The Fix: “Senate Democrats are having a very good 2015. The party has recruited top-tier candidates in each of the four most competitive seats up next November and have another four solid candidates in Republican-held seats that could help them expand the national playing field as they try to retake the Senate after two years in the minority. In most of these states — though not all — the preferred Democratic nominee has no serious primary challenge or even the prospect of one looming.”
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Trump’s Anguish, Defiance and a Loss of Control
Washington Post: “Two weeks in, the first criminal trial of a former president has been personally taxing for Trump and disruptive to his campaign.” “Despite efforts to schedule dinners where…
Randall Terry Nominated by Constitution Party
Pro-life activist Randall Terry was nominated as the Constitution Party’s presidential candidate, Ballot Access News reports. He is likely to be on the ballot in battleground states of Georgia, North…
Senate Republicans Insist They’ll Keep the Filibuster
Bloomberg: “Senate Republicans are girding for a demand by Donald Trump to undo the chamber’s filibuster traditions in order to advance his agenda if he returns to the White House.”…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Post a picture with your dog that doesn’t involve shooting them and throwing them in a gravel pit.” — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), on X last night. Save to…
Trump Likely to Skate Completely
Greg Sargent: “J. Michael Luttig sees two potential outcomes from Thursday’s Supreme Court arguments. Both are grim for our democracy.” Save to Favorites
Exchange of the Day
Former attorney general William Barr was interviewed by Kaitlan Collins on CNN: COLLINS: Just to be clear, you’re voting for someone who you believe tried to subvert the peaceful transfer…
Republican Party Sues Over Absentee Ballots
“The Republican National Committee and its lawyers are going state to state seeking to influence what laws and procedures will govern the November election,” USA Today reports. “The RNC, which…
Donald Trump Now Blasting RFK Jr.
“Donald Trump is now going all-out against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., amid polls that indicate the independent candidate would take more votes than Trump than incumbent President Joe Biden,” USA…
Britain’s Conservative Party in Turmoil
“Five years ago, Britain’s Conservative Party scored a landslide victory in a general election that contained outlines of a realignment in that nation’s politics. Today, those same Conservatives appear headed…
Quote of the Day
“He goes to a Kentucky Fried Chicken or Chick-fil-A. They cheer him. This man is a hero.” —Jeanine Pirro, taking about Donald Trump on Fox News. Save to Favorites
Biden’s Secret Weapon In Michigan
“Fresh off some historic wins for the labor movement, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain could be the man who makes the biggest difference for President Biden in key Midwestern…
The Supreme Court Is Apparently Just Winging It
“The Supreme Court’s conservatives often accuse liberals of inventing provisions nowhere to be found in the Constitution. Now, the fingers are pointed in the other direction,” Politico reports. “At the…
Trump’s Minority Outreach Plans Stall
“Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York’s Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. His aides speak of making appearances in…
Trump’s Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense
“Donald Trump is a thrice-married man accused of covering up a sex scandal with a porn star after the world heard him brag about grabbing women by their genitals,” the…
How Trump’s Trial Is Playing Politically
A new CNN poll finds just 28% of American say a conviction in the hush money case would disqualify Donald Trump from the presidency — double-digits less than those who…
Trump Has Never Sounded Like This
“No major American presidential candidate has talked like he now does at his rallies — not Richard Nixon, not George Wallace, not even Donald Trump himself,” the New York Times…
How J.D. Vance Landed on Trump’s Veep List
New York Times: “In no small part, Mr. Vance owes his quick ascent into the Trump orbit to his unlikely friendship and ideological kinship with the former president’s oldest son….
Putin Didn’t Directly Order Alexei Navalny’s Death
Wall Street Journal: “U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Putin likely didn’t order Navalny to be killed at the notoriously brutal prison camp in February, a finding that deepens the…
Peter Meijer Ends Senate Bid in Michigan
Former Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) is dropping his bid for Michigan’s open Senate seat, CNN reports. Said Meijer: “The hard reality is the fundamentals of the race have changed since…
GOP Wants Protesters Away From Convention Venue
“The Republican Party sent a letter to the Secret Service on Friday urging the police agency to keep protesters farther away from the venue for the Republican National Convention in…