HotAir Daily Express 02/21/2019

ADVERTISEMENT [Kamala Harris opposes Beto on tearing down border fencing: “We can’t have open borders”]( Allahpundit [Chicago PD superintendent: Smollett concocted hoax because he was “dissatisfied with his salary”; Update: Trump blasts insult to “MAGA and the tens of millions of people”]( Ed Morrissey [What to do about our record national debt? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?]( Andrew Malcolm [What could possibly go wrong? Orlando readies buses with no drivers]( Andrew Malcolm ADVERTISEMENT [Lemon: The worst part about Smollett hoax will be all the conservative pouncing, you know]( Ed Morrissey [Woof: Warren a distant fourth in Dem primary poll of New Hampshire, which borders her home state]( Allahpundit [Obama: If you’re confident about your sexuality, you don’t need eight women twerking around you]( Allahpundit [Roger Waters says there’s no dictatorship in Venezuela]( John Sexton [Feds: White nationalist Coast Guard lieutenant planned terror attack, eyed Dem pols and MSNBC stars]( Allahpundit [NYT: ISIS bride Hoda Muthana might be a U.S. citizen after all]( Allahpundit [Goodness gracious, Northam might really survive his blackface scandal after all]( Ed Morrissey [Meghan McCain to Tulsi Gabbard: When I hear your name, I think “Assad apologist”]( Allahpundit [Smollett a suspect, Nigerian brothers before grand jury (plus video of them buying a red hat) (Update: Smollett charged with a felony)]( John Sexton [Anti-Semitism on the rise in France as nearly 100 Jewish graves marked with swastikas]( John Sexton [WaPo: Maybe Dems should ix-nay on ocialism-say in 2020]( Ed Morrissey [9-0: SCOTUS rules that Eighth Amendment’s “excessive fines” clause applies to the states]( Allahpundit [Smollett lawyers up as charges appear imminent (Also, Smollett and ‘victimhood chic’)]( John Sexton [Pelosi in Brussels: A reminder of who’s in charge and it’s not Trump]( Karen Townsend [Report: DOJ planning to announce as early as next week that Mueller’s investigation is finished]( Allahpundit [A PAC run by AOC’s Chief of Staff hired her boyfriend as a marketing consultant]( John Sexton [Thiessen: Republicans in Congress must stand against this emergency declaration]( Ed Morrissey [Thank you, Pres. Trump: 18 trillion gallons of rain fall on thirsty California]( Andrew Malcolm [CBS: “Hail Mary” phone call from Smollett lawyers postponed grand-jury testimony]( Ed Morrissey [ISIS bride and Twitter terrorist to America: Sentence me to some counseling sessions, please; Update: Not a US citizen?]( Ed Morrissey [Pompeo: Can’t talk about Gang of 8 claim except to note McCabe’s a liar]( Ed Morrissey LATEST HEADLINES CNN [Pelosi urges members to back resolution terminating national emergency]( The Hill [Kamala Harris criticized by Jamaican father over marijuana joke]( NBC [Pompeo says he has “ruled out” running for a Senate seat in 2020]( Vanity Fair [Why right-wing media is so furious about the Jussie Smollett affair]( Fox News [Kamala Harris swipes at far-left Dems, says “We can’t have open borders”]( Peter Suderman [Elizabeth Warren’s fake wonkery]( Byron York [Dems’ hard left turn poses dilemma for Never Trumpers]( Philip Klein [Attorney General Barr should release the full Mueller report when it’s finished]( Philip Klein [Government report reveals CBO was scandalously off in Obamacare estimates]( The Hill [Collins says she’ll back resolution to block Trump’s emergency declaration]( Chicago PD [Jussie Smollett arrested]( Taylor Lorenz [When kids realize their whole life is already online]( Eli Lake [Rod Rosenstein has some serious explaining to do]( John McWhorter [What the Jussie Smollett story reveals]( Gallup [By the numbers: Understanding shifts in Democratic Party ideology]( Moira Donegan [Why vote for Sanders when you can have Elizabeth Warren instead?]( Kevin Williamson [One last grift: Bernie Sanders, corporatist, joins the race]( Geoffrey Skelley [Would it be weird if Biden didn’t run?]( Matthew Dallek [If Dems don’t buck this historical trend, Trump could win in 2020]( Chicago Tribune [Breaking: Jussie Smollett indicted]( Tom Friedman [Is America becoming a four-party state?]( Kathleen Parker [Trump represents the nadir of identity politics]( Ben Stein [Sheer madness from Ms. Ocasio-Cortez]( Rich Lowry [The demented FBI bid to oust Trump]( Perry Bacon [Elizabeth Warren’s ideas could win the primary — even if she doesn’t]( ADVERTISEMENT __________________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO__________________________ WERE YOU FORWARDED THIS EDITION OF THE HOT AIR DAILY? 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