Bill Clinton was on his way to the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992, but there was one obstacle standing in his way: former Senator Paul Tsongas, whose no-nonsense style and fiscal pragmatism discouraged those concerned about Clinton's extramarital affairs from to get in touch, avoid projects. and marijuana use in college.
So, in Tsonga's own words, Clinton took action against the Massachusetts Democrat. Before the Florida primary, Clinton revealed a single ambiguous paragraph in Tsongas' 85-page tract, A Call to Economic Arms, which Tsongas suggested he "could see." reduced annual growth. Benefit payments such as Social Security and Medicare.
Clinton held up a pamphlet in front of seniors and warned that a hypothetical "Tsongas president" could jeopardize his retirement. That wasn't entirely true: Tsongas said on the campaign trail that he didn't want Social Security changes and that higher taxes on the wealthy could help Medicare. But it put Tsongas back on the defensive. He lost the Florida primary by 16 percentage points and dropped out of the race a week later.
Fast forward to this week, and President Joe Biden appeared to be reading the 1992 campaign playbook. Before an audience at the University of Tampa, Biden released a Republican Party pamphlet for 2022: "A 12-Point Plan to Save America," while criticizing him. The author, the youngest Senator from Florida, Rick Scott, for the recommendation "toute la législation fédérale dans les 5 ans", ce qui, a verti Biden, mettrait en péril des programs connus sous le nom de sécurité sociale et d'Health Versicherung .
"Maybe he's changed his mind. Maybe he saw God," Biden said of Scott, who says the White House is distorting his words. Any proposal to scrap the pension and health care programs "probably won't go through, but I'll tell you something: If you have to do it every five years, it's likely to be cut significantly." Biden said the program's sponsors would have to compete for funding twice a decade.
And to ensure no one overlooked Biden's perspective, aides have placed a copy of Scott's plan, drawn up when the Florida Republican was chairman of the National Republican Senate Committee, in each seat along with the controversial paragraph marked with a red circle is, published.
It's been dubbed the "third rail" of Social Security policy for a reason: Seniors vote, and they don't want their programs and pensions threatened. And the White House is even using vague or outdated threats to win back older voters who have voted more Republican over the past 15 to 20 years.
That's a particularly strong message in Florida, where more than one-fifth of the population is 65 years of age or older. In addition, the majority of national voters (52%) are over 50 and may be wondering when and how they will retire.
"These are the issues Democrats want to talk about," said Michael Binder, a political scientist and pollster at the University of North Florida. And no function is possible to eradicate the programs, although it is very difficult, he said. Even eligibility age increases or other program changes create financial insecurity for people who want to live on a steady income.
"When people sit down and start counting money, it's things that make a big, big difference," he says.
A YouGuv poll released this week found that Social Security and Medicare remain popular, with 76% of adults and 89% of Social Security recipients saying they have positive opinions of the programs. Most Americans (57%) think Social Security should be funded more, while just 11% want a cut, the poll found.
Older voters, once a reliable Democratic voice, have morphed more into Republicans in recent years. They endorsed the Democratic nominee in every presidential election from 1992 to 2004. Clinton led the age group by 17 percentage points, more than any other eligible age group.
But in 2006, more than 65% of voters began to identify with Republicans, Gallup reported. This is the only age group that Barack Obama lost in 2008 and 2012. Former President Donald Trump also voted to be 65 and older in 2016 and 2020.
In 2020, however, Biden diminished Trump's lead, winning 47% of the vote nationally, compared to 45% for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016. In the critical state of Michigan, Biden won a majority, 51% of the vote from those over 65 years of age old.
Those aren't the numbers Democrats get from their base like blacks, city dwellers and youth, but small changes can be critical in individual states, experts say, and make all the difference in a presidential race.
Biden this week took a stance similar to another group that has become more Republican in recent decades: union members and uncollege-educated voters. In the two elections in which Trump won white college voters, Biden lost some support, winning 32% of those votes versus Clinton's 28% in 2016.
In the battleground states of Wisconsin this week, Biden touted the jobs his bipartisan infrastructure bill will create that don't require a college degree. And he hailed unions as a route to economic mobility.
“Wall Street didn't build this country. The middle class built this country and the unions built the middle class," Biden said this week at a vocational training center near Madison.
But while Republicans may be reluctant to talk to seniors about Social Security and Medicare, their culture war issues could resonate with older voters and white voters without a college education, analysts say.
Changes in social mores, whether it's the use of preferred pronouns or critical racial theory, can be unsettling for older Americans who feel their lives have been cut short in recent years, experts say. And voters without a college degree, especially those in manufacturing jobs, have seen global economic shifts transform their life plans.
"I think that the far right, more broadly, has become a bit more liberal about a lot of these cultural changes," particularly about gay marriage, as more people of all political persuasions know someone who is gay or lesbian. says Kevin Smith, a political science professor at the University of Nebraska who has studied whether people become more conservative as they age.
But in the meantime, “The left has gotten a lot more liberal about this culture-changing stuff. Republicans see it as something they can use to get votes," Smith said. "These are pretty big cultural shifts that are driving major movements and ideas, especially if you're an older voter and not sure they're moving in a particularly good direction."
Because of this, Republicans can be beaten on culture war issues while Biden talks about the economy or spending. In an official challenge to Biden's Republican stance, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday night attacked the "fantastic minds" in the Biden administration, saying Democrats don't decide what a woman is and that children in school-age Age taught to hate. her. . each other "because of their race".
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential Republican presidential nominee for 2024, has also placed these issues at the heart of his administration, attacking the "wake-up call" and addressing mask mandates, housing transgender students and educating African Americans for dealing with higher education.
Meanwhile, Republicans are calling Biden a "liar" for his warnings about Republican threats to Social Security and Medicare and accusing him of being a hypocrite on the issue. Biden, they noted, approved a plan in 1975 to exhaust all federal laws every five years.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed the comparisons Thursday.
"A bill from the 1970s is not on the president's agenda," Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One as the president flew to Tampa. "You should listen to what the President has said about protecting and fighting for Medicare and Social Security for the last two years."
Tsongas attempted similar behavior in 1992, reminding Bill Clinton that he once went through a year-long federal benefits freeze. Tsongas dropped out of the race a few weeks later.
BOSTON — Misbehavior during President Biden's State of the Union address : It's not the first time we've seen this, but Tuesday night's speech seems to have hit a new low. At times it sounded less like a speech and more like a raucous session of the British Parliament.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, tried to silence members of his own party to protest against the president. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, didn't like the scaremongering. "There is decency with the State of the Union, and I think it's inappropriate for both parties," he said.
But the courtesy was not the first time. Remember then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi's spontaneous correction to President Trump's last State of the Union address? (He broke it.)
When I saw this year's speech, "I just thought, 'What a waste of everyone's time, because you get nothing when people start like that,'" says Roseanne Thomas, a Boston-based etiquette expert and president of Protocol Advisors. "Citizenship was actually invented by politicians so that something could be done, to discuss issues of disagreement without resorting to personal insults."
But Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Green, who repeatedly called Biden "liars," was unrepentant. "He got exactly what he deserved and I have no regrets," he said.
Thomas says it's self-destructive behavior. "I feel like I wouldn't feel respected around him, or at least at some point, so I would walk away from someone like that."
And it seems a few swing voters felt the same way. Biden posted some of his most positive comments in months in a post-debut speech poll.
Thomas believes the tide is turning against these things, and he can trace back to the chronic rudeness of the Trump years, which he attributes to Trump losing first the House, then the White House and the Senate as independent voters. , walked away in disgust.
But you could also argue that in this day and age, trolling and offensive attribution is what generates clicks and comments and keeps your political base alive. So while Biden may benefit from the show in the short term, expect more of the same going forward.
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Today , President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled to Philadelphia to address the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee. His comments in the battleground state of Pennsylvania hinted at a compromise if Biden were to continue his bid for re-election in 2024.
In his speeches, he defended the achievements of the Biden administration and took aim at Republicans over proposals to cut Medicare and Social Security. The President also noted the final report of the process that day.
" We have created 12 million jobs since we took office. This is the largest two-year increase in history," Biden said after the report was released. Biden and Harris appeared at a Philadelphia water treatment plant to demonstrate infrastructure improvements by replacing water lines, Biden's third event this week. Dealing with infrastructure: I have previously visited Baltimore and New York.
19:20: On our radar, Biden is headed to Camp David
President Biden has a busy Friday. The president commented on the good jobs report before heading to Philadelphia, where he discussed efforts to replace lead pipes and delivered a powerful speech at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee. Things to see this weekend:
Biden will go to Camp David on Saturday. He will return to Washington on Monday.
The Chinese spy balloon is expected to continue flying over the United States for the next few days. The Pentagon has repeatedly said that the ball did not pose a threat to anyone on the ground.
First Lady Jill Biden visits the Stephen A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the San Diego Veterans Village. He will host a panel discussion with military family members.
We will return home on Monday. The Senate, which finally formed the commissions, returns on Tuesday.
6:59 p.m.: On our radar: Nikki Haley, Tim Scott and others coming to Iowa, SC for 'preseason' in 2024
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley plans to launch her presidential campaign in less than two weeks at an event in Charleston, South Carolina. Senator Tim Scott (RSC) will begin a "listening tour" of the same city before following Haley to Iowa, where former Vice President Mike Pence will be in Charleston next week.
And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will begin touring the country after the release of his memoir, headlining Republican dinners in Houston and Dallas. "Platinum Sponsors" who pledge $50,000 will receive photos and tickets to the event. Save VIP
The race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is on, and former President Donald Trump will face his first official challenger as many Republicans enter the race and win big, Hannah Knowles and Dylan Wells report. Visible actions for campaigns.
In this new, more active chapter, candidates who have quietly laid the groundwork in recent months are using the rest of the winter and then the spring to organize party fundraising tours, delivering their message to officials and activists. . In large states. …
Many of the Republican candidates are in no hurry to formalize their campaigns and become Trump's main target. In recent days, the former president has stepped up his attacks on other possible candidates, Haley, DeSantis and Virginia Gov. Glenn Young…
"We're in the early stages of the race," said Dave Koschel, chief campaign strategist for Jeb Bush's 2016 presidential campaign. We are working.
Some candidates have to wait months for official announcements, prepare behind the scenes and travel without the weight of an official campaign. The likely Republican field includes several incumbents who may wait until the end of this spring's legislative session to announce their candidacies.
Learn more about these strategies.
6:47 p.m.: Latest: At the DNC, Biden again says Democrats need to win back the blue-collar vote.
Speaking at the 2023 Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, President Biden delivered his most critical and scathing criticism of Republicans ahead of the 2024 re-election campaign.
"Four more years!" Biden, who took the stage, said that Democrats should prioritize returning votes to blue-collar workers. The President gave a similar warning in his recent speech.
"They think we've forgotten about them, they think we don't care if they come back," Biden said. "Many of them are now beginning to believe that we don't care about the working class as much as we used to." Many believed that the Democratic Party no longer cared, and many still do today. ."
Biden said the best way to win back those voters and protect the Democratic base is to continue working to improve the American economy. He has particularly targeted Republicans for their efforts to negotiate the debt ceiling, which Democrats say should be lifted without a protracted war. Republicans have blocked the debt ceiling three times during the Donald Trump administration without negotiating.
"I know the Republicans were hoping for inflation in the last election," Biden said. "I didn't know they were trying to make it worse."
Biden also criticized Republicans for some caucus members' proposals, including proposals to "abolish the IRS and replace it with a 30% national sales tax" and cut funding for Social Security and Health Insurance.
5:25 p.m.: The latest: A longtime Biden aide during the classified documents scandal
Joe Biden has only been in the vice president's office for a few days, and his aides are struggling to clear out eight years' worth of belongings. There were books and speeches, letters and photographs. They were gifts given to him during his two presidential terms, as well as information books collected during his many trips abroad.
Most of the work is handled by Cathy Chung, who serves as executive assistant and vice president and is an integral part of his personal and political family.
As Matt Viser, Carol D. Leonnig and Tyler Pager report, in recent days he has been walking around his small White House office, emptying drawers, closets and cabinets, preparing to hand off staff and policies throughout the administration. Funded transition office.
As our colleagues wrote:
A person familiar with the report on the move said they would not be named to disclose personal information. The labels on the boxes and folders didn't say what top secret content might be hidden, instead bearing titles like "JRB Personal," "Cancer Moonshot," and "Pope's Visit."
These boxes will be moved twice before arriving at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. in 2018. Now, confidential documents have been discovered in the boxes and are being investigated by a special prosecutor.
Chung, one of the most important figures for investigators trying to understand the path to classified documents, was questioned by federal agents last month. Although he claimed no knowledge at the time, he privately expressed concern that he was partially responsible for the unplanned distribution of the packaged items.
Learn more about Chung.
4:59 p.m.: On the radar: Biden will travel to Wisconsin, Florida after the State of the Union
President Biden will travel to Wisconsin and Florida after his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
The trips are part of what the White House calls a nationwide "war." In this war, Bain, Vice President Harris and members of the president's cabinet "will show how the president's plan will create jobs, rebuild our infrastructure, reduce family costs, invest in us, and often fall behind." Helping families.
On Wednesday, Biden will visit Madison, Wisconsin, where he will unveil his 2020 Democratic battleground economic plan. Safety. and Medicare, two programs that some Republicans have designed to cut costs.
The White House has not yet announced which cities the other members of the administration will go to. Biden's visit in 2016 He is preparing to announce his plans for the 2024 presidential election.
16:50: Analysis: The problem with Trump's early election
One of former President Donald Trump's most tried and tested political tactics is to blame his opponents for being weak on this front, regardless of actual evidence. As Aaron Blake points out, it repeats itself over and over in hopes of covering things up.
Just this week, he criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for his coronavirus restrictions, even though the state has adopted less restrictive policies in response to the outbreak in the state. Avoid "real" accidents. Trump is doing this because drug overdose deaths under Biden increased more slowly than during the Trump presidency and have actually decreased recently.
Later, another comment of Trump caught our attention. In an interview with Washington Post columnist Hugh Hewitt on Thursday, Trump continued to try to explain his problems with DeSantis.
Aaron:
"Ron DeSantis is behind me," Trump said. Every once in a while Fox does a fake election… but I'm going with New Hampshire. I'm making my first start in South Carolina. I have a startup in Iowa.
These latest claims are far from the truth. And they highlight an important aspect of the Republican Party's new 2024 campaign.
Indeed, these early state polls suggest Trump's standing in the 2024 primary could be worse than national polls suggest. Because Republicans in key states are also eager to advance.
Trump, by the way, has a double-digit lead nationally in a crowded field, while DeSantis has a close race that has cut the race to just two in some cases. (Collaterals vary by who enters this crowded field, but typically include former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, among others.) …
We still don't have a high-quality nonpartisan poll in Iowa. But polls from a pair of Republican super PACs showed the two in a nearly crowded field, with DeSantis leading Trump by 11 points. . … The same two polls in New Hampshire showed similar results. But we also have a more recent poll from the University of New Hampshire that shows DeSantis leading even in a crowded field by 12 points.
Read more about this preliminary study here.
3:59 PM: Latest: Biden seeks job report on Philly visit
The Philadelphia Eagles weren't just bound for the Super Bowl.
After touting the loyalty of the football team and first lady Jill Biden, President Biden brought up the jobs report during a visit to Philadelphia, saying the economy had enjoyed two years of the "strongest" growth in the nation's history.
Biden, who is in Philadelphia to discuss efforts to replace lead pipes, began his speech by saying the labor market beat expectations in January, adding 517,000 jobs to the economy.
"We've created 12 million jobs since we took office," Biden said. "I want to thank the members of Congress who supported this … initiative."
These new jobs, Biden said, "will honor these families."
"Because there's nothing worse than not being able to provide for your family as a mom or a dad," Biden said. "And it makes people think more about themselves."
3:47: Note: Paul Ryan says he won't support Trump if he's the Republican nominee in 2024.
Former Speaker of the House Paul D. Ryan (R-Wisconsin) said he would not support former President Donald Trump if he were to run for president in 2024.
Trump said in 2016, "There are a lot of people in the Republican Party who don't support me as much as I do. I think he's going to be the nominee, and that's why he's not nominated." He should be the Republican nominee in 2024, he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
"Everybody knows that if we re-elect this guy, we're going to lose the election," Ryan said.
Ryan's comments come a day after Trump said in 2016 that he would not pledge to support the Republican nominee, casting doubt on Republicans' hopes of retaking the White House in 2024.
"It's time for the Republican Party to redefine itself," said the former House speaker.
"And the question is whether it will be redefined around identity or principles and ideas."
2:18 PM: Watch: House introduces Geop Santos on Follow Friday
George Santos (D-N.Y.), who admitted to lying about key parts of his administration, faces multiple investigations and subpoenas and no longer serves on House committees.
However, the House Republican Conference chose Friday to announce it on Twitter.
Santos was one of several Republicans who appeared on "Follow Friday" to monitor members' Twitter accounts.
2:01 pm: Note: A top executive has been hired for a top federal job despite a previous sexual harassment investigation.
The agency that sets personnel and employment policy for the federal government last year hired two female subordinates as senior executives who were accused of sexually assaulting them.
Frederick Tomber III, who was hired in October as second in command of the Personnel Administration's Retirement Services Division, will retire in 2018, The Post's Lisa Rayne reports. A 2015 internal investigation led to the resignation of Louisiana Housing Corp.'s CEO, according to the state agency. According to an investigative report obtained by the Post, the findings were troubling to the women. Louisiana state officials said the state paid $89,500 to one of the plaintiffs after filing a lawsuit. To Lisa:
After OPM employees raised concerns about Tombari's hiring, senior agency officials concluded she should not have contact only with female colleagues, according to two people familiar with the decision, who spoke on condition of anonymity to speak publicly about agency work. .
OPM declined to comment on the creation of the policy or Tombar's role. "We do not comment on individual cases at this time, but OPM is deeply committed to workplace safety and continually evaluates work processes to identify opportunities for improvement, and is doing so now," said Communications Director Erica Knutty.
53-year-old Tombar refused to comment. His spokesman at the time denied the allegations, calling them "baseless" and said he resigned from the Louisiana housing agency "to protect his family from public ridicule and fraud, but not as proof of his guilt." There is no honor."
You can read Lisa's full story here.
1:30 p.m.: Spotted: From burgers to pretzels, Biden turns to branding to boost everyone's image
Cameras were rolling in the Oval Office last month when President Biden called Ghostburger's hotline with bright pink decor after the 2020 outbreak. . .
Ghostburger was quick to highlight Biden's order on its social media pages, and for good reason. Ghostburger co-owner Josh Phillips said two weeks after the president's order, “Our sales are up to 100%. "People came to ask the same thing that Biden asked."
According to Toluse Olonipara of the post, Biden approached his role as the ultimate consumer by eating Jenny's ice cream, wearing Ray-Ban sunglasses, test driving electric vehicles and telling stories about his 1967 Corvette convertible.
Traveling across the country, he stops at local taco shops and ice cream parlors to eat, take photos and chat with the staff. Days after Biden's 2021 campaign began, the motorcade crew called his mother crazy, a Washington handbag store founded by future chief of staff Jeff Zientes.
Many presidents have been willing to support small entertainment companies, showing their common ground and sometimes emphasizing political pressure. President Barack Obama ate at Kenny's BBQ Smokehouse on Capitol Hill. President George W. Bush dined at the Beijing Gourmet Inn, a small mall outside Washington, where his father also frequented.
But few have embraced diners and ice cream parlors or, like Biden, have made a habit of regularly visiting local shops and boutiques.
You can read the full story here.
1:06 p.m.: On our radar: Pence will return to South Carolina on Monday
Former Vice President Mike Pence plans to travel to the first presidential state of South Carolina on Monday. It's a journey to compete in 2024.
Pence is planning two stops with law enforcement officials in North Charleston "during a new call to compensate police" and for a "meet and greet" with business leaders in North Charleston and citizens in Myrtle Beach.
Pence is not alone in killing default states.
э. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, who plans to announce her presidential campaign at an event in South Carolina on February 15, will next travel to New Hampshire and Iowa, post Dylan Wells.
The trip to Iowa comes in the same week that another candidate, Sen. Tim Scott (R-C), stops in Des Moines on his "Faith in America" tour. The day after Haley's speech, Scott plans an event in South Carolina.
12:30 p.m.: The latest: The Biden administration has announced tough new school nutrition standards
The Biden administration announced strict nutrition standards for school meals on Friday, boosting efforts to improve the health of millions of public school students from childhood obesity and other obesity-related illnesses.
The Post's Laura Reilly reports that the new rules, which will be phased in over the next few years, will limit added sugar, including sweetened milk. The rules also reduce sodium content and emphasize products that are mostly whole grains. to laura:-
The new guidelines are part of the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, which was released in September and is designed to prevent the continuing and worsening problem of childhood obesity.
Childhood obesity rates have tripled over the past three decades. About 1 in 5 children and adolescents are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This represents approximately 14.7 million children, or nearly 20% of those between the ages of 2 and 19.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases, tied with high blood pressure, sleep apnea, diabetes, fatty liver disease and depression.
You can read the full story here.
12:22: Latest: Rep. Sports said she will not run for the Senate or return to the House.
Candidate Victoria Sports (R-Ind.) watches as she continues to vote for the third day of speakership at the U.S. Capitol meeting in Washington, D.C., Jan. 5 (Matthew McClain/The (Washington Post)
Rep. Victoria Sports (R-Ind.), who has been considering a Senate run next year, announced Friday that she will not run in that race or seek re-election to the House.
In his statement, Spartz stated that he has been in elected office for seven years, including the Indiana Senate and Congress.
"I have won many hard battles for the people and I will work hard to win more in the next two years," he said. "But being a working mom is hard and I have to spend a lot of time at home with my two high school daughters, so I'm not competing for any jobs in 2024."
э. Sparts, who came to Congress in 2021, was born in Ukraine and has been an outspoken supporter of US aid to the country since the Russian invasion nearly a year ago.
э. He considered running for the Republican nomination to replace Sen. Mike Brown (R-Ind.), who is set to run for governor of Indiana in 2024.
ኔ ቀንደሬ ተ përpjekjeve janë një pjesë e vogël eligjvënësve demokratë me një histori votimi për legjislacionin kundër abortit dhe te cilët ታኒ mund t'i japin GOP-së votaför nërër përër dërër dërër. አይ ግሩፕ፣ አይ ሲሊ ፔርፍሺን ዲ ፓስተር ቴ ቂሻዌ ባፕቲስት ክርእሥት ዘዛኬ፣ ፖ ፐርባሌት ሜ ፕረሲዮንን ጰዲያ ፓልት።
Kryetari i Dhomës ስለ Përfaqësuesve፣ Kevin McCarthy (R-Kaliforni) është një መሪ i supozuar እና një partiqë bazohet እና ሬፉዚሚን እና udhëheqjes። Ai është ማኒፌስቲሚ i strukturës institucionale për një ኢንስቲትዩት që refuzon themeelimin እና vet. Ai është një anëtar i elitës së DC që përfaqëson një parti që urren disa grupe më energjikisht se elitat nga DC
Philip Bump i The Post vë në dukje se kur u pyet këtë javë nëse ai ishte dakord me karakterizimin e republikës Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) për vdekjen e Ashli Babbitt, një rebele e vrarë në Kapitol më 6 janar 2021, si një "vrasje ”, tha McCarthy se nuk e bëri. Sipas Filipit:
Ai tha se nuk e bëri sepse nuk do ta bënte, si dikush që padyshim e sheh skajin e djathtë të partisë si diçka të ndarë nga vetja, diçka për t'u menaxhuar.
McCarthy siguroi titullin e folësit duke kuptuar se si të ruante një kontroll si Spider-Man si në pjesën çuditërisht të vogël të grupit të tij që është tradicional dhe i përqendruar kryesisht në realitet, ashtu edhe në pjesën çuditërisht të madhe të grupit të tij që përqendrohet në konspiracion dhe në qendër. kryesisht në mospëlqimin e pjesës tjetër. Ai do të jetë gjithmonë më i suksesshëm në këtë detyrë të mundimshme kur nuk i kërkohet të zgjedhë mes dy palëve, pasi ai në përgjithësi do të jetë në anën e parë.
Dhe për shkak se gjithmonë do të ketë një provë nga skaji që ai thjesht nuk mund ta kalojë.
Analizën e plotë mund ta lexoni këtu.
11:15: Në radarin tonë: Bidenit do t'i bashkohet Penn udhëheqës. Demokratët në ngjarjen e Filadelfias
Presidenti Biden do të rrethohet nga demokratët kryesorë nga Pensilvania të Premten, kur ai do të mbajë një ngjarje në Filadelfia, duke kërkuar 500 milionë dollarë financim për përmirësimin e ujit dhe heqjen e shërbimit të plumbit.
Sipas Shtëpisë së Bardhë, zyrtarët që do t'i bashkohen Bidenit në Impiantin e Trajtimit të Ujit në Belmont do të përfshijnë guvernatorin e Pensilvanisë Josh Shapiro (D), Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) dhe Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-Pa.), Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) dhe kryetari i bashkisë së Filadelfias Jim Kenney (D).
Nënpresidenti Harris dhe administratori i Agjencisë për Mbrojtjen e Mjedisit Michael Regan po bëjnë gjithashtu udhëtimin.
Pas ngjarjes, Biden po shfaqet në një mbledhje fondesh për Komitetin Kombëtar Demokratik.
10:57: E fundit: Biden thotë "gjendja e ekonomisë sonë është e fortë"
President Biden said Friday that “the state of our economy is strong” as he pointed to data released Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing the labor market shattered expectations in January, with the economy adding 517,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropping to 3.4 percent, a low not seen since May 1969.
Speaking from the White House complex, Biden chided pundits who have predicted that the US economy is headed toward a recession and counseled that the only way to slow inflation is by slowing job growth.
“Well, today's data makes crystal clear what I've always known in my gut: These critics and cynics are wrong,” Biden said.
He acknowledged that there could be “setbacks along the way” but said: “It's clear our plan is working because of the grit and resolve of the American worker.”
Biden declined to take any questions from reporters about the suspected Chinese spy balloon detected over the US mainland.
10:31 AM: This just in: Blinken postpones China trip after suspected spy balloon detected over US
The Pentagon said it was tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying high over the United States, reviving tensions between the two countries just days ahead of a rare visit to Beijing by the top US diplomat, on Feb. 2, 2023. (Photo by Chase DOAK / CHASE DOAK / AFP) (Photo by CHASE DOAK/CHASE DOAK/AFP via Getty Images)
President Biden postponed his top diplomat's first official trip to China on Friday in response to the Pentagon's discovery of an alleged Chinese spy balloon flying over the continental United States, said a US official familiar with the matter.
The Post's Cate Cadell, John Hudson and Yasmeen Abutaleb report that the decision came just hours before Secretary of State Antony Blinken was to depart for Beijing, the postponement a dramatic indication of how seriously the Biden administration takes the incident and wants to avoid appearing soft on China. Per our colleagues:
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Since the outset of his presidency, Biden has been sensitive to Republican criticisms that he is insufficiently tough on China, although on the issue of canceling the trip, Republicans were divided on the matter. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas called on the administration to cancel the trip, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) demanded a Gang of Eight intelligence briefing from the president on the balloon. (The Gang of Eight is a colloquial term for a group of congressional leaders that receives briefings on sensitive intelligence matters.)
Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee encouraged Blinken to use the trip to send a tough message to China regarding the suspected spy balloon. But US officials appeared to be concerned about the optics of a visit in light of the incursion, even though experts said the incident, even if an act of espionage, was unremarkable.
You can read the full story here.
10:20 AM: Analysis: Twitter curbs researcher access, sparking backlash in Washington
Twitter's decision to restrict access to a key tool used to study the platform is sparking backlash from researchers and Democratic lawmakers, who say the move undercuts owner Elon Musk's pledges to boost transparency at the social network.
Writing in The Technology 202, The Post's Cristiano Lima says Twitter announced Thursday it will shutter the ability to freely access its API, or application programming interface, software tools that allow outside researchers and developers to collect and analyze data from a site. Instead, Twitter's development team tweeted, the company will begin charging for it, without specifying how much. Per Cristiano:
The decision will likely price out academics and journalists looking into Twitter's practices and the spread of harmful content on the platform, Democratic lawmakers said.
“This move will make it more difficult for researchers to access the information necessary to understand harms on Twitter, including misinformation, foreign influence operations and more,” said Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), who led a letter last year calling on Musk to pledge to keep Twitter data open to researchers, as we reported.
“We need more information, not less, about how social media companies like Twitter operate, and I'm concerned that this decision will cut down on important research in the public interest,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who has pushed for greater platform transparency.
You can read the full analysis here.
10:00 AM: Take a look: New McCarthy video includes images of Donald Trump Jr.
In a new video released by his office, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) recounts his first weeks on the job, characterizing them as good but acknowledging there will be setbacks along the way, as upbeat music plays in the background.
Among those included in the images that unfurl is Donald Trump Jr., the son of former president Donald Trump. McCarthy was recently interviewed by Trump Jr. for the show, “Triggered With Don Jr.,” on Rumble.
9:45 AM: The latest: Biden to speak on a more-robust-than-expected jobs report
President Biden has added an event to his schedule Friday following a report showing that the labor market shattered expectations in January, as the economy added 517,000 jobs, despite tens of thousands of layoffs in the tech sector.
Biden is now scheduled to speak at 10:15 am at the White House on the report.
The Post's Lauren Kaori Gurley writes that the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent, according to data released Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, reaching a new longtime low. Per our colleague:
Job gains had been steadily dropping for months, but January's stunning job growth reflects a formidable labor market that continues to grow jobs, even amid fears of a looming recession.
The new year's spike in job growth raises new questions about the Federal Reserve's progress in curbing inflation by cooling down the economy. The central bank had announced Wednesday it was easing back on interest rate hikes, but the gangbusters job creation could complicate that decision.
You can read Lauren's full story here.
9:32 AM: Analysis: These three states could again shift the nation's abortion landscape
A showdown over abortion rights is brewing in three conservative-leaning states that have become destinations for the procedure in a post- Roe America.
Writing in The Health 202, The Post's Rachel Roubein relays that in North Carolina, pressure is building on a handful of Democratic legislators with a history of voting for antiabortion legislation. In Florida, a push for further restrictions could pit Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) against the Republican leader of the state Senate. And in Nebraska, the author of a bill to ban the majority of abortions is trying to shore up the support of just one more lawmaker. Per Rachel:
Taken together, the looming battles could dramatically reshape the national abortion landscape once again. Legal abortions increased in all three states after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in June, ranging from a 10 percent jump in Florida to a 37 percent increase in North Carolina.
In recent weeks, conservatives in Raleigh, NC, have launched a plan to override a future veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ban abortions as soon as fetal cardiac activity is detected, around six weeks. If they can win over just one Democrat, antiabortion leaders say they'll likely have the votes to replace the state's current 20-week limit.
But the unusual dynamics of the state legislature were on full display this week. Every Democratic state lawmaker signed onto a bill that would codify Roe v. Wade into law, which leaders had intended to be a show of unity, though nobody expects it to pass in the GOP-dominated legislature.
You can read the full analysis here.
9:14 AM: The latest: Trump 'totally' disagrees with McCarthy on death of Jan. 6 rioter Babbitt
Former president Donald Trump said late Thursday that he “totally” disagrees with the assessment of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that the Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol “did his job.”
“I totally disagree with the Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. “ASHLI BABBITT WAS MURDERED!!!”
McCarthy weighed in on the issue earlier Thursday when asked by a reporter if he agreed with a recent characterization by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) that Babbitt was “murdered” by a Capitol Police officer while she was trying to breach the doors near the House chamber on Jan. 6.
“I think the police officer did his job,” McCarthy said, without elaboration.
An internal investigation cleared the Capitol Police officer of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of Babbitt. The Justice Department also determined that the officer would not face criminal charges in the killing of the 35-year-old California woman.
In his post, Trump characterized the officer as a “Thug” and a “MISFIT.”
“He was not a hero but a COWARD, who wanted to show how tough he was,” Trump claimed.
McCarthy was initially critical of Trump after the insurrection but later visited him at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. The two have at least outwardly enjoyed a close political relationship in recent months. Trump offered a spirited endorsement of McCarthy last month as he was struggling to round up the necessary Republican votes to become speaker.
You can read more about their disagreement here.
9:02 AM: Take a look: Rep. Clyde highlights his distribution of assault-rifle lapel pins
By his own acknowledgment, Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-Ga.) has dismayed Democrats in recent days by handing out lapel pins that depict an assault rifle — an exercise that comes in the wake of a spate of mass shootings.
Late Thursday, Clyde, who owns a gun store, tweeted a video about his efforts.
“I hear that this little pin that I've been giving out on the House floor has been triggering some of my Democratic colleagues,” he said. “Well, I give it out to remind people of the Second Amendment of the Constitution and how important it is in preserving our liberties.”
Clyde closed by sharing that there are plenty of pins available for those who want to come by his office.
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8:27 AM: Analysis: Alaska lawmakers up pressure on Biden to approve huge oil project
When the Interior Department on Wednesday released a key environmental assessment recommending approval of a huge oil project in Alaska, it set the stage for one of President Biden's most consequential climate decisions.
Writing in The Climate 202, The Post's Maxine Joselow says it also raised the political pressure on the administration, with an influential group of Alaska lawmakers lobbying the White House to approve the project in the coming weeks and leading environmental groups lobbying to kill it. Per Maxine:
Amid Biden's ambitious climate agenda, Alaska's congressional delegation might have some pull with the administration: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) is a key swing vote in the closely divided Senate, and Rep. Mary Peltola (D) received a call from Biden when she became the first Alaska Native elected to Congress.
In an interview Thursday, Peltola argued that ConocoPhillips's Willow project would provide crucial jobs and revenue for Alaska, a state whose struggling economy is heavily dependent on oil and gas.
The Alaska economy “has no growth,” Peltola said. “We're not in a slump. We're not in a ditch. We're in a crevasse. And it doesn't seem like there's any upswing.”
You can read the full analysis here.
7:55 AM: On our radar: Blinken goes to China amid deteriorating relations
Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves for China on Friday amid deteriorating relations between the two world powers that some officials fear could eventually lead to war.
Writing in The Early 202, The Post's Theodoric Meyer and Leigh Ann Caldwell say that Blinken, the first Cabinet member to visit the country since President Biden took office, is expected to sit down with several senior Chinese officials, including Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Per our colleagues:
The two-day trip is an effort — shepherded by Biden and Xi at November's Group of 20 summit — to stabilize relations between the two countries.
But the discovery of a Chinese surveillance balloon over the United States raises the stakes of the trip. On Wednesday, the balloon was spotted over Billings, Mont., which is home to several US nuclear missile silos, NBC News first reported. …
Top defense and military leaders, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met on Wednesday to discuss their response options but decided against shooting the balloon out of the sky because falling debris could put people and property at risk…
The finding has incensed lawmakers, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) who called for a briefing of the “Gang of Eight.”
You can read The Early 202 in full here.
7:35 AM: Analysis: Clyburn says Democrats should compromise on policing bill
Rep. James E. Clyburn (DS.C.), the No. 4 Democrat in the House, who stepped down last month as House majority whip, tells The Post's Theodoric Meyer and Leigh Ann Caldwell that Congress needs to get something done on police reform after the death of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten by police in Memphis. Here are a few highlights of what Clyburn had to say on that and other issues that first appeared in The Early 202, which you can read in full here.
On the outlook for passing police reform: “We came pretty close to getting the George Floyd [Justice in Policing] Act [passed in 2021]. I said at the time — I got in trouble for saying it — there's no perfect bill. There's no perfect bill. To keep trying to get the perfect piece of legislation rather than a good piece of legislation — I just don't know if that's a good thing to do. When we passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it didn't have voting [rights protections] in it. It didn't have housing in it. It didn't even apply to the public sector. Then we got the '65 Voting Rights Act. Then we got the '68 fair housing law. Then we got the [Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972]. So I just think that we have got to make some progress. We may not get everything that we need or everything that we want in one fell swoop, but we need to get this done.”
On whether President Biden will run for reelection: “Let's just say it this way: I remain hopeful that he'll run again. I'm convinced that he should run again.”
On whether he will run for reelection: “ I give that consideration every day. And I'll sit down with my family to make that decision.”
7:20 AM: Noted: Confidence in police drops after Tyre Nichols beating, Post-ABC poll finds
Public confidence in police dropped after Tyre Nichols was fiercely beaten by officers in Memphis last month, with Americans increasingly doubtful that law enforcement officers are properly trained in using appropriate force or that they treat White and Black people equally, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
The Post's Mark Berman and Scott Clement report that the increased skepticism about police appears to be fueled by declining trust on the part of White and Hispanic Americans, compared with just a few years ago. Per our colleagues:
For the first time since the Post-ABC poll began asking about the issue in 2014, just under half of White Americans say they are confident about police avoiding excessive force or racial bias. About two-thirds of Hispanic Americans lack confidence in police on both fronts.
The poll was conducted after police stopped Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx employee, on Jan. 7 in Memphis and then brutally beat him. Nichols died three days later. The beating spawned local, state and federal investigations, and five officers involved were fired and charged with second-degree murder.
Overall, 39 percent of Americans say they are “very” or “somewhat” confident police are adequately trained to avoid using excessive force, and 60 percent believe police are not, according to the Post-ABC poll.
The drops in confidence are partly driven by changing views among Republicans and older Americans, both groups that have, historically, expressed greater faith in police than others. Among Republicans, 60 percent are confident police are adequately trained to avoid using excessive force. While that is a majority, it is down considerably from the 77 percent who felt that way in 2020. The level of confidence in police on this front remains lower among independents (39 percent) and Democrats (20 percent), also down over the past decade.
You can read the full story here.
7:00 AM: On our radar: Biden to continue focus on infrastructure with Philadelphia visit
On Friday, President Biden is making his third trip of the week — this one to Philadelphia — to highlight his administration's commitment to improving the nation's infrastructure.
After swings earlier in the week to Baltimore and New York focused on rail tunnels, Biden is heading to Philadelphia to highlight efforts to improve water infrastructure and replace lead pipes.
Appearing at a water treatment plant with Vice President Harris, Biden is expected to announce $500 million in new funding to upgrade water facilities and replace lead service lines. Some of the funding is coming from the bipartisan infrastructure law that Biden signed in 2021 — a legislative effort he touted in Baltimore and New York as well.
Replacing lead pipes has been a focus for Harris, who last week hosted a White House summit on the issue.
Biden and Harris are also both scheduled to appear later Friday at events hosted by the Democratic National Committee in Philadelphia.
6:45 AM: Noted: Republicans rally around conservatives who lost their elections
Donald Trump — the former Republican president who lost his 2020 reelection bid — spent last Saturday pinging between New Hampshire and South Carolina in his third effort for the White House.
Kari Lake — the former local news anchor who lost her 2022 Arizona gubernatorial bid — attended the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday in Washington as the guest of Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) and is headed to Iowa later this month.
And Jair Bolsonaro — the former president of Brazil who lost his 2022 reelection bid — is scheduled to headline the conservative Turning Point USA's “Power to the People” event in Miami on Friday.
The Post's Ashley Parker writes that unlike in previous decades, when losing candidates largely slunk away, many Republicans have increasingly been celebrating political losers, with certain sections of the GOP base lionizing them as wronged warriors and avatars of legitimate grievances. Per Ashley:
Trump is the most obvious embodiment of the phenomenon — a man who lost both the electoral and popular vote to President Biden in 2020 and refused to accept the results of the election, yet has maintained a powerful, if waning, hold over his party.
Now, however, he has company in the likes of defeated far-right politicians Bolsonaro and Lake.
You can read Ashley's full story here.
6:27 AM: The latest: Justice Dept. and Pence discussing a consensual FBI search of his home
Federal law enforcement officials are in discussions with former vice president Mike Pence's legal team to perform a consensual search of his Indiana home to ensure there are no additional classified materials on the property, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The Post's Perry Stein and Josh Dawsey report that an exact date for the search has not been set, the person said. The search follows revelations last week that the former vice president handed over to the FBI “a small number” of documents bearing classified markings that his lawyers discovered at his home. Per our colleagues:
Pence, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, is the latest politician to face scrutiny for potentially mishandling classified materials after leaving elected office. The Justice Department currently has two separate criminal probes into classified documents found at President Biden's and former president Donald Trump's personal properties. In Trump's case, the former president appears to have resisted government attempts to obtain official documents for months, including after a grand jury subpoena demanded the return of any material marked classified.
That led to an FBI search of Trump's Florida property in which agents recovered 300 documents marked as classified. So far, the specifics around the retention of documents found on Pence's property appear to be drastically different, with the former vice president's lawyers saying they are being forthcoming with law enforcement. Biden's lawyers have also said that they allowed law enforcement officials to search his properties.
You can read the full story here.
6:25 AM: Noted: What made George Santos lie so much? Experts weigh in on his deception.
Everyone lies. But very few lie quite like George Santos.
The Post's Roxanne Roberts writes that his lies are so breathtaking they shocked even the jaded denizens of Washington, who have a high tolerance for exaggeration and self-aggrandizement. Per Roxanne:
Who makes up nearly everything — and then runs for public office? The lies that launched a thousand memes have become a staple for late-night comics and pundits. Can you believe this guy?
Clearly not, but the spectacle of this train wreck risks reducing his dishonesty to a punchline, not a peril. Last week a revised Federal Election Commission filing revealed that Santos (RN.Y.) was not, in fact, the source for a $700,000 donation to his congressional campaign. His response? A night out in DC for karaoke and selfies.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters he had no plans to force the serial fabulist to resign because “the voters elected him to serve” (actually, his persona) and dismissed concerns about padding his résumé: “So did a lot of people here in the Senate and others” — as if all falsehoods are created equal.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the refusal of California Democrats Adam Schiff and Eric Svalella to serve on the intelligence committee is a matter of protecting national security.
House Democrats say it's revenge, plain and simple, for removing Representatives Marjorie Taylor Green (D-GA) and Paul Gosar (D-Arizona) from committee seats in the last Congress when Democrats were in office and Nancy Pelosi was president; .
In February 2021, House Democrats removed Green from his committee duties following inflammatory and violent statements prior to his election to Congress. In 2021, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Gosar and remove him from his committee duties after he posted an anime video on social media that allegedly killed Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacked President Joe Biden.
First, the dispute between Schiff and Swallel is a particularly bitter version of the partisan animosity that routinely spills over into Washington politics these days. On the other hand, this is a vivid example of the clash of realities, which has deepened the gap between Democrats and Republicans.
Take Schiff, for example, who was scorned by many on the right for his hyperpartisan campaign to oust former President Donald Trump, as well as allegations that he continually leaked information from classified reports he received as US intelligence chairman. Room. committee, while Democrats took over the House of Representatives.
"Adam Schiff has blatantly lied to the American public," McCarthy said at his first press conference last month. "He told you he had proof. … He had been accusing the United States for four years and he knew it was a lie."
“There has been a role of the Intelligence Committee in this matter. No,” McCarthy continued. ".
The case against Schiff involves his claim, made in March 2019 on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday, that the emails contained "direct evidence" of collusion between Donald Trump's son Don Jr. and Russian agents.
But when Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report was released two months later, he noted that "conspiracy is not a specific crime or theory of liability in the United States Code and it is not a technical term in federal criminal law." Mueller's report states that "the investigation did not find that members of the Trump campaign colluded or coordinated with the Russian government to interfere in the election."
In a May 29 public statement, Mueller said that "we have concluded that there is not enough evidence to incriminate a larger conspiracy."
On this basis, McCarthy alleged that Schiff deliberately lied about evidence that did not exist. Schiff, a former federal prosecutor, still says his opinion on the Mueller report is justified, insisting that Mueller "did not draw any conclusions" that Trump and his company were colluding with the Russians.
“What he showed in his report, which we discovered during our investigation, is that Donald Trump's campaign manager was sharing internal campaign polling data and strategies for key battleground states with a US operative. intelligence at a time when the same Russian intelligence unit helped Trump campaign with both hacking and social media operation to elect Donald Trump,” Schiff told CNN late last month. "For most Americans, it's a conspiracy."
Schiff was also accused of lying when he denied knowing the identity of the whistleblower who initiated the first impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
The Washington Post has determined that, yes, he did seek the committee's advice before becoming a whistleblower," Schiff told CNN. "When I was asked this question, I assumed they meant if we brought in a whistleblower. more specific in my answer".
“But again, let's be clear about what's really going on here. McCarthy needs… the voice of Marjorie Taylor Green. You need the voice of Paul Gosar. He wants revenge for his removal from the commission.
As for Swalwell, McCarthy says he was threatened by a Chinese spy Swalwell met when he was on the Dublin, Calif., city council and ran for Congress a decade ago.
The woman in question was identified as Christine Fang in a December 2020 complaint by Axios , which described her as a "suspected Chinese intelligence operative" who was "prosecuting emerging local politicians in the Bay Area and across the country who had a potential . "nationalize. internship" between 2011 and 2015, when he left the country.
Fang raised money for Swallel's 2014 reelection campaign and, according to Axios , was involved in "romantic or sexual liaisons with at least two Midwestern mayors," but there was no evidence that Swallel was one of her lovers.
Swalwell says that when the FBI learned that Fang might be working on behalf of Chinese intelligence, they cut ties with him and cooperated fully with him.
"Don't take my word for it. Take the FBI's word for it," Sualel also told CNN. "They've come out three times and said two things. all I've done is help them and besides, I've never been under suspicion." do something wrong."
McCarthy has hinted that there is more to the story than he can publicly reveal.
"Had I gotten the report I got from the FBI, I wouldn't have awarded Swalel any commission," he said during his news conference. “You will tell me there are 200 other Democrats who failed to get this seat but walked out. They found out he was out when they went to appoint him to the exploratory committee. And then the FBI came and told management. "You have a problem?"
"There's nothing there," Swalwell insisted to CNN. “I did what every American should do. It's Kevin McCarthy, a Bakersfield student, using his powers for political abuse."
In McCarthy's letter recommending that Schiff and Swalwell return to the Intelligence Committee, chaired by Schiff, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) argued that their cases were completely different from Green's and Gosar's. According to Jeffries, several House Republicans were relieved of their committee duties "after a bipartisan vote in the House found them incapable of … directly inciting violence against their colleagues."
“This does not serve as a precedent or justification for the removal of rappers Schiff and Swall, as they have never displayed violent thoughts or behavior,” Jeffries continued.
McCarthy remained unmoved, responding to Jeffries. "I appreciate your loyalty to my fellow Democrats…but I can't put partisan loyalty before national security."
"I believe that [the Intelligence Committee's] abuses during the 116th and 117th Congresses seriously undermined its primary mission of oversight and national security, ultimately making our country less secure."
Both Schiff and Swalwell appear to have come to terms with their exile. Swalwell vows "not to back down" and says McCarthy's "false statements" have led to a steady stream of death threats.
“We heard it on the answering machine. We see it in and. in letters or shouting it at airports or public places,” Swallel said, McCarthy said. “You must condemn the violence and stop the spread of the slander. Otherwise, you target all of us, our families. And there are real consequences, as we just saw, sadly, with spokesperson Pelosi's husband."
Schiff, meanwhile, has announced that he will seek the Senate seat currently held by Dianne Feinstein, who turns 90 in June and is expected to retire.
Schiff said his decision to run had nothing to do with his issue with McCarthy.
"Although I think Kevin McCarthy gave me another good reason Californians voted for me, which is that they could nominate Adam Schiff a senator from Kevin McCarthy's home state."
Kevin McCarthy DESTROYED a reporter defending Schiff and Swalela. "They lied."
(Bloomberg) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told supporters he's not done yet after returning from exile in Florida.
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At an event in Orlando on Tuesday filled with prayers and patriotic signs, he appealed to a captive audience ahead of the biennial midterm elections.
It was Bolsonaro's first public speech since leaving Brazil and made it clear that he wanted to fan the political flames. His opponent, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who came to the United States on a diplomatic passport, has now passed the deadline by applying for a tourist visa.
"I'm 67 years old and I want to be active in Brazilian politics," he said, raising questions about the country's next presidential race in 2026.
Back home, Bolsonaro has faced multiple investigations, including allegations that he had a hand in the Jan. 8 uprising after his supporters refused to accept Lula's defeat in the Oct. 8 election. US officials do not know how to deal with what has become a diplomatic headache for President Joe Biden.
In his speech, the former conservative president did not say when he would visit the country. "I've been here for 30 days and I want to stay a little longer."
Read more: Bolsonaro applies for six-month US visa, Biden in dilemma
Bolsonaro, who lives a few hours away from the home of his good friend and former President Donald Trump, will be in the United States on February 10 to welcome Lula to the White House.
At the same time, the optics of Bolsonaro and Lula in the country, disturbing parallels with those who deny the election and attack democracy, pose problems for the administration.
Bolsonaro's return to Brazil will also be a difficult one for Lula's administration, as he could become a political martyr depending on how the courts handle the charges against him.
Bolsonaro going down would be one thing, but he has effectively returned. He announced that he will be leaving at the end of January. do not Now he tells his followers that he is far from a weakened political force, but he does so from afar.
For example, the former president sided with former cabinet member Rogerio Marinho's bid to take part in Wednesday's crucial election for the Senate.
"I hope there will be people who oppose Lula in the new Congress," he told the audience, which paid $10 to $50 for tickets to hear him speak. Marinho is trying to defeat the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, who is running for re-election.
Read more: Bolsonaro cheers as Florida fans chant 'Don't go home'
And all signs appear to be a growing gathering place with the right name. On February 3, he will be at another rally at one of Trump's golf courses in Miami.
In this case, the event was organized by Phoenix-based Turning Point USA, which describes itself as "a platform for freedom, free markets and limited government to stand up to the radical left."
— Assisted by Daniel Carvalho and Simon Iglesias.
(Updated with Bolsonaro's comments on paragraphs six and eleven).
A man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi told police he was motivated by hatred of Democrats.
David DePape has endorsed former President Donald Trump, saying the 2020 election was stolen.
“They are criminals,” DePape said of the Democratic leaders.
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A man accused of assaulting the 82-year-old husband of Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has told police he wants her to pay for Democrats' "harassment" of former President Donald Trump and his campaign, which he says only ended when "they are finally able to steal the election."
Days after David DePape's arrest, some of the former president's allies suggested the attack was not politically motivated, suggesting it was an internal dispute. Although the defendant left a trail of right-wing views online, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, for example, shared a conservative comment that it was "absurd and always will be" to portray the attacker as "some kind of right-wing activist." ala." "Right."
Meanwhile, Twitter CEO Elon Musk promoted the false story that DePape was a sex worker hired by victim Paul Pelosi, who is currently recovering from a head injury. Georgia.
But in a jailhouse interview, DePape, 42, made it clear his actions were politically motivated.
"Is there a reason?" asks Sergeant DePape of the San Francisco Police Department in an entry published Friday. "Like, did you feel like Pelasis did something to you?"
“Definitely not me,” DePape responded. "For all American audiences, really."
When DePape was asked for more details, DePape laid out a series of grievances voiced by Trump, saying his 2016 campaign investigation into possible Russian collusion was a Democratic plot and worse than Watergate, when crooks working for former President Nixon they broke into the house. Offices. National Committee of the Democratic Party. (In 2016, Russian hackers hacked into DNC servers and released stolen emails via WikiLeaks and under the false identity of an activist hacker; an FBI investigation into the Trump campaign began after a foreign diplomat told him told the office that a Trump employee appeared to have masterminded the hack and leaks).
“When Trump took office, what they were doing was much more than just watching a rival campaign,” DePape said.
Hillary Clinton was the biggest criminal puppeteer, DePape said: "It all started with Hillary." But when it comes to liars in Washington, he said, Nancy Pelosi is "the ringleader."
DePape's interview, released the same day as the dash cam footage of Pelosi's attack, shows Trump's intimate knowledge of global talking points, including mention of the wiretapping of Carter, a Trump adviser, for whom the Department is now seeking justice. based on an incorrect FISA claim.
“They are criminals,” DePape said of the Democratic leaders. “They not only spied on the rival company, but also presented false evidence to spy on the rival company to hide it, to harass the rival company. It's like endless criminal activity. crime after crime after crime, and it took almost four fucking years before they finally managed to steal the election results.
"This is unacceptable," he added.
What was DePape hoping to accomplish by breaking into the Pelacis house looking for the former Speaker of the House? "Well, I was basically going to take her hostage and talk to her," he told police. “What if she was telling the truth? I would let her go without punishment," he said. "If he cheated, I'd break his calves."
DePape's confession supports an assessment by New York University political scientist Ruth Ben-Gyatt, who told Insider after the attack that it seemed like an attempt to "end things on January 6."
"Republicans and Fox News have long portrayed Democrats as mortal enemies, and political violence occurs in precisely these circumstances: when people feel that political opposition is an existential threat and must be violently eliminated," Ben-Win said. Giyat.
Congress returns to Washington today amid signs that Republicans are struggling with a slim majority in the House of Representatives. Plans to introduce a border security bill later this week were stalled by backlash from more moderate members, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) failed to muster the votes for a police order. Republicans and the White House are still arguing over raising the national debt ceiling.
President Biden returned to the White House on Monday morning and said he was ready to hire Jeff Zients, who oversees the administration's response to the coronavirus, as his new chief of staff. Biden's week includes a White House meeting with Democratic congressional leaders and a trip to Virginia to outline his economic policies.
3:41pm: That's it: Trump to hold GOP caucus in New Hampshire before South Carolina closes
Former President Donald Trump will address the Republican Party's annual convention in New Hampshire on Saturday, hours before a planned campaign trip to South Carolina.
The events will be the first public appearances of the Trump 2024 campaign. The former president has held private events, mostly in Florida, since announcing his presidential bid in November.
New Hampshire became the first state to hold a presidential election in a long time. Although Trump made statements to the Governor of New Hampshire, it should be noted that Republican Governor Chris Sunu has been severely criticized by the former president.
Sununu told the Washington Post last month that he didn't think Trump could win the White House in 2024.
"Unfortunately, President Trump … I don't think he can win on November 24," Sunuunu said. “He didn't win in 2020… He didn't win, so why should we think he can win again?
Sununu described Trump as a candidate of "great extremism."
"I don't think this is the right brand for America.
Sununu is a popular Republican governor who won last year's election by more than 15 points. Although he was announced as a possible candidate for the Republican Party in 2024, he did not run for the White House. He told the Post last month that he wasn't thinking of proposing.
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3:41pm: This is it: Schumer paints a bleak picture if the nation defaults on its debt
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (DN.Y.) criticized Republicans for saying "yes" to debt talks, painting a bleak picture of the country's bankruptcy prospects.
If the United States defaults on its debt, Schumer warned, the consequences would affect "every average American family." Interest rates on mortgages, car loans, credit cards and pensions will go up, he said, while home values and people's retirement accounts will go down.
"It's not some abstract, esoteric thing that's floating in the clouds. It's going to affect us all," Schumer said. "Default is not up for debate. Both parties must work together to pay down our debt on time. And Democrats are ready to act quickly to make it happen."
Schumer noted that the debt ceiling has been raised about 80 times since 1960, including three times under President Donald Trump. He also called on House Republicans who are "serious about holding the debt ceiling hostage in exchange for drastic spending cuts" to immediately back off their proposals.
"If Republicans are talking about drastic cuts, they have an obligation to tell the American people what those cuts are and let the public react. Let's do it now, not in six months, when the risk of a withdrawal is closer," he said. added. he said.
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3:36 p.m.: Here it is: Ricketts sworn in as senator from Nebraska
Pete Ricketts (right) was sworn in as a junior senator from Nebraska on Monday afternoon.
Ricketts will replace former Sen. Ben Sassen (R), who resigned earlier this month to become the next president of the University of Florida. Ricketts, a two-term governor of Nebraska, was appointed to the post by his successor, Gov. Jim Pillen (right).
Vice President Harris was sworn in before Ricketts shortly after calling the House to order Monday afternoon. Ricketts was joined by Sen. Deb Fisher (R-Nebraska).
"Pete, we're thrilled to have you on the team," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said after being sworn in.
Ricketts will serve until the 2024 special election, when Nebraska voters will choose who will serve out the final two years of Sassen's term. Ricketts previously said he would run for a full term in 2026.
Ricketts was to be named after the Sasse mansion. At the press conference announcing his decision, Pillan said Ricketts' choice was "very, very clear." Ricketts and Pillen are close allies; the former governor endorsed Pillay in the gubernatorial primary.
3:24pm: On our radar: Biden to speak on infrastructure in New York, Maryland next week.
President Biden will travel to Baltimore and New York next week to promote a bipartisan infrastructure deal and discuss travel improvements along the Northeast Corridor that will be funded by the law.
Biden will travel to Baltimore for the first time on January 30, where he will talk about replacing the 150-year-old Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel. On Tuesday, he will travel to New York to talk about improvements to the Hudson Tunnel project.
The 148-year-old tunnel is the longest rail line between Washington DC and New Jersey. Here is the new replacement plan.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president's goal was to show voters that "we can still do great things when we work together."
"Both projects will create well-paid jobs for passengers, including unions, reduce travel times and improve safety," he said.
Biden, he added, "will also revise his economic plan to pour billions of dollars into private sector investment in Maryland, New York and across the country to build a booming economy."
3:07 pm: The latest: Granholm criticizes House Republican efforts to control oil spills
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has criticized House Republicans for passing the Strategic Petroleum Response Act, which prevents the Energy Department from releasing oil from the strategic stockpile until the Biden administration opens up more federal land to oil and gas leases.
Speaking at the White House briefing, Granholm also welcomed the White House's decision to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve because of falling gas prices.
Granholm called the GOP bill part of an "extreme program" that "risks exacerbating supply shortages and driving up prices at a time of crisis."
According to him, this measure will not bring any financial benefit to the American people. Instead, he said, "it will prevent us from responding to oil spills in the event of an international emergency and other military objectives of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin."
Granholm said that if Congress passes it, President Biden will veto the measure.
"He will not allow the American people to suffer because of the regressive agenda promoted by House Republicans," he said.
Granholm noted that gas prices today are lower than they were at the start of Russian aggression in Ukraine, which the Biden administration has repeatedly accused of being behind the gas price hike.
US gas prices fell to $3 on lower global demand
"Analysts who looked at it thought that emissions from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would fill supply gaps in the world market due to the invasion and collapse of Russian oil," he said.
14:42: Latest news: Four members of the jury plead guilty to the January 6 uprising
Four members of the far-right group The Oath Keepers, who joined founder Stuart Rhodes in a plot to keep President Donald Trump in power by force, were convicted by a jury of sedition on Monday.
As Rachel Weiner writes, seditious charges of conspiracy are rarely used, let alone successfully. Rhodes' trial found him and Florida Oath leader Kelly Meggs guilty of the crime, while three members were found guilty of lesser political charges.
According to Rachel:
Joseph Hackett, 52; Roberto Minuta, 38 years old; David Merschel, 45, and Edward Vallejo, 64, have been branded by federal prosecutors as armed and dangerous traitors who mistook their lawyers for hapless participants in the mayhem.
"They said they discussed the Constitution, but they misused it," prosecutor Jeffrey Nestler concluded. "They ignored the will of the people," he said, "but they had the audacity to claim they were in charge."
Of the nearly 1,000 people indicted on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, only 14 were charged with conspiracy to riot, whom the Justice Department identified not only as part of a violent mob but as leaders who used violence to advance a political agenda. Oath Verdict Five members of the Proud Boys stand trial on charges of conspiracy and rebellion.
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1:45 p.m.: Note: Pelosi celebrates Golden Gate Bridge funding with Biden administration officials.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (R-CA) may not lead the House of Representatives, but she still has a lot of influence when it comes to top Biden administration officials visiting her district.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Mitch Landrieu, the White House official responsible for overseeing bipartisan infrastructure legislation, joined Pelosi on the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday to announce $400 million that will be used to repair the key span. seismic structure.
"It's true that you're here," Pelosi told Buttigieg and Landrie, noting that the project's spending was among the largest since the infrastructure bill she helped pass in Congress last year. "This bridge is a wonderful piece of infrastructure."
Speaking to Pelosi, Buttigieg said, "There's only one Golden Gate Bridge, and we're going to protect it."
The north and south ends of the bridge were repaired in 2013, but the main span is still in need of repair, Pelosi's office said.
Pelosi's office said last month that the Federal Highway Administration today rated the Golden Gate Bridge as "good" but said deterioration would result in a "poor" rating over the next three years. "Recently announced federal funding will allow this remaining section to undergo a major seismic upgrade and ensure the bridge's permanent structural integrity."
Buttigieg praised Pelosi's performance as a speaker, calling her "one of the most important American women of our new age." Pelosi currently holds the title of "moral speaker."
13:06: On our radar: Trump is investigating Georgia. The grand jury's final report may be released soon
For the better part of eight months, they gathered in Fulton County Circuit Court to review evidence from a massive criminal investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law when Trump lost the 2020 election in Georgia.
Now the results of the 26-member special jury may be released soon, according to The Post's Atlanta-based Halle Bailey. According to our employee:
Two weeks after the grand jury concluded its case and dismissed the panel, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney scheduled a hearing Tuesday to decide whether its final report should be made public.
This discussion can lead to conflicting opinions. Fulton County District Attorney Fanny T. Willis (D) is expected to file charges and could request that part, if not all, be closed in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, attorneys familiar with the investigation are likely to press McBurney to keep the report confidential indefinitely.
On Monday, a coalition of media organizations filed a 109-page memorandum asking McBurney to seal the report, calling it "a matter of deep public interest at the heart of democratic governance in this country."
You can read the full story here.
12:50: Analysis: how bad was Kari Lake? This is bad.
A bad candidate cost the Republican Party in 2022. But in no other state, except maybe Michigan, did they cost it more than Arizona.
We can now apply hard facts to the seriousness of these candidates, including Cary Lake and Blake Masters.
As Aaron Blake writes:
As Nate Cohn of The New York Times recently noted, voters in the state favored Republicans by nearly nine points, with 75% of registered Republicans voting, compared to 69% of registered Democrats in the newly red state. .
It sounds like a recipe for success, but it's not. So it was easy to think that what happened in Arizona was similar to what happened elsewhere, as Cohn wrote: Republican voters did not vote for some Republican candidates.
There is strong evidence that the races we think of today took place in Arizona on a large scale.
This weekend, The Arizona Republic pointed to polls in key Maricopa County, which has about 60% of the state's voters. He belongs to the Audit group, which includes a Republican data analyst. The analysis showed that Lake, Masters and other state candidates, such as Secretary of State candidate Mark Fincham, lost significant numbers of Republican voters.
These voters didn't just lose these races. they voted heavily for Democrats. And in some cases, including the case of the Lake, this seems to be crucial.
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12:34 p.m.: Latest: The man photographed in Pelosi's office on Jan. 6 has been charged with 8 felonies.
Richard Barnett sits in the office of then-President Nancy Pelosi on January 6, 2021. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Paul Duggan reports that the man from Arkansas, who broke into the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 and was photographed lying on the table in the office of then-President Nancy Pelosi, was indicted on eight charges related to the hacking of federal accounts on Monday.
Richard "Bigo" Barnett, who is now 62 years old, and who, before leaving his office, left a crudely written message for Pelosi in a stolen envelope with the California Democrat's digital signature, sat silently during the jury's verdict in the US District Court in Washington.
After nine days of testimony and legal arguments in court, the board began deliberations on Monday morning and within two hours found Barnett guilty of eight counts, including four criminal offenses.
The most serious charge he faced — obstruction of official government activity — carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Но консултативные приговоры, используютные судом, порекондуют более короткое панышей и его чаше.
Judge Christopher R. Cooper allowed Barnett to remain under house arrest in his small hometown in Ozark, although prosecutors argued that he should be held in custody until sentencing, which is scheduled for May 3.
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12:20 вечера: начение: Trump is targeting McConnell on the background of the long ceiling
Former President Donald Trump criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday after the Kentucky Republican said he was confident the United States would not default on its debt, despite a standoff between the White House and Republicans last week over it. enter the conditions. raise the debt ceiling.
"Mitch McConnell — either the worst negotiator in the history of politics, or a ruthless fraud," wrote Trump on his Truth Social social network. "There is no other explanation to why it became a stamp for the Democrats. Republicans, use the debt ceiling to pay all this!
Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing the White House to agree to a sharp reduction in spending in exchange for raising the national debt ceiling, despite the fact that Republican Party lawmakers voted three times to raise the national debt ceiling during Trump's presidency. The debt increased sharply for this period, partly because of the tax cuts adopted by Congress, led by Republicans, at the request of Trump.
Speaking to journalists in Kentucky at the end of last week, McConnell said that the current standoff will end until the Ministry of Finance announces debt default. The White House wanted a clean bill that would increase the debt ceiling without any conditions.
«В конце вечень, I think the most important thing to remember is that America never declared default on its debt. Никогда не было и никогда не будет", — said McConnell.
12:14 pm: analysis: five questions about documents, issued by Biden
В эти выходные Del. A search of his house in Wilmington, conducted at 13:00, revealed more secret items, some of which relate to the eight years of his tenure as vice president, and others — to the decades of his work in the Senate. Much of what we think we know about these developing debates is contained in this article by Matt Wieser and Tyler Pager from The Post.
But, as Olivier Knox says from the Post in The Daily 202, the main quality of any journalist is knowing what he doesn't know. According to Oliver:
Answering the question about the latest results of the CBS program "Face the Nation" on Sunday, Senator Tim Kaine (Virginia) said that now is the best time to consider some unresolved issues.
«О скольких документах идет рече? "С ними? Горстка или сотни? Насколько они сериезны? Почему они были удалены? Кто-нибудь имел к нему опесны? Итак, президент коработирает?» — asked Каин (он скачать: «Конечно, коработирает»).
In his work, Olivier examines five questions, starting with the document storage chain.
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11:59: Смотрите: Байден в белый дом, ignoring questions about documents
President Biden returned to the White House in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Monday.
On the way from Marine One to headquarters, Bidens ignored journalists' questions about the storage of secret documents. A search of the Ministry of Justice in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday turned up additional evidence. Об этом выбольный личный объяденный Байдена.
The first lady Jill Biden, who during the operation on January 11, removed skin formations over her eyes, wore dark glasses.
The incident was reported by Demetrius Freeman, employee of "The Post".
11:49: Note: DeSantis heads the straw poll at the summit against abortions.
Голосование на предстанидских выборах 2024 года состоялосов на самимете activitis против абортов в Washington, округ Колмубия, в минувшие выходные, и был вечерный веченный был. This was not former president Donald Trump.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (right) was the leader: about 54% of those who said that about 2,000 votes were cast at the National Pro-Life Summit. Trump is far behind with roughly 19%.
Former Vice President Mike Pence took third place with 8%. No other presidential candidate managed to gain more than 2% of votes.
Пробные опросы вряд ли можно назвать научными, и они нацелены на можной избортелей. The summit, which took place on the next day after the "March for Life", which gathered thousands of activists in Washington against abortion, was sponsored by, among other groups, "Students for Life of America". «Это было однодневное учебное мероприятие для стронников пожизненного заключение всех возрастов».
However, it is hard to call it a Trump victory. Activists against abortion are very active in the primary politics of the Republican Party, and Trump's success in the party is partly explained by the support of evangelical voters, for whom abortion is a key issue.
After Rowe's death, thousands of people joined the Washington za zhizn march.
11:15: На нашем радаре: Ларри Хоган побеждает демократов Мэриленда. Можно ли это сделать внутри?
Бывший губернатор Мэриленда Ларри Хоган (справа), который баллотировался в президенты за несколько лет до истечения срока его полномочий, публично поставил под сомнение, будет ли попытка убедить республиканских избирателей выдвинуть кандидатуру наглого критика Дональда Трампа политическим самоубийством.
Эрин Кокс из The Post пишет, что, когда Хоган ушел в отставку в среду, вопрос оставался открытым, сможет ли он продать навыки, которые сделали его исключительно популярным в качестве республиканского губернатора демократического штата, расколотой республиканской партии. По словам ее мужа:
Любая президентская заявка будет основываться на его пребывании в Мэриленде, где он взаимодействовал с избирателями посредством кризисного управления и операций по связям с общественностью, а также реализовывал популистскую политику, такую как снижение платы за обучение и кондиционирование воздуха в школах.
Его прагматизм привел его к принятию вопросов, с которыми не согласились бы многие другие республиканцы: ранний и расширенный мандат на ношение масок, новые налоги на страховые компании для снижения стоимости полисов Obamacare, законы о контроле за здоровьем, огнестрельное оружие и запрет на конверсионную терапию для подростков-геев. . спираль. столкнулся со своей партией как доминирующий голос во время рака и пандемии. В последний год своего пребывания в должности он предоставил налоговые льготы пенсионерам, а федеральная помощь в связи с пандемией раздула баланс штата с профицитом в миллиарды долларов.
Хоган использовал эту репутацию и как оружие, и как щит.
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10:50: Анализ: ChatGPT выставляет счет. Это будущее?
Законодатели США нередко обращаются к заинтересованным группам за помощью в разработке основных законодательных актов, даже если они являются целью предлагаемых правил.
Но в том, что может быть первым, Кристиано Лима и Аарон Шаффер из The Post пишут в The Technology 202, что сенатор от Массачусетса использовал футуристический инструмент, чтобы помочь разработать законопроект, чтобы сократить его: ChatGPT, чат-бот от искусственного интеллекта — a. По мнению наших коллег:
В пятницу сенатор штата Барри Файнголд (D) представил закон о создании гарантий конфиденциальности и безопасности данных для службы, которая была «разработана с помощью ChatGPT».
Как пишут мои коллеги Праншу Верма и Рэйчел Лерман, инструменты, которые направляют языковые модели ИИ для генерации ответов на запросы, похожих на человеческие, «взяли штурмом Интернет». «Люди задают ему вопросы, и он отвечает информативно, иногда с юмором, иногда тревожно и проблематично», — написали они.
Сейчас, к лучшему или к худшему, инструмент помогает демократическому процессу.
Вы можете прочитать полный обзор здесь.
10:30: Последнее: Маккарти назначает члена парламента Майкла Геста председателем комитета по этике.
Спикер палаты представителей Кевин Маккарти (республиканец от штата Калифорния) назначил члена палаты представителей Майкла Геста (республиканец от миссис) председателем комитета палаты представителей по этике, сообщил Маккарти в твиттере в понедельник.
Гость стал лучшим республиканцем в группе после того, как член палаты представителей Джеки Валорски (республиканец от штата Индиана) погиб в автокатастрофе в августе.
Demokratlar və Respublikaçılar arasında bərabər sayda olan komitə Konqres üzvlərinə qarşı qanunsuz hərəkətləri araşdırmaqda ittiham olunur.
Deputat Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) Amerika Yəhudi Komitəsinin icraçı direktoru olmaq üçün Konqresi tərk etdikdən sonra Demokratların rəhbərlik etdiyi Nümayəndələr Palatasının son aylarında deputat Syuzan Uayld (D-Pa.) spiker kimi fəaliyyət göstərib. .
Tvitterində McCarthy, Qonaqın "standartları qorumaq və bu qurumun bütövlüyünü bərpa etmək üçün çalışacağını" söylədi.
"Bu, Xalq Evinin missiyasını hər şeydən üstün tutacaq və Amerika xalqına şəffaflıq gətirməyə kömək edəcək" dedi Makkarti.
10:08: Qeyd: Pompeo ölkəyə sadiqliyini ifadə edir, amma Trampa yox
Keçmiş prezident Donald Tramp bu yaxınlarda bildirib ki, Nazirlər Kabinetinin katiblərindən hər hansı birinin 2024-cü ildə Respublikaçılar Partiyasının namizədliyi üçün ona qarşı çıxması “çox sədaqətsizlik” olardı və bəziləri ona bu təklifi irəli sürərsə, “heç vaxt namizəd olmayacaqlarını” söylədilər.
Bazar ertəsi keçmiş dövlət katibi Mayk Pompeo bunu heç vaxt demədiyini və Trampa yox, ölkəyə sədaqət hiss etdiyini söylədi.
Pompeo Fox News radiosunda çıxışı zamanı Tramp haqqında deyib: “Prezident xəyanətdən danışanda, mən onu səhv başa düşürəm”. “Vətən qarşısında borcunuza sadiqlikdir. Bu sizin millət qarşısında borcunuzdur”.
2024-cü ildə Ağ Ev üçün mümkün təklifi nəzərdən keçirən Pompeo aparıcı Brian Kilmeade-ə "Mən heç vaxt namizəd olmayacağımı demədim" dedi və əlavə etdi: "Yarışda başqa kimin olmasının əhəmiyyəti yoxdur".
Pompeo Tramp administrasiyası üçün işindən qürur duyduğunu desə də, Tramp üçün işləməyin Ağ Ev üçün diskvalifikasiya olmamalı olduğunu söylədi.
Pompeo deyib: “Bu, mənimlə bağlı deyil, Donald Trampla bağlı deyil”. “Bu, digər insanların heç birinə aid deyil. 'Amerikaya çatdıra bilərsinizmi?' … Beno, lasterketan sartzen diren jende askorekin kanpaina handi bat baldin badago, denek ekarri beharko lukete, bere argudio onenak egin eta amerikar herriari dena konpontzen utzi beharko lukete”.
09:54: Azkena: Auzitegi Gorenak Biden administrazioari eskatzen dio sare sozialen auzian hausnartzeko
Auzitegi Gorenak astelehenean eskatu zion Biden administrazioari hausnartzeko estatuek sare sozialetako plataforma erraldoiei hizkera politiko mota batzuk kentzea debekatu diezaiekeen, lehen zuzenketa kasu garrantzitsu bat, adierazpen askatasun konstituzionala ideien merkatuan nola aplikatzen den erabaki dezakeena. Interneten.
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09:39: Analisia: Bidenek nola bete dezakeen bere %100 garbiaren elektrizitate helburua
It's one of President Biden's most important and ambitious climate goals: eliminating carbon pollution from America's power sector by 2035.
Writing in The Climate 202, The Post's Maxine Joselow relays that meeting this goal will necessitate a massive transformation away from fossil fuels. It will slash planet-warming pollution from power plants, which rank as the nation's second-biggest contributor to global warming. And it will allow Americans to power their electric cars, heat pumps and other appliances with clean electricity from renewable sources. Per Maxine:
Yet achieving this target is far from guaranteed. Last year, only about 40 percent of US electricity came from clean sources. The landmark climate law that Biden signed last summer, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, is projected to leave the nation off track from meeting this goal in the coming years.
However, a detailed new analysis finds that the Biden administration can still keep this central climate goal within reach if the Environmental Protection Agency enacts strong carbon pollution standards for new and existing power plants.
And the administration can ultimately meet this goal if state and federal policymakers take additional steps to accelerate the deployment of clean energy nationwide, according to the analysis by the environmental groups Evergreen Action and the Natural Resources Defense Council, which was shared exclusively with The Climate 202 before its broader release Monday.
You can read the full analysis here.
9:11 AM: Analysis: Abortion rights advocates never got to celebrate Roe's 50th anniversary
Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling, but abortion rights groups didn't celebrate it like they might have once expected.
Writing in The Health 202, The Post's Rachel Roubein relays that, instead, they're fighting more than a dozen state-level bans that quickly fell into place after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedure in June. Per Rachel:
Over the weekend, the Women's March held roughly 200 events in states and cities across the country, including its marquee march this year in Madison, Wis. Planned Parenthood's political and advocacy affiliates are hosting a week of actions, such as rallies in state capitals and trainings focused on reducing the stigma of abortion. And Vice President Harris pushed for national legislation to protect abortion rights in a speech delivered in Florida, a state that bans most abortions after 15 weeks.
The moment underscores the battles to come in a post- Roe America. Antiabortion advocates spent 49 years working to overturn Roe — and now abortion rights groups are scrambling to reinstate those protections.
You can read the full analysis here.
8:53 AM: The latest: Jeffries taps Schiff, Swalwell for Intelligence despite McCarthy's vow to block both
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (DN.Y.) has formally recommended that Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell be reappointed to the House Intelligence Committee, escalating a clash with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who has vowed to deny spots on the panel to both California Democrats.
In a letter dated Saturday, Jeffries argued that McCarthy has no justifiable reason not to accept his appointments of Schiff, who served as chairman of the Intelligence panel until Republicans took control of the chamber, and Swalwell.
“It is my understanding that you intend to break with the longstanding House tradition of deference to the minority party Intelligence Committee recommendations and deny seats to Ranking Member Schiff and Representative Swalwell,” Jeffries wrote in the letter obtained by The Washington Post. “The denial of seats to duly elected Members of the House Democratic Caucus runs counter to the serious and sober mission of the Intelligence Committee.”
Republicans have been angling to deny spots on key panels to Democrats partly in retaliation for votes by the Democratic-led House in the last Congress to remove Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) from committees.
Greene espoused extremist beliefs and voiced approval of violence against prominent Democrats, while Gosar posted an animated video depicting the killing of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN.Y.) and violence against President Biden.
McCarthy has argued that Schiff and Swalwell are unfit to serve in the Intelligence Committee, pointing to Schiff's conduct as chairman of the panel during the first impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump and Swalwell's alleged ties to a Chinese intelligence operative — an episode that has produced no evidence of wrongdoing on Swalwell's part.
You can read more on the controversy here.
8:30 AM: Noted: Florida Democrats in despair over future
Staff prepare the stage for the last Democratic Party campaign event before Election Day in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and Senate candidate Val Demings were the main speakers. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)
More than two months after enduring humbling midterm losses, Democrats in Florida are in a state of disorder, with no clear leader, infrastructure or consensus for rebuilding, according to interviews with more than a dozen organizers, former lawmakers, donors and other leaders.
The Post's Sabrina Rodriguez and Michael Scherer report that these factors have compounded their worries about Democrats outside Florida all but writing off the nation's third most populous state, which was once seen as a marquee battleground. Per our colleagues:
Democrats have struggled there in recent elections, hitting a new low last fall when Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis won a second term by nearly 20 points and carried majority-Hispanic Miami-Dade County, which a GOP gubernatorial nominee hadn't done in 20 years. Republicans also secured a supermajority in the state legislature.
Now, as Democrats look to 2024, there are few early signs that Florida will be a top priority for President Biden, who has said he intends to run for reelection. A Biden adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe strategy, said decisions about whether a reelection campaign would invest in Florida would be based in part on the Republican nominee. Some Democrats see little hope of contesting Florida's 30 electoral votes — only Texas and California are allotted more — in 2024 if DeSantis is the nominee, while there's a greater opportunity if former president Donald Trump wins the GOP nod.
You can read the full story here.
8:07 AM: This just in: Gallego announces run for Ariz. Senate seat held by Sinema
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) announced Monday he will run for Senate in Arizona, setting up a potential three-way race in the battleground state in 2024 that poses a threat to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who recently left the Democratic Party to become an independent.
The Post's Liz Goodwin and Marianna Sotomayor report that Gallego, a Marine veteran who has served in the House since 2015, announced his candidacy in a video in English and Spanish that stressed his military service and experience growing up as a first-generation American. Per our colleagues:
“The rich and the powerful, they don't need more advocates,” Gallego said in the video, which shows him addressing veterans at Guadalupe American Legion Post 124. “It's the people that are still trying to decide between groceries and utilities that need a fighter for them.”
Gallego also took direct aim at Sinema in a statement, saying she “abandoned Arizona” and has “repeatedly broken her promises, and fought for the interests of big pharma and Wall Street at our expense.”
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck was the top lobbying firm in Washington last year by lobbying revenue, according to figures shared with our colleagues at The Early 202 ahead of Friday's fourth-quarter deadline for filing disclosures. The firm brought in $61.6 million last year, up from $56.5 million in 2021.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld was the second-highest-grossing firm, with $53.1 million in lobbying revenue. The Post's Theodoric Meyer and Leigh Ann Caldwell write:
The past few years have been boom times for K Street, with strong demand for lobbyists as Congress crafted enormous aid packages in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic followed by another bonanza after Biden took office and worked to pass an ambitious agenda.
Lobbyists say there's still plenty of reason to hire them this year despite divided government, including appropriations, the farm bill, legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration and the bipartisan committee to investigate China.
“People making the assumption nothing is going happen over the next two years might be making a mistake,” former House speaker John A. Boehner, now a senior strategic adviser at the law and lobbying firm Squire Patton Boggs, said in a statement.
Lobbying firms prepared for the new Congress by hiring former top leadership aides, with Akin Gump bringing on Reggie Babin, a former chief counsel to Schumer, and Brownstein snagging Will Dunham, a former McCarthy deputy chief of staff.
You can read The Early 202 in full here.
7:22 AM: The latest: Even after New Mexico shootings, little GOP reckoning over election denialism
Republican officials in New Mexico knew that Solomon Peña, the man police accused last week of orchestrating shootings into the homes of four Albuquerque Democrats, had served nearly seven years in prison for his role in smash-and-grab thefts before he lost his bid as the GOP nominee for a state House seat.
They also knew that Peña was a fervent proponent of the view that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, The Post's Amy Gardner and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff write. Per our colleagues:
Authorities said Peña was persuaded that his own election in November had been stolen — despite being defeated by nearly 50 points — and targeted the homes of officials who refused to entertain demands that his loss be reversed.
After Peña's arrest, Republican leaders condemned the attacks, which included a spray of bullets into a 10-year-old's bedroom, and acknowledged that the former candidate's criminal history should have been a red flag. There was far less apparent interest in a reckoning over Peña's beliefs in widespread voter fraud, a false theory pushed relentlessly by former president Donald Trump and his supporters.
The attacks may have been heinous, top Republicans insisted, but the party's embrace of election denialism was not the core problem.
You can read the full story here.
7:00 AM: On our radar: Border bill thwarted amid backlash from moderate House Republicans
House Republicans' attempt to bring a border security bill to the floor as early as this week was thwarted after backlash from more moderate Republicans, delaying not only a pledge that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made to a handful of lawmakers but also the fulfillment of a key campaign promise to a Republican base eager for tougher immigration laws.
The Post's Marianna Sotomayor and Theodoric Meyer report that the bill, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) and co-sponsored by 58 Republicans, would empower the Homeland Security secretary — Alejandro Mayorkas — to unilaterally bar all undocumented migrants from entering the United States through any point of entry if the secretary deems it necessary to reestablish “operational control” of the border. Per our colleagues:
If immigration agencies cannot, for any reason, process undocumented migrants according to legal procedures, a similar response by the secretary would be required. If the secretary does not follow through, the bill would provide state attorneys general the authority to sue the federal government.
But the scope of the three-page bill has rattled dozens of House Republicans, many of whom worry it would prevent migrants and unaccompanied children fleeing violence from seeking asylum in the United States — a traditionally protected tenet of the country's immigration laws. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Tex.), who represents the largest stretch of the US-Mexico border of any lawmaker, is one of two Republicans who have taken the lead in opposing the bill.
Republicans can only afford to lose four votes to pass any legislation through their razor-thin majority without help from Democrats. The margin recently decreased to three after Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) suffered injuries after a fall last week, making it unclear when he could return to Washington.
You can read the full story here.
6:42 AM: On our radar: Jeff Zients to be Biden's next chief of staff
President Biden will name Jeff Zients to serve as his next chief of staff, turning to a management consultant who oversaw the administration's coronavirus response to replace Ron Klain, who is expected to leave in the coming weeks, according to four people familiar with the decision.
The Post's Tyler Pager and Yasmeen Abutaleb note that Zients left the White House in April after steering the administration's pandemic response and leading the largest vaccination campaign in US history. Per our colleagues:
He returned to the White House in the fall to help Klain prepare for staff turnover after the midterms — a project that was ultimately limited in scope, as few senior staff members have left across the administration.
But, in recent weeks, Klain has assigned him different projects, which some viewed as preparing Zients for the top role, people familiar with the arrangement said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.
Klain is expected to step down in the weeks after the State of the Union on Feb. 7, in what will be the first major departure from Biden's inner circle.
You can read the full story here.
6:39 AM: Take a look: On the Sunday shows, talk of raising the debt ceiling
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On the Sunday talk shows, lawmakers from both parties discussed the standoff over the debt ceiling, with most Democrats saying no conditions should be attached to the legislation and Republicans calling for spending cuts in exchange for their support. A notable exception was Sen. Joe Manchin III (DW.Va.), who said negotiations are reasonable in a divided Congress.
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6:29 AM: Noted: Trump team struggles to consolidate support ahead of SC event
Advisers to Donald Trump have blanketed South Carolina Republican officials with pleading phone calls in recent weeks in an effort to drum up endorsements and attendees for the former president's first campaign swing of the 2024 cycle next week.
But the appeals have run headlong into a complicated new reality: Many of the state's lawmakers and political operatives, and even some of his previous supporters, are not ready to pick a presidential candidate, The Post's Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey report. Per our colleagues:
They find themselves divided between their support for Trump, their desire for a competitive nomination fight in the state and their allegiance to two South Carolina natives, former governor Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott, who have taken steps to challenge Trump for the nomination. Both are said by people close to them to be seriously considering a bid, and Haley is expected to announce in the coming weeks, South Carolina operatives said.
The result foretells a Trump launch event in the early primary state — with an expected endorsement by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (RS.C.) and a reaffirmation of support from Gov. Henry McMaster (R) — that positions the former president as a serious contender but stops short of demonstrating the dominance that he once enjoyed.
You can read the full story here.
6:28 AM: Noted: California's strict gun laws don't eliminate violence, but they have helped
California has a reputation as a tough place to buy a gun.
It's home to mandatory waiting periods and background checks for firearms purchases. It bans military-style assault weapons, one of just eight states, plus DC, with such a law. And in 2016, it became one of the first states to pass a red-flag law, which allows authorities to remove firearms from someone believed to be a danger to themselves or others.
California's patchwork of gun laws has been judged the strongest in the nation by the gun-control advocacy group Giffords.
The Post's Scott Wilson and Todd C. Frankel write that Saturday night's horrific mass killing at a Monterey Park dance hall, however, shows how the state's strict gun laws are incapable of fully preventing gun violence in a country where gun ownership is widely considered a constitutionally protected right, firearms move freely between states with vastly different regulations, and gun-control measures are dotted with exceptions. Per our colleagues:
Yet California's problem with gun violence does remain significantly smaller than in most other states, which advocates credit to the rules that are on the books.
Authorities had not said Sunday afternoon how the gunman in the mass killing obtained his weapon or what kind of firearm was used.
California's more stringent gun safety measures stemmed from an explosion of shootings decades ago, including the 1989 slaughter of children in a Stockton schoolyard and a 1993 mass killing in a law office in downtown San Francisco.
You can read the full story here.
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APTOS – A frustrated President Joe Biden said Thursday he had "nothing" when repeatedly asked about the discovery of classified documents and official records at his former home and office.
"We found that some of the documents were incorrect," Biden told reporters, who questioned him during a tour of California about storm damage. "We immediately submitted them to the archive and to the Ministry of Justice."
Biden said he is "fully cooperating and looking forward to resolving this quickly."
"I don't think you'll find anything there," he said. "there is no one."
The White House announced that Biden's lawyers have found classified documents and official records four times in the past several months: on November 2 at the offices of the Ben Biden Center in Washington, then on November 20 and on January 11 and 12 at the office of the President. The bookstore.
Last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed former Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert Hoare as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department's investigation into the documents. The revelation complicates a federal investigation into former President Donald Trump, who, according to the Justice Department, received hundreds of classified records when he left the White House in early 2021 and for months resisted calls to turn them over. return them to the government.
The two cases are different: Biden, for example, voluntarily turned over the documents when they became available. But the issue weighs heavily on the president and his staff, who have repeatedly said they acted quickly and appropriately after the documents were revealed and are working to be as transparent as possible, even as key questions remain unanswered.
Biden expressed frustration with the document as he surveyed the damage on the coast, telling reporters it "concerned me" when asked about California's handling of the classified "We've got a serious problem here" material.
"Why don't you ask me about it?" the pressure
The Biden team has been criticized for its tainted disclosure: The documents were not shared with the public until early January, and gradually more intelligence was revealed after that. This sometimes led to heated arguments between reporters and White House press secretary Karen Jean-Pierre in the White House briefing room. He ran into trouble last Friday when he claimed all the documents had been found, only to learn more at the end of the week.
On Thursday, Biden said he had "no regrets" about how and when the public learned about the documents.
He said: I am following what the lawyers told me.
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(Bloomberg) — New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's resignation marks a major loss for the small club of women leaders around the world.
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While other women have led major countries, Ardern is one of the great heads of state and a beacon for many feminists around the world. In the year 2017, at the age of 37, she became the youngest female head of state. She is the second woman to give birth while in power and the first woman to take maternity leave after former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
According to UN data on September 19, some 28 countries retain heads of state or government, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Tanzania's Samia Soloho Hassan, and Peruvian President Dina Polwart.
After Ardern's emotional departure, women in New Zealand and elsewhere focused on the abuses during her six years as prime minister. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Thursday: “Jacinda is witnessing a level of hate and evil in our country that I have never seen before.
Banished by her party as Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard said Ardern had shown the world a new style of leadership and was a "shining light" to many women.
The Guardian reported in June that attacks on Ardern had tripled between 2019 and 2021. Women in high political positions were reported to be more frequently harassed and violent than men. According to a Princeton University study, women in local politics are 3.4 times more likely to be assaulted than men.
(Updated with comments from Julia Gillard. Previous story corrected to show Ardern rose to power in 2017.)
Nearly a year ago, the FAA, led by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, announced that NOTAM, or Notice to Pilots, would be renamed. NOTAMs are unclassified messages issued by aviation authorities to all pilots that contain basic information about conditions, hazards, system problems or other flight operations. Mayor Pitt's Department of Transportation announced that NOTAMs are gender-neutral and will be called Air Flight Notifications instead of Pilots starting December 2, 2021.
While Mayor Pitt promised to remove the bigotry from the acronym, it did not occur to the Biden administration's diversity chief that the system itself needed attention. That was until this week, when an outage caused the NOTAM system to fail and all flights to the United States to be delayed for several hours, unheard of since 9/11.
The FAA's system failure comes just weeks after Southwest Airlines derailed Christmas after its outdated computer system caused thousands of flight cancellations, a decision the Transportation Secretary has mocked, apparently ignoring that the Biden administration was giving Southwest billions of dollars in aid. outside. . , without censorship. After pointing the finger at the airline, Mayor Pete failed to notice that his computers might need a tune-up.
But boring jobs like plane, freighter and railroad security aren't much for Mayor Pete, who has taken "paternity leave" amid the supply chain crisis. Catastrophe seems shocked that she's having a bad day at Privilege Pete's office, and it feels more like a lifestyle choice.
Like the rest of the Biden administration, or like the last emperors of Rome, Mayor Pete is in deep decline as civilization crumbles around him. We have professionals of both sexes working as porters, health czars dressed as women and walking around in uniforms they didn't earn, and a vice president who seems to have given up on life altogether.
Let's not forget that Mayor Peet's legacy as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, the only elected office he held, is his inability to fix potholes. He's now in charge of transport in the world's biggest economy, doing nothing but skirting problematic road signs and runways, racist roads and damaging bridges, and flying private jets to get to at football matches in Europe.
Dorothy's friend is wearing no clothes, much less embroidered red shoes. After today, even the people who backed Michael Avenatti as a potential presidential candidate will have to give up their quest for Mayor Pete's Oval Office.
"Guys I'm so sleepy I didn't hear the announcement they just made over the airport speakers," former Republican View host Ana Navarro tweeted. Why did the Home Office stop all flights? Someone? @employee:
Like Obama, Pitt is a smooth talker who easily charms single, childless women. But her hair isn't the only thing wrong. the guy just has no idea. However, thanks to the dog's abnormal magical powers, no one seems to care.
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