1
How the Next Democratic Debate Offers a New Start for Second-Tier Candidates
The shrinking calendar has those who are lagging the front-runners looking
for new life in their campaigns. The rationale for staying in the race is
that Joseph R. Biden Jr. will fade.
There is more than one way to skin a cat.
2
Boris Johnson Finds His Party Loyalists Aren’t as Loyal as Trump’s
However distasteful Republicans may find President Trump, they largely back
his agenda. In Britain, rebels in the Conservative Party have staged a
dramatic insurrection.
"Different strokes for different folks."
3
Trump Says He’s Called Off Negotiations With Taliban After Afghanistan Bombing
The president said he had canceled a secret meeting at Camp David with
Taliban leaders and the president of Afghanistan.
No surprise.
4
Military Stopover at Scottish Airport Includes a Stay at a Trump Resort
Questions about the overnight stays emerged after House investigators asked
about the surge in stopovers at an airport near the Trump Turnberry golf
resort in Scotland.
Graft.
5
Arizona G.O.P. Leader Said Party Would Stop Mark Kelly ‘Dead in His Tracks’
Mr. Kelly, a Democrat running for Senate, is married to Gabrielle Giffords,
the former congresswoman who survived a gunshot to the head in a 2011
attack.
Loose talk.
6
Iran Breaks With More Limits in Nuclear Deal as It Pushes for European Aid
Details suggest Iran is largely interested in increasing pressure on
European nations to find a way around American-imposed sanctions.
Trump does not negotiate.
7
Checking In at Trump Hotels, for Kinship (and Maybe Some Sway)
To ethics lawyers, the most extraordinary aspect of the daily merging of
President Trump’s official duties and his commercial interests is that it
has now become almost routine.
Routine graft.
8
How Congress Passed an Assault Weapons Ban in 1994
Congress and the White House found a way to come together on guns
A scary weapons ban.
The sporterized version was never off the retail market.
9
Elizabeth Warren Stands Out at New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention
Ms. Warren got the most enthusiastic response of the 19 candidates who
appeared Saturday. Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Cory Booker also
attracted particularly energetic support.
Good.
10
Climate Change Takes Center Stage: This Week in the 2020 Race
Half of the Democratic candidates took part in a CNN town-hall-style event
on global warming, and several unveiled detailed plans to address the
crisis.
Future business. The question was how and not why.
11
Open Thread
Feel free to use the comments of this thread to discuss issues unrelated to
recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
12
Biden Wants to Work With ‘the Other Side.’ This Supreme Court Battle Explains Why.
In the clash over Robert H. Bork’s nomination, Joe Biden’s moderate
instincts defined a winning strategy.
The presidency is an exercise in political power.
13
Climate Change Takes Center Stage: This Week in the 2020 Race
Half of the Democratic candidates took part in a CNN town-hall-style event
on global warming, and several unveiled detailed plans to address the
crisis.
The week that was.
14
A Presidential Storm Leaves Forecasters Rebuked
The parent agency of the National Weather Service’s Birmingham, Ala.,
office issued a statement admonishing it for challenging President Trump’s
claim about a hurricane threat to Alabama.
The forecasters should get an apology.
15
Defying N.R.A., Texas Lieutenant Governor Favors Background Checks on Private Gun Sales
Dan Patrick, a Republican, has promoted his A-plus grade from the National
Rifle Association.
Pointless.
16
Maine Voters Will Rank Their Top Presidential Candidates in 2020
It was the first state to adopt ranked-choice voting for congressional
elections, and it will now be the first to adopt it for presidential
elections.
Unconstitutional.
17
With Voters Watching, Tough-Talking Diplomat Strikes Softer Tone in Kansas
The question of whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will run for Senate
in Kansas “hangs over the race a little bit,” said the leading Republican
candidate.
Mike Pompeo is not a diplomat.
18
Three SEAL Team Leaders Fired for Breakdowns in Discipline
The unusual move comes amid a flurry of high-profile incidents involving
the SEAL teams, prompting attempts by Navy leadership to bring the elite
commandos under control.
An injustice.
19
ThinkProgress, the Progressive News Site, Shuts Down
The Center for American Progress, the think tank behind the editorial
venture, said the lack of a buyer led to the shutdown.
Progress is made.
20
What Is the Refugee Program and Why Does the Trump Administration Want to Make Cuts?
The refugee program, housed at the State Department, resettles displaced
people from around the world into the United States.
An investment in radicalism is not reactionary.
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