Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will go to China next month to meet with officials on climate change, Politico reports.
Said Newsom: “You better believe I coordinated with the White House.”
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Lauren Boebert Escorted Out of ‘Beetlejuice’
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) “was escorted out of a Sunday night performance of the Beetlejuice musical in downtown Denver, accused by venue officials of vaping, singing, recording and ‘causing a disturbance’ during the performance,” the Denver Post reports.
Trump Way Ahead in Iowa
A new Iowa State University poll finds Donald Trump leading the Republican presidential field with 51%, followed by Ron DeSantis at 14%, Nikki Haley at 10% and Vivek Ramaswamy at 9%.
GOP Lawyer Pushes to Get Trump Disqualified
“A Republican election lawyer with ties to three of former president Donald Trump’s GOP primary opponents has joined a crowded field of individuals and groups exploring whether the former president can be kept off the ballot for his role in fomenting the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,” the Washington Post reports.
“Jason Torchinsky, a partner with the Virginia law firm Holtzman Vogel, has in recent days initiated conversations about the idea of trying to disqualify Trump with a range of figures, including a Democratic secretary of state, fellow election lawyers and a retired federal judge who has helped lead the push to question Trump’s eligibility.”
Biden’s Trump Card on Impeachment
Politico: “In January 2020, the Donald Trump-led Justice Department formally declared that impeachment inquiries by the House are invalid unless the chamber takes formal votes to authorize them.”
“That opinion — issued by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel — came in response to then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into Trump without initially holding a vote for it.”
“Not only is it still on the books, it is binding on the current administration as it responds to Tuesday’s announcement by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to authorize an impeachment inquiry into Biden, again without a vote.”
FBI Agent Disputes Whistleblowers on Hunter Biden
“The FBI agent overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden disputed whistleblower claims that the prosecutor in charge of the probe was stymied by the Justice Department,” the Washington Post reports.
Freedom Caucus Digs In Against McCarthy
“Members of the hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus marked their return to Washington on Tuesday by digging in on their calls for policy conditions on a stopgap measure to fund the government past a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline,” The Hill reports.
“The demands come as right-wing frustration is building with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) over how he has handled spending matters.”
U.S. Incomes Fall for Third Straight Year
“Surging inflation gobbled up household income gains last year, making 2022 the third straight year in which Americans saw their living standards eroded by rising prices and pandemic disruptions,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Americans’ inflation-adjusted median household income fell to $74,580 in 2022, declining 2.3% from the 2021 estimate of $76,330, the Census Bureau said Tuesday. The amount has dropped 4.7% since its peak in 2019.”
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Trump Privately Discussed Impeaching Biden
“Donald Trump has been weighing in behind the scenes in support of the House GOP push to impeach President Joe Biden,” Politico reports.
“The former president has been speaking weekly with House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, who was the first member of Republican leadership to come out in support of impeachment.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“You think I’m going to have a hard time finding Donald Trump? You think that over the course of the next couple of months, I’m not going to find him and confront him someplace? I was a prosecutor for seven years. It was my job to find people and confront them. Don’t worry about it. I’ll find him.”
— Chris Christie, at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, suggesting Trump is hiding “behind the walls of private clubs and Secret Service protection.”
Matt Gaetz Threatens to Remove McCarthy as Speaker
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) “ramped up his threats to Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s grip on the gavel,” Politico reports.
Said Gaetz, on the House floor: “I rise today to serve notice: Mr. Speaker, you are out of compliance with the agreement that allowed you to assume this role. The path forward for the House of Representatives is to either bring you into immediate, total compliance or remove you pursuant to a motion to vacate the chair.”
Moderate Republicans Relieved to Avoid Impeachment Vote
“Centrist House Republicans aren’t upset that Speaker Kevin McCarthy reversed himself on holding a vote to formally launch the GOP’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden,” Politico reports.
“Some are even relieved.”
Elizabeth Warren Demands Probe of Elon Musk
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) “is demanding an investigation into SpaceX after Elon Musk acknowledged he had blocked Ukraine from extending the private Starlink satellite network for an attack on Russian warships near the Crimean coast,” Bloomberg reports.
White House Is Ready for a Fight Over Impeachment
“The White House’s oversight and investigations war room finally got the battle on Tuesday that they’d been arming themselves for,” CNBC reports.
“House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement that he has directed GOP led House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden was the long anticipated retribution that White House aides had been waiting for, after House Democrats twice impeached Donald Trump during his one term in office.”
“Ever since Republicans retook the House majority last year, the White House has been building a team of legal experts and spokespeople to counter the congressional inquirie launched into the president and his son, Hunter Biden.”
Bush Says Photo of Prigozhin Serving Him Was ‘Shocking’
“Former president George W. Bush was recently surprised to realize he was served by Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeniy Prigozhin during a dinner with Russian President Vladimir Putin years ago,” the Washington Post reports.
Bush said he didn’t recall meeting Prigozhin but quipped: “All I know is I survived.”
Education Secretary Targets Legacy College Admissions
“The elite colleges that found an ally in Miguel Cardona while defending their admissions practices are now among the Education secretary’s biggest targets,” Politico reports.
“The Supreme Court’s decision to gut race-conscious college admissions policies ignited new urgency among civil rights groups concerned about Black and brown students being left out of higher education. But it also gave Cardona — and President Joe Biden — an opening to air long-held criticisms of how Harvard, Yale and other selective institutions favor applicants who come from wealthy alumni families through legacy admissions.”
GOP Megadonors Wait for an Anti-Trump Champion
Financial Times: “The yearning for Youngkin is a sign of the donor dilemma: for some deep-pocketed Republicans, no single, compelling alternative to Trump has emerged in the primary. And while the billionaires want to see such a candidate break from the pack before giving, the candidates need the money first to help them make that break.”
Said one adviser to a donor: “Is Trump beatable? Yes, but the first step is the field consolidating. Without consolidation, there’s not a viable path.”
“Several big GOP donors — from billionaire hedge fund bosses such as Paul Singer and Ken Griffin, to Miriam Adelson, the wife of the late casino emperor Sheldon Adelson — are now on the sidelines. Peter Thiel, who gave $35mn to two Senate candidates in 2022, ‘does not plan to donate to any 2024 race’, said a person familiar with his thinking.”
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