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White House Studies Options on Gas Prices

March 26, 2022 at 9:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The White House is studying a range of potential responses to rising gas prices as top Democrats in Congress push the administration to embrace a new tax on large corporate profits ahead of the 2022 midterm elections,” the Washington Post reports.

“With the price of gas jumping after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and remaining high, Biden administration officials have in recent days conducted what is described as wide-ranging internal talks about potential ideas for bringing relief to consumers.”

“The ideas they have discussed include a major release of the nation’s oil reserves, loans and other incentives to energy producers to encourage production, and a federal gas tax holiday.”

Trump’s DC Hotel Gets Approval to Sell

March 26, 2022 at 9:54 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Donald Trump’s luxury hotel near the White House, which drew diplomats, lobbyists and plenty of controversy while he was president, received government approval Friday to hand the keys to a Miami investment fund, a last hurdle to a sale that many industry experts doubted would ever go through,” the AP reports.

“The deal is a significant victory for the ex-president’s company after business partners cut ties following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by Trump supporters last year.”

Russia on Course for Deep Two-Year Recession

March 26, 2022 at 9:26 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Russia’s economy is on course to contract in two consecutive years for the first time since the collapse that followed the Soviet breakup three decades ago,” Bloomberg reports.

U.S. Powers Down Its Covid Defenses

March 26, 2022 at 9:11 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“With America in a pandemic lull, communities across the country are choosing to shut down Covid testing and vaccination sites, even as experts warn that another wave could be on the horizon,” Axios reports.

“The Omicron surge showed how our defenses can be quickly overwhelmed, but many places are scaling back anyway.”

Trump Backers Push Less Accurate Vote Counts

March 26, 2022 at 9:09 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “Trump supporters are pushing to prohibit machine counting of ballots in future elections around the country, which election officials say could make vote-counting slower, more expensive and — most importantly — less accurate.”

“Legislators in at least six states this year have introduced proposals to prohibit the use of ballot tabulating machines.”

Trump to Hold Rally in Georgia

March 26, 2022 at 9:06 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Associated Press: “Trump returns to Georgia on Saturday night for a rally with Walker, Perdue, Jones and other Republicans he’s backed ahead of the state’s May 24 primary. The campaign is emerging as an early, critical test of whether the former president can live up to his professed role as a kingmaker in the GOP.”

“There are warning signs for Trump. While Walker is marching to the primary with minimal opposition, other races are more complicated.”

“Trump has been obsessed with this once Republican stronghold since the aftermath of the 2020 campaign, when he became the first GOP presidential candidate to lose the state in 28 years. It could again be central to his political future if he decides to run for the White House in 2024.”

CNN: Trump’s endorsement power will be put to the test as May primaries approach.

Another Russian General Killed In Ukraine

March 26, 2022 at 8:44 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Ukraine’s defence ministry says another Russian general, Lt Gen Yakov Rezantsev, was killed in a strike near the southern city of Kherson,” the BBC reports.

“A western official said he was the seventh general to die in Ukraine, and the second lieutenant general – the highest rank officer reportedly killed.”

Ex-Maine Candidate Arrested for Child Porn

March 25, 2022 at 11:59 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Two-time Maine gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler (I) was arrested for possession of child pornography following a two-month investigation, the Portland Press Herald reports.

That list of charges may grow as investigators sift through terabytes of information seized during two searches that preceded his arrest.

The Bangor Daily News reports Cutler admitted to state police that they would find child pornography on his electronic devices.

U.S. Plans to Offer Second Booster Shots to Those Over 50

March 25, 2022 at 11:53 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Biden administration is planning to give Americans age 50 or older the option of a second booster of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna coronavirus vaccine without recommending outright that they get one,” the New York Times reports.

“Major uncertainties have complicated the decision, including how long the protection from a second booster would last, how to explain the plan to the public and even whether the overall goal is to shield Americans from severe disease or from less serious infections as well, since they could lead to long Covid.”

Utah Legislature Overrides Veto of Transgender Bill

March 25, 2022 at 11:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Utah State Legislature voted to override the Gov. Spencer Cox’s (R) veto and enacted a bill that would bar young transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, making the state the 12th in the country to enact such legislation, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Zelensky Vows No Surrender of Territory

March 25, 2022 at 11:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“In what could signal an important narrowing of Moscow’s war aims, the US said Russian forces appear to have halted, at least for now, their ground offensive aimed at capturing the capital, Kyiv, and are concentrating more on gaining control of the Donbas region in the country’s southeast — a shift the Kremlin seemed to confirm,” the AP reports.

“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again appealed to Russia to negotiate an end to the war, but pointedly said Ukraine would not agree to give up any of its territory for the sake of peace.”

Washington Post: Russia shows signs of changing course.

Quote of the Day

March 25, 2022 at 8:55 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Do not concede. It takes time for the army who is gathering for his back”

— Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas, quoted by the Washington Post, after the presidential election on Nov. 6, 2020.

Trump and His Sons Will Be Deposed

March 25, 2022 at 6:25 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former President Donald Trump and his two adult sons have agreed to sit for depositions in May and June as part of a class-action lawsuit alleging they collaborated with a fraudulent marketing company,” CNN reports.

Ginni Thomas Urged Lawmakers to Take to the Streets

March 25, 2022 at 6:21 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Shortly after the 2020 election, Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent an email to an aide to a prominent House conservative saying she would have nothing to do with his group until his members go ‘out in the streets,’” NBC News reports.

“Thomas told an aide to incoming Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) that she was more aligned with the far-right House Freedom Caucus, whose leaders just two months later would lead the fight in Congress to overturn the results of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.”

Justices Side with Navy on Unvaccinated SEALs

March 25, 2022 at 5:12 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Biden administration to take into account whether members of the military, including elite Navy SEALs, are vaccinated against the coronavirus when making deployment decisions,” the Washington Post reports.

“Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Neil M. Gorsuch dissented from the short, unsigned order.”

Record-Breaking Surge of Migrants Expected

March 25, 2022 at 5:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Another record-breaking surge of migrants may attempt to cross the US-Mexico border this spring, alarming officials who are now rushing to build more facilities and lining up prison buses to help accommodate the new arrivals,” CNN reports.

States Look to Ease Inflation Pain

March 25, 2022 at 5:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Axios: “At least 22 governors have proposed cutting or suspending gas taxes, seven states are considering measures to alleviate food costs, and about a dozen are maneuvering to reduce income taxes.”

“States are flush with cash after reaping a windfall from the federal government in the early going of the pandemic, when federal stimulus dollars were flowing. So they’ve got some money to spend.”

Issa Lays Groundwork for Hunter Biden Probe

March 25, 2022 at 4:36 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) is spearheading an effort to investigate 2020 censorship and suppression of news coverage about the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop, previewing the kind of oversight House Republicans plan to engage in if they win back the House,” The Hill reports.

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