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Liz Cheney’s Consultants Are Given an Ultimatum
“A prominent Washington lobbyist close to Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, is warning Republican political consultants that they must choose between working for Rep. Liz Cheney or Mr. McCarthy,…
House Votes to Hold Steve Bannon In Contempt
The House of Representatives voted to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying subpoenas issued by Jan. 6 select committee, 229 to 202. All Democrats and nine Republicans supported…
Twitter Admits Algorithms Amplify Right-Wing Tweets
“Twitter is publicly sharing research findings today that show that the platform’s algorithms amplify tweets from right-wing politicians and content from right-leaning news outlets more than people and content from…
Trump’s Social Network Is Based on Open-Source Code
“Former President Donald Trump’s “proprietary” new social network ’Truth Social’ is actually a thinly disguised fork of popular social network codebase Mastodon,” Motherboard reports. “Mastodon is a piece of open-source…
Manchin Suggests ‘Zero’ for Top Line Number
“Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) squabbled behind closed doors Wednesday, with Manchin using a raised-fist goose egg to tell his colleague he can live without any of…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“For God’s sake, talk to each other.” — Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS), quoted by NY1, offering advice to senators. Save to Favorites
GOP Candidate Claims She Inspired Witch’s Murder
“In her bid to be California’s Secretary of State, Rachel Hamm (R) has the backing of some of the leading lights in the Trump movement,” the Daily Beast reports. “But…
Fed Moves to Restrict Officials’ Investment Activities
“The Federal Reserve will bar senior officials from purchasing individual securities and restrict investment activities to broad-based products such as mutual funds, following disclosures that last month that resulted in…
DeSantis Calls Special Session to Fight Vaccine Mandates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) “called for a special legislative session to block the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates, taking the most aggressive action yet in his ongoing fight with the…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“The Civil War is still going, the South is winning.” — Tennessee state Sen. Frank Nicely (R), quoted by the Tennessee Holler. Save to Favorites
Buttigieg Donors Want Him to Challenge Harris
“Influential Democratic donors who backed Pete Buttigieg in 2020 are privately chattering about prodding him to run for the White House in 2024 if President Joe Biden doesn’t seek reelection,”…
How Biden Negotiates
NBC News: “His preference to keep the factions in separate rooms — rather than to bring together a handful of lawmakers from each chamber and each side — is a…
Jon Tester Thinks Deal Is Close
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) talked to Fox News on the budget reconciliation negotiations and said, “I think we’re very, very close to having a deal.” He added: “I think it’s…
Facebook Outspent Nearly Everyone on Lobbying
Facebook outspent nearly the entire D.C. influence industry on lobbying during the quarter ending Sept. 30, putting in its second most lavish three months ever, Politico reports. Save to Favorites
Five Kyrsten Sinema Advisers Quit In Protest
Five veterans tapped to advise Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) resigned from their posts on Thursday, publicly accusing her of “hanging your constituents out to dry” in the latest sign of…
Abbott’s Pick for Top Elections Post Worked with Trump
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appointed John Scott — an attorney who represented former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania — as Texas’…
Pranksters Have Already Defaced Trump’s Social Network
Within hours of former President Donald Trump announcing his new social network, “pranksters found what appeared to be an unreleased test version and posted a picture of a defecating pig…
Trump Rewrites History Again
Donald Trump released a statement: “The insurrection took place on November 3, Election Day. January 6 was the Protest!” Save to Favorites
Quote of the Day
“We’ve rounded the turn and we’re almost to the stretch.” — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, quoted by Politico, on the budget reconciliation negotiations. Save to Favorites
Why Pressuring Kyrsten Sinema Won’t Work
Jonathan Chait: “It’s not clear Sinema is a rational actor. She appears deeply invested in a personal narrative in which she is the Democratic version of John McCain, bravely defying…
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