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Pennsylvania Republican Profited From China Trade Policies He Helped Shape

David McCormick, the leading Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, helped open up China to U.S. investment as an official in the George W. Bush administration.

Then, as a hedge fund manager, McCormick profited from the lower investment barriers he lobbied for.

huffpost.com/entry/david-mccor

Just got an invite to this virtual event.

Biden, Obama and Pelosi will rally virtually with activists on Saturday to mark the 14th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, part of a broader push to make what Biden’s advisers see as one of the strongest arguments for his reelection.

politico.com/news/2024/03/19/o

Every Day ~Today in Black History
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March 18, 1877 ~ Frederick Douglass appointed the U.S. Marshal of the District of Columbia by President Rutherford Hayes making him the first African American confirmed for a Presidential appointment by the U.S. Senate.

Every Day ~Today in Black History
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March 12, 1971 ~ The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) was established by 13 founding members.

Rep. Shirley A. Chisholm
Rep. William L. Clay, Sr.
Rep. George W. Collins
Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Rep. Ronald V. Dellums
Rep. Charles C. Diggs, Jr.
Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins
Rep. Ralph H. Metcalfe
Rep. Parren J. Mitchell
Rep. Robert N.C. Nix, Sr
Rep. Charles B. Rangel
Rep. Louis Stokes
Del. Walter E. Fauntroy

Republicans underestimated Joe Biden

Unfortunately for Donald Trump and his campaign, Biden didn’t sound like a man in the throes of cognitive decline. The GOP may have gaslighted itself into selling one version of Joe Biden to its loyal sycophants — but that version exists only in their fever dreams. And the president proved as much tonight.

msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio

Well POTUS, I'm gonna disagree with you there, I'm not sure they know how to read.

These senators voted against the stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown

GOP Sens. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Mike Braun (Ind.), Ted Budd (N.C.), Mike Crapo (Idaho), Ted Cruz (Texas), Josh Hawley (Mo.), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Mike Lee (Utah), Roger Marshall (Kan.), Eric Schmitt (Mo.), Rick Scott (Fla.), Tommy Tuberville (Ala.) and JD Vance (Ohio) voted against the measure Thursday night.

thehill.com/homenews/senate/44

Senate passes spending bill, punting shutdown threat to next week

Senators voted 77-13 to send the funding measure to President Biden’s desk for his signature, just hours after the House voted overwhelmingly to pass the bill 320-99 and just a day before a tranche of government funding was set to expire.

thehill.com/homenews/senate/44

Biden announces over 500 new sanctions for Russia's war in Ukraine and Navalny death

Biden said the sanctions target Russia's financial sector and industrial base, plus 100 entities in other countries that help Russia's war effort.

The sanctions also target individuals responsible for Navalny's incarceration.

npr.org/2024/02/23/1233410578/

Biden met with Alexei Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya, White House says

In a message on X, Biden said: “Today, I met with Yulia and Dasha Navalnaya – Aleksey Navalny’s loved ones – to express my condolences for their devastating loss.

“Aleksey’s legacy of courage will live on in Yulia and Dasha, and the countless people across Russia fighting for democracy and human rights.”

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/f

New York judge won’t delay enforcement of $355M penalties in Trump fraud case

“You have failed to explain, much less justify, any basis for a stay,” Engoron wrote in an email reply to Trump lawyer Clifford Robert’s request, filed to the court docket Thursday. “I am confident that the Appellate Division will protect your appellate rights.”

Since Engoron’s ruling last Friday, more than $87,000 in interest has been added to that amount each day.

thehill.com/homenews/4484008-t

I love Fetterman 🥰

Fetterman to Democrats criticizing Biden: ‘Get your MAGA hat’

Fetterman noted during an interview an uptick in Democrats who have become more critical of Biden lately, and said it’s only helping former President Trump.

thehill.com/homenews/senate/44

The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations.

The administration, stymied by Republican lawmakers who rejected a negotiated border bill earlier this month, has been exploring options that President Biden could deploy on his own without congressional approval.

huffpost.com/entry/white-house

Warnings of the impact of fertility treatments in Alabama rush in after frozen embryo ruling
“This ruling is stating that a fertilized egg, which is a clump of cells, is now a person. It really puts into question, the practice of IVF" Barbara Collura, CEO of RESOLVE told The Associated Press Tuesday.

The group called the decision a “terrifying development for the 1-in-6 people impacted by infertility” who need in-vitro fertilization.

apnews.com/article/alabama-sup

Georgia governor says he was interviewed in Trump special counsel probe

"I basically told them the same thing I told the special grand juries: that I follow the law and the Constitution and answered all their questions truthfully," Kemp told CNN about his interview at special counsel Jack Smith's office.

He noted he couldn't say exactly when the interview took place, but said it was "months ago" and "didn't last that long."

axios.com/2024/02/21/georgia-g

Former CNN anchor John Avlon announces run for Congress as a Democrat

Former CNN anchor John Avlon on Wednesday announced a run for Congress in New York's first district, adding to a crowded field of Democrats vying to unseat a first-term Republican.


axios.com/2024/02/21/john-avlo

Hunter Biden informant charged with lying had high-level Russian contacts: Documents

In the filing, Special Counsel David Weiss reveals that after his arrest last week, Alexander Smirnov told the FBI "that officials with Russian intelligence were involved in passing a story" about Hunter Biden.

abcnews.go.com/US/hunter-biden

Even if you never believed anything lying Mike said, please believe this.

Michael Cohen suggests Trump’s mounting legal fees make him ‘thoroughly compromised’: ‘He is for sale’

“We need to be very careful about him as a potential president because he is for sale,” Cohen, now an outspoken critic of the former president, said in an interview on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” on Sunday.

thehill.com/regulation/court-b

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