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A Collision Course Over Government Funding

July 10, 2023 at 9:05 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A brewing battle over how to fund the federal government is poised to escalate this week when Congress returns from a two-week recess,” NBC News reports.

“The House Republican majority is on a collision course with the Senate as appropriators in both chambers advance conflicting versions of a sweeping package, which must become law by Sept. 30 to prevent a government shutdown.”

“Unlike the House, Senate leaders have moved on a bipartisan path and key senators say they intend to reassert themselves after taking a back seat in the recent debt ceiling negotiations.”

Washington Post: Congress returns with lots to do but little time to do it.

Ramaswamy Pays Supporters to Find Him Donors

July 10, 2023 at 9:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“It now pays to be a supporter of Vivek Ramaswamy’s presidential bid — at least for those who can convince their friends to click a link and donate,” Politico reports.

“The 37-year-old Republican is launching the ‘Vivek Kitchen Cabinet,’ a scheme that promises to pay participants 10 percent of any money they raise for his campaign. It’s the latest attention-grabbing initiative by the longshot candidate, highlighting the frantic race underway by 2024 GOP presidential contenders to build up their grassroots donor base to qualify for upcoming debates.”

FiveThirtyEight: How Ramaswamy becamse a major presidential candidate.

Biden Runs Against the Supreme Court Too

July 10, 2023 at 8:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Associated Press: “As Biden heads into the 2024 election, he is running not only against the Republicans who control one-half of Congress but also against the conservative bloc that dominates the nation’s highest court. It’s a subtle but significant shift in approach toward the Supreme Court, treating it more like a political entity even as Biden stops short of calling for an overhaul.”


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Biden Is Resetting the Ethical Norms Trump Trampled

July 10, 2023 at 7:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“There has long been an expectation that the American President will use the power of the office—and the big white house and the large two-tone plane that comes with it—to do the work of governing the country, and not as props to advance personal political goals,” Time reports.

“Donald Trump blew through those expectations. He rolled Air Force One up to stump speeches at airports while running for reelection. He displayed no concern as members of his administration repeatedly engaged in blatantly partisan activity in the course of their work. And most famously, he moved the Republican National Convention to the backyard of the White House in August 2020, accepting his party’s nomination with the iconic columns of the mansion’s South Portico behind him.”

“In the two and a half years President Joe Biden has been in office, he’s worked to reset the guardrails against such abuses of power. Biden has told aides he doesn’t want to ever be seen using the White House to further his reelection.”

The Influencer Who Came to Congress

July 10, 2023 at 7:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), a conservative firebrand who has railed against childrens’ access to gender transition treatments, has a non-binary half-sibling, Time reports.

Elon Musk Proposes Alternative to a Cage Fight

July 10, 2023 at 7:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Elon Musk asked for a “literal dick measuring contest” with Mark Zuckerberg as the two tech titans battle over their social media empires.

Number of Migrants at the Border Plunges

July 10, 2023 at 7:19 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “The unusual scenes of relative calm flow from a flurry of actions the Biden administration has taken… But it is also the result of tough steps Mexico has taken to discourage migrants from massing along the border, including transporting them to places deep in the country’s interior.”

Congress Dives Back Into Fights on Spending Cuts

July 10, 2023 at 7:08 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Wall Street Journal: “Top of mind on Capitol Hill as lawmakers return from recess this week are the annual spending bills to keep the government open, which must be enacted by the time the new fiscal year starts on Oct. 1.”

“Other priorities include legislation authorizing military programs, updating agriculture and food-aid policy and keeping the country’s airports running, all of which must also be enacted by the new fiscal year, although Congress can also agree to temporarily extend current programs.”

House GOP Wages War on ‘Woke’ Capitalism

July 10, 2023 at 7:07 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “Republicans who lead the House Financial Services Committee plan to spend the next few weeks holding hearings and voting on bills designed to send a clear signal: Corporations, in particular big investment managers, should think twice about integrating climate and social goals into their business plans.”

Iowa Mailer Praises Trump for Defending LGBTQ Rights

July 10, 2023 at 6:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A mailing sent to some Iowa households over the weekend purports to thank Donald Trump “for standing up for LGBTQ+ rights!,” Bleeding Heartland reports.

The mailer claims that Trump “stood up for MARRIAGE EQUALITY and TRANS RIGHTS” and encourages recipients to “tell him to keep fighting for LGBTQ rights!”

Nikki Haley Makes Her Pitch in New Hampshire

July 10, 2023 at 6:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Ms. Haley downplayed concerns about her standing in the primary. It’s early in the race, she said, and many voters have yet to tune in to the campaigns.”

House GOP Eyes Backdoor Impeachment

July 10, 2023 at 6:53 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Playbook: “With House Republicans divided over impeachment for members of the Biden administration, some in the GOP ranks are considering a possible alternative: simply zeroing out their salaries.”

“The tool that some members, mostly conservatives, are eying is the Holman Rule, an obscure and controversial power that allows lawmakers to reduce the salaries of — and effectively fire — specific federal employees.”

“Using the Holman Rule wouldn’t necessarily mean Republicans would skip impeachment. Far from it: One GOP source told us the two tools are not mutually exclusive and that proceedings against Garland could start in the Judiciary Committee as soon as this month.”

Putin Met with Wagner Chief

July 10, 2023 at 6:49 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Kremlin’s spokesman says Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary chief and his private army,” the AP reports.

“Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that the three-hour meeting took place June 29 and also involved commanders from the military company Prigozhin founded.”

When Joe Biden Loses His Cool

July 10, 2023 at 6:45 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“In public, President Biden likes to whisper to make a point. In private, he’s prone to yelling,” Axios reports.

“Behind closed doors, Biden has such a quick-trigger temper that some aides try to avoid meeting alone with him. Some take a colleague, almost as a shield against a solo blast.”

“The president’s admonitions include: ‘God dammit, how the fuck don’t you know this?!,’ ‘Don’t fucking bullshit me!’ and ‘Get the fuck out of here!’ — according to current and former Biden aides who have witnessed and been on the receiving end of such outbursts.”

“The private eruptions paint a more complicated picture of Biden as a manager and president than his carefully cultivated image as a kindly uncle who loves Aviator sunglasses and ice cream.”

Joe and Charles

July 10, 2023 at 6:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “The two men — the American president and the British king — waited decades for their dream jobs, projecting a sense of normalcy and unity when they finally reached their thrones. They both prefer to ditch executive palaces for their respective retreats. And they share a passion for confronting threats to the environment.”

“The men, the 80-year-old President Biden and the 74-year-old King Charles III, are also united by their challenges. They both face a public increasingly dubious of their institutions. And they both battle skepticism over whether they are the right people to lead the increasingly diverse groups over which they preside.”

Greene’s Freedom Caucus Ousting Highlights Tensions

July 10, 2023 at 6:17 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“House Republicans will return to Washington this week amid rising tensions between GOP leaders and hard-line conservatives, a dynamic highlighted by the House Freedom Caucus taking a vote to oust Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA),” The Hill reports.

“The apparent purge marks a stunning development for Greene, a conservative icon and close ally of former President Trump who has also, more recently, cozied up to House GOP leaders at the expense of her standing among her own hard-line colleagues.”

Congress Returns for a Hectic July

July 10, 2023 at 6:12 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Punchbowl News: “Note — there are just 12 legislative days left until the August recess starts, and congressional leaders have a huge agenda, especially on FY2024 spending bills.”

Quote of the Day

July 10, 2023 at 6:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“It seems to me that the sole desire to bring the war to an end is beautiful. But this desire should be based on some real-life experience. Well, it looks as if Donald Trump had already these 24 hours once in his time. We were at war, not a full-scale war, but we were at war, and as I assume, he had that time at his disposal, but he must have had some other priorities.”

— Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky, talking to ABC News about Donald Trump’s claim he could end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours.

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