Good morning! Here is the news for April 2, 2019

THE MORNING SIGNAL

Apr 02, 2019 Good morning from Washington, where President Trump says Republicans’ plan will give Americans “great health care.” In a commentary, Doug Badger says Obamacare can’t touch it. Government red tape hurts a program that builds affordable housing, Kelsey Bolar shows in a video and written report. Ukraine’s presidential election heads for a runoff, Nolan Peterson reports. On the podcast, a Texas congressman talks about fixing the mess at the border. Plus: Cully Stimson on prosecuting sexual assaults in the military, and Monica Burke on real fallout from politicizing our health care. News Government Regulations Are Putting Homeowners’ Dreams on Hold Government regulations meant to target greedy bankers are putting obstacles in the way of a Habitat for Humanity branch in Texas that is just trying to help people have a home. More Commentary Trump Really Does Have a Plan Better Than Obamacare President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget shows that he has a plan to reduce costs and increase health care choices. More Analysis Texas Lawmaker Weighs in on Border Crisis: ‘No Doubt It’s a National Emergency’ “Cartels are driving this because they want the chaos. It allows them to get drugs across our border, [and continue] trafficking humans,” says Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas. More News Ukraine’s Presidential Election Proves the Country’s Democratic Spirit Is Alive and Well “These are the first elections in the history of Ukraine when we are choosing the future of our country with our own hands,” says Andrey Kobzar, a former staff sergeant in the Ukrainian army. More Commentary Commanders Play a Vital Role in Sexual Assault Prosecutions A radical scheme by Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., to strip commanders from the process would result in fewer cases going to court-martial, and possibly more sexual assaults in the military. More News Pro-Life Movie ‘Unplanned’ Opens at No. 4 at Box Office A movie about Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood clinic director who became a pro-life activist, overcame a lack of advertising venues to become the No. 4 film at the U.S. box office during its opening weekend. More Commentary Politicizing Health Care Puts Kids and Consciences at Risk Litigation already has begun at the state level. Catholic hospitals in New Jersey and California have been sued for declining to perform hysterectomies on otherwise healthy females who wished to pursue gender transition. More The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as rickbulow1974@gmail.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Welcome to Fox News First. Not signed up yet? Click here.   Developing now, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: JARED KUSHNER SPEAKS OUT – In an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, addressed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings in the Russia investigation, his coverage in the mainstream media and the president’s threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border … Kushner said any further attempts by Democrats to pursue a Russia collusion investigation would be “not productive” and “an embarrassment to our democracy” and that he’s willing to testify on Capitol Hill about Russia. Kushner said Trump’s threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border are a way “to pressure everybody” into taking action to limit illegal immigration. Click on the videos above to watch Laura Ingraham’s interview with Jared Kushner. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP. BIDEN’S BLUES: Joe Biden’s potential 2020 candidacy may be in jeopardy before it even begins after a second woman has come forward to accuse former vice president of inappropriate touching … Amy Lappos, 43, first told the Hartford Courant in an interview published Monday that Biden grabbed her during a $1,000-per-plate October 2009 fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn. Lappos, who was working as an aide for Himes at the time, said Biden’s action’s weren’t sexual, but that he did grab her. Her accusations came on the heels of a similar claim by former Nevada lieutenant governor candidate Lucy Flores, who said Monday she’d still vote for Biden over Trump, despite her claims. THE BATTLE OVER THE MUELLER REPORT: As House Judiciary Committee Democrats prepare subpoenas seeking the release Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report from the Justice Department, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz says Attorney General William Barr is not legally required to make the report public … In an interview on “Hannity” Monday night, Dershowitz used the “shoe on the other foot” test to demonstrate that the Trump administration doesn’t have to comply with the Democrats’ demands. Click on the video above to watch Dershowitz’s interview. CONFERENCE FEATURING 2020 DEMS HIGHLIGHTS FUGITIVE COP-KILLER: A conference featuring eight prominent 2020 Democrat presidential hopefuls kicked off in Washington, D.C. on Monday with the fiery rallying cry of a fugitive cop-killer … Jamal Watkins, vice president of civic engagement at the NAACP, began by telling the audience at the We the People conference that he would invoke the words of Assata Shakur (aka Joanne Chesimard), who was convicted of the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper when she was in the Black Liberation Army. Among the groups in attendance were the Sierra Club, MoveOn.org, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, SEIU and Communications Workers of America. Speakers included 2020 Democratic White House contenders Cory Booker, Julián Castro, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jay Inslee, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. REPORT: SAUDIS GIVE BLOOD MONEY TO SLAIN ACTIVIST’S FAMILY – Saudi Arabia has given multimillion-dollar homes and monthly five-figure payments to the children of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post writer who was killed in a Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last October, as compensation for their father’s death, according to a report … The payments to Khashoggi’s two sons and two daughters are part of a long-term arrangement to ensure they refrain from speaking out, the Washington Post reported. THE SOUNDBITE COLLUSION BETWEEN DEMS AND MEDIA ‘BUDDIES’ –  “The Democrats on the left here just want to get their hands on the report so — it’ll probably be classified, there will be a lot of classified information in there so they can leak it to all the bodies in the media, so they can continue on going down rabbit holes of pretending that there is some kind of Russian collusion.”– U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, on “Outnumbered Overtime,” on Democrats’ push to have the unredacted Mueller report released to the public. (Click the image above to watch the full video.) TODAY’S MUST-READS MSNBC’s Ocasio-Cortez Town Hall falls flat, loses to Tucker Carlson in ratings. Mick Jagger to undergo heart surgery in NYC this week, reports say. Murdered University of South Carolina student’s cause of death revealed. Nipsey Hussle shooting suspect ID’d by Los Angeles police. MINDING YOUR BUSINESS Border shutdown: Here’s how U.S. economy could be impacted. Boeing to submit Max update to FAA in ‘coming weeks,’ agency says. Amazon slashing prices at Whole Foods this week. STAY TUNED On Fox News: Fox & Friends, 6 a.m. ET: Special guests include: Howard Schultz, former Starbucks chairman and CEO and potential 2020 presidential candidate; U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. Hannity, 9 p.m. ET: Special guests include: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. On Fox Business Mornings with Maria, 6 a.m. ET: Special guests include: U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn. Varney & Co., 9 a.m. ET: Steve Nelson, Nebraska Farm Bureau president. Trish Regan Primetime, 8 p.m. ET: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. Kennedy, 9 p.m. ET: An interview with Carter Page, former Trump campaign adviser. On Fox News Radio: The Fox News Rundown podcast: “Fox News Speaks to ISIS Bride” – A dozen states have signed onto the “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact” in an attempt to have more control over the Electoral College. John Koza, originator of the National Popular Vote legislation, and Chris Stirewalt, Fox News digital politics editor, discuss what this means for the 2020 presidential campaigns and election. Fox News’ Benjamin Hall discusses his interview with Hoda Muthana, an American-born former ISIS bride embroiled in a legal battle with the Trump administration over her attempt to return to the U.S. Plus, commentary by Jessica Tarlov, senior director of research at Bustle.com and Fox News contributor. Want the Fox News Rundown sent straight to your mobile device? Subscribe through Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. The Brian Kilmeade Show, 9 a.m. ET: President Trump’s threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border, the Mueller report and Joe Biden’s woes in the 2020 presidential race will be the topics of debate with the following guests: author Ron Kessler; former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla.; Chris Stirewalt, Fox News digital politics editor. Plus a slew of new book offerings from Ben Shapiro, Susan Page, former New York Mets star Ron Darling, and Taya Kyle. The Todd Starnes Show, Noon ET: Todd speaks with U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, about President Trump’s threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. The Tom Shillue Show, 3 p.m. ET: Susan Page, Washington Bureau chief of USA Today and author of “The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty,” joins Tom Shillue to discuss Donald Trump’s tumultuous relationship with the Bush family and establishment Republicans. #TheFlashback 2014: At Fort Hood in Texas, three soldiers are killed and 16 others are wounded in a shooting rampage by another soldier, Army Spc. Ivan A. Lopez, who then kills himself. 1992: Mob boss John Gotti is convicted in New York of murder and racketeering; he would be later sentenced to life, and die in prison. 1912: The just-completed RMS Titanic leaves Belfast to begin its sea trials, eight days before the start of its ill-fated maiden voyage. Fox News First is compiled by Fox News’ Bryan Robinson. Thank you for joining us! Have a good day! We’ll see you in your inbox first thing Tuesday morning.

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U.S. Eyes New Front to Combat Iran in Golan Heights By Adam Kredo As Trump Threatens to Close Border, CBP Surges Agents By Charles Fain Lehman Ocasio-Cortez Advocates $15 Minimum Wage by Pointing to Expensive Croissants By Mikhael Smits American Shepherd: A Dispatch from Beto’s America By Andrew Stiles El Paso Times Takes Down ‘Beto Is a Furry’ Explainer By Alex Griswold Ilhan Omar Investigated Over Alleged Personal Use of Campaign Funds By Joe Schoffstall New York Times Shocked to Discover Pompeo Is a Christian By David Rutz When Anti-Semitism Masquerades as Social Justice By Aaron Kliegman Future Ukrainian NATO Membership In Question With Possibility of New President By Reuben F. Johnson Federal Judge Rules Calif. Magazine Confiscation Law Unconstitutional By Stephen Gutowski The Mueller Report: Media Say This Is Just the Beginning By David Rutz You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Copyright © 2019 Free Beacon, LLC, All rights reserved.  To reject freedom, click here. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

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View this email in your browser Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Facebook and Breaking Up Big Tech On Saturday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg penned an op-ed calling for “new regulation in four areas: harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability… By updating the rules for the Internet, we can preserve what’s best about it — the freedom for people to express themselves and for entrepreneurs to build new things — while also protecting society from broader harms.” Mark Zuckerberg, Washington Post Worth noting: Facebook is facing “a lawsuit from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as a policy change regarding white nationalist and separationist content,” and other forthcoming changes. Daniel Biskup, Wired Three weeks ago, Senator and Democratic hopeful Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released a proposal to “make big, structural changes to the tech sector to promote more competition — including breaking up Amazon, Facebook, and Google.” Elizabeth Warren, Medium From the Left The left is skeptical of Zuckerberg’s motives, and generally supportive of the intent behind Warren’s proposal. “All of this might sound reasonable on its face—Zuckerberg even endorsed leveling ‘sanctions’ against his own company when it screws up—but a skeptic might argue that the show of goodwill doubles as an attempt to pre-empt tougher laws. Partnering with D.C. lawmakers gives Facebook the chance to impose its viewpoint, and a front-row seat to whatever changes regulators may propose.” Eric Lutz, Vanity Fair   “Facebook claims its users would be able to freely take their information from one network to the next, giving people the ability to choose where they spend their time while allowing competitors a fair chance at winning over audiences. In reality, Facebook already owns the lion’s share of much of the world’s social networking companies — Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. And Mr. Zuckerberg is moving to integrate the messaging services he owns, further tightening the networks of users across all of his services…    “Facebook also grew to an enormous size by collecting user data when there were virtually no online privacy regulations about this practice. If laws are enacted to limit data collection in the future, Facebook may be able to squash smaller companies who want to challenge Mr. Zuckerberg’s dominance in social networking.” Mike Isaac, New York Times     Some note, “I know what you’re thinking: isn’t Zuck just passing the buck? Hasn’t his company very publicly failed to tackle all of the issues he’s saying it’s up to governments to fix? You’re not wrong. The four areas he’s concerned about do happen to overlap with recent Facebook scandals. But that doesn’t mean his announcement isn’t good news… Businesses such as Uber and Facebook pride themselves on being ‘disruptors’, arguing the existing rules are too outdated to apply to them at all. And until now they haven’t been keen on any new rules to replace the old ones. The change of heart should be welcomed.” Carys Afoko, The Guardian   Regarding Warren’s proposal, “Jeff Bezos didn’t come up with the idea of owning a marketplace and using it to sell your own stuff at an unfair advantage against rivals. Reading Railroad, for example, became the largest company in the world by owning the rails that carried anthracite coal, as well as the coal mines along the route. Rival coal producers that wanted to use the lines got less favorable rates, fell behind, and got swallowed up by Reading Railroad. Congress put a stop to it in 1906 by adopting the Hepburn Act, which prevented the railroads from carrying products that they owned… Warren’s central proposal — to structurally separate business lines in an effort to eliminate anti-competitive conduct and foster competition — has a century-old pedigree.” David Dayen, The Intercept   Some caution that “the problem with applying a one-size-fits-four model to tech… is that the large tech companies have different business models that pose different anti-competitive risks. The stranglehold that Google and Facebook have on the digital advertising market is different from the way Amazon muscles out e-commerce brands, which is different from the way Apple uses its App Store to force burdensome terms on developers…    “The possibility of unintended consequences means that tailoring regulations to address each of these problems is important. A law that banned Amazon from competing with third-party sellers on its platform could also cripple Chromebook laptops, or prevent iPhone users from getting access to their iTunes libraries. Rather than one giant package that crams everything together, a set of effective tech regulations would treat each problem [discreetly], and address each with surgical precision.” Kevin Roose, New York Times From the Right The right is disturbed by the free speech implications of regulating content on Facebook, and critical of Warren’s proposal. “Facebook’s nominal raison d’etre is to serve as a space for empowering speech by people who might not have had a platform in ages past. That Zuckerberg would thus wish for government constraint over speech is deeply concerning… The founders rightly recognized that while some controversial ideas are inherently negative, others are immensely positive. But unlike Zuckerberg, they also realized that you can’t get the latter without tolerating the former.” Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner Zuckerberg “claims that ‘we,’ as society, now have a special responsibility to facilitate his efforts to keep people ‘safe’ from reprehensible rhetoric. We have no such obligation. Facebook already offers users the ability to block or ignore accounts they find distasteful. If they don’t like how Facebook is governing speech, they can quit…  “Moreover, Zuckerberg wants to institute these plans in ‘common global framework.’ Well, Vladimir Putin recently signed a bill that makes it a crime to ‘disrespect’ the state and spread ‘fake news.’ France, who Zuckerberg says he is already working with, has passed hate-speech laws that allow the banning of political content. As do many other nations, including Canada. And let’s not forget fully authoritarian nations like China. Are those the countries that Zuckerberg trusts to assist the United States in instituting a framework for acceptable Internet speech?” David Harsanyi, The Federalist “The costs of regulation, such as privacy rules, are easier for bigger businesses to bear and they can create higher barriers to entry for competitors. And forgive us if we’re wary of letting politicians on the right or left dictate content decisions. Before he invites the protection of the political class, Mr. Zuckerberg should have Facebook fix Facebook.” Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal “Warren’s anti-trust activism is based on a misreading of history and economics. She argues that it was Washington’s trust-busting effort in the 1990s against Microsoft that helped give birth to Google and Facebook… These are dubious claims, at best. Microsoft didn’t miss the mobile revolution because it was distracted by the Clinton administration’s decision to sue the company over unfair dealings with Netscape… It’s much more likely that Microsoft fell into a trap that often ensnares large, dominant firms: It simply couldn’t adjust to a business paradigm shift where its model — desktop PCs running Windows — was no longer the center of the universe.” James Pethokoukis, The Week “Warren’s proposal is obviously formulated without taking any account of the interests of users and consumers… Why does Google provide a tool without which it’s impossible to imagine contemporary life — and has opened up vast vistas of readily available information — for free? Because it can monetize it with advertising. Without the advertising revenue, which Warren insists should be a separate business, Google has no incentive to devote engineers to constantly improving its search engine…  “Amazon doesn’t have anything close to a monopoly in food retail. Rather than taking over the sector, it’s spurring investment and innovation. The nation’s largest supermarket chain, Kroger was founded in 1883. It was slated to increase its spending on investment 200 percent in 2018, developing a self-checkout app and robot delivery, precisely because the space is so competitive. We’ve seen the same effect in retail. Falling behind Amazon, Target invested massively on improving across the board, and in one quarter in 2018, had its best sales growth in more than a decade. This past holiday season it sought to one-up Amazon by offering free two-day shipping. This is the market working.” Rich Lowry, Politico On the bright side… Welcome to birdpunk: a subculture of a subculture. Audubon Share Tweet Forward Sign Up Here Copyright © 2019 The Flip Side, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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CDN’s Daily News Blast delivers the day’s news first! View this email in your browser CDN Daily News Blast 04/02/2019 Excerpts: Report: Trump Mulling Creation of ‘Immigration Czar’ By Jason Hopkins – The White House is reportedly deciding whether to bring on an “immigration” or “border czar” to help President Donald Trump coordinate his immigration agenda. The Trump administration is mulling two potential candidates for the proposed position: Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli or Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, … Report: Trump Mulling Creation of ‘Immigration Czar’ is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Firms Tied To Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele Were Paid $3.8 Million By Soros-Backed Group By Chuck Ross – The Democracy Integrity Project, a nonprofit that receives funding from George Soros, paid firms tied to Fusion GPS and Christopher Steele more than $3.8 million in 2017. Tax filings show that The Democracy Integrity Project provided its research to “government entities.” The group’s founder, a former staffer for Dianne Feinstein, … Firms Tied To Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele Were Paid $3.8 Million By Soros-Backed Group is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Colorado Sheriff Would Risk Jail To Defy ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law By Whitney Tipton – A sheriff in Colorado said he’d rather go to jail than enforce the gun-control measure state lawmakers passed Monday and sent to Democratic Gov. Jared Polis for signature. “It violates the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, the eighth, and the fourteenth amendment. It’s just a very poorly written bill,” Weld … Colorado Sheriff Would Risk Jail To Defy ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Watch Live: President Trump Participates in the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration By R. Mitchell – President Donald Trump participate in the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration Monday evening. The event is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Watch: Watch Live: President Trump Participates in the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » UK Health Council Investigates Muslim Psychologist Who Endorses ‘Lashing And Killing Gay People’ By Joshua Gill – A Muslim psychologist in the U.K. is facing an investigation over her support for a campaign that promotes death as a penalty for homosexuality. The Health and Care Professions Council launched an investigation against Dr. Kate Godfrey-Faussett concerning her fitness to practice psychology, given her support for the Stop Relationship … UK Health Council Investigates Muslim Psychologist Who Endorses ‘Lashing And Killing Gay People’ is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Supremes Refuse To Dismiss Planned Parenthood’s Lawsuit Over Secret Tapes By Grace Carr – The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a request to dismiss a case accusing a pro-life group of illegally filming and releasing video footage of abortion workers allegedly negotiating the illegal sale of aborted baby parts. The high court rejected The Center for Medical Progress’s plea to dismiss a … Supremes Refuse To Dismiss Planned Parenthood’s Lawsuit Over Secret Tapes is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Biden Team Blames ‘Right Wing Trolls’ For Creepy Joe Photos By Molly Prince – Former Vice President Joe Biden’s team pushed back on allegations of sexual misconduct on Monday by blaming members of the right-wing for circulating out-of-context photographs. “These smears and forgeries have existed in the dark recesses of the internet for a while,” said a Biden spokesman. “And to this day, right … Biden Team Blames ‘Right Wing Trolls’ For Creepy Joe Photos is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Abortion Movie Posts Strong Opening Weekend, Knocks Captain Marvel Out Of Top Three By Grace Carr – The pro-life movie “Unplanned,” which tells the story of a former abortion worker whose pro-choice stance changed after working at a clinic, brought in nearly triple the expected box office numbers at the weekend’s close. The movie hit theaters Friday and brought in over $6.1 million at the weekend’s conclusion … Abortion Movie Posts Strong Opening Weekend, Knocks Captain Marvel Out Of Top Three is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Nadler Schedules Vote To Subpoena Entire Mueller Report By Chuck Ross – The House Judiciary Committee will vote Wednesday on whether to subpoena the full Mueller report and all of its underlying documents, committee chairman Jerry Nadler said Monday. House Democrats had set an April 2 deadline for Attorney General William Barr to provide the report to Congress. Barr responded to the … Nadler Schedules Vote To Subpoena Entire Mueller Report is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Report: Ilhan Omar Is Under Investigation For Misusing Campaign Contributions By Molly Prince – Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a probe into her campaign spending after complaints alleged that she misused contributions for personal use, according to a report published on Monday. The Minnesota Campaign Finance Board is investigating Omar after Minnesota GOP State Rep. Steve Drazkowski filed two complaints alleging she … Report: Ilhan Omar Is Under Investigation For Misusing Campaign Contributions is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Under Trump, People With The Least Education Have Seen Their Income Rise The Fastest By Tim Pearce – Americans with the least amount of education have seen the strongest growth in their wages in the past decade, the Wall Street Journal reports. Wages for workers with less than a high school education degree grew roughly 21 percent from the beginning of 2009 to the end of 2018, according … Under Trump, People With The Least Education Have Seen Their Income Rise The Fastest is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Like Father, Like Son – Ben Garrison Cartoon By Ben Garrison – Creepy Uncle Joe is well known for his fondling, cuddling, and hair sniffing. We’ve seen countless videos of him standing behind women and doing such things, but he gets away with it because he’s a Democrat with high status. More outrageously, we’ve also seen him shamelessly pawing little girls. He … Like Father, Like Son – Ben Garrison Cartoon is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Hope in Change – A.F. Branco Cartoon By A.F. Branco – The mainstream media can’t help themselves be anything but the propaganda arm of the Democrat Party out to destroy President Trump. Political Cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. See more Branco toons HERE Hope in Change – A.F. Branco Cartoon is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » New York Politician Boots Chick-Fil-A From Buffalo Airport By Mary Margaret Olohan – Buffalo Niagara International Airport canceled plans to open a Chick-fil-A after a New York congressman accused the fast-food chain of discrimination. Democratic New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan took issue with Chick-fil-A’s Christian stances in a Facebook post that pushed the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to decide against previous plans … New York Politician Boots Chick-Fil-A From Buffalo Airport is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Joe Biden Responds To #MeToo Allegations By Evie Fordham – Former vice president and potential 2020 candidate Joe Biden responded Sunday to allegations of inappropriate conduct toward a female lawmaker that emerged Friday. “In my many years on the campaign trail and in public life, I have offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support and comfort. And not once … Joe Biden Responds To #MeToo Allegations is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Investigate Steele Dossier As Russian Disinformation, Intel Experts Say By Chuck Ross – Robert Mueller’s finding of no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia undercuts the Steele dossier’s core claim of a “well-developed conspiracy” to influence the 2016 election Now, intelligence experts say that the dossier should be investigated as possible Russian disinformation ‘The intelligence community was misled’ In a deposition last … Investigate Steele Dossier As Russian Disinformation, Intel Experts Say is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Trey Gowdy: CIA May Stop Giving Adam Schiff Information Because He ‘Leaks Like A Screen Door On A Submarine’ By Chuck Ross – Former South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy predicted Sunday that the U.S. intelligence community may stop providing information to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff because he “leaks like a screen door on a submarine.” Gowdy was asked to weigh in on Republicans’ decision on Thursday to call on Schiff to … Trey Gowdy: CIA May Stop Giving Adam Schiff Information Because He ‘Leaks Like A Screen Door On A Submarine’ is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Trump Administration To Quadruple Number Of Asylum Seekers Sent Back Over The Border By Jason Hopkins – Border enforcement officials intend to quadruple the number of daily asylum applicants who are sent back to the other side of the U.S.-Mexico border. As part of its multi-faceted attempt to clamp down on the massive amount of illegal immigration taking place at the southern border, the U.S. government plans … Trump Administration To Quadruple Number Of Asylum Seekers Sent Back Over The Border is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on »       See all breaking news, conservative commentary, political cartoons and more posted to CDN at our Home Page.       Follow on Twitter Friend on Facebook Add on Google Plus Copyright © 2019 Conservative Daily News, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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House Democratic women flex muscles with formal caucus, plus a political arm

House Democratic women, armed with more numbers and the power of the majority, are getting  organized, switching their working group to a more formal caucus and launching a political action committee to help further grow their ranks. Read More…

Joe Biden can change. Will Democrats let him try?

OPINION — If I had to guess, we’ve seen the last time Joe Biden smells a woman’s hair and plants a kiss on her head before a campaign event. Same goes for his somewhat notorious habit of close-talking the female relatives of new members of Congress as a way to put them at ease during the first-day-of-session photo shoots. (Maybe just a “You’ve got this, girl!” fist-bump next time, Mr. Vice President?) Read More…

Pollsters prep for more ‘whack-a-mole’ with 2016 in rearview

Pollsters gearing up for the 2020 presidential election have an additional task to contend with: convincing a skeptical public that their work is still reliable. Questions about their methods have dogged them since President Donald Trump’s surprise victory in 2016, although the midterm results helped mitigate some of those doubts. Read More…

Age, change and the Democrats’ challenge

ANALYSIS — Is the Democratic race for president — and possibly even the 2020 general election — going to boil down to a choice of aged front-runners (or incumbent) versus a younger challenger who represents generational change? It’s certainly possible, Roll Call politics analyst Stuart Rothenberg writes. Read More…

GPS has its own 19-year cicada problem

Most people of a certain age remember the Y2K problem that worried digitalists worldwide when we transitioned from 1999 to 2000 on the night of Dec. 31, 1999. What would happen to computers and systems when the last two digits on the date went from 99 to 00? Read More…

Online lenders put small banks in a bind

The boom in internet lending is taking a toll on traditional commercial banks, especially smaller ones, suggesting that they’re going to have to have to find ways to adjust to the changes wrought by financial technology. Read More…

Check out DC’s cherry blossoms in peak bloom this week

Washington’s iconic cherry blossoms are in peak bloom starting Monday, April 1, according to the National Park Service. Locals and tourists swarmed to the Tidal Basin Monday for picnics and selfies with the cherry trees, a gift from Japan in the early 20th century. Watch the video here…

Divided Democrats may forgo a budget resolution

The House Budget Committee may punt on a fiscal 2020 budget resolution to avoid exposing Democratic caucus fissures over tax and spending policy. But an effort to reach a deal to raise spending limits for the coming fiscal year could prove just as dicey, as Lindsey McPherson explains. Listen here…

2020 Democrats reject GOP call to back Iowa disaster aid

Democratic senators running for president in 2020 lined up on Monday to block a GOP disaster aid package that would support the key caucus state of Iowa. Read More…

Legal challenges are threatening Trump administration changes to the ACA

The Trump administration, which has already been defeated in a number of high-profile legal cases, is facing an increasing number of challenges to its changes to the 2010 health care law and women’s health issues. Read More…

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THE RESURGENT

The Resurgent’s Morning Briefing for April 2,2019 View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward I Must Dissent In 2017, speaking to a group of leaders from Central America, Vice President Pence declared, “To further stem the flow of illegal immigration and illegal drugs into the United States, President Trump knows, as do all of you, that we must confront these problems at their source. We must meet them – and we must solve them – in Central and South America.” What Vice President Pence said then was correct. What President Trump is doing now — cutting aid — is wrong. I must respectfully dissent. Fifteen years ago, Colombia was on the verge of collapse. The nation was overrun with drug traffickers, cartels, and local gangs. Crime and violence were rampant, people were fleeing the nation, and the government of Colombia teetered on the edge. The United States deployed its foreign aid budget and military resources to help the Colombian government stabilize, fight its domestic drug war, and beat the cartels. The nation went from the brink to being a stable leader in South America…  Read More… I Disagree With Him Politically, But Yes, Joe Biden and Jill Biden Are Both Good People These attacks on Joe Biden are motivated by a Democrat Party base that is desperate to swing left quickly. Many of the attacks are undoubtedly perpetuated by Bernie Sanders’ camp of Bernie Bros who want to bring about the rise of socialism in America. Joe Biden has, for years, been …ummmm… very hands on with women. There are ample pictures and videos to show it. He is from a different generation. But, and this is the important part, all the Democrats and the press were completely fine with it and ignored it… Read More…   Some Google Employees Triggered by Heritage President, Kay Cole James Stories like this do harm to companies like Google at a time Republicans are eyeing regulation of tech companies. Basically, Google put Kay Cole James, the President of the Heritage Foundation, on an external advisory board related to artificial intelligence projects. Some Google employees are outraged because the Heritage Foundation is a conservative institution and, naturally, the LGBTQxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx community within Google is appalled… Read More…   Joe Biden is Toast This could be the shortest presidential campaign in history.  Just a few weeks ago, I wrote these words in a piece here at the Resurgent: “Biden’s problem is not just that he sticks his foot in his mouth regularly; it’s that he is a square peg trying to fit in a left-wing, intersectionality-created round hole.  People are being chased from the public square, brow-beaten into silence, and publicly scourged by the social justice activist coup that now controls the [Democrat Party]… Simply put, that is an insurmountable obstacle for a guy like Biden.” And here we are.  In recent days, a social justice activist and former Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores wrote an article for New York Magazine that detailed how Joe Biden invaded her personal space and awkwardly gave her an unwanted…  Read More… It’s Brexit Time, Baby! My goodness, Brexit has become exciting. I rarely watch the news anymore, but I could watch the House of Parliament talk about Brexit for hours and hours. Today was no exception, as Parliament rejected a second round of “indicative votes” on four separate proposals, including having the UK remain part of a customs union a la Norway… Read More…   AOC’s Stupidity Strikes Again Do you ever watch an episode of Jeopardy and the final category is 19th Century Presidents and a contestant answers “JFK?” Or have you seen the clip from Family Feud with Richard Dawson where a contestant is asked to name a yellow fruit and she answers “orange?” The only acceptable way of addressing this stupidity is telling these people that they are dumb and they should go home.  Then once they leave, you have to wonder how they made it anywhere in life… Read More… Remember, as always, to go check out The Resurgent and be sure to like us on Facebook. 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

TOWNHALL DAILY

Columnists Has Lucy Flores Just Handed Trump His Second Term? Mark Davis How the Left Keeps Me Religious Dennis Prager Trump Should Close NATO Membership Rolls Pat Buchanan Reparations For Slavery Are Unworkable – And Unjust Jeff Jacoby The ‘Green New Deal’ Is Dead. Long May It Stay Buried! H. Sterling Burnett Are Donor-Advised Funds Safe for Conservatives? Sponsored by: Donors Trust The Biggest College Scandal of All Stephen Moore The Dems’ Plan to Make Elections Obsolete Robert Knight If Not an Emergency, What Is It? Cal Thomas ‘So Much Evil, Mommy, Those Poor Babies’ Michael Brown ADVERTISEMENT   China Just Launched this Attack on the USD   Alan Greenspan Warns of this U.S. Scheme to Confiscate Your Savings   The Little-Known (But Legal) IRS Tax Law to Move Your IRA or 401(k) to Gold (Don’t) Tear Down Those Monuments Young Voices Advocates Video Trump blasts Schiff as ‘political hack’ Pelosi’s condescension offers some laughs Pelosi open to border infrastructure Dem Senator Brown slams White House “extremists” INVESTING Young People Reject Socialism In The Classroom Apple’s Not-So-Secret Electric Car Plans First Black Woman Released Under Prison Reform Thanks God And President Trump How Do Banks Make Money When They Offer 0% APR Cards? Conservative Columnists and Financial Commentary HEALTH Why Sugar is Bad for You & 3 Healthy Alternatives Can you give your dog curcumin? Pillars of Health: Exercise, Relaxation, Detox, Sleep

Tipsheet Dana Loesch Reminds Us Of Eric Holder’s Shady Past With This Single Tweet Beth Baumann Backpacks For Life: How One Organization Is Helping Homeless and At-Risk Veterans Get Back on Their Feet Micah Rate Ouch: AOC Tries To Dunk On Liz Cheney And It Backfires In A Big Way Beth Baumann Trump Threatened To Close The Border As Another Caravan Approached – And Mexico Is Taking A Hint Beth Baumann House Democrats Prepare To Vote On A Subpoena For… Beth Baumann Beto O’Rourke: ‘Everyone Nominated to a Federal Bench Should Believe in a Woman’s Right to Make Her Own Decisons’ Lauretta Brown Senate Dems Ready to Remove the Electoral College Ian Snively Some Democrats Say *One* Allegation Of Sexual Misconduct Shouldn’t Disqualify Biden. Well, We Have Another Accuser Matt Vespa DNC Chair Calls Trump Supporters in Congress ‘Cowards’… And Singles a Few Out Cortney O’Brien ‘Unplanned’ Movie Gets Big Endorsement From Vice President Mike Pence Lauretta Brown What? Biden’s Spokesperson Blames ‘Right Wingers’ for Sexual Allegations Made by a Democrat Katie Pavlich ADVERTISEMENT   China Just Launched this Attack on the USD   Alan Greenspan Warns of this U.S. Scheme to Confiscate Your Savings   The Little-Known (But Legal) IRS Tax Law to Move Your IRA or 401(k) to Gold Political Cartoons Bearing Arms Colorado Sheriff Prefers Jail To Enforcing Unconstitutional Gun Laws | Tom Knighton Senate Banking Chairman Warns Against Going After Gun Industry | Tom Knighton Rep. Tim Ryan Upset NRA Won’t Sit Down, But Here’s Why They Shouldn’t | Tom Knighton LAPD Wants To Cancel Citizens’ Concealed Carry Permits | Tom Knighton The Top Guides And Tools For Anyone Looking To Go Off The Grid | BearingArms.com Staff Limiting Gun Sales Cost Dick’s $150 Million | Tom Knighton Federal Court Spanks California Over Magazine Capacity Limit | Tom Knighton History Of Mass Shootings In The United States | Tom Knighton Florida’s Red Flag Law A Model, But It Shouldn’t Be | Tom Knighton Are The Swiss Staying Pro-Gun In Anti-Gun Europe? | Tom Knighton

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THE FEDERALIST

Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray April 2, 2019 Is Joe Biden’s Habit Of Weirdly Touching Women Wrong, Disqualifying, Or Both? By Emily Jashinsky Joe Biden’s habit of affectionately touching and kissing women in professional settings is well-established. Is it wrong? If so, is it also disqualifying? Full article New Report Shows International Adoption Edging Closer To Extinction By Jayme Metzgar The industry’s overregulation is making it increasingly difficult for willing families to take the plunge and attempt international adoption. Full article The More People Like Jussie Smollett Cry Wolf, The Less People Believe In Hate Crimes By Joseph D’Hippolito Those perpetuating now-frequent hate hoaxes risk desensitizing Americans from legitimate racism by sacrificing truth on the altar of political expediency. Full article Because Mueller Found No Collusion, Trump Should Pardon Michael Flynn By H.A. Goodman Michael Flynn was framed so certain unethical officials could eventually set up Trump. Now that we know there was no collusion, Trump should pardon Flynn. Full article The Media Failed On Collusion Because They Wanted Trump To Be A Traitor By Ben Weingarten How did the doyens of media fail so spectacularly for two years on the matter of Trump-Russia collusion, while anti-establishment journalists and media neophytes succeeded? Full article The Little Artist Who Paints Big: Tintoretto Fills National Gallery Of Art By William Newton In this single work, Tintoretto manages to demonstrate his astonishing artistic skill, while simultaneously evoking the wealth and power of the Venetian Republic. Full article The Special Olympics Should Be Funded By Donations, Not Taxpayers By Adam Mill Screaming in outrage that taxpayers (i.e., other people) should pay for causes you support is not charity. Full article Beto O’Rourke Is The Avatar Of Generation X’s Midlife Crisis By Katya Sedgwick Like Duckie, Robert Francis O’Rourke may come across as adorable to a properly initiated in-crowd member, but to rest of us he’s more like Napoleon Dynamite, a not-so-charming oddball. Full article Netflix’s ‘The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind’ Tells A Young Inventor’s Inspirational Tale By G.W. Thielman In Netflix’s ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,’ viewers follow a 14-year-old who constructed a wind turbine and saved his family from starvation. Full article Should States Have To Pay For Refugee Resettlement They Don’t Want? By Don Barnett Today states that withdraw find resettlement continues without any oversight from state authorities yet with states continuing to be forced to pay. Full article Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan For The Internet Would Be A Disaster For Free Expression By David Harsanyi Mark Zuckerberg claims that “we,” as society, now have a responsibility to help him keep people “safe” from hate speech. We have no such obligation. Full article Designer Leah McSweeney On Fashion, Feminism, And Jordan Peterson By The Federalist Staff Ben Domenech interviews writer and women’s fashion designer Leah McSweeney on the Federalist Radio Hour. Full article El Paso Beto Rally Showed Just How Little Voters Care About Policy By Liz Wolfe Beto fans are light on the substance, heavy on the hometown hero adoration, and obsessed with looks and charisma. This is exactly why Beto might win. Full article Here’s Why I Didn’t Fall For The Russia-Trump Conspiracy By Mollie Hemingway Media outlets regurgitated leaks from politicized intelligence officials. They should have been far more skeptical. Full article CBS Portrays Human Smugglers As Humanitarians In Misguided Border Coverage By John Daniel Davidson The mainstream media doesn’t want to admit there’s a crisis at the border, so it’s portraying the players in the crisis in the best possible light. Full article THE BATTLE AGAINST JOE BIDEN The attempt to keep Joe Biden out of the 2020 race is obvious and speaks to the animosity the progressive wing of the party has for him – and for what he stands for: an attempt to win back the Obama/Trump voters with a candidate whose policies are clearly the most centrist in the party. They’re doing so by sending a message before he even gets in: if you run, we’re going to use everything we pretended was Sweet Old Uncle Joe for eight years against you. First up: Beto supporter Lucy Flores. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a free trial today.  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2019 The Federalist, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

AMERICAN THINKER

View this email in your browser Recent Articles Sandy O’s Credibility Problem Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am While radical leftists will continue to “go crazy over” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s passionately inane tirades, she’s got a massive credibility problem with any Americans outside that demographic. Read More… Should Spain Apologize to Muslims? Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am Muslims are demanding that King Felipe VI apologize for the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of Spain. Read More… The Baloney of ‘Unchecked Nationalism’ Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am If our rulers had committed the screw-ups under which the Germans suffered in the 20th century, we’d have given the world an unchecked nationalism to beat all unchecked nationalisms. Read More… For Peace in America, We Must Return to the Rule of Law Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am Those who try to explain America’s current divisions by citing polarization miss a major aspect of the Trump phenomenon. Read More… Does General Electric Know What It Is Doing? Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am It is not encouraging that General Electric cannot get well known facts straight.  Read More… The Wise Purpose of the Electoral College Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am The Electoral College is not and was not meant to be democratic. That is a good thing. Read More…   Recent Blog Posts Why do the least-bright people rise to the top? Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am There’s a reason, and it is very ugly.  Read more… The roll-out of ‘inappropriate touching’ accusations against Creepy Uncle Joe continues Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am Somebody is kneecapping Joe, telling him not to declare his candidacy. Call me paranoid and obsessive, but I have a long shot theory.  Read more… ‘All about the Benjamins; baby’: Omar under the gun for using $6,000 in campaign funds to buy stuff for herself Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am Omar’s accused misdeeds are exactly what got Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter kicked off his House Committee assignments. Double standard, anyone?  Read more… Why we keep losing so many battles Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am What was a trickle in the 1940s and a thin stream in the ’60s and ’70s is now a full blown torrent of lies.  Read more… A deep look at the Deep State Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am Must-see TV, now available on YouTube  Read more… Where were the protests during Obama’s years? Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am Several issues that have sparked mass demonstrations against President Trump were also serious issues during the Obama administration. Somehow, there were no mass protests then.  Read more… Obamacare has a premium problem and a few others Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am Return heath care to the states.  Read more… Joe Biden fits the profile of a serial groper Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am In other words, there’s something seriously wrong with him.  Read more… ‘It’s not just the economy, stupid’ Apr 02, 2019 01:00 am One party is in disarray, and it’s the Democrats.  Read more… General Flynn has been grievously wronged, and Defense Department archives may have the evidence Apr 01, 2019 01:00 am General Michael Flynn was set up and sandbagged by rogue FBI agents while the national security director, Susan Rice, was orchestrating a domestic political intelligence operation of historic magnitude.  Read more… Did Jussie Smollett rat on his celebrity lawyer? Apr 01, 2019 01:00 am Yet another twist to the Smollett saga.  Read more… Creepy Uncle Joe is toast Apr 01, 2019 01:00 am Over a decade of mockery on the right mattered not at all to Democrat voters. But once a Democrat female outed his groping and powerful Democrat rivals wanted him out of the way, the floodgates opened. He’s toast.  Read more… Pope blames illegal migration to capitalist countries … on capitalism Apr 01, 2019 01:00 am All those millions of fleeing Venezuelans, running for their lives from … capitalism?  Read more… Washington Post springs to the defense of serial groper Joe Biden Apr 01, 2019 01:00 am It’s amazing what you can do with the English language to obscure the truth when you put your mind to it.  Read more… Beto’s ‘native Spanish’ Apr 01, 2019 01:00 am The AP gets caught supporting a grifter’s phony narrative about being “Hispanic.”  Read more… View this email in your browser American Thinker is a daily internet publication devoted to the thoughtful exploration of issues of importance to Americans.

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William Jacobson: “COME ON STEPHANIE, THERE’S VIDEO! Stephanie Carter says “still shot” of Biden touching her is “misleading,” but we have the creepy video“ Kemberlee Kaye: “I’m so old, I remember when Biden would run his mouth, embarrass the fool out of Obama et al and get sent away for a few months until the dust settled, and repeat. For eight years. But sure, let’s seriously consider him for the presidency.” Mary Chastain: “I’m back on Tuesday!” Leslie Eastman: “Former Vice President Joe Biden might not like the Old European custom of the “Rule of Thumb”, but he sure seems as if he would be keen on some aspects of “Droit du seigneur“.”         Legal Insurrection Foundation is a Rhode Island tax-exempt corporation established exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to educate and inform the public on legal, historical, economic, academic, and cultural issues related to the Constitution, liberty, and world events. For more information about the Foundation, CLICK HERE.   Legal Insurrection Foundation 18 Maple Avenue #280 ​ Barrington, Rhode Island 02806  info@legalinsurrection.com Follow Us Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser Unsubscribe

SCOTT RASMUSSEN

ScottRasmussen.com Launch – Check Out My All New Website No Images? Click here   Good morning, New polling on the Democratic presidential primary shows little change from a month ago. Vice President Joe Biden is still on top with 29% of the primary vote followed by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders with 18% of the vote. There remains a wide gap between the two leaders and the rest of the pack. California Senator Kamala Harris and  former Congressman Beto O’Rourke are both at 6%. They are trailed by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (5%), New Jersey Senator Cory Booker (4%), and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (3%).Biden also moved past Beto O’Rourke to take the lead on our social media monitoring of the race. However, the dynamics are interesting. Biden is attracting three times more chatter than O’Rourke or any other contenders. Yet, 55% of the chatter is negative. So, he still has more positive chatter than anyone else, but also far more negative chatter.Conventional polling shows that the former Vice President is still viewed favorably by 83% of all Democrats. This will be an important figure to watch as the intense scrutiny of Biden continues. Sanders gets favorable reviews from 74%.On the Republican side of the aisle, 64% of GOP voters want President Trump to be their party nominee in 2020. Eighty-nine percent (89%) believe it’s likely he will be the nominee. Finally, 73% of voters nationwide consider Antisemitism to be a serious problem. Sixty-seven percent (67%) have a favorable opinion of Israel. That total includes 78% of Republicans, 67% of Independents, and 58% of Democrats.In the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict, 32% believe the U.S. should support Israel while 5% believe our nation should support the Palestinians.Among all voters, 45% support the decision of moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem while 26% are opposed. As for recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, 41% think it was a good decision while 24% disagree.Thirty-two percent (32%) believe Republicans are more supportive of Israel than Democrats while 15% believe the Democrats are more supportive. Twenty-four percent (24%) see no difference and the rest are not sure.Thank you for your interest in our workScott     Stay Informed Up To The Minute and Share ContentDeeper CurrentsScott Rasmussen offers his personal insight, analysis, and opinion on current political races, issues, and controversy. Read more     Scott’s ColumnsPresident Trump has perfected the art of antagonizing his opponents with provocative tweets. He demonstrated this skill recently in declaring that the tax reform act,… Read more   SCOTT RASMUSSEN info@scottrasmussen.com https://www.scottrasmussen.com 142 W 57th Street, 11 Floor New York, NY 10023 ScottRasmussen.com Launch – Check Out My All New Website   Like    Tweet    Share    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

MEET THE PRESS FIRST READ

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This week, we’re relaunching Meet the Press: First Read with a new look, new sections and a new way of helping you understand the most important news from Washington.

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From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann

FIRST READ: Trump just turned the 2020 election into a referendum on health care

In a trio of tweets Monday night, President Trump simultaneously caved on health care – and also made the 2020 election a referendum on the issue.

He said:  “The Republicans are developing a really great HealthCare Plan with far lower premiums (cost) & deductibles than ObamaCare. In other words it will be far less expensive & much more usable than ObamaCare.”

And: “Vote will be taken right after the Election when Republicans hold the Senate & win……back the House.”

Of course, we know Republicans don’t have a plan – at least one that could pass Congress in 2017-2018.

And now Democrats are in charge of the House for at least the next year and half.

But for the short term, Trump’s decision to punt on health care for the time being relieves some anxiety for congressional Republicans after Trump’s Justice Department said the entire Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, is unconstitutional.

[We’re imagining this thought bubble for a GOP senator: “Phew, we don’t have to come up with another plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.”]

But in the long term, at least through the 2020 election, Trump’s tweets allow every Democratic campaign to say, “The president wants the presidential election to be a referendum on health care!”

And we saw how that played out in 2018…

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Biden’s inevitable campaign no longer seems so inevitable 

After Friday’s accusation against Joe Biden – and after another one on Monday – there’s a question that should be on every single political reporter’s mind:

Is the former vice president really going to run for president in 2020?

What seemed inevitable a month ago no longer seems that inevitable right now.

Buzzfeed’s Katherine Miller nicely sums up the dilemma for Biden, as well as for the political news media:

“Everybody already knows what they think about Joe Biden putting his hands on people, because we’ve all seen this happen in public. We’ve seen Biden kiss people at public events! We’ve all had years to think about it! Does anyone need a photograph of Lucy Flores and Joe Biden to know that, at some point, somewhere, over the last 40 years, someone might have been uncomfortable because the situation wasn’t quite right?

“But the current system still isn’t ready to handle a well-known, gray-area subject like this. As she said on TV over the weekend, Flores didn’t consider it sexual harassment, she just was uncomfortable, and we all know what she means.”

Harris reports $12 million for 1st quarter

Kamala Harris’ campaign last night said it raised $12 million for the quarter from 218,000 individual contributions.

(That’s since launching her presidential bid on January 21.)

To put Harris’ $12 million into perspective:

• Pete Buttigieg, the only other Dem 2020er to reveal his first quarter numbers so far, said he raised more than $7 million. (He announced his exploratory committee on January 23.)

• Beto O’Rourke raised $6.1 million in his first 24 hours after launching on March 14.

• Bernie Sanders raised $5.9 million in his first 24 hours, and appears to be on pace to raise more than $20 million for the quarter after announcing on February 19.

The candidates have until April 15 to file their first quarter numbers with the Federal Election Commission.

2020 VISION: We The Policy Proposers

At yesterday’s “We The People” presidential forum in DC, several of the 2020 Dem hopefuls spelled out policy proposals, per NBC’s Ben Kamisar.

Julian Castro: felons should be allowed to vote in every state after they serve their time; $15 minimum wage; abolish the Electoral College; make Congress subject to Freedom of Information Act requests (FOIAs).

Cory Booker: more policies to stop mass incarceration; increased regulations on tech companies to protect privacy and security; defended the Senate filibuster.

Amy Klobuchar: In first 100 days as president, push for DC statehood, rejoining the Paris climate accord and passing comprehensive immigration reform. Also supported passing laws to allow felons to vote after leaving prison, and to have automatic same-day voter registration.

Beto O’Rourke: executive order for cabinet secretaries to hold a town hall each month with the public; redistricting reform; new Voting Rights Act; constitutional amendment reversing Citizens United.

Elizabeth Warren: get rid of private prisons; overturn Citizens United; equal access to voting; new bill for public housing; more aggressive enforcement to protect voting rights; and pursue her anti-corruption and anti-monopoly policies.

And here’s more from NBC’s Alex Seitz-Wald, Lauren Egan and Eileen Street at the forum:

“Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he does not support expanding the size of the Supreme Court, as a growing number of progressives have advocated, which would allow a Democratic president to tilt the ideological balance of the court back in their favor.”

On the campaign trail today … Kamala Harris travels to Nevada, where she keynotes a Battle Born Progress event in Carson City.

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TWEET OF THE DAY: My Kind of Town

DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is … 48 percent. 

48 percent.

That’s the share of regular viewers of Fox News who say — based on what they’ve heard about the conclusion of Robert Mueller’s report — that the special counsel’s investigation has cleared Trump of wrongdoing, per our latest NBC/WSJ poll.

Compare that to 29 percent of Americans overall who say Trump has been cleared.

About one-in-five (22 percent) of those who regularly watch broadcast news to stay informed say the same, along with just 15 percent of regular MSNBC viewers.  
 
More MSNBC viewers say that Trump HAS NOT been exonerated compared with Fox News viewers who say that he HAS been cleared.

About two-thirds (64 percent) of MSNBC viewers say Trump was not cleared by the Mueller investigation, while 28 percent of Fox News viewers say he was cleared.

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 THE LID: LGBT? NBD!

Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when we looked at how a majority of Americans now say they’re enthusiastic or comfortable with a gay or lesbian candidate for president.

ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss

If it’s Tuesday… Keep an eye on elections today in Chicago, Wisconsin, the Pittsburgh suburbs, and Ferguson, Mo.

A GOP-led disaster funding bill failed in the Senate after clashes about whether it contained sufficient funding for Puerto Rico.

Will Trump really name an “immigration czar”?

Beto O’Rourke says he’ll sign an executive order requiring Cabinet secretaries to hold monthly town halls

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