HAPPY MIDWEEK of the Capitol, which is empty, there is a lot of news.
MARK MEADOWS, the White House staff leader, gave this morning’s impression on “CONNECT WITH PLAYBOOK.” He’s made a lot of news.
Perhaps the most meadows has said is that he is interested in resuming negotiations with President NANCY PELOSI on Covid’s aid efforts.
– “WE HAVE REACHED. In fact, I asked my staff to contact President Pelosi’s staff leader to tell him that we haven’t heard from him. Array.. The president needs [an agreement], but I’m not optimistic.” I think it will last until the end of September and look for what it needs in government investment during the [permanent resolution] or any other investment mechanism that will be put in place at the end of September.
FWIW: DREW HAMMILL, deputy leader of PELOSI: “Democrats have made commitments in these negotiations. We’ve proposed a $1 trillion relief if the White House increases by $1 trillion. We welcome the White House back to the negotiating table, but they will we have to meet with us halfway. Pelosi’s workplace also says Meadows staff did not request negotiations directly.
MEADOWS also said that he and the president needed the government to close.
– MEADOWS SAYS W.H. IT IS FOR THE RELIEF OF THE AIRLINES: “I spoke with … United, American and Delta, all three of them. And as long as I can remain employers whose workers are fired or fired, that’s a smart thing to do. And that’s why we raised that problem. I think it would take a CARES package to do that. We’re looking for other executive actions. I think everyone, every time they hear we’re going to do an executive action, they don’t believe me.
“We have FOUR executive moves that the president has taken. We’re going to take a few more because if Congress doesn’t want to paint, this president is going to get to paint and solve some problems. So I hope we can help.” airlines and prevent some of those painters from being fired. But if you have airline painters in your district, whether it’s a Democrat or Republican, you want to call the speaker or leader and let them know it’s a priority. I mean, it’s about keeping other people in paintings of this V-shaped recovery.”
– NO ESSAI VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19 RUSSE: “We are not going to settle for a Russia trial. Look, all the tests we have, we have FDA protocols that we’re going to comply with. I think I’ve been very transparent about it. Obviously, we have the highest criteria of fitness and protection in the world. It’s nothing you can sacrifice. You can reduce bureaucracy, but you can’t cut corners. trial in Russia, I would not take this vaccine”.
– MEADOWS ON THE HATCH ACT: “I probably have another philosophy on the Hatch Act than many of the experts who are there, having researched and held hearings on the Hatch Act when I was a member of the Congressional Oversight Committee.” But when you look at that, it’s designed to make sure that other people like me and others don’t use their political position to convince other employees, other federal employees, that they have to vote one way, sign in another. way or crusade in some other way.
“We pushed it far beyond the original intent of the Hatch Act. But because [Secretary of State Mike Pompeo] was present, he made it clear that he was speaking in a non-public capacity, not in federal assets to do so.
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NRSC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN also joined us in communicating about downhill voting races. He said the races aren’t as close as the top public polls, and predicted that Republicans will keep the majority. “There’s no doubt that Republicans will go to the Senate,” McLaughlin said. Learn more about Matthew Choi
CNN: “CDC has been pressured” from the most sensitive to those in the back “to replace the rules for coronavirus detection,” said one official “via Nick Valencia, Sara Murray and Kristen Holmes.
OUR TIME RESIDENT … STEVEN SHEPARD with a DAY UPDATE ON LAURA OURAGAN: “Hurricane Laura intensified overnight and this morning, it now generates sustained maximum winds of 125 mph – the upper limit of a Category 3 hurricane. Continued strengthening is expected today – the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel the hurricane, and Laura will likely be a category four typhoon when it hits land near the Sabine Pass on the Louisiana-Texas border early Thursday morning. The National Hurricane Center describes the typhoon’s surge in Coastal Citizens as “insurgents,” and beyond the typhoons that have hit the region have seriously disrupted the country’s oil supply, there are many refineries in east Texas and southwest Louisiana.
“Conditions will worsen in the affected spaces until the night, when the third night of the virtual Republican conference begins. In 2008, optically minded Republicans ruled out one night of Minnesota conference programming due to Hurricane Gustav in Louisiana. Laura is expected to be much more powerful than Gustav on arrival.
KENOSHA LAST – “2 shot dead and 1 wounded in Kenosha protests; Police in search of a man armed with a long gun,” through Patrick Marley and Sarah Volpenhein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “The shooting took place on the third night of violence protests that set aside Kenosha after a police officer shot [Jacob] Blake from behind in a nearby diversity as he was driven into a vehicle. Since then, buildings have been burned down, windows have been broken and department stores looted.
[[County Sheriff David] Beth said that other people posing as a defense force had been patrolling the streets of Kenosha in recent nights, but did not know if the shooter was involved in such an organization. Array.. A Reporter Sentinel reporter the night before, observed an organization of long-armed men on state guard at a dry cleaning company on Sheridan Road, near 59th Street, some on the roof. Journal Sentinel
WAR REPORT – “US infantry wounded in Syria after a skirmish with Russian forces,” by Lara Seligman and Betsy Woodruff Swan: “United States. The soldiers were wounded after an altercation with Russian forces in northeastern Syria this week, according to a draft army and a user close to the case.
“Four U.S. infantrymen were diagnosed with mild symptoms similar to concussion,” according to [a] Pentagon draft reviewed through POLITICO. At one point, an american source informed of the matter showed that several U.S. infantrymen had been wounded. Videos of the encounter that emerged on Twitter Wednesday gave the impression of showing a Russian vehicle hitting a US vehicle and a Russian helicopter flying low over US forces.
THE CRISIS OF THE RECENSO TO COME – “Cities risk spending trillions of dollars on federal aid as the census deadline approaches,” through Nolan McCaskill, Alexander Nieves and Michelle Bocanegra: “The mayors of the deadline are dealing with the pandemic. Deadline for President Donald Trump’s counting and anti-immigration rhetoric.Leaders who planned to spend months this year leading outreach efforts to be marginalized by disease are now accumulating these paintings in a matter of weeks.
“This census can turn out to be a slow crisis for many communities. The consequences of insufficient counting can be serious and lasting, affect the redistribution of state and Congress districts over the next decade, and lead to a decline in federal aid that could lead to significant spending cuts in now-a-few-a-resource cities.
“There are already transparent signs that inequalities are appearing in the five-week count to complete the survey in the United States. Array.. [L] reaction rate is 7 percent of problems decrease in predominantly Hispanic communities, 10 problems mostly diminish black communities, and were halved in indigenous and tribal communities, according to Beth Lynk, crusader director of Census Counts.
CHASSE FOR A VACCIN – “The Modern Coronavirus Vaccine Shows a Strong Immune Response in the Elderly,” through Zachary Brennan and Sarah Wheaton: “The Modern Coronavirus Vaccine appears to be safe and produces a strong immune response in the elderly, according to an initial trial presented through the company at a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assembly.
“The test of 20 adults over the age of 55 found that nearly two months after receiving the time of two doses of the vaccine, participants had higher levels of antibodies than those who recovered from Covid-19. Array. The knowledge presented through Moderna today was similar to knowledge of a Phase I trial in other younger people that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in July.
LAST SEARCH – “Why does the coronavirus hit men the most? A new clue,” through Apoorva Mandavilli of NYT: “The first examination of the gender immune reaction revealed a clue: men produce a weaker immune reaction to the virus than women,” the researchers concluded. The findings, published Wednesday in Nature, recommend that men, especially those over the age of 60, may want to rely more on vaccines against infection.
“The effects are consistent with what is known about gender differences as a result of demanding situations for the immune system. Women expand faster and more powerful immune responses, perhaps because their bodies are prepared to fight pathogens that threaten unborn children or newborns. Nyt. .. The study
KYLE CHENEY and ZACH WARMBRODT: “Schiff says the FBI has investigated the national security dangers of Trump’s foreign monetary ties”: “The FBI counterintelligence department appears to have investigated the national security dangers related to Trump’s foreign monetary ties,” the Intelligence Chamber committee said. Wednesday in a recently published legal analysis.
“The assessment contained in a footnote as a component of a resolution through President Adam Schiff (D-California) to limit the scope of a one-year subpoena to Deutsche Bank for documents similar to Trump’s finances, members of his family circle, and the Trump Organization. The intelligence committee is investigating Trump’s bank citations with the House Financial Services Committee, headed by President Maxine Waters, Calif.’s Democrat. “POLICY … The analysis
THE NEW COLD WAR – “U.S. imposes export visas and restrictions on Chinese corporations and leaders active in the disputed South China Sea,” through WSJ’s Kate O’Keeffe in Washington and Chun Han Wong in Hong Kong: “Wednesday movements across the State and Departments of Commerce apply to state-owned corporations , adding sets from China Communications Construction Co., one of the main contractors of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road initiative…
“The United States said it would raise 24 Chinese corporations in the South China Sea dredging sector, adding five CCCC subsidiaries, to a list that prevents U.S. corporations from offering a license to the U.S. generation and make them ineligible for U.S. executive visas. according to the United States, they have been concerned about malicious activities in the South China Sea. Wsj
DEEP DIVING – “They tried to get Trump to worry about right-wing terrorism. He ignored them,” through Betsy Woodruff Swan: “The relentless and determined administration of immigration law enforcement, along with a constant change in the National Security Council, has pushed senior DHS leaders away from everything else.
“This story is based on background and recorded interviews with existing and former police officers, internal and external DHS. It includes, for the first time, detailed comments from two former senior departmental officials who tried to take on the challenge earlier by resigning from the Trump administration. Frustrated by the president’s inability to act, they actively take their opponent. Political
TOP-ED … WIPO KAMALA HARRIS Senator: “Voting is the way to honor generations of women who have paved the way for me”
COVID CAMPAGNE – “The Biden Campaign” floods the dominance “of featured donors”, through AP’s Will Weissert in Wilmington, Del. And exceptional sports are essential to help Biden increase the budget and energize supporters as substitutes for the crusade. This week’s occasions with celebrities and advocates, adding actress Alyssa Milano, serve as a counterprogramming for the Republican National Convention. Arrangement.. Biden’s crusade now has a team of 15 committed to organizing election activities. Ap
HOLLYWOODLAND – “Meet Hollywood Republicans’ Biggest Donors,” via Dave Levinthal of Business Insider
CHINA LAST – “U.S. companies in China say Trump’s WeChat ban will affect them where it hurts most, through WSJ’s Liza Lin in Singapore: ” Chinese corporations oppose an imminent ban through the Trump administration on the Tencent Holdings WeChat app, with a report Wednesday highlighting the importance of this tool for corporations doing business in the world’s second largest economy.
“The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai warned of a ‘huge negative impact’ on U.S. corporations with overseas operations if the order, the scope of which has not yet been revealed, is overly widely approved. (…) If the ban were to make Chinese and U.S. corporations and citizens bigger there, nearly nine out of ten corporations said the ban would damage operations in China by impeding their ability to speak well with local authorities. Wsj
TRANSITION – André Mendes is back in the Department of Commerce as Chief Information Officer. Recently, he worked as chief operating officer of the U.S. Global Media Agency. At a part-time retail, helping new CEO Michael Pack.
ANNIVERSARY BONUS: Lindsey Curnutte, communications director of Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) (H/t Garrett Ventry)