Axios: “The death and suffering caused by the coronavirus have been much worse than many people expected a year ago — but the vaccines have been much better.”
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Voters Pessimistic About Biden
A new Wall Street Journal poll finds that President Biden’s approval rate is 41% to 57% overall, but just 29% to 63% among undecided midterm voters and 30% to 60%…
Trump Considered Yanking Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination
“During Brett Kavanaugh’s controversial 2018 Supreme Court confirmation hearings, President Donald Trump ‘strongly considered’ dropping the nominee and instead going with a ‘stronger candidate,’ according to a new book by…
Trump Feels Betrayed by Mark Meadows
A source close to Donald Trump tells the New York Times the former president hates Mark Meadows’ new book and feels betrayed by him. Save to Favorites
France Arrests Suspect In Khashoggi Killing
A French judicial official says a suspect in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, the AP reports. Save to Favorites
Prosecutors Need Just One Day for Bannon Case
“Federal prosecutors told a judge that they could present their case against Steve Bannon to a jury in a single day, pushing back on the former White House strategist’s efforts…
The Political Education of Peter Meijer
The Atlantic has a very good profile of freshman Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI), in which he describes what he saw during the Capitol insurrection: “On the House floor, moments before…
The Gift of Political Wire
It’s that time of year to send your friends and family the gift of Political Wire. For a limited time, gift subscriptions are 20% off. Save to Favorites
Dan Crenshaw Blasts the House Freedom Caucus
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) trashed House Freedom Caucus members as “performance artists,” while defending Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) as a “real legislator” who voted more often with former President Donald…
One Party Literally Doesn’t Care About You
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Biden Begins Video Summit with Putin
Russian state television shared a clip of the start of Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden’s virtual summit this morning. Save to Favorites
The Republican Party Is Not Pro Life
Michael Gerson: “Under the intellectual and moral leadership of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Republicans in the House have done their best to set a standard of deadly misinformation, poisonous…
Flashback Quote of the Day
“If there’s anyone who has mistakenly attached themselves to our party in the belief that we are not open to citizens of every race and religion… the exits which are…
Biden Makes Plans to Evacuate Americans from Ukraine
CNN: “The contingency planning is being led by the Pentagon and comes as the administration briefs Congress on how the US is preparing. In a ‘gloomy’ briefing to senators by…
McConnell Won’t Say If He’s Spoken to Trump
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) declined to tell the Wall Street Journal whether he had spoke to Donald Trump since the January 6 insurrection. Said McConnell: “I don’t have…
Food Waste Is a Big Problem
Food Dive: “Between 73 and 152 million metric tons of food gets wasted each year in the U.S., or over over a third of the country’s food supply, according to…
Mark Meadows Ends Cooperation with House Probe
“Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows will no longer be cooperating with a committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, despite previous efforts to work with them,” Fox…
Lawmakers Drop Proposal to Add Women to the Draft
“Compromise defense policy legislation set to be filed Monday will not require women to register for a military draft, a stunning turnaround after the proposal gained bipartisan support in both…
Utah Proposal Would Return In-Person, Paper Voting
A proposed Utah ballot measure would end universal mail-in voting in favor of all paper ballots and an end all early voting and most absentee voting, the Salt Lake Tribune…
Indiana GOP Faces Backlash Over Vaccine Mandates
Republican legislative leaders in Indiana “announced they are canceling their one-day legislative session originally planned for Monday after fierce backlash to their proposal to severely limit private companies’ abilities to…
Angela Merkel’s Last Full Day as Germany’s Leader
“Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor Nov. 22, 2005,” the AP reports. “Over the next 16…
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