4/12/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … The DNC and Elias had a number of strategic disagreements, according to sources familiar with the internal deliberations.  —  Elias has represented the DNC since 2009.  His firm, the Elias Law Group, represents all of the major Democratic entities in Washington.

NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as ‘state-affiliated media’  —  NPR will no longer post fresh content to its 52 official Twitter feeds, becoming the first major news organization to go silent on the social media platform.  In explaining its decision, NPR cited Twitter's decision …

Bragg Sues Jim Jordan in Move to Block Interference in Trump Case  —  Mr. Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, had subpoenaed a former prosecutor who worked on the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into former President Donald J. Trump.  —  The Manhattan district attorney …

Biden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever  —  Proposed rules could lead to 67% of all car and truck sales to be EVs by 2032, EPA says, but some automakers are wary of the timeline.  —  As part of his fight against climate change, President Biden is attempting …

April 2023 Winthrop Poll Results  —  General Population poll of 1657 (weighted) adults (+/-2.41%) in SC with a breakout of 485 (weighted) Republicans who are registered to vote (+/-4.45%)  —  ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Support for former President Donald Trump's run for president …

Judge Limits Fox's Options for Defense in Dominion Trial  —  A Delaware judge said Fox News could not argue newsworthiness to defend airing false claims, and limited how Dominion Voting Systems could reference the Jan. 6 attack.  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — A judge ruled on Tuesday that Fox News …

Missouri House Republicans vote to defund libraries  —  Missouri House Republicans voted to defund all of the state's public libraries, in a proposed $45.6 billion state budget that will soon move to a vote in the GOP-controlled state Senate.  —  The Missouri House debated for over eight hours …

By more than two-to-one, Americans say medication abortion should be legal in their state  —  With the future of abortion pills in legal jeopardy, more Americans say medication abortion should be legal than illegal in their state, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

The Republican Strategists Who Have Carefully Planned All of This  —  Republican leaders are now adopting increasingly autocratic measures, using the police powers of government to impose moralized regulations, turning private citizens into enforcement officers and expelling defiant elected Democrats …

Fox News will host first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee  —  Republicans will hold their first presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, host city for the GOP's 2024 national nominating convention  —  EXCLUSIVE - The Republican National Committee (RNC) …

Inside Rupert Murdoch's Succession Drama  —  With the $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit threatening to hobble Fox News, the ink on his divorce to Jerry Hall still wet, and his broken engagement to Ann Lesley Smith even fresher, it's been a chaotic 12 months for the 92-year-old conservative media baron.

How Tennessee Became the Poster State for Political Meltdown  —  The Volunteer State was long defined by its unique culture.  Then came toxic redistricting, poisoned social media, parties polarized on race and other pathologies.  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Standing in the sun outside Tennessee's …

Donald Trump Asks to Delay His Rape Trial After Hush-Money Drama  —  Lawyers for the former president wrote a letter to the judge in the E. Jean Carroll case, pleading for a cooling-off period after the media frenzy over his recent arrest.  —  Donald Trump has asked a United States District Court judge …

Between the Tennessee Three, Abortion, and Trump, the GOP Just Loves Losing  —  The GOP turned three Tennessee Democrats into celebrities, the unpopular antiabortion crackdown is still in full force, and the party is rallying around an indicted Donald Trump.  What politically disastrous decision will Republicans make next?

The smearing of Garrett Foster  —  The far right justifies political violence by villainizing a decent man  —  Last week, an Austin, Texas, jury convicted Daniel Perry for the murder of Garrett Foster.  In the summer of 2020, Perry ran a red light, then drove into a crowd of people protesting the murder of George Floyd.

Don't assume this is Donald Trump's last run  —  Here's a fun Wednesday morning thought for everyone: Donald Trump will probably run again in 2028 if he loses.

Biden administration to propose tighter health privacy rules around abortion  —  The proposed changes are aimed at strengthening HIPAA protections amid concerns medical information could be disclosed to help prosecute abortion care.  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday will propose …

Leaked Social Media Pics From Bud Light Ad Exec Who Slammed ‘Fratty’ Culture Seem Pretty Fratty  —  The vice president of marketing at Bud Light, who recently said the company needs to update its “fratty” image and “out-of-touch humor,” can be seen partaking in the same behavior she seemed …

U.S. Inflation Eased to 5% in March  —  CPI increase cooled to lowest level in nearly two years  —  U.S. inflation eased to 5% in March from a year earlier, its lowest level in nearly two years, but underlying price pressures remained elevated despite the Federal Reserve's campaign to slow rapid price increases.

Ukraine war: Leak shows Western special forces on the ground  —  The UK is among a number of countries with military special forces operating inside Ukraine, according to one of dozens of documents leaked online.  —  It confirms what has been the subject of quiet speculation for over a year.

Democrats Choose to Advertise Failures of Single-Party Democratic Rule by Holding the 2024 DNC in Chicago  —  The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced that the party has decided to hold its 2024 national political convention in a city that has been ravaged by decades of one-party Democratic rule: Chicago.

Justice Clarence Thomas deserves our praise and thanks, not Michael Tomasky's unhinged attacks  —  We overuse the term “unhinged” in our political discourse, often attributing it to any passionate expression with which we disagree.  However, one can hardly find a better descriptor …

Removing Black lawmakers is voter suppression - and the US has done it for centuries  —  Despite the claims of politicians and the media, the expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson is far from ‘unprecedented’  —  hen Tennessee lawmakers expelled two Black legislators …

Texas county weighs closing local library after federal judge orders banned books returned to circulation  —  The Llano County commissioners scheduled a special meeting Thursday where they will discuss whether to “continue or cease operations” at the library.

Trump seeks delay of defamation trial, citing ‘media frenzy’ caused by Manhattan indictment  —  Trump's lawyer contends that the surge in media coverage of the former president's indictment has tainted potential jurors in the civil case.  —  Donald Trump argued late Tuesday that his historic indictment …

The truth about Budweiser  —  Trans activist Dylan Mulvaney recently partnered with Bud Light to promote the popular beer brand.  With over 10 million followers, Mulvaney is best known for chronicling her gender transition in her TikTok series, Days of Girlhood.

Mexico's top immigration official will face criminal charges in migrant detention center fire  —  Prosecutors said that after a fire at another detention center in Tabasco killed one person and injured 14 in 2020, the immigration agency knew of problems but didn't act.

‘Succession’ and ‘Dr. Pimple Popper’ Together in New Warner Streaming App  —  The service, expected to be called Max, is meant to help the company compete more directly with Netflix and Disney.  —  Two years ago, the media mogul David Zaslav said he had a plan to compete with the streaming titans Netflix …

Biden DOJ recommends no jail time for trans vandal of Catholic church: ‘F— Catholics’  —  Biden's administration previously came down hard on pro-life activists  —  President Biden's Justice Department offered what critics are calling a sweetheart plea deal to a vandal who admitted …