Union leaders in recent days have urged Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to end their support for Gov. Janet Mills in Maine’s Senate primary, pointing to what they see as her weaker record with labor, NBC News reports.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“The number of times that she said, ‘I don’t know, you’ll have to ask my husband,’ was more than a dozen.”
— House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY), quoted by Politico, on Hillary Clinton’s testimony today about Jeffrey Epstein.
Vance Says There’s ‘No Chance’ U.S. Pulled Into Long War
Vice President JD Vance said that while military strikes against Iran remain under consideration by President Trump, there is “no chance” that such strikes would result in the United States becoming involved in a years-long, drawn-out war, the Washington Post reports.
Hillary Clinton’s Epstein Deposition Yields Little But Tension
“Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday denied ever meeting Jeffrey Epstein or knowing anything about his crimes during a more than six-hour, closed-door deposition in front of the House Oversight Committee, which briefly devolved into chaos after a Republican lawmaker leaked a photograph of the proceedings to a right-wing blogger,” the New York Times reports.
Justice Department Sues 5 States for Voter Data
“The Trump administration on Thursday sued five states for voter data, including three governed by Republicans, some of the first red states to be targeted in an escalating effort to seize the personal and private information of voters ahead of this year’s midterm elections,” the New York Times reports.
“The Justice Department lawsuits targeted the Republican-led states of Utah, Oklahoma and West Virginia, in addition to Kentucky and New Jersey. It had already sued 24 states, most of them led by Democrats.”
Melania Trump to Chair U.N. Security Council Meeting
First lady Melania Trump will chair a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Monday as the U.S. takes over the monthly rotating presidency, Reuters reports.
How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account
Adam Serwer: “Around the world, powerful men are facing consequences for their actions. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of trying to overthrow the government in a January 6–style coup, as was his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk Yuol. Marcin Romanowski, the former deputy justice minister in the right-wing Polish government, is in hiding in Hungary, accused of misusing public funds. The former Prince Andrew—Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—became the first member of the British royal family in several centuries to be arrested; he’s been accused of crimes related to his relationship with the late sex-trafficking financier Jeffrey Epstein.”
“They’re all unfortunate not to be American. Otherwise they probably would have gotten away scot-free.”
“One way to look at the rise of Donald Trump is as part of a decades-long backlash among the American leadership class to the idea of accountability. Since Richard Nixon was forced to resign, powerful people in both political parties have worked assiduously to ensure that their leaders would escape the consequences of their actions… This is not just about Trump; his impunity is the product of a society that has worked hard to help the rich and powerful elude punishment for criminal behavior.”
All Three Texas GOP Senate Hopefuls to Join Trump
“All three Republicans in the Texas Senate race will have one more chance to get a surprise endorsement from President Donald Trump as they shake up their pre-primary plans to join him in Corpus Christi on Friday,” Semafor reports.
“Trump likes to keep Republicans (and everybody else) guessing, and could easily utter something on Friday that nudges Election Day voters toward a candidate. His primary-season message is that loyalty, not incumbency, will determine his support.”
“The message from candidates is: Yes, Mr. President. We get it.”
Justice Department Probes Withholding Trump Allegations
“The Justice Department said Thursday that it is examining whether it wrongly withheld FBI files that contained allegations against President Donald Trump in its release of millions of pages from the investigatory files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” the Washington Post reports.
The First Couple of a Dysfunctional DHS
McKay Coppins: “On a winter night last year, shortly after Donald Trump was sworn into office, senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security assembled discreetly at a private home in Washington, D.C., to discuss what they saw as a gathering crisis inside the agency: the relationship between their new boss, Kristi Noem, and Corey Lewandowski, her adviser, enforcer, and rumored boyfriend.”
“The officials were under enormous pressure. Trump had recaptured the presidency amid a popular backlash against illegal immigration, and had promised a shock-and-awe program of mass deportations once he returned to power. Now DHS—conceived after 9/11 to protect the country from terrorist attacks—was being ordered to shift its focus and resources toward delivering on the president’s campaign pledge. This project, already controversial and logistically fraught, was being complicated by Lewandowski—a menacing, omnipresent operator who had no experience in immigration enforcement, but who was nonetheless quickly consolidating power at the agency.”
“The officials had gathered that night to map the ways his relationship with Noem could destabilize the department. The conversation ran six hours.”
Trump Urged to Declare Emergency Before Midterms
Washington Post: “Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.”
Most Have Little Faith in Trump to Use Military Force
Roughly half of Americans say they’re at least very concerned about Iran’s nuclear program, a new AP poll finds.
But 56% have little to no faith in President Trump’s judgment on using force abroad.
Democratic Candidate Unveils Attack Ad Against Herself
Kat Abughazaleh (D), who is running in the Democratic primary in Illinois’ 9th congressional district, launched an attack ad against herself.
Trump’s IRS Broke the Law 42,695 Times
A federal judge has found that the Internal Revenue Service violated federal law “approximately 42,695 times” when it shared confidential taxpayer addresses with immigration enforcement officials last summer, the Washington Post reports.
Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Doesn’t Have the Votes
“Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, does not yet have the votes for confirmation following a testy Senate health committee hearing on her nomination Wednesday,” Politico reports.
Judge Refuses to Block Trump’s Ballroom Project
“A federal judge has again rebuffed preservationists’ attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s plan to build a massive ballroom atop the site of the now-demolished East Wing of the White House,” Politico reports.
“However, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon left open the possibility that he could still take action to halt the controversial project if opponents reframe their legal claims.”
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Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6%
“Mortgage rates fell below 6% this week for the first time in more than three years, welcome news for waves of house hunters heading into the busy spring home-buying season,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
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