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Drug Companies Brace for Chairman Bernie
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) “has long made no secret that he thinks drug companies and health insurers are ripping off Americans. But now he’s chairman of the Senate health committee,”…
Police Reform Back on the Agenda
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) plans to reintroduce a version of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act as early as this week and negotiations between him and Sen. Tim Scott…
How Will Matt Gaetz Use His New Powers?
New York Times: “In the three weeks since Mr. McCarthy ultimately agreed to the price of the portrait, Mr. Gaetz’s role in the melodrama has only entrenched his stature as…
Schumer Plots Debt Ceiling Course Against McCarthy
“Chuck Schumer, as he’s known to do, is talking a lot these days. And it’s all aimed at Kevin McCarthy,” Politico reports. “The Senate majority leader is directing heat at…
Who Ron DeSantis Listens To
Politico: “The dozen confidantes he leans on most — to shape his agenda in Tallahassee, assemble an extensive fundraising operation and devise his political future — include his chief of…
Justice Department Won’t Share Classified Documents
Wall Street Journal: “The Justice Department told top Senate Intelligence Committee lawmakers that providing nonpublic information to the panel about the classified material that ended up in the personal possession…
Eventually the GOP Will Need to Detail Spending Cuts
“Debt ceiling negotiations are struck in limbo, as House Republicans demand severe spending cuts without saying where they’d start. Pretty soon, though, their hands will be forced,” Politico reports. “GOP…
Boris Johnson Says Putin Threatened Missile Strike
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson told the BBC that Russian president Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike in an “extraordinary” phone call in the run-up to Russia’s…
TikTok Bans Face Obscure Hurdle
Wall Street Journal: “The measures, known as the Berman amendments, date to the last years of the Cold War. They took away the president’s authority to regulate or ban imports…
Ukraine Allies Worry Time Might Be on Russia’s Side
Wall Street Journal: “That concern suggests the window for Ukraine isn’t indefinite and it needs powerful Western weapons — main battle tanks, other armored vehicles and more air-defense systems —…
Sununu Mulls Presidential Bid
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said Sunday he is considering a White House bid in 2024, citing the Granite State’s “live free or die” spirit as a model for…
Steve Bannon Ramps Up Election Denialism
“Steve Bannon took election denialism to an unhinged level on his podcast this week, when he didn’t just indulge in the baseless claims of election fraud favored by former President…
The Week Ahead
The Phoney War for the Republican presidential nomination continues. Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Larry Hogan, Mike Pence, and Mike Pompeo have all been making moves toward entering the race —…
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Chris Christie Says Trump Can’t Win
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told ABC News that Donald Trump “can’t win a general election” and predicted the former president will not be successful in his 2024 presidential…
Top Republican Says War with China Likely
“The Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Sunday he agreed with a statement that suggested the U.S. could be at war with China in 2025 — but…
British PM Sacks Tory Chairman Over Tax Scandal
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Nadhim Zahawi, chairman of the Tory Party, for serious breaches of the ministerial code after an investigation found he failed to be honest…
RNC Pledges to Be Independent from Trump
NBC News: “For years, the Republican National Committee has been closely tied to Donald Trump. But with other candidates likely to run against him in 2024, RNC members want neutrality.”…
GOP National Sales Tax Talk Backfires
“Speaker Kevin McCarthy has backed his fellow Republicans into a corner with one of the promises he made to his far-right flank to land his job: opening the door to…
How Trump Could Win the GOP Nomination Again
Dan Balz: “Trump’s path to GOP nomination is strewn with obstacles. Still, a wide field could so divide the race that Trump could take the nomination, as he did in…
