“The Maine Republican Party could vote by month’s end to censure Sen. Susan Collins over her Saturday vote to convict former President Donald Trump of a Democratic impeachment charge, a move that infuriated many in the conservative grassroots,” the Bangor Daily News reports.
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Vladimir Putin Remakes Russia
“As Vladimir Putin persists in his bloody campaign to conquer Ukraine, the Russian leader is directing an equally momentous transformation at home — re-engineering his country into a regressive, militarized…
Mark Kelly Would Kill Filibuster for Abortion Rights
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) told NBC News he would support ditching the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade. Save to Favorites
Judge Threatens Trump With Jail for Violating Gag Order
“The judge in the Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan on Monday held the former president in contempt and fined him $1,000 for once again violating a gag order prohibiting…
Democrats Prepare to Go On the Offensive on Immigration
“Democrats are preparing an aggressive new immigration strategy months after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border security bill aimed at easing record-high illegal crossings along the southern border,” NBC News reports….
The GOP’s Self-Funded Candidate Risk
“Frustrated by the seemingly endless cash flowing to Democrats, Republicans aiming to retake the Senate have rallied around candidates with plenty of their own money,” the AP reports. “The goal…
RFK Jr. Joins with Little Known Parties to Get on Ballot
ABC News: “Typically, independent candidates must undergo the painstaking, expensive process of gathering thousands of signatures from registered voters in each state in order to qualify for ballot access.” “But…
Democracy Is Losing the Propaganda War
Anne Applebaum: “Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world.” Save to Favorites
U.S. Targets Vladimir Putin’s War Machine
“A U.S. crackdown on banks financing trade in goods for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has made it much more difficult to move money in and out of Russia,” the…
Trump Attends Formula 1 Race
Donald Trump attended his first Formula 1 race and his campaign took credit for the win, NBC News reports. Said Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt: “The Trump-endorsed car won the race….
Tiffany Smiley Will Challenge Dan Newhouse
Tiffany Smiley (R), who ran unsuccessfully against Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) in 2022, will announce today that she’s challenging Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), National Review reports. This sets up “a…
Candidates Can Raise Unlimited Funds for Ballot Measures
“The Federal Election Commission quietly issued an advisory opinion last week allowing candidates to raise unlimited money for issue-advocacy groups working on ballot measures in elections in which those candidates…
House GOP Turning Against Marjorie Taylor Greene
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) promises she’ll force a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson this week. This morning, we have fresh insight about what might happen when the vote…
Trump Riffs on VP Hopefuls
Axios obtained audio of Donald Trump commenting on various vice presidential hopefuls at a donor gathering this weekend — and he was positive about everybody. Another sign a pick isn’t…
Six Percent of Voters in Six States Will Decide Election
“The titanic Biden-Trump election likely will be decided by roughly 6% of voters in just six states, top strategists in both parties tell us,” Axios reports. A Trump insider said…
The Shadow Speaker
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) told 60 Minutes that Democrats “effectively have been governing as if we were in the majority.” Save to Favorites
House Republicans Eye George Santos Payback
“The indictment of Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) on Friday not only sidelined an outspoken moderate lawmaker and put a potentially flippable seat on the 2024 map, it picked at a…
Some Good News for Biden in the Polls
Most voters it seems are not thrilled with their choices for president. A recent Monmouth poll found about 1 in 6 voters hold unfavorable views of both Donald Trump and…
Political Odd Couple
Kellyanne Conway and David Plouffe have launched a new podcast called The Campaign Managers. Save to Favorites
Quote of the Day
“He’s a prick, he’s lying to you.” — Jack Schlossberg, grandson of John F. Kennedy, talking about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Save to Favorites
Kristi Noem Suggests Biden’s Dog Be Shot Too
“South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) suggests in her new book that President Joe Biden’s dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to the working dog she shot on her…