memeorandum: Flooding hits Georgia special election (Steven Shepard/Politico)

7:25 PM ET, June 20, 2017

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Georgia's Special Election Comes to a Nail-Biting Finish — ATLANTA — Tuesday's runoff between Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff in Georgia's Sixth Congressional District will decide what has become the most expensive House campaign in history — and quite possibly the most consequential special election since Watergate.

Discussion: Mother Jones, Fusion and Washington Times

Tamar Hallerman / Political Insider blog:

Live updates: The nail-biting begins in Georgia's 6th District as polls close — It's election day in the north Atlanta suburbs. — Welcome to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's live blog. We'll be tracking all things 6th District special election throughout this rainy day (and night) …

Discussion: Vox, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Political Wire, Talking Points Memo, NPR, Media Matters for America, Refinery29, RedState, myajc, WSB-TV, twitchy.com, IJR, Washington Free Beacon, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and The Daily Caller

The Hill:

Georgia special election runoff: live coverage — Election Day is finally here in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, the closely watched special election runoff to fill the House seat left open by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel …

Discussion: Politico, Breitbart, FiveThirtyEight, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon and Mediaite

Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Georgia special election candidate says journalism has fueled ‘lack of civility’

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Balloon Juice, Washington Post, The New Civil Rights Movement, Infowars, Daily Kos, Bipartisan Report and France 24

Elena Schneider / Politico:
Georgia special election: 7 things to watch

Discussion: Axios, ABC News, The Atlantic, Political Insider blog, Daily Kos, NPR, USA Today and AOL

CBS News:

Trump's handling of Russia investigations weighs on approval ratings — President Trump's job approval rating has dipped in recent weeks, pushed down by negative reaction to his handling of the Russia investigations, and he's seen some slippage among Republicans as well.

Discussion: CNN, RedState, ABC News, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Bipartisan Report, Hullabaloo, IJR, Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Week, Talking Points Memo, Vox, Scared Monkeys, Politico, Axios and Washington Times

David Brooks / New York Times:

Let's Not Get Carried Away — I was the op-ed editor at The Wall Street Journal at the peak of the Whitewater scandal. We ran a series of investigative pieces “raising serious questions” (as we say in the scandal business) about the nefarious things the Clintons were thought to have done back in Arkansas.

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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:

David Brooks Didn't Do the Reading. Look What Happened. — And now he's rewriting the Whitewater history to absolve himself. — Moral Hazard, the Irish setter owned for photo-op purposes by New York Times columnist David Brooks, searched the Young Fogies Club in midtown Manhattan …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:

Senate Republicans Haven't Seen Their Health Bill Either — Collins, Flake and Toomey not ready to offer support for plan — McCain says he hasn't ‘met any American’ who has seen the bill — Senate Republicans may be asked to vote on a controversial health-care bill next week …

Discussion: The Hill, New Republic, Talking Points Memo, Fusion, Political Wire, Washington Post, CNBC and The Week

Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Health plans slam Medicaid cuts in emerging Senate bill

Discussion: Politico

Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate Medicaid spending limits may lose moderate Republicans

Discussion: NPR, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, Weekly Standard, New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog and Daily Kos

CNN:
Senate GOP speeding towards health care vote next Thursday

Discussion: Hit & Run

Rachel Roubein / The Hill:
RSC warns Senate: Healthcare changes may ‘jeopardize’ bill

Discussion: ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Vox, The Federalist, Politico, Axios and TheBlaze

Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:

The White House Press Briefing Is Slowly Dying — Over the course of the Trump administration, the White House's daily press briefings have been pared progressively further back; they are now shorter, less frequent, and routinely held off-camera. — The daily briefing is a venerable …

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Spicer says he doesn't know if Trump believes Russia interfered in 2016 election

Discussion: The Atlantic and Media Matters for America

Andrew Romano / Yahoo:

Eric Holder joins the anti-Trump resistance — and mulls a presidential campaign of his own … LOS ANGELES — More than two years after leaving the Obama administration, former Attorney General Eric Holder is reentering the political fray. — His goal: to lead the legal resistance …

Discussion: Mediaite, The Atlantic, Washington Monthly, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Root, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Washington Free Beacon, Bipartisan Report, Washington Times and Political Wire

Brent Lang / Variety:

Shocker! Daniel Day-Lewis Quits Acting (EXCLUSIVE) — Senior Film and Media Editor @BrentALang — Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, widely considered one of the preeminent actors of his generation, is retiring from acting, Variety has learned. — The 60-year-old star …

Discussion: East Bay Times, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, TMZ.com and Mashable

Eamon Javers / CNBC:

Tim Cook told Trump tech employees are ‘nervous’ about immigration — Tech employees are “nervous” about the Trump administration's approach on immigration, Tim Cook says. — Behind the scenes at the White House tech CEO meeting, Apple CEO Tim Cook told President Donald Trump …

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, GeekWire, Mediaite, IJR, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Politicus USA, The Week and Axios, more at Techmeme »

Mark Berman / Washington Post:

Video footage shows Minn. traffic stop that ended with Philando Castile's death — The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year fired a volley of bullets within seconds of learning the driver was armed, according to a video recording released publicly Tuesday.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Star Tribune:
Case file in Philando Castile shooting released, dashcam video shows shooting

Discussion: Balloon Juice, The Week and WPMT FOX43

Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:

Secret Government Report: Chelsea Manning Leaks Caused No Real Harm — Prosecutors said WikiLeaks' disclosures about Iraq and Afghanistan posed a major threat to US national security. But it turns out the classified document they cited — newly obtained by BuzzFeed News — said almost the exact opposite.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, AOL, The Guardian, The Week and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »

Zachary Hansen / Arizona Republic:

Nearly 50 flights canceled Tuesday as Phoenix nears 120-degree day … The extreme heat forecast for Phoenix on Tuesday now has caused the cancellation of nearly 50 American Airlines regional airline flights out of Sky Harbor International Airport. — According to a statement from American Airlines …

Discussion: The Atlantic, CNN, Fox News, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Verge, AOL and The Daily Caller

BBC:
Phoenix flights cancelled because it's too hot for planes

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Seung Min Kim / Politico:

Ivanka Trump to meet with Rubio, Fischer on paid family leave — Ivanka Trump is set to meet Tuesday morning with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and others to discuss paid family leave, according to two sources with knowledge of the plans.

Discussion: ABC News, The Daily Caller and Mashable

Dylan Wells / ABC News:
Sen. Marco Rubio hugs Ivanka Trump before child tax credit meeting

Discussion: RedState, Politico and Mediaite

Cyd Zeigler / Outsports:

Former Patriots and Chiefs tackle Ryan O'Callaghan comes out as gay — O'Callaghan had always planned to commit suicide after football, until Kansas City Chiefs staffers stepped in. — Editor's note: This story contains conversation and description of suicide.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Daily Mail, Joe.My.God., The Guardian, TMZ.com, Forbes and East Bay Times

Los Angeles Times:

Bodyguard for well-known alt-right figure stabbed several times in Santa Monica — A man who works as a bodyguard for a nationally known figure popular among the alt-right was stabbed multiple times in Santa Monica on Saturday night following a dispute in a parking lot, police said.

Discussion: Raw Story, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire

Kevin Johnson / USA Today:

Attorney General Jeff Sessions retains private lawyer — WASHINGTON - Jeff Sessions, the nation's chief law enforcement officer and top prosecutor, has private lawyer of his own. — Attorney Charles “Chuck” Cooper, a longtime advocate for conservative causes, has been providing counsel …

Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Mediaite

Katelyn Polantz / National Law Journal:
Chuck Cooper Confirms: He's AG Jeff Sessions' Lawyer

Discussion: Axios, The New Civil Rights Movement and Daily Kos

Bloomberg:

China Invites Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to Visit Beijing — Latest sign of first family's influence on foreign policy — Trip later this year could pave way for president's visit — China has invited President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law to visit later this year …

Discussion: Washington Post, Axios, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Hullabaloo, Mediaite and AOL

Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump: China's effort “has not worked out” on North Korea

Discussion: Politico and New York Magazine

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:

FBI Director nominee removed reference to case involving Russian government from law firm bio — Christopher Wray represented an American energy executive in 2006 who was being criminally investigated by the Russian government. — The detail, which was included on Wray's biography …

Discussion: WNYC News, Gothamist, Daily Kos, Axios, Raw Story, The Root and The Week

Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:

How the Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration — the myth, which liberals like myself find tempting, is that only the right has changed. In June 2015, we tell ourselves, Donald Trump rode down his golden escalator and pretty soon nativism, long a feature of conservative politics, had engulfed it.

Discussion: Power Line and Viking Pundit

Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:

Trump seeks sharp cuts to housing aid, except for program that brings him millions — President Trump's budget calls for sharply reducing funding to programs that shelter the poor and combat homelessness — with a notable exception: It leaves intact the type of federal housing subsidy that is paid directly to private landlords.

Todd Van Luling / HuffPost:

New Moby Video Depicts Donald Trump's Rise And A Violent Demise — Moby spoke with HuffPost about activism and becoming a reluctant mouthpiece for anti-Trump intel. — Moby believes it is “obvious” the world is “a millimeter away from collapse.” — That fearful idea may already be seared …

Discussion: Breitbart, Washington Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Raw Story, IJR, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze

Daily Mail:

Brussels central station suicide bomber shot down — A suspected suicide bomber has blown himself up in the Belgium capital's Central Station tonight — Shots rang out soon after 9pm as police and soldiers moved in ‘to neutralise a suspect threatening civilians’

Discussion: ABC News, Infowars, The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze

Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

Jill Stein Isn't Sorry — Had a few thousand votes in key Midwestern states gone to Hillary Clinton instead of Jill Stein, many on the left believe, America might be having a very different conversation today. — Instead, Democrats are still fuming about the role the Green Party nominee …

Discussion: Shakesville, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.

Steven Shepard / Politico:

Flooding hits Georgia special election — The heaviest rain across Georgia's 6th District tapered off Tuesday afternoon, but voters participating in the closely watched special congressional election in Atlanta's northern suburbs are still dealing with flooding that could impact the vote.

Discussion: New York Magazine