Subject: 3 things you should know about Pres. Trump's new exec. order on social media

From	TheVote <[email protected]>
Subject	3 things you should know about Pres. Trump's new exec. order on social media
Date	May 28, 2020 5:31 PM

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[The Vote]
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[Here are the 3 things you should know right now about President Trump's ne=
w executive order on social media.]

"President Donald Trump will reportedly sign an executive order on Thursday=
pertaining to social media companies, according to White House Press Secre=
tary Kayleigh McEnany. [...] Shortly after news broke that Trump would sign=
an executive order, the president tweeted: 'Big Tech is doing everything i=
n their very considerable power to CENSOR in advance of the 2020 Election. =
If that happens, we no longer have our freedom. I will never let it happen!=
They tried hard in 2016, and lost. Now they are going absolutely CRAZY. St=
ay Tuned!!!'" (Daily Wire <[link removed]
it-happen-trump-to-sign-an-executive-order-on-social-media-companies> )

Read the full story on=C2=A0Daily Wire <[link removed]
ll-never-let-it-happen-trump-to-sign-an-executive-order-on-social-media-com=
panies>

President Trump is expected to announce and sign an executive order today t=
hat introduces new regulations on social media companies. Some news outlets=
reported they've seen a draft already. There's no word yet on the time or =
precise content.
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But here's what you should know ahead of President Trump's announcement...
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(1) Tech platforms like Twitter have limited liability compared to publishe=
rs under what's referred to as Section 230, which is really just a labeled =
section of the Communications Decency Act from 1996.
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Basically (and remember: we're not lawyers), they aren't responsible for wh=
at their site users upload because they don't have editorial control like a=
newspaper does. (The Federalist <[link removed]
its-time-to-stop-pretending-twitter-is-neutral/> )
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But President Trump is likely to argue that Twitter (and other social media=
platforms, we presume) have started to editorialize ... which would mean t=
hey don't get the same Section 230 protections.
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As Sen. Josh Hawley -- a long-time critic of tech companies -- tweeted yest=
erday <[link removed]> , "Y=
ep. It=E2=80=99s pretty simple: if @Twitter and @Google and the rest are go=
ing to editorialize and censor and act like traditional publishers, they sh=
ould be treated like traditional publishers and stop receiving the special =
carve out from the federal government in Section 230."
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(2) This was kicked off by Twitter "fact-checking" President Trump's tweets=
this week about the potential for voter fraud in vote-by-mail elections. I=
t's the first time the company has ever done that.
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And, as many commentators have noted, Twitter's "fact check" was used to we=
igh in on a political debate, not provide a clearly established fact.
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As The Daily Signal noted about the supposed fact check <[link removed]
ignal.com/2020/05/27/twitter-uses-fact-checking-as-a-weapon-against-trump/>=
, "it=E2=80=99s simply not true that 'mail-in ballots are very rarely link=
ed to voter fraud,' or that Trump=E2=80=99s claim was 'unsubstantiated.'"
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(3) And on an interesting note, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook has proactively=
tried to distance his company.
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In an interview on Fox News last night, he said, =E2=80=9CI just believe st=
rongly that Facebook shouldn=E2=80=99t be the arbiter of truth of everythin=
g that people say online. Private companies probably shouldn=E2=80=99t be, =
especially these platform companies, shouldn=E2=80=99t be in the position o=
f doing that.=E2=80=9D (National Review <[link removed]
s/zuckerberg-dorsey-spar-over-twitters-trump-fact-check/> )
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It's worth noting that's the perspective that seems like it would help Face=
book keep its Section 230 protections.

[Biden reported to have his VP pick by August 1.]

"Former Vice President Joe Biden says he hopes to decide on a running mate =
by Aug. 1, about two weeks before the Democratic nominating convention in M=
ilwaukee. Speaking at a digital fundraiser hosted by former South Bend, Ind=
., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Biden said his campaign=E2=80=99s vice presidentia=
l committee has already interviewed the contenders on his shortlist." (The =
Hill <[link removed]
vp-by-aug-1> )

Read the full story on The Hill <[link removed]
499853-biden-hopes-to-pick-vp-by-aug-1>

In a show of his commitment to govern by bureaucracy, Joe Biden is still wa=
iting to announce his VP pick.
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His advisory committee is waiting until July to give him names, and he just=
announced he "hopes" to have his pick in place by ... August 1. That's two=
weeks out from the rescheduled Democratic National Convention.
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And, in the meantime, those theoretically on the short list keep getting th=
emselves into political hot water, like Governor Whitmer's bizarre "boat sc=
andal" over Memorial Day weekend in which her husband allegedly asked for s=
pecial treatment to get his boat out on the water.

[Here's what a Biden presidency could be like: "most expensive Democratic t=
ax plan that we've seen from any Democratic candidate in recent history."]

"'The truth is that Joe Biden, even though he's portrayed as a moderate, is=
offering the most expensive Democratic tax plan that we've seen from any D=
emocratic candidate in recent history,' [CNBC reporter Robert] Frank said i=
n an interview. 'Hillary Clinton's total plan was $1.5 trillion. Biden's pl=
an is $4 trillion.'" (Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]
20-election/cnbc-reporter-biden-tax-plan-most-expensive-in-recent-history/>=
)

Read the full story on the Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]
om/2020-election/cnbc-reporter-biden-tax-plan-most-expensive-in-recent-hist=
ory/>

At a time of widespread unemployment and economic uncertainty, Joe Biden ha=
s unveiled part of his campaign's solution: taxes. A lot more taxes.
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Despite his pledge not to raise taxes on Americans making less than $400,00=
0 a year <[link removed]
dge/> , his $4 trillion tax plan comes with some eye-popping increases, as =
the Washington Free Beacon reported <[link removed]
nbc-reporter-biden-tax-plan-most-expensive-in-recent-history/> , including:
=E2=80=A2 an increase to the capital gains tax "by almost 20 percentage po=
ints"
=E2=80=A2 an increase increase the corporate income tax rate by "a 7 perce=
ntage point increase"
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In contrast, the American people have already seen the economic boom that f=
ollowed President Trump's historic tax reform.

[Will there be a fight over the GOP platform at the Republican National Con=
vention in August?]

"A Kushner platform wouldn=E2=80=99t be like the 58-page tome that the GOP =
adopted as its platform four years ago. It wouldn=E2=80=99t be a single pag=
e, either. He reportedly envisions a statement of policy and principle that=
fits on a single index card and fits neatly in the front pockets of delega=
tes." (Real Clear Politics <[link removed]
/05/28/conservatives_pan_kushner_plan_to_shrink_gop_platform.html> )

Read the full story on Real Clear Politics <[link removed]
om/articles/2020/05/28/conservatives_pan_kushner_plan_to_shrink_gop_platfor=
m.html>

Debates about a political party's platforms are usually the stuff of inside=
baseball stories.
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But occasionally they break through as major media events, like when the De=
mocrats removed any mention of God from the party platform in 2012 <https:/=
/www.foxnews.com/politics/convention-floor-erupts-as-dems-restore-reference=
s-to-god-jerusalem-in-platform> -- and only restored it after an ugly round=
of votes on the convention floor. (Fox News <[link removed]
ics/convention-floor-erupts-as-dems-restore-references-to-god-jerusalem-in-=
platform> )
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Now there are stories of a rift between Jared Kushner and conservatives in =
the Republican National Committee over the GOP platform.
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Kushner -- and, we presume, Team Trump -- would reportedly like to condense=
the party platform to the size of a "single index card," instead of the le=
ngthy, multi-page document it is now.
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But some party conservatives see that not as a marketing technique but a pu=
sh to moderate the platform ... and, despite assurances from President Trum=
p's allies, are said to be "preparing for a fight" on this issue at the con=
vention.

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span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Her=
e are the 3 things you should know right now about President Trump's new ex=
ecutive order on social media.</strong></span></span></p>
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o-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em>"<span style=3D"background-color:=
#ffffff;"><span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong>President Don=
ald Trump will reportedly sign an executive order on Thursday</strong></spa=
n> pertaining to social media companies, according to White House Press Sec=
retary Kayleigh McEnany. [...] Shortly after news broke that Trump would si=
gn an executive order, the president tweeted: 'Big Tech is doing everything=
in their very considerable power to CENSOR in advance of the 2020 Election=
. If that happens, we no longer have our freedom. I will never let it happe=
n! They tried hard in 2016, and lost. Now they are going absolutely CRAZY. =
Stay Tuned!!!'"</span> (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #006=
8A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwu=
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arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Daily Wire</a>)</em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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=3D"[link removed]
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blank" style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; disp=
lay: inline-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius=
: 4px; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; wi=
dth: auto; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; =
border-bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-t=
op: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica=
, sans-serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-al=
l;"><span style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;disp=
lay:inline-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-bre=
ak: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on<em>=C2=
=A0</em>Daily Wire</span></span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:=
#555555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">President Trump is expected to announce and sign an ex=
ecutive order today that introduces new regulations on social media compani=
es. Some news outlets reported they've seen a draft already. There's no wor=
d yet on the time or precise content.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"><strong>But here's what you should know ahead of Presi=
dent Trump's announcement...</strong></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">(1) <span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong=
>Tech platforms like Twitter have limited liability compared to publishers =
under what's referred to as Section 230</strong></span>, which is really ju=
st a labeled section of the Communications Decency Act from 1996.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">Basically (and remember: we're not lawyers), they aren=
't responsible for what their site users upload because they don't have edi=
torial control like a newspaper does. (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underli=
ne; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
%3AMDItYjIwMTQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnamFja2J1b=
HdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMg%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhl=
ZmVkZXJhbGlzdC5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8yOC9pdHMtdGltZS10by1zdG9wLXByZXRlbmRpbmctdHd=
pdHRlci1pcy1uZXV0cmFsLw&K=3Du0NEb-Cah6jF0qdKdjmYng" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noopener">The Federalist</a>)</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"><strong>But President Trump is likely to argue that Tw=
itter (and other social media platforms, we presume) <em>have</em> started =
to editorialize ... </strong>which would mean they don't get the same Secti=
on 230 protections.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">As Sen. Josh Hawley -- a long-time critic of tech comp=
anies -- <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"h=
ttp://trk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU=
5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2Mjgx=
NzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMw%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9IYXdsZXlNTy9zdGF0dXMvMT=
I2NTY3MjQyMzgzNzQwMTA4OT9zPTIw&K=3D_UE8Ka11jXy-G7uN5R5REA" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noopener">tweeted yesterday</a>, "Yep. It=E2=80=99s pretty simple:=
if @Twitter and @Google and the rest are going to editorialize and censor =
and act like traditional publishers, <strong>they should be treated like tr=
aditional publishers and stop receiving the special carve out from the fede=
ral government in Section 230</strong>."</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">(2) <span style=3D"background-color: #ffff99;"><strong=
>This was kicked off by Twitter "fact-checking" President Trump's tweets th=
is week about the potential for voter fraud in vote-by-mail elections</stro=
ng></span>. It's the first time the company has ever done that.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">And, as many commentators have noted, Twitter's "fact =
check" was used to weigh in on a political debate, <em>not</em> provide a c=
learly established fact.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5=
;" href=3D"[link removed]
lNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29=
t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHlzaWduYWwuY29tLz=
IwMjAvMDUvMjcvdHdpdHRlci11c2VzLWZhY3QtY2hlY2tpbmctYXMtYS13ZWFwb24tYWdhaW5zd=
C10cnVtcC8&K=3DPOCZRZhEYgsI5FaCGlmBYQ" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">A=
s The Daily Signal noted about the supposed fact check</a>, "<strong>it=E2=
=80=99s simply not true that 'mail-in ballots are very rarely linked to vot=
er fraud,' or that Trump=E2=80=99s claim was 'unsubstantiated</strong>.'"</=
p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">(3) And on an interesting note, <span style=3D"backgro=
und-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook has proactively tr=
ied to distance his company</strong></span>.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">In an interview on Fox News last night, he said, =E2=
=80=9C<strong>I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn=E2=80=99t be th=
e arbiter of truth of everything that people say online</strong>. Private c=
ompanies probably shouldn=E2=80=99t be, especially these platform companies=
, shouldn=E2=80=99t be in the position of doing that.=E2=80=9D (<a style=3D=
"text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
line/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQ=
zZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3ANQ%=
3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZXcuY29tL25ld3MvenVja2VyYmVyZy1kb3JzZX=
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xA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener"><em>National Review</em></a>)</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">It's worth noting that's the perspective that seems li=
ke it would help Facebook keep its Section 230 protections.</p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Bid=
en reported to have his VP pick by August 1.</strong></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em>"<span style=3D"background-color:=
#ffff99;"><strong>Former Vice President Joe Biden says he hopes to decide =
on a running mate by Aug. 1</strong></span>, about two weeks before the Dem=
ocratic nominating convention in Milwaukee. Speaking at a digital fundraise=
r hosted by former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Biden said his c=
ampaign=E2=80=99s vice presidential committee has already interviewed the c=
ontenders on his shortlist." (<a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color=
: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
IwMTQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ2=
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LTE&K=3D9BRTIMFZ270xHmyrCe5nOA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">The Hill=
</a>)</em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<a href=3D"[link removed]
?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0=
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style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: in=
line-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; =
-webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: au=
to; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-=
bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px=
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serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><sp=
an style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inl=
ine-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: bre=
ak-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on The Hill</span>=
</span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:=
#555555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">In a show of his commitment to govern by bureaucracy,<=
strong> Joe Biden is still waiting to announce his VP pick</strong>.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">His advisory committee is waiting until July to give h=
im names, and he just announced he "hopes" to have his pick in place by ...=
August 1. That's two weeks out from the rescheduled Democratic National Co=
nvention.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">And, in the meantime, <strong>those theoretically on t=
he short list keep getting themselves into political hot water</strong>, li=
ke Governor Whitmer's bizarre "boat scandal" over Memorial Day weekend in w=
hich her husband allegedly asked for special treatment to get his boat out =
on the water.</p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Her=
e's what a Biden presidency could be like: "most expensive Democratic tax p=
lan that we've seen from any Democratic candidate in recent history."</stro=
ng></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em>"'The truth is that Joe Biden, ev=
en though he's portrayed as a moderate, is offering the most expensive Demo=
cratic tax plan that we've seen from any Democratic candidate in recent his=
tory,' [CNBC reporter Robert] Frank said in an interview. '<span style=3D"b=
ackground-color: #ffff99;"><strong>Hillary Clinton's total plan was $1.5 tr=
illion. Biden's plan is $4 trillion.</strong></span>'" (<a style=3D"te=
xt-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
e/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZj=
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VMgffhyHO3rn-5g2w" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Washington Free Beaco=
n</a>)</em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<a href=3D"[link removed]
rk.thevote.online/c/6/?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZm=
E4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3A=
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bmJjLXJlcG9ydGVyLWJpZGVuLXRheC1wbGFuLW1vc3QtZXhwZW5zaXZlLWluLXJlY2VudC1oaXN=
0b3J5Lw&K=3DLX6VS2y1CmE7kCzQdJwfoA" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"-webkit-text=
-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; color: #f=
fffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-border-radius=
: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: auto; border-top: 1px s=
olid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-bottom: 1px solid #3A=
AEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px=
; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: ce=
nter; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><span style=3D"padding-l=
eft:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-block;"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-hei=
ght-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on the Washington Free Beacon</span></s=
pan></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:=
#555555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin:=
0;">At a time of widespread unemployment and economic uncertainty, Joe Bid=
en has unveiled part of his campaign's solution: taxes. A <em>lot</em>=
more taxes.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin:=
0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin:=
0;">Despite his pledge <a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #006=
8A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwu=
Y29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTE%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmF0aW9uYWxyZXZpZX=
cuY29tL2Nvcm5lci9iaWRlbnMtbWlkZGxlLWNsYXNzLXRheC1wbGVkZ2Uv&K=3D3MMFlZc8qlas=
MsFIMoiGSA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">not to raise taxes on Americ=
ans making less than $400,000 a year</a>, <strong>his $4 trillion tax plan =
comes with some eye-popping increases, as the <a style=3D"text-decoration: =
underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
NjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnam=
Fja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21haWwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTI%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly9m=
cmVlYmVhY29uLmNvbS8yMDIwLWVsZWN0aW9uL2NuYmMtcmVwb3J0ZXItYmlkZW4tdGF4LXBsYW4=
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arget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Washington Free Beacon reported</a>, incl=
uding:</strong></p>
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reak: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin:=
0;">=E2=80=A2 an increase to the capital gains tax "by almost 20 percentag=
e points"</p>
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reak: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin:=
0;">=E2=80=A2 an increase increase the corporate income tax rate by "a 7 p=
ercentage point increase"</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin:=
0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin:=
0;"><strong>In contrast, the American people have already seen the economi=
c boom that followed President Trump's historic tax reform.</strong></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ar=
ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; mso-line-height-alt: 17px; margin: 0;"><=
span style=3D"color: #00ccff;"><span style=3D"font-size: 20px;"><strong>Wil=
l there be a fight over the GOP platform at the Republican National Convent=
ion in August?</strong></span></span></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"color:#555555;font-family:Ge=
orgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px;pad=
ding-right:25px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:25px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<div style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-hei=
ght: 1.2; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #55=
5555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"line-height: 1.2; word-b=
reak: break-word; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; ms=
o-line-height-alt: NaNpx; margin: 0;"><em>"<span style=3D"background-color:=
#ffff99;"><strong>A Kushner platform wouldn=E2=80=99t be like the 58-page =
tome that the GOP adopted as its platform four years ago.</strong></span> I=
t wouldn=E2=80=99t be a single page, either. He reportedly envisions a stat=
ement of policy and principle that fits on a single index card and fits nea=
tly in the front pockets of delegates.</em>"<em> (<a style=3D"text-dec=
oration: underline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
?T=3DOTkyNjA2OTc%3AMDItYjIwMTQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0=
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=3DRMIwmlPf9vR1NFTbUUR1kw" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Real Clear Po=
litics</a>)</em></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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"[link removed]
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lua19nb3BfcGxhdGZvcm0uaHRtbA&K=3DJT--80JNMx2U4XH-4FX1jA" target=3D"_blank" =
style=3D"-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; text-decoration: none; display: in=
line-block; color: #ffffff; background-color: #3AAEE0; border-radius: 4px; =
-webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; width: auto; width: au=
to; border-top: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-right: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-=
bottom: 1px solid #3AAEE0; border-left: 1px solid #3AAEE0; padding-top: 5px=
; padding-bottom: 5px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-=
serif; text-align: center; mso-border-alt: none; word-break: keep-all;"><sp=
an style=3D"padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inl=
ine-block;"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px; line-height: 2; word-break: bre=
ak-word; mso-line-height-alt: 32px;">Read the full story on Real Clear Poli=
tics</span></span></a>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09</div>
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ial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:1.2;padding-top:10px=
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ght: 1.2; font-family: Arial, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:=
#555555; mso-line-height-alt: 17px;">
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">Debates about a political party's platforms are usuall=
y the stuff of inside baseball stories.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">But occasionally they break through as major media eve=
nts, like when the <strong><a style=3D"text-decoration: underline; color: #=
0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
TQ5LTRlNjVmZDNmNmU5YjQxZmE4MTMwYWY3NTQzZjhkYTA0%3AYmlnamFja2J1bHdhcmtAZ21ha=
WwuY29t%3AOTA2MjgxNzM3%3AZmFsc2U%3AMTY%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94bmV3cy5jb20=
vcG9saXRpY3MvY29udmVudGlvbi1mbG9vci1lcnVwdHMtYXMtZGVtcy1yZXN0b3JlLXJlZmVyZW=
5jZXMtdG8tZ29kLWplcnVzYWxlbS1pbi1wbGF0Zm9ybQ&K=3DmeFCj9CdeYzt9lxfO9Phxw" ta=
rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Democrats removed any mention of God from =
the party platform in 2012</a> </strong>-- and only restored it after an ug=
ly round of votes on the convention floor. (<a style=3D"text-decoration: un=
derline; color: #0068A5;" href=3D"[link removed]
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1R3E-5JSp1uNA" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener">Fox News</a>)</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"><strong>Now there are stories of a rift between Jared =
Kushner and conservatives in the Republican National Committee over the GOP=
platform.</strong></p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">Kushner -- and, we presume, Team Trump -- would report=
edly like to condense the party platform to the size of a "single index car=
d," instead of the lengthy, multi-page document it is now.</p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;"> </p>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-size: 14px; line-he=
ight: 1.2; word-break: break-word; font-family: inherit; mso-line-height-al=
t: 17px; margin: 0;">But some party conservatives see that not as a marketi=
ng technique but a push to moderate the platform ... and, <strong>despite a=
ssurances from President Trump's allies, are said to be "preparing for a fi=
ght" on this issue at the convention.</strong></p>
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[Here are the 3 things you should know right now about President Trump's new executive order on social media.]

"President Donald Trump will reportedly sign an executive order on Thursday pertaining to social media companies, according to White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. [...] Shortly after news broke that Trump would sign an executive order, the president tweeted: 'Big Tech is doing everything in their very considerable power to CENSOR in advance of the 2020 Election. If that happens, we no longer have our freedom. I will never let it happen! They tried hard in 2016, and lost. Now they are going absolutely CRAZY. Stay Tuned!!!'" (Daily Wire <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on Daily Wire <[link removed]>

President Trump is expected to announce and sign an executive order today that introduces new regulations on social media companies. Some news outlets reported they've seen a draft already. There's no word yet on the time or precise content.

But here's what you should know ahead of President Trump's announcement...

(1) Tech platforms like Twitter have limited liability compared to publishers under what's referred to as Section 230, which is really just a labeled section of the Communications Decency Act from 1996.

Basically (and remember: we're not lawyers), they aren't responsible for what their site users upload because they don't have editorial control like a newspaper does. (The Federalist <[link removed]> )

But President Trump is likely to argue that Twitter (and other social media platforms, we presume) have started to editorialize ... which would mean they don't get the same Section 230 protections.

As Sen. Josh Hawley -- a long-time critic of tech companies -- tweeted yesterday <[link removed]> , "Yep. It’s pretty simple: if @Twitter and @Google and the rest are going to editorialize and censor and act like traditional publishers, they should be treated like traditional publishers and stop receiving the special carve out from the federal government in Section 230."

(2) This was kicked off by Twitter "fact-checking" President Trump's tweets this week about the potential for voter fraud in vote-by-mail elections. It's the first time the company has ever done that.

And, as many commentators have noted, Twitter's "fact check" was used to weigh in on a political debate, not provide a clearly established fact.

As The Daily Signal noted about the supposed fact check <[link removed]> , "it’s simply not true that 'mail-in ballots are very rarely linked to voter fraud,' or that Trump’s claim was 'unsubstantiated.'"

(3) And on an interesting note, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook has proactively tried to distance his company.

In an interview on Fox News last night, he said, “I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn’t be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online. Private companies probably shouldn’t be, especially these platform companies, shouldn’t be in the position of doing that.” (National Review <[link removed]> )

It's worth noting that's the perspective that seems like it would help Facebook keep its Section 230 protections.

[Biden reported to have his VP pick by August 1.]

"Former Vice President Joe Biden says he hopes to decide on a running mate by Aug. 1, about two weeks before the Democratic nominating convention in Milwaukee. Speaking at a digital fundraiser hosted by former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Biden said his campaign’s vice presidential committee has already interviewed the contenders on his shortlist." (The Hill <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on The Hill <[link removed]>

In a show of his commitment to govern by bureaucracy, Joe Biden is still waiting to announce his VP pick.

His advisory committee is waiting until July to give him names, and he just announced he "hopes" to have his pick in place by ... August 1. That's two weeks out from the rescheduled Democratic National Convention.

And, in the meantime, those theoretically on the short list keep getting themselves into political hot water, like Governor Whitmer's bizarre "boat scandal" over Memorial Day weekend in which her husband allegedly asked for special treatment to get his boat out on the water.

[Here's what a Biden presidency could be like: "most expensive Democratic tax plan that we've seen from any Democratic candidate in recent history."]

"'The truth is that Joe Biden, even though he's portrayed as a moderate, is offering the most expensive Democratic tax plan that we've seen from any Democratic candidate in recent history,' [CNBC reporter Robert] Frank said in an interview. 'Hillary Clinton's total plan was $1.5 trillion. Biden's plan is $4 trillion.'" (Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on the Washington Free Beacon <[link removed]>

At a time of widespread unemployment and economic uncertainty, Joe Biden has unveiled part of his campaign's solution: taxes. A lot more taxes.

Despite his pledge not to raise taxes on Americans making less than $400,000 a year <[link removed]> , his $4 trillion tax plan comes with some eye-popping increases, as the Washington Free Beacon reported <[link removed]> , including:
• an increase to the capital gains tax "by almost 20 percentage points"
• an increase increase the corporate income tax rate by "a 7 percentage point increase"

In contrast, the American people have already seen the economic boom that followed President Trump's historic tax reform.

[Will there be a fight over the GOP platform at the Republican National Convention in August?]

"A Kushner platform wouldn’t be like the 58-page tome that the GOP adopted as its platform four years ago. It wouldn’t be a single page, either. He reportedly envisions a statement of policy and principle that fits on a single index card and fits neatly in the front pockets of delegates." (Real Clear Politics <[link removed]> )

Read the full story on Real Clear Politics <[link removed]>

Debates about a political party's platforms are usually the stuff of inside baseball stories.

But occasionally they break through as major media events, like when the Democrats removed any mention of God from the party platform in 2012 <[link removed]> -- and only restored it after an ugly round of votes on the convention floor. (Fox News <[link removed]> )

Now there are stories of a rift between Jared Kushner and conservatives in the Republican National Committee over the GOP platform.

Kushner -- and, we presume, Team Trump -- would reportedly like to condense the party platform to the size of a "single index card," instead of the lengthy, multi-page document it is now.

But some party conservatives see that not as a marketing technique but a push to moderate the platform ... and, despite assurances from President Trump's allies, are said to be "preparing for a fight" on this issue at the convention.

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