In This Episode
The President mocks and lies about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford at a political rally, Republicans energize their base by attacking #MeToo, and Trump is exposed as a tax cheat by the New York Times. Then Democratic candidate Katie Hill talks to Dan and Alyssa Mastromonaco about her race to become the next Congresswoman for California’s 25th district.
Show Notes:
Trump no longer restrained
- New York Times: Trump Taunts Christine Blasey Ford at Rally
- Washington Post: Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford
- The Atlantic: The Most Striking Thing About Trump’s Mockery of Christine Blasey Ford
- New Yorker: Trump’s Mocking of Christine Blasey Ford and the Dark Laughter of His Audience
- Politico: Kavanaugh’s drinking spotlights Trump’s ‘abnormal’ abstinence
- Washington Post: ‘He chose to blow it’: A rare dissent from the couch of ‘Fox & Friends’ after Trump attacks Ford
- CNN: Trump says it’s ‘a very scary time for young men in America’
- Bloomberg: Trump Bets Kavanaugh Fight Will Fire Up GOP Voters
- Vox: New poll shows that Republicans have become the party of #MeToo backlash
- Washington Post: The Daily 202: Trump’s mockery of Christine Blasey Ford underscores his scorn for the #MeToo movement
- NPR: Poll: Amid Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle, Democratic Enthusiasm Edge Evaporates
- Washington Post: ‘Just plain wrong’: Flake, Collins and Murkowski criticize Trump for mocking Kavanaugh accuser at political rally
- Axios: Jeff Flake says Trump’s mockery of Ford was “appalling”
- New York Times: Here Are the 5 Senators Who Will Decide Kavanaugh’s Fate
- Wall Street Journal: Kavanaugh vote to test Murkowski’s independent street
- Vox: Everyone expects Murkowski and Collins to do the right thing. That lets Republican men off the hook.
The FBI Report
- Washington Post: Whom the FBI has spoken to in the Kavanaugh inquiry — and whom it hasn’t
- Washington Post: FBI navigates political minefield and deadline in Kavanaugh inquiry
- USA Today: Republicans plan careful steps to protect secrecy of FBI report on Brett Kavanaugh
- Washington Post: Will Trump and Republicans be able to keep the FBI’s Kavanaugh report secret?
- Vox: The past 24 hours in Brett Kavanaugh news, explained
- Politico: Grassley: FBI report on Kavanaugh ‘very close’
- New York Times: Kavanaugh’s 1983 Letter Offers Inside Look at High School Clique
What do Senate Republicans want to do?
- Huffington Post: Mitch McConnell: Brett Kavanaugh Protesters Won’t ‘Scare Us’
- New York Times: Christine Blasey Ford’s Credibility Under New Attack by Senate Republicans
- Politico: GOP senators use Kavanaugh to beat back 2020 primary challengers
- Washington Post: ‘I don’t think their mother breast-fed them’: GOP senator attacks Democrats who oppose Kavanaugh
- Wall Street Journal: McConnell Presses Kavanaugh Vote as FBI Probe Nears an End
- Vox: Lindsey Graham wants Trump to nominate Kavanaugh again if the Senate rejects him
- Washington Post: Lindsey Graham’s head-turning defense of Trump isn’t what you think
- The Atlantic: Lindsey Graham ‘Didn’t Particularly Like’ Trump’s Mockery of Christine Blasey Ford
Trump tax story
- New York Times: Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches From His Father
- New York Times: 4 WAYS FRED TRUMP MADE DONALD TRUMP AND HIS SIBLINGS RICH
- New York Times: How Times Journalists Uncovered the Original Source of the President’s Wealth
- New Yorker: The Trump Family’s Tax Dodging Is Symptomatic of a Larger Problem
- The Atlantic: Trump’s Shady Accounting Playbook for the Hyper-rich
- Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Tax Returns in the Spotlight if Democrats Capture the House
- Politico: Democrats planning to examine Trump’s tax returns after the midterms
Candidate of the Day: Lauren Underwood- IL-14
- Chicago Sun Times: 14th Congressional District Democratic nominee: Lauren Underwood (Editorial Board Interview)
- CBS Chicago: Naperville Congressional Candidate Lauren Underwood Inspires New Ben & Jerry’s Flavor
- Chicago Daily Herald: Underwood says Hultgren sold out on tax cuts
- Chicago Sun Times: In battle for the House, many Dems start from scratch
- Chicago Tribune: Hillary Clinton to help Democrat Lauren Underwood, other women, with New York City fundraiser
- Northwest Herald: Union activists, political candidates gather on Woodstock Square for Labor Day rally
- Chicago Tribune: Lauren Underwood embraces progressive label in faceoff against U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren
- Daily Herald: Underwood responds to Hultgren’s Facebook attacks, asks to attend his town hall meeting
Katie Hill
- Marie Claire: Midterms Candidate Katie Hill Calls Brett Kavanaugh a “Serial Predator”
- Los Angeles Times: Republicans’ troubles with women get worse after Trump defends Kavanaugh on sexual assault accusation
- Los Angeles Times: She’s captivated millennials. But can 31-year-old Katie Hill capture the seat in this Republican stronghold?
- VICE News: Katie Hill Ramps Up Campaign After Primary Win
- Santa Clarita Valley Signal: Hill, Knight face off in Palmdale debate
- Rolling Stone: The Battle for California
- Ventura County Star: Knight, Hill look for a bump in one of the nation’s hottest congressional races
- Los Angeles Times: Obama implores Californians to rise up against ‘anger and division’ of Trump and GOP
- New Yorker: Katie Hill Is a New Kind of California Democrat. Can She Help Flip the House?
