Month: September 2020

Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE addressed gaffes he’s made along the presidential campaign trail in an interview with “The Late Show” host Stephen ColbertStephen Tyrone ColbertThe Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook Colbert launches ‘Be Your Own President’ merch line ‘to help peaceful protesters’ Stacey Abrams says she hasn’t heard from Biden campaign about VP search MORE. 

Biden argued that he’s made verbal slips, as he said all politicians have, but the “essence” of what he’s said has been true and the mistakes have not been on substantive issues. 

“In the last few weeks you’ve confused New Hampshire for Vermont, said Bobby Kennedy and MLK were assassinated in the late 70s, assured us ‘I’m not going nuts,’ — follow-up question, are you going nuts?” Colbert asked Biden in a clip released on Twitter ahead of the interview. 

“Look the reason I came on the Jimmy KimmelJames (Jimmy) Christian KimmelBiden to give virtual interview with Colbert on Thursday Jimmy Kimmel: ‘I was wrong’ to share deceptive Pence video Scarborough apologizes to Pence, Cruz after heated Twitter feud MORE show is because I’m not,” Biden joked.ADVERTISEMENT

Biden told Colbert he thinks it’s fair for media and voters to “go after” him over the gaffes, but said his gaffes have not been issue-based. 

“I think it’s fair to go after a political figure for anything, OK. I mean we stand up, it comes with the territory, but here’s the deal: any gaffes I have made, and I have made gaffes like every politician I know has, have been not about a substantive issue, have been about I’m trying to talk about what other people have done,” Biden said. 

TONIGHT: Stephen holds former VP @JoeBiden’s feet to the fire over his recent string of gaffes on the campaign trail. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/qQ8rrvdGgb

— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) September 4, 2019

He pointed to a story he’s told on the campaign trail that The Washington Post recently reported was inaccurate the way Biden has told it.

“They said the branch of the military was wrong, and the date was wrong, and the act he was awarded for was wrong, and the medal was wrong,” Colbert said. 

“Here’s the deal because I was not talking about me, I was praising what the valor of all these people out there that I’ve visited and over 30 visits in Afghanistan and Iraq and I’ve watched these people, and I’ve watched what they’ve done,” Biden responded, as he continued to retell portions of the story of a young man who did not want Biden to pin a medal on him over guilt of his friend being killed. 

Biden said the “essence of it is absolutely true.” 

“I don’t get wrong things like there is, we should lock kids up in cages at the border,” he added.

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President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s 2020 campaign has shifted the location for a rally in North Carolina on Monday from the Fayettesville Regional Airport to the city’s Crown Expo Center.  

Campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany announced the change on Twitter on Friday, as North Carolina was being battered by Hurricane Dorian.

A Trump campaign official told The Hill that logistical problems with flight times at the Fayettesville hangar had prompted the change.

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The “Keep America Great” rally will take place a day before a special House election, and the Republican candidate, state Sen. Dan Bishop, will be joining Trump on stage.

Bishop is going up against Democrat Dan McCready in an election scheduled after state officials found last year’s vote for the 9th District was tainted with pervasive fraud.

This will be the second Trump rally in the swing state since July.

The last one made headlines and drew bipartisan criticism after attendees chanted “send her back” in reference to Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarHow language is bringing down Donald Trump Biden, Democrats seek to shut down calls to defund police McEnany, Ocasio-Cortez tangle over ‘Biden adviser’ label MORE (D-Minn.), a refugee from Somalia.

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TORONTO — In the heat of the summer, Charles Khabouth is already thinking about the chill ahead.

The entertainment kingpin behind dozens of clubs, restaurants, entertainment venues and music festivals got many of his businesses back in operation in the spring following the onset of COVID-19, but he believes convincing people to continue to venture out in colder months will be tough.

“If the next few months of COVID does not go away or they don’t find a solution or medication or something, it’s going to cripple the city for sure,” said Khabouth, who runs Toronto-based Ink Entertainment.

“It’s going to get worse because come October, November, December, it gets cold, there’s no traffic, people are not on patios and people are not walking around.”

Khabouth’s concerns are being mirrored by dozens of businesses across the country, nervously eyeing their calendars and hoping that consumers will continue to visit long after outdoor spaces have closed and temperatures have dropped.

For these owners, the stakes are high. Many of their businesses were shut down for weeks or months when COVID-19 began and they watched sales tank. Others are on the brink of bankruptcy or closure.

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Depending on how recovery from the pandemic goes, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business fears as many as 218,000 or 19 per cent of small businesses in the country could close.

The organization says surveys it conducted have shown only 26 per cent of small businesses are making normal sales and six in 10 are concerned that consumer spending will remain low even after the pandemic is over.

“No one’s buying much. Friends of mine own clothing stores and the only things that are selling are casual clothing like jeans, running shoes and T-shirts and no one’s buying jackets, dress shirts, dress shoes,” said Khabouth.

“My office is on Bloor Street and already 40 per cent of the stores on Bloor Street are closed … You know it is going to get worse.”

Khabouth got through the summer months with physical distancing at his restaurants, a drive-in space that hosted concerts and movies, and by turning his Cabana Pool Bar into a massive outdoor restaurant, but even he had his hardships and isn’t sure what the fall will bring.

He had to close Cube, his 15-year-old Toronto nightclub, because he couldn’t work out an amicable rental deal with the landlord. At his other spaces, physical distancing and enhanced cleaning measures mean fewer guests can be packed into the spaces — and fewer guests means less cash spent.

It’s a concern TWB Co-operative Brewing in Kitchener, Ont., knows well.

“I like to joke that we went through five business models in half as many months,” said worker-owner Aleksandra Szaflarska.

When COVID-19 hit, the brewery had to close its small tasting room and transition to bottling and delivering its craft beer.

It worked with the local government during the summer to get a physically distant patio opened and arranged for a food truck to regularly set up at the site.

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“Of course now with the cold coming, we’re thinking that we’re going to have to pivot to another business model again,” Szaflarska said.

“We don’t expect that people will want to sit outside on a cold patio, although we’ve had some customers suggest we embrace the Canadian winter and just put out blankets … but we don’t really see that as working too well in the long term, so we anticipate that in-person, glass beer sales will fall again.”

The sister-owners behind Maguire Boutique are fretting about the cold as well.

While they don’t operate an outdoor space, Myriam Maguire fears Canadians will be venturing out less to shop at their high-end fashion boutiques in Montreal and Toronto as fall and winter roll around.

“When there’s no one going out to restaurants, there’s no one shopping at small boutiques,” she said.

She noticed that as soon as restaurants started reopening, foot traffic returned to her locations, but it was nowhere near what it used to be.

“Montreal restaurants opened faster than the Toronto restaurants and as soon as they did, there were women coming in to buy heels and sandals,” she said.

She worries the boost will dissipate when patios close and consumers return to making the bulk of their purchases online.

“I am really worried that some of my neighbours offering great brunch that would bring people on the weekend are going to have to close and not survive the winter,” she said.

“We will have no foot traffic in the store.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 1, 2020.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican Dan Bishop edged out Democrat Dan McCready in the special election on Tuesday to represent North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, narrowly holding on to a House seat that has been in the GOP’s hands for nearly 60 years.

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With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Bishop led McCready nearly 4,000 votes, or a little over 2 percent of ballots cast – a large enough margin to avoid the possibility of a recount.

Bishop’s win brings to an end a political saga in the 9th District that has spanned more than two years.

A regularly scheduled election in the district last year showed then-Republican candidate Mark HarrisMark HarrisTrump sparks debate over merits of voting by mail The Hill’s Campaign Report: Debate over mail-in voting heats up Bevin says he lost because liberals are ‘good at harvesting votes’ in urban areas MORE leading McCready by a scant 905 votes. But state officials scrapped the results of that race earlier this year after uncovering a massive ballot fraud scheme allegedly operated by a contractor for Harris’s campaign.

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The controversy prompted Harris to step aside as the GOP nominee in the district, kicking off a 10-way primary race. Bishop, a conservative state senator and the North Carolina Republican Party’s preferred candidate, emerged as the winner of that contest.

His victory on Tuesday was a major relief for Republicans, who have maintained an iron grip on the 9th District since 1963.

McCready even liked to remind supporters at his campaign rallies that former President Kennedy was in the White House the last time a Democrat represented the district.

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE also carried the district in 2016 by a nearly 12-point margin over Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE, and the special election on Tuesday was seen by Republicans as a sort of testing ground for his political messaging heading into 2020.

Indeed, Bishop tied much of his campaign to his support for Trump. On the trail, he often talked about the need to build the president’s long-promised wall on the U.S. southern border and accused McCready of backing “socialist” policies, a key talking point of Trump and Republicans in Washington.

In a victory speech to supporters on Tuesday night, Bishop cast his win as a triumph for Trump. Without the president, he said, his election would not have been possible.

“Last night I told President Trump we weren’t tired of winning,” he said, referring to his appearance alongside Trump at a Monday-night rally in Fayetteville. “We’re not tired of winning. We’re just getting started winning, because we’re seeing the successful results of President Trump’s agenda.”

Democrats, meanwhile, took pains to avoid nationalizing the race, homing in on McCready’s credentials as a Marine Corps veteran and businessman as well as his moderate bona fides.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the House Democratic campaign arm, spent millions of dollars on field operations in the race, delving into paid advertising only in the final stretch of the race. And national Democrats largely refrained from appearing alongside McCready during the campaign.

Speaking to supporters in Charlotte after the election was called on Tuesday, McCready said that he had called Bishop to congratulate him on his win. He recalled his 27 months on the campaign trail, reassuring staffers, volunteers and supporters that their efforts weren’t in vain.

“The people of North Carolina stood up and we faced down the full force of election fraud and voter suppression,” McCready said. “When the people in power sought to silence the power of the voters, stole their ballots, forged signatures, filled in vote choices for them; when they perpetrated the largest case of election fraud in recent American history, we fought back and we won.”

“We were not successful tonight,” he continued, “but I want you to remember that victory postponed is not defeat.”

McCready’s supporters were somber after the race was called for Bishop.

“I knew it was going to come down to a few thousand votes,” José Santiago, a Union County Democratic Party official, said. “I was just hoping those votes would go in our direction.”

McCready ultimately trailed Bishop by a wider margin than he did Harris in 2018 – roughly 4,000 votes compared to 905 votes last year. Counties that McCready carried last year – Richmond in the central part of the district and Cumberland in the east – swung this time for Bishop, while the Republican grew his margins in battleground counties, like Robeson.

Bishop’s victory in the 9th District is a respite for Republicans after the party lost 40 House seats in the 2018 midterm elections, a phenomenon driven largely by suburban and female voters, who have begun to move away from the GOP under Trump’s presidency.

The special election was also seen as something of a bellwether for 2020, when Trump himself will face reelection.

Republicans sought to downplay that notion, pointing to McCready’s more than two years on the campaign trail and massive campaign bank account. Asked in an interview on Monday whether the results of the 9th District election foreshadowed what’s to come in 2020, Kayleigh McEnany, the national secretary for Trump’s reelection campaign, offered a firm “no.”

There were signs, however, that Republicans were concerned about a possible loss in the special election. Republican and conservative groups spent millions on paid advertising in recent months, and Trump and Vice President Pence made last-minute appearances in the district on Monday in an effort to rally support for Bishop ahead of Election Day — efforts that ultimately appeared successful.

“The White House, Republican leadership and all our Republican and conservative partners were there for us every step of the way because they all understood what was at stake in this election,” Bishop said.

Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas) on Thursday warned that if President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE strikes a compromise with Democrats to expand background checks for gun purchases along the lines of the 2013 proposal from Sens. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinTrump administration seeks to use global aid for nuclear projects Shelley Moore Capito wins Senate primary West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wins GOP gubernatorial primary MORE (D-W.Va.) and Pat ToomeyPatrick (Pat) Joseph ToomeyGOP senators push for quick, partial reopening of economy NSA improperly collected US phone records in October, new documents show Overnight Defense: Pick for South Korean envoy splits with Trump on nuclear threat | McCain blasts move to suspend Korean military exercises | White House defends Trump salute of North Korean general MORE (R-Pa.), it would demoralize conservative voters and help Democrats capture the White House in 2020.

“If Republicans abandon the Second Amendment and demoralize millions of Americans who care deeply about Second Amendment rights, that could go a long way to electing a President Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE,” Cruz said at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor when asked about the prospect of Trump endorsing a modified version of Manchin-Toomey, which would require background checks for all firearms sales over the internet or at gun shows.

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Cruz warned that if conservatives aren’t motivated ahead of the 2020 election, a liberal Democrat such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) would have a much better chance of winning.

“We’re going to see record-shattering Democratic turnout. The only element missing to ensure Democratic victory is demoralizing conservatives so they stay home. I hope we don’t do that. I think that would be a serious mistake,” Cruz said in response to speculation that Trump may strike a deal with Sen. Chris MurphyChristopher (Chris) Scott MurphyState, city education officials press Congress for more COVID-19 funds The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump takes victory lap in morning news conference Pelosi demands Trump clarify deployment of unidentified law enforcement in DC MORE (D-Conn.), Manchin and Toomey to significantly expand background check requirements.

“It would also be a serious mistake as a policy matter. The Democrats’ proposal would not have prevented any of these mass murders. We ought to be focusing seriously, substantively on how you stop these horrific crimes and what they’re proposing wouldn’t do it,” he added.

Cruz said he’s not opposed to strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and is pushing a bill co-sponsored with Sen. Chuck GrassleyCharles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyRepublicans release newly declassified intelligence document on FBI source Steele Nursing homes under scrutiny after warnings of seized stimulus checks Republicans prepare to punt on next COVID-19 relief bill MORE (R-Iowa), that would improve and reauthorize grants for the database, increase federal prosecution of gun violence, and criminalize the straw purchasing of firearms and gun trafficking.

“What I’m proposing has a far greater likelihood of preventing these kinds of crimes,” he said.

Cruz said he’s open to the president striking a deal on strengthening background checks, but warned against a proposal along the lines of the 2013 Manchin-Toomey amendment, which would expand background checks to all gun show and internet sales but exempt sales between family members and friends.

Democratic leaders in Congress, however, say that at a minimum any gun violence bill that comes to the Senate floor must significantly expand required background checks along the lines of H.R. 8, the bill the House passed in February.

“Background checks are the base from which we must do everything,” Senate Democratic Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerOvernight Health Care: US showing signs of retreat in battle against COVID-19 | Regeneron begins clinical trials of potential coronavirus antibody treatment | CMS warns nursing homes against seizing residents’ stimulus checks Schumer requests briefing with White House coronavirus task force as cases rise Schumer on Trump’s tweet about 75-year-old protester: He ‘should go back to hiding in the bunker’ MORE (N.Y.) said Monday. “In our view, it’s paramount to pass the House bill as part of any gun safety package because it would sew up the most egregious loopholes that allow criminals, the adjudicated mentally ill [and] spousal abusers to get guns.”

Cruz said Thursday that dramatically expanding the universe of firearms sales subject to background checks could require a national gun registry.

“If you mandate every private person-to-person sale has to be subject to a background check, the immediate next question is how do you implement it and the only way to implement that is with a federal gun registry,” Cruz said when asked about Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s (R) proposal to require background checks for all stranger-to-stranger firearms transactions.

He said a national firearms registry is likely “the objective of many of the congressional Democrats” pushing universal background checks.

Cruz said “the approach that I’m pushing, focus on the felons, the fugitives, those with dangerous mental illnesses, that would prevent far more of these mass murders while at the same time protecting the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens.”

Stacey Abrams helped kick off a newly formed advocacy group’s initiative to train women to be activists and organizers. 

Abrams, who recently announced she’d be focusing on fighting voter suppression, joined the group Supermajority on Sunday to announce its cross-country bus tour. 

Supermajority said the tour will travel to 14 states and Washington, D.C., to train millions of women across the country.

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“As women, we are taught there are certain rules we have to follow,” Abrams said at the event, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

“We are taught that it’s our responsibility to meekly accept the outcome and to trust the rules as they were written down. I don’t,” she added. 

Supermajority, which was formed earlier this year by leading liberal activists, also announced its “Majority Rules” philosophy, which it said is centered on the thinking that lives of women, especially women of color, are “front and center in addressing all our nation’s challenges.” 

“You don’t need to be a policy expert to know exactly what is right, to know that equality is not negotiable and to be clear about what matters most,” said Ai-jen Poo, a founding Supermajority member and the executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. 

The bus tour will feature stops with 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (Calif.), Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (Minn.), Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (Mass.), former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

Abrams has maintained that her 2018 gubernatorial campaign loss to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp was due to voter suppression across Georgia. She launched a new initiative, Fair Fight 2020, last month to try and curb that problem in battleground states ahead of the 2020 election. 

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A local activist in Queens announced a primary challenge against New York progressive heavyweight Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezAttorney says 75-year-old man shoved by Buffalo police suffered brain injury How language is bringing down Donald Trump Highest-circulation Kentucky newspaper endorses Charles Booker in Senate race MORE (D) on Wednesday.

Badrun Khan, whose website describes her as an activist who has “spent her entire life fighting for justice, equality and fairness in her community,” says she is fighting for “REAL Results… Not Empty Promises,” suggesting how she views Ocasio-Cortez’s progressive platform.

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Khan lists a handful of policy positions on her website but doesn’t touch on top progressive priorities.

She favors expanding Social Security and Medicare benefits and ensuring health care “is made available for all and that those who have existing coverage can choose to keep what they currently have.” She stops short of declaring support for any variant of “Medicare for All.”

But Khan voiced support for a lobbying ban on former members of Congress that has gained popularity among Democrats.

The daughter of Bengali immigrants, Khan says she seeks to be a “uniter” who can “build bridges so that no community, regardless of their ethnicity or religion will ever be left behind.”

But Khan, who officially filed her candidacy in July, will face an uphill battle against Ocasio-Cortez, who has shot to national prominence and wields a formidable grassroots following online.

Ocasio-Cortez responded to Khan’s candidacy on Wednesday by saying, “I just focus on delivering for my district and doing the best job. I try not to focus too much on other folks in the field.”

Ocasio-Cortez’s hard-charging style and threats to support primaries against centrist members of Congress have strained her relationships with some Democrats.

She has reportedly considered backing a primary challenger to Rep. Hakeem JeffriesHakeem Sekou JeffriesHillicon Valley: Georgia officials launch investigation after election day chaos | Senate report finds Chinese telecom groups operated in US without proper oversight IBM terminates facial recognition technology business Democrats unveil sweeping legislation in response to protests of police brutality MORE (N.Y.), the No. 4 House Democrat and a possible successor to Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Pelosi: Georgia primary ‘disgrace’ could preview an election debacle in November MORE (D-Calif.), and Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas), who is considered one of the more conservative members of the House Democratic Caucus.

Ocasio-Cortez has already backed Marie Newman, who is taking on Rep. Daniel LipinskiDaniel William LipinskiEngel scrambles to fend off primary challenge from left Liberal group backs challenger to Engel in Democratic primary The Hill’s Campaign Report: Campaigns scale back amid coronavirus threat MORE (Ill.), one of the few House Democrats opposed to abortion.

After some questions over whether AEW Dynamite would air this Wednesday due to the NBA playoffs, company president Tony Khan confirmed Friday the show will air in its regular day and reguilar timeslot after all.

AEW’s flagship property has aired on Saturday and Thursday the past two weeks due to NBA preemptions, still managing to hold its own with Saturday viewership followed by an increase for Thursday, albeit with some drops in the key demos.

The only remaining schedule change is that the Wednesday, September 16th show will be one hour, airing whenever the NBA game is done that night, followed by a full two hour episode on Thursday, September 17th.

This Wednesday’s lineup thus far:

Chris Jericho vs. Joey Janela
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley vs. Mark Sterling
Jurassic Express and Young Bucks vs. Private Party and SCU with winners facing each other at All Out
Best Friends vs. Santana and Ortiz