Democrat James Talarico may win - and the president weakened his hold over the GOP
A group of former federal judges on Wednesday asked a federal court to reopen President Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), arguing that the administration circumvented the court by negotiating a settlement with the president and creating a $1.776 billion fund for those who believe that the government has wronged them. The group…
Ken Paxton has trailed Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in fundraising. Some Republicans say the party will have to spend millions to win the Senate race.
Former White House ethics chief Norm Eisen was beside himself with fury on CNN over news that the Trump administration is pursuing a criminal investigation into former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who claimed President Donald Trump raped her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.A jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation after he left office the first time; he has maintained his innocence and fought furiously in appeal after appeal to get the verdict and damages thrown out."So, Norm, first off, what's your reaction to the DOJ launching this criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll?" asked Anderson Cooper."Anderson, it's so outrageous," said Eisen."Every American should be appalled at this pattern of Donald Trump utilizing the most fearsome power of our president, the investigation and possible prosecution of individuals whom he perceives to be his adversaries," said Eisen. "First, it was Tish James. That case was thrown out. Then Jim Comey. That case was thrown out. He's going after Comey again. That case is going to meet the same fate.""This is garbage," he added. "And it is alarming because it is a classic sign of authoritarians. Dictators would blush at Donald Trump's abuse of his criminal powers. And it's not American." - YouTube www.youtube.com
US president sends contradictory messages about ending war at cabinet meeting with call to bolster Abraham accordsDonald Trump has accused Iran of trying to stall on making a peace agreement by running down the clock before November’s US midterm elections in the hope of getting better terms.“They thought they were going to outwait me, you know, ‘we’ll outwait him, he’s got the midterms’,” the US president told a meeting of his cabinet at the White House on Wednesday. Continue reading...
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Dana Stroul, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Research Director, discusses President Trump denying an Iranian report on a drafted deal to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, Jessica Taylor, Cook Political Report US Senate and Governors Editor, talks about the Texas Republican primary race where Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn, and Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Administration Committee and Vice Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, says New York Democrats are considering two constitutional redistricting options in response to GOP-led map changes in states like Texas. (Source: Bloomberg)
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Wednesday fired back at President Trump after the president attacked the Texas Democrat following Green’s primary loss the night before. Green on Tuesday lost the Democratic primary runoff for the Houston-based 18th Congressional District to Rep. Christian Menefee. “Congratulations to the Dumocrat Party!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Al Green,…
On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder and Bloomberg reporters Chris Strohm and Erik Wasson track the bipartisan backlash to the Justice Department’s $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund which some lawmakers have called a slush fund for Trump loyalists. (Source: Bloomberg)
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to levy a maximum tax on anyone in the state who receives money via Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.