“After back-to-back losses in 2010 and 2014, immigration hardliner and former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) plans to try again in 2018 to become Colorado’s next governor — a move spurred in part by his anger at Republicans for not protesting when a Colorado Springs resort canceled a white nationalist conference where he was supposed to speak,” the Denver Post reports.
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Trump Says He Has ‘Good Chance’ of Winning New York
“Donald Trump said he believes he has a chance of winning New York in the Electoral College in November, a longtime goal of the presumptive GOP nominee that has eluded…
U.S. Economic Growth Slows to 1.6%
“U.S. economic growth slowed in the first part of the year, falling short of economists’ expectations,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Complains He Can’t Go to Supreme Court Hearing
“Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the judge in his ongoing hush-money trial while arguing for presidential immunity during an early morning visit to a New York construction site,” Politico reports….
U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low
Wall Street Journal: “The total fertility rate fell to 1.62 births per woman in 2023, a 2% decline from a year earlier, federal data released Thursday showed. It is the…
McConnell Says He’s Ready to Step Aside
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told the Washington Post he is eager to step out of leadership and into a role as a rank-and-file member. Said McConnell: “After 18…
Biden Will Announce Billions in Chip Grants
“President Biden, seeking to capitalize on a week of favorable political developments, plans to announce on Thursday that his administration will provide up to $6.1 billion in grants to Micron…
Support for Aid to Israel Plummets In Swing-States
A new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll find 51% of registered voters “in the seven states that will decide the 2024 presidential election said they either strongly or somewhat support aid…
Chinese President Xi to Visit Hungary
“Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hungary from May 8 to 10 as part of a trip to Europe,” Bloomberg reports. “Prime Minister Viktor Orban is seeking to expand economic…
Quote of the Day
“I’m more attuned to all of the different ways you can have a good life, only some of which involve public life.” — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, quoted by NOTUS,…
The Courtroom Campaign
Playbook looks at 24 hours in Donald Trump’s life: He was revealed as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the “fake electors” scheme in Michigan during a court proceeding. He was identified…
Biden Marks Anniversary of Re-Election Campaign
President Biden put out a direct-to-camera video this morning: “A year ago today, when we launched this campaign, I said we were in the fight for the soul of this…
Inside the New York Times-White House Feud
Politico: “According to interviews with two dozen people on both sides who were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive subject, the relationship between Biden and the country’s newspaper of record…
One in Four Voters Could Change Their Minds
A new NBC News poll finds “26% of registered voters say there is a chance they could vote for a different presidential candidate come November, while 66% of those surveyed…
Hamas Would Lay Down Weapons for Two-State Solution
A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it…
Biden and Obama Aim for Los Angeles Fundraiser
“The Biden campaign is in talks with former President Obama about appearing with President Biden at a star-studded Los Angeles fundraiser in mid-June,“ Axios reports. Save to Favorites
New Polls Show RFK Jr. Hurting Trump More
“A trio of recent polls shows that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent candidacy may be hurting former President Trump more than President Biden,” Axios reports. “President Biden says his polling…
Biden Stays Out of Speaker Drama
“President Joe Biden and Speaker Mike Johnson built an unlikely working relationship in recent months — a partnership that handed Biden a pivotal foreign policy victory and surprised much of…
Testimony Turns to Hush-Money Deal With Porn Star
“Donald Trump faces a high-pressure day on Thursday as a crucial witness is expected to describe to the jury for the first time the hush-money payment at the center of…
Justices to Hear Trump’s Claim to ‘Absolute Immunity’
“The Supreme Court, in its last argument of the term, will consider on Thursday whether former President Donald Trump must face trial on charges that he plotted to subvert the…
Democratic Donations Surge
“Democratic donors gave a total of $151 million to House and Senate races through the ActBlue fundraising platform in the first quarter of 2024,” Punchbowl News reports. “The ActBlue data…