A new Public Opinion Strategies (R) poll finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump nationally by 14 points, 55% to 41%.
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Neera Tanden’s Nomination Was Troubled From the Start
Wall Street Journal: “Sen. Bernie Sanders never got a heads up. There was no campaign to pressure Sen. Joe Manchin to change his mind. And the phones didn’t immediately ring…
How Biden’s Senate Confirmations Compare
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Prosecutors Now Have Trump’s Tax Records
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has now obtained former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and related records, CNN reports. The records include “millions of pages of documents.” Save to FavoritesShare…
Ex-Girlfriend Turned In Capitol Rioter After Rude Text
“Standing on the Capitol steps on Jan. 6, Richard Michetti allegedly took a break from the rioting to argue with his ex-girlfriend over text message. After sending photos and videos…
Making No Friends on Capitol Hill
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) placed a sign outside her office Wednesday mocking Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL), whose office sits across the hall, after Newman hung a transgender pride flag…
From Outcast to King of CPAC
“Just five years ago, Donald Trump pulled out of speaking at the annual CPAC conference,” First Read notes. “That decision came during the throes of the 2016 GOP nominating contest,…
Assessing the Impact of Absentee Voting
Alan Abramowitz finds that eased absentee voting rules in last year’s presidential election contributed to higher voter participation rates, but Joe Biden’s performance still tracked closely with Hillary Clinton’s state-by-state…
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730,000 Americans Filed New Jobless Claims Last Week
NBC News: “While the latest figure snaps the six-week streak of first-time claims above 800,000, it is still the 49th week that the number has been higher than at any…
What Terrible Things Did Neera Tanden Tweet?
Dana Millbank: “Can you believe that Neera Tanden called Hillary Clinton the ‘anti-Christ’ and the ‘real enemy’? Oh, wait. It was Ryan Zinke who said those things. Fifty-one Republican senators…
Democrats Reluctant to Move on Taxes
President Biden declared during the campaign that he would repeal the Trump tax cuts on “day one,” but after more than a month in office, some key Democratic lawmakers say…
Trump’s Litmus Test
Daily Beast: “Once he and his remaining advisers start vetting conservative candidates or a possible slate of MAGA primary challengers in earnest, Trump has told several people he prefers to…
Intelligence Report Singles Out Saudi Crown Prince
A U.S. intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday will place blame for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Reuters reports. Save to FavoritesShare…
Trump Plots His Future and Revenge
CNN: “He typically spends mornings on his nearby golf course, making and taking calls from a golf cart that doubles as his mobile, and self-driven, office. The multiple trips to…
Battle for the Soul
Coming soon: Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats’ Campaigns to Defeat Trump by Edward-Isaac Dovere. “A searing, fly-on-the-wall account of the Democrats’ journey through recalibration and rebirth.” Save to…
Schumer Has No Relationship with Susan Collins
Politico: “One potentially gettable moderate, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), is icy toward Schumer after he tried to oust her in Maine’s 2020 Senate race. But her deference to Biden on…
Quote of the Day
“Democrats won the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives, so if there’s one party that’s doing an autopsy, it should be the Republicans. I’m not working on…
Biden Revokes Trump’s Pause on Green Cards
President Joe Biden reopened the country on Wednesday to people seeking green cards, ending a ban on legal immigration that President Donald Trump imposed last spring, citing what he said…
Pompeo Gears Up for 2024
“Mike Pompeo has quickly reentered the political fray, raising money for Republicans, addressing key political gatherings and joining an advocacy group run by Donald Trump’s former lawyer,” Axios reports. “The…
Widow of Late Congressman Will Run for His Seat
Susan Wright (R), the widow of the late Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX), announced she will run for her husband’s vacant seat in Texas’s 6th Congressional District. Save to FavoritesShare on…
