“Four leading GOP presidential candidates – Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Scott Walker – are traveling to a Southern California luxury hotel in coming days to make their cases directly to the Koch brothers and hundreds of other wealthy conservatives planning to spend close to $1 billion in the run-up to the 2016 election,” Politico reports.
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Momentum Grows to Oust Mike Johnson as Speaker
“Momentum is growing quickly behind the effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from power if he moves to alter the motion to vacate rule as part of a package…
Two Trump Jurors Dismissed
“Two jurors have been dismissed in Donald Trump’s hush money trial,” the AP reports. “One was excused after expressing doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial. The other…
GOP Candidate Drops Out After Forgery Allegations
Arizona state Rep. Austin Smith (R) dropped out of a congressional race after he was accused of forging more than 100 signatures on his petition to get on the ballot,…
Conservatives Corner Mike Johnson
“In a tense conversation on the House floor on Thursday, a group of conservatives pressured Speaker Mike Johnson to back off potential plans to make it harder to remove House…
Exchange of the Day
Rep. Jaime Raskin (D-MD) and Rep. James Comer (R-KY) had a heated but telling exchange at a House Oversight Committee hearing: RASKIN: What is the crime that you want to…
Mike Johnson Asked God for Guidance on Ukraine Aid
House Foreign Affairs Chair Mike McCaul (R-TX) told CNN how heavily Speaker Mike Johnson (R-TX) weighed his decision to bring up foreign aid legislation. Said McCaul: “I was with him…
Gallagher Hints Death Threats Behind His Resignation
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) hinted that death threats may be behind his early resignation decision, WLUK reports. Said Gallagher: “This is more just me wanting to prioritize being with my…
Hell Week for Donald Trump
Rick Wilson: “This week has been a howling vortex of suck for the MAGA movement and Donald Trump. Imagine a black hole in the profound interstellar vacuum in the cold…
Quote of the Day
“There is no other way to describe it, it is surrender, it is disappointing. I won’t support it.” — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), quoted by CNN, on Speaker Mike Johnson…
Trump’s Donor Base Is Shrinking
Financial Times: “In another troubling sign for Republican fundraising efforts, Trump has 270,000 fewer unique donors than he did at the same stage of his 2020 White House run. His…
A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other
Just published: A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People by Kevin J. McMahon. “A data-rich examination of the US Supreme Court’s unprecedented…
The Biden Campaign Is Non-Stop Offense
Within hours of Donald Trump announcing his “leave it to the states” abortion position, Joe Biden had already shot a direct-to-camera response video. The Biden campaign then released an ad…
Trump Media Seeks to Block Short Sellers
“Trump Media is telling its shareholders how to prevent their stock from being loaned to short sellers — who bet the price of the shares will drop,” CNBC reports. “The…
Churchill or Chamberlain?
The impasse over Ukraine aid in the House has triggered a debate about whether lawmakers are facing a “Churchill or Chamberlain moment,” the Washington Post reports. Save to Favorites
The Art of Power
Out this summer: The Art of Power: My Story as America’s First Woman Speaker of the House by Nancy Pelosi. “The most powerful woman in American political history tells the…
FBI Asked to Probe Trump Claims on $50 Million Loan
“A watchdog group is asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Donald Trump repeatedly lied in sworn statements to the federal government—including his own administration—about a $50 million loan that…
Biden Explains Why His Uncle’s Body Was Never Found
President Biden suggested that his uncle might have been eaten by cannibals in New Guinea, Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
Vince McMahon Keeps In Touch with Trump
“As he faces a mountain of legal woes, former WWE leader Vince McMahon is traveling, eating out and keeping in touch with friends and associates — including former President Donald…
Larry Hogan Says He Won’t Leave the GOP
Maryland U.S. Senate candidate Larry Hogan (R) “confirmed that he would caucus with Republicans in Washington, despite his concerns about Donald Trump’s grip on the party,” the AP reports. “He…
Appeals Court Upholds Killing New Jersey Ballot Design
“New Jersey must use office-block ballots in the June Democratic primary after a federal appeals panel said it’s keeping in place a lower court’s preliminary injunction, doing away with the…