“An appellate court has denied former President Trump’s bid to have Judge Juan Merchan recused from his hush money trial,” ABC News reports.
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Biden’s Approval Falls to Lowest In Two Years
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found President Biden’s public approval rating at just 36% — its lowest level in almost two years and tying the lowest reading of his presidency in a…
Prosecutors and Trump’s Lawyers Jockey for an Edge
“The testimony in the trial of Donald Trump has been riveting and salacious, focusing on a tryst with a porn star and a hush-money payment that paved the road to…
Member Plus Is Now ‘Inner Circle’
Political Wire‘s top tier of membership is now called Inner Circle. Readers subscribed to the Inner Circle plan get everything Members get — plus you’ll also get breaking news alerts…
Trump’s Financial Future Tied to Trump Media
New York Times: “From the moment Trump Media was founded in 2021, Mr. Trump has treated it as a low-cost, low-effort venture. While he once served as chief executive and…
Giuliani Pleads Not Guilty in Arizona
“Rudy Giuliani and 10 others pleaded not guilty in an Arizona court Tuesday to charges of allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results,” CNN reports. Save to Favorites
Kerry Kennedy Leads Campaign Against Her Brother
New York Times: “As Mr. Kennedy has emerged as a skeptic of Covid-19 vaccines and a purveyor of conspiratorial theories on the assassination of his father, it has fallen to…
Everything Is Terrible But I’m Fine
Presidential elections typically hinge on voters’ perceptions of the economy. That’s why the economy is a key variable in virtually every election forecasting model. Join now to continue reading. Members…
Senate Candidate Tells Different Story of Navy Discharge
Tim Sheehy (R), the Navy SEAL running to unseat Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), “has repeatedly told voters he was ‘discharged’ from the military for medical reasons, owing to wounds sustained…
Mysterious Outfit Pays Steve Garvey’s Property Taxes
California U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey’s (R) property taxes are being paid by Sisters in Christ LLC, an organization that includes his sister-in-law as a manager, the Sacramento Bee reports….
Biden Moves to Lower Summer Gas Prices
“The Biden administration said Tuesday that it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the…
Trump Says He’s Open to States Banning Birth Control
“Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he is open to allowing states to restrict access to birth control and promised to release a ‘comprehensive policy’ on the issue soon,” the Washington…
Larry Hogan Seeks to Neutralize Abortion as an Issue
Politico: “Hogan’s first general election ad is set to air Wednesday, and it’s entirely about abortion. In it, the former governor goes direct-to-camera as he endorses codifying the abortion protections…
More Classified Documents Were Found at Mar-a-Lago
And unsealed filing in Donald Trump’s classified documents case says there were two rounds of documents discovered at Mar-a-Lago after the FBI conducted its search. Save to Favorites
The Real Danger If Trump Wins
Jacob Heilbrunn: “Mr. Trump’s economic and foreign policy nationalism would subvert the preponderance of power that America has enjoyed since 1945 and that he has promised to bolster. It has…
Where Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Trial Stands
Rick Hasen: “Trump could well be convicted, depending on the jury instructions and how the jury reads the evidence. That conviction could well be overturned on legal grounds on appeal,…
Arizona and Florida Could Send Big Message on Abortion
“The abortion rights position has won on the ballot in seven out of seven states since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in mid-2022 — even in red-leaning ones…
Israel Seizes Associated Press Cameras
“Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing…
Tucker Carlson Launches Show On Russian State TV
Tucker Carlson has launched his own show on a Russian state television channel, Newsweek reports. Save to Favorites
Adam Kinzinger Unloads on Trump
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) reacts to Donald Trump referring to a ‘unified Reich‘ in a social media post last night: Please pardon my language, but there is no other…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“We’ll be resting pretty quickly, meaning resting the case. I won’t be resting. I don’t rest. I’d like to rest sometimes, but I don’t get to rest.” — Donald Trump,…