The suspicious device found near an Iowa polling place for a school district election Tuesday has been confirmed to be a live pipe bomb, the Des Moines Register reports.
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Trump’s Naps Are Actually Worrying
David Graham: “Trump’s bouts of drowsiness occupy a strange place in the political news. They began as an object of amusement, good fodder for comedians of the late-night, social-media, and…
Trump Auditions VP Picks Before Wealthy Donors
“Donald Trump is sharpening his focus on a possible running mate by taking a page from his days hosting reality show The Apprentice and parading the top contenders for the…
Biden Has Never Seen a Campaign Like This
New York Times: “In 30 years, Mr. Biden never encountered a serious threat to his office. His Republican opponents were underfunded, little-known, inexperienced or some combination of the three. None…
Billionaires Rally Against Lawmaker Who Ousted McCarthy
“Citadel’s Ken Griffin is funding a push to defeat one of the conservatives behind former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster in a bid to reshape a deeply divided Republican party,”…
U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
“The United States has accused Russia of using chemical weapons, including poison gas, ‘as a method of warfare’ against Ukrainian forces, in violation of a global ban on the use…
Expect to Hear Biden Talk Less About Ukraine
“President Joe Biden scored a massive foreign policy win with the passage of a foreign aid bill last week that included $60 billion for Ukraine,” Politico reports. “But now, having…
U.S. Military Admits Airstrike Killed Civilian
“The US military has finally acknowledged that it mistakenly killed a civilian man in an airstrike in Syria nearly a year ago after misidentifying him as a senior al Qaeda…
John Eastman Denied Reinstatement of Law License
“An attorney discipline judge in California has rejected a request from ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman to reactivate his law license following her recent recommendation that he be disbarred, which…
Biden Says Protests Must Not Lead to Disorder
“President Joe Biden on Thursday attempted to balance the right to free speech and his desire for law and order in his first extensive remarks on campus protests against the…
New Black Majority Louisiana House Seat in Limbo
Cook Political Report: “Just when Democrats thought they could count on picking up new Black majority seats in Alabama and Louisiana, a three-judge federal panel threw a wrench in that…
Trump Is Promising Violence If He Loses
In an interview this week, Donald Trump wouldn’t dismiss the potential for political violence from his supporters if he isn’t elected in November. Said Trump: “I don’t think we’re going…
Trump Won’t Commit to Accepting Wisconsin Results
“Donald Trump on Wednesday didn’t commit to accepting the results of Wisconsin’s presidential election in November if he does not win and again promoted the falsehood that he won the…
Wyoming Purges Its Voter Rolls
WyoFile: “There are currently about 83,500 fewer registered voters in the state than at the end of 2022, a roughly 28% drop, according to data released Wednesday by the Wyoming…
RFK Jr.’s Campaign Isn’t So Sure About His Policy Ideas
“It’s not easy to know what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would actually do if he is elected president, even as the independent candidate rattles both Republicans and Democrats with an…
The News Gap
Dan Pfeiffer: “The biggest divide in politics is not between Left and Right; it’s between political junkies and everyone else. There is a massive chasm between those who actively seek…
Swing States Overwhelmingly Support Abortion Rights
Time: “Across nearly every faith and in all but five states, a majority of Americans support at least some access to abortion. That’s a major conclusion of a new massive…
Jayapal Says Democrats Won’t Consistently Save Johnson
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said that Democrats’ pledge to shut down a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) won’t become a habit, warning that the party could still…
No One Likes Michael Cohen
“In the first weeks of testimony at Donald Trump’s hush money trial, witnesses have offered extensive evidence against the former president, describing in detail his efforts during the 2016 election…
Quote of the Day
“Everything we do in the House should be in the best interest of getting Donald Trump re-elected.” — Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX), in an interview with CNN. Save to Favorites
Conversation with John Avlon
A Political Wire reader emails: Thank you for the discussion yesterday with John Avlon. It was so nice to see an informative political conversation by two people who clearly love…