Biden’s looming winter of war — and discontent
The free world is on fire and President Biden and his national security team are still ostensibly proceeding as though it were the day before Pearl Harbor or 9/11. No equivalent of an Atlantic Charter on a global scale has been envisioned, let alone declared, and evidently the Pentagon has not been ordered to resume planning, preparing and scaling up to fight simultaneous wars with Russia and China, should this become necessary. The proverbial 2 a.m. call came to Biden on Feb
Read MoreGOP group launches first-ever Spanish ad in key states
The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) rolled out its first Spanish-language ad in a number of swing states on Thursday, underscoring the GOP’s efforts to make inroads with Hispanic voters. The 30-second spot, part of a five-figure digital ad buy, will air in Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Nevada. The RSLC, which works to elect Republicans to state legislatures, has said that there are opportunities to flip chambers in all five states. The ad is tit
Read MoreManchin declines to endorse Biden reelection
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Thursday sidestepped the question of whether he’d endorse President Biden if he ran for reelection in 2024. “If Joe Biden runs again and he is the Democratic nominee, depending on who the Republican nominee is, we will just have to wait and see,” Manchin told NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo in an interview released Thursday on “The Chris Cuomo Project.”
Read MoreThe Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by McDonald's — Biden celebrates Senate deal amid new grim economic numbers
NEWS THIS MORNING Honey, I Shrunk the Economy: U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk for the second-straight quarter this year, according to new data released by the Commerce Department. How much?: GDP fell at a yearly pace of 0.9 percent. “Put simply, the U.S. economy would shrink by nearly 1 percent if the second quarter’s pace of growth lasted for an entire year.” So, are we in a recession?: “Two straight
Read MoreMcCarthy rails against chips bill, Democrats in extensive floor speech
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) tied together inflation, government data showing the second consecutive quarter of a contracting economy, the Senate-passed bill to support the chip industry and the Democratic climate, health care and tax package in an extensive floor speech Thursday morning. "This morning, the government announced what every American has been feeling for nearly a year: We are in a recession," McCarthy said. His remarks came as the Hou
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