We’re beginning to see what aspects of the unprecedented surge in election restricting proposals could become law. Iowa’s Governor last Monday signed into law an omnibus bill scaling back the opportunities voters have to cast their ballots, joining Arkansas — which earlier this month tightened up its ID requirement — in making law of the Trump-fueled backlash to ballot access.
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Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, dumped $10 million into a SuperPAC backing “Hillbilly Elegy” author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance, who may run for retiring Sen. Rob Portman’s (R-OH) seat.
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The future is hard to predict because all of our perceptions are all shaped by the present that is always passing. But it’s not too soon to note that some of our assumptions about ex-President Trump’s post-presidency missed the mark. With the exception of his CPAC speech which was generally regarded as a flat, low-energy affair Trump has been almost entirely out of the spotlight. He did pick this fight over whether money should go to GOP party committees or only to him directly. But the follow through has been scattered and Sen. Rick Scott’s visit to Mar a Lago suggests it was mainly a push for attention.
Acting House Sergeant-at-Arms Timothy Blodgett informed all members of Congress in a memo on Monday that some parts of the security fence surrounding Capitol grounds that was installed after the Jan. 6 insurrection will be taken down.
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He’s back. Maybe.
If you remember, TPM alum Allegra Kirkland covered the swift downfall of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) back in 2018, exclusively breaking a particularly disturbing detail of the story, which involved accusations of blackmail and an alleged assault: She reported that the former governor slapped the woman he had been accused of blackmailing over an extramarital affair.
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CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Monday reported some good news related to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Of the millions of Americans who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, only 3% have missed their second dose if they received one of the two-dose vaccines manufactured by Pfizer/BioTech or Moderna. Continue reading “CDC Says Public Taking Vaccination ‘Seriously’ With Only 3% Missing Second Dose”
For two months, federal investigators have searched for clues in the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died on Jan. 7 after defending the Capitol Building from a mob of Trump supporters on Jan. 6.
The damning phone call recording of ex-President Donald Trump trying to push Frances Watson, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s top elections investigator, into reversing his electoral defeat was reportedly found in Watson’s digital trash folder before it became public.
More than 4,000 unaccompanied migrant children are being kept in overcrowded facilities run by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to multiple reports.
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President Joe Biden on Sunday evening declined to join Democrats’ growing calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign as allegations of sexual misconduct continue to pile up against the governor.
