Daily Beast: “The final season of House of Cards is obsessed with death. That’s as creatively winking as anything the series has done, I guess, considering that all of us, whether or not we watch the show, are about as obsessed with how House of Cards will handle the death of Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood.”
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Seeks Funding for Space Lasers
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed an amendment to the Israel funding bill that included “such sums as necessary shall be used for the development of space laser technology on…
GOP Lawmaker Back as Lobbyist Despite Fraud Charges
“Former Rep. Steve Watkins (R-KS) is back in the U.S. Capitol, this time as a lobbyist,” the Kansas City Star reports. “It is not uncommon for former members to become…
House Democrats Sit Back and Wait as Republicans Fight
“House Democrats have adopted a wait-and-see posture on Speaker Mike Johnson’s four-part foreign aid package as it faces a key procedural Rules Committee roadblock,” Politico reports. “Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’…
Things Get Heated on the House Floor
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) threatened to bring a motion to vacate to the floor while in a “heated” exchange with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and called him “tubby,” NBC…
Freedom Caucus on Alert for Moves By House Leadership
“Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus are signing up to take shifts to monitor the chamber floor in order to prevent their own party leaders from making unilateral moves that…
RFK Jr. Makes Michigan Ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. officially qualified for the ballot in Michigan, a key battleground state that could prove pivotal in deciding the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, CNN reports….
Bonus Quote of the Day
“He looked less orange, definitely. Like more yellowish, like yellow.” — A dismissed juror in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, quoted by the Daily Beast. Save to Favorites
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…