Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R), who rescinded the state’s mask mandate weeks after taking office, has tested positive for COVID-19, the Billings Gazette reports.
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Biden’s Approval on Economy Finally Matches Trump
A new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll finds 54% of U.S. adults approved of President Biden’s handling of the economy. This marks “the first time his approval numbers have been on par…
Pelosi Won’t Bring Up Bill to Expand Supreme Court
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has “no plans” to bring a Democratic-led bill to expand the Supreme Court to the House floor for a vote, The Hill reports. Said Pelosi:…
Biden Has Greater Approval Gap Than Predecessors
A new Gallup poll finds an 86-point gap in approval rating between Democratic and Republican voters, 96% to 10%. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on Email
Get Ready for Earth Day!
Earth Day is next week and it will be mostly virtual again this year. Sara Goddard has some good tips for celebrating and also offers 10 book recommendations so you…
Biden Asks Court Not to Rule on All-Male Draft
“The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court not to take up a lawsuit that calls the all-male military draft unconstitutional,” the Washington Post reports. “The brief does not state…
Raul Castro to Step Down In Cuba
“Raul Castro is stepping down as the head of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most powerful position on the island, with few expectations of significant change among Cubans, despite…
Few Independents Are Actually Independent
Geoffrey Skelley: “On the one hand, more Americans identifying as independent probably doesn’t seem like a bad thing. Independents are often portrayed as more open-minded and less dogmatic in their…
Jobless Claims Fell to a New Pandemic Low
“Unemployment claims declined to the lowest level since the coronavirus pandemic struck last spring, adding to signs the U.S. economic revival is picking up speed,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
J.D. Vance Tells Friends He’ll Run for Senate
J.D. Vance (R), author of Hillbilly Elegy, has told friends and colleagues that he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Rob Portman (R-OH), Axios reports….
Confidence In J&J Vaccine Plummets
A new Economist/YouGov poll found that the FDA recommendation to pause distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine caused public confidence in the vaccine to sink 15 percentage points. Save…
CDC Finds Very Few ‘Breakthrough Cases’
The CDC has identified a small cohort of approximately 5,800 cases of Covid-19 infection among more than 66 million Americans who have completed a full course of vaccination, the Wall…
Nebraska Declared ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary State’
Doubling down on his pro-gun rights credentials, Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) signed a symbolic proclamation designating Nebraska as a “Second Amendment Sanctuary State,” the Omaha World-Herald reports. Such a resolution…
Biden Resists Raising Refugee Cap
“President Joe Biden has resisted signing off on raising the Trump-era refugee cap because of political optics,” CNN reports. “The President’s hesitation comes as the administration faces heat from Republicans…
Drone Attacks Iraq Airport Housing U.S. Troops
Wall Street Journal: “The attack on the military section of the airport was carried out by a drone carrying explosives… The drone landed on a storage hangar at the air…
Pelosi Rips McConnell In New Book
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) tears into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in a new book, calling him an “enabler of some of the worst stuff” in Congress, The Hill…
Warnock Off to Fast Fundraising Start
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) “has hardly slowed his torrid fundraising pace since his narrow January runoff victory,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. “The Democrat’s campaign said Thursday he raised more…
Biden Imposes Sweeping Sanctions on Russia
“The Biden administration announced it will sanction dozens of Russian officials and entities, expel 10 diplomats from the U.S., and set new restrictions on buying sovereign debt in response to…
Christie Says GOP Must Call Biden a Liar
Former Gov. Chris Christie (R) told the Republican Study Committee the GOP has forgotten how to fight, RealClearPolitics reports. Said Christie: “Oh, it’s ‘poor old Joe’ now? You can’t call…
The 2021 Cook Partisan Voter Index
The Cook Political Report introduced the post-2020 edition of the Partisan Voter Index for all 50 states and 435 congressional districts. Here’s how it works: “A Partisan Voter Index score…
Mitch McConnell’s Two Most Important Votes
“Mitch McConnell had an unusual request for Senate Republicans this week: Say nice things about two Democrats,” Politico reports. “Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) are under lots…
