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The Day 3 drama of Trump’s New York trial Soooooooo much drama. Jury selection forces Trump to face people who don't worship him How we love to see that orange, grumpy furrowed brow. A new Democratic recruit could put an unexpected GOP seat in play That sure would be nice! Cartoon: Putin can't relate What are these ex-presidents you speak of? Republicans are still scrambling on abortion. Just look at Rick Scott They’re chasing their poor, aborted tails on this one. [...]
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On Friday, President Joe Biden gave a nearly 20-minute speech to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Construction and Maintenance at its conference in Washington, D.C., touching on the union’s support for his campaign in 2020, his record as a pro-labor president, and the anti-labor records of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. [...]
Rep. Jared Moskowitz spoke with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Friday about how after months of Republican disarray, foreign aid packages for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan will finally be brought to the House floor for a vote. “These are bills we could have passed months ago,” the Florida Democrat reminded Blitzer—if it hadn’t been for the GOP’s clumsy weaponization of the process. After bailing out Republican Speaker Mike Johnson late Thursday night, House Democrats once again did the heavy lifting Friday by voting to pass a procedural measure allowing Johnson to offer the aid package in three separate votes, which Moskowitz characterized as… [...]