memeorandum: House GOP in disarray: Border fight delays recess (Politico)

10:55 PM ET, July 31, 2014

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House GOP in disarray: Border fight delays recess — House Republicans are poised to delay their August recess by one day, as they frantically scramble to pass a border security bill. — After a chaotic afternoon, which saw the GOP leadership suddenly pull their legislation from the House floor …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Guardian, Daily Kos, The Texas Observer and OnPolitics

New York Times:

Rebellion Inside G.O.P. Scuttles Vote on Border Bill — WASHINGTON — Conservatives in the House rebelled against their leadership on Thursday to scuttle an emergency spending measure that addressed the migrant crisis at the southern border, pushing the issue to a showdown on Friday …

Discussion: Hinterland Gazette, Speaker.gov and Outside the Beltway

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:

House GOP Abandons Border Crisis Bill Amid Conservative Opposition — House Republican leaders abruptly pulled their border supplemental legislation prior to a scheduled vote on Thursday, a sign that they lacked the votes to pass it. That means members would go home for recess without acting …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Washington Monthly and Daily Kos

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:

House cancels border vote — House GOP leaders canceled a Thursday vote on their $659 million border bill after failing to win over conservative members who opposed giving any more money to President Obama. — A significant number of Republicans had balked at sending any money to the White House …

Discussion: Politico, Roll Call, ABC News, CNN, No More Mister Nice Blog, Trail Blazers Blog and Washington Post

Gail Collins / New York Times:

None Dare Call It Impeachment — Let's talk about something cheerful. How about impeachment? — Hey, it's been a depressing month for news. If you want to look on the bright side, you've got to work with what you've got. — The possibility of actual impeachment is not something that keeps Barack Obama up at night.

William Kristol / Weekly Standard:

Note to the House GOP: Kill the Bill — The House Republican leadership is having trouble getting 218 votes for its immigration bill. The policy objections to the bill seem convincing to me—among them that it seems to appropriate more money, on a pro-rated monthly basis …

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post, American Prospect, The Daily Caller, RedState, National Review, Taylor Marsh, Politico, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Power Line and Washington Monthly

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House GOP delays recess

Discussion: Politico, Talking Points Memo, Capitol Report, Washington Monthly and CNN

Sarah Smith / Politico:
Rep. Chris Van Hollen: ‘Speaker Cruz’

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Daily Kos

Washington Post:
House GOP pulls border bill rather than see it defeated

Discussion: The Daily Caller, BREITBART.COM, Hot Air, Politico and The Hill

Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Congresswoman who co-sponsored Bush impeachment bill said Democrats never tried to impeach Bush Yahoo News 2 hrs ago

Discussion: BizPac Review, The PJ Tatler, The Lonely Conservative, Independent Journal Review and BuzzFeed

Joe Klein / TIME:
Begging for Impeachment — To improve its standing with voters …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

McClatchy Washington Bureau:

CIA improperly accessed Senate computers, agency finds — WASHINGTON — CIA employees improperly accessed computers used by the Senate Intelligence Committee to compile a report on the agency's now defunct detention and interrogation program, an internal CIA investigation has determined.

Discussion: Guardian, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Engadget, Daily Kos, Firedoglake, Techdirt, Hit & Run, The Verge, TalkLeft, The Hill, Balloon Juice, emptywheel and Boing Boing

Greg Miller / Washington Post:
CIA director John Brennan apologizes for search of Senate committee's computers

Discussion: NO QUARTER USA NET, Hullabaloo, National Review and Booman Tribune

New York Times:
Inquiry by C.I.A. Affirms Spying on Senate Panel

Discussion: Mother Jones, Guardian, Prairie Weather, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Little Green Footballs and The Dish

Associated Press:
STATE DEPT: ‘NO AMERICAN IS PROUD’ OF CIA TACTICS

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, Hit & Run, Washington Monthly and Here & Now

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Bill Clinton's alleged talk of bin Laden — on 9/10/01 — The day before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, former President Bill Clinton purportedly spoke frankly about having passed on a chance to kill Osama bin Laden, according to a recording offered up by a former Australian lawmaker.

Discussion: CNN, Mediaite, Fox News, CBS DC and The PJ Tatler

Alex Seitz-Wald / msnbc.com:

Bill Clinton on Sept. 10, 2001: ‘I could have killed’ Bin Laden — Ten hours before the first plane hit the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001, Bill Clinton allegedly told a group of businessmen in Australia that he had a chance to kill Osama Bin Laden …

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Huffington Post, The Jawa Report and Unqualified Offerings

Monica Lewinsky / Vanity Fair:

The Online Rebuttal Is the New Black — Lately I have found myself in a summer blanket on my old red sofa “power watching” Orange Is the New Black. While no one I know well has ever been to prison, the show's story lines are so riveting and the characters so emotionally nuanced …

Discussion: ABC News, Business Insider and The Huffington Post

Hadas Gold / Politico:
Monica Lewinsky now a Vanity Fair contributor

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite

Valerie Richardson / Fox News:

Climate Doesn't Cooperate With Al Gore's Group's Visit to Denver EPA Hearings — DENVER — The Climate Reality Project brought its “I'm Too Hot” trucks and offers of free ice cream to this week's Environmental Protection Agency hearings on power-plant emissions, but the climate wasn't cooperating.

Discussion: Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Independent Journal Review, NewsBusters and The Gateway Pundit

Jonathan Topaz / Politico:

Scarborough explains Israel remarks — Joe Scarborough says he was a bit surprised by the intensity of the response to his criticism of Israel on Thursday morning, but is still an “unambiguously strong” supporter of the Jewish state. — “I remain as unambiguously strong a supporter of Israel …

Discussion: his vorpal sword, Mediaite and The Daily Caller

Associated Press:

US Prosecutor Warns Cuomo Over Corruption Probe — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced more questions about his handling of a special anti-corruption commission Thursday after Manhattan's federal prosecutor threatened to investigate his office for possible witness tampering and obstruction …

Discussion: Politico

Stephen Gillers / The Nation:
Andrew Cuomo's Watergate?

Discussion: New York Times, Hot Air, Business Insider, Washington Post and Gothamist

Neel Kashkari / Wall Street Journal:

Brother, Can You Spare a Job? — I spent a week as a homeless person, looking for work.The ‘California Comeback’ has a long way to go.

Discussion: New York Times, Neel Kashkari, Guardian, The Daily Banter, Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality, OnPolitics, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Washington Free Beacon and Business Insider

Robin Marty / cosmopolitan.com:

In an Alarming Move, Activists Are Trying to Shut Down a Clinic Over Birth Control — A new Planned Parenthood affiliate in Minnesota doesn't even provide abortions, but that hasn't stopped protesters from trying to get rid of it. — It started with a Facebook page and an online petition.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Raw Story

David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:

Arab Leaders, Viewing Hamas as Worse Than Israel, Stay Silent — CAIRO — Battling Palestinian militants in Gaza two years ago, Israel found itself pressed from all sides by unfriendly Arab neighbors to end the fighting. — Not this time. — After the military ouster of the Islamist government …

Discussion: Washington Post, Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, rubber hose, Belmont Club, Booman Tribune, Israel Matzav and Prairie Weather

Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Joe Scarborough turns on Israel

Discussion: his vorpal sword, Hot Air, Mediaite and Israel Matzav

Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:

No More Mr. Tough Guy — Barack Obama is not a tough guy. Everybody rolls him. He's a wimp, a weak sister; he won't stand up for himself or his country. Vladimir Putin, a true tough guy, blows planes out of the air, won't apologize, walks around half-naked.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The Dish