A new AP-NORC poll finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the presidential race by 12 points, 46% to 34%.
A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds Biden leading 51% to 41%.
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Trump Tries to Divert Donations to Republicans
Former President Trump encouraged donors to give money to his Save America PAC instead of to Republicans he dubbed “RINOS” in another departure from traditional GOP campaign operations, The Hill reports. Save…
Biden Faces Challenge From Surge of Migrants
“Thousands of migrant children are backed up in United States detention facilities along the border with Mexico, part of a surge of immigration from Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence…
Quote of the Day
“We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America. Not for, what? China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam, whatever, wherever.” — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), quoted by…
Biden Sidesteps the Culture War
E.J. Dionne Jr.: “Now, you could argue that Biden’s relentless attention to the pandemic, and the work of economic relief and recovery, is simply common sense. And it is. These,…
McConnell Prepares His Exit
“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has compiled a short list of successors in his home state of Kentucky, preparing for the possibility that he does not serve out his full…
The Biden Blitz
Ezra Klein: “The White House just sent Congress the most ambitious immigration reform bill in years. It midwifed a deal to get Merck to mobilize some of its factories to…
Georgia Moves to Make Voting Harder
“The Georgia Senate passed a bill Monday to roll back no-excuse absentee voting and require more voter ID, which would create new obstacles for voters after Republicans lost elections for…
Claire McCaskill Won’t Try to Return to Senate
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) on Twitter: “To all that are asking: thank you to the many who have said kind things. But I will never run for office again….
The Death of the GOP Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Hugh Hewitt: “The test of a good analyst who is also a partisan is whether he or she can fairly and succinctly state the argument of their opponent. A journalist…
Trump Asks for Mail Ballot for Palm Beach Election
“Former President Donald Trump is set to fulfill his civic duty as a private citizen and vote in the town of Palm Beach’s municipal election,” the Palm Beach Post reports….
RNC Won’t Comply with Trump’s Cease-and-Desist Letter
“The Republican National Committee is denying a cease-and-desist demand from Donald Trump’s attorneys, who asked the party organization to stop using the former president’s name and likeness in fundraising appeals,”…
Wyoming to End Most Pandemic Restrictions
Wyoming’s governor announced the state “will remove its statewide mask requirement and allow bars, restaurants, theaters and gyms to resume normal operations on March 16.” Only one specific restriction was…
How Roy Blunt’s Retirement Will Reverberate
Sen. Roy Blunt’s (R-MO) announcement this morning that he won’t seek a third term next year “marks yet another blow to the governing wing of the GOP,” Politico reports. “The…
Are Republicans Really Moving Left on Economics?
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Free Money Experiment in California Boosted Employment
Vox: “The most eye-popping finding is that the people who received the cash managed to secure full-time jobs at more than twice the rate of people in a control group,…
Cotton Criticizes Relief Checks for Prisoners He Voted For
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) “is attacking Democrats for passing a pandemic relief bill that will send money to prisoners,” CNN reports. “But Cotton’s attack left out a highly relevant fact….
Ex-Staffer Will Seek Richard Burr’s Seat as Independent
“A lifelong Republican’s decision to change party affiliations following the Capitol riot has evolved into a run for U.S. Senate,” the Raleigh News & Observer reports. Said Kimrey Rhinehardt: “I…
Foreign Misinformation Campaigns Targets Latinos
Associated Press: “While much of the material is coming from domestic sources such as Spanish-speaking social media ‘influencers,’ it increasingly originates on online sites in Latin America, those studying it…
How to Run for President Without Running
Geoffrey Skelley: “Name recognition, or whether voters and the public writ large have heard of a candidate, is one of the most important ingredients in a presidential nomination contest. We’ve…
Pensions Get Major Boost In Relief Bill
Huffington Post: “Democrats in the Senate narrowly passed a mammoth coronavirus aid package Saturday morning that is likely to become a landmark for progressive legislation.” “In fact, the legislation includes…
