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Bill Would Ban Teaching of Scientific Theories
Montana Public Radio: “A bill in the state Legislature seeking to regulate science curriculum in public schools got its first hearing Monday. The legislation’s sponsor says by banning scientific theories,…
Josh Hawley Booted Off Armed Services Committee
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) “was booted from his perch on the powerful Armed Services Committee last month as retribution for delaying the confirmation of numerous Defense Department nominees last year,…
McCarthy Brings in Record Haul at First Fundraiser
“Kevin McCarthy raised $12.3 million on Wednesday evening at his first major fundraising event since his bitter battle for the House speaker’s gavel last month,” Politico reports. “The event, hosted…
Trump Escalates Attacks on Ron DeSantis
“Former President Donald Trump is approaching Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with a newly urgent hostility, rushing to turn the Republican base against his most formidable potential rival in 2024,” NBC…
State of the Union Forecasts 2024 Battle
Washington Post: “Biden, with no presumptive Republican opponent likely to emerge for months, appears happy to run against the outspoken House Republican conference, which he portrays as controlled by extremist…
A Grim Budgetary Outlook
“As President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy begin talks over the debt limit and federal spending, CBO reports that the nation’s fiscal outlook has grown slightly worse in recent…
Chinese Spy Balloon Program Spanned Five Continents
“Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed Wednesday that the U.S. assesses the alleged Chinese spy balloon shot down over the weekend was part of an expansive surveillance program aimed at…
Elon Musk Avoids Accountability for Bad Tweets
Brian Merchant: “So Elon Musk skated, again. Dragged into court for something he definitely said that definitely wasn’t true, at least not in the conventional sense, he got a pass…
Sununu Takes Major Step Towards Presidential Bid
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) “has taken his most significant step yet in exploring a White House bid, launching a national political organization that’s a popular tool for prospective…
Murdered Mayoral Candidate Wins Election in Ecuador
A candidate for mayor in Ecuador, who was murdered just hours before polls opened, has won the election in the city of Puerto López, the BBC reports.Save to Favorites
Appeals Court Approves Probe Into GOP’s WinRed
“A federal appeals court said on Wednesday that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison can pursue his investigation into Republican online fundraising giant WinRed over an allegedly deceptive marketing scheme that…
Mississippi Moves to Create New Court System for Jackson
“The Mississippi House has approved the creation of a new court system in which judges and prosecutors would be appointed by state officials — who all happen to be white…
Tennessee Mulls Rejecting Federal Education Money
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) “says the state should stop accepting the nearly $1.8 billion of federal K-12 education dollars that help provide support for low-income students, English learners…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Look – a lot of Republicans, their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare. Well, let me just say this: It’s your dream, but I’m gonna have my veto…
Biden Takes His Fight to the Road
“President Joe Biden brought his State of the Union populist economic messaging to Wisconsin on Wednesday, firing back at Republicans and highlighting US manufacturing in a preview of an expected…
Twitter Kept ‘Database’ of GOP Requests to Censor Posts
Rolling Stone: “The Trump administration and its allied Republicans in Congress routinely asked Twitter to take down posts they objected to — the exact behavior that they’re claiming makes President…
Biden Is the Most Talkative President in Six Decades
“In the last six decades, no president has spoken as many words – by actual or average count – in an address to Congress than President Joe Biden,” USA Today…
Dysfunctional Berlin Holds Rerun of Election
“It’s not every day that foreign observers are needed to monitor an election in Germany, one of the west’s richest and most stable democracies. But then again, Berlin is no…
A Bush State of the Union Promise That Paid Off
NBC News: “This is also the story, unknown to many Americans, of how Bush — a devoutly religious man who campaigned for president on a platform of ‘compassionate conservatism,’ but…
The Era of Big Government Is Not Over
New York Times: “There were no economic pivots in President Biden’s first State of the Union address to a Republican House. He did not pare back his push to raise…
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