In This Episode
Trump announces that 2020 will be about health care, Mueller’s team starts leaking, House Democrats fire their subpoena cannons, Wisconsin signals trouble ahead, and Bernie Sanders leads the field in fundraising and polling. Then former White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett talks to Jon about her new book, “Finding My Voice.” Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.
Show Notes:
Health Care
- Politico: Trump claims he was never pushing for a health care vote before 2020 elections
- Washington Post: Trump leaves Washington reeling with policy whiplash as he struggles with domestic agenda
- Washington Post: The Health 202: Trump now says ACA will be repealed and replaced after 2020 election
- Politico: Senate GOP alarm forced Trump’s latest health care flip-flop
- Washington Post: Plumline – Trump just realized his mistake on health care. But it’s too late.
- Washington Post: The GOP’s capitulation to Obamacare
- USA Today: Republicans forced to take a stand on Trump’s health care strategy
- New York Times: Trump Retreats on Health Care After McConnell Warns It Won’t Happen
- Daily Beast: Trump: No Vote on GOP Health-Care Plan Until After Election
- Washington Post: Trump abandons plan for pre-election vote on health care after talking to McConnell
- Washington Post: The Health 202: Is Obamacare failing or thriving? Trump can’t seem to decide.
- Washington Post: Fact-checking President Trump’s latest tweet-storm
- Morning Consult: Trump Calls GOP ‘The Party of Health Care,’ but Voters Beg to Differ
- Huffington Post: Even Conservatives Want The Courts To Ignore Trump On Obamacare
- Vox: Trump does have a health care plan. It would cause millions to lose coverage.
- CNN: Trump’s bumper sticker presidency has a human cost
- New York Times: Trump’s Takeover of the Republican Party Is Almost Complete
- CNN: Unlike Mueller, health care will likely be a top issue in 2020
- Vox: House Democrats just passed a resolution condemning Trump’s attacks on Obamacare
- Vox: Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion is helping fight West Virginia’s opioid epidemic
- CNN: Sanders sharpens the choice Democrats face on health care
Subpoenas
- Politico: House Dems approve subpoena for White House security clearances probe
- Washington Post: House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena testimony and documents related to citizenship question on 2020 Census
- Lawfare: House Oversight and Judiciary Committees Authorize First Subpoenas
- Politico: Cummings: Tax firm asks for subpoena before providing Trump docs
- CNN: Exclusive: Key House Democratic chairman requests Trump’s tax returns
- Washington Post: Democrats drag their feet on Trump’s tax returns — at exactly the wrong time
- Huffington Post: Democrats Might Not Get Their Hands On Trump’s Taxes Before November 2020
- New York Times: House Intelligence Committee Seeks Documents From Trump’s Inaugural
- Wall Street Journal: House Panel Seeks to Interview Top Organizer of Trump Inauguration
- NBC News: Donors to the Trump inaugural committee got ambassador nominations. But are they qualified?
- New York Times: White House Whistle-Blower Tells Congress of Irregularities in Security Clearances
- New York Times: Scrutinizing White House Security Clearances, House Panel Subpoenas Ex-Official
- Axios: White House whistleblower “humiliated” after security clearance report
- Washington Post: The GOP’s response to White House whistleblower: Nothing to see here
- New York Times: Subpoena for Mueller Report and Documents Approved by House Judiciary Committee
- Washington Post: House panel votes to authorize subpoenas to obtain full Mueller report
- CNN: House panel authorizes subpoena for Mueller report as Trump backs away from calls for public release
- Politico: Trump changes tune on public release of Mueller report
- New York Times: Some on Mueller’s Team Say Report Was More Damaging Than Barr Revealed
- CNN: How Trump moved from ‘let it come out’ to ‘nothing will ever satisfy’ on the Mueller report
- Washington Post: Trump: Nadler wants full Mueller report but opposed release of Starr report
- The Guardian: Trump asks journalists to look into the ‘oranges’ of the Mueller investigation – video
- Mediaite: White House Invents New Word to Cover for Trump: Transcript Claims He Said ‘Oringes,’ Not ‘Oranges’
- FiveThirtyEight: Why Trump Hasn’t Seen A Post-Mueller Boost In The Polls
- CNN: New polls show Americans are more conflicted after end of Mueller probe
- Washington Post: Although Trump claims exoneration, poll finds little positive impact of Mueller report on 2020 reelection prospects
- NPR: What Else Could Robert Mueller’s Report Reveal About Trump And Russia?
Mar-a-Lago
- Politico: Cummings demands briefing after Mar-a-Lago arrest of Chinese woman
- CNN: Recent breach highlights long-held Mar-a-Lago security concerns
- Miami Herald: Feds are investigating possible Chinese spying at Mar-a-Lago and Cindy Yang, sources say
- Washington Post: Senate Democrats want FBI to review security at Mar-a-Lago after Chinese national gets through security carrying thumb drive with malware
- Bloomberg: Security at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club Scrutinized After Chinese Woman’s Arrest
- New York Times: Woman From China Carrying Malware Arrested After Entering Mar-a-Lago
- Mother Jones: A New Chinese Mystery at Mar-a-Lago
- New Yorker: The Serial Golf Cheat in the White House
- Mother Jones: A Florida Massage Parlor Owner Has Been Selling Chinese Execs Access to Trump at Mar-a-Lago
2020
- NBC News: Democrats flip red-leaning state Senate seat in Pennsylvania
- Associated Press: Democrat wins Pa. Senate seat, flipping Pittsburgh district that voted for Trump
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brian Hagedorn declares victory in tight Wisconsin Supreme Court race that has both campaigns bracing for a recount
- Associated Press: Neubauer won’t concede or promise recount
- Wisconsin Public Radio: Brian Hagedorn Claims Victory In Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
- Mother Jones: A Little-Noticed Judicial Election Could Determine Wisconsin’s Political Course for a Decade
- New York Magazine: Democrats May Have Just Lost Wisconsin for a Decade
- Associated Press: GOP sees positive 2020 sign in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
- Esquire: Wisconsin’s Progressive Tradition Is Dead. Walkerism Is Not.
- New York Magazine: Fresh Signs Trump Might Not Accept Defeat in 2020
- New York Times: Lori Lightfoot Is Elected Chicago Mayor, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead City
- New York Times: Kamala Harris Raised $12 Million in First Quarter for 2020 Bid, Her Campaign Says
- CNBC: Here’s what five of the 2020 Democratic candidates raised in the first quarter
- CBS: 2020 Democratic presidential candidates reveal first quarter fundraising efforts
- New York Times: Inside Kamala Harris’s Small-Dollar Fund-Raising Operation
- New York Times: Beto O’Rourke Raised $9.4 Million in 18 Days as a 2020 Candidate, His Campaign Says
- Los Angeles Times: Bernie Sanders’ immense fundraising haul reflects a resilient movement
- CNN: Bernie Sanders’ fundraising is just the latest sign of his top-tier status
- FiveThirtyEight: Joe Biden’s And Bernie Sanders’s Support Isn’t Just About Name Recognition
- The Atlantic: Nobody Knows Anything About ‘Electability’
- FiveThirtyEight: Which 2020 Democrat Got The Most Cable News Attention Last Week?
- Politico: Sanders launches mega volunteer program
- The Nation: The Liberal Case Against Bernie
- Washington Post: ‘Electability’ and ‘Bernie’ don’t belong in the same sentence
- FiveThirtyEight: Black Voters Like Bernie Sanders Just Fine — They Just Might Like Other Candidates More
- New York Magazine: Examining Bernie Sanders’s Electability Argument
- The Atlantic: The Democratic Party Is Radicalizing
- FiveThirtyEight: Is There Still Room In The Democratic Primary For Biden?
- Washington Post: Bernie Sanders has emerged as the Donald Trump of the left
- Politico: Fox News says it will host a Bernie Sanders town hall
- New York Times: HOW RUPERT MURDOCH’S EMPIRE OF INFLUENCE REMADE THE WORLD
- New York Times: 6 Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Rupert Murdoch and His Family
Valerie Jarrett
- InStyle: How Valerie Jarrett Became One of President Obama’s Most Trusted Advisers
- Essence: Valerie Jarrett Challenges Employers To Make A Commitment To Closing The Pay Gap During Women’s History Month
- Marie Claire: Valerie Jarrett on First Meeting the Obamas, Voter Suppression, and Beto O’Rourke
- New York Times: Stacey Abrams, Preparing Her State of the Union Response, Weighs Senate Run
- Washington Post: Elizabeth Warren and Valerie Jarrett spotted power dining at Olivia in D.C.
- Quartz: Former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett found her voice at work by speaking up for others
- CNN: Valerie Jarrett: Nancy Pelosi has the toughness Democrats need
- Washington Post: Former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett inks book deal for biography and ‘life lessons’
- Daily Beast: Roseanne Barr: #MeToo Women are Hos, But Trump is a ‘Deep Thinker’
- Vanity Fair: Roseanne Barr to Valerie Jarrett: “I’m So Sorry That You Thought I Was Racist”
- People: Valerie Jarrett Says She’s ‘Fine’ After Roseanne Barr’s Racist Tweet: ‘Roseanne Who?’
- USA Today: Valerie Jarrett responds to Roseanne Barr: The tone starts with the president
- Chicago Sun Times: Lightfoot and Preckwinkle must make peace and work together
- Chicago Tribune: Racial politics heat up in Chicago mayor’s race with Lori Lightfoot under attack at Toni Preckwinkle rally
- Chicago Sun Times: Meet Chicago’s next mayor: In-depth profiles of Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle
- NBC News: Homophobic flyers target lesbian candidate in Chicago’s mayoral race
- Chicago Sun Times: Younger voters interested in Chicago mayoral runoff: election board
