Line By Mary Margaret Olohan Singer John Legend will release a rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” this Christmas featuring the line “It’s your body, and your choice.” More Commentary The Gun Grabbers Mislead Us By Walter E. Williams Americans who call for stricter and stricter gun control know that getting rid of rifles will do little or nothing for the nation’s homicide rate. Their calls for more restrictive gun laws are part of a larger strategy to outlaw gun ownership altogether. More The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843 Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as rickbulow74@live.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription. |
POLITICO PLAYBOOK
Why everyone is confused by impeachment
By ANNA PALMER and JAKE SHERMAN
10/30/2019 05:52 AM EDT
DRIVING THE DAY
CONFUSED BY IMPEACHMENT? Have no idea what’s going on? Welcome to the club. Everyone is all over the place.
LET’S BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: At this point, it looks as if President DONALD TRUMP will be impeached by the House, and the WHITE HOUSE has struggled mightily with how to handle this. This administration operates at the whims of TRUMP, and on an issue as politically and legally complex as impeachment, that seems like a foolhardy play. The first play seemed to be to try to scare Democrats out of impeachment with an angry letter by the White House counsel. That, quite predictably, fell on deaf ears.
NOW THE WHITE HOUSE HAS an acting chief of staff who seems like he’s on the brink of being fired. Their plan to hire Trey Gowdy never panned out. Their communications strategy seems to be the president angrily tweeting about “Never Trumpers” and a “perfect phone call.” RUDY GIULIANI, the president’s lawyer, is in his own legal jeopardy.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS GRIPED about having no visibility into the closed-door proceedings on Capitol Hill — even though Republicans are keeping them in the loop. TRUMP said Tuesday he didn’t know Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the most recent official to testify. This might seem curious since Vindman focused on Ukraine, which the president says was a top priority for him.
CAPITOL HILL REPUBLICANS ARE NO LESS LOST. They mounted a weekslong defense on process, only to be told publicly by the president that they should drop that argument, and focus on defending him on the merits.
MEANWHILE, DEMOCRATS SPENT ALL WEEK trumpeting and explaining a new impeachment resolution, missing an opportunity to ride the wave of Vindman’s damning testimony. The impeachment resolution, by the way, enacts modest tweaks to the arcane rules that govern committee hearings. (If you care: Top lawmakers and staff get more time to question witnesses. Republicans can request witnesses. The president’s lawyers can participate in hearings — but at Dems’ discretion. The House Intelligence Committee is leading the probe — but you knew that already.)
WATCH FOR REPUBLICANS to try to jam up this process with procedural tricks, and try to force many votes on amendments to make life difficult for Democrats.
AS JOHN BRESNAHAN put it Tuesday: One side doesn’t know how to handle impeachment, and the other side is trying to overmanage it.
HERE’S WHAT WE STILL DON’T KNOW: When will Democrats make their case to the public — something they’ve said for months they need to make? There are 63 days until the end of 2019 — will impeachment wrap up before then? Bill Clinton’s impeachment took 55 days. Heck, will we even see public hearings by the end of the year?
AND WHERE WILL SENATORS LAND? Many senators have been a bit cagey, using the I’ll-be-a-juror excuse as a way to not weigh in on what’s happening in the House. Will Republican senators back Trump and push for a speedy trial? Or will they take a more measured approach, and could there be defections? Also: Will any Senate ***Democrats*** defect and vote to acquit?
UNDERSTAND THE DEMS’ NEW IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION, via Sarah Ferris, Heather Caygle and Kyle Cheney: “The resolution is less about imbuing impeachment investigators with new power than about directing traffic as multiple committees jockey for jurisdiction over the high-stakes probe. It lays out that the House Intelligence panel decides which hearings to hold. And it allows Schiff to add rounds of uninterrupted questioning for himself and ranking Republican Devin Nunes — up to 45 minutes per side — as many times as necessary. Both Schiff and Nunes may yield their questioning time to staffers.
“That’s a slight change from existing House rules which permit committee chairs to add a single round of staff questioning at 30 minutes per side.
“Similarly, the resolution spells out that Republicans may request to call witnesses — which is already permitted under House rules — and issue subpoenas. In both cases, the requests are subject to a veto by Schiff and committee Democrats, a similar arrangement to previous impeachment proceedings.
“The resolution also preserves the authority of House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). While it affords Trump and his legal team a chance to mount a defense and cross-examine witnesses, those powers will all be subject to Nadler’s discretion. Those details, specifically for Judiciary, were outlined in a separate document released later Tuesday.” POLITICO
— NOT SO FAST … JOSH GERSTEIN: “Appeals court delays House’s access to Mueller grand jury secrets”
BIG … NYT: “White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call,” by Julian Barnes, Nick Fandos and Danny Hakim: “Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, told House impeachment investigators on Tuesday that the White House transcript of a July call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president omitted crucial words and phrases, and that his attempts to restore them failed, according to three people familiar with the testimony.
“The omissions, Colonel Vindman said, included Mr. Trump’s assertion that there were recordings of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. discussing Ukraine corruption, and an explicit mention by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, of Burisma Holdings, the energy company whose board employed Mr. Biden’s son Hunter.” NYT
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FACT: Speaker Pelosi’s drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO’s preliminary estimate found this bill “would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.”
TODAY’S IMPEACHMENT DEPOSITIONS: State Department officials Catherine Croft and Christopher Anderson.
— CNN’S JENNIFER HANSLER and KYLIE ATWOOD: “State Department official to testify that John Bolton warned about influence of Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine”: “Former national security adviser John Bolton cautioned about the influence Rudy Giuliani had on US-Ukraine policymaking during a meeting in mid-June with top US officials, a career foreign service officer plans to tell Congress on Wednesday, according to a copy of his opening statement obtained by CNN.
“Christopher Anderson, who was former special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker’s assistant from 2017-2019, is one of two State Department officials set to testify behind closed doors as part of the House Ukraine impeachment inquiry on Wednesday. Catherine Croft, who took over that role in the summer of 2019, is also scheduled to testify.” CNN
22 DAYS UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN … BURGESS EVERETT: “It’s a nightmare scenario for Washington: a government shutdown smack in the middle of the House’s impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. And Chuck Schumer says he’s ‘increasingly worried’ that it might come to fruition.
“As he and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell battle over government funding, the Senate minority leader said on Tuesday that he’s fretting that Trump will balk at a short-term spending bill during the Democratic effort to oust him from office.
“‘I’m increasingly worried that President Trump will want to shut down the government again because of impeachment,’ Schumer told reporters. ‘He always likes to create diversions. I hope and pray he won’t want to cause another government shutdown because it might be a diversion away from impeachment.’” POLITICO
SPOTTED at dinner at the Trump Hotel after the “Take Back the House” fundraiser featuring Trump: Trump, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and GOP Reps. Garret Graves (La.), Tom Emmer (Minn.), Fred Upton (Mich.), Jim Banks (Ind.), Devin Nunes (Calif.) and Steve Scalise (La.). Scalise and Nunes went on Hannity, and Trump called them back.
Good Wednesday morning. THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS have lived to fight another day. They beat the Astros 7-2, behind a stellar performance by Stephen Strasburg, and home runs by Adam Eaton, Juan Soto and Anthony Rendon. Game Seven is tonight at 8 p.m. The Nats have Max Scherzer on the mound, and the Astros have Zack Greinke.
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK … USMCA WATCH: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s trade team, led by Erica Suares and Jay Khosla, is meeting with consultants and trade association reps this afternoon to talk USMCA. With less than four weeks left in the current congressional work period, the goal is to try and increase coordination among the coalition and ramp up pressure on House Democrats to try and get a trade package done before the end of the year.
— BLOOMBERG’S JENNY LEONARD: “Trump White House Wants Direct Control Over Where Cars Are Made”: “The Trump administration wants to dictate how and where global auto companies make cars and parts to secure duty-free treatment under the new Nafta — in its most direct intervention yet to manage trade and production, according to people familiar with the effort.
“The issue is being discussed between Trump administration officials, congressional staff, and domestic and foreign auto makers in the context of the legislation that lawmakers will vote on for the trade deal to take effect. The White House wants specific language that would allow it to unilaterally administer the production rules for companies.” Bloomberg
NEW … BRETT MCGURK is writing a book for Crown about “presidential decision making during wartime.” McGurk is the former special envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS. He worked for the Trump, Obama and George W. Bush administrations, and resigned from this administration last year. Deneen Howell at Williams and Connolly represented McGurk, and Crown Executive Editor Kevin Doughten will edit the book.
WOWZA … “Mulvaney was left in the dark on al-Baghdadi operation,” by NBC’s Carol Lee, Kristen Welker, Stephanie Ruhle and Hallie Jackson: “Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney first learned about the U.S. military raid against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi after the operation was already underway, according to five current and former senior administration officials.
“Mulvaney was at home in South Carolina when President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Saturday night that ‘Something very big has just happened!’ He was briefed on the raid that night, officials said.
“The extraordinary move by Trump to leave his chief of staff out of the most significant U.S. military operation against the world’s most wanted terrorist since the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011 marks a major blow to Mulvaney, suggesting that he’s increasingly sidelined inside the White House.” NBC
WAPO: “Islamic State defector inside Baghdadi’s hideout critical to success of raid, officials say,” by Joby Warrick, Ellen Nakashima and Dan Lamothe: “U.S. commandos zeroed in on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s final hideout with the help of an extraordinarily well-placed informant, an Islamic State operative who facilitated the terrorist leader’s movements around Syria and even helped oversee construction work on his Syrian safe house, according to U.S. and Middle East-based officials knowledgeable about the operation.
“The mole’s detailed knowledge of Baghdadi’s whereabouts as well as the room-by-room layout of his sanctuary proved to be critical in the Oct. 26 raid that ended with the death of the world’s most-wanted terrorist, the officials said.
“The informant was present during the assault on Baghdadi’s compound in the Syrian province of Idlib, and he was exfiltrated from the region two days later with his family. The man, whose nationality had not been revealed, is expected to receive some or all of the $25 million U.S. bounty that had been placed on Baghdadi’s head, according to the officials. One official said he was a Sunni Arab who turned against the Islamic State because one of his relatives had been killed by the group.” WaPo
DRIVE THE KNIFE IN, BRADLEY!, via WaPo’s Seung Min Kim: “[Alabama GOP Senate candidate Rep. Bradley] Byrne said in an interview Tuesday that [Jeff] Sessions’s entry would not make ‘any difference to me’ and vowed to stay in the race regardless.
“Then, unprompted, Byrne referenced what would almost certainly be Sessions’s biggest political liability should he run again for the Senate seat. ‘The president is very angry with Jeff. I think the president will be very vocal against him,’ Byrne said. ‘For Jeff’s sake, I don’t want that. But I think that’s the reality of what he’s facing.’” WaPo
NYT’S JONATHAN MARTIN in Georgetown, Ky.: “Kentucky Governor’s Race Tests Impact of Impeachment in States”: “Asked if he thought Mr. Trump was a good man, Mr. Beshear said ‘I don’t know the president’ before adding that he could work with any president helping Kentucky.
“At the same time, Mr. Bevin’s relationship with the president is more complicated than he would like Kentucky Republicans to believe. He has spent so much time around the Trump White House that Republicans here and in Washington began to wonder if he was seeking an administration job to escape a difficult re-election. But when one well-connected Kentucky Republican inquired about that possibility with an administration official the word came back that there was no mutual interest: ‘We like him where he is,’ the official replied icily, according to the Republican here.” NYT
2020 WATCH …
— WAPO’S JOSH ROGIN spoke with JOE BIDEN: “Biden lamented that Trump’s own friends and officials have essentially tricked him into leaving some troops in Syria by telling him he could control the oil there and referred to a U.S. official telling The Post: ‘This is like feeding a baby its medicine in yogurt or applesauce.’ ‘It’s like dealing not with a commander in chief, but a whiner in chief,’ said Biden. ‘It’s bizarre.’” WaPo
— “Poll: Voters split on whether country is ready for a gay president,” by Caitlin Oprysko: “As the Democratic Party fields its first serious presidential contender who is openly gay, half of American voters say that they personally are ready for a gay or lesbian president, but are split about whether the country as a whole is ready.
“According to a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll of registered voters, 50 percent of respondents said they were either definitely or probably ready to have a commander in chief who is openly gay, compared with 37 percent who said they were either definitely or probably not ready.” POLITICO
GREAT STORY — MATT DIXON in Tallahassee: “Trump rescues Florida GOP fundraiser amid leadership fight”: “President Donald Trump’s promise to headline the Republican Party of Florida’s annual fundraiser has given it a much-needed financial and emotional boost going into 2020, even as the news has laid bare divisions within the state party’s leadership.
“The party’s scramble to land a Trump visit culminated in a political victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday and effectively left state GOP Chairman Joe Gruters with a title but no influence. The power play caps a monthslong effort by DeSantis to elbow the chairman out of power.
“It also ended the 24-hour drama that saw the party’s Statesman’s Dinner canceled due to a lack of interest, then rescheduled with a bang.” POLITICO Florida
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FACT: Speaker Pelosi’s drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. .
TRUMP’S WEDNESDAY — The president will have lunch with VP Mike Pence at 12:45 p.m. in the private dining room. He will present the Medal of Freedom at 5 p.m. in the East Room.
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WHAT NIKKI HALEY SAID ABOUT TRUMP AT AEI: “President Trump is a disruptor. That makes some people very happy, and it makes some people very mad. But if we are a country that lives by the rule of law, we must all accept that we have one president at a time and that president attained his office by the choice of the American people. When I was in the administration, I served alongside colleagues who believed that the best thing to do for America was to undermine and obstruct the president. Some wrote about it anonymously in The New York Times. Others just did it.
“They sincerely believed they were doing the right thing. I sincerely believed they weren’t. The president was the choice of the people, in accordance with our founding charter. No policy disagreement with him, no matter how heartfelt, justifies undermining the lawful authority that is vested in his office by the Constitution.
“For those who don’t like the president, they are free to protest him, and many do. But if you serve in the administration, you are not free to push your personal agenda. What’s at stake is not President Trump’s policies. What’s at stake is the Constitution.” Full remarks
— SPOTTED at the black-tie dinner Tuesday night at the National Building Museum:Dick and Lynne Cheney, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Daniel Yergin, Eliana Johnson, Michael Goldfarb, Anne and Matt Continetti, Michael Crowley and Sarah Haight, Josh and Ali Rogin, John Hudson, Dani Pletka and Steve Rademaker, and Mark and Mollie Hemingway.
WSJ: “White House Weighs Ways to Tap Cuccinelli as Acting DHS Secretary,” by Michelle Hackman and Andrew Restuccia: “The White House is weighing legal options that could allow President Trump to appoint Ken Cuccinelli as the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter. …
“Now, the White House is considering a plan allowing the administration to change the line of succession at the department to bypass the vacancies statute and appoint Mr. Cuccinelli or another pick. White House officials have asked the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel if such a plan is legal, one of the people familiar with the plan said.” WSJ
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Speaker Pelosi’s plan is the wrong approach for patients, the U.S. health care system and American innovation.
BREXIT UPDATE — “U.K. rolls the dice on Brexit election,” by Annabelle Dickson, Emilio Casalicchio and Eleni Courea: “After months of parliamentary stalemate, a bill paving the way for a December general election — the first since 1923 — overcame its first major hurdle on Tuesday night. MPs backed an election by a huge margin with 438 votes in favor and just 20 against.
“Each of the U.K.’s main political parties are banking on a national ballot to unblock the Brexit paralysis in their favor — but by throwing the electoral dice in the air, they are all taking a gamble that the opposite Brexit outcome could come to pass.” POLITICO Europe
JARED SPEAKS — Israel’s Channel 13 News’ Barak Ravid sat down with Jared Kushner in Israel for a rare on-camera interview. He said Trump’s record is “unimpeachable.”
NEW SUFFOLK/USA TODAY POLL: “Nearly 66 percent of registered voters believe the White House should comply with House subpoenas demanding testimony and documents, according to a Suffolk University/USA TODAY nationwide poll of registered voters, while 26 percent disagreed, and 8 percent were undecided.
“Most Democrats (91 percent) and 68 percent of independents support compliance with the subpoenas, as do 35 percent of Republicans.” Poll
BRIANNA GURCIULLO: “4 ways Boeing’s CEO tripped up at Tuesday’s 737 MAX hearing”
MEDIAWATCH — “CNN defends new contributor Sean Duffy while anchors decry his ‘anti-immigrant bigotry,’” by Michael Calderone
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SPOTTED: Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), chief of staff Lorissa Bounds, Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) and Barbara Long, Kathy Ramsey, Fox’s Danny O’Brien and Kris Jones and CBS’ John Orlando dining together at RPM Italian on Tuesday.
SPOTTED at the U.S. Chamber’s Global Innovation Policy Center’s 7th annual IP Champions Gala: Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), national security adviser Robert O’Brien, Morgan Ortagus and Jonathan Weinberger, Ed Roland, Jonathan Swan and Betsy Woodruff Swan, Christina Ruffini, Conor Finnegan, David Israelite, Matt Swift, Chris DeStefano, Mitch Glazier, Gerald Griffin, Sheila Gujrathi, Kathryn Hire, Chris Janson, Charles Rivkin, Sam Vinograd, Chris Pang and Mark Olshaker.
TRANSITION — John Ullyot, formerly of the VA, is now running strategic communications for the NSC.
BIRTHWEEK (was Tuesday): Dimitri Simes
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Tim Roemer, executive director and strategic counselor at APCO Worldwide,is 63. A fun fact about him: “Most people don’t know I collect overpriced baseball cards (paid way too much for a 1954 Willie Mays card), I collect first-edition books (have a stack of Mark Twain treasures), and I love to browse and buy in used book stores (in D.C., Capitol Hill Books and Second Story Books are fantastic).” Playbook Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Ivanka Trump is 38 … Maggie Haberman … Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) is 68 … Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent and anchor of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” (hat tips: Joya Manasseh and Ben Chang) … Lauren Zelt, founder and CEO of Zelt Communications, celebrating in Palm Beach (h/ts Tammy Haddad, Alex Rosenwald, Judy Mayka, Kevin Cirilli and Lauren Aronson) … Mitch Stewart, founding partner at 270 Strategies … Lindsay Jancek … Paul Rosen, partner at Crowell and Moring … David Beckwith … U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra is 66 … former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) is 64 … Jeff Larson … David Krone … Lizette Alvarez … POLITICO’s Ally Mutnick, Bill Mahoney, Mark Rush and Sophia Socarras …
… Mitch Glazier, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (h/t Brendan Daly) … Rebecca Schieber of Targeted Victory (h/t Fred Brown) … Laurence Leamer is 78 … Nu Wexler,policy communications manager at Google … Tarai Zemba … POLITICO Europe’s Annabelle Dickson … Hanna Grimm … Boeing’s Alexandra Viers … former Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) is 62 (h/t Jon Haber) … former Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.) is 58 … Advoc8’s Laura Mullen … AARP’s Josh Rosenblum … Mary Sullivan … Christine Zdelar … Jeremy Seth Gold … James Richardson, managing director at Dentons … Coy Knobel … Edwin Foulke … Richard Marks … Michael Petricone … Samantha Turner … Jeremy Holden … Joe Sterling is 69 … Justin Hage … Ian Millhiser … Lauren Callahan … Evan Reese
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Speaker Pelosi’s plan is the wrong approach for patients, the U.S. health care system and American innovation. The projected economic impact of the plan could represent a tipping point that would shift biopharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing investments and jobs abroad. We do not need to blow up the pipeline for future treatments and cures to make medicines more affordable. Instead, policymakers should pursue practical policy solutions that foster continued research and development and share negotiated savings with patients at the pharmacy counter. .
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Brexit Delayed Until After British Vote “Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval from parliament on Tuesday for an early ballot aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock.” Reuters From the Left The left opposes Brexit and worries about Labour’s electoral chances under Jeremy Corbyn. “Think of all the stockpiling and worrying and understandable stalling of investment plans that businesses have done over years of being constantly nagged to ‘get ready’ for Brexit – without ever knowing what exactly what they should be ready for. Think of all the people not hired, the expansion plans put on ice, the pay rises denied because cash had to be saved for contingencies. Think too of all the life plans put on hold by couples worried that this isn’t a good time to start a family or move house, and the anxiety gnawing away beneath the surface of so many lives. And for what, exactly?… If you wouldn’t buy a secondhand car from someone who refused to open the bonnet, then don’t buy a Brexit bill from someone who threatens a snap election the minute MPs start kicking its tyres.” Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian “Even though Johnson and the Conservatives may be feeling confident in the polls right now, if Brexit has offered any lessons, it’s that nothing is predictable. Turnout might be an issue in a pre-Christmas and winter election. Smaller parties like the Liberal Democrats, on the pro-EU side, and the Brexit Party, on the pro-Brexit side, have gained in popularity as the Brexit debate has become more polarized. They could definitely make it harder for either Conservatives or Labour to win a majority outright. An election fought over Brexit is going to be contentious. But it might be the British public’s last say on Brexit.” Jen Kirby, Vox Some argue, “Britain’s fight about Brexit is best understood as a civil war over the country’s culture. Remainers believe that important parts of contemporary Britain are in need of serious reform. But they also tend to be in tune with the beliefs of the country’s cultural elite, and to think that its core institutions are worth preserving. By and large, they trust the BBC, think highly of the country’s universities, and believe that Britain’s place in the world—as a medium-size power exerting its influence through multilateral institutions such as NATO and the United Nations—is appropriate… “Leavers, by contrast, feel that these institutions have come to be dominated by a left-liberal cultural establishment that looks down on them and sells the country short. They accuse the BBC of having a left-wing bias. They believe that universities serve to indoctrinate their children. And though they are confident that their country could manage on its own, they have grown convinced that most politicians are too timid to help it regain its past grandeur… [Johnson] has always understood that Brexit is as much a symbol as a cause… If he plays his cards right, he will dominate British politics for much longer than pundits expect—and inspire imitators well beyond the shores of Brexit Britain.” Yascha Mounk, The Atlantic Regarding Corbyn, “He is less popular than Boris Johnson among both men and women, in every socioeconomic category, whether richer or poorer, in London and Scotland as well as the Midlands and Wales and, remarkably, in every age group… Yet the curious thing about British politics just now is that, among Labour supporters, this is barely mentioned in public. To raise it is to bring social media ordure down upon on your head, as if it were improper or even sacrilegious to speak of such things – even though it is truly extraordinary that the party of opposition is not 20 points ahead of a government in office for nine years, so bitterly divided it has expelled 21 of its own MPs, including two former chancellors, and which has failed to deliver on its central promise… “The diehards will say that to criticise Corbyn in this way is to side with the Tories against the poor and vulnerable. But the opposite is true. To stick with a path that makes five more years of Boris Johnson, and a hard Brexit, more likely is not to side with the poor and the vulnerable – it is to betray them.” Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian Many posit that “At the end of it [all], the majority of the population is likely to end up disappointed, irrespective of how they voted on Brexit in the past and may do in the future if the government’s opponents succeed in getting a second referendum. ‘Leavers’ may well not get the promised land they were hoping for, or ‘Remainers’ will always resent losing their European citizenship, and the rights to reside and work in 27 other countries, that went with it… however long this process takes, and however it ends, Britain will have changed, and its status in the world will only have further eroded.” James Rodgers, NBC News From the Right The right supports Brexit and is cautiously optimistic about the Tories winning the election. “When the United States decided that NAFTA as it was no longer served U.S. interests, it had the choice of opening the treaty up for renegotiation or exiting it… The other NAFTA countries enjoyed the same right of exit. Maintaining the right of exit is the difference between using sovereignty and losing sovereignty. When the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union — rightly or wrongly, intelligently or meat-headedly, however you see it — that should have been that. But British sovereignty has become so entangled in European protocols as to render Brexit difficult if not quite impossible without the cooperation of the European Union itself. And that cooperation has not been exactly forthcoming. Brussels has worked to make Brexit as difficult, painful, and expensive for the United Kingdom as it can… “The European Union is not the sort of repressive machine that might be described as ‘Orwellian.’ It is more Kafkaesque, a Hotel California of a superstate whose constituents can check out any time they like but — ask Boris Johnson — they can never leave… The United Kingdom is now set to go through another election in an attempt to settle a question that should have been, in principle, settled by an election back in 2016. That the United Kingdom is finding Brexit so difficult to get done is the best argument there is for getting it done.” Kevin D. Williamson, National Review “It’s time for the 27 remaining member states — and for the United Kingdom itself — to get on with their own business. The British voted to leave more than three years ago, and nothing suggests a major shift in public opinion. It’s time for Britain to go… In a Brexit-less world, the ruling British Conservative Party would be pursuing pro-market reforms, balancing the budget, and adapting foreign and defense policy to the world’s changing geopolitics. But as things stand now, the British political class continues to be preoccupied with one thing only: Brexit… “Without a clear break, it is hard to see how the current high temperature in British politics can come down. An early election will not solve the problem since both major parties are internally divided over Brexit. A repetition of the plebiscite would likely pour more gasoline on the fire. And if a second referendum contradicts the result of the first one, it will give birth to a myth of a stab in the back of the British electorate and ensure that the Brexit betrayal is still debated 10 or 20 years from now.” Dalibor Rohac, Washington Post “On the surface, [having an election] looks like a win for Boris Johnson. It’s true that the latest polling shows his Conservative Party up by double digits. If the votes played out along those lines, he could regain solid control in Parliament and push forward with his plans. But we should also keep in mind that Theresa May held a similar polling advantage when she called for a new round of elections a couple of years back and wound up going down in a humiliating defeat… You can find a solid majority in favor of leaving the EU, but many of them only support it if they like the deal they’re getting. A No-Deal Brexit is far less popular.” Jazz Shaw, Hot Air Yet “Johnson’s enemies may be underestimating the depths of the public’s anger with them. Britons have endured three years of political stagnation — an enormous waste of public time and resources… Unlike Johnson, his opponents lack vision and decisiveness. Where Johnson has a very clear aim of Brexit and a clear plan to achieve it, their solution seems to be to cancel the process entirely and hope that no one ever mentions it again. This is as unacceptable as it is undemocratic, and deeply unpersuasive to boot. My own hunch is that the British people, in their wisdom, will reject it.” Madeleine Kearns, National Review “In terms of our national interests, this will be the most important British election in at least 100 years. Either a pro-American government will return to power with a mandate to implement Brexit or Britain will be led by the most anti-American prime minister in memory… Corbyn isn’t just anti-American, he is fanatically so. A former employee of an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps TV channel and a fan of Vladimir Putin, he is devoted in his opposition to the American-led international order. Largely disliked by his own members of Parliament, Corbyn supports Russia over Britain, terrorists over Israel, and Iran over everyone else.” Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner On the bright side… Horsepower, literally: Finnish horse show runs on manure. AP News 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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| AXIOP The Resurgent’s Morning Briefing for October 30,2019 View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward Good morning, Here is all the news conservatives need to know to start their day. At 4pm ET, you can catch me on radio to bring you up to speed on developments throughout the day. You can listen live here. Georgia Senate Candidate Teresa Tomlinson Hires Finance Chair Involved in Finance Scandal Teresa Tomlinson, former mayor of Columbus, GA, hired Steve Leeds to be her national finance chair. This comes as Tomlinson fails to meet her own fundraising goals. She is now lagging newcomer Jon Ossoff. Tomlinson is running against Senator David Perdue and had tried to raise enough money to scare off challengers. That failed. Leeds […] The post Georgia Senate Candidate Teresa Tomlinson Hires Finance Chair Involved in Finance Scandal appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Poll: Forty Percent Considering Third Party Vote In 2020 Are voters realizing that elections are not a binary choice? The post Poll: Forty Percent Considering Third Party Vote In 2020 appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Biden Gets His Electoral History Wrong, Claims Obama/Biden Won North Carolina in 2012 The post Biden Gets His Electoral History Wrong, Claims Obama/Biden Won North Carolina in 2012 appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » FRANKEL: The Real Meaning Behind the Washington Post’s al-Baghdadi Headline On Saturday, US Special Forces conducted an operation that successfully killed the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The next morning, President Donald Trump gave an address, saying that the savage murderer, rapist and terror leader “died like a dog. He died like a coward. The world is now a much safer place.” Trump continued […] The post FRANKEL: The Real Meaning Behind the Washington Post’s al-Baghdadi Headline appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » 30 Years Overdue: RNC Launches ‘Victims of Socialism’ 30 years after the physical collapse of the Soviet Union, it seems the Republican Party wants to start tackling and combatting its resurgence here in the U.S. Finally. It comes about 30 years too late though—but better late than never? The party should have been making a moral case for free enterprise since the USSR’s […] The post 30 Years Overdue: RNC Launches ‘Victims of Socialism’ appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Kelly Makes the Case for Trump’s Removal Whether or not he meant to, former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has shown why the Senate needs to remove Donald Trump. Soon. When Kelly was on his way out the door in December 2018, he told Trump that “whatever you do, don’t hire a ‘yes man,’ someone who won’t tell you the […] The post Kelly Makes the Case for Trump’s Removal appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » House To Hold Vote On Impeachment Inquiry This Thursday Are Republicans ready to defend Trump instead of attacking the impeachment process? The post House To Hold Vote On Impeachment Inquiry This Thursday appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Irony Abounds: Sanders and Tlaib Do Interview in Front of Empty Grocery Shelves The post Irony Abounds: Sanders and Tlaib Do Interview in Front of Empty Grocery Shelves appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Rapper Brings Fan Onstage, Kicks Him Off When He Won’t Yell ‘F**k Donald Trump’ The post Rapper Brings Fan Onstage, Kicks Him Off When He Won’t Yell ‘F**k Donald Trump’ appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Bernie Supporter Running for CA Governor to Challenge ‘Fake’ Facebook Ads On Monday, a digital marketer from San Francisco filed his papers to run for Governor of California in 2022. It’s not to challenge incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom, but to challenge “false ads” on Facebook. The guy in question, Adriel Hampton, also happens to be a leftist political activist. More from CNN Business: Hampton told CNN […] The post Bernie Supporter Running for CA Governor to Challenge ‘Fake’ Facebook Ads appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Recent Items: 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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1 big thing: A world of rising risks and little leadership
The era of American dominance is “definitively over,” war with China is growing more likely, and world leaders are risking long-term security by refusing to face challenges like climate change, according to a new Atlantic Council report, “Global Risks 2035.”
- The takeaway, from Axios World editor Dave Lawler: Author Mathew Burrows, a CIA veteran who previously steered long-term risk forecasts for the U.S. intelligence community, writes that the world is slipping into a “new bipolarity” defined by competition between the U.S. and China.
Why it matters: Climate change, disruptive technologies and rising inequality feature prominently in Burrows’ analysis of the greatest risks facing the world in the next 15 years.
- But hanging over everything is the fundamental restructuring of global power as China grows more influential and seeks to redefine the world order to suit its interests.
The U.S. has so far been unwilling to adapt to the changing global reality, Burrows tells Axios.
- No other country would imagine it could “only ensure national security through primacy,” he says.
- Meanwhile, most in China are convinced the U.S. will never accept China as an equal.
- As walls go up between the countries, “misunderstandings can begin to develop,” Burrows says.
- A World War I scenario, in which neither side wants war but “there is also no one putting the brakes on,” looks increasingly possible, according to Burrows.
What to watch: Burrows writes that a sliding China could actually be a bigger risk than a booming one.
- A Chinese economic downturn could be destabilizing domestically, he says, because the Communist Party “has tied its legitimacy to year-after-year of increasing opportunities and very steady growth.”
- But given China’s central role in the global economy, and the already rising tides of “protectionism and political destabilization,” it could be a deeply destabilizing event globally, Burrows warns.
The big picture: Most of the worst-case scenarios Burrows envisions are based not on an unexpected event, but on failure to act on entirely foreseeable challenges like struggling middle classes in the West, growing mountains of debt and climate change.
- Go deeper: Read the report. Share this story.
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2. Trump’s transcript gaps
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, National Security Council director for European Affairs. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
From the moment the White House released its partial transcript of President Trump’s Ukraine call, a huge unknown was: What was said during the ellipses?
Multiple national security officials, and current and former administration officials, have told Axios White House editor Margaret Talev that they’re concerned about the gaps.
- Did some officials know what the fuller passages were, and were they instructed to leave those details out? That would mean a fuller record exists.
- Or was the conversation going too fast, and the passages were lost?
- Or was there disagreement over what was said?
We now have an eye-opening answer: According to accounts of yesterday’s impeachment testimony by a White House national security official, those passages included explosive topics — direct mentions of the Bidens and Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company that hired Hunter Biden.
- Why it matters: This raises the importance of hearing from others on the call, and unpacking who made the decision to replace words with “…”
Alexander Vindman, an Army lieutenant colonel and Purple Heart honoree now serving Trump’s National Security Council, told House investigators yesterday that he tried to change the White House’s rough transcript by filling in “Burisma.”
- “The omissions, Colonel Vindman said, included Mr. Trump’s assertion that there were recordings of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. discussing Ukraine corruption, and an explicit mention by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, of Burisma Holdings,” the N.Y. Times reports.
3. Dems race for 2019 impeachment finish
This eight-page resolution, released by the Democrats ahead of a Thursday vote, authorizes the next phase of the impeachment inquiry. Photo: Jon Elswick/AP
Axios’ Alayna Treene reports from the Capitol that House Democrats hope to wrap up private impeachment depositions during a previously scheduled recess next week, then begin public hearings when they return Nov. 12.
- Why it matters: House Democrats still hope to finish the process in 2019.
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff emerged last night after Alexander Vindman’s 10+ hours of testimony, and said the still-unknown whistleblower who touched off the probe has “the right to remain anonymous.”
- “They certainly should not be subject to these kind of vicious attacks and other words and actions that threaten their safety for doing their patriotic duty,” Schiff said outside the SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility).
- “The president’s allies would like nothing better than to out this whistleblower. Our committee will not be a part of that. We will not stand for that.”
Trump and Republican lawmakers are complaining about that approach.
- Trump tweeted: “[T]he Whistleblower disappeared after I released the transcript of the call. Where is the Whistleblower? That is why this is now called the Impeachment Hoax!”
- Republicans on the House Oversight Committee tweeted a sign: “78 Days Since Adam Schiff Learned the Identity of the Whistleblower.”
4. Two worlds
Prime time in America … Both 9:07 last night:
Screenshots via Fox News and MSNBC
5. NYT: “Democrats Have the Most Racially Diverse Field Ever. The Top Tier Is All White”
Sen. Cory Booker takes a selfie during a town hall at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia on Monday. Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images
“Candidates of color are languishing in the low single digits, … well behind the four leaders” among 2020 Dems — Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg, the N.Y. Times’ Astead Herndon and Jonathan Martin report.
- Between the lines: “The divide could become even more pronounced in the coming months: Because of new, more rigorous thresholds for the Democratic debate in December, it is possible that only one nonwhite candidate, Senator Kamala Harris of California, will qualify.”
Booker told the Times: “I’ve had lots of crazy things said to me, like, ‘Is America ready for another black president?’ And I’m confident it’s never been asked of a white candidate, ‘Is America ready for another white president?'”
6. 🎓 Student performance lags on Nation’s Report Card
America’s eighth graders are falling behind in math and reading, while fourth graders are doing slightly better in reading, according to the latest results from the Nation’s Report Card, per AP.
- Key stat: Nationwide, a little more than a third of eighth graders are proficient in reading and math. About a third of fourth graders are proficient in reading, while more than 40% of fourth graders are proficient in math.
The bright side: Mississippi and the District of Columbia showed gains.
7. 🏭 Signs of trouble build in manufacturing Midwest
An economic erosion in Wisconsin and neighboring states “is challenging President Trump’s signature promise to restore a lost era of American manufacturing greatness,” the WashPost’s David Lynch writes.
- Why it matters: “Even as the $21 trillion U.S. economy continues growing, and unemployment hovers at a half-century low, factory activity has contracted for two consecutive months, according to the closely watched Institute for Supply Management index.”
8. ⚾ Tonight: Game 7!
Nats starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg last night. Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Pool via AP
“Never before had the road teams won each of the first six games of a World Series,” but the Washington Nationals’ 7-2 victory last night in Houston forced a winner-take-all finale against the Astros, writes the N.Y. Times’ Tyler Kepner.
- “It all added up to produce the fifth Game 7 of the 2010s: more than the 1990s and the 2000s combined, and a fitting end to a decade of World Series joy for some starving franchises and painful near-misses for others.”
9. “Captured by Coal”
A joint year-long investigation by Grist and the Texas Tribune examined how the coal industry lobbied Texas to lower land restoration standards, which require land used for mining to be returned to its previous state — often at great cost.
- “The end result: Thousands of potentially contaminated acres across the state could be saturated with dangerous chemicals.”
10. 1 “Thrones” thing
Image: HBO
HBO ordered a 10-episode “Game of Thrones” prequel, “House of the Dragon,” set 300 years before the original series, AP reports.
- The prequel is based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” HBO said.
- It will focus on House Targaryen, made famous in “Game of Thrones” by Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys and her fearsome dragons.
Between the lines: “House of the Dragon” was announced during a presentation for HBO Max, the streaming service launching in May 2020.
- Disclosure: Axios partners with HBO for “Axios on HBO.”
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Vindman, who was among the administration officials listening to the conversation, told investigators about his concerns at the time regarding Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. He said he reported his misgivings to a lawyer with the White House National Security Council. The Tuesday testimony set off a tweetstorm from Trump, who tried to discredit Vindman as a “Never Trumper witness.” Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) were among the lawmakers who slammed conservative attacks against Vindman, an active-duty service member who is a recipient of the Purple Heart, arguing he is a “patriot” (The Hill). The Washington Post: President’s main defense tactic: Smear witnesses. Vindman’s appearance was the latest turn in the process for Democrats, who are preparing to hold their first vote on the ongoing inquiry on Thursday. Democrats released the resolution on Tuesday, which outlined the next phase of the inquiry to bring their case before the public after weeks of closed-door witness testimony. The resolution, unveiled by House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), sets up procedures for open hearings and the release of witness testimony by the House Intelligence Committee. It also allows Republicans to request witness testimony and documents, similar to previous impeachment inquiries, although Democrats on the Intelligence panel can block those requests (The Hill). With the vote looming, only five Democrats remain opposed to the impeachment effort, with two more announcing their support for the inquiry on Tuesday — Reps. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) and Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) — meaning the resolution is expected to pass easily. The New York Times: White House Ukraine expert sought to correct a transcript of the Trump call. Politico: Democrats’ internal squabbles overshadow damning testimony. Reuters: Republicans seek whistleblower’s identity in impeachment inquiry. CNN: House committees have asked Mulvaney aide Rob Blair for testimony. The impeachment effort continues today with interviews behind closed doors with Catherine Croft, a top State Department adviser on Ukraine issues, and Christopher Anderson, a former aide to Kurt Volker. The Washington Post: Today’s witnesses are expected to tell the House that Trump nurtured a dark view of Ukraine distinct from perspectives shared by State Department advisers. Over in the Senate, lawmakers say they now expect the timeline for the House impeachment process to slide past Thanksgiving and into December, according to reporting by Alexander Bolton. The timeline is going to make it tougher to get necessary work in Congress finished before the end of the year. It also raises the possibility of a Senate impeachment trial overlapping with next year’s primaries, something Senate Democrats say they hope to avoid. The Hill: Gordon Sondland emerges as key target after Vindman testimony. FiveThirtyEight: Why Democrats are moving quickly faced with a timeline that could stretch into 2020. Elsewhere, Democrats are looking for a permanent replacement for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) atop the House Oversight and Reform Committee, with multiple lawmakers vying to chair the panel. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) became the latest Democratic lawmaker to announce a bid to replace the former Maryland lawmaker, with others — including Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) — either already running or talking to fellow lawmakers about doing so to fill the role on a permanent basis (Roll Call). Additionally, members of “the squad” are pressing Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) to run for the post (The Hill). Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the most senior member of the Oversight panel, is taking the lead on an interim basis. Whoever secures the top spot will spearhead one of the three committees currently leading the impeachment investigation. © Getty Images LEADING THE DAY POLITICS: Joe Biden’s campaign has long focused on the Feb. 29 South Carolina primary, seeing it as early state terra firma. The former vice president continues to be the overall front-runner to win the Palmetto State’s primary, but there’s a fresh complication in that plan. Nearly a fifth of African American voters in the state are undecided about which Democratic presidential candidate to back in the primary, an issue for Biden. He’s counting on black support to pull him across the finish line, and his team is uncertain about how solid that backing will turn out to be (The Hill). Bloomberg: Biden in danger of humiliating loss in Iowa, top Democrats warn. The New York Times: Biden needs to deliver his message. Words keep getting in the way. The Hill: Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) blasts Biden for being open to super PAC funding. > Alabama: Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making calls to members of the Alabama congressional delegation to discuss a possible Senate run, the strongest indication yet that he could join the GOP primary race just before next week’s filing deadline. As Scott Wong and Olivia Beavers report, Sessions has spoken to multiple members of the delegation, including conservative Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), to garner reactions to a potential Senate bid. Brooks has already endorsed GOP state Rep. Arnold Mooney in the primary race. Sessions, who would be favored if not for Trump’s anger about his recusal in the Russia investigation, also called Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) last week, who is already in the primary race and vying to take on Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.). Byrne declined to discuss the nature of the short phone call or get into any specifics, saying only that he would not drop out of the race if Sessions decides to join it. “Jeff and I talked last week,” Byrne said. “I won’t reveal the details of that conversation, but I am not leaving the race. I have qualified, and I am in it to the end no matter who is in or out.” The Hill: North Carolina ruling could cost GOP House seats. The Hill: George Papadopoulos launches campaign to run for former Rep. Katie Hill’s (D-Calif.) congressional seat. © Getty Images > Suburban problems: The president is facing a slump among voters who sent him to the White House, with polls showing that his numbers have slipped substantially among suburban voters, who backed Trump by a 49 percent to 45 percent margin over Hillary Clinton, according to exit polls conducted across the country in 2016. According to a new Grinnell College poll conducted by the Iowa-based pollster Ann Selzer, just 32 percent of all suburban voters now say they would definitely vote to reelect Trump. Another 14 percent said they would consider someone else, and 51 percent said they would definitely vote for a candidate other than Trump (The Hill). The New York Times: The Trump campaign is seeking “hidden” women voters. Impeachment won’t help. The Associated Press: Trump’s Rust Belt revival is fading. Will it matter in 2020? The Hill: Trump neck-and-neck with Biden, Warren, Sanders in Arizona: poll. More politics: Starting Wednesday, the presidential candidates begin filing in Concord, N.H., for the first-in-the-nation presidential primary (New Hampshire Union Leader) … The Trump campaign will host a “Halloween Witch Hunt Party” in Manheim, Pa., tonight, featuring “Matt and Mercedes Schlapp, Diamond and Silk, and other special guests.” IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES INTERNATIONAL: China: A “phase one” trade agreement between the United States and China — which Trump hoped would be worked out by mid-November when he meets with President Xi Jinping in Chile at a global summit — may not be ready, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. They insist progress is being made after a 16-month trade war, even if an agreement is not wrapped up with Beijing in time for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in a few weeks (Reuters). © Getty Images > U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): The Trump administration wants Congress to give it the authority to tell global auto companies in which states and in what ways they can make cars and parts under the duty-free provisions of the new version of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The USMCA is pending ratification in Congress as this legislative provision was floated. The proposed market intervention has alarmed auto companies, free-trade Republicans and Democratic lawmakers who believe Trump seeks to use the hemispheric trade accord to steer new plants and jobs to particular states that could benefit his bid for reelection in 2020 (Bloomberg). > Turkey: House Republicans on Tuesday broke from Trump for a second time this month to condemn his foreign policy in Syria. The House voted 403-16 to levy sanctions against Turkey for its attack on Syrian Kurds, with 176 Republicans voting in support and just 15 in opposition (The Hill). > Brexit: Following more than three years of false starts and disagreements during which the United Kingdom sought an orderly withdrawal from the European Union, British voters face yet another general election before the end of the year. The House of Commons voted on Tuesday to authorize an election on Dec. 12 and it is expected to become law today. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes electing a new crop of lawmakers will give his Conservative Party a majority that can break the Brexit stalemate by a new Jan. 31 deadline (The Associated Press). > Lebanon: Western-backed Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon announced on Tuesday he will step down after hitting a “dead end” while trying to resolve the crisis of anti-government demonstrations that have paralyzed the country for two weeks (The Associated Press). Hariri’s resignation was sought by the demonstrators, but it does not resolve a growing economic and political crisis. The Associated Press explains the complex background in Lebanon and future uncertainties HERE. > Hong Kong: Chief Executive Carrie Lam warned residents of Hong Kong on Tuesday that there can be no political solution until violent protests end in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory (The Associated Press). She warned of recessionary impacts from the pro-democracy demonstrations and dismissed a “rumor” that she will be replaced by an impatient Beijing (Bloomberg). > Chile: As thousands of protesters marched in central Santiago on Tuesday, a move to meet one of their demands — replacing Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution — appeared to gather support in the country’s congress. It was the 12th day of demonstrations that began with youth protests over a subway fare hike and exploded into a leaderless national movement demanding greater equality and better public services in a part of Latin America long hailed as an economic success (The Associated Press).> Cuba: As Russian President Vladimir Putin met near Moscow on Tuesday with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, foreign policy analysts noted a significant new warming between the two old allies, prompted in part by the Trump administration’s reversal of former President Obama’s opening to Cuba. Díaz-Canel described relations with Moscow as a top priority in Havana. “We observe the growing role of Russia that resists the U.S. attempts at domination,” he said (The Associated Press). OPINION Trump without the Trumpiness would win reelection in a landslide, by Washington Post columnist David Von Drehle. https://wapo.st/2BW5WDv A California gubernatorial candidate’s campaign strategy? Lie on Facebook, by Jon Healey, deputy editorial page editor, The Los Angeles Times. https://lat.ms/31WaEff SPONSORED CONTENT — BETTER MEDICARE ALLIANCE The Health Insurance Tax would impact seniors on Medicare Advantage (MA). MA keeps costs low, provides additional benefits & protects seniors. Co-sponsor H.R. 1398 & S. 172. Talk to leadership. Learn more. WHERE AND WHEN Hill.TV’s “Rising” program features Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), to discuss impeachment and the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act; David Sirota, a senior adviser and speechwriter for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his campaign, on the latest campaign news and polls; and David Pakman, host of “The David Pakman Show,” to talk about Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) time spent defending big corporations. Watch at 9 a.m. ET at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m. at Rising on YouTube. The House will convene at 10 a.m. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) set a deadline today for outgoing acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, who resigned earlier this month, and acting National Counterterrorism Center Director Russell Travers to respond to subpoenas as part of a hearing on terrorist threats to the United States. McAleenan and FBI Director Christopher Wray are expected to testify. Separately, the House Rules Committee holds a hearing at 3 p.m. on a resolution that formalizes the impeachment inquiry against the president. The Senate meets at 10 a.m. Senators will receive a requested briefing from the administration today about U.S. policy in Syria (The Hill). The president will have lunch with Vice President Pence. Trump will present the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew Williams for conspicuous gallantry in 2008 while serving as a weapons sergeant in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Pence will dine with Trump for lunch. At 3:30 p.m., Pence will meet in his ceremonial office with CEOs from the Organization for International Investment. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke at 3 a.m. ET in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the Future Investment Initiative conference, nicknamed “Davos in the desert.” The secretary skipped the global gathering last year following the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Mnuchin is traveling through Nov. 5 with additional stops in the United Arab Emirates, India and Qatar. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will receive the Hudson Institute’s 2019 Herman Kahn Award in New York City and deliver remarks at 7:45 p.m. The Federal Reserve will release a policy statement at 2 p.m. and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will take questions from the news media at 2:30 p.m. Economic indicator: The Bureau of Economic Analysis at 8:30 a.m. will report on gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter. Analysts are expecting GDP under 2 percent. The National Archives hosts “Women in Leadership,” focused on women currently serving in Congress, at 7:15 p.m. at the McGowan Theater in Washington. For a discussion of current issues, the panel features Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Reps. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) and Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.). Information is HERE. The Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) in Washington today will waive adoption fees for some animals. If you’ve been thinking about getting a new pet, particularly a cat, today is the day! The HRA says it has sudden maintenance to address this week and an urgent need today to place as many dogs and cats as possible to clear some space (WTOP). Information is HERE. ELSEWHERE ➔ Wildfires: Californians on Wednesday found themselves challenged by roaring winds, darkness from continued blackouts and multiple wildfires at both ends of the state. Pacific Gas & Electric said Tuesday’s blackouts would affect about 1.5 million people in some 30 counties including the Sierra foothills, wine country and San Francisco Bay Area. The National Weather Service called an extreme red flag warning for much of Southern California through Thursday evening, with some wind gusts reaching 80 mph. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has criticized PG&E for its implementation of and communications about the rolling blackouts, which have extended for days for millions of weary residents and businesses (The Associated Press). ➔ Abortion: U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday temporarily blocking Alabama’s near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called the law — part of a wave of new abortion restrictions by conservative states — clearly unconstitutional. The law would make performing an abortion a felony in almost all cases (The Associated Press). ➔ Lobbying & diversity: Eight of the top 10 corporations that spend heavily on lobbying employ men to lead their in-house teams. Trade associations, lobbying shops and law firms are working to diversify their ranks amid pressure from some members of Congress who believe changes are overdue (The Hill). ➔ Revenge porn & the law: A renewed debate about the absence of a federal law to address “revenge porn,” or nonconsensual pornography, is swirling in the Capitol as congresswoman Hill resigned this week under an ethics probe and while explicit photographs of her circulated online and in the news media during a bitter divorce. Forty-six states and the District of Columbia currently have laws banning “revenge porn” (The Hill). THE CLOSER And finally … We end this newsletter where it began: There will be a Game 7. 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| View In BrowserOctober 30, 2019chicagotribune.comDaywatch1Chicago Teachers Union walkout to continue as delegates emerge without a dealWEDNESDAY, OCT 30Hours
after the Chicago Teachers Union summoned representatives from city
schools to discuss negotiations, and following a day the union and city
leaders traded barbs over counterproposals, classes finally were called
off around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, continuing the city’s longest strike in
decades into its 10th school day.CTU officials indicated there’s a possibility that a tentative agreement could emerge as early as Wednesday morning. But President Jesse Sharkey added, “We haven’t settled everything.”Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the CTU are battling over TIF money. Here’s what you need to know.Without a deal soon, striking teachers will have to start paying COBRA costs to keep their health insuranceWill Chicago schools have to add days to the end of the year because of the teachers strike?Early college application deadlines are coming up. What CPS students affected by the teachers strike should know.2The untold story of 5-year-old AJ Freund’s tragically short life: Two addicted parents. A time of hope. A violent death.WEDNESDAY, OCT 30The
brutal death of 5-year-old AJ Freund shocked the Chicago area earlier
this year, leaving countless people asking: How could this happen? The
Tribune went looking for answers and found that AJ’s tragic story begins
years before he was born.It
starts with the history of two troubled adults: his parents. Their
chance meeting in early 2012 spiraled into a dysfunctional relationship
fueled by drug abuse and violence. When their son AJ was born, he had
drugs in his system and was placed in foster care.They got clean and got him back — then fell apart again before his death.Read the two-part series, “No home for a child.”Part 1: Two troubled people met at a McHenry County courthouse in 2012. Today, they stand charged in the murder of their 5-year-old son.Part 2: The untold story of AJ Freund’s tragically short life: A time of hope. A violent death. 3A snowy Halloween night is looking more likely in Chicago as we swap weather with AlaskaWEDNESDAY, OCT 30A buckled jet stream weather pattern known as the Pineapple Express has
sent warm weather from closer to the equator north to Alaska, setting
records there, even as it’s forced below-normal temperatures south from
closer to the Arctic and into the Chicago area. It’s looking more likely
that Halloween weather in Chicago won’t be a treat.Fall foliage is beautiful — but it’s a pain in the neck for Metra. Here’s why4Former
President Barack Obama says presidential center will transform South
Side and become ‘a university for activism and social change’WEDNESDAY, OCT 30With
his Obama Presidential Center, former President Barack Obama wants to
create a beacon that sends out a signal of hope to young organizers,
leaders, community workers and change agents, he said Tuesday night. And he wants the center on the South Side.Michelle Obama discusses why presidential center fits Jackson Park, and how white flight hurt her South Side communityMayor Lori Lightfoot and former President Barack Obama met to discuss ongoing plans for his presidential center in Jackson Park, according to the mayor’s office. 5Nine
Democratic state lawmakers say they won’t back Mayor Lightfoot’s real
estate transfer tax proposal unless more revenue is directed toward
homelessWEDNESDAY, OCT 30Nine
Democratic state lawmakers from Chicago say they won’t vote for Mayor
Lori Lightfoot’s real estate transfer tax proposal unless a significant
amount of the money raised is dedicated to alleviating homelessness. At a
City Hall news conference, Lightfoot said the demand for 60% of the
real estate transfer tax revenue to go toward fighting homelessness is “never going to happen, obviously.” 6House Speaker Michael Madigan says lawmakers will begin process of removing state Rep. Luis Arroyo following bribery chargeWEDNESDAY, OCT 30A special investigative committee will meet Friday to begin the process of removing state Rep. Luis Arroyo from office in light of allegations he tried to bribe a state senator, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan announced.The
charges against Arroyo represent the latest in a series of ongoing
federal probes that have rocked political circles from Chicago to
Springfield. Arroyo is the third elected official to be charged so far,
joining longtime Chicago Ald. Edward Burke and state Sen. Thomas
Cullerton. 7New
marijuana store licenses: Residents of 681 Illinois census tracts can
get a leg up on applications. Are you eligible? Here’s which areas
qualify, and why.WEDNESDAY, OCT 30Recreational pot sales are set to start Jan. 1. Applications for licenses to operate 75 marijuana stores are
now available, offering the first path into the industry for those who
don’t already operate a cannabis business in Illinois. A map the state released identifying areas hit hardest by the war on drugs could play a vital role for some applicants.Cops want to know who’s driving while stoned. Tests are being developed, but level of impairment after smoking weed is still hard to measure.8A craving for magic and meaning drives millennials to spells, potions and ritualsWEDNESDAY, OCT 30A
Chicago witches’ meetup has over 400 members after only two years, as
interest in witchcraft is propelled by spirituality, feminism and
digital access. Experts offered many reasons for the popularity of witchcraft among young people,
including that it’s a very customizable experience; it values sex, the
human body and the natural world; and it’s free from the male power
structures that frustrate many women and LGBTQ people.5 great Chicago blocks for trick-or-treating:
If your kids are bored of the same old fun-size bars and seeing the
drably decorated houses on their annual trick-or-treating route, mix it
up this year with one of these Chicago neighborhood blocks.advertisement Unsubscribe | Newsletters | Privacy Policy | Terms of ServiceCopyright © 2019 | Chicago Tribune | 160 N. Stetson Ave., Third Floor, Chicago, IL 60601ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the Daywatch newsletter. |
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Branco – Amid increasing antisemitism on college campuses and beyond, the anti-Israel group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is holding its annual national conference (NSJP) at the University of Minnesota from Nov. 1-3. The leaders of SJP recognize the “support for anti-Israel causes is increasing within mainstream politics,” noting the inflammatory … Hamas On Campus – A.F. Branco Cartoon 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 » ‘Soviet-Style Process’: Scalise, Jordan Rip Schiff Over Alleged Obstruction Of Witnesses By Shelby Talcott – Republican congressmen ripped into House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff Tuesday following a White House national security officer’s testimony regarding the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Louisiana Rep. 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Read on » Cleanup on Aisle Deep State – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – The Durham Investigation has turned criminal and has deep state operatives like John Brennan and James Clapper shaking with fear. Political cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. See more Branco toons HERE Cleanup on Aisle Deep State – A.F. Branco Cartoon 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 » DOD Focuses Early AI Use on ‘Low Consequence’ Applications, Not Command and Control By C. Todd Lopez – The Defense Department has a long way to go in developing artificial intelligence and applying it to the most pressing military problems. For now, DOD is applying AI toward humanitarian assistance and predictive maintenance, the director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center said. ”We start with low-consequence use cases for … DOD Focuses Early AI Use on ‘Low Consequence’ Applications, Not Command and Control 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 » Judge Allows Nick Sandmann’s $250 Million Lawsuit Against WaPo To Move Forward By Shelby Talcott – A federal judge reversed his ruling Monday and announced that the family of Kentucky teenager Nick Sandmann can sue The Washington Post for libel over its coverage of the teenager. 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Branco – Amid increasing antisemitism on college campuses and beyond, the anti-Israel group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is holding its annual national conference (NSJP) at the University of Minnesota from Nov. 1-3. The leaders of SJP recognize the “support for anti-Israel causes is increasing within mainstream politics,” noting the inflammatory … Hamas On Campus – A.F. Branco Cartoon 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 » ‘Soviet-Style Process’: Scalise, Jordan Rip Schiff Over Alleged Obstruction Of Witnesses By Shelby Talcott – Republican congressmen ripped into House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff Tuesday following a White House national security officer’s testimony regarding the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise told reporters Tuesday that the impeachment inquiry is a “one-sided, Soviet-style process.” He was joined by Ohio Rep. … ‘Soviet-Style Process’: Scalise, Jordan Rip Schiff Over Alleged Obstruction Of Witnesses 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 » Hero vs. Zero – Grrr Graphics – Tina Toon By Tina – Good Dog! Give this Doggo a tasty bone! Smart pup! Not only did this hero sniff out and chase down the worst terrorist in the world, this pup can sniff out FAKE NEWS and take the appropriate steps! The President tweeted out a declassified photo of the wonderful dog who … Hero vs. Zero – Grrr Graphics – Tina Toon 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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For now, DOD is applying AI toward humanitarian assistance and predictive maintenance, the director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center said. ”We start with low-consequence use cases for … DOD Focuses Early AI Use on ‘Low Consequence’ Applications, Not Command and Control 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 » Judge Allows Nick Sandmann’s $250 Million Lawsuit Against WaPo To Move Forward By Shelby Talcott – A federal judge reversed his ruling Monday and announced that the family of Kentucky teenager Nick Sandmann can sue The Washington Post for libel over its coverage of the teenager. 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Socialism Rising in the USA Avowed socialist Bernie Sanders is taking the lead in New Hampshire, thanks by a nine-point slide for self-proclaimed “frontrunner” Joe Biden. Biden is also facing a potentially humiliating third- or fourth-place finish in Iowa. Perhaps this is unsurprising as a new poll conducted by YouGov and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation found that seven out of ten Millennials are at least somewhat likely to vote for a socialist. A third of those surveyed also expressed a positive view of outright Communism. More from Fox Business: “Conducted by YouGov/Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, the poll also found that only 50 percent of millennials and 51 percent of Generation Z (ages 16 to 22) have a favorable view of capitalism, a drop from 2018. Comparatively, roughly 33 percent of millennials view communism favorably, while 35 percent said they liked Marxism. But positive views of socialism were starkly different among baby boomers and the silent generation, with a mere 33 percent of respondents saying they’d consider voting for a socialist. About 44 percent of Generation X said they were somewhat or extremely likely to vote for a socialist candidate.” Terrifying numbers to this child of Soviet bloc émigrés. Impeachment Update An Army officer serving in the Trump administration on the National Security Council testified before Congress that he was “concerned” by the President’s call with Ukraine. Alexander Vindman is a twenty-year military officer, and although that doesn’t mean his assessment of the President’s call (the transcript of which is public) is correct, I would still hope that his record ought to entitle him to a certain level of respect. Meanwhile, Republicans continue to call out unfair procedures in the impeachment inquiry. In the latest squabble, committee chairman and frequent Trump tweet target Congressman Adam Schiff directed witnesses not to answer questions from Republican members. California Dark Ages: Fire and Darkness California residents are handling huge wildfires and massive power outages designed (allegedly) to prevent them, sometimes simultaneously. From AP: “Millions of people have been without power for days as fire crews race to contain two major wind-whipped blazes that have destroyed dozens of homes at both ends of the state: in Sonoma County wine country and in the hills of Los Angeles. Across Northern California, people worried about charging cellphones, finding gasoline and cash, keeping their food from spoiling and staying warm. Some ended up at centers set up by PG&E where people could go to power their electronics and get free water, snacks, flashlights and solar lanterns… PG&E said Tuesday’s blackouts — the third round in a week — would affect about 1.5 million people in 29 counties, including 1 million still without power from a shut-off over the weekend.” California: where you can’t even trust government to keep the lights on. Fashion Moment of the Week While many have been kicking off Halloween early, there’s still time to get some costume inspo from all your favorite celebs. Vogue has a roundup that includes Kate Beckinsale as Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Wednesday Links XM Radio with Ben Domenech and Emily Jashinsky: twisted media reactions to Baghdadi’s killing. (The Fray) Generous California paid leave bill actually hurts women’s wages, employment, and fertility, largest study to date finds. (The Federalist) Retired military officers don’t – and shouldn’t have to – check their free speech at the door. (The Federalist) Millennials, Gen Z, and the rise of one of my favorite things, Campari. (Wall Street Journal) This article, originally titled “The Glorious Victories of Trans-Athletes Are Shaking Up Sports,” got thoroughly dragged on the internet for celebrating the demise of women’s sports. (Wired) I loved this episode of the The Fifth Column podcast with Meghan Daum, especially her fascinating observations about the differences between how Gen X experienced the world and dating, and those younger than them. Well worth the long listen. (Fifth Column) Dispatches from cancel culture: taco truck under fire for serving ICE employees lunch. (CNN) BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist. |
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| The Morning Dispatch: Transcript TroublesPlus: Trump’s minion moment and Juan Soto’s heroics.Oct 30Public postGood morning, and congratulations to student-athletes everywhere who will soon be able to participate in the free market alongside literally everyone who is not a student-athlete. If only the NCAA had implemented this change a few years back, some of us could have made a killing monetizing our likenesses as members of the marching band.Drip, Drip, DripHouse Democrats just keep subpoenaing White House officials, and the trickle of bad news for President Trump keeps coming. The latest previously unknown figure to enter the spotlight: Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the U.S. National Security Council and someone who listened in on President Trump’s now-infamous July call with the president of Ukraine. Vindman appeared before House investigators Tuesday; as we’ve all come to expect by now, his opening statement was released. In it, Vindman added his voice to the chorus of current and former officials who have already testified about their unease in the wake of the call, saying a “sense of duty” compelled him on two occasions to voice his concerns about Trump and Rudy Giuliani’s Ukraine behavior to White House lawyers. Then, on Tuesday night, the New York Times reported another intriguing piece of Vindman’s testimony: the rough transcript of the call in question, which the White House released under heavy pressure last month, omitted several key details: The omissions, Colonel Vindman said, included Mr. Trump’s assertion that there were recordings of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. discussing Ukraine corruption, and an explicit mention by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, of Burisma Holdings, the energy company whose board employed Mr. Biden’s son Hunter. The news might not seem like blockbuster stuff on its face: the Times itself reported that the revelations “do not fundamentally change lawmakers’ understanding of the call.” But we don’t know what, exactly, was said in the call. And that’s the concern. Eapalliophobia: Fear of RugsThe Vindman testimony has spooked Republicans on Capitol Hill, many of whom had offered defenses of Trump, however qualified, based on the memorandum of the conversation that the White House released. Trump encouraged this, repeatedly pointing to the document as exonerating. (The president has tweeted about his “perfect call” with the Ukrainian president no fewer than 13 times since September.) A GOP source tells The Dispatch the new questions about the transcript present yet another example of the White House pulling the rug out from under Trump’s defenders on the Hill. For weeks, Republicans willing to defend the president on substance—as opposed to just complaining about the Democrats’ “secret” process —have cited the transcript as a central part of their defense: Yes, it might have been awkward, and yes, there is the implication of a quid pro quo, but there is nothing impeachable in the transcript of the call. And we know exactly what the president said. One Republican compared these new revelations to the press conference given by acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, on October 17. As Mulvaney spoke, Republicans across town in the hearing of Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, were pushing back hard on suggestions from Democrats, based on Sondland’s testimony, that there had been any kind of quid pro quo. But when they broke from that hearing, they learned that Mulvaney had acknowledged that there had, in fact, been a quid pro quo and that those worried needed to “get over it.” This left the president’s congressional defenders disclaiming an allegation the White House was admitting – at least for a time. (Mulvaney, of course, later tried to walk back his admission.)Even for Hill Republicans willing to defend the White House aggressively on these matters, a group shrinking by the day, it’s almost impossible to do so when the basic facts of the White House story change from day to day.While the Vindman testimony made clear that the memorandum of the conversation between Trump and Zelensky omitted some of their comments to each other, this wasn’t news to many of those in the national security establishment. As the media focused on the public opening statements and leaks of testimony from the hearings, those with an understanding of the internal reporting processes wondered about discrepancies between the MemCon released by the White House and the actual conversation. The other primary topic of discussion behind the scenes? The transcript of the first phone call between Trump and Zelensky, on April 21. Sources familiar with that call, in which Trump congratulated Zelensky on his electoral victory, have suggested it’s more than just the perfunctory call that the initial readouts might have indicated. Democrats Extend a (Small) Olive BranchSince the start of impeachment proceedings, House Democrats have been playing a game of procedural hardball. From the cockpit, Speaker Pelosi has insisted (correctly) that the Constitution does not require Democrats to take a full House vote to authorize impeachment proceedings. Meanwhile, early hearings and depositions, operating under the authority of Adam Schiff and the House Intelligence Committee, have taken place behind closed doors. Unsurprisingly House Republicans have complained, justifiably, about a partisan process. All that’s changing a bit this week. First, Pelosi has finally agreed to take a formal vote on the impeachment inquiry on Thursday. Not a vote to authorize the inquiry, mind you—Democrats are unwilling to concede that they are obligated to do any such thing. Functionally, however, the measure will accomplish the same thing, as well as address a few GOP concerns: opening up future hearings to the public and permitting Republicans to subpoena testimony—provided they first obtain permission from Democrats. Naturally, this has done little to satisfy Republicans, who are unenthused at the prospect of beseeching Adam Schiff for permission to summon witnesses and argue the concessions are little more than a convenient fig leaf for Democrats. But while it’s at least a step in the right direction for Democrats, Republicans signaled that they will keep fighting on process. At a press availability Tuesday, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise decried the “Soviet-style” proceeding and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, previewing the coming defenses of Trump, invoked the legal doctrine of the “fruit of the poisonous tree” (he said from the poisonous tree). That theory holds that if the source of the evidence, the “tree,” is “poisoned” then all of the fruit it bears is likewise tainted. Deep Staters to the Left of Me, Soros Agents to the RightOf course, Republicans may not have any other choice. The alternative to objecting on process grounds is objecting on substance—actually defending the president against the accusation that he improperly pressured Zelensky to investigate his past and possible future political rivals. And as they peer out into the wider world of pro-Trump media, House Republicans have no doubt noticed that efforts to make that defense aren’t going very well. The central problem is one of scale. Given the difficulty of defending Trump’s actions on the merits, the president’s allies have increasingly tried to shoot the messengers: denouncing the administration officials who have testified about Trump’s actions as disgruntled agents of the “deep state.” As House Democrats depose more and more current and former administration officials—all of whom keep telling the same damning story—Trump defenders have constructed an alternate reality in which everybody surrounding Trump, including plenty of officials appointed by Trump himself, is part of the Deep State efforts to sink the president: Bill Taylor, hand-picked by Secretary of State Pompeo to be the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine earlier this year, testified last week about the existence of an “irregular, informal channel of U.S. policy-making,” led by Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, that was obsessed with putting political pressure on Ukraine to carry out the president’s desired investigations. The White House responded by denouncing “a coordinated smear campaign from … radical unelected bureaucrats waging war on the Constitution,” while Fox News’s Laura Ingraham suggested that Taylor’s testimony amounted to the “deep state bringing in reinforcements.” Fiona Hill, brought on by Michael Flynn as a top Russia adviser in early 2017, also testified that Giuliani had headed up a shadow foreign policy, which, she testified, then-National Security Adviser John Bolton had called a “hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up.” Fringey pro-Trump site Gateway Pundit dubbed her a “deep state spy” and a “George Soros-connected traitor.”The aforementioned Alexander Vindman joined the National Security Council during James Mattis’s tenure as defense secretary, and testified Tuesday that he was so concerned after listening in on the Trump/Zelensky call that he reported it to NSC’s lead counsel. On her Fox News show that evening, Ingraham insinuated that Vindman was a Ukranian double agent; her guest, former Bush attorney John Yoo, responded that “some people might call that espionage,” though he later tried to walk that statement back. Representative Liz Cheney, the chair of the House Republican conference, went out of her way in a Tuesday press conference to defend Vindman and other veterans testifying, saying “it is shameful to question their patriotism.” Several prominent Republicans followed her lead —from John Thune to Mitch McConnell—distancing themselves from such smears.Or what about the people still ostensibly on Trump’s team? How about diplomats Kurt Volker and Gordon Sondland, Republicans hand-picked by the administration for their roles, who were working closely with Giuliani on Ukraine and whose text messages helped kick off the “quid pro quo” controversy when they were released early this month? And the aforementioned Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, who explicitly said that Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine in part because he wanted to pressure them into committing to his desired investigations—prompting Fox’s Sean Hannity to throw him under the bus? All of this brings into focus a harsh new reality for the White House: the people digging Trump’s grave in Ukraine are Trump’s own people. Even if it’s true that Democrats are being partisan, that the impeachment process they’re running is in some respects unfair, that the media are inclined to see daily developments in the worst possible light for the president—none of that mitigates the fact that those doing the most damage to the president’s position, aside from the president himself, are not “deep state” actors or political opponents, but people whom Trump hired.Will the president’s defenders try to do the same with Tim Morrison tomorrow if he offers testimony damaging to Trump? Morrison is currently a top adviser to Trump on Russia and Europe, carrying the title of “Special Assistant to the President.” Morrison, who is scheduled to defy White House orders against testifying, is a highly-respected national security expert and a longtime Republican, who was prominently mentioned in testimony from Taylor, the top diplomat in Ukraine. A veteran of GOP offices on the Hill, Morrison came to the NSC with John Bolton. He is the antithesis of the deep state.Okay, phew. That’s a lot of impeachment news. On Friday we’ll slow things back down and bring you some other political news, including deep dives on the recent spate of GOP retirements and Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer’s odd trip to the 2020 table. That’s the plan, anyway.What Else We’re Reading/WatchingThe Ringer’s Jordan Ritter Conn traveled to Hong Kong to better understand the protests against the Chinese government, why they’ve resonated globally, and how they triggered potentially the biggest geopolitical sports story ever. Read his account to find out why a Hong Kong frontliner says he still “loves everyone in the NBA but [Lebron] James.”In the Deseret News, Boyd Matheson advocates for a public sense of morality and steadfast adherence to the principle of religious freedom: “If America is going to remain a beacon of hope and freedom, every leader and every citizen must live within their shared public morality and seek to secure the religious freedom required to promote and defend it.”Philip Klein, executive editor of the Washington Examiner, has a terrific piece in the New York Times raising alarm bells over the $22.9 trillion national debt. “With leading Democratic presidential candidates proposing tens of trillions of dollars of new federal spending,” Klein writes, “Republicans’ abdication of fiscal conservatism leaves Americans with no responsible party.” Presented Without CommentTIME@TIMETrump puts candy bar on head of White House trick-or-treater dressed as minion ti.me/2PtFw4c |
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Something Fun
In the first inning of Tuesday’s World Series game, Astros slugger Alex Bregman carried his bat all the way to first base on a home run trot. In the fifth inning, Nationals phenom Juan Soto did the same. Asked why, Soto, who turned 21 this week, simply said: “I just thought it was pretty cool, I wanted to do it too.”FOX Sports@FOXSportsAlex Bregman homered earlier today and carried his bat to first. @Nationals’ Juan Soto homered later, and did the exact same thing 8October 30th 201980 Retweets330 Likes
He’ll have a chance to do it again Thursday night, with the Nationals getting up off the mat after three straight losses to stave off elimination and set up a dramatic Game 7 showdown in Houston.
Toeing The Company Line
- Tuesday’s iteration of the yet-to-be-named David French newsletter (we at The Morning Dispatch are pulling for The FrancoFile) delves into a little-covered Supreme Court case that has serious 2020 implications, the difference between “endless war” and strategic military presence, Kanye’s Christianity, and the Memphis Grizzlies.
- There’s a new Remnant podcast! AEI’s Adam White joined Jonah for an impeachment tutorial, answering all of your basic questions about how the process will — and should — unfold. They also cover congressional Republicans’ responses, and whether Trump’s “perfect call” with the Ukrainian president was really all that perfect. Give it a listen here.
Let Us Know
What does it mean for a phone call to be “perfect?”
- It’s from someone you know, and not Gary the auto insurance salesman who you’ve asked several times to remove you from his list because you do not even own a car
- You do that rom-com thing where you alternate saying “no, you hang up!” in an endearing way
- Two tin cans connected by a string
- You offer to unfreeze congressionally appropriated military aide in exchange for them publicly announcing their intention to open an investigation into your political rival
- They just text you instead
Reporting by Declan Garvey, Andrew Egger, and Steve Hayes.
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10/30/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Katie Hill; Fix Rather Than Fight; Seventh Heaven Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Well, sports fans, last night’s World Series game showed us that the opera ain’t over until the plus-size woman sings. Game 7 is tonight. “I win or I die,” St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar said before starting the seventh game of the 1982 World Series. I guess it’s a good thing the Cards won that game: Joaquin Andujar pitched six more years in the big leagues, the last one in Houston, which was also his first team. After retiring, he returned home to the Dominican Republic, living another 30 years after his final World Series appearance in 1985. I do hope the Nationals win tonight, but it won’t be the end of the world if they don’t. Two years ago, I was pulling for the Houston Astros to win their first World Series. I was watching with a dear friend from Texas who’d gotten a medical diagnosis from which there was no reprieve. He was rooting for the Astros, so I was too. That’s why we try to keep things in perspective. But when you love a team, as so many of us love the Nationals, it’s not easy. Queried by a nervous Nats’ fan after last night’s game to sum up the state of the 2019 World Series, I borrowed a line from Bill “Spaceman” Lee. Asked to assess things after the second game of the 1975 Boston-Cincinnati series, Lee deadpanned: “Tied.” I’ll have other quotes about America’s great October Classic 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: * * * Katie Hill’s Exit Renews #MeToo Anxiety in Washington. Susan Crabtree explores the ramifications of the congresswoman’s resignation for violating House rules governing inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace. Katie Hill Coverage: Victim or #MeToo Perpetrator? Kalev Leetaru lays out the coverage numbers and what they reveal about characterizations of the congresswoman’s transgression. Democracy Dies in Derangement Too. Charles Lipson argues that media coverage of the Trump administration has only reinforced public distrust of the Fourth Estate. Factually Weak Impeachment Will Alter the Nature of Our Government. Peter J. Wallison predicts future harm to the stability of the presidency if Trump is removed from office based on currently known facts. Americans Want Politicians to Fix Problems, Not Fight. Nancy Jacobson spotlights the Problem Solver Convention this weekend, sponsored by No Labels. Public-Option Proposals Aren’t Really Options at All. In RealClearHealth, Lauren Crawford Shaver see flaws in so-called moderate plans from some of the Democratic presidential candidates. Robots Don’t Take Jobs — They Become Your Co-workers. In RealClearMarkets, Aaron Klein highlights numbers that counter assumptions about automation. * * * “The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series,” Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda once said. “The second-best thing is losing the World Series.” Lasorda’s teams did both, so he knew what he was talking about. The fiery skipper also knew that even making it to the Series — no matter how disappointing the end result — meant you won the pennant in your league. And regardless of what happens in Game 7, nobody can take that away from the 2019 Houston Astros or the Washington Nationals. Still, it’s tough to see the other team celebrate in a mob on the mound when it’s finally over. “Watching other teams in the World Series,” Joe Torre once said, “is like watching somebody else eat a hot fudge sundae.” For the great ones, this is true no matter how well they played individually. “In 1960 when Pittsburgh beat us in the World Series, we outscored them 55-27,” Yankees star Mickey Mantle recalled years later. “It was the only time I think the better team lost. I was so disappointed I cried on the plane ride home.” Mantle certainly couldn’t blame himself. He hit .400 in that Series, with three home runs, 11 runs batted in, eight walks and eight runs scored. He even ran the bases brilliantly. “Mickey,” his wife told him when got home, “it’s only a game.” That’s right in one way, and not in another. For true baseball fans and for many players, coaches, and announcers, the great game has always been a metaphor for life as well. “Andre Dawson has a bruised knee and is listed as day-to-day,” broadcasting legend Vin Scully once said. Pausing just a beat, he added, “Aren’t we all?” Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com |
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- Democrats weaponized the righteous resolution against the Armenian Genocide for Kabuki Theater
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- America needs us to get a new server
- Jim Jordan makes four brief arguments that undermine the whole impeachment inquiry
- Being like the Bereans
- Doug Collins, Devin Nunes become de facto defense attorneys in President Trump’s impeachment
- It’s ‘liberty control,’ not ‘gun control’
| Democrats weaponized the righteous resolution against the Armenian Genocide for Kabuki Theater Posted: 29 Oct 2019 09:03 PM PDT What I’m about to say will be unpopular, so let me preface it by saying the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire from 1915-1917 was absolutely horrific and recognizing it as such is decades overdue. I am very pleased that the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the resolution. But I’m annoyed that it was passed […] The post Democrats weaponized the righteous resolution against the Armenian Genocide for Kabuki Theater appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| John Stossel’s interview with Rand Paul was passive-aggressive Posted: 29 Oct 2019 04:28 PM PDT We often highlight John Stossel’s videos on NOQ Report. He’s a Libertarian pundit whose ideas closely align with many of ours, just as many Libertarian talking points align with the GOP. This is why I expected Stossel’s interview to be purely positive when he brought on the closest thing to a Libertarian in the Republican […] The post John Stossel’s interview with Rand Paul was passive-aggressive appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| America needs us to get a new server Posted: 29 Oct 2019 03:07 PM PDT Televangelists often invoke their “needs” as messages coming from God and demanded of the people. They allege they “need” the huge private jet to spread their message and the congregation needs to fork over their hard-earned money to do the will of their creator. It’s all blasphemy. It’s an abomination that must be denounced. I […] The post America needs us to get a new server appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Jim Jordan makes four brief arguments that undermine the whole impeachment inquiry Posted: 29 Oct 2019 02:22 PM PDT If we were to dismiss the fact that Democrats are not investigating alleged offenses that qualify as “high crimes and misdemeanors” and we also pretend like their motivation for undertaking the impeachment inquiry is the political expediency Americans have grown to hate, there are still four major points that demolish their suppositions outright. Representative Jim […] The post Jim Jordan makes four brief arguments that undermine the whole impeachment inquiry appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Being like the Bereans Posted: 29 Oct 2019 01:58 PM PDT Discernment. That one word has so many different connotations. Many see it as a bunch of angry Reformed Theologians who run around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to take down anyone who might disagree with any theological position they might have. Others, like Perry Noble, see discernment as a bunch of bloggers […] The post Being like the Bereans appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Doug Collins, Devin Nunes become de facto defense attorneys in President Trump’s impeachment Posted: 29 Oct 2019 01:31 PM PDT Representatives Doug Collins (R-GA) and Devin Nunes (R-CA) will have the responsibility of defending President Trump if the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry resolution passes. Many assume it will, which will put the ranking members of the Judiciary and Intelligence committees in the spotlight as impeachment moves forward. The resolution empowers Collins and Nunes to subpoena and […] The post Doug Collins, Devin Nunes become de facto defense attorneys in President Trump’s impeachment appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| It’s ‘liberty control,’ not ‘gun control’ Posted: 29 Oct 2019 12:47 PM PDT Using the proper term frames the debate as that of freedom and unalienable human rights instead of mere objects of steel and wood. Sometimes one word can make all the difference, using “liberty control” instead of “gun control” changes everything into a debate about freedom and human rights instead of scary things that make loud […] The post It’s ‘liberty control,’ not ‘gun control’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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