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Kavanaugh Touts ‘Great Relations’ on Supreme Court
“Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the Supreme Court is not as divided as members of the public might think, praising his liberal colleagues and highlighting rulings in which the justices were…
Trump Releases Education Policy
“Donald Trump is unveiling a 2024 education policy plan, one focusing heavily on the culture war components that have animated conservatives,” Politico reports. The plan calls for cutting federal funding…
Elon Musk Visits Capitol Hill
Elon Musk met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries at the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday evening, CNN reports. After the meeting, Musk wrote on…
Gary Peters Gets Plum Seat on Appropriations Committee
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) “will serve on the Senate Appropriations Committee this Congress, the only new senator to join the panel on the Democratic side,” Roll Call reports. “His assignment…
John Cornyn Says No New Gun Legislation Likely
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who negotiated the bipartisan gun law that passed last year, said he doesn’t expect to see new legislative action on gun violence despite the recent mass…
Senior ISIS Leader in Somalia Killed
Special Operations troops killed a senior Islamic State leader in a helicopter raid in a remote area of Somalia on Thursday, the New York Times reports. Save to Favorites
Arizona 2020 Election ‘Audit’ Had Direct Ties to Trump
Arizona Republic: “New records show Trump received direct updates from people at the coliseum, his allies pressured the lead contractor on when to report findings, and that contractor asked people…
Durham Investigation Finds Nothing
New York Times: “Egged on by Mr. Trump, Attorney General William Barr set out in 2019 to dig into their shared theory that the Russia investigation likely stemmed from a…
Donald Trump Snubbed in Iowa
Bloomberg: “The former president, itching to seal up support early in what remains a key state in the Republican presidential contest, has checked in with Iowa influencers who have stood…
McConnell Tears Into Joe Manchin
“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), by name, on the Senate floor over the West Virginian’s push to halt electric vehicle tax credits that don’t…
Lawmakers Can Bring Guests to the State of the Union
“Members of Congress will be able to bring guests to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in February,” Politico reports. “It’s a change from last year’s State of…
Biden Pressured to Develop ‘Plan B’ for Student Debt
“The Biden administration is under pressure from Capitol Hill lawmakers and student debt advocates to develop contingency plans to cancel billions of dollars in student debt and to move forward…
Dianne Feinstein Hasn’t Ruled Out Running Again
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told Raw Story that “she’s not not running. In fact, she has no plans to decide — let alone announce — her 2024 intentions until next…
DeSantis Seeks to Oust Ronna McDaniel as RNC Chair
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is backing former Trump campaign adviser Harmeet Dhillon in her bid to take the Republican National Committee chairmanship away from Ronna McDaniel, The Hill reports….
Tim Ryan to Promote Natural Gas Industry
Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), who lost a Senate bid in Ohio last year, announced that he’s joining the leadership council of a political nonprofit that promotes the natural gas…
The Democrats’ Senate Map of Doom
Amanda Carpenter: “In 2024, nearly half of the Democratic caucus—23 senators—is up for re-election. Of those, eight are considered vulnerable: five in battleground states (Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia) and…
Trump Has Completely Lost His Grip on Reality
Charles C.W. Cooke: “Let’s check in on the shadow primary for the 2024 Republican nomination. Nikki Haley is putting together a finance committee, and suggested last week that she’s ‘leaning…
Politics Extra
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Archives Asks Ex-Presidents to Check for Documents
“The National Archives is formally asking former presidents and vice presidents to re-check their personal records for any classified documents or other presidential records in the wake of classified documents…
Ken Cuccinelli Testifying Before Federal Grand Jury
Former Trump-era Department of Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli is testifying before a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Thursday, CNN reports. “Cuccinelli headed into the grand jury area…
