Gallup: “As the unemployment rate continues to rise sharply in the wake of the novel coronavirus, a record-high 25% of employed U.S. adults think they are likely to be laid off in the next year.”
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Comer Promises Criminal Referrals in Biden Probe
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) said Wednesday that criminal referrals stemming from his investigation into President Biden could come “within weeks” even as he cautioned “impeachment…
Gallagher May Postpone Departure for Foreign Aid Bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) may get a much-needed boost for his foreign aid plans as departing Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) has flexibility to remain in town into Saturday to support…
Biden Gets Boost in Support on the Economy
“American voters are growing more supportive of Joe Biden’s handling of the US economy, but remain unsettled by persistent inflation, especially rising petrol prices,” according to a new Financial Times…
House GOP to Release Foreign Aid Bill
“The House Republican leadership will release its foreign aid bill plus a separate border security package later today,” Punchbowl News reports. “The foreign aid proposal covers funding for Ukraine, Israel…
Testimony Suggests Trump Could Have Hastened Response
“Donald Trump could have cleared up confusion and hastened the arrival of National Guard troops to quell the Capitol riot if he’d called Pentagon leaders on Jan. 6, 2021, according…
A Conversation with Simon Rosenberg
A reader emails: Unsolicited feedback from today’s webinar with Simon Rosenberg: I loved it. I learned new things about polls that I didn’t know, got further in depth into his…
Democrats Urge End Run Around Johnson on Ukraine Aid
“Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) delay in holding a foreign aid vote is prompting furious Democrats to redouble their pressure on Republicans to do an end-run around him – and it…
Secret Russian Document Urges Action to Weaken the U.S.
“Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the United States, and leverage the Ukraine war to forge a global order free…
Mike Johnson May Become a ‘Coalition Speaker’
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) suggested to reporters that it was a “mathematical possibility” that Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) could become Speaker of the House this year. It…
A Dead Heat Nationally
A new Economist/YouGov poll finds the presidential race a tie, 44% to 44% with 12% either undecided or voting for someone else. Save to Favorites
Donald Trump on Gettysburg
Historian Randall Stephens took Donald Trump’s remarks on Gettysburg over the weekend and made a one-minute documentary film of it. He notes: “These are all his real words.” Save to…
Melania Said to Be ‘Outraged’ with Trump Trial
The New York Times reports that Melania Trump — who was visibly furious with her husband after the first reports broke that her husband paid a porn star “hush money”…
Kari Lake Says an Abortion Is Just ‘Three Hours That Way’
Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) seemed to downplay Arizona’s recently upheld strict 1864 abortion ban by telling people “you can go three hours that way, three hours that…
Quote of the Day
“Warning: Your failure to appear in court may result in your immediate arrest and imprisonment for contempt of court.” — A court order setting a hearing for next Wednesday on…
Democratic Majority in Michigan House Restored
“Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives saw their majority restored with a pair of victories in special elections Tuesday to represent metro Detroit-based districts left vacant after elections last…
Ex-Michigan Speaker Charged with Misusing Political Funds
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) unveiled 13 criminal charges against former House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R), “saying he had flagrantly misused nonprofit dollars to pay off his personal credit…
Biden Attacks Trump on the Economy in Pennsylvania Ad
“As President Biden tours Pennsylvania, his campaign will run a new ad promoting his commitment to organized labor and attacking the economic policies of former President Donald Trump,” the New…
Johnson Hands Democrats Power to Shape Aid Plan
“Speaker Mike Johnson’s elaborate plan for pushing aid to Ukraine through the House over his own party’s objections relies on an unusual strategy: He is counting on House Democrats and…
Biden Hits Trump on Everything But His Criminal Trial
“As he kicked off a series of events in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Joe Biden freely ripped into his nemesis,” NBC News reports. “From his…
Trump Rails Against Wind Energy
“Donald Trump repeatedly ranted about wind power during a fundraising dinner with oil and gas industry executives last week, falsely claiming that the renewable-energy source is unreliable, unattractive and bad…