1
2020 Won’t Repeat the Mistakes of 2016, Whatever They Were
Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania are an electoral Bermuda triangle for
Democrats, with a pull so strong that they’re mentioned at events around
the country.
There is time enough to investigate and correct the information flow.
2
As Congress Seeks Budget Deal, Negotiators Try to Sideline Mulvaney
With the clock ticking toward a potential debt default, federal budget
negotiators are maneuvering to isolate the man seen as the common enemy:
Mick Mulvaney.
The proper action.
3
Pete Buttigieg Is Still Figuring This Out
A dark-horse presidential candidate tries to stay on track.
Pete Buttigieg is welcome on the platform committee.
4
On Politics: House Kills Impeachment Resolution
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
The House will not impeach President Trump for statements the chamber
condemned this week as racist.
It is better to campaign against Republicans.
5
U.S. to Send About 500 More Troops to Saudi Arabia
The roughly 500 troops are part of a broader tranche of forces sent to the
region in recent months after tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated.
They are just bait.
6
At Rally, President Accuses Liberal Critics of Seeking the Nation’s ‘Destruction’
“These left-wing ideologues see our nation as a force for evil,” Mr. Trump
told a packed arena in Greenville, N.C., to a crowd that seemed to relish
his comments.
Under Trump this nation is a fprce for evil.
7
Why Leana Wen Quickly Lost Support at Planned Parenthood
The departure of Dr. Wen, Planned Parenthood’s president, underscored a
central tension: Is it a political organization first, or a health
organization? And can it be both?
General healthcare is a different battle.
Birth control is Planned Parenthood's special concern.
8
House Votes to Kill Trump Impeachment Resolution
The House on Wednesday killed an attempt to impeach President Trump over
statements the chamber already condemned as racist, exposing Democratic
divisions.
A failed impeachment would stimulate the Republican base.
The Republicans hold the Senate and would not vote for removal.
9
U.S. Punishes Turkey by Canceling Sale of Jets
Turkey, whose purchase of a Russian missile system has created friction,
called the Trump administration’s move a “mistake that will cause
irreparable wounds in our strategic relations.”
The canceled sale is a diplomatic failure.
10
House Passes Intelligence Bill That Would Expand Secrecy Around Operatives
The measure also calls for intelligence agencies to conduct new reviews of
influence operations by foreign adversaries, including Russia.
I expect McConnell to table the bill.
11
Impeachment, Contempt Citations and More: 5 Major Issues Congress Voted On Today
The House wrestled with a busy, and divisive, agenda on Wednesday. Here’s a
quick digest of some of the important issues it considered.
yes
12
Pentagon to Send 2,100 More Troops to the Southwestern Border
The 1,100 active-duty troops and 1,000 members of the Texas National Guard
will join roughly 4,500 military personnel currently stationed there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
13
House Votes to Block Arms Sales to Gulf Nations, Setting Up Trump’s Third Veto
The measures would block the sale of billions of dollars of arms to Saudi
Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. No other foreign policy issue has made
as big a rift between the president and Congress.
Iran is not an emergency.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Bolton
John R. Bolton is an emergency.
14
Fewer Inspections for Aging Nuclear Plants, Regulators Propose
The proposal would significantly weaken or reduce the number and rigor of
its safety inspections at the nation's 59 nuclear plants.
If one does not look one does not find.
Nuclear power is much less dangerous than the public believes.
It is not safe.
15
Investigation Into Trump Campaign Finance Violations Is Over, Judge Says
But it is unclear if prosecutors plan to file additional charges in the
case, which led to the conviction of Michael D. Cohen, the president’s
former lawyer.
Keep digging.
There is more to find.
16
Fighting Next to U.S. Commandos, but Without the Same Training and Gear
So far this year, two American bomb disposal soldiers have been killed in
Afghanistan while embedded with Special Forces.
.
Bomb disposal has a different job.
17
Trump and Epstein Partied and Commented on Women in 1992 Video
The video provides a glimpse of Donald J. Trump in his element, sidling
between a dance floor filled with N.F.L. cheerleaders and the sidelines at
his Mar-a-Lago club.
Trump is not a nice man.
18
House Votes to Repeal Obamacare Tax Once Seen as Key to Health Law
The so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans, a key way the
Affordable Care Act was supposed to pay for itself, was dealt a blow by an
unlikely foe: Democrats.
Eventually the medical insurance business must be ended.
19
House Holds Barr and Ross in Contempt Over Census Dispute
The House voted Wednesday evening to hold Attorney General William P. Barr
and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress over
the census dispute.
Congress is in charge.
The executive must yield to congress.
20
Sanders Calls for Rivals to Reject Money From Health Care Industry
In a speech in Washington, Bernie Sanders laid out his vision of “Medicare
for all” and asked Democrats to join him in refusing money from health care
PACs, lobbyists and executives.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preamble_to_the_United_States_Constitution
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect
Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defence,[note 1]
promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.
"
Healthcare is a right.
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