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Trump Visit Highlights Push to Roll Back Rail Regulations

February 22, 2023 at 2:39 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Bloomberg: “The visit to the former battleground state that Trump easily won twice is also casting light on one of the former president’s regulatory rollbacks: The repeal of new braking requirements for certain trains hauling highly hazardous freight put in place by the Obama administration.”

“The braking requirement, put in place in 2015 as part of a suite of new safety rules following a number of fiery high-profile crude oil train derailments, required railroads to install more responsive electronic braking systems on trains carrying hazardous materials.”

Strong Democratic Showing in Wisconsin Court Race

February 22, 2023 at 2:37 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Eight months after the nation’s highest court made abortion illegal in Wisconsin, a liberal State Supreme Court candidate who made reproductive rights the centerpiece of her campaign won more votes than her two conservative opponents combined,” the New York Times reports.

“The Wisconsin Supreme Court primary election on Tuesday was a triumph for the state’s liberals. In addition to capturing 54 percent of the vote in the four-way, officially nonpartisan primary, they will face a conservative opponent in the general election who was last seen losing a 2020 court election by double digits.”

For members: Liberals Got the Conservative They Wanted In Wisconsin

LGBT Identification Steady at 7.2%

February 22, 2023 at 2:22 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Gallup: “After showing perceptible increases in 2020 and 2021, U.S. adults’ identification as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual held steady in 2022, at 7.2%.”

“The current percentage is double what it was when Gallup first measured LGBT identification a decade ago.”

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Netanyahu’s ‘Reforms’ Threaten Israel’s Democracy

February 22, 2023 at 2:17 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Dan Perry: “So bewildering is the rush of news around the world today, and so radical is the discourse, that sober-minded observers are often inclined to take a step back and assume all angers will subside. But it would be a mistake to be sanguine about what’s happening in Israel.”

“Those who care about the country, a technological and military power far beyond what its close to 10 million population suggests, should understand how dire this moment is. Israel’s existence is in peril — certainly as a democracy and, in the longer term, as a viable economy and Jewish state.”

Wagner Chief Blames Lack of Ammunition for Losses

February 22, 2023 at 2:11 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin launched into a tirade, accusing the Russian defense minister and chief of staff of trying to destroy his Wagner Group mercenaries by depriving them of ammunition, the BBC reports.

Trump Fading with Michigan Republicans

February 22, 2023 at 2:09 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Echelon Insights (R) poll of Michigan Republican primary voters finds Ron DeSantis (R) leading Donald Trump in a two-way presidential primary race, 47% to 42% with 11% not sure.

“The 2024 primary calendar is not set yet and remains in flux… but at this writing, the Michigan primary would stand fifth on the Republican calendar after Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. It would be the last and largest state before Super Tuesday. It could thus be a hugely important test of whether Trump still has a firewall in the old industrial Midwest.”

Taiwan Looks to Stockpile More Weapons

February 22, 2023 at 1:47 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), who chairs the new House committee on China, has returned from a secret trip to Taiwan and told the Washington Post that the war in Ukraine has been a wake-up call for the island to stockpile more weapons.

Said Gallgher: “That was the biggest thing we heard from every major Taiwanese leader — concerns over delays… That’s troubling the Taiwanese, and I think that’s unacceptable.”

House Democrats Put Early Money on New York

February 22, 2023 at 1:44 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “House Majority PAC, the main super PAC aligned with congressional Democrats, will unveil a first-of-its-kind, $45 million fund this week dedicated to winning back four seats Republicans flipped in New York, and targeting two other competitive districts. Republicans currently control the chamber by only a five-seat margin.”

“The planned Democratic infusion would dwarf outside spending in the state in recent election cycles, and reflects just how central traditionally blue New York has become to the national House battlefield for both parties. Of the 18 districts nationwide that President Biden won in 2020 that are now represented by Republicans, New York is home to six.”

Energy Department Officials Hold Stocks Related to Work

February 22, 2023 at 1:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“U.S. ethics officials in recent years have warned one-third of the Energy Department’s senior officials that they or their families owned stocks related to the agency’s work, reminding them not to violate federal conflict-of-interest rules,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Most held on to the stocks, a Wall Street Journal analysis of officials’ financial disclosures from 2017 through 2021 shows.”

“The more than 300 agency officials who received such warnings include nearly six dozen who held stocks of major energy companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp.”

Greene Would Limit Voting Rights of Democrats

February 22, 2023 at 12:26 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) suggested in an interview that if Democrats moved to a red state, they shouldn’t be allowed to vote for five years.

Said Greene: “You can live there and you can work there, but you don’t get to bring your values.”

Pence Embraces Cuts to Social Security

February 22, 2023 at 12:18 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Mike Pence said that cuts to Medicare and Social Security should be “on the table for the long term,” differentiating himself from Donald Trump as he considers a run for the Oval Office, NBC News reports.

Said Pence: “We’re looking at a debt crisis in this country over the next 25 years that’s driven by entitlements, and nobody in Washington, D.C., wants to talk about it.”

School Superintendent’s Gun Found by Third Grader

February 22, 2023 at 12:16 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The superintendent of a Texas school district resigned after a third-grade student found his gun unattended in a school bathroom,” NBC News reports.

Buttigieg to Visit Scene of Train Derailment

February 22, 2023 at 12:12 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will travel Thursday to the site of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, according to a person familiar with his plans — 20 days after a 150-car train carrying oil and toxic chemicals derailed, setting the region on edge and stirring a national furor over rail and chemical safety,” Politico reports.

The Forgotten Ron DeSantis Book

February 22, 2023 at 12:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

David Waldstreicher: “Published by a very small (some would say vanity) press in Jacksonville, total sales of the book languished in the low hundreds. It clearly got lost in the generic haze of anti-Obama screeds. Shockingly, for a book by a man who is likely running for president, the only way to acquire a physical copy is to buy a used one, which can sell for over $1,000.”

“But Dreams From Our Founding Fathers is actually a remarkably cogent and well-written attempt to undo exactly what Barack Obama had done: write himself into the national imagination as an emblem of historic, yet distinctly American, change. It’s because Obama had incorporated American history into his presidential campaign, giving his famous speech on race at the National Constitution Center, that DeSantis has to deny at such length that Obama’s Americanism amounted to anything more than a shell game.”

Jaime Herrera Beutler Weighs Run for Governor

February 22, 2023 at 11:48 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), two years after she cast her fateful vote to impeach Donald Trump, is mulling a run for Washington governor, The Dispatch reports.

“Herrera Beutler isn’t eager to talk about her political future… Privately, though, Herrera Beutler is making the rounds, asking close confidants if she should challenge third-term Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in 2024.”

“Herrera Beutler would face an uphill climb. Washington is reliably blue, with Democrats continually controlling the governor’s mansion longer than in any other state: A Republican has not won a gubernatorial contest there since John Spellman in 1980.”

Kyle Rittenhouse Hit with Lawsuit from Man He Shot

February 22, 2023 at 11:43 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A man who was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse during the Kenosha riots in 2020 has filed a lawsuit against Rittenhouse and Wisconsin police and officials, Fox News reports.

Arizona Attorney General Concealed Records

February 22, 2023 at 11:04 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “The records show how Brnovich used his office to further claims about voting in Maricopa County that his own staff considered inaccurate. They suggest that his administration privately disregarded fact-checks provided by state investigators while publicly promoting incomplete accounts of the office’s work. The innuendo and inaccuracies, circulated not just in the far reaches of the internet but with the imprimatur of the state’s attorney general, helped make Arizona an epicenter of distrust in the democratic process, eroding confidence not just in the 2020 vote but in subsequent elections.”

“The documents — two investigative summaries and a draft letter with edits, totaling 41 pages — are far from an exhaustive record of Brnovich’s investigation. But they fill in details about the sometimes-enigmatic actions of the state’s former top law enforcement officer.”

Biden’s Standing Improves While Trump Slumps

February 22, 2023 at 11:02 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Biden is seeing his highest approval ratings in almost a year, while former President Donald Trump, who is hoping to take the job back, is getting his worst scores among potential Republican voters in years, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

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