Political Wire

Time 2021-05-27 16:11:32

Web Name: Political Wire

WebSite: http://politicalwire.com

ID:179501

Keywords:

Political,Wire,

Description:

“It s important by itself but also seen by the left as a test for whether Democrats can work with the GOP on anything. If it fails to gain support, it would likely endanger future bipartisan efforts — including infrastructure talks — for the remainder of the 117th Congress.”Biden Prepared to Extend Infrastructure TalksMay 26, 2021 at 8:19 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment “White House officials and other Democrats close to the bipartisan infrastructure talks are willing to let the negotiations stretch past their Memorial Day deadline — but not too far,” Politico reports.“Senate Republicans are slated to bring forward their latest proposal on Thursday, a plan that is unlikely to approach $1 trillion in new spending — making it far less palatable to the White House. There also are deepening doubts about an agreement on how to pay for the infrastructure spending package. Democrats are resistant to tapping leftover Covid-relief money, which the White House argues isn t sufficient to cover the plan, anyway.”Influencers Offered Money to Discredit VaccineMay 26, 2021 at 8:08 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment “Several European influencers say they have been offered money to use their social media presence to discourage their millions of followers from receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine by a suspicious agency that French officials reportedly think could be linked to Russia,” the Washington Post reports.Garcetti to Be Ambassador to IndiaMay 26, 2021 at 6:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment President Biden will nominate Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) as U.S. ambassador to India, the Los Angeles Times reports.DeWine s Decision to Give 1,000 Cans of Beer to One Guy May 26, 2021 at 6:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) writes in the New York Times about how he came to embrace the idea of a vaccination cash-prize lottery after the idea was floated to him by a staffer in a brainstorming session:“Over the next few days, however, I kept coming back to it. We needed something aspirational to generate excitement and motivate those on the fence to get vaccinated now.”“I remembered a quote from Bill Veeck, the former Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox owner.”“To give one can of beer to a thousand people is not nearly as much fun as to give 1,000 cans of beer to one guy.”Prosecutors Investigating Trump Tell Witness to PrepareMay 26, 2021 at 5:20 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment Manhattan prosecutors pursuing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump, his company and its executives have told at least one witness to prepare for grand jury testimony, a signal that the lengthy investigation is moving into an advanced stage, CNN reports. The development suggests that the Manhattan district attorney s office is poised to transition from collecting evidence to presenting what is likely a complex case to a grand jury, one that could result in the jury considering criminal charges. Democrats Aren t Giving Up on Public OptionMay 26, 2021 at 4:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment “Two Democratic committee chairs overseeing health care policy are seeking to jump-start a legislative push to craft a public option to compete with private insurers, NBC News reports.“President Biden has not included the policy in his economic rescue and stimulus proposals so far, instead seeking to infuse cash in the ACA exchanges and invest in Covid-19 vaccines.”Quote of the DayMay 26, 2021 at 3:41 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment It’s June or bust We’ve got three weeks in June to get this done.” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), in an interview with PBS Newshour, on the bipartisan police reform bill.Statehouse Republicans Go Hog-Wild May 26, 2021 at 3:32 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment Paul Waldman: “Ask any Republican in Washington and they’ll tell you they are standing amidst a rushing river of progressive policy changes, desperately trying to hold back the socialist onslaught emanating from the Biden administration and congressional Democrats.”“But the truth is that the months since Biden took office and Democrats won total control of Congress has been characterized by a remarkable degree of restraint.”“If you want to see what it looks like when a party really uses its power, you have to turn your gaze to the state level, particularly in a few places where Republicans have firm control of state government despite enjoying only tenuous majorities of support among the voters.”Time Is The One Thing You Can’t Get BackMay 26, 2021 at 3:22 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment This piece is only available to Political Wire members.Your support makes this site possible. Join today for the complete Political Wire experience and get exclusive analysis, new features and no advertising.Sign in to your account or join today!Join for just $6 a month or $60 a year.Mother of Fallen Officer Wants Meeting with GOP SenatorsMay 26, 2021 at 3:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment The mother of fallen U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick is asking to meet with GOP senators Thursday, ahead of an expected vote on the January 6 commission that so far is short of the 10 Republican votes needed to pass, CNN reports.Said Gladys Sicknick: Not having a January 6 Commission to look into exactly what occurred is a slap in the faces of all the officers who did their jobs that day. The Partisan Divide Over VaccinationMay 26, 2021 at 2:39 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment A new Economist/YouGov poll finds 76% of those who voted for Joe Biden are now fully-vaccinated as compared to just 54% of those who voted for Donald Trump.Of those who voted for Biden, just 2% say they won t ever get vaccinated, as compared to 26% of Trump voters.Interestingly, non-voters are much less likely to get vaccinated.Climate Activists Win Seats on ExxonMobil s BoardMay 26, 2021 at 2:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment Washington Post: “ExxonMobil shareholders voted Wednesday to install at least two new independent directors to the company’s board, a resounding defeat for chief executive Darren Woods and a ratification of shareholders’ unhappiness with the way the company had been addressing climate change and its lagging financial performance.”“Both sides spent tens of millions of dollars on the hard-fought campaign.”This is extraordinary and suggests that climate activist investors can have a much bigger impact than many expected.Republicans Want Candidates In Trump s ImageMay 26, 2021 at 2:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment A new Quinnipiac poll finds 85% of Republican voters say they would prefer to see their party s candidates mostly agree with former President Donald Trump.Asked whether they would like to see Trump run for president in 2024, Republicans say 66% to 30% they would.Said pollster Tom Malloy: The numbers fly in the face of any predictions that Donald Trump s political future is in decline. By a substantial majority, Republicans: (1) believe the election was stolen from him, (2) want Trump to run again, and (3), if they can t vote for Trump, prefer someone who agrees with him. However, two-thirds of all Americans 66% to 30% say they do not want to see Trump run.Democrats Nowhere Closer to Tackling Drug PricesMay 26, 2021 at 2:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment Los Angeles Times: “With control of Congress and the White House, Democrats have an opportunity to bring down prescription drug prices, addressing one of voters’ top concerns and finally fulfilling a campaign pledge Speaker Nancy Pelosi made to voters 15 years ago.”“Despite widespread support among Democrats, the idea has sputtered, however, as President Biden left it out of his infrastructure plan and is expected to leave it out of his budget while congressional Democrats remain noncommittal about how they might enact it. The initiative has fallen victim to extremely slim majorities and division among Democrats.”Dean Heller Eyes Comeback In NevadaMay 26, 2021 at 1:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment Former Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) is preparing to run for governor in 2022, giving Republicans a high-profile entrant into one of the key contests of the midterm elections, Politico reports.“Heller has meetings with GOP governors, party leaders and major donors at the Republican Governors Association conference this week in Nashville. Biden Orders Investigation Into Pandemic OriginsMay 26, 2021 at 1:24 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he has ordered a closer intelligence review of what he said were two equally plausible scenarios of the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, CNBC reports.Biden revealed that earlier this year he tasked the Intelligence Community with preparing “a report on their most up-to-date analysis of the origins of Covid-19, including whether it emerged from human contact with an infected animal or from a laboratory accident.”Energy Company Claims Bribes Were LegalMay 26, 2021 at 1:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment Associated Press: “An energy company that gave the money in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio and a man accused of spending a large chunk of it are now arguing in separate proceedings that their actions were legal.”1234531Next Page Your Account Sign inLatest for MembersTime Is The One Thing You Can’t Get BackThe Unusual Politics of Vaccination LotteriesAbout Political Wire Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.Praise for Political Wire There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them. — Chuck Todd, host of Meet the Press Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all. — Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom nicely packaged, constantly updated What political junkie could ask for more? — Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia Political Wire is a great, great site. Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC s Morning Joe Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don t want to kick. Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere. Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit I rely on Taegan Goddard s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading. Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.

TAGS:Political Wire 

<<< Thank you for your visit >>>

All the political news in one place

Hot Websites