The Federalist Daily Briefing for 02/19/2020

Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. February 19, 2020 [Panicked Democrat Establishment Turns To Bloomberg]( By Mollie Hemingway They spent years getting high on their own supply about Joe Biden's strength and President Trump's weaknesses, but now they're coming out of their narco haze and they're panicking. [Full article]( [Campaign Donations Show Letter Demanding Barr’s Resignation Comes From Leftist Hacks Pretending To Be ‘Bipartisan’]( By Margot Cleveland Had liberal outlets bothered to act like journalists, they would have quickly discovered evidence of a partisan bias underlying the letter calling for William Barr’s resignation. [Full article]( [Comedian Or Historian, The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Is Still A Silly Orgy Of Elitism]( By Emily Jashinsky To the extent the White House Correspondents' Dinner matters, it's as an opportunity for the rest of the country to watch Washington put its worst foot forward. [Full article]( [Michael Bloomberg Is Not Going To Be President, Or Even The Democratic Nominee]( By John Daniel Davidson Bloomberg is rising in polls and just qualified for the debate stage in Nevada, but a question nags: who really wants Bloomberg to be president? [Full article]( [6 Reasons Mike Bloomberg Can Win The Nomination]( By David Marcus Once a pipe dream, the Bloomberg campaign is now firing on all cylinders. [Full article]( [Based On Tax Filings, Bill Kristol’s Been A Democrat For Years]( By Hayden Ludwig Bill Kristol, currently editor-at-large of The Bulwark, has been funded from the start of his rebellion by big left-of-center donors like Pierre Omidyar and the Hewlett Foundation. [Full article]( [No, President Obama, You Don’t Deserve The Credit For Trump’s Awesome Economy]( By David Weinberger Federal spending cannot and will not stimulate the economy. That is one thing from the Recovery Act you can take to the bank. [Full article]( [As Bloomberg Rises In Polls And Media Profile, So Do Stories Of His Incompetence]( By Tristan Justice Bloomberg will face candidates eager to turn their knives on the New York billionaire as a series of unearthed revelations begin to bombard the businessman’s blitzkrieg to the nomination. [Full article]( [Senate Homeland Security Chair Demands DOJ Explain Why It Let McCabe Off]( By Tristan Justice In 2018, Andrew McCabe was fired after a report from the Justice Department inspector general found that he had repeatedly lied to officials under oath. [Full article]( [Alabama Democrat Suggests Forcing Vasectomies To Prevent ‘Unwanted Children’]( By Cheryl Magness A bill that equates the intentional termination of a life with the prevention of one goes beyond the frivolous and stupid into sadistic and inhumane. [Full article]( [The Atlantic Obviously Doesn’t Have Any Idea ‘What It Means To Be A Man’]( By Glenn T. Stanton The Atlantic’s new cover story is just the latest installation in its long attack on manhood. But the author's findings don't support the existence of rampant toxic masculinity. [Full article]( [How MLB Should Have Punished The Astros For Cheating In 2017]( By Mark Landsbaum MLB should erase the Astros' participation from the record books and vacate the 2017 championship, not because they won by cheating, but because they cheated. [Full article]( [Podcast: David Azerrad On Presidents And Conservative Economic Policy]( By The Federalist Staff "We're not in business of conserving. We're in the business of mounting a counter-revolution," Azerrad said. [Full article]( [Comedians Hasan Minhaj, Kenan Thompson To Perform At White House Correspondents Dinner]( By Chrissy Clark The White House Correspondents Association announced Kenan Thompason and Hasan Minhaj as entertainment for the 2020 White House Correspondents Dinner. [Full article]( [Trump Trolls Senate Democrat Caught Meeting With Iranian Regime: That Sure Sounds Like A ‘Violation Of The Logan Act’]( By Madeline Osburn Murphy previously called for the Department of Justice to investigate former national security adviser Michael Flynn for violating the Logan Act in 2017. [Full article]( [So God Made A Bloomberg]( By Sean Davis And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, 'I need a tiny, soulless technocrat to boss everyone around.' So God made a Bloomberg. [Full article]( [Hunter Biden Served On Board Of Trade Coalition Pushing For More Aid To Ukraine]( By Tristan Justice Hunter Biden worked from 2012 to 2018 on the board of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, which pushed for increased assistance to Ukraine. [Full article]( [After Stonewalling For Days, Sen. Chris Murphy Finally Admits He Secretly Met With Iranian Regime In Munich]( By Madeline Osburn "If Trump isn’t going to talk to Iran, then someone should," said Sen. Chris Murphy in a post admitting he privately met with Iran without the State Department's knowledge. [Full article]( [Plymouth Rock, Other Historic Monuments Vandalized On Anniversary Of Pilgrims Landing]( By Chrissy Clark Plymouth Rock was vandalized with red spray paint in the lead up to the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Full article]( [Pompeo: I Hope Secret Democrat Meeting With Iran Wasn’t Meant To Undermine U.S. Foreign Policy]( By Tristan Justice Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to Federalist reporting Tuesday of Democratic senators privately meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. [Full article]( SIGN UP FOR A [FREE TRIAL]( HERE. The Transom is a daily email newsletter written by publisher of The Federalist Ben Domenech for political and media insiders, which arrives in your inbox each morning, collecting news, notes, and thoughts from around the web. "You must read The Transom. With brilliant political analysis and insight into the news that matters most, it is essential to understanding this incredible moment in history. I read it every day!" - Newt Gingrich [follow on Twitter](Twitter Account not yet Authorized) | [friend on Facebook](#) | [forward to a friend]( Copyright © 2020 The Federalist, All rights reserved. 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