Politico: “New Hampshire’s two Democratic senators are lobbying with uncharacteristic zeal on an issue dividing their caucus — confirming a judicial nominee under scrutiny for his handling of a sexual assault case at a prestigious boarding school.”


Politico: “New Hampshire’s two Democratic senators are lobbying with uncharacteristic zeal on an issue dividing their caucus — confirming a judicial nominee under scrutiny for his handling of a sexual assault case at a prestigious boarding school.”
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“Professional medical societies, pharmacists, state health officials and vaccine manufacturers, as well as a new advocacy group, are mobilizing behind the scenes to preserve access for vaccines as Health Secretary…
Wall Street Journal: “Senate GOP leaders are revising their version in advance of potential votes later this week, searching for a mix that can garner a majority in the chamber,…
“Nearly two million student loan borrowers are at risk of having their wages garnished this summer,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Roughly six million federal student-loan borrowers are 90 days…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to tell lawmakers on Tuesday that the central bank remains focused on making sure any one-time increases in prices from higher tariffs won’t…
“Harvard University, battered by a devastating conflict with the Trump administration that has jeopardized its elite standing, is facing a problem as it weighs a possible truce with President Trump:…
President Trump on Tuesday backed away from talk of a regime change in Iran, amid pushback from MAGA supporters about the possibility of deeper U.S. involvement in the Middle East,…
Mark Jacob offers eight suggestions for the news media to avoid turning war with Iran into the sort of entertainment show President Trump craves.Save to Favorites
Tucker Carlson played clips of Mark Levin and Sean Hannity agitating for further conflict with Iran, and calling it “deranged.” The point of it, he said, “is to scare old…
The Wrap says the Iran conflict has put “renewed focus on the president placing looks and loyalty over credentials.”Save to Favorites
Playbook: “Even if they lose today, Cuomo and Mamdani could still choose to run in November, either as independents or with third parties. Yes, that means there’s potential for a…
Polymarket shows Zohran Mamdani and the slight favorite over Andrew Cuomo in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.Save to Favorites
Paul Krugman: “One of the ironies of this great leap backward is that it was made possible in part by a hard turn toward Trump among technology billionaires — men…
“We basically, we have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.” — President Trump, quoted by The…
“Two weeks from President Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline to reach deals with the US’s major trading partners, some of the most-watched talks aimed at clinching agreements to avoid higher tariffs…
“Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled against provisions in the GOP megabill to enact President Trump’s agenda that would dramatically accelerate the approval of offshore oil and gas projects, handing…
“New York City voters face a choice today: A 67-year-old scandal-stained insider or a 33-year-old democratic socialist scorned by the city’s elite,” Axios reports. “It’s the first, difficult step on…
Lakshya Jain says the polling average has Andrew Cuomo leading the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City by three percentage points — but that’s largely due to a late…
President Donald Trump says both Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms with attacks following an early Tuesday deadline to cease hostilities, the AP reports. Said Trump: “They violated it but…
“When Trump’s transition team first told European allies back before Christmas that the president-elect wanted NATO members to raise their defense spending from 2 percent of GDP to 5 percent,…
“It’s just a more lonely position. And nobody likes being in a lonely position.” — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), quoted by the Washington Post, on standing up to President Trump…
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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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