DeSantis edges closer to 2024 decision
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on the cusp of making a final decision on a 2024 presidential run. Several Republicans familiar with the deliberations say that DeSantis is almost certain to seek the GOP’s presidential nomination. His advisers have begun reaching out to and interviewing potential hires for a campaign and are gaming out the best time to announce his intentions. A formal campaign launch is still months away, they say, and won’t likely come until after the state legislature wraps up its regular session in May. Two sources familiar with the plans said that the F
Read MoreBiden once offered budget bill strikingly similar to Rick Scott plan
President Biden as a freshman senator in 1975 introduced a bill that would have limited budget authority for all federal programs to between four and six years, which experts say would have required new legislation to fund Medicare, Social Security and other federal programs. The Biden measure bore striking similarities to the plan Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) unveiled in 2022 to sunset all federal legislation after five years — which is now at the center of a political firestorm. In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Biden challenge
Read MoreCalls grow for stronger ethics rules for Supreme Court justices, families
Growing scrutiny of the spouses of Supreme Court justices is now raising calls for more stringent ethics rules governing the judges and their families. The latest example of a judicial spouse winning unwanted attention is Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts. A former colleague targeted Roberts in an
Read MoreBiden gets the best of GOP
President Biden seemingly got one over on House Republicans in Tuesday’s State of the Union address, baiting GOP lawmakers over spending cuts related to the nation’s debt limit and withstanding regular heckling and name calling in a speech that lasted over an hour. Throughout his administration, the president has faced increasing doubts from both parties over his ability to lead the country for another four years, but after this week’s address even some Republicans — including his top political nemesis — had compliments for the president. “I disagree with him on most of
Read MoreWhat Republicans have actually said about cuts to Social Security and Medicare
President Biden drew a raucous response from Republicans during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night when he said some GOP lawmakers want to cut Social Security and Medicare. “Anybody who doubts it, contact my office. I’ll give you a copy of the proposal,” he said as Republican lawmakers jeered. Biden and Democratic
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