Good morning! Here is our news briefing for Tuesday October 8, 2019

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THE DAILY SIGNAL

Oct 08, 2019

Good morning from Washington, where congressional Democrats bear down on President Trump with an informal impeachment inquiry. The man in charge, California’s Rep. Adam Schiff, has some experience with the process, Fred Lucas reports. Wonder about that Supreme Court case involving a transgender funeral home employee? Emilie Kao has answers. On the podcast, Elizabeth Slattery breaks down what else is on the docket. Plus: Mike Gonzalez on being attacked on Twitter for criticizing communism, Armstrong Williams on reclaiming our cities, and Jarrett Stepman on the NBA’s groveling to China. On this date in 2001, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is founded less than a month after the 9/11 attacks.

	News Rep. Adam Schiff’s Impeachment History The California Democrat is 2-0 on the impeachment battlefield so far, after leading a panel that secured House impeachments of two federal judges in 2009 and 2010. More News Reactions to My Tweet Reveal the Ignorant Brutality of Young Socialists and Communists Far from keeping to their own dark corners of the internet, the young Marxists have learned how to weaponize their collective power to bully and harass users who dare disagree. More Analysis What You Need to Know About the Transgender Case at the Supreme Court The Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether an employer can ask a transgender employee to dress in accordance with his or her biological sex. More Commentary The President Is Right: We Must Clean Up America’s Cities I literally saw no fewer than 10 people shamelessly shooting heroin into their veins, writes Armstrong Williams of his visit to San Francisco. More Analysis Podcast: What to Expect in the New Supreme Court Term Heritage Foundation legal expert Elizabeth Slattery discusses what will happen in the 2019-2020 Supreme Court term, which began yesterday. More Commentary The NBA’s Shameful Hypocrisy Over China The NBA has no problem stepping into politics when it involves progressive causes. The league pulled the 2017 All-Star Game out of North Carolina because of bathroom legislation. More

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THE EPOCH TIMES

View this email in your browser “I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.” JOHN STUART MILL Good morning,  The whistleblower whose allegations against President Donald Trump prompted the launch of an impeachment inquiry misled the inspector general about his or her contact with House Democrat staffers.  A source told The Epoch Times that the whistleblower did not check the box on the application that asks to disclose whether he or she had previously communicated the allegations to “Congress or congressional committees”—despite having been in contact with staffers of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Read the full story here   You can now turn your phone into a beacon of real news! With the new Epoch Times app, you won’t miss any important news and deep analysis, wherever you are! Try the app, and let us know what you think (at the moment it’s only for iPhones, android coming soon.) Download Your App Here Trump Signs US–Japan Trade Agreement Former Ukraine Envoy Kurt Volker Resigns From McCain Institute Trump Issues Warning on Syria: ‘I Will Totally Destroy and Obliterate the Economy of Turkey’ Poll: Majority of Americans Support Probe of Biden and Son’s Ukraine, China Dealings   The White House announced that U.S. troops are pulling out of northern Syria, clearing out of the way for an imminent long-planned Turkish military offensive against Kurdish-led forces. Read more Democrats and Republicans in Congress rarely agree, but that changed dramatically after President Donald Trump decided to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, while allowing Turkey to move into the war-torn country and abandoning Kurdish forces that helped defeat ISIS. Read more An appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of President Donald Trump’s tax returns to New York state investigators after a federal judge rejected Trump’s initial lawsuit to block a subpoena for them. Read more The NBA is facing growing international scrutiny for bowing to Chinese pressure after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeted out a message of support for Hong Kong protesters. Read more A recent judgment by the top court of the European Union allows individual European states to force social media companies to remove content globally, raising a concern that one country can force removal even in countries where said content is legal. Read more In the opening oral argument of the Supreme Court’s new term, the lawyer for a Kansas man convicted of murdering members of his family told the court her client was unfairly convicted because he has a constitutional right to enter an insanity defense, which was denied to him because the Sunflower State abolished that criminal plea years before. Read more   See More Top Stories The New Quantitative Easing: A Double-Edged Sword By James Gorrie It looks like America’s wasteful spending habits have once again caught up with us. For the past few weeks, the Federal Reserve has had to provide liquidity in the nation’s money market. The banking system’s overnight cash loans or “repos” involving banks’ short term selling and repurchasing U.S. securities could not function by itself anymore. Read more Danger from Space: Bombardment by Lethal Radiation By Eamonn Brosnan Earth is constantly bombarded by lethal radiation from the sun and outer space. Although we are fortunately shielded by our atmosphere and planetary magnetic field, a major radiation storm would cause catastrophic effects on the technologies we rely on every day. Read more   See More Opinions IMF and China Accelerate Creation of New Global Reserve Currency By Valentin Schmid (July 25, 2016) To most people, SDR sounds like the name of an odd disease. And yet, it could be the world’s next reserve currency, at least if China and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) get their way. The so-called Special Drawing Rights (SDR) are an IMF construct of actual currencies, right now the euro, yen, dollar, and pound. It made news last year when the Chinese renminbi was also admitted, although the currency won’t formally be part of… Read more There appears to be a shift in the way media are reporting about Joseph Mifsud, one of the central figures of the 2016 Russia investigation, coinciding with the progress of Attorney General William Barr’s review of the investigation’s origins. While media previously portrayed Mifsud as a mysterious character with nefarious ties to Russia, it appears the narrative has switched to downplaying his importance. How The Media Narrative on Mifsud is Shifting Copyright © 2019 The Epoch Times, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list or remove my account.

THE WASHINGTON POST MORNING HEADLINES

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning’s most important stories, curated by Post editors.       (Getty Images) Syrian Kurds see U.S. betrayal and warn fight against ISIS is now in doubt Kurds warned that President Trump’s decision to pull American troops from northeastern Syria could open the door to a revival of the Islamic State. By Liz Sly, Sarah Dadouch and Asser Khattab ● Read more » House Democrats consider masking whistleblower’s identity from Trump’s allies Democratic investigators are concerned that without such rare precautions, Republicans could learn and then leak the identity of the whistleblower, officials say. By Rachael Bade, Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima and Karoun Demirjian ● Read more »   Melania Trump seems unfazed by husband’s possible impeachment At recent events, the first lady has steadfastly focused on her Be Best campaign By Jada Yuan ● Read more » Demoralized State Department personnel question Pompeo’s role in Ukraine crisis Defenders of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo say he is caught between the demands of the president and his role as steward of U.S. foreign policy. By Karen DeYoung, John Hudson, Josh Dawsey and Ellen Nakashima ● Read more » Vaping devices are causing fires on planes. The FAA is struggling to address the threat, safety experts say. Some advocates — and even some inside the airline industry — say federal regulators have not been aggressive enough in addressing the risks that accompany the billions of electronic devices travelers carry. By Michael Laris ● Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions Whistleblowers say aloud what many of us think in silence. It’s a relief. By Tom Mueller ● Read more » The GOP’s bootlicking cowardice knows no bounds By Eugene Robinson ● Read more » Trump’s defense: You can’t impeach me. I impeach you. By Dana Milbank ● Read more » Trump’s Syria decision reflects his stunning ignorance of the situation By Editorial Board ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT The NBA just capitulated to China. It’s shocking, but not a surprise. By Alyssa Rosenberg ● Read more » Trump found a way to sabotage our health-care and immigration systems By Catherine Rampell ● Read more » More News Trump’s company cancels gala planned by anti-Muslim group at Mar-a-Lago ACT for America issued a statement saying Trump’s company had “caved to the Left’s bullying tactics” in canceling its Nov. 7 dinner gala. By David Fahrenthold ● Read more »   Supreme Court’s new term opens with arguments over unanimous juries, insanity as a criminal defense In what is likely to be an unusually consequential term, the justices will also hear arguments today on whether federal law forbidding discrimination against workers “because of sex” covers sexual orientation and transgender people. By Robert Barnes ● Read more » Dallas judge defends giving Amber Guyger a Bible and hug, saying she ‘could not refuse’ in her first interview since the trial ended, Judge Tammy Kemp defended herself and said she didn’t know why people were upset. By Reis Thebault ● Read more » The best SNL sketches in the Trump era aren’t about politics. They’re about race. “Saturday Night Live” is more diverse than ever. Its sharpest sketches, including this past weekend’s “Mid-Day News,” reflect that. Perspective ●  By Bethonie Butler ● Read more »   We think you’ll like this newsletter Check out By The Way for tips and guides that will help you travel better and make you feel like a local wherever you go. Delivered every Thursday. Sign up »

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THE FLIP SIDE

View this email in your browser Tuesday, October 8, 2019 US Withdrawing From Syria “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended a decision [announced Sunday evening] to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria, saying it was too costly to keep supporting U.S-allied, Kurdish-led forces in the region fighting Islamic State militants.” Reuters Both sides are highly critical of the decision, arguing that it risks a resurgence of ISIS and hurts our credibility as a reliable ally. “For weeks now, Iraq has been rocked by anti-government protests and violent crackdowns. Its prime minister, a U.S. ally, may resign. And now America’s local partners in Syria, the Kurds—who have done more than anyone to roll back ISIS there at the expense of thousands of lives—have been left on their own to face a potential invasion by their powerful, NATO-allied arch-nemesis, Turkey… It’s a recipe for chaos—and ISIS, which has always taken a long-term view of its struggle with America and its allies, couldn’t have written the script for its second act any better itself.” Mike Giglio, The Atlantic Trump’s “stunning decision has not only jeopardized a costly victory over the Islamic State, it has betrayed the Kurds, people who were pivotal in defeating the Islamist militants… By now, the Kurds should be accustomed to betrayal. Being double-crossed by Washington has been an enduring feature of U.S. Kurdish relations under Republican and Democratic presidents. But conservatives should be particularly outraged that the latest treachery has been perpetuated by a president who has never stopped crowing about having defeated the Islamic ‘caliphate’ and having restored U.S. credibility with traditional Mideastern allies.”  Judith Miller, Fox News  “Mr. Trump claimed to be fulfilling a mandate to stop ‘endless wars’ in the Middle East. But unlike the large-scale U.S. missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Syria operation was a light-footprint, low-cost operation — and a striking success. With just a few thousand troops and air power, the United States was able to partner with the SDF [Syrian Democratic Forces] to destroy the would-be Islamic caliphate and gain de facto control over a large swath of eastern Syria. That impeded Iran’s expansion in the country and gave Washington vital leverage over any eventual settlement of the Syrian civil war…  “[But now] betrayed by the United States and forced to fight a potentially bloody conflict with Turkey, the Kurdish-led forces could quickly abandon any further effort to control the Islamic State. They might well set free the tens of thousands of former militants and family members held in SDF-controlled camps… U.S. allies around the world meanwhile will have reason to question whether they should cooperate with a government that so casually abandons military partners.” Editorial Board, Washington Post “While Erdoğan and Turkish diplomats may complain that the U.S. should not partner with Syrian Kurds… it is important to remember that [this] U.S. partnership occurred only after failing for three years to get Turkey to stop supporting radical and extremist groups in Syria… About 90% of foreign fighters entering Iraq and Syria to fight with al Qaeda or the Islamic State traversed the Turkish border, often with the facilitation of Turkish security forces. So too did weaponry…  “Putting Erdoğan in charge of containing the Islamic State is akin to trusting Iran to protect international shipping lanes. Trump’s decision both to withdraw U.S. forces and greenlight a Turkish incursion not only promises a revival of the Islamic State and renewed conflict in one of the only peaceful parts of Syria, but it likely also foreshadows terrorism and civil war inside Turkey. The Kurds have nowhere to go: northeastern Syria was their safe-haven. Erdoğan also does not understand history: Every country (Saudi Arabia, in Pakistan, in Libya, in Syria, and perhaps even the U.S.) who believed they could use radical Islamism as a tool ended up suffering blowback. Turkey will not be the exception.” Michael Rubin, Washington Examiner “Under Erdoğan, Turkey has been more an adversary of the U.S. than an ally, strategically aligning with both Russia and, in effect if not in intention, with Iran. The Kurds in Rojava are thus a bulwark not just against ISIS but against perfidious action by all three of those regimes unfriendly to America.” Editorial Board, Washington Examiner “It may seem paradoxical, but in caving in to one of the strongmen he so admires, Mr. Trump may have set the United States on a collision course with Turkey. He’s also put himself into conflict with the Pentagon and his own Republican allies. He may walk his own decision back once again, in part or in whole. But what ally could look at the United States now and see a stalwart partner — and what foe could look at it and fear a determined adversary?” Editorial Board, New York Times Other opinions below. From the Left “This situation has long posed complex challenges to Washington. The Syrian Kurds have been invaluable allies in the fight against ISIS. At the same time, Turkey is a member of NATO and hosts a U.S. air base where a few dozen nuclear weapons have long been stored… It is also true (and here Trump’s frustration with ‘endless wars’ is understandable) that Syria is a bloody jumble of overlapping wars—sectarian, civil, regional, big-power proxy—over which the United States has little influence… “It’s tempting to get out before we get sucked into a larger conflict. Everyone understands that the United States will get out at some point, and we should get out, but in the meantime, the troops are exerting a stabilizing influence—isolating ISIS, checking Iran, containing Russia, and, above all, supporting the Kurds, who are not only the best fighters in the region but also the most Western-leaning and democratic. It would be good to hammer down some diplomatic arrangements, to protect these goals and those people, before heading toward the exit. But Trump has done none of this.” Fred Kaplan, Slate “Mr. Trump’s sudden abandonment of the Kurds was another example of the independent, parallel foreign policy he has run from the White House, which has largely abandoned the elaborate systems created since President Harry Truman’s day to think ahead about the potential costs and benefits of presidential decisions. That system is badly broken today. Mr. Trump is so suspicious of the professional staff — many drawn from the State Department and the C.I.A. — and so dismissive of the ‘deep state’ foreign policy establishment, that he usually announces decisions first, and forces the staff to deal with them later.” David E. Sanger, New York Times From the Right “Removing U.S. forces from the area avoids having them caught up in the Turkish military operation. Unless the U.S. was prepared to oppose Turkey and defend the YPG [Kurds], it’s not clear what purpose would be served by keeping those forces where they were. Our absurd Syria policy has put us in the untenable position of trying to keep the peace between mutually hostile ‘allies’ for years, and eventually the U.S. was going to have to choose which ‘ally’ it was going to side with. It is worth remembering that Turkey is a treaty ally and the YPG is at most a proxy that has proven to be useful over the last few years. If the U.S. is going to favor one or the other, it was never likely that our government would take the side of the YPG over Turkey.” Daniel Larison, The American Conservative “Congress has not declared war in, or with, Syria, and it has not voted to end a declaration of war in, or with, Syria. It has not made it clear whether it considers that the situation in Syria falls neatly under its previous authorizations of force, or whether it believes that the president is in violation of them…  “[Lawmakers] terrified of weighing in on matters of life and death, prefers to gripe on TV, to complain on Twitter, and to beseech the executive from the safety of the stump… Our policy is a mess because we do not have one. Instead, we have an oft-changing emperor who makes it up as he goes along while everyone else gripes. Eight years ago, President Obama involved the United States in removing the government of Libya, without ever going to Congress. He faced no consequences for this in either direction. Why would President Trump expect to rely on the advice or direction of the legislature? Why would anyone?” Charles W. Cooke, National Review On the bright side… It’s Fat Bear Week In Alaska’s Katmai National Park — Time To Fill Out Your Bracket. 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THE RESURGENT

The Resurgent’s Morning Briefing for October 8,2019 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.   Sorting Through the Mess of Reactions to Brandt Jean’s Proclamation of the Gospel to Amber Guyger In a stunning show of grace and with impressive boldness, Brandt Jean, brother of the late Botham Jean, forgave and shared the Gospel with his brother’s killer, Amber Guyger, during his victim impact statement. “I forgive you and I know if you go to God and ask Him, He will forgive you. I’m speaking for […] The post Sorting Through the Mess of Reactions to Brandt Jean’s Proclamation of the Gospel to Amber Guyger appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Has The President Lost His Mind? If the president wants to be taken seriously, he needs to stop tweeting things that lead people–even people who believe he can still win in 2020–to question his soundness of mind. The post Has The President Lost His Mind? appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Watching The Movies: ‘Joker’ Is More Depressing Than Wild Joker is a crazy anti-hero for crazy times. The post Watching The Movies: ‘Joker’ Is More Depressing Than Wild appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » The Gospel Is at Work Among the “Least of These” Here’s some encouraging news in the midst of so much craziness in our world. The post The Gospel Is at Work Among the “Least of These” appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Trump’s Isolationist Tendencies Are Showing On Syria Trump is repeating Obama’s mistake. The post Trump’s Isolationist Tendencies Are Showing On Syria appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » The President’s Super Power Has Met Its Kryptonite The President has had an amazing super power no other President has had. He has a unique ability to steer the media in his direction always and without fail. The President’s tweets shape news cycles for days. He can undermine his own State of the Union address by tweeting. He can cause the media to […] The post The President’s Super Power Has Met Its Kryptonite appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » AGAIN: Warren Dodges When Asked If Taxes Will Increase on Middle-Class To Pay For Healthcare The post AGAIN: Warren Dodges When Asked If Taxes Will Increase on Middle-Class To Pay For Healthcare appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » AOC Constituent: “I see you on TV, but never hear you anywhere in the neighborhood…” The post AOC Constituent: “I see you on TV, but never hear you anywhere in the neighborhood…” appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Pence: The American People Have A Right To Know If Joe Biden’s Family Profited From His Position The post Pence: The American People Have A Right To Know If Joe Biden’s Family Profited From His Position appeared first on The Resurgent.  Read in browser » Because They Work, Get Ready for More Attacks on John Roberts The New York Times has an op-ed attacking John Roberts and the Supreme Court. It comes as the Court gets back together for another session. With the court on the precipice of a dangerous lurch rightward, polling data indicate that Democrats have a positive view of Chief Justice John Roberts, who has expressed regard for […] The post Because They Work, Get Ready for More Attacks on John Roberts 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

POLITICO PLAYBOOK

Trump changes the subject

By JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMER 

10/08/2019 06:01 AM EDT

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DRIVING THE DAY

THINK ABOUT what’s transpired in the last few days. … PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has reoriented the United States’ policy in the Middle East. He’s officially changed the Washington conversation from impeachment to a unified, bipartisan opposition to his sudden decision to abandon the Kurds in Syria. More from Burgess Everett

HE HAS the Chinese coming to Washington at the end of the week to try to wrap up a trade deal. NYT’S CARL HULSE and EMILY COCHRANE are reporting Congress could vote on USMCA before Thanksgiving, giving the president the second-biggest legislative win of his presidency, after tax reform.

HOW DO HOUSE DEMOCRATS keep momentum in their impeachment probe? Some worry about that, as the party has mostly retreated behind closed doors to take testimony from various witnesses. Without ready-for-TV moments, and in the absence of fresh allegations from a new whistleblower, impeachment risks fading from the news. Of course, the president is liable to go on the South Lawn and admit to what Democrats consider additional impeachable offenses at any point. But Trump’s power to control the headlines day in and day out is a challenge for Democrats, and it’s not one they’ve quite solved yet.

NEW … THE POLLING THE HOUSE GOP IS LOOKING AT … HOUSE REPUBLICANS held a conference call Monday to discuss new polling commissioned by Team McCarthy and the NRCC, and the headline for the GOP is this: Just 37% of voters believe TRUMP’S phone call with the Ukrainian president is impeachable, while 59% say it was appropriate and not worthy of impeachment. 39% of independents say it is impeachable. (Republicans say this is strong polling for them, but Democrats would argue they haven’t publicly started prosecuting the case.)

— IN TRUMP DISTRICTS represented by Democrats, 62% of those polled think it was appropriate and just 33% say it’s impeachable.

— INTERESTING DATA POINT: THEY ASKED THIS QUESTION: “Now, I’d like to read you a few statements regarding this matter, and please tell me whether you agree or disagree with each one. … If Democrats are going to proceed, they should set a date certain to end the inquiry so it does not further politicize next year’s election.” 65% say yes, and 31% say no. … The polling memo Republicans got… The polling presentation

SMART STORY … L.A. TIMES’ SARAH WIRE: “Why Republicans may want a House vote on impeachment inquiry and Pelosi doesn’t”: “Beneath the heated argument of whether the House should have a formal resolution to open an impeachment inquiry is a potential benefit for Republicans, if they can force a vote: the chance to subpoena their own witnesses and information.

“In both the Nixon and Clinton impeachment inquiry resolutions, the minority party on the investigating committee was granted the power to subpoena — something the minority party does not normally have. Subpoenas were still subject to a vote of the committee, giving the majority party a way to block them.

“If similar language were included in a House impeachment inquiry resolution against President Trump — which is what Republicans are pushing for — it would theoretically enable GOP members to, say, subpoena testimony or information from former Vice President Joe Biden, or his son Hunter, or try to take the inquiry into an entirely different direction.

“The issue could come to a head soon amid reports that the White House plans to announce it will not comply with Democrats’ investigation, or subpoenas, unless the House holds a formal vote opening an impeachment inquiry. …

“Even if she allows a vote, there is no guarantee that Pelosi would grant subpoena power to ranking members, allow the president’s counsel to be present during depositions or other items Republicans say they want in the resolution, said Julian Epstein, former chief counsel for the House Judiciary Committee Democrats during Clinton’s impeachment. But if she didn’t, that would give Republicans something new to complain about.” LAT

ALSO: POLITICALLY, the GOP believes a floor vote for impeachment is damaging for Democrats because it forces them to go on the record in a dramatic vote. But the White House is playing with fire by not complying here, since Democratic leaders say that in and of itself could be considered part of a cover-up.

Good Tuesday morning, and LET’S GO NATS! The Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1. Game 5 is 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in L.A. Yom Kippur — the Jewish day of atonement — begins tonight at 6:20 p.m., and ends Wednesday at 7:19 p.m.

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IMPEACHMENT CLIP PACKET …

— TODAY IN STAKEOUT LAND: U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. GORDON SONDLAND will testify to House Intel. Reuters’ preview

— THE NEW WHITE HOUSE STRATEGY: “White House to battle impeachment by stalling, attacking,” by AP’s Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire: “As House Democrats fire off more subpoenas, the White House is finalizing a high-stakes strategy to counter the impeachment threat to President Donald Trump: Stall. Obfuscate. Attack. Repeat.

“Trump aides are honing their approach after two weeks of what allies have described as a listless and unfocused response to the impeachment probe. One expected step is a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejecting the inquiry because Democrats haven’t held a vote on the matter and moving to all but cease cooperation with Capitol Hill on key oversight matters.” AP

— ANITA KUMAR: “‘An avoidable, unforced error’: Trump’s Ukraine trap starts worrying allies”: “High-level Trump supporters who have stood by the president for years are growing increasingly unsettled by his latest strategy of dismissing the latest fight as Russia 2.0. Half-a-dozen senior Republicans, including those who both talk directly to Trump and advise him on everything from campaign strategy to policy, communications and fundraising, said in interviews that they fear the president’s plan to tie Russia and Ukraine could be ineffective because it dismisses the seriousness of the allegations and the fact that he admitted his actions.” POLITICO

— WAPO: “House Democrats consider masking identity of whistleblower from Trump’s GOP allies in Congress,” by Rachael Bade, Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima and Karoun Demirjian: “House Democrats are weighing extraordinary steps to secure testimony from a whistleblower whose complaint prompted their impeachment inquiry, masking his identity to prevent President Trump’s congressional allies from exposing the individual, according to three officials familiar with the deliberations.

“The steps under consideration include having the whistleblower testify from a remote location and obscuring the individual’s appearance and voice, these officials said.” WaPo

SHE’S [NOT] RUNNING … PELOSI TO IOWA … DES MOINES REGISTER: “Polk County Democrats to host Nancy Pelosi in Des Moines in October,” by Brianne Pfannenstiel: “U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will travel to Iowa to speak with Polk County Democrats later this month, just weeks after she announced the House would begin a formal impeachment inquiry into Republican President Donald Trump.” DMR

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2020 WATCH …

— “Sanders heart attack casts cloud over his bid,” by Holly Otterbein and David Siders: “Bernie Sanders has been sidelined for nearly a week — after failing for almost three days to disclose that he had a heart attack. It’s unclear when the 78-year-old senator will return to the stump. His campaign has yet to divulge the severity of his heart attack.

“And that sequence of events unfolded as he’s been eclipsed in the polls by the other progressive icon in the race, Elizabeth Warren. Now Sanders and his campaign are laboring to contain the cloud of uncertainty that’s formed over his candidacy. According to interviews with Sanders’ aides and surrogates, they’re betting that his performance at next week’s debate and on the campaign trail will show he still has the stamina to run for and serve as president.” POLITICO

— “Warren stands by account of being pushed out of her first teaching job because of pregnancy,” by CBS’ Zak Hudak and Bo Erickson: “On the campaign trail, Elizabeth Warren often tells the story of how she was fired from her first teaching job in 1971 because she was pregnant, a pivotal moment that ultimately put her on a path to Harvard, the United States Senate, and quite possibly the presidency. But recently, several media outlets have questioned the veracity of these claims.

“In an exclusive interview with CBS News on Monday evening, Warren said she stands by her characterizations of why she left the job.

“‘All I know is I was 22 years old, I was 6 months pregnant, and the job that I had been promised for the next year was going to someone else. The principal said they were going to hire someone else for my job,’ she said.” CBS

TRUMP’S TUESDAY — The president is having lunch with VP MIke Pence at 1 p.m. in the private dining room. He will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former A.G. Edwin Meese at 4:30 p.m. in the Oval Office.

PLAYBOOK READS

UNDERSTANDING TRUMP — “Inside Trump’s obsession with polygraphs,” by Daniel Lippman: “President Donald Trump has compared White House leakers to spies and mused obliquely to other officials about executing them. He’s attacked individual reporters by name. He rails frequently against press accounts of his administration, dismissing them as ‘fake news.’

“But privately, the president is so obsessed with the leaks about him that he has frequently discussed whether to order polygraphs of White House staffers after major disclosures, according to four former White House officials — in what would be a stark and politically risky departure from past practice.

“Trump has talked about ordering polygraphs ‘constantly’ when anything major has leaked, according to a former White House official. ‘He talked about it a lot,’ said the former official. After reading and watching reports about his presidency, ‘He’d be angry and ask, “Why can’t we stop these things?”’ POLITICO

KNOWING BILL BARR — “Young William Barr among the Manhattan liberals,” by Vanity Fair’s Marie Brenner: “Washington keeps asking why the law-and-order attorney general is carrying water for a morally untethered president. The answer may lie in the youthful lessons Barr learned from his father, a combative, provocative New Yorker—not unlike Donald Trump.” Vanity Fair

BREAKING OVERNIGHT — “U.S. Adds Chinese Firms to Blacklist, Citing Repression of Muslim Minorities,” by WSJ’s Josh Zumbrun, Kate O’Keeffe and William Mauldin: “The U.S. added 28 Chinese entities to an export blacklist Monday, citing their role in Beijing’s repression of Muslim minorities in northwest China, just days before high-level trade talks are set to resume in Washington.

“The action, which the U.S. said wasn’t related to trade talks, was nonetheless likely to disturb Chinese officials already incensed over what Beijing sees as U.S. support for an increasingly disruptive pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.

“Targets of the action include video-surveillance and facial-recognition giants Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, Megvii Technology Inc. and SenseTime Group Ltd. The decision by the Commerce Department to add the firms to its ‘entity list’ alongside telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co.—which was added in May—means suppliers will be barred from providing technology that originates in the U.S. to the Chinese firms without a license.

“The newly identified entities ‘have been implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of China’s campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, and high-technology surveillance against Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups’ in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, the Commerce Department said.” WSJ

ICYMI — “Rep. Engel Blasts Trump Administration’s Potential Plans to Pull Out of Open Skies Treaty,” by The Daily Beast’s Audrey McNamara: “House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel on Monday expressed his alarm over the Trump administration’s potential plans to pull out of the Open Skies Treaty, a post-Cold War agreement that allows countries to operate reconnaissance flights over other nations and collect data on military activities with the aim of building trust between countries.

“Since coming into force in 2002, the treaty has become a key tool for the U.S. and its European allies to monitor Russian military deployments to former Soviet satellite countries, including Russian aggression in Ukraine. Withdrawing from the treaty could upend this transatlantic alliance, and place Ukraine at greater risk.” Daily Beast … The letter

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HMM … “U.S.-based foreign agent bankrolled Ukraine President Zelensky’s D.C. lobbying in hopes of Ukrainian government job,” by Opensecrets.org’s Anna Massoglia and Yue Stella Yu: “A little known U.S.-based attorney quietly poured six figures into foreign influence operations for President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, hoping to be rewarded with a job in his administration, foreign agent records identified by OpenSecrets show.

“The new Foreign Agent Registration Act records reveal previously unreported meetings with Trump administration officials and details of a six-figure lobbying campaign promoting Zelensky’s interests in the U.S. during the leadup to his election and now-infamous phone call with President Donald Trump.

“The attorney, Marcus Cohen, claims his advice focused on ‘interactions with the U.S. government’ in an ‘effort to offer advice to a potential new administration in the Ukraine’ on issues such as ‘anti-corruption efforts.’” OpenSecrets.org

TRUMP, INC. — “Trump’s company cancels gala planned by anti-Muslim group at Mar-a-Lago,” by WaPo’s David Fahrenthold: “The group, ACT for America, issued a statement saying Trump’s company had ‘caved to the Left’s bullying tactics’ in canceling its Nov. 7 dinner gala. After Florida newspapers reported on the planned gala last weekend, the event was condemned by groups including the Council on American-Islamic Relations.” WaPo

— THE SCOTSMAN: “Losses more than double to £10m at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort”

BOOK REVIEW — “In ‘Antisocial,’ How the Alt-Right Went Viral,” by the NYT’s Jennifer Szalai: “‘Antisocial’ is about ‘web-savvy bigots,’ ‘soft-brained conspiracists’ and ‘mere grifters or opportunists,’ but it’s also about [Andrew] Marantz’s searching attempt to understand people he describes as truly deplorable without letting his moral compass get wrecked. He spends a lot of time with the self-proclaimed alt-right, as well as those who declare that the alt-right ‘brand’ is ‘toxic’ while they nevertheless parrot the same views, including demands for a white ethnostate and a deep contempt for women.” NYT

MEDIAWATCH — AP: “HBO orders 2 new seasons of Axios news series”: “HBO has ordered two new seasons of its Sunday night news program modeled after the Axios website, which has produced newsmaking interviews with presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner and business leaders Elon Musk and Tim Cook.

“The decision, announced on Tuesday, means 12 episodes each year in 2020 and 2021. ‘Axios on HBO’ wraps up its second season with four new episodes that begin on Oct. 20. Axios’ daily newsletter concentrates on politics, business and technology with an emphasis on brevity, which producers Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz use as models for the TV show.” AP

— MICHAEL CALDERONE: “News anchors fight back against GOP senators’ refusal to condemn Trump”: “[CNN’s Jake] Tapper, in an interview with POLITICO, defended the unusually aggressive posture of TV anchors by saying he doesn’t think it should be controversial to say that ‘using your political office to push foreign nations to dig up dirt on your political opponents’ is empirically wrong, as he implored Republicans to say on his show.

“‘This is a precedent that will destroy the concept of free and fair elections,’ Tapper said on Monday. ‘It’s not really picking any sort of bold moral stance to say that you can’t have that. I don’t know why so few people are willing to say it.’” POLITICO

— Abdi Latif Dahir will be East Africa correspondent for the NYT. He currently is East Africa reporter for Quartz Africa. Announcement … WaPo’s Shane Harris is now also a CNN national security analyst.

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SPOTTED at Peter Baker and Susan Glasser’s house for a party Monday night for Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael Shear’s new book, “Border Wars” ($25.20 on Amazon): Elisabeth Bumiller, Maureen Dowd, Carl Hulse, Elizabeth Williamson, Lisa Lerer, Jonathan Martin and Betsy Fischer Martin, Mark Leibovich, Paul Kane, Helene Cooper, Jeff Mason, Phil Rucker, Patrick Mellody, Ashley Parker, Antonia Ferrier, Jeff Zeleny, Scott Mulhauser, Roz Helderman, Josh Dawsey, Jill Zuckman, Julie Pace, Joel Seidman and Hans Nichols.

SPOTTED at a “Women on the Rise Event” at Heather Podesta’s house, celebrating the next generation of women leaders: Kimberley Fritts, Rhonda Foxx, Tiffany Cross, Maria Teresa Kumar, Bianca Ortiz Wertheim, Laura Rodriguez, Tonya Brasher, Tricia Russell, Angela Ramirez, Caren Street, Joi Chaney, Joyce Brayboy, Amena Ross, Nicole Venable, Kendra Brown, Michone Johnson, Michael Maitland, Norberto Salinas, Kasia Witkowski, Alane Dent, Danielle Aviles Krueger, Anne McMillan, Austin Carson, Javier Martinez, Alethia Jackson, Tiffany Moore, LaKeitha Anderson, Lauren Culbertson, Cathy Merrill Williams, Kichelle Webster, Debbi Jarvis and Jennifer Fisher.

— THE NINE WOMEN ON THE RISE: Narda Jones, Jemma York, Maryam Janani, Elizabeth Lopez-Sandoval, Timia Crisp, Kimberly Hammond, Ester Kahng, Aissa Canchula and Eliza Ramirez.

SPOTTED at the Motion Picture Association’s new theater at the renovated headquarters at 1600 Eye St. for an inaugural screening of “Motherless Brooklyn” with director, writer and actor Edward Norton, who participated in a Q&A with Yanick Lamb, director of media studies at Howard University: Charles Rivkin, Angie Gates, Robert Barnett and Rita Braver, Shaun Donovan, David and Katherine Bradley, Jodie McLean, Howard Fineman, Jack Davies and Kay Kendall, Karen Finney, Ann and Lloyd Hand, Michael and Meryl Chertoff, Barton Gordon, Ted Johnson, Gail MacKinnon, Susan Stamberg, Katherine Weymouth, Angus and Sissy Yates and Mary Louise Kelley.

TRANSITIONS — Rachel Henderson is now SVP of corporate social good at Fenton. She previously was president and managing director of the RHA Group. … Rebecca Schieber is now a director at Targeted Victory, where she’ll work with the firm’s campaign team. She previously was a director in public affairs for grassroots and advocacy at Locust Street Group. … Sophie Seid is now press secretary for the House Foreign Affairs Committee GOP. She previously was press secretary for Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.). Caroline Campbell, the previous committee GOP press secretary, is now director of member services and coalitions.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Dan Conston, president of American Action Network and the Congressional Leadership Fund, and Kara Genderson, a care manager and lecturer at Lifematters,welcomed Charley Blanche Conston on Saturday night.

— Bobby Panzenbeck, director at DCI Group, and Cassie Panzenbeck, a VP at JMJ Youth Pilgrimages, welcomed Robert James Panzenbeck IV on Saturday. Pic… Another pic

BIRTHWEEK (was Monday): Kenneth Marcus of the Department of Education turned 53.

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Kirk Monroe, senior adviser at Rasky Partners. A fun fact that people in Washington might not know about him: “One of my first clients was Oprah Winfrey. It was very early in my career, and I was lucky to be so involved. She was at the peak of her TV fame, and we were tasked with positioning her as an advocate and activist on children’s issues. Ultimately the Child Protection Act, known as the ‘Oprah Bill,’ passed after months of media tours, congressional testimony and a White House signing ceremony.” Playbook Q&A

BIRTHDAYS: Adrienne Watson of the DNC (hat tip: Adrienne Elrod) … Rev. Jesse Jackson is 78 … former HHS Secretary Tom Price is 65 … European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen … Rep. David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) is 53 … Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) is 43 … Steve Coll, dean of the Columbia Journalism School and a New Yorker staff writer, is 61 … former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is 73 … Bill Schneider … Mackenzie Weinger … Jennifer Allen, SVP at the League of Conservation Voters … Matthew J. Shuman … Dan Dunham … London Mayor Sadiq Khan is 49 … POLITICO’s Terry Golway and Andrew Englander … Dan Gallo of MSNBC … Anna Levin … Joe Tvrdy … Blain Rethmeier, VP of public affairs at Hims and Hers, is 43 (h/t Tim Burger) …

… Shripal Shah, VP at American Bridge … Kim Gamel of Stars and Stripes …Julia Tylor … Adam Weiss … Nicole Schlinger … Ivanka Farrell of Bully Pulpit Interactive … Tom Sheridan … Pennsylvania state Treasurer Joe Torsella (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) … Edelman’s Hilary Teeter and Chase Noyes … Lillie Belle Viebranz of Palantir … Kristen Osborne of NBCUniversal PR … Abdul Dosunmu … Micah Morris … Caroline Nonna Holland … David Burstein, CEO and founder of Run For America … Riki Parikh … Dennis Alpert is 54 (h/t David Bolger) … NPR’s Shankar Vedantam … Molly Erman … Sophia Yan … Tamara Lipper Smith … Bridger McGaw … Marcella Caldwell-Gadson … Kay Lund … Kirk Schwarzbach … Christina Bain is 41 … Nicholas Piatek … Quinn Nii

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President Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria and end U.S. protection for Kurdish fighters upended Middle East policy, roiled advisers, and was met with blistering criticism on Monday from lawmakers and international allies.   It was “time for us to get out,” Trump said, before bending slightly under the weight of public criticism.   The president issued a dire warning to Turkey via Twitter on Monday. But on Sunday, he was less focused on the Syrian Kurds and the impact in the region of Turkey’s planned military offensive than on withdrawing U.S. forces. “As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey,” he wrote on Monday.   “There’s no green light. We’re protecting our troops,” a senior administration official told reporters, noting Trump ordered “50 to 100” U.S. troops to safe locations elsewhere in the region. U.S. forces evacuated two observation posts at Tel Abyad and Ras al Ain on Monday, a U.S. official added.   Howls of protest and disbelief were heard in the U.S. Capitol and in Europe. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned the president against “a precipitous withdrawal” that would benefit Russia, Iran, President Bashar Assad of Syria and the Islamic State. McConnell urged the president to “exercise American leadership” (The New York Times).   Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a Trump ally in Congress and a key senator who opposes efforts to remove Trump from office, joined Democrats in saying he wants to block the president’s moves with Turkey, a NATO ally, if possible.   “This impulsive decision by the president has undone all the gains we’ve made, thrown the region into further chaos; Iran is licking its chops, and if I’m an ISIS fighter, I’ve got a second lease on life,” he said on “Fox & Friends.”   “To those who think ISIS has been defeated, you will soon see; and to Turkey, you have destroyed the relationship, what little you had, with the U.S. Congress, and I will do everything I can to sanction Turkey’s military and their economy if they step one foot into Syria,” Graham added (Defense News).   The U.S. withdrawal will leave Kurdish-led forces in Syria vulnerable to a planned incursion by the Turkish military, which views Kurdish fighters as terrorists. Turkey today said it’s ready to attack Kurdish-led forces (Reuters), and the Pentagon is scrambling to react (The New York Times).   In Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he plans to visit Washington to meet with Trump during the first two weeks of November. He said the two leaders would discuss plans for a “safe zone” in Syria and a dispute over F-35 fighter jets (Reuters).   Foreign policy experts and European allies said the United States has become an unreliable partner under Trump, forcing America’s friends into other alliances, including on trade, climate change and the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran (The Washington Post). (For example, the administration is considering withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty, which is opposed by Russia, and gives each member of the 34-nation group the authority to conduct unarmed reconnaissance flights over other member states on short notice. House Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) defended the treaty in a letter to the administration on Monday.)   “Renewed armed hostilities in the northeast [of Syria] will not only exacerbate civilian suffering and lead to massive displacement but will also risk severely undermining current political efforts,” European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijančič told reporters.   National security experts warned that Trump’s decision to abandon the Kurds would create a chilling effect globally, further eroding American credibility against the backdrop of a rising China and Russia, which is eager to reclaim lost territory (The Washington Post).   The Washington Post: Syrian Kurds see American betrayal and warn the fight against ISIS is now in doubt.   The Hill: Pentagon says U.S. does not endorse Turkey’s operation in Syria. The Hill: Five things to know about Trump’s decision on Syria, Turkey and the Kurds.   The Hill: Trump defends Syria move: “It’s time to come back home.”   Reuters: Trump’s “seat-of-the-pants approach” to foreign policy.

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LEADING THE DAY

IMPEACHMENT: House Democrats are pulling out all the stops in order to maintain the anonymity of the first whistleblower who called into question the president’s discussions with Ukraine, and are considering having the individual testify from a remote location and masking their identity.   The Washington Post reports that the moves are part of an effort to shield the whistleblower from the president’s allies as House investigators move forward with their impeachment push. As the Post reports:   “Democrats overseeing the logistics of the testimony for the House impeachment inquiry are discussing a location away from the Capitol as well as a staff-only session that would prevent lawmakers from attending and asking questions.     “Aides have considered having the whistleblower testify from a separate location via a video hookup in which the camera would obscure the whistleblower’s image and alter his voice, possibly with modification technology. They also are talking about having the whistleblower sit behind a screen or partition. A third option being floated includes audio-only testimony.     “‘[House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)] does not want to burn his identity,’ a senior congressional official said.”   Reports of the anonymity push also come a day after a second whistleblower announced plans to come forward with first hand information regarding the president’s talks with Ukraine about a possible investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.    Niall Stanage: GOP discontent deepens on Trump impeachment messaging.   Gerald F. Seib: Republican canaries in the impeachment coal mine.   Elsewhere, Democratic investigators issued subpoenas to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought for documents related to the administration’s call to withhold financial aid to the Ukrainians.    In letters to the two administration heads, the three committee chairmen leading the House’s impeachment inquiry asked for documents to be provided by Oct. 15.     “The enclosed subpoena demands documents that are necessary for the committees to examine this sequence of these events and the reasons behind the White House’s decision to withhold critical military assistance to Ukraine that was appropriated by Congress to counter Russian aggression,” Schiff, Engel and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) wrote.   Congress had appropriated $250 million to the Defense Department for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. However, the president asked acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to put a hold on the monies in July (The Hill).

© Getty Images     Meanwhile, investigators are expected to hear from Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, today as he testifies behind closed doors about his role in the president’s dealings with Ukraine to the three investigatory committees.   As Mike Lillis and Cristina Marcos write, Sondland is the third Trump official to face questioning from lawmakers surrounding the Ukraine affair, following last week’s closed-door testimony from Kurt Volker, Trump’s former envoy to Ukraine, and Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community’s inspector general.   Sondland’s testimony is expected to be politically charged as the ambassador has emerged as a vocal Trump loyalist, having swiftly defended Trump’s dealings with Ukraine despite concerns from other U.S. diplomats.   Investigators are also scheduled to talk to Marie Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine, on Friday. George Kent, a deputy assistant secretary of state, did not appear before the investigating committees on Monday for a scheduled deposition (The New York Times).

IN FOCUS/SHARP TAKES

POLITICS: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) made a brief appearance outside his home in Burlington, Vt., on Monday as he continues to recover from a heart attack he suffered a week ago while on the campaign trail and remains sidelined for the foreseeable future from campaign events.    While Sanders recovers, his campaign continued to operate as usual on Monday, releasing a new proposal that would prohibit corporate funding of party conventions, drawing the ire of lobbyists in the process, according to The Hill’s Alex Gangitano.    If Sanders is the Democratic nominee, the senator announced he would ban corporate contributions to the party’s convention in Milwaukee next July, vowing even further that he would invoke mandatory public funding for the Democratic and GOP conventions if he becomes president.   “On the substance side, hosting a convention is a major endeavor that can strap the budgets of parties and cities – the money has to come from somewhere and cutting off corporate donations may further depress interest in hosting a convention,” said Stewart Verdery, CEO of public affairs firm Monument Advocacy.   Sanders is still expected to appear in a week’s time at the fourth Democratic primary debate in Ohio. However, he will not take part in a CNN town hall on LGBTQ rights on Thursday night, which he previously had planned to attend (USA Today).    The Washington Post: Sanders allies urge him to slow down, show a personal side in the aftermath of heart attack.   The Wall Street Journal: Sanders’s heart attack brings age to 2020 forefront.   The New York Times: How will Sanders’s heart attack affect his campaign?

© Getty Images     > Biden: Democratic donors are increasingly frustrated with Biden’s campaign, arguing that the former vice president hasn’t shown signs of momentum in recent months when it matters and as the Ukraine saga poses a major threat to his campaign.   Typically major Democratic donors would rush to back the frontrunner at this point in the cycle. However, donors say Biden’s standing hasn’t been strong enough to date, according to a new report from Amie Parnes.    “Look, let’s be honest. He’s a weak frontrunner,” one major donor said. “And we’re in a race in a year when we really can’t afford to lose. I think that’s why so many people are still in wait-and-see mode.”    “A lot of us are really concerned,” another Democratic bundler said. “We think Biden is the strongest out of the lot but he hasn’t exactly shown that he can play the part yet.”   The Washington Post: Biden’s campaign touts $750 billion plan aimed at boosting community colleges.   > Fundraising: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) announced Monday that she posted nearly $5 million in the third fundraising quarter, placing her well behind most of her 2020 rivals as she continues to lag behind in the primary field.    Klobuchar raised $4.8 million in the last three months, with an average contribution size of $29.78, according to the campaign. She did not reveal how much she has in cash on hand. Campaigns have until Oct. 15 to report their financial filings to the Federal Election Commission.    Just prior to her fundraising announcement, the Minnesota Democrat also took a shot at Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) over his do-or-die fundraising push that his team says is allowing him to remain in the Democratic primary chase. Booker posted a $6 million total in the third quarter, due in part to the last-minute push to raise $1.7 million (The Hill).    “People are going to use different fundraising pitches. I wouldn’t have used that one. You know why? Because I am staying in this race till the end,” Klobuchar told reporters in Manchester, N.H., on Sunday. “I’m not going to make threats about getting out of it, but I guess that worked for him to raise some money … That’s just how it is.”    HuffPost: Cory Booker wants to be more than every voter’s 3rd choice.   Washington Free Beacon: County records contradict Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) claim she was fired over pregnancy.   CBS News: Warren stands by account of being pushed out of her first teaching job because of pregnancy.   > State Watch: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) is leading his GOP opponents by a double-digit margin ahead of Saturday’s jungle primary as he pushes for a second term in office.   According to a poll by Gray Television, Edwards leads with 45 percent among those planning to vote on Saturday. His closest GOP opponents, businessman Eddie Rispone and Rep. Ralph Abraham (La.), polled at 22 percent and 17 percent support, respectively, while 10 percent of respondents were undecided.   In order to avoid a runoff against either GOP candidate, Edwards needs to win 50 percent of the vote on Saturday.    Another poll conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling also showed Edwards with 45 percent. Rispone followed behind with 20 percent, while Abraham took 19 percent support (The Hill).

OPINION

Democratic candidates’ polling and fundraising numbers don’t quite match up, by Brad Bannon, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2LXv9DE    How much should America spend to defend its satellites? By Peter Garretson, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2np5ABK

WHERE AND WHEN

Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. ET features Nina Turner, the national co-chairwoman of the Sanders presidential campaign; Matt Orfalea, video producer with “Rising Up,” who created a Sanders video that went viral; Matt Stoller, a fellow at the Open Markets Institute and author of “Goliath,” who discusses the NBA controversy tied to Hong Kong demonstrators and China; and Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), who talks about the state of play on trade. Find Hill.TV programming at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m.   The House meets at 1 p.m. for a pro forma session; members are expected to return on Oct. 15 for votes.   The Senate convenes at noon for a pro forma session.   The president has lunch with Vice President Pence. At 4:30 p.m., Trump presents the  Presidential Medal of Freedom to Edwin Meese, 87, a long time aide to former President Reagan and a one-time critic of Trump’s candidacy for president.    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets at 9 a.m. with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu at the State Department.   Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks in Denver this afternoon about “Data Dependence in an Evolving Economy” during the annual meeting of the National Association for Business Economics. The event program is HERE.

ELSEWHERE

➔ Trump’s financial records: A federal judge on Monday dismissed Trump’s argument that as long as he’s president, he cannot be investigated by any prosecutor anywhere for any reason and ruled in favor of the Manhattan district attorney’s demand for the president’s tax returns as part of an investigation into hush-money payments during the 2016 campaign. Trump appealed the decision within minutes and an appeals court blocked the ruling by U.S. Judge Victor Marrero until the court can hear the president’s challenge (The Washington Post). Marrero called the president’s broad claim of immunity from all criminal proceedings “extraordinary” and “an overreach of executive power” at odds with the Constitution (The Associated Press).   ➔ Bad blood: Problems continue to mount for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes as her attorneys said Monday that she has not paid legal fees for nearly a year. The news came after her legal team at Cooley LLP made a request to withdraw from working on her case, arguing that Holmes will never be able to pay them given her financial situation. Holmes, the disgraced founder of the Palo Alto-based blood-testing company that reached a $9 billion valuation at its apex, is facing counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in federal court after an investigation by The Wall Street Journal showed that the company’s machines were not delivering accurate results (The Mercury News).   ➔ News media: Journalist Ronan Farrow reports how two investigators tasked with surveilling reporters became embroiled in an international plot to suppress sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. It’s the first of three installments to be published this week drawn from Farrow’s book “Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators” (The New Yorker).    ➔ Jeopardy!: Alex Trebek is hinting that more than 35 years as host of the popular quiz show may be nearing an end. Chemotherapy has resulted in mouth sores that affect his speaking, and Trebek says he sometimes hears himself slurring words. “I will keep doing it [the show] as long as my skills do not diminish, and they have started to diminish,” he told CTV News (CNN).

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THE CLOSER

And finally …  The Oct. 27 Marine Corps Marathon, which winds through Washington and northern Virginia, will attract thousands of non-elite runners again this year. The event’s slogan: “Run with purpose. Finish with pride.”   Many who train to run 26.2 miles have inspiring personal stories and reasons for pushing themselves to the limit. WTOP radio is profiling competitors throughout the month.    Ex-Marine Jorge Garcia, 48, of St. Louis, married with two daughters, describes how tragedy splintered his family when he was young and how the Marine Corps helped him survive. When he was 8, Garcia’s father murdered his mother and he and his brother became wards of the state. He bounced around until he was 17 and forged a signature to enter the military.   “The Marine Corps offered me discipline, offered me structure, and like I said, offered me an opportunity to do something with my life,” he said. “It was definitely a way out.”   Garcia, who now works in the private sector, said running keeps him on the right track mentally and emotionally.   “It gives me that feeling of being free,” he told WTOP. “I guess you could say sometimes I’m running from my problems, but it gives me that opportunity to spend time with my mom and my thoughts — and my solitude. It gives me time to reflect on my past.”

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🎬 Huge news: “Axios on HBO” has been extended for two additional seasons, through the end of 2021 — and will increase to 12 shows each year.

• Our fall season kicks off Sunday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. ET/PT. Details.

📊 New: By 58% to 38%, Americans in a Washington Post-Schar School poll said the House was correct to undertake its impeachment inquiry, and 49% said President Trump should be removed from office. (WashP0st)

1 big thing: China’s vise grip on corporate America

The NBA’s swift apology to Chinese fans for a single tweet in support of Hong Kong protestors is part of a troubling trend: The Communist Party in Beijing is setting boundaries for what Americans more than 7,000 miles away are willing to say on sensitive issues, Axios Future co-author Erica Pandey writes.

• Why it matters: This isn’t a covert operation. It’s China using its market power to bully American companies and organizations in broad daylight — and muzzle free speech.

The big picture: U.S. companies are increasingly weighing in on social and political issues at home. But when it comes to China — in particular Hong Kong and mass detentions of Muslims in Xinjiang — they’re largely silent.

The latest: An image backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, tweeted and quickly deleted by Houston Rockets’ general manager Daryl Morey, kicked off a firestorm in China.

• Both Morey and the NBA backtracked after offending Chinese fans. But the Chinese government, the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and multiple Chinese businesses severed ties with the Rockets, as Axios’ Kendall Baker told you yesterday.

The state of play: This isn’t the first time Beijing has squeezed an apology out of American business.

• Marriott apologized to China after Beijing shut down the hotel chain’s website because it listed Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet and Macau as separate countries. “We don’t support separatist groups that subvert the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China,” the company said in a statement.
• All three big U.S. airlines — American, United and Delta — bent to China’s will last summer and scrubbed references to Taiwan as its own country.
• The Gap — under threat of getting cut out of China — apologized for selling T-shirts with a map of China that didn’t include Tibet or Taiwan. The company said its map was “incorrect.”
• Beijing, which is Hollywood’s biggest international market, has also pushed American studios to alter content in order to get into Chinese theaters.

🏀 Breaking: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement on the situation this morning …

• “It is inevitable that people around the world — including from America and China — will have different viewpoints over different issues. It is not the role of the NBA to adjudicate those differences.”
• “However, the NBA will not put itself in a position of regulating what players, employees and team owners say or will not say on these issues. We simply could not operate that way.”

2. GOP furor over Trump’s Syria exit

The White House insisted on a telephone briefing for reporters last night that President Trump did not offer Turkey a “green light” to slaughter U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Northern Syria, and that the U.S. would not bear responsibility for any ISIS resurgence in the area, Axios World editor Dave Lawler reports.

• A senior administration official said Trump will withdraw the 50-100 special forces currently operating near the Turkey-Syria border, but is not pulling out of Syria entirely.
• Why it matters: Confusion followed the sudden announcement that Trump — after a call with Turkey’s president — had decided to pull U.S. troops from the “immediate area” into which Turkish troops are expected to advance.

Behind the scenes: Key senators who Trump counts on to have his back on impeachment and make the case for him on TV — chiefly, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio — are horrified by the withdrawal and have attacked the president’s move in strategic and moral terms, Axios’ Jonathan Swan and Margaret Talev report.

• Trump did not read them in on his decision, and they’re reacting furiously just when he may need them most. 
• Go deeper.

3. Conservative news goes to war over impeachment

The impeachment process — and now Syria — have widened the rift between solidly pro-Trump media and some other conservative-leaning news outlets, Axios media trends expert Sara Fischer writes.

• Why it matters: It’s been rare since President Trump’s inauguration for tensions between conservative outlets to be aired openly. Now they have to choose between backing him at all costs and reporting candidly.

The cracks first showed with impeachment:

• Fox News host Tucker Carlson, with his Daily Caller co-founder Neil Patel, penned an op-ed criticizing the president’s Ukraine call: “Some Republicans are trying, but there’s no way to spin this as a good idea.” They went on to criticize “a purely partisan impeachment process.”

And this week, Trump is testing the loyalty of conservative media with his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria, leaving the Kurds vulnerable to attacks from Turkey:

• Some members of conservative-leaning media, including “Fox & Friends” host Brian Kilmeade, denounced Trump’s decision.
• Even Breitbart didn’t flinch: “Kurdish forces who defeated Islamic State call Trump Syria withdrawal ‘a stab in the back.'”

The bottom line: Trump’s reliable conservative media machine is becoming more narrow and more loyal, while other members of the conservative media create some distance.

4. Pic du jour

Photo: Kremlin Press Service/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Along with the mountaintop shot we showed you in Axios PM, the Kremlin released this photo of Vladimir Putin — who turned 67 yesterday — taking a break in a Siberian forest.

5. Shootings drive rise in mental health stigma

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

Mental health stigma is back on the rise, thanks to the political response to mass shootings, writes Axios’ Sam Baker.

• Why it matters: President Trump and other politicians have been conflating mental illness with violence — and a new study featured in Health Affairs finds that kind of marginalization only makes it harder to live with a mental illness.

Reality check: People with mental illness are more likely to be victims of gun violence than perpetrators of anonymous mass shootings, according to the American Psychiatric Association.

6. Lead of the day

WeWork co-founders Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey attend a WeWork launch party in London in 2015. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images

“The more investors learned about WeWork, the less they liked it. The details that were wrong or omitted from its financial disclosures played a part in weakening investor appetite and will pose risks if the company ever tries to go public again,” write the Wall Street Journal’s Jean Eaglesham and Eliot Brown (subscription).

7. Trump’s latest obsession

President Trump “is so obsessed with the leaks about him that he has frequently discussed whether to order polygraphs of White House staffers after major disclosures, according to four former White House officials,” reports Politico’s Daniel Lippman.

• Why it matters: “The new details of Trump’s repeated interest in polygraphing provide important context on the president’s state of mind as Democrats demand answers about the White House’s handling of records of his interactions with foreign leaders.”

Worth noting: “Accounts differ as to just how literally, and seriously, those requests were taken.”

8. Globe’s climate fever rises

Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

“More than 20 people were arrested by police in New York City’s financial district after Extinction Rebellion climate protesters poured fake blood over the famous Charging Bull statue,” writes The Guardian.

• The demonstrations are “part of a global week of action by the UK-founded activist group, which is seeking to make its first major mark in America.”

An Extinction Rebellion banner hangs from a lion in London’s Trafalgar Square. Photo: Ollie Millington/Getty Images

9. 📚 Coming attractions

Photos: Jose Luis Magana/AP; Thibault Camus/AP

Michelle Obama plans a reader’s companion to “Becoming,” which this Sunday marks its 46th week on the N.Y. Times bestseller list.

• “Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice,” designed to help readers tell their own stories, will be published Nov. 19, AP reports.
• In the introduction, Obama writes that she hopes the journal will encourage people to write down their “experiences, thoughts, and feelings, in all their imperfections, and without judgment.”

And a book of Toni Morrison quotations is coming in December, per AP:

• “The Measure of Our Lives: A Gathering of Wisdom” will draw from her whole body of work, including celebrated novels such as “Beloved” and “Song of Solomon.”

10. 1 youth thing

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I saw this picture while I was poking around in Getty, and passed it by. But then it popped up again and made me smile, so I thought I’d share it to start your day.

• In line since 5:30 a.m., hoping for the chance to attend arguments on the first Monday in October, Alison Malone (right) and student Marco Ruiz of Sachse, Texas, dance on the plaza outside the Supreme Court.

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View In Browser October 8, 2019 chicagotribune.com Daywatch 1.) Lightfoot ‘concerned’ CPS contract deal with teachers remains elusive as deadline nears: ‘We can’t bargain against ourselves’ TUESDAY, OCT 8 Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she has “significant concern” that major issues in contract negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union remain unsolved with just 10 days to go before the union’s Oct. 17 strike date. Lightfoot said CPS officials provided CTU negotiators with a lengthy formal contract offer late last month and on Friday received “five sheets of paper” back in response. Standing in front of the two signs highlighting what she says is a lack of progress, Lightfoot said, “We can’t bargain against ourselves.” The teachers union fired back on Twitter, saying: “We were showing urgency about a fair contract before the mayor was mayor. City Hall and CPS didn’t show urgency until 94% of our membership voted to strike.”CPS teachers are being offered 16% raises. Here’s a look at why they’re holding out and might go on strike. Chicagoans see CTU stalling talks, trying to cut class time and dodging anti-abuse efforts. Don’t cave, Mayor Lightfoot, writes the Tribune Editorial Board. 2.) Chicago named ‘Best Big City’ third year in a row by Condé Nast readers TUESDAY, OCT 8 Chicago has been crowned the country’s Best Big City for a record third year in a row in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. The category is a relatively new addition to the travel publication’s long-running readers’ choice awards, now in their 32nd year. Another Midwest metropolis came in second place: Minneapolis. Condé Nast Traveler readers love Chicago. Tribune critics weigh in on the many reasons why. Chicago is the “Best Big City,” and it has big city problems, writes the Tribune Editorial Board. Speaking of awards, Chicago retained the hazy IPA crown at the Great American Beer Festival with a gold metal for Old Irving Brewing.   3.) Search warrant signed outside Chicago steakhouse to be key at trial of two veteran Chicago cops on charges of stealing drugs and cash TUESDAY, OCT 8 Chicago police Sgt. Xavier Elizondo wasn’t one to look scared on the job. But on one night in January 2018, Elizondo’s fellow officers noticed he was shaking and pale, his speech rambling and confused. Elizondo and his partner had stolen what they thought was drug money from a vehicle, only to have the car towed away by undercover FBI agents who said they were from the Police Department’s bureau of internal affairs, prosecutors allege. After the FBI raided his partner’s home, Elizondo went to a sink and started “retching or dry heaving,” according to prosecutors. The dramatic account of Elizondo’s reaction on the night he found out he was the target of a federal sting is expected to be told by at least two fellow officers as a two-week trial gets underway in earnest today.  4.) Helicopter flight school apologizes for ‘unfortunate incident’ of wheel falling through roof of Lynwood home TUESDAY, OCT 8 When the owner of a helicopter flight school read a newspaper article about a helicopter wheel that became lodged halfway between the roof and bathroom ceiling of a Lynwood home this weekend, she quickly realized what happened to a missing ground-handling wheel. But it’s anyone’s guess as to who was more shocked about the “unfortunate incident,” the Lynwood homeowner or Amy Summers of SummerSkyz Inc. in Lansing.   5.) Chicago-area congressman wants to limit nicotine in e-cigarettes — the latest move to try to regulate the industry TUESDAY, OCT 8 Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Schaumburg, wants to cap nicotine levels in e-cigarettes at 20 milligrams per milliliter — Juul’s e-cigarettes typically have nearly three times that much. Krishnamoorthi’s bill is the latest move to try to regulate an industry blamed for getting a new generation of people hooked on the drug as use among teens skyrockets and public health officials continue to grapple with what’s causing a vaping-related lung illness. Amid state and federal investigations into illnesses surrounding the devices, Deerfield-based Walgreens has joined the list of retailers that no longer sell e-cigarettes. 6.) Here’s what the LGBT workplace discrimination case in front of the Supreme Court could mean for Illinois TUESDAY, OCT 8 Can employers fire someone for simply being gay or transgender? That’s the question in front of the U.S. Supreme Court today. The Illinois Human Rights Act shields LGBT residents from discrimination in the workplace. Here’s what the law covers and how similar protections could look if the Supreme Court sides with LGBT workers. Many transgender people don’t seek health care out of fear of mistreatment. A Trump administration proposal could remove existing protections against discrimination, stoking fears in the community. From abortion to LGBT rights to guns, these are the biggest cases the Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming term.   7.) Matt Nagy’s ‘dark side’ comes out as he searches for answers to the struggling Bears offense TUESDAY, OCT 8 Still within what he calls a 24-hour window to remain “pissed off” following Sunday’s 24-21 loss to the Raiders in London, Matt Nagy sifted through the details Monday morning with optimism for what lies ahead for the Bears while also acknowledging his “dark side” came out. Here are Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Bears’ loss, including how the Raiders put together a plan to attack the Bears’ vaunted defense and executed it perfectly. Meanwhile, is David Ross really the best candidate to take over for Joe Maddon? What about Joe Girardi or Raul Ibanez? Mark Gonzales answers your Cubs questions. 8.) The Chicago Marathon is happening Sunday. Here’s what you need to know. TUESDAY, OCT 8 The Chicago Marathon will take more than 45,000 participants through 29 city neighborhoods Sunday. It’s the 42nd year of the 26.2-mile race, which begins and ends in Grant Park. Check out the course map and peruse details for runners, tips for spectators and ways to avoid traffic tie-ups on race day. His sister died by suicide. He’s running the Chicago Marathon to honor her life and maybe save others, writes columnist Heidi Stevens. 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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Trump Decides to Pull Out of Syria In an announcement late Sunday night, Trump revealed that the US would be exiting northern Syria, leaving our Kurdish allies to the mercy of Turkey. Given the Kurds are guarding thousands of ISIS prisoners, there is concern that Kurdish fighters will be distracted fending off Turkish advancements, leaving many ISIS prisoners unattended and free to escape. However, as Trump noted, he campaigned on bringing our troops home, and that is what he plans on doing. From AP: “Trump defended his latest decision, acknowledging in tweets that “the Kurds fought with us” but adding that they “were paid massive amounts of money and equipment to do so.” “I held off this fight for almost 3 years, but it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars, many of them tribal, and bring our soldiers home,” he wrote. In his later remarks, Trump asserted that American troops in Syria are not performing useful work. They are, he said, “not fighting.” They are “just there,” he said.”   The decision has been met with both applause and condemnation, some celebrating America’s exit from just one corner of the Middle East while others point to the potential dire consequences of a reinvigorated ISIS. Our policy confusion isn’t off-base, but rather a product of mixed sentiments and messages. As Jim Geraghty of National Review pointed out: “Trump’s stated desires and goals were often contradictions, but not many voters seemed to mind, because a lot of voters want contradictory things, too. They want terrorists to be attacked and destroyed until they’re not a danger anymore, and they also want all U.S. military forces to be kept out of harm’s way. They want the Pentagon to have the power to hit any target, anywhere, anytime, quickly enough to disrupt an attack or other calamity, but also don’t want our troops stationed abroad as a potential target for IEDs, suicide bombers, mortars, car bombs, and so on. They want to support allies like Israel or pro-American kingdoms, but they don’t like populations of Islamists hating us because we support allies like Israel or pro-American kingdoms. They want America to stop being the world’s policeman, and then nod in agreement to the words “never again,” on Holocaust Remembrance Day. We want all the good parts of foreign policy, but none of the bad parts.” But Geraghty also emphasizes that the Left has its own unoriginal jumble of ideas. Geraghty’s message is that our politicians should be having more frank conversations about the costs and benefits of certain military actions so that we can weigh them more appropriately and temper our expectations accordingly. What are the consequences of staying? What are the consequences of withdrawal? What do we gain in return in either situation? These are questions worth answering and wrestling with.   South Park Creators Offer Pithy Response After Being Banned in China The creators of the American show “South Park” Trey Parker and Matt Stone recently ran an episode mocking Hollywood for being controlled by Communist China. The creators then offered a sarcastic apology to the regime, which resulted in their show being officially banned in China and completely scrubbed from China’s internet. The infamous apology is penned below: “Like the NBA, we welcome the Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts. We too love money more than freedom and democracy. Xi doesn’t look like Winnie the Pooh at all. Tune into our 300th episode this Wednesday at 10! Long live the great Communist Party of China. May the autumn’s sorghum harvest be bountiful. We good now China?”   What I’m Reading This Week Quid Pro Quo and Extortion: Welcome to Foreign Relations (National Review) Watch the Episode that Got South Park Banned in China (The Federalist) 30 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1989 (The Atlantic) The U.S. Alliance with Israel Cannot Be Sacrificed to Ideological Purity (National Review) Why Liberal Media Hate the Joker (The Federalist)   Beauty Recommendations for the Week Sephora Collection, Matte Perfection Tinted Moisturizer, $18 I’ve been looking for something a little more economical than the the more expensive tinted moisturizers but still feels more luxurious than what you might find at CVS. Given I’m a big fan of the Sephora brand foundation, I thought I would give the tinted moisturizer a try. There are several days a week that I skip makeup, and this moisturizer is a really good option for those days. The moisturizer is matte like foundation but light like a lotion. It also comes in 15 shades, making matching to your precise skin tone an easier task. It is less sheer than other tinted moisturizers I have used, meaning matching your skin tone is actually a significant process (this product does not merely “blend” into any skin color—learned that the hard way). Overall, highly recommend.  Fresh, Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment, $26 While on the pricier side, I tried this lip product because I knew with colder weather coming, my lips would handle the transition poorly. I’ve been using it before bed, and it noticeably made my lips softer. While doing the job of a heavier moisturizer (I use Vaseline in the winter), this chapstick also feels relatively light (only felt slightly greasy). If you can splurge on a lip balm, this one is worth it, in my opinion. But if you’re looking to spend your money on more distinct products, that makes sense, too.    BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist.

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FIRST READ: GOP criticizes Trump on overseas moves, but not on his conduct at home

Well, we’ve learned that Republicans are willing to break from – and criticize – President Trump.

It’s just on the issue of foreign policy and war – not his conduct in office. 

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That’s maybe the best way to view the bipartisan condemnation of Trump’s order to withdraw the U.S. military from northern Syria, allowing Turkey to move into the country with its long-planned military operation.

“I feel very bad for the Americans and allies who have sacrificed to destroy the ISIS Caliphate because this decision virtually reassures the reemergence of ISIS. So sad. So dangerous,” Sen. Lindsey Graham tweeted.

Graham added, “By abandoning the Kurds we have sent the most dangerous signal possible – America is an unreliable ally and it’s just a matter of time before China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea act out in dangerous ways.”

Senate Majority Mitch McConnell said the move “would only benefit Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime.”

And former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said, “The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria. Leaving them to die is a big mistake. #TurkeyIsNotOurFriend.”

But Republicans who are shocked that Trump would benefit Turkey and Russia should ask themselves:

• Who has Trump’s ear on foreign policy decisions?

• And why do so many of the president’s statements and goals often align with Russian foreign policy priorities?

That’s one of the potential links between this Syria move and the ongoing Ukraine story…

Portman chides Trump on Ukraine/China, but says they’re not impeachable offenses

Yet there have been a handful of Republicans who have criticized Trump over the Ukraine story. The latest was Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio.

“The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It’s not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent,” he told the Columbus Dispatch.

But Portman also stressed that the call didn’t appear to be an impeachable offense. “I don’t view it as an impeachable offense. I think the House frankly rushed to impeachment assuming certain things,” he added.

So far, you have Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse, Susan Collins and Rob Portman all criticizing the president on this Ukraine story – or for asking China for help in investigating the Bidens.

And that’s about it.  

Other developments in the impeachment probe

A majority of Americans – 58 percent – say they support the impeachment inquiry, and 49 percent back Trump’s removal from office, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll released this morning.

And this just happened at publication time: Gordon Sondland, Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, said he had been directed by Trump’s State Department NOT to appear for his deposition on the Ukraine matter.

NBC’s Geoff Bennett has the statement from Sondland’s attorney:

“Early this morning, the U.S. Department of State directed Ambassador Gordon Sondland not to appear today for his scheduled transcribed interview before the U.S. House of Representatives Joint Committee.  Ambassador Sondland had previously agreed to appear voluntarily today, without the need for a subpoena, in order to answer the Committee’s questions on an expedited basis.  As the sitting U.S. Ambassador to the EU and employee of the State Department, Ambassador Sondland is required to follow the Department’s direction.”


Sondland, remember, is the official caught on those text messages regarding Ukraine.

Ukraine embassy official Bill Taylor on Sept. 9: “As I said on the phone, I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign.”

Sondland: “Bill, I believe you are incorrect about President Trump’s intentions. The President has been crystal clear no quid pro quo’s of any kind. The President is trying to evaluate whether Ukraine is truly going to adopt the transparency and reforms that President Zelensky promised during his campaign I suggest we stop the back and forth by text.”

 NBC’s Kristen Welker raises a good question: Why was Trump’s ambassador to the European Union involved on Ukraine – when it isn’t an EU country?  

2020 VISION: Klobuchar rakes in nearly $5 million for the quarter

Amy Klobuchar’s campaign announced on Monday that it raised $4.8 for the third fundraising quarter.

It was more than Klobuchar raised in the previous quarter, but it’s also less than half of what Andrew Yang brought in.

Here are the all the fundraising numbers we know of so far:

Sanders: $25.3 million (up from $18 million in the 2nd Q)
Buttigieg: $19.1 million (down from $24.9 million)
Biden: $15.2 million (down from $22 million)
Harris: $11.6 million (down from $11.8 million)
Yang: $10 million (up from $2.8 million)
Booker: $6.0 million (up from $4.5 million)
Klobuchar: $4.8 million (up from $3.9 million)
Williamson: $3 million (up from $1.5 million)
Bennet: $2.1 million (down from $2.8 million) 

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On the campaign trail today: Kamala Harris stumps in Iowa… Cory Booker and Tulsi Gabbard also hit the Hawkeye State… And Michael Bennet is in New Hampshire. 

Dispatches from NBC’s embeds: Michael Bennet took several swings at Medicare for All while campaigning in New Hampshire, per NBC’s Amanda Golden. “I just don’t see the American people signing on to a plan that raises taxes to a level that are an equivalent of 70 percent of all the federal revenue we are going to collect over the next 10 years,” Bennet said. He went on to take a direct swipe at Bernie Sanders, saying there was a reason Medicare for All “didn’t happen in Vermont.” Bennet also predicted that President Trump would use Medicare for All to claim the Democrats were socialists: “He said ‘I’m defending  Medicare from these Bolsheviks that are trying to take it away from you and by the way, didn’t all of you spend your whole life trying to get to a point when you’re 65 you can retire in peace and have Medicare and now all these other people coming in.’ The thing, the ads write themselves.”

Cory Booker toured the Cultivate Urban Farm in Iowa, where NBC’s Priscilla Thompson picked up on Booker’s campaign tactics: “He knows the movers and shakers in the room. Some candidates when they speak will hold a note card to thank the county chairs and community leaders in the room. Booker, on the other hand, will spend the first 10 minutes of his remarks sharing stories of personal interactions with his host or with familiar leaders in the room. He has racked up more Iowa endorsements than any other candidate and a lot of this has to do with the time he’s spent here campaigning on down ballot races.”  

TWEET OF THE DAY: Did Warren lose her teaching job because she was pregnant? 

DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is … $984 billion.

$984 billion.

That’s the estimated U.S. government budget deficit in the just-completed fiscal year 2019, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

It’s the highest in seven years — and it’s more than $200 billion higher than the previous year, when the estimated deficit was $779 billion.  

In March 2016, Trump promised in a Washington Post interview to eliminate the country’s $19 trillion in debt over a period of eight years.  

THE LID: What’s in a name? 

Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when we looked at new data about the share of Americans who identify with the Democratic or Republican parties.  

ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss 

House Democrats are hunting down a paper trail on the blocking of military aid to Ukraine. (And they’re thinking of masking the whistleblower’s identity from Trump’s congressional allies.)

Courtney Kube and Carol Lee describe “chaos” in Syria and Washington as American forces try to make sense of Trump’s troop decision. And Republicans are not being shy about their bewilderment about the move.

Morale at the State Department is… not great.

The Supreme Court is set to take on two important cases about federal protections for LGBT people.  

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• Northeast Syria: A Beacon of Religious Freedom that Deserves Our Protection
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Northeast Syria: A Beacon of Religious Freedom that Deserves Our Protection Posted: 07 Oct 2019 07:04 PM PDT by Travis Weber and Arielle Del Turco: Turkey just announced its plan to attack one of the few oases of religious freedom in the Middle East — and it is doing so after President Trump began withdrawing U.S. troops from a part of northeast Syria. Yet backing out of Northeast Syria is a betrayal of our friends and allies, a disavowal of our values, and will work against our long-term interests in the region. It could also lead to the death and displacement of thousands of religious minorities who have found protection under the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. It is an oft-overlooked story that in the wake of ISIS’s genocide, the Kurdish-led SDF established a semi-autonomous area in Northeast Syria in which religious freedom flourished and religious minorities were protected. Pluralism thrived and democracy began to gain a foothold. This area stood in stark contrast to the surrounding countries where religious persecution is rampant. This beacon of freedom had the additional effect of serving as a bulwark against Iran, which would otherwise seek to gain influence in Syria, expanding its regional power and threatening Israel and the United States’ allies in the Gulf. With Turkish President Erdogan’s announcement of his pending invasion, all of this is now at risk. Though the Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria have long been a trustworthy American ally, Turkey accuses them of being a terrorist group. But this excuse by Erdogan only serves to hide the fact that Turkey has a long history of attacking Kurds and is unhappy to see them develop a successful semi-autonomous region in Syria, although this area poses no threat to Turkey. Erdogan has previously made threats against northeast Syria. Several months ago, the U.S. agreed to a “safe zone” in Syria along the Turkish border to act as a buffer between Turkey and the Kurdish-controlled area of Syria. However, the U.S. wasn’t moving fast enough for Erdogan. This past weekend, he threatened to take matters into his own hands. On Sunday night, President Trump had a phone call with Erdogan that proved to be the deciding factor. The president agreed to withdraw U.S. troops from the safe zone. Our Kurdish allies were devastated by the news. They understandably feel betrayed, and it’s hard to interpret these U.S. military actions any other way. Kurdish fighters fought and died alongside U.S. troops to defeat ISIS. In the aftermath, they have acted responsibly and detained a number of former fighters. On top of that, they were building their own version of democracy which is truly pluralistic and protected religious freedom. They didn’t ask us to do the work. The SDF and their co-laborers did it all themselves; they just wanted our support. The U.S. had promised to keep just 1,000 troops in Syria, to ward off any ideas of attack from Turkey, or anyone else. Where religious freedom and human rights flourish — especially in such a hostile environment — it warrants U.S. support. Especially when those who have established a society with these features have been such close and faithful U.S. allies. Yet now, in spite of all our allies have done, we’ve endorsed a Turkish military operation against them. It is understandable that this would cause doubts in the minds of others who might work with us. President Trump is trying to look out for America’s interest, but he’s making a mistake here. Maintaining a free and secure Northeast Syria and preventing a Turkish attack is in America’s interest. The SDF will go to war if Turkey invades, and this would wreak havoc in a region that the U.S. has invested a great deal in. A Turkish military operation in Northeast Syria may lead to the death and displacement of thousands of religious minorities who lived out their faith freely in Northeast Syria. In such an environment, the resurgence of ISIS is more likely, not less. The absence of any U.S. troops will also only embolden Iran. Once the SDF are cleared out of northeast Syria, Iran would come in, paving the way for it to project power all the way to Israel’s border. In addition to constituting a serious threat to Israel, Iranian expansion in Turkey would threaten other U.S. allies in the Gulf. President Trump has acknowledged the need to pursue America’s interests in foreign policy, and that’s good. But the United States’ interest in the region is closely tied to the future of northeast Syria. The president needs to realize that and reverse course — before it’s too late. ————– Tony Perkins (@tperkins) is President of the Family Research Council . This article was on Tony Perkin’s Washington Update and written by Travis Weber and Arielle Del Turco. Tags: Tony Perkin, Washington Update, Northeast Syria, ,Beacon of Religious Freedom, that Deserves Our Protection To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

A Recycled Smear Campaign, The Cover-up Continues, Warren’s Truth Troubles Posted: 07 Oct 2019 06:43 PM PDT Gary Bauerby Gary Bauer, Contributing Author: A Recycled Smear Campaign Yesterday marked the anniversary of the Senate vote confirming Brett Kavanaugh as a justice of the Supreme Court. The left still hasn’t gotten over that loss. There were protests at the Supreme Court yesterday. I was thinking about how terrible the Kavanaugh confirmation process was. It was clear then that the left’s strategy was to produce one accuser after another. And then it hit me: The left is recycling its strategy in the Ukraine hoax. As you may recall, Brett Kavanaugh breezed through his confirmation hearing, answering all the left’s questions without breaking a sweat. They just couldn’t trip him up. President Trump fully cooperated in the Russia investigation. Robert Mueller couldn’t find evidence of collusion. The left failed to trip Trump up. Then, all of a sudden, a senator says she has in her possession a letter from a “whistleblower” — a woman claiming Kavanaugh did something terrible. Fast forward to today. The president was rising in the polls and headed to the U.N. to deliver a historic speech on religious liberty. All of a sudden, a member of Congress says there’s a complaint from a Deep State operative, an intelligence community “whistleblower,” that could take the president down. Kavanaugh’s friends and supporters were indignant. “How dare you! He’s never done anything like this,” they said. “No anonymous smears. The accuser must testify,” they insisted. The left replied, “Well, we’re talking to her. She’s afraid for her life.” Fast forward to now. The president and his supporters demand to know who the Deep State leaker is. “Well, he’s afraid for his life. He must remain anonymous,” the left says. Eventually, Christine Blasey Ford did testify. She had no evidence and no corroboration, and there were inconsistencies in her story. But wait. . . another accuser has come forward! And another! The left insists there’s a disturbing pattern about Kavanaugh’s behavior. Back to Trump. The CIA leaker’s complaint turns out to be based on hearsay, and there are inconsistencies in the complaint. The transcript proves the central premise of the complaint is false. So what happened this weekend? Another so-called “whistleblower” came forward, and this one supposedly has first-hand experience of the president’s phone call. I guarantee you, my friends, there will be additional “whistleblowers,” just like Kavanaugh’s accusers. In both battles, the real target is the Republican Party. In the Kavanaugh controversy, the left believed that if it could turn the heat up high enough, they could peel off three or four GOP senators. Women are supposed to be believed in all cases, right? They got Murkowski and almost got Flake and Collins. In case of the Ukraine call hoax, they’ve got Romney, Collins and maybe Sasse. The left is also trying to confuse the public and convince them that there is something wrong with this president. Intelligence agents are good people who we’re supposed to believe protect us, right? Of course, there’s another obvious link: The courts. The left can’t stand Trump’s success in restoring balance to the federal courts, and it can’t stand the fact that every day he remains in office is another day that he could nominate another justice of the caliber of Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. The Cover-up Continues Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, refuses to release the ten hours of testimony from Kurt Volker, the former envoy to Ukraine. As we reported Friday, Volker’s testimony supports President Trump and undermines the complaint filed by a disgruntled Deep State operative. Rep. Jim Jordan, the ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is so confident that he is daring Rep. Schiff to release Volker’s testimony. Yet all weekend long, all we got from the media was breathless reporting of a second “whistleblower,” supposedly with direct knowledge of the president’s phone call. This is absurd! We already have direct knowledge of the call. We have the transcript. The president voluntarily released it. This is like someone saying, “I have direct knowledge of the score of the Washington Redskins/New England Patriots game!” I should hope so — we all watched it yesterday. How can this be news? Meanwhile, it is being reported that the Deep State operative who filed the complaint is a registered Democrat who “had a prior working relationship with a prominent Democratic politician.” And we know that the law firm representing him has deep ties to far-left activists. Warren’s Truth Troubles Sen. Elizabeth Warren seems to have trouble telling the truth. Everyone is familiar with her claim of indigenous heritage. But now we’re learning of yet another bogus claim. In telling her biography, Warren has suggested multiple times that she was the victim of sex discrimination. She claims that she was fired from a special education teaching position because she was pregnant. She said this last week in Nevada and during her closing statement in last month’s Democrat debate. But in a 2008 interview, Warren tells a very different story. She acknowledges not having all the necessary credits for the job, so she went back to graduate school. Warren said: “I went back to graduate school and took a couple of courses in education and said, ‘I don’t think this is going to work out for me,’ I was pregnant with my first baby, so I had a baby and stayed home for a couple of years. . .” There’s nothing in this 11 year-old interview that remotely suggests she was fired. But Warren seems so eager to claim the mantle of victimhood, whether as a Native American or a fired pregnant woman. And here’s another example that has fallen through the memory hole: Warren has also claimed to have been the victim of sexual harassment, claiming that an older male colleague once “lunged at her” in his office and then chased her around his desk. But in telling this story, she neglected to mention that the man had polio, which limited his mobility, and that she later spoke at his funeral! Craven Appeasement Friday night, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey expressed his support for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Morey tweeted, “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” Within hours, the roof caved in on him. The Chinese consulate in Houston expressed its “strong dissatisfaction.” The team’s owner rebuffed Morey, making it clear that Morey did not speak for the team. The NBA issued a statement calling Morey’s tweet “deeply offensive” and “regrettable.” And this morning, Morey was tweeting his apologies. Morey did the right thing, but the NBA is scrambling because of its big investment in China. Just the latest example of how trade with China has changed us more than it has changed China. Better Late Than Never Last week, news broke that four people were stabbed to death inside the Paris police headquarters. Initially, French authorities treated the attack as just a workplace dispute involving a disgruntled employee who had been reprimanded by his supervisor. It took them a while, but French authorities have finally acknowledged what we all knew days ago — Michael Harpon was a radicalized Muslim. The alleged “workplace dispute” involved his refusal to work with women. ——————- Gary Bauer (@GaryLBauer)  is a conservative family values advocate and serves as president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families Tags: Gary Bauer, Campaign for Working Families, A Recycled Smear Campaign, The Cover-up Continues, Warren’s Truth Troubles To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Justices Return for a Momentous Supreme Court Term Posted: 07 Oct 2019 06:24 PM PDT The high court’s docket for the coming months is a genuine gauntlet of highly polarizing disputes that could make the relative comity of its previous term impossible to replicate.by Kevin Daley: The Supreme Court returns from its summer hiatus Monday to begin an election year term heavy on politically salient disputes. The high court’s docket for the coming months is a genuine gantlet of highly polarizing disputes that could make the relative comity of its previous term impossible to replicate. The justices will decide by June 2020 whether a federal civil rights law prohibits workplace discrimination against LGBT people, the Trump administration can terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, New York City’s gun transportation regulations pass Second Amendment muster, and a Louisiana medical regulation imposes an undue burden on abortion access. Gay Rights in the Workplace As of this writing, less than half the states have laws banning employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Federal legislation called the Equality Act that would impose a single, nationwide regime banning discrimination against LGBT workers passed the House of Representatives in May but stalled in the Senate due to concerns about religious liberty. The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday as to whether existing civil rights laws cover gay and transgender employees. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act bars employers from discriminating on the basis of sex, among other characteristics. Sexual orientation and gender identity are not specifically enumerated categories; however, two federal courts have held that Title VII’s ban on sex discrimination covers gay employees, and a third held it covers transgender workers. Supporters of those positions say unequal treatment of gay workers is classic sex discrimination, since it punishes one sex for conduct that is tolerated when performed by the opposite sex. As one filing before the high court reads, to discriminate against men who are attracted to men, but not women who are attracted to men, is “sex discrimination pure and simple.” Opponents of that view, including the Trump administration, say that comparison is “logically flawed.” Instead, the administration argues the relevant comparison “is between a female employee in a same-sex relationship and a male employee in a same-sex relationship; they would be similarly situated—and they would be treated the same.” Gay rights advocates further say anti-LGBT discrimination encompasses the kind of sex-based stereotypes and associational discrimination the high court has already condemned. The government and its allies counter that the ordinary meaning of “sex” does not reach sexual orientation and that subsequent statutes have banned discrimination based on both “sex” and “sex discrimination,” suggesting the former does not encompass the latter. The arguments over transgender status and Title VII are largely similar. The disputes produced an unusual split within the federal government. The agency that enforces Title VII, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has held that Title VII encompasses gay and transgender employees. Yet the Department of Justice is arguing against that proposition in the Supreme Court. The campaign for LGBT rights advanced through the courts at a striking clip. Yet the era of judicial patronage for gay rights may have reached its zenith. The Supreme Court struck down laws beginning in 1996 that withheld protected status from gays and lesbians, banned sodomy, and restricted marriage to men and women only. Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion in all those cases and generally provided the decisive vote for LGBT interests on the high court. Can Trump Finally End DACA? After a puzzling monthslong delay, the court announced on the final day of its last term in June that it would decide whether President Donald Trump can terminate DACA, an Obama-era amnesty initiative that extends temporary legal status to 700,000 foreign nationals who came to the U.S. as children. Federal trial courts across the country issued injunctions barring the administration from ending the program. As with last term’s dispute over a citizenship question on the 2020 census form, those judges said that the government’s explanation for the move is inadequate. Unlike the census case, however, no one questions Trump’s fundamental power to end DACA. At its inception, DACA was a discretionary executive branch initiative, and the executive branch may choose to end it at any time. The Justice Department told the high court in legal filings the DACA injunctions require “the government to preserve a policy that affirmatively sanctions the ongoing violation of federal law by 700,00 aliens who have no lawful immigration status and no right to the policy’s continuation.” The stakes are high—the justices could go as far as declaring that DACA is itself unlawful, meaning a future president could not simply reinstate it after Trump leaves office. The court will hear the DACA case on Nov. 12. Gun Rights Battle Becomes Challenge to High Court’s Integrity A relatively narrow dispute over New York City’s gun transportation regulations that the court will hear in December took on greater significance in August, when five Democratic senators filed an amicus (or “friend of the court”) brief that urged the justices to dismiss the case on technical grounds. The lawmakers accused the court’s Republican appointees of engineering partisan victories for conservative political interests and warned that a victory for gun rights would inflame the left-wing court-packing push. As such, the dispute is as much about the court’s response to political strong-arming as it is the Second Amendment. New York City’s gun transportation rules forbade licensed gun owners from carrying their firearms beyond city limits. It further provided that guns could only be transported to one of seven authorized gun ranges. Plaintiffs who wish to take their guns to vacation homes and shooting competitions outside the five boroughs challenged the ordinance but lost before a trial judge and the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Once the Supreme Court decided to hear the case, the city quickly amended its regulation and asked the justices to dismiss the case as moot, saying they had given the plaintiffs everything they sought in court. The Democratic amicus brief urged the court to follow that course. The plaintiffs counter that the city could revert to its original rules at any time and that the 2nd Circuit’s decision would remain good law unless the high court reverses. The case is the first Second Amendment issue the court has taken up since 2010. Though the stakes are rather low, the case is nonetheless important, as the justices could use it as an opportunity to set standards for judging other gun rights issues like concealed carry. The court will hear arguments in the case on Dec. 2. The New Conservative Majority’s First Abortion Dispute The high court announced Friday that it would hear its first abortion dispute since Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation in 2018. The case involves a Louisiana law, called Act 620, requiring that physicians who perform abortions have admitting privileges at local hospitals. The regulation is similar to a Texas law the Supreme Court struck down in a 2016 decision called Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. Given the similarities between the Louisiana and Texas laws, the case could foretell how the conservative justices will approach abortion precedents. The justices briefly encountered the dispute in February, after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Act 620 could take effect. Abortion providers then filed an emergency petition at the high court, asking the justices to block enforcement of the law while litigation continued. The court agreed on a 5-4 vote, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the four liberals to grant the request. The chief’s move was somewhat surprising, as he voted with the dissenters in the 2016 Texas case. The decision will turn on whether Act 620 imposes an “undue burden” on abortion access in Louisiana. The providers say three of Louisiana’s four remaining abortion doctors are not able to obtain admitting privileges. By their telling, if Act 620 takes effect, there will be one abortion doctor in the entire state. Kavanaugh questioned that assertion in a short dissent from the court’s February decision. He said there were “factual uncertainties” as to whether the Louisiana physicians are able to comply with Act 620. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals went further and said the providers had not made good faith efforts to obtain admitting privileges. Arguments in the case have not yet been scheduled. Specter of Impeachment Looms The court’s docket is sure to drag the justices into the political thicket ahead of the 2020 election, yet a task more unpleasant may await the chief justice. The Constitution provides that the chief justice shall preside over the impeachment trial of the president. As such, if the House adopts articles of impeachment against Trump, Roberts will become the third chief justice to sit over a court of impeachment. The chief justice’s substantive responsibilities as presiding officer are quite few. Former Chief Justice William Rehnquist quoted the opera “Iolanthe” when asked about his experience of former President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial in 1999. “I did nothing in particular and did it very well,” he said. Still, the experience would be an unwelcome distraction from official business, most especially since Congress’ sharper edges could prove irritating for a chief justice known to prize etiquette and good form. —————————- Kevin Daley (@kevindaleydc) is a legal affairs reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. H/T The Daily Signal Tags: Kevin Daley, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Daily Signal, Justices Return, Momentous Supreme Court Term To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Federal Reserve’s Latest Bailouts More Proof Bad Times Ahead Posted: 07 Oct 2019 06:00 PM PDT Dr. Ron Paulby Dr. Ron Paul: Since September 17, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has pumped billions of dollars into the repurchasing (repo) market, the first such intervention since 2009. The Fed has announced that it will continue to inject as much as 75 billion dollars a day into the repo market until November 4. The repo market provides a means for banks that are temporarily short of cash to obtain short-term (usually one day) loans from other banks. The Fed’s interventions were a response to a sudden cash shortage that caused interest rates for these short-term loans to climb to 10 percent, far above the Fed’s target rate. One of the factors blamed for the repo market’s cash shortage is the Federal Reserve’s sale of assets it acquired via the Quantitative Easing programs. Since launching its effort to “unwind” its balance sheet, the Fed had reduced its holdings by over 700 billion dollars. This seems like a large amount, but, given the Fed’s balance sheet was over four trillion dollars, the Fed only reduced its holdings by approximately 18 percent! If such a relatively small reduction in the Fed’s assets contributed to the cash shortage in the repo market, causing a panicked Fed to pump billions into the market, it is unlikely the Fed will be continuing selling assets and “normalizing” its balance sheet. Another factor contributing to the repo market’s cash shortage was a major sale of US Treasury securities. Sales of government securities leave less capital available for private sector investments, increasing interest rates. This “crowding out” effect provides one more justification for the Federal Reserve to pump more money into the markets. The crowding out effect is just one way federal debt increases pressure on the Fed to keep interest rates low. Increasing federal debt increases pressure on the Fed to maintain low interest rates to keep the federal government’s interest payments from reaching unsustainable levels. The over one trillion dollars (and rising) federal deficit is the major reason the Federal Reserve is likely to keep interest rates low or even adopt the insane policy of negative interest rates. The American people are not even allowed to know what banks benefited from the Fed’s intervention in the repo market, or what plans the Fed is making for future bailouts — even though the people will pay for those bailouts either through increased taxes, debt, or the Federal Reserve’s hidden inflation tax when the next crash occurs. Of course, the average people who will lose their savings and their jobs in the next crash will not be bailed out. This is one more reason why it is so important Congress takes the first steps toward changing monetary policy by passing Audit the Fed. The need for the Fed to shove billions into the repo market to keep that market’s interest rate near the Fed’s target shows the Fed is losing its power to control the price of money. The next crash will likely lead to the end of the fiat money system, along with the entire welfare-warfare state. Those of us who understand the Fed is the cause of, not the solution to, our problems must redouble our efforts to educate our fellow citizens on sound economics and the ideas of liberty. This way, we can create the critical mass necessary to force Congress to cut spending, repeal the legal tender laws to restore a free market in money, and audit, then end, the Fed. ————————- Dr. Ron Paul (@ronpaul), Chairman of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, is a former U.S.Congressman (R-TX) for 21 years. He twice sought the Republican Party nomination for President. As a MD, he was an Air Force flight surgeon and has delivered over 4000 babies. Paul writes on political and economic theory, American, foreign, domestic, and monetary policies, the military-industrial complex, the War on Drugs, the Federal Reserve, and compliance with the U.S. Constitution. Tags: Ron Paul, Ron Paul Institute, Federal Reserve, Latest Bailouts, More Proof, Bad Times Ahead To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Impeachment is Built on a Trap That Obama Created for Romney Posted: 07 Oct 2019 05:51 PM PDT . . . A weapon against a Romney administration gets used against Trump. by Daniel Greenfield: The Whistleblower Protection Act was put into place for the stated purpose of fighting waste and mismanagement in the civil service. It’s a controversial piece of legislation, but its purpose is clear. As a Senate report on the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act put it, “What is needed is a means to protect the Pentagon employee who discloses billions of dollars in cost overruns, the GSA employee who discloses widespread fraud, and the nuclear engineer who questions the safety of certain nuclear plants. These conscientious civil servants deserve statutory protection rather than bureaucratic harassment and intimidation.” This does not cover a partisan effort to undermine the President of the United States. It does not mean a government employee taking issue with a president’s foreign policy. A whistleblower exposes structural waste, mismanagement and abuse within the civil service, among government contractors and in varied ways within the private sector. This is meant to protect employees who blow the whistle on misbehavior, not to serve as cover for assorted political agendas. In the Trump era, whistleblowing and partisan leaks to the media have been conflated by the media. Partisan government workers, some openly aligning with the “resistance” and participating in partisan groups within government agencies, have sought to undermine administration policies through leaks. These leaks were in turn meant to generate congressional investigations of cabinet officials. The impeachment effort against President Trump takes that ongoing tactic to the ultimate extreme. The politicization of the civil service is a deeply troubling phenomenon. Efforts by members of the civil service to undermine elected officials is a threat to our entire system of representative government. This problem goes beyond the ‘Deep State’ and has shown up in a wide variety of government agencies. But its appearance in national security agencies is deeply troubling because these agencies have the infrastructure to act as a police state. The existence of national security agencies in a free country is contingent on their subservience to elected officials. Anything else isn’t whistleblowing, it’s a coup. Obama’s Presidential Policy Directive 19 opened the door by expanding whistleblowing protection to members of the “intelligence community” and other personnel handling classified information. A few years earlier, Bradley Manning had ushered in a new era of espionage by enemy state actors using front groups to solicit spies as whistleblowers. While the court threw the book at Manning, Obama commuted his sentence. PPD19 was supposed to avoid another Manning case, which it utterly failed to do when Edward Snowden repeated Manning’s treason on a larger scale before escaping to Russia. But PPD19 was never really meant to help the likes of Manning and Snowden. Instead it was part of a larger pattern of politicizing national security organizations that led directly to the current crisis. While the Russians were soliciting whistleblowers from inside the national security sphere to act as spies, which was exactly what they had been doing throughout the Cold War, Obama’s people were building partisan networks within the national security infrastructure to act as their political agents. Both the Russians and the Democrats understood that whistleblowers were a strategic vulnerability. Whistleblowers were seen as sympathetic underdogs who were trying to do the right thing. That was the perfect camouflage for an enemy agent or the agent of a police state. Astroturfing, the practice of manufacturing grass roots efforts and building causes around individual protesters, like Greta Thunberg or David Hogg, had moved into the national security infrastructure before going off like a bomb. PPD19 was issued on October 10, 2012. The presidential debates were underway and the election was up in the air. In the weeks before PPD19, Mitt Romney had begun to lead in a number of polls. It is striking that PPD19 came out during the exact same period that Romney was leading in as many polls as he ever would in that election. On October 9, the day before PPD19, even a DailyKos/SEIU poll showed Romney in the lead. After Obama’s disastrous debate performance, his people had to be worried about the possibility of defeat. The real purpose of PPD19 was to aid Obama loyalists is undermining a Romney administration. The Obama administration would not have been too worried about Romney reversing its social policies. But Romney had run sharply against Obama on national security. And Obama’s cronies knew that there would be significant foreign policy differences there. PPD19 may have been their answer. Romney lost. PPD19 remained obscure. By the time Trump won, the weaponization of the national security infrastructure in national politics was complete with national security organs spying on Trump associates, investigating his campaign, entrapping his associates, leaking his phone calls, and now setting the stage for impeachment. The Russia conspiracy theory was not a counterintelligence investigation. And Ukraine impeachment isn’t whistleblowing. Investigating the domestic political opposition is only a counterintelligence investigation in China, Russia or Cuba. Launching such an effort is the hallmark of a police state. And whistleblowers don’t have partisan political agendas aimed at elected officials. Until now, the two worst cases of activists and spies pretending to be whistleblowers were Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden. The Ukraine case has some similarities to the Pentagon Papers case, but there isn’t even the pretense that this fake whistleblowing is about anything other than going directly for the President of the United States, not indirectly through his policies, but directly aimed at him. Whistleblowers aren’t supposed to have any agenda except the law and organizational standards. And whistleblowing protections are absolutely not meant to serve as cover for partisan fights or assaults on elected officials. Whistleblowing protections are meant to protect government employees in the civil service from retaliation by their supervisors in the civil service when they report waste or abuse. They are not meant to allow an anonymous government employee to assist in a partisan campaign to remove the President of the United States as part of a ploy orchestrated by the opposition party. That is a breathtaking abuse that will damage whistleblower protections indefinitely. Whistleblower protections have traditionally been a bipartisan project. But courts have repeatedly limited the scope of how and what a whistleblower can disclose. It appears that they were wise to do so. The eavesdropping and entrapment of Trump allies in the last election was the ultimate nightmarish abuse of national security. The same folks who brought you that violation have now contrived to produce the worst possible abuse of whistleblower protections. The abuse of the NSA has dealt a fatal blow to Republican support for national security measures used to fight enemy nations and terrorists. The abuse of whistleblowing will lead to an identical loss of support for whistleblower protections. The Obama administration and its allies have tried to turn government agencies into bear traps, seeking to retain control of policymaking through a network of lefty loyalists in agencies and activist judges in the courts, and, beyond that, to force out Trump appointees and to even force out President Trump. At the heart of this crisis is the conflict between representative government and the infrastructure of government, between the will of the voters and the will of D.C., between the taxpayers and officials, that is the breaking point of any free country. Some countries lose their freedom through violent revolutions. Others ossify into an oligarchy of government officials and elites who call all the shots. This is not about the Ukraine. Just as it wasn’t about Russia. It’s about whether our governments are elected or selected. Elected government requires that government officials be neutral and non-partisan. When partisan factions use the machinery of government to wage war on their opponents, that’s a coup. A day after President Trump survived one coup, the deep state debuted a second coup. ——————- Daniel Greenfield (@Sultanknish) is Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and an investigative journalist and writer focusing on radical Left and Islamic terrorism.  Tags: Daniel Greenfield, Impeachment, Built on a Trap, That Obama, Created for Romney To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Release the Transcripts Posted: 07 Oct 2019 05:36 PM PDT by Kerby Anderson: A precedent was established when President Trump released the transcript of the conversation between President Zelensky and himself on July 25. Yes, I know that it isn‘t a word–for–word transcript but it does give you a good idea of what was said in the conversation, even though many politicians and most of the media misrepresented it. Most press reports have ellipses between two statements by the president. Those three dots represent a deletion of 560 words. But my main point is that we now have a sitting president releasing a transcript of a conversation with a foreign leader. I have seen a number of pundits express concern that this will affect future conversations foreign leaders will have with this president and future presidents. We now have members of Congress wanting to see other transcripts of conversations Trump has had with foreign leaders. The damage has been done, so I am in favor of releasing past transcripts. We would love to know what President Obama said to Russian President Vladimir Putin. After all, we already have the comments that Obama whispered on an open microphone to then–Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. Obama reminded him that, “This is my last election.” Then he added that, “After my election I have more flexibility.” Let‘s get the transcripts of the phone conversations between Obama and Putin. I am sure there are lots of interesting tidbits that the American people need to know. And you can‘t argue that this would be covered by executive privilege. Obama is out of office. Let‘s get the transcripts related to the Iran nuclear deal. Let‘s read what President Obama and Secretary Kerry promised the leaders of Iran. When did they offer to send $1.7 billion in cash on a plane to Iran? The transcripts would answer lots of questions. We are all waiting to see them. ——————– Kerby Anderson (@kerbyanderson) is a radio talk show host heard on numerous stations via the Point of View Network (@PointofViewRTS) and is endorsed by Dr. Bill Smith, Editor, ARRA News Service. Tags: Release the Transcripts, Kerby Anderson, President Trump, released the transcript To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Science Isn’t Morality Posted: 07 Oct 2019 05:17 PM PDT by Paul Jacob, Contributing Author: “Scientist” — what an abused term! When a journalist needs an authority to write about some nutty, wildly improbable affront to common sense, a “scientist” will do. Case in point, turn to Newsweek: “Tanning salons are more likely to be located in U.S. neighborhoods with higher numbers of same-sex male couples,” writes Kashmira Gander, “according to scientists who fear the industry could be targeting the demographic.” Well, since gay men — for a variety of reasons surely no one will dispute, and which we need not trouble ourselves with — are more likely to use such services than straight men, one might expect marketers to “target” a likely clientele. But why the “fear”? Well, don’t panic, but “[t]anning beds are dangerous. They double your risk of skin cancer. Over time, they also cause wrinkles, skin aging, uneven skin texture and dark spots, so even from a cosmetic standpoint, no one should be using them.” Well, that latter is not a scientific finding. It is up to consumers to decide what acceptable levels of risk they will take to make themselves appealing for the opposite sex, or — in this case — the same sex. If scientists made fewer moral and political pronouncements, sticking to statements that they can defend with facts and findings, not only would Newsweek and other magazines be easier to bear (I cannot guarantee more subscribers and newsstand sales, alas), but science itself might gain a bit more credibility. As it is, it is teetering. Or so some “studies have shown.” As for me, I’m not gay, but I am married . . . and a former redhead. Tanning salons don’t profitably pitch their services to me. Not because of science, but . . . Common Sense. Which this is. I’m Paul Jacob. —————— Paul Jacob (@Common_Sense_PJ ) is author of Common Sense which provides daily commentary about the issues impacting America and about the citizens who are doing something about them. He is also President of the Liberty Initiative Fund (LIFe) as well as Citizens in Charge Foundation. Jacob is a contributing author on the ARRA News Service. Tags: Paul Jacob, Common Sense, Science Isn’t Morality To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Wizards of Sleaze . . . Posted: 07 Oct 2019 04:19 PM PDT . . . The only reason the Democrats are impeaching President Trump is that he’s exposing Corruption and draining the swamp. Editorial Cartoon by AF “Tony” BrancoTags: AF Branco, editorial cartoon, Wizards of Sleaze, The only reason, Democrats, impeaching President Trump, he’s exposing, Corruption, draining the swamp To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Bernie Sanders Could Have Died Under Medicare-for-All Posted: 07 Oct 2019 04:10 PM PDT by Daniel Greenfield: On Tuesday night, Senator Bernie Sanders, the socialist candidate who has run on a plan to nationalize medicine and ban health insurance, began to feel ill while doing an event at a Pakistani Halal restaurant. Sanders requested a chair in the middle of answering a question. He appeared even more confused than usual and stumbled through his response. The event at the Halal restaurant was cut short and the millionaire campaigner against wealth was rushed to the hospital and admitted that very night. The Sanders campaign failed to state and the media failed to report the name of the hospital. Why keep the name of the hospital secret? Sanders is most closely associated with a plan to take away everyone else’s access to the kind of health care he just benefited from. Releasing details about his level of care could prove as embarrassing as the socialist millionaire’s recent ascension to the ranks of the 1%. What we do know is that Bernie Sanders was admitted Tuesday night and by the next day, he had two stents put in to deal with a blockage in an artery. He tweeted, “I’m feeling good. I’m fortunate to have good health care and great doctors and nurses helping me to recover.” And added, “Medicare for All!” Despite the name, Medicare for All has nothing to do with Medicare. It’s a socialist proposal that would actually eliminate Medicare and reduce everyone to a sub-Medicaid system with limited care options. It draws its inspiration from the British NHS, Canada’s socialized medicine and some European systems. While Bernie’s timetable of getting an angioplasty within a day might not sound that impressive to Americans, in the British NHS system, the median time from assessment to treatment is 55.3 days. Mean times for treatment have been cited as being 80 days. The maximum NHS waiting time is supposed to be 18 weeks and almost 16% of patients in the UK have to wait more than 3 months for an angioplasty. Canada’s socialist system has angioplasty waiting times of around 11 weeks. And that’s after you get an appointment to see a specialist. The usual approach is to hand patients some aspirin and to praise Canada’s enlightened socialist system for not “rushing” patients into the hospital like the Americans. You can go to the ER, but waiting times in Canadian ERs are worse than most other countries. Senator Bernie Sanders has cited Norway as an inspiration for his socialist policies. 13.4% of Norwegians wait three or more months for the procedure that Bernie got just by walking into an “undisclosed” hospital in the United States. Bernie waited a day in Vegas to get his angioplasty. In Norway, he would have waited 39 days. In Finland, which Bernie has also cited as an inspiration for his socialist program, he would have waited 22 days. In Sweden, another favorite of American socialists, Bernie would have waited 42 days. In New York, the average wait time is a day. Sweden has improved from its infamous wait times of over a year during the eighties when 10% of cardiac patients on the waiting list were dying while on line to get access to its “Medicare-for-All”. Socialists also love to tout the virtues of Cuban medicine. Good luck getting an angioplasty in Cuba. “I think that countries like Denmark and Sweden do very well,” Senator Bernie Sanders claimed. But, bafflingly, he chose to get an angioplasty in Vegas in a day instead of waiting around for 42 days in Sweden. Bernie Sanders wants Americans to live under socialism. As long as he has other options. Sanders wants to benefit from a system in which he can get two stents put in one day, but he wants you to live under his Medicare-for-All socialist plan which would force you to wait weeks and months. And if you die then, just as in Sweden or the VA, that’s one less cardiac procedure on the waiting list. Senator Sanders had come to Vegas to appear at a Medicare-for-All town hall. He wasn’t able to make it because he was too busy benefiting from the free market medical system that he wants to destroy. Ironically, if his socialized medicine system existed, he would have plenty of time to appear at his Medicare-for-All town hall while gasping for breath and popping aspirin. He would have had weeks, perhaps months, of waiting for his angioplasty while promoting Medicare-for-All. Sanders is only able to continue campaigning for socialized medicine because he isn’t living under it. But Bernie’s leftist speechwriter, David Sirota, insisted that Bernie’s health scare was “a perfect example of why the United States needs to join the rest of the world and pass Bernie’s Medicare for All legislation.” It’s a pity that Bernie didn’t join “the rest of the world” and wait weeks to get his angioplasty. Instead of going into an “undisclosed” hospital and getting his procedure done in a day, Bernie could have shown his supporters how socialized medicine really works and the sacrifices they’ll make. But a camera crew following Bernie for weeks while he gasped for breath waiting to finally be seen would have killed any remaining support for the socialist plan to destroy health care in this country. It might have also killed Bernie. And if Bernie Sanders does, somehow, become the nominee and win the election, a set of events as unlikely as the NHS delivering faster and better care than Bernie’s “undisclosed” hospital, then he won’t be waiting 42 days or 18 weeks for an angioplasty. Instead, he’ll be going to “undisclosed” hospitals. Socialist leaders don’t live by the same rules they make for everyone else. “Nobody should earn more than a million dollars,” Bernie Sanders claimed when he ran for Senate. He argued that millionaires in the Senate were “immoral”. These days he’s a millionaire. And that’s okay. “I wrote a best-selling book,” he sniped. “If you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too.” “You don’t necessarily need a choice of 23 underarm spray deodorants or of 18 different pairs of sneakers when children are hungry in this country,” he once argued. But Bernie Sanders and his crooked clan need to have three homes. Even when children are hungry. Bernie needed to fly around on a chartered 767 jet serving lobster sliders, crab salad, red lentil soup, herb crusted lamb loin, chocolate ganache, fine cheeses and white wine. You don’t need a choice of deodorants. But Bernie needs a choice of lamb loin, ganache and crab salad. There’s no mention of him sharing the fine cheeses or the lobster sliders with the hungry children of America whom he once saw on TV in a Sally Struthers commercial in between episodes of Matlock. If Bernie gets his way, he won’t wait 42 days for an angioplasty. You will. Bernie, just like Prince Harry, Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio, will have his jets and his white wines and his medical procedures. And he will have them the moment he decides he needs them. You will get nothing. Not unless you have the right political connections. That is socialism. If Bernie Sanders were some random 78-year-old man, Medicare-for-All might have killed him. But if Bernie gets to run the country, then Medicare-for-All won’t kill him. He’ll never even experience it. Medicare-for-All will kill you. ————– Daniel Greenfield (@Sultanknish) is Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and an investigative journalist and writer focusing on radical Left and Islamic terrorism. Tags: Daniel Greenfield, Sultan Knish, Bernie Sanders, Could Have Died, Under Medicare-for-All To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

It was Ukraine that reopened the Burisma-Biden probe in 2018 and sought U.S. mutual legal assistance to look at it, not the other way around Posted: 07 Oct 2019 04:03 PM PDT by Robert Romano: Former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Ambassador Kurt Volker testified to the House Armed Services, Intelligence and Oversight committees on Oct. 3 that there was not one, but two former Ukrainian Prosecutors General that have been sounding the alarm on Joe Biden-Hunter Biden-Burisma Holdings corruption. The first was Viktor Shokin, who in April told The Hill’s John Solomon, prior to the election of the new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, that he wasremoved in 2016 because of his investigation of Burisma, which Biden’s son, Hunter, served on the Board of Directors of. Biden told the Council on Foreign Relations in Jan. 2018 at an event he threatened $1.2 billion of loan guarantees to get Shokin fired: “I said, ‘You’re not getting the billion.’ I’m going to be leaving here in, I think it was about six hours. I looked at them and said: ‘I’m leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money.’ …Well, son of a bitch, he got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time.” That was in March 2016. Shokin was then replaced by Yuriy Lutsenko, who, according to Volker did not ultimately let the Burisma matter go, either. Volker said, “There was a second narrative, also fueled by the then-Prosecutor General, that the company, Burisma, had sought to garner influence with then-Vice President Biden, by paying high fees to his son Hunter Biden. Mr. Lutsenko made these allegations in conversations with U.S. media, which gave them wide circulation, particularly among conservative media viewers.” Here, Volker appears to be referring to Solomon’s reporting, who also interviewed Lutsenko in April while he was still serving in his official capacity — Lutsenko served from May 12, 2016 to Aug. 29, 2019 — and said he was specifically looking at Burisma and at Shokin’s removal. Volker says he met Lutsenko in 2018, but that he disbelieved the allegations: “Ukraine has a well-deserved reputation for rampant corruption. Nonetheless, I believed that these accusations by Mr. Lutsenko were themselves self-serving, intended to make himself appear valuable to the United States, so that the United States might weigh in against his being removed from office by the new government.” But the probe into Burisma was reopened in 2018, not 2019 when Zelensky was elected. In April, Solomon quoted Nazar Kholodnytskyi, the top anti-corruption prosecutor in Prosecutor General Lutsenko’s office, who said that the Burisma matter had been reopened in 2018 following Biden’s Jan. 2018 comments to the Council on Foreign Relations about having the former Prosecutor General fired. Per Solomon, “Kholodnytskyi, the lead anti-corruption prosecutor in Lutsenko’s office, confirmed to me in an interview that part of the Burisma investigation was reopened in 2018, after Joe Biden made his remarks.” Kholodnytskyi said, “We were able to start this case again… [But] we don’t see any result from this case one year after the reopening because of some external influence,” citing problems with a separate Ukrainian agency that he said was dragging its feet in gathering evidence. From Jan. 2018, when Biden made his remarks and the probe was reopened, to April 2019, when the Ukrainian election occurred, Lutsenko appears to have been in no danger of losing his job, because he didn’t. That would not occur until Aug. 2019, and then only because his former boss, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, had lost the election to Zelensky in April 2019. In April 2019, shortly before the election, Lutsenko told Solomon he wanted to present what his office had found to Attorney General William Barr including the intervention by Biden to get Shokin fired. Per Solomon, “Lutsenko said some of the evidence he knows about in the Burisma case may interest U.S. authorities and he’d like to present that information to new U.S. Attorney General William Barr, particularly the vice president’s intervention.” “Unfortunately, Mr. Biden had correlated and connected this aid with some of the HR (personnel) issues and changes in the prosecutor’s office,” Lutsenko said. This is a critical element. The serving Prosecutor General at the time, Lutsenko, on behalf of Ukraine was initially seeking mutual legal assistance from Barr to look at Burisma and Biden in a probe that was already open from a year earlier, not the other way around. The U.S. and Ukraine have a mutual legal assistance treaty, signed in 1998, and it is legitimate and appropriate — not to mention perfectly legal — for a sitting Ukrainian Prosecutor General to seek U.S. assistance on legal matters of joint concern. By the time President Donald Trump had his conversation with the newly elected Zelensky on July 25 — where he said, “There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great. Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it… It sounds horrible to me…” — the Ukrainians had already reopened the Burisma-Biden probe 18 months earlier. Which Zelensky confirms in his conversation with Trump, saying, “I understand and I’m knowledgeable about the situation,” adding, “Since we have won the absolute majority in the our Parliament, the next prosecutor general will be 100% my person, my candidate, who will be approved by the parliament and will start as new prosecutor in September. He or she will look into the situation, specifically to the company that you mentioned in this issue.” Zelensky stated that this case is essential to Ukrainian efforts to root out corruption: “The issue of the investigation of the case is actually the issue of making sure to restore the honesty so we will take care of that and work on the investigation of the case.” And, to top it all off, Zelensky doubled down on requesting mutual legal assistance from the U.S. and confirms the active investigation: “On top of that, I would kindly ask you if you have any additional information that you can provide to us, it would be very helpful for the investigation to make sure that we administer justice in our country…” This destroys the narrative that it was Trump who was seeking out Burisma and Biden. It was the other way around. Shokin, then Lutsenko and then Zelensky himself are all on the record requesting U.S. assistance with the investigation, which was active and had been reopened over a year before Zelensky was elected. President Trump is not out to get Biden, per se. Ukraine is. You can’t make this stuff up. But that is not all. Volker also testified to Congress on the other matter Trump was seeking assistance with, that is, potential Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign. “In the early months of 2019, I was aware of an emerging, negative narrative about Ukraine in the United States, fueled by accusations made by the then-Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Yuriy Lutsenko, that some Ukrainian citizens may have sought to influence the U.S. 2016 Presidential election, including by passing information they hoped would reach the Hillary Clinton campaign that was detrimental to the Donald Trump campaign,” Volker stated. Lutsenko appears to have been the basis, at least in part, of a Jan. 2017 report from Politico’s Kenneth Vogel and David Stern that alleged there was a Ukrainian effort on behalf of Hillary Clinton. At the time, Vogel and Stern reported, “Ukrainian government officials tried to help Hillary Clinton and undermine Trump by publicly questioning his fitness for office. They also disseminated documents implicating a top Trump aide in corruption and suggested they were investigating the matter, only to back away after the election. And they helped Clinton’s allies research damaging information on Trump and his advisers, a Politico investigation found. Ukrainian-American operative who was consulting for the Democratic National Committee met with top officials in the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington in an effort to expose ties between Trump, top campaign aide Paul Manafort and Russia, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.” The Justice Department has confirmed this investigation in the U.S., into the origins of the false allegations that President Trump and his campaign were Russian agents that was ultimately debunked by none other than Special Counsel Robert Mueller and what role foreign intelligence agencies including Ukraine may have played in making them. Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said on Sept. 25, “A Department of Justice team led by U.S. Attorney John Durham is separately exploring the extent to which a number of countries, including Ukraine, played a role in the counterintelligence investigation directed at the Trump campaign during the 2016 election… While the Attorney General has yet to contact Ukraine in connection with this investigation, certain Ukrainians who are not members of the government have volunteered information to Mr. Durham, which he is evaluating.” Volker in his testimony also stated he had weighed in on all of the allegations both into Ukrainian election interference and into potential corruption by Burisma Holdings to the President’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, saying that the allegations into potential corruption Biden were “not credible” but the that potential “I also said at that July 19 meeting that it is not credible to me that former Vice President Biden would have been influenced in anyway by financial or personal motives in carrying out his duties as Vice President. A different issue is whether some individual Ukrainians may have attempted to influence the 2016 election or thought they could buy influence: that is at least plausible, given Ukraine’s reputation for corruption. But the accusation that Vice President Biden acted inappropriately did not seem at all credible to me,” Volker said in his testimony. In both of these instances, however, Volker, who restarted his career at the State Department in 2017, was neither present for potential Ukrainian election interference nor during Biden’s entire tenure as Vice President from 2009 to 2016. He is not a witness to what might have happened before 2017. Law enforcement investigations are not based on maybes. Besides, is it the State Department’s job to tell Ukraine not to enforce its rights under the 1998 U.S.-Ukraine Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty? If Ukraine has a concern, the State Department is supposed to relay it to Washington, D.C., not run interference on it. It is Ukraine, not the U.S., that initiated the investigation into Burisma and Biden and then reopened it in 2018, and then sought U.S. assistance since it concerned the former vice president. President Trump was simply responding to it, even if it appears in the phone call with Zelensky he’s the one who brought it up, the fact is that it was already an ongoing investigation that Trump had heard about and raised. As it turns out, Zelensky was already on top of it and then renewed the request for assistance. Perhaps the examination of Biden may have made Volker feel uncomfortable, but Biden was Obama’s top official in Ukraine at least since 2014, when he led efforts to push former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych out of office. If Ukraine had a role in interfering in the election in 2016 on behalf of the Obama administration, Democrats and the Hillary Clinton campaign, it may not be possible to separate out Biden’s role there. To examine one, it appears to be necessary to examine the other. —————– Robert Romano is the Vice President of Public Policy at Americans for Limited Government. Tags: Robert Romano, Americans for Limited Government, To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

What’s at Stake in Supreme Court’s ‘Sex Discrimination’ Case Posted: 07 Oct 2019 02:51 PM PDT by Ryan T. Anderson: This week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in cases that ask whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans employment discrimination on the basis of sex, extends to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status. It’s an odd legal argument, given that the public meaning of the word “sex” in 1964—and today, for that matter—refers to our status as male or female, not our sexual attractions, desires, actions, or identity. That’s why progressive activists have been trying for the past forty years to get Congress to pass laws that would add “sexual orientation” as a protected class, and it’s why they’ve been doing the same for “gender identity” for the past dozen years. Because their attempts to work through the legislative process failed, activists took their arguments to court. And they failed there, too—at least, until April 2017. That marked the first time ever that a federal appellate court ruled that the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Prior to that ruling, all 11 appellate courts that had addressed the issue had ruled that “sex” does not mean “sexual orientation.” And it wasn’t until March 2018 that, for the first time ever, an appellate court ruled that Title VII banned discrimination based on transgender status. Activists would like to see the Supreme Court affirm these novel—indeed, activist—appellate court rulings, redefining the term “sex” in the Civil Rights Act and embracing a simplistic account of “discrimination.” Here’s why it shouldn’t. What Is Sex Discrimination? In 1998, the Supreme Court explained in Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., that Title VII requires “neither asexuality nor androgyny.” It requires equality and neutrality. It does not exclude all sex-conscious standards, but it does exclude double standards for men and women—policies that disfavor at least some individuals of one sex compared to similarly situated members of the other. That was the explicit position of the unanimous court in Oncale, which quoted Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “The critical issue, Title VII’s text indicates, is whether members of one sex are exposed to disadvantageous terms or conditions of employment to which members of the other sex are not exposed.” The unanimous court in Oncale echoed what a plurality opinion had said several years earlier, in the 1989 case Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins: that sex may not be used to create “disparate treatment of men and women.” Under Oncale and Price Waterhouse, courts applying Title VII must ask whether some women are subject to disadvantageous terms not faced by men in a similar position, or vice versa. Courts must look, in short, for unfairness due to sex. Mere consideration of sex is not enough. This is why bans on sex discrimination didn’t abolish sex-specific private facilities (like bathrooms), sex-specific fitness standards (for police and firefighters, for example), or sex-specific athletic competitions (like the NBA and WNBA). After all, sex-specific bathrooms, fitness standards, and sports leagues don’t create disadvantageous conditions. On the contrary, they prevent disadvantageous treatment. That’s because they take sex differences seriously where they make a difference, for the sake of privacy and equality. Yet LGBT activists effectively urge the court to adopt a theory of sex discrimination that would rule out any policies that refer to sex, judging them to be inherently discriminatory. That would lead to asexuality and androgyny—precisely what the court has said Title VII does not require. Title VII Does Not Simply Forbid Any Action ‘Causally Linked’ to Sex The oral arguments this week center on whether the ban on “sex” discrimination extends to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status. The only way for the lawyers arguing this position to make their case is to reject the Ginsburg reading of Title VII—where it prohibits double standards for men and women—and to advance a novel theory where any reference to sex constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex. While this new approach is increasingly hailed as providing a knockdown textualist argument, it suffers from a fatal flaw. According to the version proposed by lawyers for the employee in the gender identity case (Stephens), “any time the same decision would not have been made had the employee’s sex been different, an employer discriminates ‘because of sex.’” In the same vein, law professors Andy Koppelman and Bill Eskridge, amici on the side of the employees, propose that “an employer violates the law if it (1) takes negative employment action (2) that is causally linked to (3) the sex of the employee.” This theory fails, because not every employment policy “causally linked” to sex imposes a disadvantage on individuals of one sex compared to similarly situated members of the other sex. So the theory doesn’t isolate sex discrimination. It flouts the Ginsburg reading—on which Title VII forbids only double standards for the sexes. Contrary to Oncale, it requires asexuality and androgyny. To see why, let’s look at what embracing this theory would require. Suppose a male employee at a fitness center repeatedly goes into the women’s locker room and is fired. Had his “sex been different” he would not have been fired. In that sense, his termination was “causally linked” to his sex. But the termination was not sex discrimination, because it reflected no double standard for men and women. Female employees who went into the men’s locker room would be fired too. The employer was simply enforcing a locker room policy that imposed the same “burden” on men and women: restriction to one specific locker room, based on sex. Or suppose a female lifeguard is fired because she wears swimsuit bottoms but refuses to wear tops. Had her “sex been different,” she would not have been fired. The decision to fire her was “causally linked” to her sex. Yet her termination was not sex discrimination under Title VII, because a male lifeguard who exposed his private parts would have similarly been fired. The attire policy did not create a disadvantage for women that it did not impose on men: Both are required to dress in ways that cover private parts. The test put forth by the LGBT advocates is too simplistic. It does not test for sex-based discrimination. In both of the above examples, the employees were fired because they violated policies that do not disadvantage women compared to analogous men, or vice versa. Far from being an instance of sex discrimination, preventing males from entering women-only private facilities is actually required to avoid sex discrimination. Ginsburg took this point for granted in her majority opinion in United States v. Virginia, when she explained that, for the all-male Virginia Military Institute to become co-ed, it “would undoubtedly require alterations necessary to afford members of each sex privacy from the other sex in living arrangements.” Moreover, in 1975, when critics argued that the Equal Rights Amendment would require unisex intimate facilities, then-professor Ginsburg explained that a ban on sex discrimination would not require such an outcome: “Separate places to disrobe, sleep, perform personal bodily functions are permitted, in some situations required, by regard for individual privacy.” So it isn’t sex discrimination to act in a way “causally linked” to sex when sex is a relevant factor and you don’t disadvantage individuals of one sex compared to similarly situated members of the other sex. By contrast, an employer who allowed males to enter private women-only facilities would be guilty of sex discrimination under Title VII, because doing so would foster a hostile work environment. Yet the activists would hold such an employer guilty if he prevented males from entering. Their theory requires asexuality and androgyny, but Title VII does not—it forbids double standards and protects sensible workplace privacy policies. Double Standards Based on Sex Are at the Heart of Sex Discrimination The simplistic account of discrimination is easy to see when you look at concrete examples. Lawyers for Stephens, the employee in the gender identity case, claim: Much as Ms. Phillips [the employee in a 1971 Title VII case, Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp.] was discriminated against for being a woman and for having young children, so Ms. Stephens was fired for having a male sex assigned at birth and for living openly as a woman. That is sex discrimination.But this assertion ignores the actual structure of the discrimination in Phillips. Phillips was discriminated against on the basis of sex because men with young children were not held to the same terms as women with young children. Had both men and women been held to the same standard, there would have been no disparate impact on men and women and hence no double standard. Nor is there any double standard here. Both males and females who refused to abide by the dress code would be treated in the same way. The same is true in the sexual orientation cases. Yet lawyers for one of the employees there (Zarda) argue: Had Martin Marietta articulated its policy as a refusal to hire “mothers,” rather than not hiring “women with young children,” the result would have been the same. Phillips’s sex (plus her parental status) is why she did not get the job. … The same logic applies to Zarda. Were he not a man, he would not have been fired for his attraction to men. Conversely, persons who shared his attraction to men but not his sex (i.e., “heterosexual women”) were not denied job opportunities. Saying he was fired for being “gay” does not change the analysis. Thus, Zarda has properly alleged discrimination “because of [his] sex.”But the reason Martin Marietta was guilty of discrimination based on sex was not that it used certain magical words (“women with young children,” rather than “mothers”), but that it went easier on “men with young children” and “fathers.” If it had had an evenhanded policy regarding all “people with young children” and “parents,” there would have been no sex discrimination. So, too, an evenhanded policy against same-sex relationships does not discriminate on the basis of sex. The lawyers obscure this dispositive point by picking the wrong comparator. Comparing Zarda to “persons who shared his attraction to men but not his sex (i.e., ‘heterosexual women’)” changes two factors—sex and sexual orientation—and so fails to ferret out the basis for the employment decision. Comparing a homosexual man to a heterosexual woman will not tell us whether the employment decision was driven by sex or by sexual orientation. In determining the basis of an employment decision, we should hold orientation constant and vary just the employee’s sex: the question is whether men and women attracted to their own sex are treated differently from each other. Stephens’ argument, too, changes two factors—sex and transgender status. Stephens argues that Harris Homes “would not have fired Ms. Stephens for identifying and living openly as a woman if she were assigned a female sex at birth.” Well, yes, Harris Homes would not fire a woman who followed the women’s dress code. But that’s not an apt comparison to Stephens—a man who sought to follow the women’s dress code. Comparing Stephens to a cisgender woman changes two factors—sex and transgender status—and thus fails to hold constant all factors but sex. The proper comparison would be a woman who sought to dress according to the men’s dress code. That way both employees identify as transgender, and all that is changed is their sex. Comparing a transgender male to a cisgender female will not tell us whether the employment decision was driven by sex or by transgender status. The question is whether men and women who identify as the opposite sex are treated differently from each other. Harris Homes reports it would dismiss a female employee who sought to abide by the male dress code. In other words, there’s no double standard for men and women, so there’s no discrimination on the basis of sex. Both males and females who identify as transgender are held to the same standard. 3 Different Forms of Discrimination Imagine an employer who won’t employ women but will employ men, or who won’t employ women with kids but will employ men with kids. This would be discrimination on the basis of sex, because “members of one sex are exposed to disadvantageous terms or conditions of employment to which members of the other sex are not exposed.” It’s a double standard for men and women. By contrast, consider an employer who will hire straight men and women, but not men and women who identify as gay. Men and women are exposed to the same exact terms and conditions, so this wouldn’t be discrimination based on sex. The employment action doesn’t hinge on male or female, but on gay or straight. And lastly, consider an employer who will hire cisgender men and women, but not transgender men and women. Here, too, men and women are exposed to the same exact terms and conditions, so this wouldn’t be discrimination based on sex. The employment action here isn’t concerned fundamentally with male or female, but with cisgender or transgender. Now, whatever you may think about these three cases as a matter of ethics or public policy, Congress acted in 1964 to address only the first case—and it has explicitly rejected policies to address the latter two. People can debate whether that is or is not a good thing. But, as a legal matter, the issue is clear. Discrimination on the basis of sex is prohibited, but discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is not. And, of course, there’s good reason why Congress has rejected calls to legally prohibit “discrimination” on the basis of “sexual orientation and gender identity.” Much of what the activists claim is “discrimination” is simply disagreement about human sexuality, where acting based on true beliefs about human sexuality is re-described as discriminatory. Redefining Sex and Embracing a Simplistic Account of Discrimination Will Have Drastic Consequences If the Supreme Court were to adopt the activists’ theory, it would not simply distort the statutory text but would also cause serious practical harms—and unsurprisingly so. After all, the court would be rewriting the law Congress passed—but with no opportunity for legislators to add to the definitions, qualifications, and limits they might have included if they had actually decided to address sexual orientation and gender identity. For instance, the activists’ position would either require the elimination of all sex-specific programs and facilities or allow access based on an individual’s subjective identity rather than his or her objective biology. It is telling that the activists are evasive about which of these outcomes is required by their theory. Making the theory’s implications explicit would prove decisively that their reading is unsound. It would also highlight the severe consequences for privacy, safety, and equality. Employers would be prevented from protecting their employees’ privacy and would be exposed to ruinous liability. They would have to cover objectionable medical treatments. Physicians would have to perform them against conscience. And the consequences would not be limited to the employment context. If this new theory of sex and of discrimination is imposed on Title VII, then why not Title IX? Yet an activist reading of sex discrimination would spell the end of girls’ and women’s athletics, and of private facilities at school. In short, activists ask the court to rewrite our nation’s civil rights laws in a way that would directly undermine one of their main purposes: protecting the equal rights of girls and women. Congress did not legislate such an outcome, and the court should not usurp Congress’ authority by imposing such an extreme policy on the nation. Biology is not bigotry, and the court should not conclude otherwise. Only Congress, not the court, can craft policy to address sexual orientation and gender identity—distinct concepts from sex—with attention to all the competing considerations. ———————- Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanT_Anderson) researches and writes about marriage and religious liberty as the William E. Simon Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. He also focuses on justice and moral principles in economic thought, health care and education, and has expertise in bioethics and natural law theory. Tags: IRyan T. Anderson, The daily signal, What’s at Stake, Supreme Court, Sex Discrimination Case To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Should We #EatTheBabies? Or Follow the Obamas’ Lead? Posted: 07 Oct 2019 02:32 PM PDT Obamas’ home at Martha’s Vineyardby Washington Examiner: Last week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was confronted at a town hall by a frantic woman — either lunatic or troll — hailing from what’s left of the late Lyndon LaRouche’s political cult. “We’re not going to be here for much longer, because of the climate crisis,” the woman shouted. “We only have a few months left. I love that you support the Green Deal, but it’s not gonna get rid of fossil fuel. It’s not going to solve the problem fast enough. A Swedish professor said we can eat dead people, but it’s not fast enough! So, I think your next campaign slogan needs to be this: We’ve got to start eating babies.” She even removed her jacket to reveal a T-shirt that said, “Save the planet, Eat the children.” Ocasio-Cortez, recognizing that her interlocutor was either facetious or mentally disturbed, handled the situation about as well as could be expected. Obviously, no one will be taking the Jonathan Swift route to avoid climate disaster any time soon. But the outlandish suggestion of eating babies should be enough to make anyone think, especially given the hyperbolic and alarmist rhetoric that surrounds climate change nowadays. Greta Thunberg’s needless anxiety problem serves as a reminder that at some point, irresponsible rhetoric about climate change can cross the line from merely stupid to dangerous — or at least to a point where it moots any need or desire to act. Scientists broadly agree that the earth’s temperature is warming due to human emissions of greenhouse gases. But that hardly settles climate change as a political issue. This scientific reality does not on its own produce any obvious policy prescription that is both practical and potentially effective in solving the problem: In fact, most proposals, like Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, fail on both counts. More importantly, the broad scientific consensus does not by any means extend to the precise timeline, nature, or magnitude of the consequences of that warming. News organizations can generate clicks from scary predictions about how Miami will soon be underwater, but no one knows the day or the hour when it will happen or even with certainty that it ever will. Very rich people who claim to believe in science, including the Obama family, are paying enormous sums of money to live right on the ocean’s edge. Are they climate deniers? Or are they just not hyperventilating? To hear Ocasio-Cortez and others discuss the subject, one comes away with a clear impression that the world is beyond hope. “The world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change,” she has said. To be fair, she meant to say only that the world will end if we don’t address climate change within 12 years. But with only about 11 years left to act as of this writing, and certainty that the world’s largest emitter (China) will increase its emissions over that period, we would normally conclude that the world is lost — even if we do start eating babies. If this environmental millenarianism is real, then at least it helps puts other things into perspective. Impeachment hardly matters if the world is about to end anyway. No point in going through another wearying, divisive election season. And why save up in your 401(k) when you’ll never get to use the money? Why save for college when the world will be uninhabitable by the time their kids reach adulthood anyway? Then again, maybe the Obamas are right. Maybe you’re saving and planning for the future and buying houses on Martha’s Vineyard because deep down, you don’t believe in the alarmism, either. ———– Shared by the Washington Examiner Staff. Tags: Washington Examiner, Should We #EatTheBabies, Or Follow, Obamas’ Lead? To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Micromanaging California Ministers Posted: 07 Oct 2019 02:11 PM PDT by Penna Dexter, Contributing Author: California lawmakers are calling upon all Californians—despite religious beliefs—to embrace LGBTQ lifestyles. The state Senate recently followed the state Assembly in passing a resolution demanding a change in the way people of faith approach ministry to same sex-attracted men and women and others who identify as LGBT. The resolution, ACR99, was introduced by San Jose Assemblyman Evan Low. As a resolution, the measure does not require the governor’s signature and does not have the force of a law. Still, it treads into free speech territory. The text of the resolution describes religious views that fail to affirm LGBT identities and behavior as “stigmatizing beliefs,” beliefs responsible for “disproportionately high rates of suicide, attempted suicide, depression, rejection, and isolation.” ACR99 also condemns conversion therapy, a type of counseling for unwanted same sex attraction or gender confusion, calling it “ineffective, unethical, and harmful.” Some Christian leaders and pastors fear this resolution is just the beginning of infringements on freedom of speech in favor of LGBTQ affirmation. Republican state Senator Andreas Borgeas, warns that, “To disallow or create the pathway where we tell individuals they cannot say certain things should give us pause.” Russell Willingham, executive director of Fresno-based New Creation Ministries, said, “I believe ACR99 sets the stage for future laws that will criminalize pastor caregivers like me who provide such a resource—resources that offer an option for those who don’t want what the state is telling them they must accept.” Supporters of the resolution maintain that religious liberty does not apply to those offering help for unwanted same-sex attraction. Instead, they say, their form of therapy amounts to discrimination. Chai Feldblum served on the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, during the Obama years. Of concerns for religious liberty in hiring decisions, she famously wrote, “Gays win; Christians lose.” California seems to be applying this principle to Christian ministry and therapy. This resolution is non-binding, but coercive. The question is: what’s next? —————- Penna Dexter is a radio talk show host heard on numerous stations via the Point of View Network (@PointofViewRTS) and is endorsed by Dr. Bill Smith, Editor, ARRA News Service. Tags: Penna Dexter, Viewpoints, Point of View, micromanaging, California Ministers To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Trump Ukrainian Witch Hunt Posted: 07 Oct 2019 02:01 PM PDT Jack Sternnberg, M.D.Dr. Jack Sternberg, Contributing Author: Let me state for those who read the letters to the editor in the Sentinel Record that I believe President Donald Trump crossed the line during his July 25th telephone conversation with the President of the Ukraine. But not by much and surely not an impeachable offense. I believe he didn’t think he said anything wrong. Why else would he have said it with so many witnesses listening in and transcribing his words? He wanted a wrongdoing investigated. I didn’t hear anything evil and certainly no quid pro quo or threat. Only those with vivid imaginations and/or malevolent intent heard what they wanted to hear. Let’s for a moment imagine that he had asked the Ukrainian President to investigate someone who had bragged that he had bullied and intimidated the Ukrainian government and withheld U.S. aid. Let’s assume it was someone other than Joe Biden and his son who did similar illegal acts. What if it was an individual not in politics such as a businessman or even a Republican politician or a conservative who did that? Would the Democrats or the Mainstream media be equally outraged and be calling for an investigation? You know the answer is yes, yes, yes! They wouldn’t ignore it and the fact that they are ignoring Biden’s actions is called hypocrisy. I’ll leave it at hypocrisy before I use words that I will later be embarrassed that I said publicly. So, what do I expect to come of all of this? Eventually, not much! But what could happen in an honest world? President Trump’s offense would be seen for what it is and the Democrats would stop “bullying” him. Joe Biden and his son would be thoroughly investigated and if found guilty, be punished just like any other U.S. citizen. But just in case Biden is not investigated, I have a prediction. Presently, all the Democrats are rallying behind Biden and the Media is ignoring the story of his and his son’s offense. Even more amazingly, all the Democrat presidential hopefuls are taking positions supporting him. But you just wait. Whether it will be in the next debate or some future debate, one or many of them will suddenly turn on him and bring it up for the public to hear. When, not if, they attack Biden, then the media will agree with them and pounce on the story and it will be the end of Biden’s presidential bid. To those without integrity, all is fair in love, war and especially politics. ————————- Jack Sternberg, MD, is a retired medical doctor and Chairman Emeritus, Garland County TEA Party Patriots in Arkansas, and a contributor to the ARRA News Service. Tags: President Trump, Ukrainian, Democrat, Witch Hunt, Jack Sternberg, To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

3 Thoughts On The Harvard Affirmative Action Verdict Posted: 07 Oct 2019 01:49 PM PDT by Frederick Hess: A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Harvard University’s admissions policies do not discriminate against Asian Americans. Judge Allison Burroughs’ verdict in the closely watched affirmative action case held that Harvard’s approach, which considers race as a factor in acceptance decisions, “passes constitutional muster.” Burroughs rejected the claim by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) that Harvard’s process entails illegal “racial balancing” and unconstitutionally burdens Asian-American applicants. The judge wrote that the plaintiffs did not provide “a single admissions file that reflected discriminatory animus.” She concluded, “Ensuring diversity at Harvard relies, in part, on race conscious admissions.” There’s a lot to be said about this verdict, and plenty will be said in the coming days. For now, I’ll just offer three thoughts. First off, this decision is only a way station. While the verdict closes this stage of a lawsuit that was filed back in 2014, most observers expect that the plaintiffs will appeal the decision and that the high-profile case could ultimately be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court. Second, while I fully respect the judge’s decision, and understand how she could kinda, sorta squint and square it with Supreme Court precedent, I still find myself surprised at her depiction of Harvard’s practices. After all, internal documents revealed that Harvard’s interviewers and admissions staff consistently ranked Asian Americans lower on personality—with significant consequences on admissions. That seemed like pretty damning evidence of manipulation or bias. And I found Harvard’s response on this score remarkably incoherent. It was along the lines of: “We don’t penalize Asian Americans. Well, we do ‘tip’ things for some applicants, but that has no impact on other applicants. And ignore those personality scores, well, because.” Third, it seems to me that the real scandal surfaced by the suit has pretty much flown under the radar. This has nothing specifically to do with the race-based question but instead with how internal documents cast a harsh spotlight on the shakedowns and pay-offs that seem to be a routine part of the Harvard admissions process. To pluck one example from many, in a 2013 email with the subject line “My Hero,” the former dean of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government thanked a colleague for “once again” helping to admit students with very “special” qualifications. The dean wrote, “I am simply thrilled about the folks you were able to admit. . . . [Redacted] has already committed to a building.” As the Harvard Crimson drily noted, “The public has long suspected that Harvard favors those who fund it. But blatant examples like those presented Wednesday . . . rarely if ever become public knowledge.” If Harvard can’t be trusted to resist the siren call of legacy favoritism or pay-to-play donors, I have trouble seeing how it can be trusted to negotiate the fraught waters of racial preferences. The whole affair leaves me not only skeptical of Harvard’s ability to incorporate race in a constitutionally defensible manner, but of the propriety of Harvard’s whole expansive, expensive admissions operation. —————– Frederick Hess is director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, where I study K-12 and higher education. Article shared in Forbes.com. Tags: Frederick Hess, 3 Thoughts, Harvard Affirmative Action Verdict To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

Impeachment Posted: 07 Oct 2019 01:27 PM PDT Rep Rick Crawford: This week the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Adam Schiff interrupted the two-week district work period to begin impeachment. While the HPSCI constantly deals with whistleblower complaints, this one is unprecedented because it’s information is secondhand. First, I must point out the question of whether this complaint should even come under the purview of the HPSCI. According to statute, a whistleblower complaint should only come to the Congressional intelligence committees if the Intelligence Community Inspector General determines that the complaint is credible, constitutes an “urgent concern,” if it pertains to “the funding, administration, or operation of an intelligence activity within the responsibility and authority of the Director of National Intelligence,” and pertains to classified information. Since the President is not considered part of the Intelligence Community, it stands to reason that investigating the complaint would not be the responsibility of the HPSCI. However, since HPSCI Chairman Adam Schiff insists on sticking his nose where it does not belong, where is the alleged firsthand information the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) says the whistleblower possesses? As a member of the HPSCI, I should not be forced to ascertain critical information about a whistleblower via a game of telephone – you know, that game from our childhood that teaches us how damaging secondhand information can be. Do my Democrat colleagues not see the dangerous precedent set for future administrations? Schiff, Pelosi, and their Democrat colleagues claim to be preserving American values through this investigation, but I wonder if they have actually investigated our founding documents to learn those values. If they want to protect our nation in perpetuity, perhaps they should consider not blocking the work of six House committees, and bring legislation to the floor that will actually improve Americans’ quality of life. —————- RicK Crawford represents the 1st District of Arkansas in the U.S. Congress. Tags: Rick Crawford, U.S Congress, Impeachment To share or post to your site, click on “Post Link”. Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service and “Like” Facebook Page – Thanks!

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Op-ed We have sinned against Israel’s land, water and air: Yom Kippur food for thought By Sue Surkes At this solemn time of penitence, an accounting of the environmental sins we are visiting upon the Land of Israel’s ecosystems. And a plea for change

Book review Haviv Rettig Gur Is Israel past the age of heroic leaders? In a new book, Dennis Ross and David Makovsky recall iconic moments of Israeli decision-making… and ask if Israelis still have what it takes to separate from the Palestinians

Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur By TOI staff Airports, public transport cease operations, radio and television broadcasts go quiet and roads empty ahead of 25- hour Day of Atonement; IDF imposes closure on West Bank, Gaza

Tens of thousands flock to Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur By TOI staff   Some 68,000 secular and religious Israelis to pray together on Yom Kippur By JTA

Ahead of Yom Kippur, Rivlin brings message of forgiveness to ex-convicts By TOI staff ‘Don’t give up on yourselves – we aren’t giving up on you,’ president tells women and teens at halfway houses in visits before Day of Atonement

Golda Meir’s letter to bereaved families on eve of Yom Kippur War uncovered By JTA   Authorities complete preparations for Yom Kippur as nation set to slow to a halt By TOI staff

Penitence in melody from Ishay Ribo, Israel’s favorite kippah-wearing singer By Jessica Steinberg

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Joshua Davidovich Journalists’ vidui Confessions from beind the masthead to atone for failing to put the reader first, unprofessional bias, and inappropriately timed puns   Hara Person Atoning in a time of hatred and division Slavery was abolished in the US long ago, but the hatred its foundations foment will only be gone when we all pitch in to foster the country’s healing   Paul Golin It’s 5780! But wait, we don’t really think that At least, we don’t really believe that that’s the age of the earth, and it’s important to say that we don’t   Shayna Goldberg The liberating fear of Yom Kippur The Days of Awe should be awe-inspiring, shaking us out of our routines and reminding us of the fragility of life

Arab plumbers refuse to charge client after learning she’s a Holocaust survivor By TOI staff Rosa Meir, 95, of Haifa says gesture by brothers was ‘so moving and uplifting’

Israel media review Who by abandonment, who by misplaced trust: 7 things to know for October 8 By Joshua Davidovich Only Trump knows the answer, but his controversial decision to dump the Kurds in Iraq has some praying Israel won’t suffer the same fate

Schindler honored by children of those he saved — and a single survivor By TOI staff As group congregates to mark 45 years since German industrialist’s death, one woman says her parents, whom he saved, begat over 150 descendants: ‘It is all your doing’

Faced with fierce criticism, Trump defends decision to abandon Kurdish allies By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee US president says he’s fulfilling a campaign promise to withdraw from ‘endless war’ in the Middle East

Top Senate Republican warns ‘precipitous’ Syria pullout benefits Russia, Iran By AFP   Turkey says won’t bow to Trump threat on Syria plan, army ready to assault Kurds By Agencies   Europeans fear IS comeback after Trump pullback from Syria By Valerie LEROUX

Trump ally: US pullout from Syria will put Israel at risk Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says decision would allow Iran to get a greater foothold in region and become ‘a nightmare’ for the Jewish state

Accused of ‘abandoning’ Kurds, Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Turkish economy By AFP and TOI staff   US denies Syrian state media report that Turkey has begun anti-Kurd offensive By TOI staff and Agencies

Israel, bracing for Iranian assault, studies recent attack on Saudi oil facility By Stuart Winer Defense officials assess that a similar cruise missile strike could be launched from Iraqi territory; IDF chief warns of forceful response

FM Katz draws criticism after apparent leak from national security meeting By TOI staff   Iran plans to start using more advanced centrifuges in coming weeks By AP   Iran opposes military action in Syria, Zarif tells Turkey By AFP

Netanyahu hearings end, but defense gets two weeks for written submissions By TOI staff Attorney general said aiming to decide by mid-December on whether to file charges; unsourced reports claim PM’s team failed to shake bribery allegations

Liberman: Netanyahu may be having my family tailed, Regev is an ‘animal’ By Stuart Winer   Analysis / Gideon Sa’ar emerges as first Likud challenger to PM in over decade of rule By Aron Heller

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After Paris attack, Macron vows ‘unrelenting fight’ against Islamist terror By Agencies   Anti-BDS group backed by Adelson heads to 6 countries outside US By Eric Cortellessa   Norway mosque shooter who killed stepsister had racist motive — police By AFP   No tree left behind / Endangered wild fig planted in Knesset gardens By TOI staff   Worst-injured Israeli soldier in 2009 Gaza war marries in emotional ceremony By TOI staff   Monitoring group: Palestinian Authority removes pacts with Israel from textbooks By JTA   Cyprus buys Israel drones to monitor waters amid Turkey natural gas tensions By AFP and TOI staff   Charge against Palestinian stabber bumped up to attempted murder after petition By Jacob Magid   Ramat Gan names street after Mexican diplomat who challenged Jerusalem vote By TOI staff   Trio wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for showing how cells sense low oxygen By Malcolm Ritter and Maria Cheng   Palestinians caught trying to smuggle rare, ancient coins out of Gaza By TOI staff   Alleged Tinder fraudster to remain under arrest until further notice By TOI staff

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• Dishonest Injun
• To all conservatives running for office: We want to hear from you
• Snopes and Politifact silent on Elizabeth Warren’s recent batch of lies
• Sekulow responds to second Trump whistleblower
• AOC’s latest bright idea: Abolish prisons
• Democrat Presidential Primary Power Rankings: Ukraine edition
• When is the mythical ‘right time’ to bring soldiers back from Syria?
• The coming failed coup
• Divided media, divided nation
• Shifting Kurdish protection from military to economic could be a win-win for President Trump

Dishonest Injun Posted: 08 Oct 2019 06:43 AM PDT One of the things that amazed me about both Bill and Hillary Clinton was not only the ease with which they lied, but that they lied even when telling the truth would have been a whole lot easier on them.  Bill, of course, could turn a lie into art—as he so ably demonstrated with his […] The post Dishonest Injun appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

To all conservatives running for office: We want to hear from you Posted: 08 Oct 2019 05:12 AM PDT Presidential election years are challenging for lower-office candidates. It seems so much focus is placed on the big job by the media that extremely important races down-ticket don’t get the attention they deserve. With 2020 around the corner, it’s time to start getting the conservative message out to the people. If you’re a candidate running […] The post To all conservatives running for office: We want to hear from you appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Snopes and Politifact silent on Elizabeth Warren’s recent batch of lies Posted: 08 Oct 2019 04:46 AM PDT When President Trump Tweeted the whistleblower form was changed just before it was sent through to the DNI, so-called “fact-checkers” Snopes and Politifact responded in less than 24 hours to debunk the claims. They used different variations of fact-checking acrobatics to catch the President on technicalities so they could classify the claim as false. For […] The post Snopes and Politifact silent on Elizabeth Warren’s recent batch of lies appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Sekulow responds to second Trump whistleblower Posted: 08 Oct 2019 04:11 AM PDT In short, President Trump’s counsel Jay Sekulow’s response to a second whistleblower is, “So what?” The attorney told Fox News host Sean Hannity the details surrounding the Democrats’ attempt to impeach the President over a call with the Ukrainian government. Among other things, the Democrats seem to be shifting their story on a daily basis, moving the […] The post Sekulow responds to second Trump whistleblower appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

AOC’s latest bright idea: Abolish prisons Posted: 08 Oct 2019 03:54 AM PDT It’s getting harder and harder to take Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seriously. She may be extremely popular on social media to radical progressives, keyboard social justice warriors, and left-wing bot accounts, but she’s losing her edge when it comes to promoting extreme ideas. Other radicals have been stealing her thunder, so her natural response is one […] The post AOC’s latest bright idea: Abolish prisons appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Democrat Presidential Primary Power Rankings: Ukraine edition Posted: 07 Oct 2019 11:09 PM PDT As always, we will be referring to the exclusive Democrat Presidential Primary Bracket. 1) Elizabeth Warren (-) Everyone is beginning to believe that she is the frontrunner, and if that’s the media narrative, she is in an excellent position. It will be nearly impossible for Democrats to attack her from the left. Her détente with […] The post Democrat Presidential Primary Power Rankings: Ukraine edition appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

When is the mythical ‘right time’ to bring soldiers back from Syria? Posted: 07 Oct 2019 05:48 PM PDT The Kurds and Turks have been in a state of perpetual conflict for 35 years. They were fighting before we went to Syria to take out the Islamic State and they will be fighting after we leave. Our presence there to help our brave friends of the Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) defeat the Islamic State’s […] The post When is the mythical ‘right time’ to bring soldiers back from Syria? appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

The coming failed coup Posted: 07 Oct 2019 03:39 PM PDT By Richard Ferguson In my recent book “Christians Alert! Democrats Are Attacking Our Country”, I warned that the Democrat party leadership has become the largest existential threat to our nation today. I said that they will stop at nothing in their attempt to gain satanic dominion over God’s children that live here in United States […] The post The coming failed coup appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Divided media, divided nation Posted: 07 Oct 2019 03:22 PM PDT In an era of politics by polling, the leftist misinformation media will lead to a divided nation. It’s becoming an increasingly Herculean task in trying to access the news each morning and still stay out of the echo chambers. The situation resembles two parallel universes with almost completely different narratives emanating from both sides. The key […] The post Divided media, divided nation appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

Shifting Kurdish protection from military to economic could be a win-win for President Trump Posted: 07 Oct 2019 03:06 PM PDT I’ll admit it, I was scratching my head wondering what the President was thinking last night when the White House announced we would be pulling troops back from the front lines at the border between Kurdish-controlled eastern Syria and Turkey. Multiple theories popped in my head. Was it a distraction from impeachment? A whim after […] The post Shifting Kurdish protection from military to economic could be a win-win for President Trump appeared first on Conservative Christian News.

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We’re Not Exporting Our Values to China — We’re Importing Theirs Jim Geraghty This morning, NBA commissioner Adam Silver issued a new statement about Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s support for protesters in Hong Kong, and it is a somewhat better one, declaring, “The NBA will not put itself in a position of regulating what players, employees and team owners say or will not say on these issues. We simply could not operate that way.” In that statement, Silver sounds like a man who wants to do the right thing but realizes that doing so will cost his organization a fortune and perhaps even endanger people. Silver continued to try to talk a tightrope Tuesday at a news conference in Tokyo before a preseason game between the Rockets and NBA champion Toronto Raptors. “Daryl Morey, as general manager of the Houston Rockets, enjoys that right as one of our employees,” Silver said. “What I also tried to suggest is that I understand there are consequences from his freedom of speech and we will have to live with … Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Trump’s Syria Mistake The Editors Moral decency and strategic wisdom dictate that we don’t abandon the Kurds now. They deserve better than still more death, this time at the hands of Turkey’s authoritarian regime. The NBA Salutes Its Chinese Overlords Rich Lowry The NBA disgraced itself kowtowing to Beijing. Southwest Pilots Sue, Allege Boeing Made ‘Calculated Decision’ in Faulty 737 Max Design Tobias Hoonhout Southwest was forced to ground its 737 Max planes after the White House issued an emergency order in the wake of two fatal crashes in less than six months. ADVERTISEMENT The NBA’s Abasement, and Ours Michael Brendan Dougherty If China is forcing American corporations to impose Xi Jinping thought, maybe it’s time to choose. No more basketball camps in the shadow of concentration camps. No more enrichment of Chinese culture, if the price is our freedom and our integrity. Quid Pro Quo and Extortion: Welcome to Foreign Relations Andrew C. McCarthy A president’s management of foreign policy and his political interests naturally overlap. Divorce, Brooklyn Style Kyle Smith A Noah Baumbach film about a would-be amicable divorce gone bad is dispiriting and not very funny. Anti-Trump Psychodrama 10.0? Victor Davis Hanson What do the Kavanaugh hearings, Jussie Smollett, the Covington kids, the Mueller investigation, and now the Trump phone call all have in common? Stages melodrama and media hysteria, followed by teeth-gnashing as the truth catches up to various rumor-mongers. Supreme Court Hears First Case Involving Alleged Anti-Trans Discrimination Tobias Hoonhout The court’s decision could determine whether gender identity is a protected class under the Civil Rights Act. ADVERTISEMENT WHAT NR IS READING Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead Jim Mattis and Bing West Call Sign Chaos the #1 national bestselling book by General Jim Mattis and Bing West, is a clear-eyed account of Mattis’s lifelong dedication to America, and his journey from marine recruit to four-star general to Secretary of Defense! LEARN MORE Photo Essays F-16 Show of Forces Gemini Man Premiere ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.

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