memeorandum: Democrats Diverge on Economy and Immigration in First Debate (New York Times)

9:20 AM ET, June 27, 2019

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Democrats Diverge on Economy and Immigration in First Debate — MIAMI — Democratic presidential candidates leveled a stark critique of President Trump's immigration policies and the condition of the American working class in the first primary debate on Wednesday, but split in unmistakable terms …

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog and Outside the Beltway

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

Elizabeth Warren proved she's ready for the big show — She commanded on her issue but more importantly showed the political savvy Democrats have wondered about. — Elizabeth Warren not only served as the literally and metaphorically central figure of the opening Democratic debate …

Discussion: Daily Kos, New Republic and New York Times

Alex Thompson / Politico:

Most of the 2020 Democratic candidates are already doomed — Political reporters, whose powers of analysis and prediction have been not so reliable in the Trump era, have learned to lean on what editors call the “to be sure” paragraph. These are like the fine print in a legal contract …

Discussion: Washington Post

Jeff Greenfield / Politico:

The Landmine that Just Got Laid for Elizabeth Warren — On several occasions in Wednesday night's Democratic debate, the NBC moderators invited candidates to take a shot at Senator Elizabeth Warren, and neither of her fellow senators, Amy Klobuchar or Cory Booker, took the bait.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Vox

Associated Press:

Takeaways from the Democratic presidential debate — MIAMI (AP) — Democrats hoping that Wednesday night's first presidential debate of the 2020 campaign would be clarifying probably came away disappointed. There were no major stumbles but few standout moments as 10 candidates vied for the nation's attention.

Discussion: WND and ABC7

Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Booker and Castro Thrive, Warren Coasts, and Beto Crashes

Discussion: Washington Post and Althouse

TIME:
The First Debate Showed How Far to the Left Democrats Have Moved

Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Wire

Nick Givas / Fox News:
Trump renders verdict on Democratic debate: ‘BORING!’

Discussion: Politico and Breitbart

Russell Berman / The Atlantic: Bill de Blasio Tries to Rock the Democratic Boat

HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren Says Detained Kids Treated ‘Like Little Prisoners’ At Homestead Shelter

Discussion: TheBlaze, Florida Politics, Daily Kos, Townhall, Breitbart and Sun-Sentinel

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Elizabeth Warren Takes a Huge Risk by Calling to End Private Health Insurance

Discussion: National Review

Dylan Scott / Vox:
Why only 2 of 10 Democrats raised their hands to say they'd abolish private insurance

Discussion: Mother Jones, ACA Signups and The Week

Brooke Singman / Fox News:
2020 Dems downplay economic gains under Trump, at Miami debate

Discussion: Breitbart

Daniel Victor / New York Times:

Two Women Who Heard E. Jean Carroll's Account of Being Attacked by Trump Go Public — Two women in whom E. Jean Carroll confided about having allegedly been sexually attacked by Donald Trump in the 1990s spoke publicly about it for the first time in an interview excerpted on the New York Times podcast …

Discussion: Mediaite, Political Wire, Pacific Standard and Media Matters for America

New York Times:

Corroborating E. Jean Carroll … The writer E. Jean Carroll came forward last week with explosive accusations that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. Today, the two women who corroborated her account go on the record for the first time with our colleague. — On today's episode:

Discussion: Slate and twitchy.com

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Is Trump a Rapist? — America needs to give these women …

Discussion: The Hill and IJR

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Mocks Beto and Booker's ‘Humorous’ Spanish Skills at Democratic Debate — The progressive congresswoman highlighted Elizabeth Warren and Julian Castro as stand-out candidates during a post-debate appearance on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’

Discussion: Politico and Breitbart

David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
First Debate Proved The Democratic Party Has Gone ¡Loco!

Discussion: TheBlaze

Roger Kimball / Spectator USA: A pathetic exhibition of virtue-signaling in Miami

Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Bill de Blasio calls for 70 percent tax rate on wealthy in Dem debate

Discussion: Politico, One America News Network, Axios and Breitbart

Ursula Perano / Axios:
Democrats team up on Beto

Discussion: Breitbart, Politico and Fox News

Zachary Basu / Axios:
Jay Inslee says Donald Trump is the biggest national security threat facing the U.S.

Discussion: Politico and Breitbart

Carol Robinson / al.com:

Woman indicted in shooting death of her unborn child; charges against shooter dismissed — A woman whose unborn baby was killed in a 2018 Pleasant Grove shooting has now been indicted in the death. — Marshae Jones, a 27-year-old Birmingham woman, was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on a manslaughter charge.

Discussion: Mercury News, The Daily Beast, Fox News, Boing Boing, The Week, TheBlaze and New York Post

Politico:

Trump ready for tariff truce with China — This story is being published as part of a content partnership with the South China Morning Post. It originally appeared on scmp.com on June 26, 2019. — The U.S. and China have tentatively agreed to another truce in their trade war in order …

Discussion: Washington Post and One America News Network

Josh Rogin / Washington Post:

China's efforts to undermine democracy are expanding worldwide — The Chinese government claims a foreign policy of noninterference in other countries' internal affairs, but there's a growing mountain of evidence that's just not true. In fact, the Chinese Communist Party has been rapidly expanding …

Washington Post:
Trump arrives at global economic summit with full agenda and list of grievances

Discussion: The Week, Political Wire, One America News Network and Politico

Washington Post:

U.S. asylum officers say Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy is threatening migrants' lives, ask federal court to end it — Asylum officers urged a U.S. appeals court Wednesday to block the Trump administration from forcing migrants to remain in Mexico while they await their immigration court hearings in the United States.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Week, Axios and Daily Kos

Sahil Chinoy / New York Times:

What Happened to America's Political Center of Gravity? — The Republican Party is farther right than U.K.I.P. and France's National Rally, according to an analysis of their platforms. — Editorials — Are You Ready for Weapons That Call Their Own Shots?

Discussion: Mother Jones and Opinion Today

Scott Gleeson / USA Today:

USWNT's Ali Krieger says Donald Trump is angered by women he ‘cannot control or grope’ — USWNT defender Ali Krieger issued a strong rebuke to President Donald Trump after he tweeted about teammate Megan Rapinoe on Wednesday. — “In regards to the 'President's' tweet today …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, RedState, Slate, Washington Press, No More Mister Nice Blog and PinkNews

Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:

Jacob Wohl Says He'll Enlist if Trump Attacks Iran — “If we go to war with Iran, I will enlist within 10 days,” Jacob Wohl said. — Energetic but ineffectual young conservative operative Jacob Wohl is all-in on the prospect of war with Iran. Wohl is so into the idea …

Discussion: Splinter

Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:

Nancy Pelosi rejects bipartisan border bill — House Democrats cannot accept the bipartisan border crisis compromise bill the Senate passed Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, and will demand changes to limit how long children can be held in some facilities.

Discussion: The Hill and Daily Wire

Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Senate rejects House border funding bill over ‘poison pill riders,’ setting up critical vote

Discussion: The Federalist, New York Times and BBC

CNN:

Trump's attorney: White House and DOJ are not planning to block any of Mueller's testimony — Trump's attorney: No plans to block Mueller's testimony — (CNN)The White House and Justice Department are not planning to block any of former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony next month …

Discussion: Washington Post, NBC News and PJ Media Home

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Mueller's testimony could expose one of Trump's biggest crimes

Discussion: The American Spectator, Washington Monthly, Politico and Rolling Stone

Michael Laris / Washington Post:

Long before the Max disasters, Boeing had a history of failing to fix safety problems — Years before two Boeing 737 Max jets crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia, U.S. regulators found a pattern of recurring safety problems with the manufacturing giant. — During a trip to Japan in 2015 …

CNN:

Fact-checking the first night of the first Democratic presidential debate — (CNN)The first 2020 Democratic presidential debate kicked off in Miami with 10 candidates trying to stand out in a crowded field. They took on taxes, equal pay, health insurance and immigration reform. — Here are the facts.

Conor Finnegan / ABC News:

Trump says what happens in Putin meeting is ‘none of your business’ — Ahead of a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Japan, President Donald Trump on Wednesday said what he talks about with the Russian president is “none of your business.”

Discussion: Mediaite

Adam Edelman / NBC News:

Hoping to stand out (and stand tall), three candidates will use risers — With 10 candidates on stage Wednesday night, it may be hard for some to rise to the occasion. — But luckily, the candidates can use risers. And three are taking advantage of that.

Discussion: Shakesville, Slate and CNBC

Los Angeles Times:

Claiming to be Cherokee, contractors with white ancestry got $300 million … Two years ago, when the mayor's office in St. Louis announced a $311,000 contract to tear down an old shoe factory, it made a point of identifying the demolition company as minority owned. — That was welcome news.

Wall Street Journal:

FCC Investigates Whether Sinclair Showed ‘Lack of Candor’ When Trying to Buy Tribune — Local TV station operator could be facing significant fines or even loss of broadcast licenses — The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. SBGI .79% misled …