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“Speaker Mike Johnson signaled that former President Donald Trump could soften on his calls to shut down the federal government if a measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is not attached to a short-term spending bill,” CBS News reports.
“There’s a real possibility that Kamala Harris wins the presidency and Democrats lose the Senate in November – in which case she’ll almost surely run into trouble stocking a Cabinet and the courts,” Semafor reports.
“Republicans are already vowing to block progressive nominees Harris might choose, push her Supreme Court picks to the right and potentially stop some of her lifetime judicial appointments, if they win back the Senate and she defeats Donald Trump – a split presidential-year election outcome that hasn’t happened for decades.”
“Many in the GOP are in a fighting mood after seeing President Joe Biden push his nominees through over the past several years, thanks to a slim Senate Democratic majority.”
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“Nebraska appears unlikely to adopt a winner-take-all model of awarding Electoral College votes, despite renewed pressure from prominent Republicans, according to a key state senator,” the Omaha World Herald reports.
“That pressure included a visit to the state by U. S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and a letter supporting the change signed by all five members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation Wednesday.”
“State Sen.
Kamala Harris retook the lead over Donald Trump in Nate Silver’s forecast model for the first time in more than three weeks, 51% to 49%, but the race is essentially a tossup.