The long-simmering tensions between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the chair of the GOP's Senate campaign arm, are once again spilling out into the open, with a little over two months to go before the midterms. McConnell — along with many other Republicans — has privately raised doubts for months about his party's roster of Senate candidates and chances of recapturing control of the upper chamber in November. But with those concerns becoming increasingly apparent, Scott has begun to dig in his heels. In an interview with Politico this week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman acknowledged a "strategic disagreement" with McConnell. On Thursday, Scott penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner in which he accused "the very people responsible for losing the Senate last cycle" of "trash-talking our Republican candidates." "If you want to talk about the need to raise more money to promote our candidates versus the Democrats' terrible candidates, I agree. If you want to trash-talk our candidates to help the Democrats, pipe down," Scott wrote. "That's not what leaders do." Read more here. |
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💰 Oversight panel reaches agreement to obtain Trump records
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The House Oversight and Reform Committee has reached an agreement to obtain former President Trump's financial records, Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) announced.
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💻 House Republicans target Meta's FBI contact over Hunter Biden
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House Republicans have asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hand over communications between Facebook and the FBI related to the platform's reduced distribution of a New York Post story on Hunter Biden.
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: Russia wants world to forget about war
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants people to resist indifference to his country's conflict with Russia as the monthslong war rages on.
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📝 Graham loses bid to avoid questioning in Georgia election probe
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A federal judge on Thursday denied a bid from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to quash a subpoena compelling him to testify before a Fulton County, Georgia, special grand jury probing former President Trump's alleged interference into the 2020 election.
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🏈 Kansas governor places state's first legal sports bet on Chiefs
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) placed the state's first legal sports bet on Thursday, wagering $15 that the Kansas City Chiefs will win the Super Bowl this year.
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🏘️ Bank of America aims to boost Black, Hispanic homeownership
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Bank of America has announced a new effort aimed at bolstering homeownership opportunities in Black and Latino communities, with plans to offer zero down payment and zero closing cost mortgage options in certain neighborhoods. |
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🗳️ Thomas pressured Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn 2020 results
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Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, the spouse of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly pressured several Wisconsin lawmakers to change the 2020 election results in the state, according to emails obtained by both The Washington Post and CBS News.
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🚰 How flooding can lead to water crises like the one in Mississippi
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Mississippi's capital city is in the midst of a water crisis as recent torrential rain coupled with existing water infrastructure problems has cut off access to clean drinking water for most of the city's residents. |
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🤒 Fauci warns of 'pretty bad flu season' |
Outgoing chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said the U.S. should prepare for a "pretty bad flu season" later this year. |
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🏛️ Oath Keepers' lawyer arrested in connection with Capitol riot
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An attorney for the right-wing Oath Keepers has been arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to federal prosecutors. |
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🖥️ Most local election offices aren't on social media: report
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With the 2022 midterm elections looming, many campaigns are in full-swing trying to connect with voters. But at the local level, a lack of information about the voting process may inhibit some from participating, while a new report suggests these barriers could be exacerbated by a low presence of local election offices on social media.
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A funny thing happened on the way to the midterms
| "In politics, two months is an eternity, and so, a lot can happen between now and November — and probably will," writes Bernard Goldberg, an award-winning writer and journalist.
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