Two Democratic Incumbents Are In
Two Democratic Incumbents Are In
Tim Kaine and Kyrsten Sinema will seek re-election
What You May Have Missed…
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is in the race for a third term. So’s Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). And Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is officially gunning for the seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).
Nikki Haley is sounding like a presidential candidate — even though she vowed not to run if Donald Trump was in the race. But one of her operatives has already jumped to a potential rival.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has helped steer millions in federal funds toward organizations linked to his wife.
Gregory Morey says the roommate he knew as Anthony Devolder ran for Congress as George Santos just to get a pension and health coverage for life. (Peggy Noonan is the latest GOP eminence to call for Santos to go.)
President Biden hoped the classified documents story would just fade away. It won’t.
A supporter of Republican National Committee chair candidate Harmeet Dhillon says Ronna McDaniel is engaging in “religious bigotry” in her campaign against Dhillon, who is Sikh.
Could this time be the time the U.S. actually defaults on its debt obligations? Some on Wall Street think so.
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Larry Summers warned of a 1970s crisis if central banks stop raising interest rates.
The Los Angeles Times looks at the longstanding friendship of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Speaker Kevin McCarthy who apparently have “a genuine affinity that has spanned two decades and both coasts.”
Jacinda Ardern’s shock resignation as prime minister has shaken up New Zealand politics.
Fox News notes that President Biden and his son, Hunter, made presidential history as the first father and son duo under separate investigations by the Justice Department at the same time.
Turkey could be on the brink of dictatorship.
A new poll in five countries across the Middle East and North Africa finds that 68% are worried about their ability to access food.
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Closing Thought
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL), who won the Wilson Prize for High-Energy Particle Accelerator Physics, has this welcome for the newest member of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology:
