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Democrats Won’t Help McCarthy Pass Rule
“House Democratic leaders warned Wednesday that it will be up to Republicans to pass the rule governing the debt ceiling increase, pushing the burden onto Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to…
Trump’s Golf Course Blacklisted by British Open
Although Donald Trump said this month that “everybody wants to see the Open Championship” played at his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, he was told that he was unlikely to…
North Miami Beach Mayor Arrested
North Miami Beach Mayor Anthony DeFillipo was arrested Wednesday, apparently in connection with “voting irregularities,” CBS News Miami reports. Save to Favorites
Mike Pence to Launch Campaign Within Two Weeks
Former Vice President Mike Pence is set to launch his run for the White House against his old boss, former President Donald Trump, within the coming two weeks, The Messenger…
Oklahoma Supreme Court Tosses Two Abortion Bans
“The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed out two state laws outlawing abortion,” Tulsa World reports. “The court ruled that it had found that there is an inherent right of…
Can the Debt Ceiling Hold?
The Economist: “Any journalist, save this one, could tell you: a little deadline pressure can be helpful. But this principle can, like most, be taken to insanity.” “Consider the pathological…
GOP Lawmaker Arrested for Drunk Driving
Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas (R) “was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving after crashing his vehicle at an Interstate 65 interchange and leaving the scene,” the AP…
How a Russian Wanted by the U.S. Escaped From Italy
“A Kremlin-linked businessman accused of illegally exporting American military technology to Russia was arrested in Italy at the U.S.’s request. Then he vanished,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Artem Uss,…
Illinois Set to End Book Bans
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) “is expected to sign a bill that would make Illinois the first state to legislate to end book bans – by punishing publicly-funded institutions that…
Sex Abuse Case Against Ex-CIA Officer May Collapse
“The prosecution’s case against a former CIA officer accused of sexually abusing more than 20 incapacitated women in Mexico City is at risk of collapsing because the Justice and State…
Roger Stone and the Key to Trump’s Evangelical Support
Matthew Taylor: “For those who may have intermittently followed Stone’s oddball, cynical career at the heart of modern Republican politics, this declaration of piety might sound odd and new. But…
French Finance Minister Writes Racy Novel
Wall Street Journal: “Several explicit sex scenes in the new book by Le Maire, the French finance minister, have given the book a flush of attention and forced the government…
What to Watch in the Debt Ceiling Vote
Politico: “The deal, struck over the weekend between McCarthy and President Joe Biden, will get just one hour of debate on the floor equally divided between Republicans and Democrats. Though…
Chinese Spies Tried to Infiltrate Alaska Military Bases
“Chinese citizens posing as tourists but suspected of being spies have made several attempts in recent years to gain access to military facilities in this vast state studded with sensitive…
Asian American Support for Democrats Drops
Asian American voters tend to lean away from the Democratic Party as their roots in the U.S. deepen, according to data from a Pew Research Center study. Save to Favorites
Prosecutors Spar Over Where Trump Will Stand Trial
“Ten months before Donald Trump is scheduled to stand trial in his historic New York City criminal case, Manhattan prosecutors are turning the former president’s words against him in a…
White House Keeps Its Promise to Joe Manchin
Washington Post: “White House officials agreed to include the language to honor a promise they made to Manchin last summer. To secure Manchin’s support for Democrats’ landmark climate law, dubbed…
U.S. Mood Remains Glum
A new Gallup poll finds just 18% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., staying below 20% as it has since March. Save to…
DeSantis Delivers Dark Message to Iowa Republicans
“Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida kicked off his presidential campaign in Iowa on Tuesday with a sweeping denunciation of the ‘elites’ that he said dominated American institutions, pitching himself as…
Tennessee Lawmaker Seeks to Defund the ATF
“In 2022, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) ripped Democrats for the ‘Defund the Police’ movement,” the Daily Beast reports. “But on Tuesday, he proposed doing just that to the law enforcement…
