Jul 19, 2019

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AM QUICKIE: July 19, 2019 w/ Sam Seder aka @SamSeder and Lucie Steiner aka @TheSteinbag

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: House Dems warn Omar in 'imminent danger' after Trump rally chants (POLITICO) Trump Nominates Antonin Scalia’s Son as Labor Secretary (Mother Jones) Joe Biden, Kamala Harris will face off again as lineups for CNN Democratic primary debates are set (CNN) And our QUICKER QUICKIES HEADLINES: Axios is reporting that John Delaney's senior team sat him down and told him to drop out of the presidential race by mid-August. Delaney’s reportedly spent nearly $19 million as a 2020 candidate since 2017. The House on Thursday passed legislation to gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, following through on a key Democratic campaign promise and ending a six-month struggle within the caucus. (POLITICO) The Hill reports that the Pentagon is preparing to deploy 500 troops to Saudi Arabia amid escalating tensions with Iran. New York Times is reporting that after years of legal wrangling, the E.P.A. will not ban Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide which has been linked to developmental disabilities. And lastly, Five-Thirty-Eight reports that there is only one US senator more unpopular that Susan Collins and that is Senate Majority leader, and self proclaimed Grim Reaper of of all things good… Cocaine Mitch McConnell.

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