A key measure of inflation showed consumer prices rising the fastest in four decades, the government reported Thursday, a day after the White House boasted that President Biden “saved Christmas” by helping to speed up delivery of gifts that are costing Americans more. The personal consumption expenditures index rose 5.7% … The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...<p><em>Your intermittent briefing on negotiations over the reconciliation bill.</em></p> <p>President Joe Biden told reporters Tuesday that he still thinks “there’s a possibility of getting Build Back Better done.”</p> <p>When asked if Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) had broken his word, Biden opted for diplomacy. </p> <p>“Senator Manchin and I are going to get something done,” he said. </p> <div class=”wp-block-tpm-separator undefined TpmSeparator”></div> <h2><strong>No Bridges Burnt?</strong></h2> <ul><li>Biden isn’t the only one keeping lines of communication open with Manchin (“Some people think maybe I’m not Irish because I don’t hold a grudge,” Biden quipped.) </li><li>Rep. Pramila…
Read More...<p>Former President Donald Trump continued his long-running tradition of anti-Semitic statements in a recent interview, saying that Jews have historically controlled Congress. </p> Talking Points Memo
Read More...What if former President Ronald Reagan was right? What if freedom really is never more than “one generation away from extinction,” as the then-governor of California said during his inaugural address in 1967. A Purcellville, Virginia-based Christian youth group called Generation Joshua has heeded Reagan’s warning and is working tirelessly to empower and educate teenagers to become future leaders of our nation. The organization exists “to teach high school students about their country, where it comes from, why it’s free, and how to keep it that way,” Joel Grewe, the…
Read More...<p>Kelly Tshibaka, a Trump-endorsed Republican challenging Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), on Monday said that would not support Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as GOP leader after he reached a deal with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to raise the debt ceiling with a simple majority.</p> Talking Points Memo
Read More...<p>In his newly released book about his time serving in the Trump administration, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wrote that he was so infuriated when Fox News first called Joe Biden’s electoral win in Arizona on election night that he proceeded to angrily dial an editor at the network to contest Trump’s projected loss, according to <a href=”https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-meadows-dialed-fox-editor-bill-sammon-arizona-call-biden-2021-12?op=1&scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4″>Insider</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo
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