At least 11 aides and close confidants told Donald Trump directly in the weeks after the election that there was no fraud and no legal way to overturn the result, the Washington Post reports.
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House Democrats Won’t Promise to Save Johnson Again
“House Democrats aren’t committing themselves to saving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) should Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) take another shot at removing him,” Axios reports. “Greene caught colleagues in both…
Barron Trump Will Be a Delegate at the GOP Convention
Barron Trump, who will graduate from high school next week and has largely been kept out of the political spotlight, was picked by the Republican Party of Florida as one…
U.S. Won’t Supply Weapons to Attack Rafah
President Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza…
House Defeats Effort to Oust Mike Johnson
The House resoundingly defeated a motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, Punchbowl News reports. The vote was 359 to 43. Eleven Republicans voted against tabling the resolution, effectively voting to…
Biden Looks to Thwart Surge of Chinese Imports
“President Biden is warning that a new surge of cheap Chinese products poses a threat to American factories. There is little sign of one in official trade data, which show…
Did Stormy Daniels Help or Hurt the Case Against Trump?
Harry Litman: “From the vantage point of the prosecution, the legal essentials of the hush money payment and alleged fabrication of documents don’t turn on whether the jury believes Daniels….
GOP Staffer Engaged with Antisemitic Posts
“A staffer for Montana Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy engaged with numerous social media posts with racist and antisemitic messaging,” Axios reports. Save to Favorites
Democrats Sense Shift on Abortion Rights from Latinas
New York Times: “Polling trends, interviews with strategists and election results in Ohio and Virginia, where abortion rights played a central role, suggest Democrats’ optimism regarding Latinas — once considered…
Biden Prepares New Asylum Change
“Biden administration officials are readying to publish a new rule to more rapidly reject some migrants from asylum soon after crossing the border,” Axios reports. “It is one of several…
How Trump’s Allies Amplify His Truth Social Posts
Washington Post: “Truth Social was estimated to have 5.4 million website visits in the United States in March, with another 800,000 on its app. By comparison, X, which was formerly…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“He promised a $10 billion investment by Foxconn. He came with your senator, Ron Johnson, with a golden shovel and didn’t build a damn thing. They dug a hole with…
Extending Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost $4.6 Trillion
“The cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts for households, small businesses and the estates of wealthy individuals enacted under President Donald Trump has expanded to $4.6 trillion,” Bloomberg reports….
Trump Tries to Expedite Appeal of Gag Order
“Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a New York appeals court to rule on their challenge to the gag order limiting what the former president can say about witnesses in the…
Mike Johnson Is No Kevin McCarthy
Politico: “He is not someone who GOP politicians can torment with impunity. He has aligned himself with former President Donald Trump — indispensable for a Republican in his position —…
Kristi Noem Cuts Short Book Tour Citing ‘Bad Weather’
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) “has cut short a disastrous book tour after receiving withering criticism for her story of shooting an ill-behaved puppy and unverified claims of meeting…
GOP Lawmaker Says KKK Is the ‘Military Wing’ for Dems
Rep. Scott Perry (R-FL) said in a closed door briefing with lawmakers that the Ku Klux Klan is the “the military wing of the Democratic party” and that migrants coming…
Biden Leads In Wisconsin
A new Quinnipiac poll in Wisconsin shows Joe Biden leading Donald Trump, 50% to 44% among registered voters. When the match up is expanded to include independent candidates, the race…
Democrats Brace for Gaza War Protests at Convention
“Democrats are bracing for the prospect of waves of protests seeking to disrupt the party’s August convention in Chicago, a spectacle that could damage President Biden’s re-election bid and the…
Biden Revives ‘Build Back Better’ Proposals
“As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he’s resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of child care, expanding preschool opportunities…
McCarthy Escalates Attacks on Matt Gaetz
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) “is escalating his revenge campaign against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL),” Politico reports. “In an interview with Politico, McCarthy backed Gaetz’s new Florida GOP primary challenger;…