For half of the candidates, it may be their last chance to make an impression on the national stage.
| | | July 30, 2019 | Morning Edition | | | | Good Tuesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. | |
| _____________________ | | • When 20 Democratic presidential candidates gather for the second round of debates, about half of them will do so with the understanding that it will probably be their last time on the national stage this election cycle. Short of a breakout moment that charges fund-raising, many are in danger of missing the qualifying threshold for the next round of debates. | | • Tonight’s debate will place the race’s two liberal front-runners, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, center stage. Here are more matchups to look out for. | | • Joe Biden’s halting performance at the June debate has stirred unease among some Democrats about his age. They are looking for reassurance from his next debate on Wednesday. | | • As candidates prepare for the debates, Senator Kamala Harris is setting up a showdown, hoping to control the narrative around her new health care plan, one that uses the “Medicare for all” mantra as a long-term target while also seeking to keep a significant role for private insurers. | | | | • Teaming up with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Harris released another plan this week: a climate equity plan that would prioritize low-income communities. | | • Ms. Warren, Pete Buttigieg and five other Democratic presidential candidates have pledged to make an anti-corruption bill their first legislation as president. | | • President Trump, after a weekend spent assailing Representative Elijah Cummings, a leading African-American congressman from Baltimore, widened his war on critics of color on Monday morning as he denounced the Rev. Al Sharpton as “a con man” who “Hates Whites & Cops!” | | • Baltimore residents know their city has deep problems. But they say Mr. Trump’s race-baiting insults are not going to help. | | | | • Trade talks between the U.S. and China resumed Monday with prospects dimming for a transformative deal. Both sides seem more focused on preventing tensions from escalating before the 2020 presidential election than on resolving their differences, and officials are playing down the likelihood of an agreement. | | • Attorney General William Barr moved to end asylum protections for migrants solely because their relatives have been persecuted, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to limit sanctuary for people seeking refuge in the U.S. | | • Mr. Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Representative John Ratcliffe, could face an uphill battle, Senate Republicans said. Democrats and former officials also expressed concern that Mr. Ratcliffe will politicize what is supposed to be a nonpartisan job. | | _____________________ | | Today’s On Politics briefing was compiled by Isabella Grullón Paz in New York. | | Were you forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox. | | Is there anything you think we’re missing? Anything you want to see more of? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at onpolitics@nytimes.com. | | |
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