Trump made 115 false claims in the first week of September

New: Trump made *115* false claims in the first week of September, second-most of any week of his presidency: https://t.co/Dzg0Aoe0Ju

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 17, 2018

Another Trump appointee may face charges

Probe of FEMA Chief Brock Long has been referred to federal prosecutors for potential criminal charges. https://t.co/SRiG4kDP9j

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) September 17, 2018

Covers: I’ve Got Blood in My Eyes for You

The original version was by the Mississippi Sheiks in 1931 and was covered by Bob Dylan in 1993.

Mississippi Sheiks

Bob Dylan

Great idea for a Kavanaugh-Ford hearing

I totally agree with this.

Here's some advice, based on the Thomas-Hill experience:

Both Dems and GOP should want professional, outside counsel to question Kavanaugh and Ford at a public hearing — not Senators. Make this a search for the truth, not a political platform for Senators of EITHER party.

— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) September 17, 2018

2018 election update 9/17/18

Someone was nailed. https://t.co/sZBq0uaPuf

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) September 18, 2018

The polls are pointing toward a wave in the House, with an average projected gain of 35 to 40 seats for Dems. And yet, Democrats are at risk of losing several of their own Senate seats, which could offset any gains they may make among GOP-held seats. https://t.co/tlD8ehutA3

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) September 18, 2018

Expected all of that except VA02. Interesting https://t.co/7RRzrfKseg

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) September 18, 2018

Democrats: 48.8%
Republicans: 39.8%https://t.co/5HUIDZs1De

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) September 18, 2018

Most Democratic incumbents are doing worse than the "fundamentals" would predict. https://t.co/tlD8ehutA3 pic.twitter.com/0sRlX4VnC7

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) September 18, 2018

A RNC internal poll finds the GOP is in danger due to complacent Trump voters. That's good. But wouldn't it be great to obliterate them with a #BlueWave? https://t.co/qbESRVJjCg pic.twitter.com/ozDYEMXq9f

— The Blue Wave 🌊 (@BlueWaveVoters) September 18, 2018

If a man raised from birth by the conservative movement isn't running on conservatism in a red state, is there any appeal left for right-wing ideas? https://t.co/JuT1iTnjM0 pic.twitter.com/Xg2OnRIunl

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) September 18, 2018

WISCONSIN
U.S. Senate:
Tammy Baldwin (D) 53%
Leah Vukmir (R) 42%
(Marquette Law School Poll, LV, 9/12-16/18)

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) September 18, 2018

VIRGINIA
U.S. Senate:
Tim Kaine (D) 52%
Corey Stewart (R) 36%
Matt Waters (L) 5%
(U. of Mary Washington / SSRS, LV, 9/4-9/18)

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) September 18, 2018

Dems pulling out stops, yet Greg Orman persistedhttps://t.co/NqwuzVZfRS

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) September 18, 2018

We have now reached the stage where roughly every five minutes there is a poll released that is guaranteed to make Democrats or Republicans feel their stomach drop. And there are still seven weeks to go. https://t.co/fZsJNSyJ0f

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 18, 2018

TEXAS
U.S. Senate:
Ted Cruz (R) 54%
Beto O'Rourke (D) 45%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, LV, 9/11-17/18)

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) September 18, 2018

Health care is the #1 subject of Dem campaign ads. Here are a few of them, with my color commentary. (Sadly, there were only a few metaphors.) https://t.co/LjY1GTJPQt

— Margot Sanger-Katz (@sangerkatz) September 17, 2018

I found it! The single most important Senate race in the country!https://t.co/uiHAc4Z7h0 pic.twitter.com/1DWD5L64QZ

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 17, 2018

We've polled 12 of the 30 races characterized as "toss-up" by the Cook Political Report, and the overall margin is Dem 45.4, Rep 44.3

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) September 17, 2018

What a disaster for the GOP. https://t.co/xVhbqYCaf9

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) September 17, 2018

Knowing who’s truly “ahead” in a poll involves a lot more than reading the top line numbers.

For example, I’d *much* rather be Sean Casten (D), who’s trailing by one in #IL06 (Clinton +7) than Paul Davis (D), who leads by one in #KS02 (Trump +18). https://t.co/7dexcV9uRJ

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) September 16, 2018

More warning signs for the Senate GOP. New CNN poll: In Arizona, Sinema tops Republican Rep. Martha McSally by 7 points, 50% to 43%, while in Tennessee, Bredesen holds a 5-point edge over Rep. Marsha Blackburn, 50% to 45%

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 17, 2018

Things that aren't in the 2018 script: Sen. Joe Manchin being ahead by more in West Virginia (45-33 in a new Emerson poll) than Sen. Tina Smith in Minnesota (47-37 in a new Mason-Dixon poll).

— Taniel (@Taniel) September 17, 2018

Heart of 2018 midterms: By 58%-27%, respondents want Congress to be more of a check on Pres. Trump. New Quinnipiac poll also shows 14% generic edge for Dems—well more than needed for a D House majority. Generic average now=+8.4% D.

— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) September 12, 2018

They deserve what they get for listening to Trump

.@MaddowBlog: Trump keeps telling the Republican base, "There will not be a Blue Wave." The problem for the GOP is that these voters believe him. https://t.co/m9Yd5goV7p

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 17, 2018

Covers: Tumbling Dice

“Tumbling Dice” was the first single from the Rolling Stones great Exile on Main Street (1972). It was also a hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1977. “Good Time Women” is an earlier Rolling Stones track that was not released until 2010 and is the obvious ancestor to “Tumbling Dice”

Rolling Stones

Linda Ronstadt

“Good Time Women”

Covers: Rocks Off

“Rocks Off” is the first song on the Rolling Stones’ best album Exile on Main Street (1972). It was covered by the Old 97’s in 2010.

Rolling Stones

Old 97s

25 years of the Old 97’s

The @Old97s Celebrate 25 Years https://t.co/58XsyMn1cq via @DMagazine pic.twitter.com/fZ3plY5Oyj

— Texas Music Office (@txmusicoffice) August 27, 2018

Check out this @RollingStone article featuring Rhett Miller of @Old97s talk with @foofighters guitarist Chris Shiflett on the latest episode of his music-themed podcast, ‘Walking the Floor’ https://t.co/BoiPRoNxC6

— Motorco Music Hall (@motorcomh) September 4, 2018

The Old 97’s put on a great show and I am looking forward to seeing them again in December.

Here are some examples of their work:

Buybacks are the largest share spending by S&P 500 companies

Lots of people said this would happen.

pretty much everything experts across the board warned about Trump/GOP tax cut – that it would balloon the deficit, that it would generate more buybacks than investment, that it would not vacuum trillions of job-creating cash back into US – has been promptly demonstrated https://t.co/LzyafbbdHh

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) September 17, 2018

Georgia’s battle over electronic vs. paper voting

NEW In Georgia, a legal battle over electronic vs paper voting has national security implications. Pitting a Trump-endorsed gubernatorial hopeful, who says the system's safe, vs activists who say it's vulnerable to Russian hacking. @nakashimae: https://t.co/CgOneKs9ad

— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) September 16, 2018