NEWS: Steve Kramer, the political consultant then-working for Dean Phillips who admitted to me that he commissioned the Biden deepfake robocall, has been indicted. wmur.com/article/steve-…

'who heads our FOIA office and also hates FOIAs'

By the logic of some, this would mean Biden’s own DOJ was trying to assassinate him.

Pro-Palestinian college protests have failed to win hearts and minds.

And large swaths of the public link them to antisemitism.

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Morens, already a target of the GOP, appears unlikely to get much cover from Democrats.

“What we have found is deeply troubling to me,” Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D., the panel's top Dem, tells Morens, saying his behavior was a 'stain' on NIH. “It is not anti-science to hold you accountable.'

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing with Morens, sitting on the left, is getting underway.

Rep. Brad Wenstrup is floating perjury charges for Morens.

I started to talk to Morens in the hallway but his lawyer told the Post to “scram.”

Livestream of the hearing here:
oversight.house.gov/hearing/a-hear…

🚨NEW

What happens when a faction of grassroots activists believes that democracy has been stolen — and doesn’t trust the ability of democratic processes to restore it?

I embedded with the 'America First' movement in Michigan, my home state, to find out: propublica.org/article/michig…

Just 30% of RFK Jr.'s supporters say they're 'not likely at all' to change their mind about voting for him.

This is why third-party candidates almost always fade over time.

Just 30% of Americans are concerned about RFK Jr.'s parasitic brain worm, per a new Quinnipiac poll

'In 2021, she paid more than $200,000 for a lifestyle photographer to take her photos for a San Francisco Magazine article called 'Nicole Shanahan Is Fighting the Good Fight,' according to documents viewed by The Times.'

The many punts of Donald Trump:

12 issues on which he has steadfastly declined to take a position (and it's not just reproductive rights)

washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

I love that one of the whereases is simply 'Whereas: Naz Reid.'

Underrated moment here is Johnson echoing Trump's line that 'the case is patently absurd; you've had every legal analyst across the board acknowledge as much.' Obviously he knows this isn't true but every single thing Trump says becomes a shibboleth

I told you guys: Charles Barkley’s first stop last night was Manny’s Steakhouse

Rough night for progressives in Oregon:
- Pramila Jayapal's sister lost her primary.
- Jamie McLeod-Skinner, who defeated moderate ex-Rep. Kurt Schrader in 2022 (then lost general) lost her primary.
- Portland's progressive DA is trailing his challenger, though no call yet.

46% of Republicans would be 'unhappy' with a family member marrying a Biden voter.

60% of Democrats would be 'unhappy' with a family member marrying a Trump voter.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal's (D-Wash.) sister Susheela lost a congressional primary to a pro-Israel Democrat last night.

She trails by more than 22 points right now.

I worked in GOP politics since the 1990s and this garbage started in 2016. I think anyone who has a lot of contact with today's under-30, too-online 'edgelord' College Republican and Young Republican-types knows that Nazi, fascist, faux-tough guy imagery is becoming their brand.

'In fact, we were going to bring this scoop to you in Punchbowl News’ Midday edition Tuesday, but held off at [Raj] Shah’s request. News leaked out following our request for comment. Axios reported Shah’s departure late Tuesday night.'

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