Morning Jolt: Jeff Sessions Is Running for His Former Senate Seat: Presented by Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council

This is the last Jim-written Morning Jolt until Tuesday. To all our veterans, thank you in advance.

Making the click-through worthwhile: Jeff Sessions is running for Senate again, in a move that makes sense for him but not for anyone else; Republicans had a pretty good night in western Pennsylvania, but that may not quite offset their losses in the Philadelphia suburbs; and NR's John McCormack interviews senators and finds evidence that the Assault Weapons Ban, the Green New Deal and Medicare for All will never pass the Senate, even if Democrats win control of the chamber in 2020; and Elizabeth Warren finds an innovative new way to be dishonest about her background.

Why Are You Running for Senate, Jeff Sessions?

I can understand why he wants to run. Sessions was the lone senator to endorse Trump early in the 2016 cycle, became Trump's closest ally among Washington Republicans, was nominated as attorney general, won a tough confirmation fight . . . and then quickly turned into the president's punching bag. Six months into the job, Trump was publicly complaining he shouldn't have appointed him ...

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Jeff Sessions Is Running for His Former Senate Seat Jim Geraghty This is the last Jim-written Morning Jolt until Tuesday. To all our veterans, thank you in advance. Making the click-through worthwhile: Jeff Sessions is running for Senate again, in a move that makes sense for him but not for anyone else; Republicans had a pretty good night in western Pennsylvania, but that may not quite offset their losses in the Philadelphia suburbs; and NR's John McCormack interviews senators and finds evidence that the Assault Weapons Ban, the Green New Deal and Medicare for All will never pass the Senate, even if Democrats win control of the chamber in 2020; and Elizabeth Warren finds an innovative new way to be dishonest about her background. Why Are You Running for Senate, Jeff Sessions? I can understand why he wants to run. Sessions was the lone senator to endorse Trump early in the 2016 cycle, became Trump's closest ally among Washington Republicans, was nominated as attorney general, won a tough confirmation fight . . . and then quickly turned into the president's punching bag. Six months into the job, Trump was publicly complaining he shouldn't have appointed him ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Harriet: A 'Slave Land' Thrill Ride Armond White Both the history and the legend of the Underground Railroad, and the courageous woman who led herself and others out of bondage, are now jokes of woke entertainment. History Has Shown That Socialism Isn't the Cure Victor Davis Hanson Sometimes the naïve and disaffected must relearn that their pie-in-the sky socialist medicine is far worse than the perceived malady of inequality. Pence's Office Dismisses Report that He Would Have Supported Removing Trump on 25th... Mairead McArdle Upcoming book "A Warning" claims officials were certain he supported removing Trump on mental incapacity grounds as long as most of the Cabinet approved. ADVERTISEMENT Elizabeth Warren Thinks Voters Are Stupid Kevin D. Williamson As the aforementioned Jordan Weissmann writes, the point of Warren's nonsense story about how she'll pay for her Medicare expansion is to "deflect unpleasant questions from debate moderators and journalists." It does not have anything to do with the actual facts of the case — only with the contours of the fiction that is the Warren presidential campaign. Right to Confrontation: The Latest Bogus Legal Argument over the 'Whistleblower' Andrew C. McCarthy The so-called whistleblower is not a statutory whistleblower, and his anonymity is not protected by law; but the Sixth Amendment has nothing to do with impeachment. Will Boris Johnson Strike a Deal with Nigel Farage? John O'Sullivan If he doesn't, the Tories could be in trouble in the coming election. Warren's Medicare-for-All Plan Is the Wrong Approach to Health-Care Reform for Doctors and... Marc Siegel The American health-care system needs to be maintained and strengthened, not replaced. Bevin Refuses to Concede Kentucky Gubernatorial Race, Alleging Voting 'Irregularities' Zachary Evans "There really are a number of irregularities," Bevin told reporters, adding "there's more than a little bit of history of vote fraud in our state." ADVERTISEMENT A message from SBE Council Arbitration Will Only Make Things Worse The last thing a patient needs after getting hit by a surprise medical bill is to face a complex, confusing "arbitration" process. Congress can protect patients from surprise bills and lower costs by avoiding arbitration. LEARN MORE Photo Essays Defending America Russia's 1941 Parade ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.