Former Obama aide warns of potential Trump victory’s impact on Supreme Court Dan Pfeiffer, a former Obama adviser, on Tuesday warned the U.S. Supreme Court could be left with a “MAGA majority” should former President Trump win reelection in November. Pfeiffer ... 05/21/2024 - 1:49 pm | View Link
The Mrs. defense: powerful men blaming their wives Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito doesn’t deny there was an upside-down American flag flying outside his house days before Joe Biden was sworn in as president, an apparent distress signal that would ... 05/18/2024 - 12:30 am | View Link
Overcoming imposter syndrome: Deesha Dyer's rise from community college in Philly to the Obama White House Philadelphia native and former White House Social Secretary to the Obama administration Deesha Dyer is sharing her story on a book tour for her new memoir, "Undiplomatic: How My Attitude Created the ... 05/16/2024 - 1:51 am | View Link
Porn Actress v. Germaphobe: Trump trial backfiring on Democrats — bigly There is no evidence to support Stormy Daniels’ wild claims about sex with Mr. Trump. After all, she is a porn actress. And Mr. Trump is a germaphobe. 05/13/2024 - 7:25 am | View Link
President Biden faces calls to take on grocery store price-fixing issue Democratic lawmakers call on President Biden to investigate grocery store chains for price manipulation, while some Republicans warn of potential shortages. 05/13/2024 - 7:08 am | View Link
“Donald Trump on Tuesday falsely claimed in a campaign fundraising email that President Biden was ‘locked & loaded ready to take me out’ during a 2022 search of his Mar-a-Lago estate for classified documents, an extraordinary distortion of a standard FBI policy on the use of deadly force during such operations,” the Washington Post reports.
Nearly three in five Americans wrongly believe the U. S. is in an economic recession, and the majority blame the Biden administration, according to a Harris poll conducted exclusively for The Guardian.
The survey found persistent pessimism about the economy as election day draws closer.
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“The Congressional Leadership Fund, an independent group affiliated with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.), plans to reserve $141 million in fall advertising this week, with spending planned for about 30 races that it has identified as likely to decide the balance of Congress,” the Washington Post reports.
“The initial spending plans are nearly $20 million larger than similar reservations that the group made in 2022, while focusing on a much narrower battleground map — including money for just 37 media markets, down from about 50 markets two years ago.
Donald Trump leads Joe Biden 48% to 44% across the seven swing states being polled by Bloomberg News/Morning Consult.
In the “Blue Wall” battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Biden and Trump are separated by no more than 2 percentage points.
Biden also gained ground from April in each of the competitive Sun Belt states.
“The fourth member of Speaker Mike Johnson’s senior staff is leaving the Capitol, another noteworthy departure from the Louisiana Republican’s office in the months leading up to an election,” Punchbowl News reports.
“More than one in 10 Americans with federal student loans have been approved for some measure of debt relief under President Joe Biden, the White House said, as it announced a new round of forgiveness,” Bloomberg reports.
Associated Press: “The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellation on Wednesday, saying it will erase $7.7 billion in federal student loans.