Newsletter Archive

July 2024

Harris Adopts Biden’s Income Tax Pledge

Happy Monday! Lots going on today, and we’re not even talking about the impending Major League Baseball trade deadline (Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET). Here’s what we’re tracking.

Plus: Plus: ‘Weird’ vs ‘radical’

House Heads Out for 6-Week Break, Setting Up Another Shutdown Showdown

Happy Thursday! The House left today for its summer recess, holding its last vote until September 9, which is 46 days away. Before departing, lawmakers passed a non-binding resolution introduced by Republicans that “strongly condemns the…

Plus: Plus, the economy shows surprising strength in second quarter

Harris and Trump Trade Attacks as Campaign Heats Up

Good evening. President Joe Biden is set to deliver a historic Oval Office address to the nation tonight, expounding on his decision to end his re-election bid and laying out how he wants to “finish the job for the American people” in his…

Plus: Plus: The House starts summer recess early

Harris Blasts Trump at Her First Campaign Rally

Happy Tuesday! Lots happening today, but before we get to it, we want to say these three words: sharks and cocaine.

Plus: Plus, 7 proposals to rein in the national debt

Harris Quickly Consolidates Support After Biden Exit

President Joe Biden’s game-changing decision Sunday to end his re-election bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him atop the Democratic ticket completely reshapes the 2024 presidential contest in ways that are far from…

Plus: Plus: Will Harris differ from Biden on taxes?

Dems to Biden: ‘The Clock Has Run Out'

Happy Friday! As we head into the weekend, President Joe Biden continues to grapple with a growing chorus of calls from lawmakers in his own party urging him to drop his re-election bid and pass the torch to a new generation.

Plus: Plus: Meet the 'new' Trump

Top Dems Turn the Screws on Biden

Happy Thursday! A big night ahead, as former President Donald Trump will officially accept the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination, his third run as the party’s standard bearer in the last eight years. Will it be a kinder, gentler Trump…

Plus: Plus: Another $1.2 billion in student debt forgiveness

Powerful Democrat Joins Push to Dump Biden

Good evening. Sen. JD Vance, the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee, will headline tonight’s lineup at the Republican National Convention and is slated to deliver the biggest speech of his career as he looks to introduce himself to a wider…

Plus: Plus: The president has Covid

Trump’s VP Pick Is Alarming GOP Elites

Good Tuesday evening and a happy Prime Day to those who celebrate. A report from the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, says that the Amazon sales event, with its high sales volume and…

Plus: Plus, Biden proposes plan to limit rent increases

Trump’s Election Odds Soar as He Picks His VP

Good evening. Republicans are gathering in Milwaukee this week, where they officially nominated Donald Trump to be their presidential candidate for a third time. As GOP sets its November ticket, Trump on Monday announced his choice for…

Plus: Plus: Why Trump picked Vance

Biden Fails to Stop a Growing Democratic Rebellion

Happy Friday! On this date in 1909, Congress passed the 16th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax. The amendment was submitted to the states and was ratified on February 3, 1913. And on the same date in 1979,…

Plus: Plus: 50 years of the Budget Control Act

Biden Faces Moment of Truth as Democratic Defections Grow

Good Thursday evening. We’re just minutes away from President Joe Biden’s scheduled news conference, which could make or break his bid for a second term. Here’s what you need to know, plus a look at some important new economic data.

Plus: Plus: Inflation falls for the first time since pandemic

Pelosi Deals Biden a Blow

Good Wednesday evening. The U.S. Soccer Federation announced Wednesday that Gregg Berhalter, the coach of the men’s national team, has been fired. The team had failed to advance past the group stage of the ongoing 2024 Copa América, which…

Plus: Plus, your mid-week news roundup

Dour Dems Struggle to Settle Doubts About Biden

Democrats continue to wrestle with the thorny problem of whether to press President Joe Biden to give up his bid for a second term. Discussions held by House and Senate Democrats Tuesday did little to conclusively resolve the question or…

Plus: Plus: Republican Platform drops any mention of national debt

Biden Defiant: ‘I’m Not Going Anywhere’

Happy Monday! Congress returns from its July 4th recess tonight, and Democratic lawmakers will be coming back to a storm of questions about whether President Joe Biden should stay in the race or drop out. Biden had his own forceful answer…

Plus: Plus: Insurers bilk Medicare for $50 billion

Biden Struggles to Save His Candidacy as Pressure Grows

President Joe Biden’s disastrous 90 minutes at last Thursday’s debate have metastasized into a slow-moving existential crisis for his campaign. Democrats’ initial panic about the 81-year-old president’s painful performance have been…

Plus: 'No one is pushing me out'

Democrats Start to Publicly Back Away From Biden

Happy Tuesday! On this date 60 years ago in an event in the East Room of the White House, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964, landmark legislation that prohibited discrimination based on race, color,…

Plus: Plus, Medicare targets $3 billion in fraud

Supreme Court Hands Trump a Historic Win

Welcome to July! It’s only the first of the month, but we’ve already got fireworks going off in the nation’s capital, where the Supreme Court handed down a landmark 6-3 ruling, decided along ideological lines, that held that former…

Plus: Plus: Your Monday news roundup

June 2024

Biden Looks to Rebound From a Disastrous Debate

Good evening! The developments of the past 24 hours could have massive implications for the election and the future of the American government, including major wins for Republicans in the presidential debate and at the Supreme Court. We’ll…

Plus: Plus: House passes spending bills, teeing up battles this fall

IMF Sends an Urgent Warning on US Debt

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are just a couple of hours away from their high-stakes CNN showdown in Atlanta. Neither man is officially their party’s presidential nominee yet, but this could still be a crucial…

Plus: Plus: A new 30-year plan to stabilize the debt