“He’s such a moron.”
— Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), quoted by The Hill, on Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) saying the mask mandate in the House isn’t based on science.
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Why Donald Trump Is Still an Important Story
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Biden to Get Booster Shot In Front of News Media
“President Biden, who received his initial doses of the vaccine on camera, is set to receive a booster shot Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. Eastern time,” the Washington Post reports….
Judge to Grant Unconditional Release of John Hinckley
“A U.S. judge will grant the unconditional release of John W. Hinckley Jr. effective in June 2022, 41 years after he shot President Ronald Reagan and three others outside a…
Inside a Mysterious Digital Media Company
Ben Smith has a truly bonkers story: Ozy Media had an employee impersonate a top YouTube executive in an attempt to secure a $40 million investment from Goldman Sachs, and…
House GOP Ties Vulnerable Democrats to Biden
“The National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee (NRCC) on Monday launched its first paid media campaign of the 2022 midterm cycle seeking to tie 17 vulnerable House Democrats to President Biden,”…
Mark Milley to Face Angry Questioning
New York Times: “On Tuesday, General Mark Milley will appear in what could be the most significant televised congressional hearing involving senior military leaders since Gen. David Petraeus was grilled…
French President Hit By an Egg
“French President Emmanuel Macron was hit with an egg while he was visiting Lyon on Monday to promote French gastronomy,” Reuters reports. Save to Favorites
Covid’s Partisan Pattern Grows More Extreme
David Leonhardt: “The political divide over vaccinations is so large that almost every reliably blue state now has a higher vaccination rate than almost every reliably red state.” Save to…
Oregon GOP Boycotts Session to Deny Passage of Maps
“Only one Republican lawmaker showed up for a scheduled floor session of the Oregon House of Representatives Saturday as the minority party denied quorum to prevent the passage of new…
Greitens Calls for Election Results to Be Decertified
“Despite a draft report of a Republican-led election review that found more votes in Arizona for President Joe Biden, former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) called on the state Friday…
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“I love my sister very much and am so proud of her. It took a ton of courage to admit that she was wrong back in 2013 when she opposed…
Iceland Briefly Celebrates Female Majority Government
“Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament Sunday, before a recount produced a result just short of that landmark for gender parity in the North Atlantic island nation,” the AP…
Japan’s Ruling Party Heads to a Vote
“Japan’s ruling party votes on Wednesday for the country’s next prime minister in an election that has turned into the most unpredictable race since Shinzo Abe made a surprise comeback…
What Matt Gaetz’s Legal Team Tells Us
“While the federal sex crimes investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has not fueled the kinds of explosive headlines it generated when the news first broke in late March, the…
The Debt Limit Is Not a Policy Debate
James Fallows: “It’s not a ‘debate.’ It’s a threat. And Yellen—the Treasury Secretary—is not ‘playing politics.’ She is trying to avert an entirely needless crisis. This is not a policy…
Biden Can Regain His Popularity
Jonathan Bernstein: “Whatever some pundits are speculating, President Joe Biden may rebound from his current slumping approval ratings. Biden is currently at around 46% approval. The last four presidents to…
Biden’s Reengineering-America Moment
“The Senate’s bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and President Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending package could live or die this week — and take Democrats’ fortunes with them. But all the…
No One Is Sure When the Debt Ceiling Will Be Hit
New York Times: “The problem is further compounded by the fact that no one is quite sure when the government will run out of money. The Covid-19 pandemic continues to…
What Does Kyrsten Sinema Want?
Wall Street Journal: “Despite sometimes taking contrary positions in negotiations, Ms. Sinema has voted with Mr. Biden 100% of the time, according to the nonpartisan tracking website FiveThirtyEight.” Save to…
Are You Ready for This Week?
“At 5:30 p.m today, Congress will kick off an extraordinary week with only one thing certain — no one knows what’s going to happen,” Punchbowl News reports. “The House and…
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