MORNING MESSAGE
A National Grassroots Network Goes All In To Defeat Trump
A
newly formed national network of grassroots organizations with affiliates in 30
states that represent more then 1 million people has agreed to throw its weight
behind an all-out effort to defeat Republican presidential candidate Donald
Trump in the 2016 elections and to build support for a progressive economic and
social justice agenda. About 100 leaders of People’s Action, the organization
formed out of an alliance between National People’s Action, Alliance for a Just
Society, USAction and Campaign for America’s Future, voted on the “defeat Trump”
resolution at its first-ever People’s Assembly, a governing body comprised of
affiliate leaders.
THE RACE TO SHAPE CLINTON's CABINET
Who
will be Clinton’s Treasury Secretary? Politico: “The sense among people in
the know is that Clinton would want someone with some private sector though not
Wall Street experience, to have the competing perspective on regulation. There’s
considerable speculation here that Clinton would try to land Sheryl Sandberg …
Gary Gensler … is seen as wanting the job, as is Lael Brainard, another Treasury
veteran who’s now on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.”
“Will
the Left Have a Voice” in Clinton’s cabinet, asks TNR’s David Dayen: “…
progressives are anxious to know they’ll have a prominent seat at the transition
table … the bigger problem is the lack of clarity into everyone’s role in the
transition—or who ‘everyone’ will be, even. That makes it hard for progressives
to have an impact on the process, or to check any undue corporate influence …
There are no formal prohibitions on corporate lobbyists involving themselves
with the transition …”
BIG CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY WINS
Bernie-endorsed
Pramila Jayapal wins Washington State 7th district congressional primary.
Seattle Times: “Jayapal had 38 percent of the vote and will advance to the
November general election. [Democrats] Joe McDermott and Brady Walkinshaw were
neck and neck behind Jayapal, McDermott with 21.5 percent and Walkinshaw with
20.9 percent. The top two vote-getters will move on to the fall election after
all of the votes are counted and final results are certified in about two
weeks.”
Tea
Party congressman loses Kansas primary. The Atlantic: “Last year … The
Chamber [of Commerce] announced it would take the unprecedented step of
targeting sitting Republicans in primaries [and] make an example of some of the
renegade conservatives … On Tuesday, Kansas Representative Tim Huelskamp became
the first victim…”
REPUBLICAN CRACKUP CONTINUES
Trump
withholds endorsements of Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. John McCain. NYT: “Mr.
Trump had signaled support for Mr. Ryan’s little-known primary opponent, Paul
Nehlen, in a Twitter message on Monday night, thanking him for his ‘kind words.’
The nominee’s ‘not quite there yet’ wording echoed language that Mr. Ryan used
in May when he was still wavering on whether to get behind Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump
also singled out Mr. McCain, telling The [Washington] Post: ‘I’ve never been
there with John McCain because I’ve always felt that he should have done a much
better job for the vets.'”
Major
GOP donor backs Clinton. NYT: “Meg Whitman, a Hewlett Packard executive and
Republican fund-raiser, said Tuesday that she would support Hillary Clinton for
president and give a ‘substantial’ contribution … She revealed that Mrs.
Clinton, the Democratic nominee, had reached out to her in a phone call about a
month ago, one of the first indications that Mrs. Clinton is aggressively
courting Republican leaders.”
TRUMP TACKS LEFT
Trump
goes big on infrastructure. NYT: “Donald J. Trump took a step to Hillary
Clinton’s left on Tuesday, saying that he would like to spend at least twice as
much as his Democratic opponent has proposed to invest in new infrastructure …
Asked how he would pay for $800 billion to $1 trillion in infrastructure
spending, Mr. Trump described a strategy that has been favored by liberal
economists over the years. He said he would create an infrastructure fund that
would be supported by government bonds that investors and citizens could
purchase.”
Trump
echoes Clinton on fracking. The Hill: “Trump supports fracking, but says
towns and states should be allowed to ban the drilling practice. That position
is at odds with industry groups and congressional Republicans … Oil industry
representatives remain behind Trump, arguing he would be better for energy
development than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, but his remarks about
fracking have raised eyebrows.”
BREAKFAST SIDES
Federal
regulators “impatient” with Wall Street. Politico: “…JPMorgan Chase, Bank of
America, Wells Fargo, Bank of New York Mellon and State Street have failed to
provide satisfactory ‘living wills,’ or credible plans … if they ever needed to
be reorganized in bankruptcy. Regulators handed down failing grades to the banks
in April … the second time in two years that major banks have fallen short … The
banks must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice by an Oct. 1 deadline …
If they fail again, the government would have the authority to ratchet up
regulation of the firms … if that doesn’t work, the banks could simply be broken
up.”
Private
colleges push back on Clinton’s free college plan. Politico: “…private,
nonprofit colleges, who warn that the tuition help for public schools would
reverse decades of federal policy, undercut private institutions and spur an
exodus of middle-class students that would turn private schools into bastions of
the rich … Private colleges compete directly with public colleges for students
and that competition would get a lot harder if public schools are suddenly
free.”
Michael
Bloomberg, Rupert Murdoch launch immigration reform initiative. Politico: “…
‘Reason for Reform’ … will flood all 50 states Wednesday with pro-reform events
and detailed economic reports tailored to each state. The group is also pushing
a new digital crowdsourcing effort to collect stories of how immigration has
affected residents in all 435 congressional districts … Pro-reform forces are
determined to start early trying to persuade Republicans…”
Three
top DNC officials resign. The Hill: “The CEO of the DNC, Amy Dacey, is
departing, as are communications director Luis Miranda and chief financial
officer Brad Marshall.”
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