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Andy Kim, the congressman who has turned New Jersey politics on its head since entering the race to unseat Senator Robert Menendez, won the Democratic nomination for Senate yesterday after a campaign marked by a watershed ballot-access ruling. Via the New York Times: The victory makes Mr. Kim, 41, a favorite to become New Jersey’s next senator.

Morning Joe's rebuttal this morning of this new Wall Street Journal hit piece on Joe Biden's mental acuity was sharp and spirited, which is exactly what you need. Watch the video for a great example of how to handle a full-frontal attack. I wrote earlier this week why it was not a good sign that Murdoch minions were now running the Washington Post, and this WSJ piece is a prime example of why. Entitled "Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs Of Slipping," the only people quoted on the record are Republican liars, and the worst of them all is Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted by House Republicans because he can't be trusted about anything. "It's shocking, especially when you see what Kevin McCarthy has said repeatedly publicly and behind the scenes about Biden on those same days when they were negotiating," Mika Brzezinski said. She pointed out that McCarthy privately told several allies that he has found Mr.

Some really good news from Judd Legum's Popular Information: Over the last four years, rents have skyrocketed by an average of over 30% nationwide and are a major factor in the overall inflation rate. There are a variety of factors behind the increases, including an overall housing shortage. But the Department of Justice is investigating another potential cause: a massive criminal conspiracy among large landlords. Last month, the FBI reportedly conducted an unannounced raid of Cortland Management, a major corporate landlord based in Atlanta.

In case you’ve lost track of the recent crazy House hearings, Tuesday was Attorney General Merrick Garland’s turn to be the scapegoat for Republicans to avoid the personal responsibility they love to demand from poor people. Of course, it was yet another opportunity to falsely blame Garland’s Department of Justice for Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions in a New York state court that the federal government had nothing to do with. Rep.

The Mahablog: Deflating the Trump balloon. Election Law Blog: The end of racial gerrymandering claims as covert partisan gerrymandering claims. The Debate Link: Gerrymandering as constitutional entitlement. The Editorial Board: Trump’s conviction forces him to tell lies even more conspicuous. Governing: Why Washington can't get out of the disaster relief business. This installment by Batocchio.

If you thought it couldn't get any better than Donald Trump going 34 for 34 ("it was a perfect deliberation!") on "guilties" for the charges against him in his "I-paid-off-the-porn-star" trial, it could. It did. It has. You see, only four days before the Republican National Convention is Donald Trump's sentencing for his perfect 34 for 34.