Billionaire Charles Koch told Axios that he “screwed up by being partisan,” rather than approaching his network’s big-spending political action in a more nonpartisan way.
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Bush Wrote In Condoleeza Rice on His 2020 Ballot
Former President George W. Bush told People magazine that he wrote in former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for president in the 2020 election. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on…
Rural Whites Stayed Home for Georgia Runoffs
“A new analysis of demographic data from Georgia’s November and January elections confirms a larger decline in white rural turnout led to Democrats flipping both U.S. Senate seats, one of the biggest challenges…
Mark Halperin’s Hiring Draws Protests
“A nonpartisan political organization is facing blowback from its employees after hiring journalist Mark Halperin, whose career as a prominent TV pundit hit a wall after he faced multiple allegations…
Biden Looks to Double Capital Gains Tax for Wealthy
Bloomberg: “President Joe Biden will propose almost doubling the capital gains tax rate for wealthy individuals to 39.6%, which, coupled with an existing surtax on investment income, means that federal…
U.S. General Says Afghan Military Will Collapse
The top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress that Afghanistan’s military “will certainly collapse” without some continued American support once all U.S. troops are withdrawn, the AP reports….
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“If there’s a dubious spotlight, you can bet Josh Hawley will do anything to be standing in the middle of it.” — Missouri state Rep. Emily Weber (D), the first…
Lone Republican Vote Blocks Bill Targeting Mail Ballots
“A bill that would stop some voters from getting a ballot automatically mailed to them each election failed unexpectedly in Arizona’s state Senate Thursday after a single Republican joined Democrats…
Andrew Yang Offends Gay Democratic Club
“Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate and leading contender for mayor of New York City, met with a prominent LGBT Democratic political organization to seek its endorsement,” the New York…
McCarthy Wants Capitol Riot Commission Expanded
“The top Republican in the House of Representative thinks a special commission appointed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol should also look at unrelated riots during…
How Israel Got Skeptics Vaccinated
NPR: “As Israel raced forward this winter and spring with its world-leading COVID-19 vaccination campaign, it waged an aggressive and largely successful campaign to confront false rumors and hesitancy about…
Florida Court Throws Out Marijuana Ballot Initiative
A high profile effort to legalize marijuana was all but killed by the Florida Supreme Court Thursday, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on…
Tim Scott Will Offer GOP Rebuttal to Biden’s Speech
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) will deliver his party’s response to President Biden’s joint address to Congress next week, Axios reports. “The pick is a big deal in the post-Trump GOP…
Why Biden Is Likely to Win Back Latinos
Ronald Brownstein: “Since 1980, almost every incumbent president won a higher share of the vote among Latinos in their reelection campaign than they did in their first race. (The sole…
Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Asian Hate Bill
The Senate passed with a wide bipartisan majority Thursday a bill denouncing discrimination against Asian communities in the United States, CNN reports. The vote was 94-1. The lone vote in…
How Trump Stalled $20 Billion in Relief for Puerto Rico
Washington Post: “The Trump administration put up bureaucratic obstacles that stalled approximately $20 billion in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico and then obstructed an investigation into the holdup, according to…
My Day with Walter Mondale
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Support for Making Voting Easier Plunges with GOP Voters
A new Pew Research poll finds there has been a sharp decline in the share of Republicans who support automatically registering all eligible citizens to vote — 38% today vs….
Democrats Want Amy Coney Barrett to Recuse Herself
NPR: “Democratic members of the House and Senate Judiciary committees are asking U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from participating in a case involving a conservative…
Liz Cheney Was Lectured for Hours on GOP Feelings
New York Times: “That Cheney was willing to face Trump’s wrath called attention to the fact that most of them were not — a factor in the aggrievement directed at…
Texas Candidate Implies He Has Trump’s Endorsement
Former pro-wrestler Dan Rodimer (R) is drawing Team Trump’s ire with ads designed to falsely imply the ex-president’s backing in a Texas special election, Axios reports. “Trump did endorse Rodimer…
