Jason Concepcion joins to talk about the Atlanta shooting and anti-Asian racism. Then Jon and Alyssa discuss Joe Biden coming out as filibuster reform-curious, Republicans playing politics with children at the border, and dig into the mailbag to answer some questions.

Show notes

Biden vs. the Filibuster 

• ABC News: Biden says he supports reforming Senate filibuster in ABC News exclusive interview 
• NYT: Biden Endorses Filibuster Rule Changes 
• NBC News: In a shift, Joe Biden endorses a ‘talking filibuster’ to change Senate rules
• Politico: Biden open to bringing back talking filibuster
• WaPo: Biden, for the first time, says he wants to overhaul the filibuster
• WaPo: Opinion: Biden just fired a warning shot at Mitch McConnell and Republicans 
• Politico: Biden’s foray into filibuster fight leaves liberals no closer to victory 
• Vox: Biden’s plan for a “talking filibuster,” briefly explained 
• The Intercept: WHAT BIDEN’S TALKING FILIBUSTER COULD LOOK LIKE 
• WaPo: The talking filibuster — and its limits – Analysis
• Bloomberg Op-Ed: There’s No Half-Way to End the Filibuster
• Vox: Joe Manchin just took an important filibuster reform off the table 
• CNN: Senate Democrats plot new effort to gut filibuster but lack votes for major overhaul
• Bloomberg: Voting Rights Fight Emerges as Key to Filibuster Overhaul
• HuffPo: 43 New Groups Join Anti-Filibuster Coalition As Reform Push Accelerates 
• AP: McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster 
• LA Times: Biden backs changes to filibuster; GOP vows ‘scorched earth’
• NYT: Biden endorses modifying filibuster rule, as McConnell warns of ‘scorched earth Senate’ if it’s changed.
• CNN: Mitch McConnell warns Democrats that overhauling filibuster rules will lead to ‘completely scorched earth Senate’
• Axios: McConnell warns of GOP retribution if Democrats eliminate filibuster
• Maddow Blog: Why McConnell’s ‘scorched earth’ threat over filibusters matters 
• NY Mag: Republicans: End the Filibuster, and We’ll Punish America by Enacting Our Agenda 
• NBC News – Op-Ed: Scorched-earth Senate filibuster threat from McConnell needs to be tested

Immigration and the Border

• CBS News: More than 13,000 migrant children in U.S. custody, sources say 
• NBC News: Southwest border crossings on pace for highest levels in 20 years, Biden admin says
• ABC News: Biden tells migrants ‘don’t come over’ in ABC News exclusive interview
• CNN: Biden tells migrants not to come to US: ‘Don’t leave your town’ 
• ABC News: Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities 
• Reuters: U.S. facing biggest migrant surge in 20 years: Homeland Security
• LA Times: Surge of migrant families and youths overwhelms Border Patrol in Texas
• Vox: The growing number of children in custody on the US-Mexico border, explained
• NBC News: Biden administration limits what Border Patrol can share with media about migrant surge at border 
• NYT: Surge in Migrants Defies Easy or Quick Solutions for Biden
• WaPo: Biden does not plan to travel to border amid migrant surge 
• CNN: Biden is boxed in on immigration as migrant children crisis continues 
• Politico: Biden has options for the border. They’re just politically painful.
• WaPo: Biden will deploy FEMA to care for teenagers and children crossing border in record numbers 
• Reuters: ANALYSIS-Facing critics, Biden boxed in with few options for influx of migrant children 
• LA Times: Yes, there is a rise in child migration. But is there a ‘crisis’ at the southern border?
• Pew Research: Migrant apprehensions at U.S.-Mexico border are surging again 
• Vox: The 2014 Central American migrant crisis 
• Vox: Republicans revive one of Trump’s most notorious immigration lies 
• Politico: Republicans take Trump’s playbook to the border
• Reuters: Republicans’ hostility grows toward illegal immigrants as party attacks Biden on border
• The Hill: House Republicans offer rebuttal to Biden immigration plan
• CNN: GOP targets “Biden border crisis” in new ad campaign aimed at battleground districts 
• WaPo Analysis: The perfect Republican policy argument: Imagine a terrorist immigrant who votes illegally
• WaPo: Biden faces growing political threat from border upheaval
• WaPo: Migrants are not overrunning U.S. border towns, despite the political rhetoric 
• Reuters: Republican message on Biden border ‘crisis’ draws fire from Democrats 
• Politico: Texas lawmaker: Biden administration didn’t cause influx of migrants at border 
• Politico: Fears of a border crisis fuel tension in Congress
• The Hill: Border surge puts Democratic push for immigration reform on shaky ground
• AP: Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills 
• CNN: Border crisis stymies Congress as GOP bashes Biden and Democrats spar internally over immigration strategy 
• The Hill: Democrats move smaller immigration bills while eyeing broad overhaul 
• NYT: House Tackles Biden’s Immigration Plans Amid Migrant Influx
• Axios: Border Democrat warns Biden about immigrant fallout

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