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Half of Swing-State Voters Fear Violence Around Election
A new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll found half of swing-state voters say they’re worried about violence surrounding the presidential election, suggesting misgivings about how an acrimonious race and its results…
Inside the Life of Nicole Shanahan
Some great detail in the New York Times profile of Nicole Shanahan, who Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picked as his running mate: “At that party, Elon Musk and Ms. Shanahan…
Americans Are Woefully Misinformed About the Economy
A new Harris poll conducted for The Guardian highlighted many misconceptions people have about the economy. Among the more baffling: Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus…
Colorado GOP Wants Kids Pulled from Public Schools
The Colorado Republican Party is issuing a call to its members to pull their children from public school, saying Democrats are using schools to “turn more kids trans,” KUSA reports….
How the Media Creates Perceptions of a Bad Economy
Yesterday I noted the odd disconnect between how voters perceive the overall economy and how they’re doing personally. A headline today from CNN shows how this phenomenon is amplified by…
Down-Ballot Democrats Work to Boost Biden
“In presidential contests, the top-of-the-ticket is generally expected to lift same-party candidates further down the ballot to possible victory on his or her coattails. But in 2024, Biden’s coattails appear,…
What Does It Take to Flip the Battleground States?
The Wall Street Journal‘s Swing States Dial lets you see how subtle shifts in turnout and candidate choice could sway the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. Save to Favorites
Vince Fong Will Serve Out Kevin McCarthy’s Term
Vince Fong (R), a California state lawmaker backed by Donald Trump, “won a special election Tuesday to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin…
Jeffries Amasses an Unusual Amount of Power in Minority
“When House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries negotiated a pair of major government funding bills with Speaker Mike Johnson earlier this year, he also quietly secured a significant victory for his…
Senate GOP Closes Ranks Against Border Security Bill
“Senate Republicans are vowing to block a bipartisan border security deal from moving forward on the floor, three months after Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell hailed it as a ‘huge…
Trump Scams the People Who Trust Him
Matthew Yglesias: “One of the dualities of Donald Trump is that while his opponents think he’s an authoritarian goon who doesn’t respect the rules, many of his fans also think…
Senate Democrats Plot Reproductive Rights Blitz
“Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is planning to zero in on reproductive rights next month — potentially forcing Republicans to take tough votes on issues such as contraception and…
DNC Brands Trump’s VP Prospects as ‘Ultra MAGA’
“The Democratic National Committee is launching a ‘Trump’s MAGA Veepstakes’ project to paint all of former President Trump’s VP contenders as extreme on denying the results of the 2020 election…
What Trump Should Be Asked in the First Debate
David Bernstein: “It’s not that those forward-looking policy topics are unimportant—see for example Eric Cortellessa’s valuable Trump interview for Time, which I wrote about recently. It’s just that asking Trump…
Hunter Biden’s Trial Could Get Highly Personal
“Hunter Biden, in a trial scheduled to get underway in two weeks, could face testimony from his ex-wife and his brother’s widow, with whom he became romantically involved, according to…
The Shadow War on the Administrative State
Politico: “The court’s ruling on Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, a case challenging the power of in-house federal judges, could hobble a whole range of agencies in unpredictable ways,…
U.S. Officials Hammer Israel’s Military Strategy
Politico: “Top officials are publicly calling Israel’s strategy in Gaza self-defeating and likely to open the door to Hamas’ return — a level of criticism of the Middle East ally…
Quote of the Day
“It is not the first time Trump has gone down this road. Folks, it can’t be any clearer. The threat Trump poses is greater the second time around than it…
Trump’s ’Human Printer’
The Bulwark: “Whenever Donald Trump brandishes a stack of papers or reads a printout of a social media post, he’s relying on the work of Natalie Harp.” “Harp occupies a…
GOP Lawmaker to Undergo Surgery for Brain Tumor
Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) announced yesterday he’ll be out indefinitely for surgery to remove a brain tumor. Save to Favorites