“House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a top Trump ally, is calling on the Justice Department to provide lawmakers with internal documents laying out the scope of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents found last year at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida,” NBC News reports.
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“Fresh bait always finds a fish. Jeffries throwing that out there, it’s chum in the water. Everyone knows what he did.” — A senior GOP official, quoted by Politico, on…
Trump Gets $1.8 Billion More In Trump Media Stock
“Donald Trump just landed another $1.8 billion worth of stock in the corporate owner of Truth Social,” CNN reports. “Trump Media & Technology Group disclosed the windfall for Trump in…
Sam Brown Touches the Third Rail of Nevada Politics
Los Angeles Times: “Yucca Mountain is a third rail in Nevada politics… which makes comments by Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown about Yucca Mountain so remarkable. In recent years,…
Will Hackers, Trolls and Deepfakes Upset the Election?
Los Angeles Times: “In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company came up with an advertising slogan that posed a trick question:…
Debate Commission Sticks with Original Schedule
The Commission on Presidential Debates told Fox News that it’s sticking with its announced plan for presidential debates, despite Donald Trump’s desire to hold more earlier. Save to Favorites
J.D. Vance to Hold Fundraiser for Trump
“Sen. J.D. Vance, an Ohio Republican who is among the contenders to be Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, will help the former president raise money next month in Cincinnati,“…
RFK Operative Called Capitol Riot ‘Democratic Misdirection’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign has hired a former top spokesperson to hard-right Republican candidates who has called the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “Democrat misdirection,”…
Arizona Will Consider Repeal of 1864 Abortion Law
“Arizona lawmakers seemed poised on Wednesday to repeal an abortion ban that first became law when Abraham Lincoln was president and a half-century before women won the right to vote,”…
Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Now In Effect
“Florida’s strict ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect Wednesday, which clinic operators fear will impact at least 40,000 women a year unless voters agree to…
Why Biden’s Re-Election Runs Through the Rust Belt
“Joe Biden’s path to reelection has become increasingly clear: It’s the Rust Belt or bust,” Politico reports. “The alternative route to the White House he appeared to break open in…
‘Marco Has This Residency Problem’
“Donald Trump’s campaign staff has assembled a dozen dossiers on possible running mates, but they largely remain unopened by the presidential candidate, who’s conducting his own vetting process by asking…
Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw
“A law firm that has long defended Donald Trump’s campaign and businesses from employment lawsuits has abruptly asked to withdraw from a yearslong case over what it calls an ‘irreparable…
What If Greene Keeps Trying to Oust Mike Johnson?
Punchbowl News: “One of our big questions right now is what happens if Greene or other conservative hardliners keep trying to oust Johnson? Will Democrats keep stepping up to save…
Interest Rate Decision Looms
“The Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold Wednesday, but investors will scrutinize Jerome Powell’s subsequent press conference for hints as to the future rate path,”…
Will New Marijuana Rules Help Biden With Young Voters?
“President Biden’s push to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug is the latest in a series of administrative policy moves that anxious Democrats hope will bolster his re-election standing…
Ceasefire Is Only Hope for Biden’s Middle East Strategy
“President Biden has been personally involved in intense efforts in recent days to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which he sees as a crucial element…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“I didn’t eat my dog. I didn’t shoot my dog. I loved my dog, and my dog loved me.” — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by HuffPost, dismissing comparisons to…
Court Tosses New Map in Louisiana
“A panel of federal judges has tossed out Louisiana’s new congressional map, striking the state’s second majority-Black district just months after it was signed into law,” Politico reports. “The ruling,…
Tim Kennedy Wins Special Election In New York
Tim Kennedy (D) is projected to win the special election for New York’s 26th congressional district, the Washington Post reports. “When Kennedy is sworn in as a member of the…
Hundreds of Police Officers March Onto Columbia Campus
“Hundreds of police officers in riot gear marched onto the campus of Columbia University in Upper Manhattan late Tuesday, where protesters had occupied a campus building, as clashes over the…