memeorandum: Senator intervenes at border to help Mexican family apply for asylum (Robert Moore/Washington Post)

11:30 AM ET, July 28, 2019

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Better to have a few rats than to be one — In case anyone missed it, the president of the United States had some choice words to describe Maryland's 7th congressional district on Saturday morning. Here are the key phrases: “no human being would want to live there,” it is a …

Dan Rodricks / Baltimore Sun:

People who refuse to see or hear Trump's racism in attack on Baltimore are beyond reach, but here goes — People who support President Donald Trump, no matter what he says or does, are beyond reach with reason and facts. To continue to support this president, you have to either agree …

Wilborn P. Nobles III / Baltimore Sun:

Trump calls Baltimore ‘disgusting ... rodent infested mess,’ rips Rep. Elijah Cummings over border criticism — President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday morning to demand an investigation into Maryland's 7th congressional district in a series of tweets criticizing U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, New York Post and Slate

David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:

Trump's Twitter attack on Cummings and Baltimore: undiluted racism and hate — After three years of denouncing President Trump's use of media to attack, denigrate and, yes, spew racist hate, there are days when I think I do not have a drop of vitriol left for Trump and what he's doing to this country.

Discussion: Althouse, The Gateway Pundit, PJ Media Home and Breitbart

Justin Wise / The Hill:

Trump doubles down on attacks against Cummings and Baltimore district — President Trump doubled down on his attacks against Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and his Baltimore congressional district, saying that it's “sad” that the longtime congressman has done “so little” for the city he represents …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Axios, Slate and Political Wire

Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Assails Congressional Critic, Calling His Majority-Black District a ‘Disgusting’ Rat-Infested ‘Mess’

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Kendall Karson / ABC News:

Partisan differences on impeachment remain after Mueller testimony, as nearly half of Americans show little movement: POLL — Following more than six hours of questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller before two different congressional committees, Democrats and Republicans remain largely splintered …

Discussion: Vox, Politico, Political Wire and New York Post

Adia Robinson / ABC News:

‘Important’ that Mueller investigation info get to Americans: Rep. Jerry Nadler — When asked about former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony this week, Rep. Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said, “it's very important that that information get out to the American people” on ABC's “This Week” Sunday.

Discussion: Politico, Axios, RedState, Breitbart and The Week

Nataliya Vasilyeva / Associated Press:

Nearly 1,400 detained in Moscow protest; largest in decade — MOSCOW (AP) — Nearly 1,400 people were detained in a violent police crackdown on an opposition protest in Moscow, a Russian monitoring group said Sunday, adding that was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital this decade.

CBS News: More than 1,000 arrested at Moscow election protest: “Russia will be free!”

Jim Heintz / Associated Press:
Russian police arrest more than 1,000 in Moscow protest

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Slate and New York Times

Oliver Carroll / The Independent: Russia protests: Riot police violently break up Moscow demonstration as thousands take to streets in defiance of Kremlin

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

Spare Me the Purity Racket — WASHINGTON — After I interviewed Nancy Pelosi a few weeks ago, The HuffPost huffed that we were Dreaded Elites because we were eating chocolates and — horror of horrors — the speaker had on some good pumps. — Then this week, lefty Twitter erected …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse

Rebecca Falconer / Axios:

Boris Johnson forms “war cabinet” to prepare for no-deal Brexit — Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom's newly installed prime minister, has set up a “war cabinet” to deliver Britain's exit from the European Union “by any means necessary” by Oct. 31, the Sunday Times first reported.

Discussion: The Times & The Sunday Times, Politico, The Guardian and One America News Network

Jonathan Powell / The Guardian: Boris Johnson plans to frighten Europe then charm it. Here's why he'll fail

Reis Thebault / Washington Post:

A red state is plastering ‘In God We Trust’ on the walls of public schools. It's mandatory. — South Dakota's Republican lawmakers said it was about history — the motto appears on money, on license plates and in the fourth stanza of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Discussion: Big League Politics

Robert Moore / Washington Post:

Senator intervenes at border to help Mexican family apply for asylum — CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A pregnant Mexican woman suffering complications was told by immigration officers that they couldn't process her family's asylum claim at the U.S. border on Saturday before a U.S. senator intervened …

Discussion: The Week

Jake Pearson / Salon:

Donald Trump Jr.'s buddy can help you meet Trump — Tommy Hicks Jr. isn't in government, but he's a longtime pal of the president's son. And he has some power. — Over the past two years, the Trump administration has been grappling with how to handle the transition to the next generation of mobile broadband technology.

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Why Trump Spent His Summer Vacation Sending Racist Tweets — For the second July weekend, President Trump has tweeted offensive slanders about nonwhite Democratic House members who anger him. The latest installment involves claims that Representative Elijah Cummings, chairman …