Politico: “It’s become a cliché to say that the more optimistic candidate usually wins presidential elections, but there isn’t much doubt which party stands for optimism these days. Trump has tried to make November a referendum on the state of the country, describing America as a disaster area that only he can clean up. Obama essentially said: Bring it on.”
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McConnell Wary Despite Favorable Map for GOP
“Senate Republicans are six months away from their most favorable Election Day map in a decade, with pickup opportunities in at least a half-dozen states — including sapphire-blue Maryland,” Politico…
Trump Faces Prospect of Additional Sanctions
“Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returns to court Thursday for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who…
Democrats See Marijuana Policy as Wedge Issue
Washington Post: “The proposed change also has the potential to set up a contrast with Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, who has shown little interest in engaging with federal…
DeSantis Ramps Up His Fundraising Network
“Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to take the most public steps yet to rebuild his political future after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, campaigning for GOP candidates in…
Trump Calls Judge ‘Crooked’
“Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign trail Wednesday and called the judge presiding over his hush money trial ‘crooked’ a day after he was held in contempt of court…
Nikki Haley’s Support for Trump Remains Elusive
“Donald Trump has converted several former primary rivals into outspoken backers, unleashing some to defend him on cable news and others to raise money for his White House bid,” CNN…
Trump Admits He Wanted to Go to Capitol on January 6
“Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he asked his Secret Service detail to take him to the Capitol after his speech at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021, acknowledging a…
Democrats Grudgingly Save Mike Johnson Again
“House Democrats found themselves in an increasingly familiar position on Wednesday — bailing out Speaker Mike Johnson despite their frustration with his tactics,” Axios reports. “The House passed the Antisemitism…
Justice Dept Official Admits She Lied During Confirmation
The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and chose not to…
South Dakota Group Files to Put Abortion on Ballot
“The group leading the effort to put abortion rights on South Dakota’s November ballot said Wednesday it was turning in far more petition signatures than required, while an opposition group…
Trump Visits with Foreign Officials Annoy White House
“As Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for a parade of foreign dignitaries in recent weeks, some aides to President Joe Biden took notice — and umbrage — at…
McConnell Says He’s Ready for ‘Chaos’ In House to End
“Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Wednesday said he’s ready for the ‘chaos’ that has plagued the House for much of 2023 and 2024 to end next week, when…
Arizona Lawmakers Win Votes to Repeal 1864 Abortion Law
“Arizona lawmakers secured enough votes on Wednesday to repeal an abortion ban that first became law when Abraham Lincoln was president and a half-century before women won the right to…
Trump Lawyers’ Bid to Withdraw from Case Gets a Hearing
“A federal judge in New York scheduled a closed-door meeting to deal with a request by lawyers for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to withdraw from a gender discrimination lawsuit filed…
The 8 Types of Democrats and Republicans In the House
FiveThirtyEight: “We analyzed every House floor vote from the first year of the 118th Congress (2023) and applied an algorithm to divide representatives into eight clusters based on similarities in…
Why a 6-Week Abortion Ban Is Nearly a Total Ban
“Florida’s abortion ban after six-weeks gestation is in effect as of May 1. That means the time a person has to decide whether or not to have an abortion in…
Biden’s Electoral College Challenge
Ron Brownstein: “President Joe Biden won a decisive Electoral College victory in 2020 by restoring old Democratic advantages in the Rust Belt while establishing new beachheads in the Sun Belt.”…
Fed Keeps Interest Rates at 23-Year High
“The Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates at a 23-year high on Wednesday, as the central bank tries to curb stubborn inflation,” NPR reports. “Investors now think it could…
Beijing Braces for a Rematch of Trump vs. China
Wall Street Journal: “Last year, as Mike Pompeo’s memoir, Never Give an Inch, made the rounds among China’s leaders, one passage in particular enraged Xi Jinping. The secretary of state…
Abortion Is Now Almost Completely Banned In the South
Florida’s six-week abortion ban took effect today. That means abortion is now either banned or severely restricted in nearly the entire southern United States. Join now to continue reading. Members…