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Trump’s Tweets Lose Their Potency

May 27, 2019 at 7:45 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump’s tweets don’t pack the punch they did at the outset of his presidency. His Twitter interaction rate — a measure of the impact given how much he tweets and how many people follow him — has tumbled precipitously,” Axios reports.

“It’s a sign that his strongest communication tool may be losing its effectiveness and that the novelty has worn off. Trump’s interaction rate has fallen from 0.55% in the month he was elected to 0.32% in June 2017 — and down to 0.16% this month through May 25.”

Brian Stelter: “The question arises: Is Trump having to try harder and harder to get the public’s attention?”

Biden’s Campaign of Limited Exposure

May 27, 2019 at 7:43 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: Here’s former vice president Joe Biden’s agenda for the holiday weekend, according to his campaign: ‘Joe Biden has no public events scheduled.'”

“Those seven words are becoming familiar for the Biden team. Aside from a campaign swing right after announcing his candidacy, Biden has kept his head down while his rivals rush from state to state to state. Even when he has held public events, they have included only a handful of questions from voters or reporters.”

“The light public schedule reflects the unique position of his campaign, advisers say: With near universal name recognition and high favorability ratings among Democrats, the former vice president does not need to introduce himself to voters like nearly every other candidate. And as the leader in early polls, he can attract media attention without splashy events.”

Pelosi Keeps Taunting Trump

May 27, 2019 at 7:32 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “Pelosi’s allies said her taunting of Trump now is intentional, designed to get under his skin and elicit an angry reaction, according to officials close to her who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.”

“When a Democrat compared Trump to a fifth-grader, Pelosi responded that such a remark was an insult to fifth-graders, according to an individual who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the conversation.”

Said Pelosi: “Don’t say that. Children are wonderful!”


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Why Trump’s Stonewalling Legal Strategy Will Keep Failing

May 27, 2019 at 7:14 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Renato Mariotti: “In the space of three days this week, two federal judges ruled decisively in favor of Congress’ right to subpoena President Donald Trump’s personal financial and business records. The speed of the decisions—unusual in complex federal litigation—demonstrates a significant flaw in the administration’s “fight all the subpoenas” strategy. More importantly, it suggests that Trump’s strategy of categorically fighting all congressional subpoenas will undermine his ability to stonewall Congress in subsequent cases.”

“Already, one of the rulings has been appealed by the Trump administration, and a three-judge panel is scheduled to hear the case in July. In the meantime, however, we are witnessing profound legal decisions in defense of congressional power. If Trump’s stonewalling strategy was intended to run out the clock by forcing Democrats into interminable court fights, it appears so far to be having the exact opposite effect—almost like a little league game that gets called early because one team is scoring too many unanswered runs.”

The Hill: Democrats claim victory as Trump gets battered in court.

Trump Sides with Kim Over Biden, Allies

May 27, 2019 at 7:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump is so determined to sell his vision of peace with North Korea that he is prepared to back Kim Jong Un over his advisers, his allies and his fellow Americans,” the New York Times reports.

“At a joint news conference with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump directly contradicted his own national security adviser, John Bolton, as well as his host, by arguing that Pyongyang had not launched ballistic missiles this month nor violated U.N. Security Council resolutions.”

“He also again sided with North Korea over former vice president Joe Biden, after his Democratic rival was branded a ‘fool of low I.Q.’ by North Korea’s state media for calling Kim a dictator and a tyrant.”

Hopes Dim for Infrastructure Deal

May 27, 2019 at 7:08 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Business leaders and communities around the country are expressing alarm that the bitter partisan impasse in Washington is paralyzing efforts to revamp the nation’s deteriorating and outdated infrastructure,” the Washington Post reports.

European Election Results Show Growing Split

May 27, 2019 at 7:06 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Populists and nationalists who want to chip away at the European Union’s powers increased their share in Europe’s Parliament after four days of continent-wide elections, but it was not the deluge that many traditionalists had feared,” the New York Times reports.

“When the vote counting is done, the populists are expected to get around 25 percent of the 751 seats, up from 20 percent five years ago, figures released by the European Union showed on Sunday.”

“But a higher than usual turnout suggested that pro-European voters were also more motivated than before.”

“Taken together, the results indicated that the struggle over the future direction of the bloc — more integration among European countries, or less — would only intensify.”

Axios: 6 takeaways from the European elections.

2020 Candidates Begin the Races Within the Race

May 27, 2019 at 7:02 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Joe Biden Jr. has built an early lead in the month since he entered the presidential campaign, confidently projecting himself as the Democratic front-runner and the candidate best positioned to defeat President Trump,” the New York Times reports.

“But beneath the surface of a seemingly placid race is a much more volatile contest, as a series of primaries-within-the-primary unfold along lines that reflect some of the most animating forces in the Trump era: race, gender, age and ideology.”

Trump’s ‘Enemy Of The People’ Dig Began As a Gimmick

May 26, 2019 at 7:19 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Guardian: “Donald Trump’s war with the US press began as an act in the absence of effective Democratic opposition then spiraled out of control, according to an eagerly awaited new book by one of the chief targets of the president’s fury.”

“In The Enemy of the People, CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta writes that after an early confrontation, close Trump aide Hope Hicks called him to say the president wanted him to know he was ‘very professional today.'”

“Trump, Acosta writes, had just called the reporter ‘fake news’ and ‘very fake news’ after being asked about Russian election interference at a press conference in February 2017.”

Said Acosta: “When he called us ‘fake news’, it was, in his mind, an act.”

Buttigieg Pushes for Massive Fundraising Haul

May 26, 2019 at 7:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Pete Buttigieg is aiming to shake the Democratic presidential race with a massive fundraising total this quarter, staking his claim in the top tier of the primary and demonstrating staying power after rocketing to prominence two months ago,” Politico reports.

“Buttigieg is encouraging moneyed supporters to juice his campaign’s fundraising with a new bundling program… Members at different levels of the program pledge to raise anywhere from $25,000 to $250,000 for Buttigieg over the course of the primary campaign and receive special perks, including briefings with the candidate and senior campaign staff.”

Pence Tells West Point Grads They Will Face Combat

May 26, 2019 at 7:06 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Vice President Mike Pence warned West Point graduates on Saturday to expect combat at some point during their service in a “dangerous” world, the HuffPost reports.

Said Pence: “It is a virtual certainty that you will fight on a battlefield for America at some point in your life. You will lead soldiers in combat. It will happen.”

McCain Recited Names Of Dictators During Inaugural

May 26, 2019 at 7:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeatedly compared President Trump to a dictator during the president’s inaugural address, the HuffPost reports.

Said Klobuchar: “I sat on that stage between Bernie and John McCain, and John McCain kept reciting to me names of dictators during that speech because he knew more than any of us what we were facing as a nation. He understood it. He knew because he knew this man more than any of us did.”

Christian Right Warns Abortion Could Lead to Civil War

May 26, 2019 at 6:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Guardian: “Prominent figures on the Christian right in the US ranging from religious magazines to authors to elected politicians have warned that the fight over abortion rights could lead to a new civil war.”

“Though such dire predictions are not necessarily new on the extreme right wing in the US, the passing of a wave of hardline anti-abortion laws in numerous states this year appears to have amped up the conspiracy-minded predictions that depict abortion squarely as a root cause of a coming conflict.”

Agreement Reached to Hold Off on Bank Subpoenas

May 25, 2019 at 11:55 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Lawyers for President Donald Trump have reached an agreement with the House Intelligence and Financial Services committees to hold off for now on enforcing the subpoenas for Trump’s financial records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One, according to a court document and a source familiar with the agreement,” CNN reports.

“Similar to a deal reached earlier this week with the House Oversight committee, the agreement allows for an expedited appeal schedule.”

Trump Begins Visit With Tweet to Unnerve Japanese

May 25, 2019 at 11:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump kicked off the first full day of a state visit to Japan on Sunday by playing down North Korea’s recent tests of short-range ballistic missiles, undercutting declarations by both Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the president’s own national security adviser that the launches violated United Nations resolutions,” the New York Times reports.

Barr Could Expose Secrets, Politicize Intelligence

May 25, 2019 at 11:50 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Trump’s new executive order giving the attorney general broad authority to declassify government secrets threatens to expose U.S. intelligence sources and could distort the FBI and CIA’s roles in investigating Russian interference in the 2016 elections,” the Washington Post reports.

“It appeared unprecedented to give an official who is not in charge of an intelligence agency the power to reveal its secrets. Current and former intelligence officials said they were concerned that Barr could selectively declassify information that paints the intelligence agencies and the FBI in a bad light without giving a complete picture of their efforts in 2016.”

House Seeks Signs Of ‘Illicit Funds’ In Trump Records

May 25, 2019 at 6:13 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said that the House Financial Services Committee she chairs will seek evidence of money laundering and other “illicit funds” in Donald Trump’s subpoenaed Deutsche Bank records, the HuffPost reports.

Said Waters: “We are absolutely concerned about money laundering.”

German Official Cautions on Wearing Jewish Skullcaps

May 25, 2019 at 6:09 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The German government’s top official against anti-Semitism says he wouldn’t advise Jews to wear skullcaps in parts of the country,” the AP reports.

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