“Terry McAuliffe (D) announced Monday that he has raised more than $6 million for his comeback bid for Virginia governor, far surpassing what previous gubernatorial hopefuls have raised at similar points in their campaigns,” the Washington Post reports.
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Bonus Quote of the Day
“The Russian military has been decimated. You don’t write about that. It’s been freaking decimated.” — President Biden, in an interview with Time magazine. Save to Favorites
Trump Attorneys and Aide Indicted in Wisconsin
“Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) filed felony forgery charges against two attorneys and an aide who submitted paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground…
Trump Can’t Be Kept Off the Ballot in Washington
Several readers sent a Seattle Times article claiming Donald Trump was now ineligible to be on the ballot in Washington state. The argument is that it’s against the law for…
Most Swing Voters Approve of Trump Guilty Verdict
A new Data for Progress poll finds that 56% of likely voters approve of the jury finding Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts while 38% disapprove. But here’s the…
Wave of Anonymous Donations Fuels 2024 Campaign
CBS News: Washington hates a secret. Yet in the summer of 2020, when a blandly named entity called the Impetus Fund received a $64 million donation from a single anonymous…
House Democrats Try to Force Vote on Contraception
House Democrats are expected to announce a plan to use a discharge petition to force Republicans to go on the record about whether they support a nationwide right to contraception,…
Quote of the Day
“Joe Biden or anyone from his Justice Department has absolutely zero to do with the Manhattan District Attorney office, they have no jurisdiction over him, they have no contact with…
Exchange of the Day
President Biden was interviewed by Time magazine: TIME: Could you really do this job as an 85-year old man? BIDEN: I can do it better than anybody you know. You’re…
Garland to Rebut Contempt Threats from Republicans
“Attorney General Merrick Garland will use an appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend the Justice Department against ‘repeated attacks’ from Republican lawmakers who have sought to undermine investigations…
Jamaal Bowman Loses Support of Ex-Colleague
“Roughly four years ago, Mondaire Jones and Jamaal Bowman made history together. Young, left-leaning Democrats, they won hard-fought primaries in neighboring districts to become the first Black men ever to…
Drop in Small-Dollar Donations Shakes Up Both Parties
NOTUS: “In a stark reversal from recent political history, both parties have seen a significant decline this election cycle in the small-dollar contributions they harvest via text and email, largely…
Quote of the Day
“There’s not a major international meeting I attend that, before it’s over… a world leader doesn’t pull me aside, as I’m leaving, and say, ‘He can’t win. You can’t let…
Michael Cohen’s Family Doxxed After Trump Verdict
“The addresses and phone numbers of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s family members were posted to a doxxing website after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was convicted of 34…
U.S. May Be Less Prepared for Election Meddling
“With only five months before voters head to the polls, the U.S. may be more vulnerable to foreign disinformation aimed at influencing voters and undermining democracy than it was before…
Jill Stein Close to Making Ballot in Pennsylvania
Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s campaign announced she’s nearly reached Pennsylvania’s criteria to make the 2024 election ballot, drawing the long-shot presidential candidate closer to taking votes away from her…
New Jersey Senate Race Could Be Competitive
New Jersey Globe: “If acquitted, Menendez’s presence on the ballot potentially puts the New Jersey Senate seat in play for the first time in 22 years.” Save to Favorites
How Politics Shaped Biden’s Border Gambit
“President Biden will issue an executive order today that will allow him to dramatically limit asylum claims at the Southwest border, granting himself the power that congressional Republicans twice have…
Netanyahu Strains to Keep Government Together
“Eight months into Israel’s war in Gaza, a string of standoffs, schisms and ultimatums have brought Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet to the brink of collapse and raised…
The U.K. Election Campaign Just Got Messier
“Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, will square off on Tuesday evening in their first debate of Britain’s general election. But it…
India’s Modi Struggles to Hold On to Majority
“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party appeared to be set for a severe setback amid a strong fight from a revived opposition, early Indian election results…