memeorandum: Bernie Sanders: 'It's unbelievable' Trump ‘attacks American cities’ (Kate Sullivan/CNN)

3:25 PM 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 …

Kate Sullivan / CNN:

Bernie Sanders: 'It's unbelievable' Trump ‘attacks American cities’ — Washington (CNN)Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday it is “unbelievable” President Donald Trump attacks Americans and US cities after Trump tweeted Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings' Baltimore district is a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.”

Discussion: fox8.com and Front Page Magazine

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: Breitbart, RedState, The Daily Beast and Axios

Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:

‘Everything that Donald Trump says is offensive to some people,’ Mulvaney says — Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday defended President Trump's attacks on the city of Baltimore and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), saying that some people will be offended by anything the president says.

Discussion: CNN and Breitbart

Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Bernie Sanders blasted Baltimore as ‘Third World country’ and ‘disgrace’ in past comments

Discussion: Washington Times, Politico, NB Blog, Townhall, PJ Media Home and Breitbart

David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
Trump's Twitter attack on Cummings and Baltimore: undiluted racism and hate

Discussion: Power Line, Townhall, Washington Press and Hullabaloo

New York Times:

Dan Coats Expected to Step Down as Intelligence Chief — Mr. Coats has been at odds with President Trump throughout his tenure. — People familiar with the decision said Mr. Trump was likely to tap Representative John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican, as his replacement. — Breaking — BRAZIL

Discussion: CNN

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Scoop: Rep. John Ratcliffe favored to replace Dan Coats as DNI — President Trump is expected to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, according to three sources familiar with the president's deliberations.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, One America News Network, The Guardian and Mediaite

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: Washington Times, Politico, New York Post, IJR and Political Wire

Paola Chavez / CNN:

Nadler says Trump should be impeached because 'he's violated the laws six ways from Sunday' — Rep. Nadler clarifies his stance on impeachment — Washington (CNN)House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler said he personally believes President Donald Trump “richly deserves” to be impeached …

Discussion: twitchy.com

Gabriela Resto-Montero / Vox:
New polling finds Mueller's testimony didn't change Americans' minds on impeachment

Discussion: Politico and Washington Times

Zachary Basu / Axios:
Nadler: “We have impeachment resolutions before the committee”

Discussion: Political Wire

Adia Robinson / ABC News:
‘Important’ that Mueller investigation info get to Americans: Rep. Jerry Nadler

Discussion: Politico, Washington Press, PJ Media Home, The Week, Talking Points Memo and Slate

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Spare Me the Purity Racket

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Althouse

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.

Discussion: Radio Free Europe/Radio … and The Week

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

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

New York Times:

Under Brazil's Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall — BRASÍLIA — The destruction of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil has increased rapidly since the nation's new far-right president took over and his government scaled back efforts to fight illegal logging, ranching and mining.

Discussion: The Guardian

Globe and Mail:

Netflix's The Great Hack is the great warning about your data — Now me, I'm not paranoid, I'm just peculiar. Or just careful, depending on your slant. — One late afternoon this past winter I was out doing myriad errands in my neighbourhood. I noticed a new coffee shop had opened.

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.

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, Al Jazeera, 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

ABC News:

‘This Week’ Transcript 7-28-19: Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Rep. Will Hurd, Mayor Bill de Blasio — A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, July 28, 2019 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.

Discussion: Hullabaloo