“The likelihood there’s going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely.”
— President Biden, in remarks on July 8, 2021.
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Taliban Tells Female Employees Not to Come to Work
“The Taliban imposed further restrictions on female city government employees in Afghanistan’s capital on Thursday, barring many from returning to work next week in a sign that the group will…
Shell Company for Trump Platform Quadruples In Price
“Investors on Thursday piled into shares of the special-purpose acquisition company taking former President Donald Trump’s new social-media platform public, igniting a buying frenzy reminiscent of the SPAC craze from…
China Vows No Concessions on Taiwan
“China on Friday said there is ‘no room’ for compromise or concessions over the issue of Taiwan, following a comment by U.S. President Joe Biden that the U.S. is committed…
White House Pushing for Two Votes Next Week
Punchbowl News: “Yes, you read that right. The White House really wants a vote on reconciliation and infrastructure next week. This would give President Joe Biden and Democrats two legislative…
Quote of the Day
“Look, when you’re in the United States Senate and you’re president of the United States and you have 50 Democrats, everyone is the president.” — President Biden, quote by Bloomberg,…
Biden Open to Eliminating Filibuster
“President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s open to supporting the elimination of the Senate’s filibuster to pass voting-rights legislation and other bills that Republicans have blocked,” USA Today reports. Said…
President Biden’s Town Hall Event
President Biden is holding a live town hall event in Baltimore and broadcast on CNN and livestream at 8 p.m. ET. Leave your reactions in the comments.Save to Favorites
What’s Next for Steve Bannon
Washington Post: “The matter now goes to the Justice Department, which will decide whether to pursue the contempt referral. Contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor criminal offense that can result…
Murphy’s Lead Narrows In New Jersey
A new PIX 11/Emerson College poll in New Jersey finds Gov. Phil Murphy (D) leading challenger Jack Ciattarelli (R), 50% to 44%.Save to Favorites
Greene Clashes with Two Lawmakers on House Floor
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tangled with two members of the Jan. 6 committee on the House floor Thursday, getting into an impromptu shouting match over Black Lives Matter and…
Biden Says Insurrection Was Fueled by White Supremacy
President Biden said that white supremacy motivated rioters who carried out the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Axios reports. Said Biden: “The violent, deadly insurrection on the Capitol…
Sinema Agrees to Some Tax Hikes
“In a major development for President Joe Biden’s agenda, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has signed off on new revenues — including some tax increases on the wealthy — to help…
Two Prosecutors Added to Matt Gaetz Case
“The Justice Department has added two top prosecutors from Washington to the child sex trafficking investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL),” the New York Times reports. “The prosecutors — one…
Jeff Merkley Says Democrats Are ‘In Big Trouble’
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) told NBC News the Democratic negotiations for a social spending plan are “completely taking the air out of the balloon for the Biden presidency.” He added:…
Banks Claimed He Was Select Panel’s Ranking Member
“Rep. Jim Banks (R-IL) sent numerous letters claiming to be the ranking member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the committee’s Vice Chair Liz…
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…
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