Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to hire Fox News commentator Monica Crowley as his top spokeswoman, Bloomberg reports, “as he seeks to tout the GOP’s tax cuts and navigate Democrats’ demands for the president’s tax returns.”
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Biden Underperforms Senate Democratic Candidates
Nate Cohn on this morning’s new battleground polls that showed Donald Trump leading Joe Biden in five of six key states: “What’s more surprising is the U.S. Senate results. This…
Bernie Sanders Seeks to Boost Biden
“Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says he vehemently disagrees with President Biden on his Israel policy and has even suggested Biden may lose his reelection bid over it,” the Washington Post…
Kristi Noem Banned from 20% of Her Own State
“South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year…
Bob Menendez Faces Another Corruption Trial
“When Sen. Bob Menendez walked into a Newark federal courthouse for the first day of his 2017 corruption trial, so many reporters were watching him that the courthouse assigned them…
Democratic Group Hits Republicans on Abortion
“A Democratic super PAC will launch a $25 million, three-week ad blitz against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump on Monday, with spots airing in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania that use…
Trump Leads in Five Key States
A new New York Times/Siena poll finds Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five crucial battleground states — Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Biden led among registered voters in…
Inside Biden’s Push to Squeeze Trump In Red Counties
“President Biden’s campaign is investing in dozens of field offices in some of the nation’s reddest counties, pressing its early money advantage to establish political beachheads in hostile territory,” Axios…
Biden Says Trump Is ‘Unhinged’
President Biden called Donald Trump “clearly unhinged” and claimed that “something snapped” in the former president after he lost the 2020 election, CNN reports. Said Biden: “It’s clear that ……
Biden Moves to Defang Trump on Three Key Issues
“President Biden is moving to defang Donald Trump on a trio of issues central to his political identity: toughness on the border, aggressiveness with China and closeness with CEOs,” Axios…
Inside Israel, It’s a Very Different War
“Every evening on TV news, Israelis get the latest on the Gaza war—cease-fire and hostage talks, Israeli military casualties, battlefield analysis and coverage of the Oct. 7 attacks by Islamist…
How 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage Changed America
Wall Street Journal: “Two decades later, what was once the white-hot center of political debate has receded to the background. Polls show nearly three-quarters of Americans, including 49% of Republicans…
The House GOP’s November Conundrum
Punchbowl News: “Ask House Republicans what they are running on this year. They all say different things.” “The House GOP is struggling to figure out what — if anything —…
Fighting Flares Anew in Gaza as Hamas Regroups
“As the Israeli military stepped up pressure on what it calls Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza, fighting elsewhere in the Palestinian enclave on Sunday led to warnings that the militants…
Russia’s Bombardment of Ukraine More Lethal Than Ever
“Ukraine is shooting down a far smaller proportion of Russian missile attacks than it was earlier in the war,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The worsening performance of Ukraine’s air…
Trump Likens Migrants to Hannibal Lecter
“In an extended riff at his rally on Saturday in New Jersey, former President Donald Trump returned to a reference that has become a staple of his stump speech, comparing…
J.D. Vance Hedged on Whether He’d Accept Election Result
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), “who is a contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate, hedged on Sunday when he was asked whether he would accept the results of the November…
Jim Justice Faces Heavy Business Debts
“Jim Justice, the businessman-turned-politician governor of West Virginia, has been pursued in court for years by banks, governments, business partners and former employees for millions of dollars in unmet obligations,”…
Conservative Group Drops $70 Million on Senate Democrats
“One Nation, a top conservative group, is plowing $70 million more into hitting vulnerable Democrats in key Senate races nationwide, an extraordinary sum that’s roughly double the group’s Senate investment…
Putin Shakes Up Kremlin Security Team
“Russian leader Vladimir Putin has removed Sergei Shoigu from his longtime position as defense minister and appointed him to lead the country’s security and defense council, a consultative body that…
Schools Brace for Widespread Teacher Layoffs
CNN: “Schools across the country are announcing teacher and staff layoffs as districts brace for the end of a pandemic aid package that delivered the largest one-time federal investment in…