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Democrats Press Pelosi on Vote to Fund the Police

May 6, 2022 at 8:28 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“In an effort to address rising crime rates, 19 mostly moderate House Democrats are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to hold a vote soon on bipartisan legislation that would increase funding for police departments across the country,” NBC News reports.

“The letter is the latest sign that Democrats, fighting to preserve their fragile majority this fall, are concerned about rising crime and the ‘defund the police’ messaging from progressives that contributed to the party’s loss of 13 House seats in the 2020 election.”

Trump Stays Mostly Silent on Abortion

May 6, 2022 at 7:35 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Today, former president Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Pennsylvania with celebrity doctor and GOP Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz,” the Washington Post reports.

“Among the things we’ll be watching: What, if anything, Trump has to say about abortion. Trump, who appointed three of the conservative Supreme Court justices who appear on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade, has been largely silent on the subject.”

Politico: “The former president, never one to shy away from taking credit for accomplishments, real or imagined, has yet to crow about the majority draft opinion. And when asked about it in interviews, he steered clear of anything resembling a victory lap. Instead, he expressed displeasure that the draft leaked and sidestepped weighing in on the issue of abortion rights.”

USA Today: Republicans spent years attacking Roe v. Wade. Now they want to avoid discussing abortion.

Pelosi Sets Minimum Pay for House Staffers

May 6, 2022 at 7:15 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce this morning that she’s setting a minimum salary for House staffers, a gigantic boon for a workforce that historically has been underpaid and overworked,” Punchbowl News reports.

“The new minimum annual salary for staffers is $45,000. It goes into effect on Sept. 1.”

J.D. Vance Pulls the Plug on Book About Religion

May 6, 2022 at 6:56 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A second book by Hillbilly Elegy author and U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance that had been under contract with Harper has been called off, the AP reports.

Leaking at CNN

May 6, 2022 at 6:52 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Chris Licht, the new head of CNN, asked employees not to leak internal meetings, which was promptly leaked to the New York Times.

The ‘Worst Boss’ on Capitol Hill

May 6, 2022 at 6:46 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) topped a nonpartisan group’s ‘Worst Bosses’ list last year, winning the dubious title of most staff turnover in the House. Her retention record is only getting worse,” Politico reports.

“The frequent departures stem from an allegedly unhealthy work environment, according to interviews with eight people, including more than a half-dozen former staffers as well as Republicans familiar with her office dynamics who were granted anonymity to speak candidly. They described Spartz as an unpredictable boss whose temper can rocket from tepid to boiling.”

15 States Battle to Go First In 2024 Democratic Primary

May 6, 2022 at 6:42 am ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“More than a dozen states and at least one territory are applying to be among the first to vote for Democrats’ next presidential nominee — with the biggest pile-up coming out of the Midwest, where states are jockeying to take Iowa’s long-held early spot,” Politico reports.

“Fifteen state parties and counting, plus Puerto Rico, have submitted letters of intent to the Democratic National Committee ahead of a Friday deadline to be considered as a 2024 early state.”

GOP Senators Want TV Rating for LGBTQ Characters

May 5, 2022 at 10:27 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A group of Republican senators want a new TV rating created so parents can block their children from watching shows with LGBTQ characters,” the New York Post reports.

From their letter: “In recent years, concerning topics of a sexual nature have become aggressively politicized and promoted in children’s programming, including irreversible and harmful experimental treatments for mental disorders like gender dysphoria.”

GOP Candidate Wins Primary from Jail

May 5, 2022 at 10:20 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Andrew Wilhoite (R) won a Republican primary in Indiana on Tuesday night after being arrested and jailed in the murder of his wife, Nikki Wilhoite, who had just finished her last round of chemotherapy, the Kansas City Star reports.

Trump Adviser Wanted 250,000 Troops at the Border

May 5, 2022 at 8:31 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper told 60 Minutes that he personally killed a “ridiculous” plan from Trump White House adviser Stephen Miller to deploy 250,000 troops to the southern border as a migrant caravan approached.

Said Esper: “I was just flabbergasted.”

GOP Lawmaker Hired Man Who Lured Boy for Sex

May 5, 2022 at 8:08 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Mary Miller’s (R-IL) campaign could not explain why a man convicted of luring a young boy for sex is so actively involved in her campaign to get re-elected, KSDK reports.

“Brad Graven enjoyed virtually unlimited access to Miller, served as her personal chauffeur at public events and raised money for her campaign. Miller trusted Graven with her family vehicle, which is adorned with campaign stickers and legislative license plates.”

Senate Signals It’s Opposed to Biden’s Iran Deal

May 5, 2022 at 6:33 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “A bipartisan super-majority of senators voted late Wednesday to endorse a Republican-led measure stating that any nuclear agreement with Tehran should also address Iran’s support for terrorism in the region, and that the U.S. should not lift sanctions on an elite branch of the Iranian military, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.”

U.S. Intel Helped Ukraine Sink Russian Flagship

May 5, 2022 at 6:31 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Intelligence shared by the U.S. helped Ukraine sink the Russian cruiser Moskva, confirming an American role in perhaps the most embarrassing blow to Vladimir Putin’s troubled invasion of Ukraine,” NBC News reports.

Trump Proposed Launching Missiles Into Mexico

May 5, 2022 at 5:59 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former President Donald Trump asked Mark Esper, his defense secretary, about the possibility of launching missiles into Mexico to ‘destroy the drug labs’ and wipe out the cartels, maintaining that the United States’ involvement in a strike against its southern neighbor could be kept secret, Mr. Esper recounts in his upcoming memoir,” the New York Times reports.

“Those remarkable discussions in 2020 were among several moments that Mr. Esper described in the book, A Sacred Oath, as leaving him all but speechless when he served the 45th president.”

“Mr. Esper, the last Senate-confirmed defense secretary under Mr. Trump, also had concerns about speculation that the president might misuse the military around Election Day by, for instance, having soldiers seize ballot boxes.”

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Ted Budd Way Ahead In North Carolina

May 5, 2022 at 5:10 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Trafalgar Group poll in North Carolina finds Ted Budd (R), who was endorsed by Donald Trump, leading the GOP Senate primary field with 51%, followed by Pat McCrory (R) at 29% and Mark Walker (R) at 8%.

John Roberts Calls Leak ‘Absolutely Appalling’

May 5, 2022 at 4:55 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Chief Justice John Roberts said that the leak of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade is “absolutely appalling” and stressed that he hopes “one bad apple” would not change “people’s perception” of the nation’s highest court and workforce, CNN reports.

Roberts also said that if “the person” or “people” behind the leak think it will affect the work of the Supreme Court, they are “foolish.”

GOP Lawmaker Says Capitol Riot Wasn’t Terrorist Attack

May 5, 2022 at 4:53 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) told West Virginia Metro News that it was “insulting” to classify the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as a domestic terrorist attack.

Said Mooney: “It was a protest. It was a protest. That’s what it was. A few people went in and the law should be implemented for those who broke it.”

Politico: “For what it’s worth: Prosecutors have documented more than 1,000 assaults on police from those that participated in the attack. Several people also died.”

Michigan State Police Seize Voting Machine

May 5, 2022 at 4:49 pm ET By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Michigan State Police has expanded its investigation into whether third parties gained unauthorized access to voting machine data after the 2020 election, and is now examining potential breaches in at least one new county,” CNN reports.

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