“Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the second-ranking Senate Republican and a potential future leader, is seriously considering retiring after next year, a prospect that has set off an intensifying private campaign […]
Category: Political Wire
Macron’s New Challenger Complicates Re-Election Bid
“April’s presidential election in France was supposed to pit Emmanuel Macron against the far-right, with the fairly unpopular incumbent facing his 2021 challenger Marine Le Pen or Éric Zemmour, the […]
GOP Lawmakers Push More Voting Restrictions
“The push to impose voting restrictions at the state level is poised to continue next year as Republicans drive forward with an array of new proposals — ranging from legislation […]
FBI Agent Pleads No Contest In Wife’s Assault
“Former FBI Special Agent Richard Trask, the lead investigator in the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) kidnapping conspiracy case, pleaded no contest Monday to aggravated assault charges stemming from allegations he […]
Cornyn Asked Manchin to Switch Parties
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) told KXAN that he texted Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to encourage him to join the Republican Party amid backlash over his opposition to President Biden’s Build […]
Criminals Have Stolen $100 Billion In Covid Relief
“Criminals have stolen close to $100 billion in pandemic relief funds,” CNBC reports. “The stolen funds were diverted by fraudsters from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, the Economic […]
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“Just the other day former President Trump announced he got his booster shot. It may be one of the few things he and I agree on.” — President Biden, quoted […]
How Democrats Can Turn Things Around
James Carville to The Atlantic: “First of all, 2021 is the greatest story never told. In terms of job creation, in terms of hourly employees having some power over their […]
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I don’t think it’s possible that we’re going to eradicate this infection, because we’ve only eradicated one infection in human history, and that’s smallpox.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci, quoted by […]
Bob Iger No Longer Wants to Run for President
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger told Variety he’s not going to run for president. Said Iger: “Looking back on it, I think I was a little bit too idealistic. I […]