More reasons why we need to join together to take our country back:
- Shouldn't Voters -- And Not Donors -- Decide? Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) is expected to end his White House 2024 bid today, Los Angeles Times reports. "In exiting the race, Brownback will become the third GOP hopeful to quit before any official ballots are cast. Former Govs. Jim Gilmore of Virginia and Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin also abandoned their candidacies after struggling for money and attention."
- Who's Playing Politics With Judicial Nominations? "One month after an anonymous senator placed a 'secret hold' on her nomination," Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez, the interim U.S. attorney in Puerto Rico "who has waged an intensive probe of the island territory's ruling Democratic Party, remains in political limbo," National Journal reports. "In a skirmish that could have a decisive impact on Puerto Rico's gubernatorial election next year, her nomination has been blocked by a lawmaker who, while unnamed, is widely believed to be an ally of the Democrats she's targeting in her three-year corruption investigation. ... The imbroglio also appears to have seeped into K Street's lobbying community," as two longtime lobbyists for Puerto Rico's government "have reached out to Senate contacts to argue against Rodriguez-Velez's confirmation."
- How Low Can It Go? According to the latest Reuters/Zogby poll, just 12% of Americans say Congress is doing a "excellent" or "good" job.
- Quotable: "This is no way to elect the president of the United States." -- NBC's Tim Russert, on the primary calendar chaos.
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