memeorandum: John Kerry calls Trump's foreign policy a ‘blooper real’ of breakups with allies, ‘love letters to dictators’ (Caitlin McFall/Fox News)

10:20 AM ET, August 19, 2020

Top Items:

Joe Biden's Secret Untapped Weapon — How he could win the Latino vote ... and the presidency. — Mr. Rocha is the author of the book “Tío Bernie: The Inside Story of How Bernie Sanders Brought Latinos Into the Political Revolution.” — In less than four years …

Discussion: Latino Rebels

Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:

AOC backs Sanders for president, ignores Biden in brief remarks — In one of the shortest speeches of the convention, progressive star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not endorse Biden for president Tuesday but instead nominated his 2020 rival, Bernie Sanders.

Discussion: Axios, Al Jazeera and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:

Joe Biden, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Shaky Unity of the Democratic National Convention — On Day Two of the Democratic National Convention, the Party's recent past kept ghosting in and out. Before the networks had even begun their broadcasts, the Party rolled through half a century …

Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:

Democrats want young voters, but showcase old faces — When Bill Clinton gave his convention acceptance speech in 1992, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a toddler. — Clinton, whose presidency steered the party to the center a generation ago, returned to the convention podium Tuesday night …

Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:

AP Exclusive: Cindy McCain video on Joe Biden to air at DNC — WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Cindy McCain is going to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video set to air during Tuesday night's Democratic National Convention programming focused on Biden's close friendship with her late husband, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

Discussion: NBC News, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Forbes, Raw Story, New York Post, Axios and Mediaite

New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Bittersweet Return to the Democratic Convention

Discussion: NBC News and Just The News

Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Cindy McCain voices appreciation of Biden

Discussion: Associated Press, Fox News, ABC News, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, Power Line, Reuters and The Guardian

Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC 2020: Bill Clinton, AOC, Jill Biden and what to watch for on Night 2

Discussion: Politico, Fox News, Reuters, Breitbart, ABC News, Axios and The Guardian

Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump declares ‘we won’ on border wall during visit, hits ‘deadly’ Biden immigration plan in Arizona visit

Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press, Breitbart, Reuters and New York Post

Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Biden discusses healthcare plan at Dem convention

Discussion: New York Times, Fox News and The Hill

Joseph Ax / Reuters:
Democrats nominate Joe Biden for president, vowing he will end Trump ‘chaos’

Discussion: Associated Press, New York Times and Fox News

CNN:

CNN Poll: Most Americans embarrassed by US response to coronavirus — Poll: Majority of Americans embarrassed by US pandemic response — (CNN)Nearly 7 in 10 Americans say the US response to the coronavirus outbreak makes them feel embarrassed, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS …

Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Bipartisan majority of Americans want more money for Postal Service: Reuters/Ipsos Poll

Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill

David Siders / Politico:
Jill Biden outshines Bill Clinton, and more takeaways from Night 2 of the Democratic convention

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Hill, Breitbart, Reuters and New York Times

Yael Halon / Fox News:
Hanson: Michelle Obama told Dems to ‘go high’ after her husband ‘tried to destroy a political campaign’

Discussion: Breitbart

Newt Gingrich / Fox News:
Biden-Harris ticket will collapse between now and election due to these 3 factors

Discussion: Sean Hannity and Redstate

Matt Taibbi / Reporting:
The Official 2020 Democratic National Convention Drinking Game

Discussion: ABC News and Bloomberg

Helen Raleigh / The Federalist:

What Corporate Media Won't Tell You About Trump's Historic Middle East Peace Deal — Israel's Abraham Accord agreement with the United Arab Emirates marks a substantial achievement for the mission of peace and stability in the Middle East. — August 13, 2020 will go down as one of the most significant days …

Discussion: Ilan Berman

Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
John Kerry calls Trump's foreign policy a ‘blooper real’ of breakups with allies, ‘love letters to dictators’

Discussion: Politico and Associated Press

Daniel McCarthy / The American Conservative: Peace Through Stability

Zachary Basu / Axios:

Mueller prosecutor says there are new revelations in Senate Russia report — Andrew Weissmann, one of the lead prosecutors on special counsel Robert Mueller's team and the architect of the case against Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, said there is “definitely new information” …

Discussion: The Daily Beast and Politico, more at Techmeme »

Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
The Senate Report on Trump and Russia Is a Triumph for Truth

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Washington Post and New York Times

Mother Jones:
A Senate Intelligence Committee Report Reveals Damning New Information About Trump's Russia Ties

Discussion: Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Defense One

Washington Post:

Calamari, Rhode Island's controversial state appetizer, becomes an unexpected star of Democratic convention — There was an Ohio union worker alarmed over the economy, a New York nurse decrying the coronavirus pandemic, and a Tennessee college student honoring the state's history-making vote for the 19th Amendment.

Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Post

Katherine Gregg / providencejournal.com: R.I. calamari will get 30 seconds in spotlight at Democratic National Convention

Courier-Journal:

Mitch McConnell: US House's Postal Service bill may be negotiating opportunity — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that House legislation focusing on the U.S. Postal Service could be a chance to make some headway in the stalled negotiations over a coronavirus relief package.

Discussion: Axios, IJR, The Hill, New York Times and Reuters

Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Senate Republicans preparing $500B virus relief proposal

Discussion: Fox News, Reuters, The Hill and The Daily Caller

Susan Cornwell / Reuters:
U.S. congressman facing campaign finance probe struggles in Florida primary battle

Discussion: Washington Post and Fox News

Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:

Cops Who Charged Civil Rights Leaders With Felonies Try To Sideline Progressive Prosecutor — The Portsmouth Police Department in Virginia doesn't want its local prosecutor handling criminal cases connected to the destruction of Confederate monuments. — The Virginia police department …

Discussion: Washington Post and Forbes

Annie Linskey / Washington Post:

The security guard blurted ‘I love you’ to Joe Biden in an elevator. One viral video later, she nominated him for president. — WILMINGTON, Del. — She was last seen blurting “I love you” to Joe Biden as she escorted him in an elevator to an editorial board meeting at the New York Times last December …

Discussion: New York Times, Vox, Fox News, Vanity Fair, Axios, IJR, Politico, The Hill, The Week, Mediaite, Mother Jones, Althouse and Balloon Juice

James Brooks / Anchorage Daily News:

In rule change, Postal Service forbids employees from signing absentee ballots as witnesses — In a nationwide rule change that went unnoticed this summer, the U.S. Postal Service has forbidden employees from signing absentee ballots as witnesses while on duty.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and HillReporter.com

Ken Dilanian / NBC News:

Senate made criminal referral of Trump Jr., Bannon, Kushner and two others to federal prosecutors — WASHINGTON — The Republican and Democratic chairmen of the Senate Intelligence Committee made criminal referrals of Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon, Erik Prince and Sam Clovis …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Breitbart and The Week

Alex Pareene / New Republic:

Madison Cawthorn Is the Future of the Republican Party … In a June primary, a photogenic Zoomer Republican named Madison Cawthorn beat a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump to fill the North Carolina House formerly occupied by seat of his chief of staff, Mark Meadows.

Shawn Wheat / WIBW-TV:

Goodyear responds to zero-tolerance policy slide labeled by employee as discriminatory — TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Goodyear employee says the company has put out a new policy that has some calling it not equal for all. — A photo seen circulating on social media shows a slide …

Discussion: Breitbart, The Cain Gang, TheBlaze, Twitchy, The Gateway Pundit and Instapundit

Michael Thau / Redstate:

The Case for Masks, School Closings, & Social Isolation Just Collapsed! — The purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent …

Lucy Craymer / Wall Street Journal:

China's National-Security Law Reaches Into Harvard, Princeton Classrooms — Professors at elite U.S. universities turn to code names, warning labels to protect students — The effect of the new national-security law that China imposed on Hong Kong is extending far beyond the territory to American college campuses.

Discussion: National Review

Daily Mail:

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Would you mind giving it a crack?’ Bill Clinton leans back and smiles while receiving neck massage from Epstein victim, 22, in never-before-seen photos during trip on pedophile's plane to Africa in 2002 — Bill Clinton is seen enjoying a neck massage from a Jeffrey Epstein victim …

Lili Loofbourow / Slate:
Bill Clinton Shouldn't Speak at the DNC. Al Gore Should.

Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart

Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:

Democrats Drop Demand To End Fossil Fuel Subsidies From Party Platform — Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris each ran on axing subsidies, but the party said including that in the final draft of the platform was an “error.” — The Democratic National Committee this week quietly dropped …

Discussion: Vox and The Week