POLITICO Playbook: DE BLASIO TO UNVEIL LEFT’S ‘Contract with America’

WHAT CLINTON II WOULD BE LIKE -- "Clinton's Capitol Hill charm offensive," by Lauren French and John Bresnahan: "For as long as Barack Obama has been president, Hill Democrats have complained that he comes around only when he needs something. Clinton's campaign, by contrast, is engaging early and often with them, a sign her modus operandi as president would be much closer to her shmoozer-in-chief husband, Bill Clinton, who cultivated deep ties to Capitol Hill ... and to this day is known for calling up members of Congress to talk politics. ...

"Clinton learned her lesson from 2008, when she assumed Democratic lawmakers would fall in line ... only to see many of them jump aboard the Obama bandwagon. ... Top aides [recently] met with ... House and Senate campaign arms. Campaign chairman John Podesta, ... campaign manager Robby Mook, [and] political director Amanda Renteria, huddled with lawmakers during a private reception two weeks ago." https://politi.co/1IfUQrC

By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; [email protected]), and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; [email protected])

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--"Clinton, Democratic presidential opponents to debate six times," by CNN's Mark Preston: "The [DNC] has plans for debates to occur in the early-contest states of Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina. The two other locations will be decided at a later date. ... The debate process won't begin until the fall ... because that is 'when voters are truly beginning to pay attention.'" https://cnn.it/1F5gONo

--N.Y. Times A1, at fold, "Clinton Appeal Survives Tests, Poll Indicates," by Jonathan Martin and Megan Thee-Brennan on NYT A1: "Fifty-two percent of Democrats said they knew nothing or very little about the Clinton Foundation, and only 10 percent said foreign donations to the foundation affected Mrs. Clinton's decisions while she was the nation's top diplomat." https://nyti.ms/1F5qrf0

--"Clinton pivots left on immigration: She says she would go further than the president has," by Annie Karni https://politi.co/1dMKbbf ... Las Vegas Review-Journal, bottom of p. 1A , "Clinton calls for immigration reform," by Ben Botkin https://bit.ly/1Efw9nX

--ANDREA MITCHELL on the trail -- Hadas Gold: "In the usual scrum of reporters crowded around Hillary Clinton ... one face and voice in particular stands out. Over and over again she calls out: 'Mrs. Clinton!' 'Hillary!' 'Ma'am!' It's Andrea Mitchell ... who will spearhead [NBC's] Clinton coverage for 2016 ... Mitchell, 68, is back on the trail, acting more like a cub reporter hungry for her first scoop than a star television journalist with her own show or a Washington insider married to former Fed chair Alan Greenspan.

"She's one of the most senior reporters covering the race, and one of the most outwardly aggressive, calling Clinton out, chasing her down, asking her questions - and occasionally getting a roundabout answer. Some sources suggest she's getting under the Clinton camp's skin, a rope-line irritant constantly shouting after the former secretary of state to answer questions." https://politi.co/1E7NMa8

--USA Today op-ed, "Clinton Foundation is open and accountable," by Dymphna van der Lans and Walker Morris: "We belong to a group of Clinton Foundation initiative heads who have extensive backgrounds in global development, the corporate world and philanthropy. We were drawn to the foundation for the same reasons as our more than 300,000 supporters around the world - its unique philanthropic model and its organizationwide focus on efficiency, innovation and impact." https://usat.ly/1cl318Y

THERE'S AN UBER FOR THAT - WSJ D1 (Personal Journal), "The Uber of Everything: Build a Staff With Apps," by WSJ "Personal Technology" columnist Geoffrey Fowler: "A concierge economy is sprouting up on phones, and no place more so than in my city of San Francisco ... Washio is for having someone do your laundry, Sprig and SpoonRocket cook your dinner and Shyp will mail things out so you don't have to brave the post office. Zeel delivers a massage therapist (complete with table). Heal sends a doctor on a house call, while Saucey will rush over alcohol. ... Dufl will pack your suitcase and Eaze will reup a medical marijuana supply." https://on.wsj.com/1IfbjLb

SCOOP -- "Warren met privately with 'Draft Warren' supporters," by Annie Karni: "The Massachusetts senator held a private meeting April 22 with a small group of progressive leaders ... including some vocal 'Draft Warren' supporters ... [T]he conversation focused ... social and racial justice. They highlighted ... issues the senator can use to influence ... 2016 and, they hope, push Hillary Clinton to the left on issues including police brutality, immigration reform, the privatization of prisons, and reducing naturalization fees to promote naturalization." https://politi.co/1IMd96W

--"Warren: Trade bill could 'tear down' Wall Street oversight," by Zach Warmbrodt: "Warren said the next big threat to keeping Wall Street risk-taking in check is an upcoming fast-track trade bill - a top priority for ... Obama that has attracted liberal opposition. The Massachusetts Democrat said ... that giving the president greater leeway to negotiate trade deals for years to come is a dangerous proposition because of the chance that a Republican who wants to roll back Dodd-Frank, like Sen. Ted Cruz, could win the White House in 2016." https://politi.co/1DRN0N0

SIREN! FIRST LOOK - De Blasio to unveil a progressive version of the "Contract with America": "On Tuesday, May 12, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio will convene progressive leaders from across the country at the U.S. Capitol's ... House Triangle in support of The Progressive Agenda to Combat Income Inequality. The Progressive Agenda ... builds upon the work of dozens of economists, lawmakers, and ... activists."

--BACKSTORY: De Blasio convened a group of a dozen national progressives at Gracie Mansion on April 2, and they discussed ideas for addressing income inequality. Then the conversation extended to others -- economists, electeds, activists.

More than 60 big names have signed on, including Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.); Reps. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.); Marian Wright Edelman and Howard Dean; national labor leaders; and actors Susan Sarandon and Steve Buscemi.

--Rolling Stone's May 21 issue has a 7½ page spread, "The Mayor's Crusade: Bill de Blasio is trying to remake America's biggest city - and he doesn't plan to stop there," by Mark Binelli: "de Blasio convened a closed-door meeting of national thought leaders and elected officials ... to begin work on a new version of the 'Contract With America,' only this one would be a product of the left, focusing on economic policies ... Looking to rejuvenate the Democratic Party, he'd turned not to Bill Clinton, whose strategy of triangulation the mayor openly repudiates, but Newt Gingrich." Not online yet

--The Mayor will be on "Morning Joe" today at 7:20 a.m.

QUINNIPIAC IOWA POLL out this AM (likely caucus-goers): Walker 21% (down from 25% on Feb. 25) ... Rand, Rubio 13% ... Cruz 12% ... Huck 11% ... Carson 7% ... Jeb 5%. Definitely NOT support: Jeb 25%, Christie 20%, Rand 10% https://bit.ly/1QlLjR5

WHAT IOWA IS READING - Des Moines Register, top of 1A, "Activists: Huckabee will need new focus: During this White House run, ex-governor will face higher expectations," by Josh Hafner (online: "Huckabee still popular in Iowa, but a lot's changed in 8 years"): "In a fundraising memo, ... Huckabee's campaign announced an 'aggressive' 17-day fundraising tour throughout the U.S. running May 11 through June 5." https://dmreg.co/1Kgvnvz

--1A tease to story on 3A, "Gore: Make Iowa key in climate talks: 'Iowa has a tremendous potential' for making climate change a crucial part of ... 2016, ... VP-turned-activist Al Gore said ... in Cedar Rapids." https://dmreg.co/1DRPnzl

SAD NEWS -- WashPost p. C2, Reliable Source, "A power couple calling it quits," by Helena Andrews and Emily Heil: "Tammy Haddad and ... lawyer Ted Greenberg ... are splitting ... The couple married in the summer of 1991 and have a teenage daughter and son ... Greenberg is a prominent Washington attorney specializing in anti-money laundering efforts." https://wapo.st/1GYCJDp

BUZZ -- WashPost A1, top of col. 1, "Secret flights over site of rioting: Above West Baltimore, infrared technology was used to track movement," by Craig Timberg: "[T]he flights - which involved at least two airplanes and the assistance of the FBI - ... prompted the [ACLU] to demand answers about ... legal authority ... [S]urveillance ... can ... gather images across dozens of ... blocks ... capturing the movements of people under no suspicion." https://wapo.st/1c487pt

OBAMA ALUMNI - USA Today, bottom of 1A, "British candidates get American advice: Obama strategists have a role in race," by Kim Hjelmgaard and Jane Onyanga-Omara: "Jim Messina ... is working for Prime Minister David Cameron, whose Conservative Party is fighting to retain power. David Axelrod ... has been hired by Ed Miliband, leader of the left-leaning Labor Party. ... After Miliband unveiled a stone this week with the party's pledges etched on to it, Messina tweeted: 'Volunteers working our targeted seats on beautiful day in London. No need for stone tablet gimmicks, record speaks for itself. #GE2015.'" https://usat.ly/1c46o3d

--JOEL BENENSON , pollster for Obama and now Hillary, starred in Frank Bruni's Sun. column, "From 'Hamlet' to Hillary": "Benenson, 62, majored in theater at Queens College ... Like Plouffe, Benenson didn't finish college right away. He left to get a jump-start on acting ... He didn't get ... his degree until his late 20s, and in his early 30s he ... became a journalist [was a podmate with Gail Collins at the Daily News]. It wasn't until his early 40s that he fully awoke to his enthusiasm for the kind of work that he does now and pivoted to it." https://nyti.ms/1EftoTD

SPOTTED : Kathleen Sebelius last night, with two women at Aqua al 2 on the Hill.

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TOP-ED -- "Survival of the Richest," by Mark Shriver on Politico : "Save the Children's annual State of the World's Mothers report ... found huge disparities in survival rates between rich and poor children in Washington, D.C. In 2012, babies in the city's poorest section were more than 10 times as likely to die in their first year of life as babies in the city's wealthiest section." https://politi.co/1DQ2cKE The report: https://bit.ly/1EPQZh6

WHY LAURA BURTON CAPPS didn't run - L.A. Times' Cathleen Decker: "[Lois'] daughter Laura Burton Capps was next in the Democratic line, family-wise. She and her husband, Bill Burton, and their 4-year-old son Oscar moved back from Washington two years ago; the expectation was that Capps, a campaign and policy veteran, was replanting herself in Santa Barbara soil to prepare to seek the 24th District seat. But last week she announced that she would not run to succeed her mother. The reason, she said, was her son." https://lat.ms/1PkulA7 Her Facebook post: https://on.fb.me/1DRSR58

TV TOMORROW: TOM BROKAW on his cancer battle - "In a special edition of NBC's 'Dateline' [at 10 p.m., Brokaw talks about his] new memoir, 'A Lucky Life, Interrupted[: A Memoir of Hope,' out Tue.]. From the revelation that he had multiple myeloma in 2013, a treatable but incurable blood cancer, ... Brokaw chronicles his difficult ... road to remission." Brokaw: "It never occurred to me that I was going to die. I'm gonna beat this. No question. I'll get through this somehow. That's unrealistic in some ways." Amazon pre-order, $17.84  https://amzn.to/1bxldLc

TV TONIGHT - "60 Minutes Sports," 10 p.m. on Showtime: "You can't get much closer to pure baseball than the Cape Cod Summer Baseball League. There is no admission, seats are usually on the grass and future major leaguers play their hearts out for room and board. It's strictly amateur, but as Sharyn Alfonsi finds out, this home-spun league, which attracts the best college baseball players in America and the professional scouts, is one of the biggest sources of Major League Baseball talent in the world." Preview video https://bit.ly/1H0mpEU

MARK LEIBOVICH in upcoming NYT Mag, "Crying 'Gotcha'": "Crying 'gotcha' has now become like crying wolf. ... It's one thing for a candidate or campaign to complain that certain questions are either distracting or not relevant. But it's another thing to conclude, just by labeling something 'gotcha,' that the person raising the question is preoccupied with a matter the American people simply do not care about." https://nyti.ms/1EPxoOb

--WE FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT ... whining about "process stories." Getting elected is a process. Governing is a process. Welcome to the NFL.

TRAIL MIX -- "Coming To A Screen Near You This Primary Season: A Ron Paul Documentary," by BuzzFeed's Rosie Gray: "Paul is participating in a documentary about himself scheduled to come out during next year's primaries, according to a Kickstarter appeal posted online on Monday. The planned documentary, 'Empire of Lies,' is being made by Charles Goyette, a libertarian writer and commentator who hosts a podcast with Paul." https://bzfd.it/1RbSZa1

--"Paul's Donations Show His Small-Town Appeal," by The Upshot's Derek Willis: "More than a quarter of Rand Paul's online donors list addresses in communities with populations of less than 10,000. ... The average donation recorded by the RandPaul.com site hovered around $60 during the first few weeks." https://nyti.ms/1zzTZ1K

--JEB's latest Spanish video, "Cinco de Mayo" https://bit.ly/1GYwT53

--HUCKABEE launch videos -- "Promise" - 3 mins: https://bit.ly/1IeQOOO ... Hope - 90 secs: https://bit.ly/1IfrfPc

--BEST LONG READ on Huck - "The Huckabee Factor," by Zev Chafets in the Sunday Times Magazine in 2007: https://nyti.ms/1EWFRjU

--"Club for Growth Action TV Ad Reminds Iowa and South Carolina Voters of Mike Huckabee's Record of Tax Increases " - Release: "Club for Growth Action [on Tuesday] announced a $100,000 TV ad buy to remind voters in Iowa and South Carolina of the tax increases that took place in Arkansas under the governorship of Mike Huckabee. The ad will begin airing [today] in Sioux City, IA and Greenville, SC." https://bit.ly/1zLJWag Their white paper on Huck: https://bit.ly/1KgkNEB

PIC DU JOUR -- ??@tripgabriel: "Many empty stores in downtown Hope, AR, hometown of Huck and Clinton. What happened? 'Wal-Mart,' a man tells me": https://bit.ly/1IeR8wW

KATIE COURIC interview with Carly, who gets testy - "[W]hen confronted with the question of Carlyfiorina.org, a domain registered by someone outside the Fiorina camp illustrating the 30,000 people laid off during her tenure at Hewlett-Packard ... she said she 'would have preferred we bought every conceivable domain name,' Fiorina stood by her choices as CEO, arguing that layoffs ... were necessary to 'transform a company from failing to succeeding.'" https://yhoo.it/1Efp5rh

LATE NIGHT BEST - "Jon Stewart Suggests 2016 Change: 'Let's Get Rid of Ted Cruz'" - video:https://bit.ly/1ADWZFO

--CARLY on SETH MEYERS, where he mentions CarlyFiorina.org and she responds by saying she bought SethMeyers.org for $16. "So you better be really nice to me." - 1-min. video: https://bit.ly/1GYGBV9

--SATIRE DU JOUR - Andy Borowitz on NewYorker.com: "Fiorina Has High Name Recognition Among Thousands She Fired": https://nyr.kr/1zzR0Xo

DATA DU JOUR - @samjcharles: "637 guards at the Cook County Jail called in sick the day of the Pacquiao/Mayweather fight and Kentucky Derby" https://bit.ly/1EWF2HA

-- "U.S. Could Reach 1 Million Drone Flights Per Day Within 20 Years, Study Says," by The Hollywood Reporter's Carolyn Giardina: https://bit.ly/1E7sh9u

--NYT A16, "F.E.C. Data Shows Campaign Fines Hit Record Low in 2014," by Eric Lichtblau: "With more than $7 billion spent in 2014 on federal elections, the commission levied $597,429 for all types of fines ... That was less than half the total issued a year earlier and the lowest amount on record since the current system for issuing fines started in 2001. The high mark in that time came in 2006, with more than $5.9 million in fines." https://nyti.ms/1KLbj58

--"U.S. military personnel have been convicted of $50 million worth of crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan," by the Center for Public Integrity's Julia Harte: "Large cash transactions, loose military oversight, and deeply corrupted local cultures have lured more than a hundred service members to steal, rig contracts, and take bribes." https://bit.ly/1QldAXV

FIRST LOOK -- AMERICAN BRIDGE new anti-Koch campaign - Release: "Bridge Project is releasing a new web ad, the first 30-second video in a new animated series called 'Koch Tank.' We'll go behind the scenes of the Kochs' auditions to pick their GOP presidential candidate among the five chosen ones who are eager to fall in line with the Koch agenda. For the next month, Bridge Project will be releasing in-depth reports on the billionaires' political organizations and uncovering their shady methods that seek to rig the system." https://bit.ly/1Po9ZpP Videohttps://bit.ly/1DRMq1R

GLENN THRUSH PODCAST - "'Clinton Cash' author: I like Marco Rubio," by Nick Gass: "Peter Schweizer ... [noted] that he always liked President Ronald Reagan's upbeat messaging. ... Rubio would seem to fit the bill this time around ... He also ... cast himself as the head of a sprawling Florida-based research team that he described as an eccentric group of diggers, 'Columbo'-type investigators and 30-something computer experts. 'I call them the Island of Misfit Toys, 'cause we have all these different personalities,' he said. 'We've got some people who have a background in hacking, they are not computer hackers now, but they can do research on the so-called deep Web and find information that has not been sort of charted." https://politi.co/1QlfJms

MAYOR OF THE WORLD -- "Gun background check passes Oregon House on 32-28 vote and sent to governor," by The Oregonian's Jeff Mapes: "A bill to require criminal background checks on private gun sales passed the Oregon House on a 32-28 vote ... and now goes to Gov. Kate Brown ... Everytown for Gun Safety, which has been financially backed by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, helped elect the two additional Democratic senators and waged an extensive lobbying and advertising campaign during this legislation session." https://bit.ly/1dMwJEb

HILL SCOOPS -- "Schock goes underground," by Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer: "George Terwilliger and Nick Jones of McGuire Woods, Bill McGinley and Don McGahn of Jones Day and Schock himself did not respond to an email seeking comment. Republican communications veteran Ron Bonjean ... is no longer working for him." https://politi.co/1Qle3cM

--"Grayson's girlfriend wants his House seat," by Kyle Cheney and Marc Caputo: "Grayson's girlfriend Dena Minning, a self-described 'biotechnology entrepreneur' who has an MD and a Ph.D in biochemistry, has reached out to at least one Democratic-leaning group and clearly expressed her interest in running for the post." https://politi.co/1GYxlAm

PLAYBOOK METRO SECTION - Vienna, Va. performing arts center Wolf Trap's summer season includes "A Prairie Home Companion," A.R. Rahman, The B-52s, Frank Sinatra Jr., an evening with the creators of SERIAL, Diana Krall, and Rufus Wainwright. https://bit.ly/1EVeE0R

CLICKER -- "The Internet Had A Great Time Making Jokes About The Met Gala Outfits," by BuzzFeed's Richard James: https://bzfd.it/1EPB7ex

CLINTON ALUMNI -- "Donors start backing Wyckoff man as potential Garrett challenger for Congress," by The (Bergen, N.J.) Record's Herb Jackson: "Top veterans of the Clinton and Obama administrations are lining up to help raise money for Josh Gottheimer of Wyckoff, a former speech writer for President Clinton who is preparing to run for Congress next year against Rep. Scott Garrett. Gottheimer, 40 ... on Monday night [held] a fund-raiser at the Washington, D.C., home of Patti Solis Doyle ... [T]he 28 hosts for the fund-raiser include[d] Mack McLarty ... Julius Genachowski ... Sandy Berger ... Paul Begala ... and Jennifer Palmieri ... A corporate strategist for Microsoft, [Gottheimer] previously worked for the FCC and on the presidential campaigns of John Kerry in 2004 and Hillary Clinton in 2008." https://bit.ly/1ADWATN

WHAT SILICON VALLEY IS READING -- "Apple pushing music labels to kill free Spotify streaming ahead of Beats relaunch," by The Verge's Micah Singleton: "Justice and the [FTC] are looking closely into Apple's ... upcoming music streaming service ... Apple has been pushing major music labels to force streaming services like Spotify to abandon their free tiers ... Getting the music labels to kill the freemium tiers from Spotify and others could put Apple in prime position to grab a large swath of new users when it launches its own streaming service." https://bit.ly/1F5fcTI

SHERYL SANDBERG remembers Dave Goldberg on her Facebook page: "I met Dave nearly 20 years ago when I first moved to LA. ... He showed me the internet for the first time, planned fun outings, took me to temple for the Jewish holidays, introduced me to much cooler music than I had ever heard. We had 11 truly joyful years of the deepest love, happiest marriage, and truest partnership that I could imagine... He gave me the experience of being deeply understood, truly supported and completely and utterly loved - and I will carry that with me always." https://on.fb.me/1JpTaca

--"Treadmill May Be Riskiest Machine, but Injuries From It Still Rare," by Sabrina Tavernise on NYT Well blog: "There were just 30 reported deaths related to use of treadmills from 2003 to 2012 ... about three a year, far fewer than the number of people who were struck by lightning and died. ... In 2014, there were 24,400 injuries associated with treadmills ... 62,700 injuries were reported for all exercise equipment - a category that includes swimming pools, weights, golf clubs, and trampolines. Treadmills caused the single largest number of injuries." https://nyti.ms/1Poav79

MEDIAWATCH -- "N.Y. Times accelerates digital-first effort," by Dylan Byers: "moving the discussion of the print edition out of its daily news meetings, executive editor Dean Baquet announced ... Beginning Monday, the Times will hold its morning news meeting at 9:30 and the afternoon news meeting at 4:30. The Page One lineup will be decided at a separate meeting at 3:30 by a group of editors led by deputy executive editor Susan Chira." https://politi.co/1Po8Hep The memo https://bit.ly/1Jq4YLt

--"The Washington Post's correction problem," by Dylan Byers : "Six days ago, The Washington Post published an article headlined, 'Prisoner in van thought [Freddie] Gray was 'trying to injure himself'." The article cited a police report which said that the 38-year-old prisoner who shared a police van with the now dead Baltimore native 'told investigators that he could hear Gray 'banging against the walls' of the vehicle and believed that he 'was intentionally trying to injure himself.'" The following day, the prisoner in the van, who is actually 22-years-old, told local media outlets that he never said anything of the sort. ... And yet [until yesterday], one week later, the Post ha[d] made no changes to its article. ... This isn't the Post's only Baltimore-related flub. ...

"But the Post's correction problems go well beyond Baltimore -- and all the way to the paper's Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on lapses at the U.S. Secret Service. Several aspects of those reports came under question, but were occasionally changed or updated without correction. In one case, the Post initially reported that two agents had left a party, ran into a barricade and 'may have driven over' a package that was a part of an active bomb investigation. The Post later changed the language from 'may have driven directly over' to 'drove directly beside,' but never issued a correction. ...

"Update : "Shortly after the publication of this item, The Washington Post changed the story in question from 'Prisoner in van thought Gray was 'trying to injure himself'" to 'Prisoner in van heard 'banging against walls.'" https://politi.co/1IeUeRz

--"PBS NewsHour Welcomes Stephanie Kotuby as Senior Editorial Producer" - release: "Kotuby joins NewsHour from Bloomberg, where she was part of the politics team and served as a booker for 'With All Due Respect.' Prior to that, she was with CNN where she led booking efforts for 'The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,' as well as special event coverage for the elections in 2010 and 2012."

CANTOR ALUMNI -- From Capitol Hill to startup: Sergio Rodriguera Jr., a former Bush 43 Treasury advisor, Cantor alum and former House Financial Services Committee professional staffer, is Chief Strategy Officer at The Credit Junction, a technology-enabled lending platform focused on helping small and mid size businesses access working capital solutions. TCJ secured a $2M seed round last September and today announced it secured an investment from Chicago-based Victory Park Capital in advance of the company's equity raise expected later this year.

WASHINGTON, INC. - "Last night SKDKnickerbocker received the Public Affairs Agency of the Year Award - in recognition of the firm's work for candidates, causes and corporations. SKDK also received PR Agency Citizenship for the successful communications effort to free Alan Gross, an American imprisoned in Cuba for five years. This effort was led by managing director Jill Zuckman." https://bit.ly/1F5i42V

OUT AND ABOUT -- On Monday, Latino Victory celebrated its first anniversary with the Latino Talks, a night dedicated to honoring Latino power, influence and culture. The night at the Hamilton Live ended with Henry R. Mu?oz III presenting his Latino Victory co-founder, Eva Longoria, with the portrait of her that will soon hang in the National Portrait Gallery.

--SPOTTED : Hon. Julián Castro and his wife Erica, Nevada Congressional Candidates Lucy Flores and Ruben Kihuen, DNC's Director of Hispanic Media Pablo Manriquez, Former Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank Gustavo Arnavat, Gil and Jackie Cisneros, Virginia House of Delegates candidate Danny Vargas, and Fox News Latino Vice President Francisco Cortes. Pics: https://gtty.im/1Efpb2a

BIRTHDAYS: Politico's David Rogers ... NYT columnist Joe Nocera ... Jim Gartman, the Rush Limbaugh of Three Lakes, Wis. (h/ts John and Joan) ... George Clooney is 54 ... Tony Blair is 62 ... Willie Mays is 84 ... Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) is 81 ... Lincoln Rose Pierce Smith, daughter of Jamie Smith and ?Eric Pierce ... Joe and Kiki McLean are getting a teenager for their 15th wedding anniversary. Son Woodfen turns 13 on their wedding anniversary. Lots to celebrate in McLean-land. ...

... NPR's Jennifer Longmire-Wright , assistant editor for "All Things Considered" and Cara Philbin in NPR comms, who share birthdays with Sigmund Freud, Orson Welles and Bob Seger ... Laura Evans, Fox 5 News anchor and consumer reporter ... Rosa Puech ... Jim Ramstad ... Mercury's Stefan Friedman ... Mark Armour ... Bill Dolbow ... Treasury's Benjamin Levine ... ABC News' Lisa Ferri ... Rebecca Powell Marx ... Natasha Mozgovaya ... Paul Schmitz ... AP's Bob McCall ... Salem Radio's Jim Williams ... Bob Seger is 70 ... actress-singer Naomi Scott is 22 (ht/s AP)

DESSERT - "This Restaurant Has Plates Designed To Make Your Meals Look Perfect On Instagram," by BuzzFeed's Julie Kliegman: "Israel's Carmel Winery [and] Catit, a Tel Aviv restaurant, ... offer special Instagrammable meals and dishware on certain nights. The experience is called Foodography. ... Adi Nissani, a ceramic design artist, crafted plates specifically meant to make your food look more attractive on Instagram. ... [T]here's a built-in stand for your phone." https://bzfd.it/1JpVP5O

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