A new St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Mason-Dixon poll in Missouri finds Hillary Clinton edging Donald Trump in the presidential race, 41% to 40%, with Libertarian Gary Johnson at 9%.
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Murkowski Still Undecided on Neera Tanden
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said that she hasn’t made a decision on Neera Tanden’s nomination, leaving President Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget stuck in limbo,…
Stephanie Murphy Weighs Challenge to Rubio
“Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) is seriously considering a bid to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) 2022 reelection, announcing Wednesday that she’s launching a statewide listening tour and has hired a…
Quote of the Day
“I didn’t vote to overturn an election. And I will not be lectured by people who did about partisanship.” — Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) in a confrontation with Rep. Jim…
Midterms Are Referendum on the Incumbent Party
Amy Walter: “Donald Trump has been such a constant in our lives for the last four years that’s it’s hard to imagine our politics without him. Moreover, we’ve never seen…
Repair Costs from Capitol Attacks Already at $30 Million
NPR: “The cost of repairing damages from the attack on the U.S. Capitol and related security expenses have already topped $30 million and will keep rising, Architect of the Capitol…
Manchin Will Support Deb Haaland for Interior
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced he will support the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to lead the Interior department, likely paving the way for her confirmation. Save to FavoritesShare…
Biden to Nominate Three to Postal Board
“President Biden will nominate a former U.S. Postal Service executive, a leading voting rights advocate and a former postal union leader to the mail service’s governing board,” the Washington Post…
Virginia GOP Never Asked to Use Liberty Parking Lot
Virginia Republicans voted last night to hold a drive-through convention at Liberty University to nominate their 2021 statewide candidates, but according to the Lynchburg News & Advance, they didn’t get…
Rebekah Mercer Orchestrates Parler’s Return
Washington Post: “When social media website Parler’s founding CEO John Matze was pushed out last month, it was at the direction of a quiet but powerful political megadonor backing the…
Docuseries Says Jim Jordan Ignored Abuse Claims
“George Clooney is producing a docuseries about the decades-long sexual abuse scandal in the athletic department at Ohio State University, where Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was once an assistant coach…
Steve Bannon Investigation Gains Steam
“The Manhattan district attorney’s office has subpoenaed financial records related to Steve Bannon’s crowd-funding border-wall effort, signaling that its criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s chief strategist is advancing,”…
Don Jr. Deposed In Inaugural Funds Lawsuit
Donald Trump Jr. was deposed as part of the Washington, DC, attorney general’s lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, CNN reports. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare…
Grassley Punts on Re-Election Decision
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said he expects to make a decision about whether to seek re-election “sometime in September, October or November’ of this year, the Des Moines Register reports….
Democrats to Research ‘Why the Polling Sucked”
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), the chairman of the House Democratic campaign arm, said he’s doing a deep dive into the party’s election failures in 2020, including a look at…
More Americans Identifying as LGBT
Gallup: “Gallup’s latest update on lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender identification finds 5.6% of U.S. adults identifying as LGBT. The current estimate is up from 4.5% in Gallup’s previous update…
The Underticket Races to Watch
Politico: “Secretaries of state will be on the ballot in five of the 10 closest presidential battlegrounds next year.” Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on Email
Capitol Hill Staff Doesn’t Reflect Diversity Back Home
Politico: “Despite efforts to diversify the Hill over the past several years, the racial makeup of House and Senate staffs don’t align with their districts and voting bases. Among top-level…
Working With Cuomo
Lindsey Boylan accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of sexual harassment and bullying “so pervasive that it is not only condoned but expected.” “His inappropriate behavior toward women was…
South Dakota Attorney General’s Story Falls Apart
“Days after South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg (R) fatally struck a man while driving in September, detectives told the Republican official they had found a pair of broken reading…
The Andrew Cuomo Show Has Lost the Plot
Alex Pareene: “The press often describes him berating and threatening his ostensible political allies in the Democratic Party, notes that he seemingly faces no electoral penalty for doing so, and…
