Author: CapitalGainsFund

Jun 6

Progressive dam about to break

House progressives are getting fed up with efforts to accommodate Republican senators — and Joe Manchin. Look for them to start demanding swift action — and threatening payback. Why it matters: The White House is under growing pressure to accede to the left’s demand to bust the filibuster. That rule effectively requires the support of […]
Jun 5

Biden DOJ Received Gag Order Preventing NYT from Notifying Journalists of Government Phone, Email Surveillance

During the remaining weeks of the Trump administration and the beginning of the Biden administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) attempted to seize the communication records of four New York Times reporters in a quest for their sources. The Biden administration maintained the pursuit that Trump began and informed some top Times executives about the […]
Jun 5

Mark Meadows reportedly asked acting AG to investigate ‘fantastical’ election conspiracy theory involving Italy

Mark Meadows. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows sent five emails to then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen in late December 2020 and early January 2021 asking him to examine election fraud conspiracy theories, including a “fantastical” one that claimed people in Italy used military technology and satellites to […]
Jun 4

Mike Pence’s only mode is groveling

Mike Pence. Illustrated | Getty Images, iStock Sometimes, you wish Mike Pence would just stand up for himself. The former vice president earned something of a reputation as a lapdog while serving under Donald Trump, repeatedly making it clear during their four years together that there was “no daylight” between the two — no matter […]
Jun 3

Biden opposes presidential commission to investigate Jan. 6

President Biden has decided against appointing his own commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection and will instead increase pressure on Congress to establish a committee, White House officials tell Axios. Why it matters: Some House Democrats suggested Biden create a presidential commission after Senate Republicans blocked the establishment of a bipartisan, independent panel. This […]