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Afghans Go Hungry

June 13, 2022 at 4:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “Throughout the country, millions of lives are similarly threatened. Childhood malnutrition is on the rise, and nearly half of all Afghans don’t have enough to eat.”

“Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis has been building for decades, driven not just by persistent poverty and too little rain, but also by generations of war and an economy almost entirely dependent on international support. Still, it was the Biden administration’s decision to halt aid in response to the Taliban takeover that put the country on the brink of catastrophe.”

Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

June 13, 2022 at 3:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I am watching and I will be watching all of the hearings… and I can assure you that the January 6th prosecutors are watching all the hearings as well.”

— Attorney General Merrick Garland, talking to reporters about the January 6 Committee hearings.

Inflation Boosts Chances for Surprise Rate Hike

June 13, 2022 at 3:36 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A string of troubling inflation reports in recent days is likely to lead Federal Reserve officials to consider surprising markets with a larger-than-expected 0.75-percentage-point interest rate increase at their meeting this week,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Feds Expand Investigation Into Trump’s Truth Social

June 13, 2022 at 2:50 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Federal securities regulators have expanded their investigation into the planned merger between a blank check acquisition company and former President Trump’s social media business, known as Truth Social,” Axios reports.

“The SEC is investigating communications between the blank check company, called Digital World Acquisition Corp., and Trump. Of particular interest would be if the two sides negotiated prior to DWAC going public, which would have been illegal.”

Most Americans Hold Trump Responsible for Capitol Riot

June 13, 2022 at 2:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Politico/Morning Consult poll finds 57% of Americans say Donald Trump is “very” or “somewhat” responsible for the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, while 31% say he is “not too” or “not” responsible.

Kurt Schrader Says His Seat Will Go to Republicans

June 13, 2022 at 2:37 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) told a local television station that Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D), who defeated him in a primary, will lose in the general election.

Said Schrader: “The red wave begins in Oregon – Oregon’s 5th district. That’s unfortunate.”

He added: “I think people are exhausted with the extreme, far-right Trumpites. I think they’re very concerned about the socialist drift on the Democrat left. So that opens up the middle.”

No Decisions on Guns or Abortion Today

June 13, 2022 at 2:34 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Supreme Court issued five rulings today, but none were on the hot-button issues of guns or abortion rights,” Punchbowl News reports.

“Today’s decisions were lower-profile cases on double jeopardy, foreign arbitration proceedings, immigration detention and more.”

House to Amend Supreme Court Security Bill

June 13, 2022 at 2:32 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The House is planning to vote tomorrow on a bill providing security to the families of Supreme Court justices… The bill, which passed the Senate unanimously in May, will be amended to add protections for the families of Supreme Court employees,” Punchbowl News reports.

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats had insisted on adding protections for employees’ families, an effort that Republicans resisted, leading to a weeks-long impasse.”

Bonus Quote of the Day

June 13, 2022 at 2:22 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The mayor was definitely intoxicated.”

— Former Trump adviser Jason Miller, quoted by MSNBC, describing Rudy Giuliani on Election Night 2020.

Democrats Boost Controversial GOP Candidates

June 13, 2022 at 2:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Groups linked to Democrats appear to be trying to use pricey television ads and mailers to boost the profiles of three conservative — and controversial — candidates in Colorado running in important Republican primaries this year,” the Colorado Sun reports.

“The effort seems to be aimed at giving Democrats a leg up in the general election. It’s not the first time Democrats have deployed such tactics in Colorado, and in the past they’ve been successful.”

City Staffer Calls Wichita Mayor a ‘Dumbass’

June 13, 2022 at 2:03 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

An unidentified Wichita city staff member interrupted a City Council debate to call Mayor Brandon Whipple a “dumbass,” the Wichita Eagle reports.

Ohio Moves to Arm More Teachers

June 13, 2022 at 1:57 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“As Congress wrestles over gun control, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed into law a bill Monday that would arm more schoolteachers by reducing training requirements for staffers to carry guns on campus,” the Washington Post reports.

“Ohio already permits schoolteachers to be armed, but they need the permission of their school board and 700 hours of training as a peace officer. In the news conference Monday, DeWine said school staff who want to carry weapons will be required to have at least 24 hours of training.”

Quote of the Day

June 13, 2022 at 1:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Are you out of your effin’ mind? I only want to hear two words coming out of your mouth from now on: Orderly transition.”

— Former White House lawyer Eric Herschman, in videotaped testimony, describing what he told lawyer John Eastman on the day after January 6, 2021.

My Reaction to the Second January 6 Hearing — Part II

June 13, 2022 at 12:53 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The second half of the public January 6 Committee hearing was just as damning as the first half.

While the panel of live witnesses was useful, the committee’s use of videotaped testimony was the clear highlight. It allowed the committee to construct a narrative using the words from Donald Trump’s closest advisers.

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My Reaction to the Second January 6 Hearing

June 13, 2022 at 12:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s how Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) opened the second public hearing of the January 6 Committee: “This morning we will tell the story of how Donald Trump lost an election. And knew he lost an election. And as the result of his loss, decided to wage an attack on our democracy.”

Video of depositions from key Trump advisers — Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Jason Miller, Bill Stepien, Bill Barr, among others — made that very clear. As Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) stated: “The election fraud claims were false. Mr. Trump’s closest advisors knew it. Mr. Trump knew it.”

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A Way Out of No Way

June 13, 2022 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Out this week: A Way Out of No Way: A Memoir of Truth, Transformation, and the New American Story by Sen. Raphael Warnock.

CBS News: “Raphael Warnock might have two job titles, but spend enough time with him, and you’ll see a lot of overlap between the preacher and the politician.”

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The Second January 6 Committee Hearing

June 13, 2022 at 10:45 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The second January 6 Committee hearing kicks off at 10:30 a.m. this morning.

The session will focus on the “Big Lie” – Donald Trump’s efforts to push the false narrative that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

The committee will try to show that Trump, his top aides and political allies knew he’d lost the election but kept pushing their false narrative in order to justify the former president’s attempt to overturn the election and hold onto power.

A live stream is available. Leave your reactions in the comments.

Higher Unemployment Rate Looms to Fight Inflation

June 13, 2022 at 10:44 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Federal Reserve officials are beginning to signal that higher unemployment rates might be a necessary consequence of their efforts to damp inflation by raising interest rates,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“This marks a reversal from last year, when their policies provided strong economic stimulus aimed at spurring the labor market’s recovery from the pandemic’s damaging effects.”

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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

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