Obama Campaign Adviser Says Santorum Crossed Line

By many measures the economy is booming, but even President Biden's supporters aren't so sure. CNN's Michael Smerconish asks, might it be that perception has overtaken reality?

There's no requirement to take part in Presidential debates. So will 2024 candidates participate? "60-65% of the public say the debates are a factor in how they vote," says Frank Fahrenkopf, Co-Chair of the Committee on Presidential Debates. The debate's role is "trying to get people interested in the election and knowing where the candidates stand on the issues that are important to them."

“Donald Trump couldn’t repeal Obamacare in 2017, largely because it had become too popular. It’s even more popular now,” Politico reports. “Roughly three-in-five Americans like the 2010 health care law, even more than when Trump and Republicans in Congress came to the brink of wiping it out. And some of the Affordable Care Act’s better-known provisions — like protections for preexisting health conditions — engender even greater support.” “When Trump said last week he’d try again to repeal the law if he wins next year’s presidential election, he did more than pick at an electoral scab that party strategists hoped had healed by now.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi took aim at ousted Rep. George Santos (R-NY) after he exited the House chamber Friday before his expulsion vote had come to an end, calling him a “coward” for doing so, The Hill reports.

“The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled sweeping new regulations targeting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector on Saturday, a significant milestone for President Joe Biden’s strategy for curbing the pollution driving up the Earth’s temperatures,” Politico reports. “The rule’s 3 a.m. rollout was timed to coincide with the ongoing U.

“Ron DeSantis plans on Saturday to complete his campaign promise to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties, a timeworn tactic for presidential candidates hoping to make their mark in the leadoff state over months mingling with voters at the state’s diners, cookouts and Pizza Ranches,” the AP reports. “But the Florida governor’s moment, like much of his campaign, will take place under the towering shadow of former President Donald Trump.” “Around the same time DeSantis is set to take the stage Saturday afternoon in Newton, Iowa, Trump will be addressing cheering supporters about 100 miles away in Cedar Rapids.”