In 10-candidate group gropes, Democrats must be nimble and calculating to get camera time and deliver killer soundbites that resonate….--CNN has promoted the debates like prize fights, and the SportsCenter tone will likely infuse the coverage and the questions
--Kamala Harris, who has modified her health care positions, will face flak from Sanders and Warren to her left and a slew of moderates
--new poll gives Harris slim lead in California, national poll puts Biden at top
--a recent entry who won’t be there is Joe Sestak, former Navy admiral and Pennsylvania congressman, featured in fresh interview at WhoWhatWhy
--after days of racist attacks on black leaders, Trump is surprised that they boycotted his scripted comments at Jamestown observance
--Trump’s attacks on Elijah Cummings were triggered by a “Fox & Friends” report
--protests continue in Puerto Rico, aimed at disgraced governor’s likely successor, Wanda Vasquez
--Trump forced Guatemala to agree to incoherent asylum plan, and now the Constitutional Court is objecting
--Beijing tells Hong Kong to keep suppressing protests
--China competes with Trump for Big Lie award, as it claims that most Uighurs have “returned to society” from internment camps
--in 2018 tax year, individuals paid in $93 billion more than 2017, as corporations paid $91 billion less
--ACLU confirms 900+ children have been separated from parents at border since judge ordered it stopped
--in counties where Trump has staged a mob rally, hate crimes increased by 226%
--the accused shooter at Gilroy Garlic Festival touted a racist book on Instagram before the slaughter of 3, including a 6-year-old in a bouncy house
--in new column at TomDispatch, Danny Sjursen hopes that Trump will exit Afghanistan
--“Moscow Mitch” McConnell is outraged at the outrage over his blocking election security bills
--and Mitch may have trouble confirming Trump’s pick for DNI, John Ratcliffe
--in latest Push Back video, Aaron Maté and Ali Abunimah criticize Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and Ayanna Pressley for their anti-BDS votes last week
--listener Ian Berman offers Tulsi tough love
--Whitney Webb exposes how Wikipedia staff targeted MintPress as an “unreliable” source after pressure from Israel supporters
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