“Look, you always have to be concerned. You don’t know exactly who you’re dealing with.”
— President Trump, quoted by CNN, on the possibility of nuclear war with North Korea.
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Biden Open to Eliminating Filibuster
“President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s open to supporting the elimination of the Senate’s filibuster to pass voting-rights legislation and other bills that Republicans have blocked,” USA Today reports. Said…
President Biden’s Town Hall Event
President Biden is holding a live town hall event in Baltimore and broadcast on CNN and livestream at 8 p.m. ET. Leave your reactions in the comments. Save to Favorites
What’s Next for Steve Bannon
Washington Post: “The matter now goes to the Justice Department, which will decide whether to pursue the contempt referral. Contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor criminal offense that can result…
Murphy’s Lead Narrows In New Jersey
A new PIX 11/Emerson College poll in New Jersey finds Gov. Phil Murphy (D) leading challenger Jack Ciattarelli (R), 50% to 44%. Save to Favorites
Greene Clashes with Two Lawmakers on House Floor
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tangled with two members of the Jan. 6 committee on the House floor Thursday, getting into an impromptu shouting match over Black Lives Matter and…
Biden Says Insurrection Was Fueled by White Supremacy
President Biden said that white supremacy motivated rioters who carried out the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Axios reports. Said Biden: “The violent, deadly insurrection on the Capitol…
Sinema Agrees to Some Tax Hikes
“In a major development for President Joe Biden’s agenda, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has signed off on new revenues — including some tax increases on the wealthy — to help…
Two Prosecutors Added to Matt Gaetz Case
“The Justice Department has added two top prosecutors from Washington to the child sex trafficking investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL),” the New York Times reports. “The prosecutors — one…
Jeff Merkley Says Democrats Are ‘In Big Trouble’
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) told NBC News the Democratic negotiations for a social spending plan are “completely taking the air out of the balloon for the Biden presidency.” He added:…
Banks Claimed He Was Select Panel’s Ranking Member
“Rep. Jim Banks (R-IL) sent numerous letters claiming to be the ranking member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the committee’s Vice Chair Liz…
Liz Cheney’s Consultants Are Given an Ultimatum
“A prominent Washington lobbyist close to Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, is warning Republican political consultants that they must choose between working for Rep. Liz Cheney or Mr. McCarthy,…
House Votes to Hold Steve Bannon In Contempt
The House of Representatives voted to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying subpoenas issued by Jan. 6 select committee, 229 to 202. All Democrats and nine Republicans supported…
Twitter Admits Algorithms Amplify Right-Wing Tweets
“Twitter is publicly sharing research findings today that show that the platform’s algorithms amplify tweets from right-wing politicians and content from right-leaning news outlets more than people and content from…
Trump’s Social Network Is Based on Open-Source Code
Former President Donald Trump’s “proprietary” new social network ’Truth Social’ is actually a thinly disguised fork of popular social network codebase Mastodon, Motherboard reports. “Mastodon is a piece of open-source…
Manchin Suggests ‘Zero’ for Top Line Number
“Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) squabbled behind closed doors Wednesday, with Manchin using a raised-fist goose egg to tell his colleague he can live without any of…
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“For God’s sake, talk to each other.” — Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS), quoted by NY1, offering advice to senators. Save to Favorites
GOP Candidate Claims She Inspired Witch’s Murder
“In her bid to be California’s Secretary of State, Rachel Hamm (R) has the backing of some of the leading lights in the Trump movement,” the Daily Beast reports. “But…
Fed Moves to Restrict Officials’ Investment Activities
“The Federal Reserve will bar senior officials from purchasing individual securities and restrict investment activities to broad-based products such as mutual funds, following disclosures that last month that resulted in…
DeSantis Calls Special Session to Fight Vaccine Mandates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) “called for a special legislative session to block the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates, taking the most aggressive action yet in his ongoing fight with the…
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“The Civil War is still going, the South is winning.” — Tennessee state Sen. Frank Nicely (R), quoted by the Tennessee Holler. Save to Favorites
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