Weekly Spoiler Roundup: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Weird, Struggling Campaign

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz consolidate support, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign continues to flounder as more weird and disqualifying details from his past come to light.  This week, an explosive piece from The New Yorker revealed that, for 10 years, RFK Jr. covered up placing a dead bear cub in Central Park to make it seem as though a cyclist ran over the bear. The incident triggered an investigation by the NYPD at the time. When asked about the bear incident,…

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Why This Election Is So Weird

The two major factors shaping the 2022 midterm elections collided in tumultuous fashion on Tuesday morning. First came the government report that inflation last month had increased faster than economists had expected or President Joe Biden had hoped. The announcement triggered a sharp fall in the stock market, the worst day on Wall Street in two years. That same afternoon, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina introduced legislation that would impose a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The inflation report captured this year’s most powerful tailwind…

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It’s a weird time in Congress with a war going on in Europe

<p>Besides the omnibus budget package, Congress is dealing with a few other issues this week, like postal reform. But it&#8217;s a short week, as the <em><strong><a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Federal Drive</a> with Tom Temin</strong> </em>learned from Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan.</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Temin: </strong>Loren, the omnibus packages that are coming forth to be voted on sometime during this week, presumably to get to the President&#8217;s desk, they have to finish those votes this week before they go on recess. So tell us what the schedule for that would look…

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