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McConnell Mum on Trump Indictment

April 19, 2023 Buck Banks

“I hit my head, but I didn’t hit it that hard. Nice try.”

— Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was asked by CNN for the first time since returning to the U.S. Senate for his thoughts on Donald Trump’s indictment.

Freshman Lawmaker Calls Out Showboating Colleagues

April 19, 2023 Buck Banks

“I’ve been in Congress 100 days. Most of the really angry voices here are faking it.”

— Freshman Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC), on Twitter.

Christie: Ron DeSantis Is Not a Conservative

April 19, 2023 Buck Banks

“… as a conservative, the job of government is … to stay out of the business of business. … I don’t think Ron DeSantis is a conservative. … Where are we headed here now that if you express disagreement in this country, the government is allowed to punish you? To me, that’s what I always thought liberals did.”

— Former New Jersey Governor and potential presidential candidate Chris Christie, in an interview with Semafor.

Foremost Outpost Host

April 19, 2023 Buck Banks

The United States strives to be a good host,
Welcoming your poor, your tired, etc., to our coasts.
But when it comes to the Chinese,
We should stop aiming to please,
Since learning we’ve been hosting secret police outposts.

Schumer: If McCarthy Stays Course, We’re Headed Toward Default

April 19, 2023 Buck Banks

“I’ll be blunt. If Speaker McCarthy continues in this direction, we are headed toward a default.”

— Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by Punchbowl News, on the latest proposal by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling.

Two Thirds Say GOP Should Not Meddle in Trump Probes

April 19, 2023 Buck Banks

67%

A new CBS News/You Gov poll found that 67% of Americans said that GOP lawmakers shouldn’t interfere with the investigations involving Donald Trump, while 33% said that GOP lawmakers should make an effort to stop law enforcement investigations into Trump.

AWOL in the Downfall

April 17, 2023 Buck Banks

As the cold rains fell, on and on,
And Fort Lauderdale sank on down,
Floridians were asking,
While slogging and bailing:
Where, oh where, is our Governor Ron?

More Americans Claim to Be Independents

April 17, 2023April 19, 2023 Buck Banks

49%

A new Gallup poll finds that a record 49% of Americans see themselves as politically independent — the same as the two major parties put together.

Big Majority Wants Abortion Pill to Be Legal

April 17, 2023 Buck Banks

67%

A new CBS News poll finds 67% of Americans want to see the abortion pill mifepristone remain available. Even some who are more generally opposed to abortion hold this view. And these views are not purely partisan: almost half of Republicans think the medication ought to be available.

There Were Five Chinese Spy Balloons

April 17, 2023 Buck Banks

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“U.S. intelligence agencies were aware of up to four additional Chinese spy balloons, and questions lingered about the true capabilities of the one that flew over the continental United States in January and February, according to previously unreported top-secret intelligence documents,” the Washington Post reports.

“I hit my head, but I didn’t hit it that hard. Nice try.”

— Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was asked by CNN for the first time since returning to the U.S. Senate for his thoughts on Donald Trump’s indictment.

“I’ve been in Congress 100 days. Most of the really angry voices here are faking it.”

— Freshman Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC), on Twitter.

— Former New Jersey Governor and potential presidential candidate Chris Christie, in an interview with Semafor.

“I’ll be blunt. If Speaker McCarthy continues in this direction, we are headed toward a default.”

— Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by Punchbowl News, on the latest proposal by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling.

67%

A new CBS News/You Gov poll found that 67% of Americans said that GOP lawmakers shouldn’t interfere with the investigations involving Donald Trump, while 33% said that GOP lawmakers should make an effort to stop law enforcement investigations into Trump.

49%

A new Gallup poll finds that a record 49% of Americans see themselves as politically independent — the same as the two major parties put together.

67%

A new CBS News poll finds 67% of Americans want to see the abortion pill mifepristone remain available. Even some who are more generally opposed to abortion hold this view. And these views are not purely partisan: almost half of Republicans think the medication ought to be available.

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Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%