The Justice Department is investigating the legitimacy of thousands of pardons that President Biden issued during his final days in office, which were likely signed with an autopen. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Watch the ad here WASHINGTON, D.C. – MoveOn Political Action, Working Families Party National PAC, and Future Forward (FF PAC) have a seven-figure swing-state digital ad campaign to run during the last week of the presidential campaign. The ad is airing in all seven battleground states, including Michigan and Pennsylvania, and the campaign will reach late-deciding, less political, working-class voters on streaming services and YouTube. The targets also include the third-party-curious voters that MoveOn has communicated to this entire cycle. The ad, “Backs,” delivers a pro-Harris message about Kamala Harris…
Read More...A House task force probing the attempted assassination in July of Donald Trump held a final hearing Thursday that contained some fireworks, promises to improve, and unanswered questions. Ronald L. Rowe Jr., acting director of the Secret Service Acting, was the only witness to appear before the task force, which includes eight Republicans and six Democrats. Rowe replaced Kimberly Cheatle, who resigned after the first assassination attempt against Trump on July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The panel, formally called the House Task Force on the Attempted…
Read More...Indecision mixed with turmoil and partisan politics. That’s the familiar brew on Capitol Hill this week. With precisely two weeks until the fiscal year ends, there’s no clear path to any budget deal at the moment. So it’s a busy week as we heard from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Interview transcript: Loren Duggan Here we are. Every September, we have to do this dance where we figure out if the government will stay funded going into the new fiscal year.…
Read More...When Congress passed the so-called Bipartisan Infrastructure law two years ago, it also strengthened buy-American requirements for construction projects. Now the final guidance is out from the White House on the BABA part of the law, Build American, Buy American. For analysis, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish. Interview Transcript: Dan Ramish So, Tom, the final guidance. There was hope that it would clarify some of the points that came up in the proposed guidance, which was issued back in February. But I think…
Read More...August 1 August is the month when oppressive humidity causes the mass evacuation of official Washington. In 2021, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki piled her family into the car for a week at the beach. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the Hamptons to visit his elderly father. Their boss left for the leafy sanctuary of Camp David. They knew that when they returned, their attention would shift to a date circled at the end of the month. On August 31, the United States would officially complete its…
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