A Global Strategy Group memo finds that in eight Senate battleground states there are “key Senate races can be won or lost on paid leave.”
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Biden Approves Major Arms Sale to Egypt
“The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a massive $2.5 billion arms sale to Egypt despite ongoing concerns over human rights,” the AP reports. “The sales were announced just hours after…
Lawyers Trying to Disqualify Madison Cawthorn
“A group of lawyers is working to disqualify from the ballot a right-wing House Republican who cheered on the Jan. 6 rioters unless he can prove he is not an…
Justice Department Reviewing Fake Trump Electors
“The Justice Department is investigating the fake slates of electors that falsely declared Donald Trump the victor of the 2020 election in seven swing states that Joe Biden had in…
Melania Trump Auction Hit by Cryptocurrency Plunge
“Melania Trump’s much-discussed online auction, featuring a hat she wore at the White House during a 2018 visit by President Emmanuel Macron of France, is turning into a potential victim…
Crypto Collapse Erases $1 Trillion In Wealth
Washington Post: “Thousands of Americans who jumped into crypto investing over the past two years in hopes of a rocket ride to instant wealth now face a similar reckoning: Prices…
Covid-19 Deaths in the U.S. Top 2,100 a Day
“Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. have reached the highest level since early last year, eclipsing daily averages from the recent Delta-fueled surge, after the newer Omicron variant spread wildly through…
13% of Capitol Hill Staffers Don’t Make Living Wage
“About one in eight congressional staffers are not making a living wage,” Roll Call reports. “The problem is particularly acute for staff assistants, who are often the most junior staffers…
Qatar Leader to Meet with Biden
“The emir of Qatar will meet with President Biden at the White House on Monday to discuss Afghanistan as well as contingency plans to provide natural gas to Europe in…
Pelosi Will Run for Re-Election
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced Tuesday that she is running for reelection, citing the “crucial” need to defend American democracy through legislation on voting rights and other issues, the Washington…
Biden Says Ukraine Invasion Would ‘Change the World’
President Biden cast a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine in stark historical terms, saying, “it would be the largest invasion since World War II,” CNBC reports. Said Biden: “It would…
Tim Scott Building Massive War Chest
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has amassed a $37.3 million war chest for the 2022 election cycle, a sign that he has “quickly become one of the most prolific fundraisers among…
Republicans Say Covid Drug Guidance is Anti-White
Politico: “The administration’s recommendation that race and ethnicity be considered when deciding who gets the limited supply of new Covid drugs is the latest political cudgel with which Republicans are…
Alex Jones Took the Fifth Nearly 100 Times
Conspiracy theorist and radio host Alex Jones said that he was deposed by the House committee investigating Jan. 6 and that he exercised his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination “almost…
Henry Cuellar Will Run Again Despite Federal Probe
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said he intends to run for reelection amid a federal investigation into his activities.Save to Favorites
Jim Cooper Will Not Seek Re-Election
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) will not seek reelection following the Tennessee General Assembly’s plan to divide the 5th congressional district, the Tennessean reports. Said Cooper: “Despite my strength at the…
Fake Vaccine Cards Are Everywhere
Grid: “The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that fake CDC vaccination cards are widespread in the United States. An Economist/YouGov poll reported 12 percent of American adults under 30 knew someone with…
Nazi Billionaires
Coming soon: Nazi Billionaires by David De Jong. “Succession meets the Third Reich in this real-life saga of money, power, and total war.” Save to Favorites
Democrats Search for New Message on the Virus
New York Times: “Around the country, Democratic elected officials who in the pandemic’s early phase shut down cities and states more aggressively than most Republicans did — and saw their…
U.S. Plans to Bolster Energy Supply to Europe
“The Biden Administration announced on Tuesday that it was working with gas and crude oil suppliers from the Middle East, North Africa and Asia to bolster supplies to Europe in…
Biden Scraps Vaccine Mandate
“The Biden administration is officially withdrawing its requirement that most workers be vaccinated or regularly tested for Covid-19 – the controversial rule the Supreme Court blocked from enforcement earlier this…
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