memeorandum: Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren separate themselves from the 2020 Democratic pack in new NBC/WSJ poll (John Harwood/CNBC)

7:25 PM ET, September 17, 2019

Top Items:

Biden, Warren Gain in Latest Poll of Democratic Primary Voters — WSJ/NBC survey shows former vice president with 31% support and Massachusetts senator at 25% — WASHINGTON—Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren have gained support since the summer …

Discussion: Political Wire

John Harwood / CNBC:

Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren separate themselves from the 2020 Democratic pack in new NBC/WSJ poll — KEY POINTS — In a new NBC/WSJ poll, Joe Biden draws 31% compared to 25% for Elizabeth Warren. At 14%, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders trails Warren by a double-digit margin while 15 other candidates receive support of 7% or less.

Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC/WSJ poll: Biden leads Dem 2020 field, Warren's support grows — While Biden dominates among more moderate Democrats and black voters, Warren overperforms among whites and liberals. — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., continue to top …

Discussion: Axios, Breitbart, Politico and Bloomberg

Trent Spiner / Politico:

Sanders campaign wracked by dissension — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Some of Bernie Sanders' fiercest supporters are sounding the alarm that the campaign is bogged down by disorganization, personality clashes and poor communication between state operations and national headquarters.

Discussion: Syracuse Post-Standard, The Week, VTDigger, Breitbart, POLITICUSUSA and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Warren and Trump Lay Out Competing Visions of Populism

Discussion: Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Roll Call, Common Dreams, Hullabaloo and The Week

CNN:
Elizabeth Warren took selfies for 4 hours after her New York rally. It's part of her plan.

Discussion: Politico

Hamilton Nolan / Splinter:
The Big Fight, Not the Little Fight

Discussion: New York Times, TIME and VICE

Karma Allen / ABC News:

Legendary journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts dies at 75 — Renowned ABC News journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts has died at the age of 75. — Roberts won countless awards, including three Emmys, throughout her decades-long career.

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Bobby Allyn / NPR:

Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75 — Toggle more options — Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, who joined an upstart NPR in 1978 and left an indelible imprint on the growing network with her coverage of Washington politics before later going to ABC News, has died.

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John Wagner / Washington Post:

Trump on death of Cokie Roberts: ‘She never treated me nicely. But I would like to wish her family well.’ — President Trump reacted Tuesday to the death of journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts from complications from breast cancer by saying “she never treated me nicely” …

Discussion: Occupy Democrats and U.S. Political News …

Nina Totenberg / NPR: ‘The Personification Of Human Decency’: Nina Totenberg Remembers Cokie Roberts

Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:

Mad About Kavanaugh and Gorsuch? The Best Way to Get Even Is to Pack the Court — The lifetime appointments cry out for Democratic hardball. — President Trump bragged on Twitter recently about his success filling up the federal judiciary. “I want to congratulate” Senate majority leader …

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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:

Don't revisit the Kavanaugh fight. Learn from it. — When then-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) made the agonizing decision nearly a year ago to vote against the confirmation of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, she was well aware that she was probably sealing her doom in her uphill race for reelection.

Discussion: Pollways, NB Blog and Vox

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A key witness in the Brett Kavanaugh saga comes down on his side

Discussion: Slate, Outside the Beltway, Politico, Daily Wire, Breitbart, National Review and Washington Examiner

Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
Silicon Valley heavyweights quietly aided Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford: Book

Discussion: Breitbart

Kate Kelly / The Atlantic:
We Spent 10 Months Investigating Kavanaugh. Here's What We Found.

Discussion: The Federalist and Washingtonian

Madeline Osburn / The Federalist:
New York Times Reporters Complain Their Reporting On Kavanaugh Has Been ‘Seized’ For Politics

Discussion: Townhall and Instapundit

David French / National Review:
The New York Times Still Doesn't Understand What It Did

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »

Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:

Lewandowski rebuffs questions at House impeachment hearing — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats' first hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation quickly turned sour on Tuesday as their sole witness, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, refused to answer most of their questions.

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats see Lewandowski's combativeness as Trump impeachment fuel

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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Lewandowski hearing descends into chaos

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
House Democrats fully earned and deserve Corey Lewandowski's trolling

Discussion: Raw Story, twitchy.com and Occupy Democrats

Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:

NETANYAHU-GANTZ STALEMATE: NO CLEAR WINNER IN SUPER-TIGHT ISRAELI ELECTION — Both Channel 12 and Channel 13 exit polls foresee yet another stalemate, granting Blue and White the highest amount of seats. — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to carry on his dynasty with a historic victory …

Discussion: Power Line, Breitbart, Raw Story and Mediaite

Haaretz:
Israel Election 2019: Netanyahu Fails to Secure Ruling Majority, Gantz in the Lead, Exit Polls Show

Discussion: The Week

The Times of Israel:
Amended TV exit poll sees Arab alliance surge to 15 seats

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Coral Davenport / New York Times:

Trump to Revoke California's Authority to Set Stricter Auto Emissions Rules — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to formally revoke California's legal authority to set tailpipe pollution rules that are stricter than federal rules, in a move designed by the White House …

Discussion: Mother Jones, National Review, Los Angeles Times, Hullabaloo, U.S. Political News …, Raw Story, KTLA, The Resurgent, Political Wire and California Governor

Bloomberg:
EPA to Unveil Plan to Take Away California's Authority on Car Emissions

Discussion: Politico and Axios

Annie Karni / New York Times:

For Sean Spicer, the Revolving Door Led to a Dance Routine in a Lime Green Shirt — WASHINGTON — When Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, resigned from the Trump administration in 2017, ABC's “Dancing With the Stars” saw a future for him on the show.

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Sean Spicer Has Most Embarrassing ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Debut Ever, Period

Discussion: CNN, RedState, Occupy Democrats, BizPac Review, Outside the Beltway, KTLA, Poynter and New Yorker

Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House intervenes in General Motors strike

Discussion: Michigan Advance, The Atlantic, Mic, Daily Wire, CNBC and Detroit Free Press

Scaachi Koul / BuzzFeed News:

How Did Lauren Duca's Revolution Backfire? — The viral writer wants to galvanize young people with her new book, How to Start a Revolution. But past controversies — and a new complaint filed by her New York University students — threaten to undermine her message.

Discussion: twitchy.com, Fox News and Mediaite

NBC News:

Trump admin weighing retaliatory action against Iran after Saudi oil attack — In a national security meeting on Monday, U.S. military leaders provided President Donald Trump with a menu of possible actions against Iran. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is weighing a range …

Discussion: New York Times, U.S. Political News …, Washington Post and The Hill

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump's weird ideas on the US-Saudi relationship, sort of explained

Discussion: BizPac Review, Washington Post, One America News Network and LobeLog

New York Times:

Women Poop. At Work. Get Over It. — Why must the bathroom continue to be fraught? — There once was a woman who walked regularly from her office in Midtown Manhattan to a hotel across the street in order to use the restroom, and that woman may have been one of us.

Discussion: RedState

Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:

California Republican Rep. Paul Cook to retire from Congress, run for county supervisor seat — Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) will retire from Congress at the end of his term and will announce a run for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, according to John Sobel, the congressman's chief of staff.

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

Air Force crews stayed at Trump's Turnberry resort for days at a time — TURNBERRY, Scotland— Air Force officers who have earned medals for their tours of duty can pick up some more brass with a short pit stop in Southwest Scotland. — As part of its relationship with the Air Force …

Discussion: Alternet.org, Vox, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story

Josh Rogin / Washington Post:

Trump is expected to tap North Korea envoy for deputy secretary of state — President Trump is expected to nominate Stephen Biegun, the State Department's special representative for North Korea, to be the next deputy secretary of state, three administration officials confirmed to me.

Discussion: Al Jazeera and Politico

The Babylon Bee:

Hypocrisy: Right-Wingers Who Love It When The Babylon Bee Makes Stuff Up Suddenly Get Mad When The NYT Does It — U.S.—Many on the right have reacted with outrage to The New York Times on its story about Brett Kavanaugh where it basically made up a new charge against him.

Discussion: Power Line

Michael Schneider / Variety:

Norman Lear Won't Stop: TV Legend's Sony Deal Renewal Takes Him to Age 100 (EXCLUSIVE) — Ask Norman Lear what the past couple of months have been like for him, and he responds with a joke. “It's been 60 days of waking up,” he says. “I love that. I love waking up. And I love going to bed too.”

Discussion: New York Post

Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:

A teen allegedly wanted to ‘shoot 400 people for fun.’ Cops found an AK-47 in her bedroom. — Alexis Wilson was working an afternoon shift at the local Pizza Inn in McAlester, Okla., on Sunday, when she pulled a co-worker aside to boast about her new gun. — The slight 18-year-old …

Discussion: VICE, Raw Story and Law & Crime

Angie Martoccio / Rolling Stone:

Mitch McConnell: The Man Who Sold America — Fittingly enough, it was hot as blazes in Kentucky when Mitch McConnell slunk back home for Congress' annual summer recess. One week earlier, Robert Mueller had testified that Russia was meddling in the 2020 U.S. elections.

Richard Lardner / Associated Press:

Trump's Cabinet has had more ex-lobbyists than Obama or Bush — WASHINGTON (AP) — In less than three years, President Donald Trump has named more former lobbyists to Cabinet-level posts than his most recent predecessors did in eight, putting a substantial amount of oversight in the hands …

Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:

Sheriff helped plot his own deputy's killing over ‘racially offensive’ tape, prosecutors say — Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins learned one of his deputies had a tape of him making “racially offensive” comments, prosecutors say. So the North Carolina lawman encouraged another man …

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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:

Arizona progressives seek to censure Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is facing a censure vote from the Arizona Democratic Party, brought by progressives who deem her politics too accommodating to President Donald Trump at the expense of Democratic values.