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“Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) delay in holding a foreign aid vote is prompting furious Democrats to redouble their pressure on Republicans to do an end-run around him – and it might work,” Axios reports. “Moderate and hawkish Republicans are growing more restless and desperate by the hour with urgent aid to Ukraine poised to fall by the wayside until May if it isn’t passed this week.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share“Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the United States, and leverage the Ukraine war to forge a global order free from what it sees as American dominance, according to a secret Foreign Ministry document,” the Washington Post reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareHouse Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) suggested to reporters that it was a “mathematical possibility” that Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) could become Speaker of the House this year. It speaks volumes about the incredibly weak position Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) finds himself in. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareA new Economist/YouGov poll finds the presidential race a tie, 44% to 44% with 12% either undecided or voting for someone else.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareHistorian Randall Stephens took Donald Trump’s remarks on Gettysburg over the weekend and made a one-minute documentary film of it. He notes: “These are all his real words.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe New York Times reports that Melania Trump — who was visibly furious with her husband after the first reports broke that her husband paid a porn star “hush money” — is now supposedly “angry” with the “disgrace” of a criminal trial playing out in Manhattan. From the report: .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising.
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