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☆ How did Democrats make it so close in the House midterm elections?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +18 min

While the GOP did still take the House, the close margin of victory was a performance well below what was possible. Here are eight perspectives from across the ideological spectrum on why the Democrats were able to make it so close. And this reality was essential given the defection of Black and Latino voters to the Republican Party and its candidates. America can credit Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s obstruction of a democracy bill and an economic bill for the narrow Republican House majority. But now, America needs to deal with a Republican House, thanks in good part to Manchin’s obstruction.

☆ Rick Scott doesn't rule out run for majority leader if GOP takes Senate
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Summer Concepcion | Summer Concepcion Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, on Sunday declined to say whether he would run for majority leader if Republicans gain control of the Senate in the midterm elections. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has faced intraparty backlash after declining to support former President Trump’s false claims of a stolen 2020 election. Scott appeared to take aim at McConnell in an op-ed published in the conservative news site Washington Examiner in September. In the final weekend before the midterm elections, senators from both sides of the aisle appeared on Sunday programs to express confidence in their party's prospects of winning control of the chamber. Republicans can “absolutely” get to at least 52 Senate seats, Scott said.

As in Danchenko’s trial, Durham failed to convict Sussmann of making false statements to the FBI. And therein lies the reason underlying Durham’s losing trial record. On Monday, during Durham’s closing argument against Danchenko, the special prosecutor made a point of rebuking the FBI’s 2016 investigation. The Hartford Courant reported her concern about “pressure from Barr ... to produce results before the election.”Durham, however, stuck with Barr. And Barr’s energetic attempts after Jan. 6 to rehabilitate his image cannot erase his sad final legacy as a Trump enabler.

☆ FBI offered former British spy behind the discredited 'pee tape' dossier up to $1m to prove Trump-Russia links, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The FBI offered a British ex-spy up to $1m to prove Trump's ties to Russia, per The Times of London. A senior FBI analyst revealed this during the trial of the Steele dossier's primary source — Igor Danchenko. Christopher Steele could not verify his allegations, and the money was not paid out. Danchenko, a Russian citizen, was sent by Steele to search for material on Trump, The Times said. The Mueller report contained passing references to some of the allegations in the dossier.

☆ Biden's comment that his son Beau 'lost his life in Iraq' caught attention. Here's why he would say that.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some publications have seized on Joe Biden's statement that his son "lost his life in Iraq." But Biden has long tied the toxic burn pits his son was exposed to during his military service to his brain cancer. "I say this as a father of a man who won the Bronze Star, the Conspicuous Service Medal, and lost his life in Iraq. He said then that he became aware of the possible link while reading, "The Burn Pits: The Poisoning of America's Soldiers," by Joseph Hickman. Biden said his grandson, who was seated next to the girl, lost his father "to the same burn pits."

But too many people didn’t agree when questions around Hunter Biden arose in the last campaign. If anything, the rush to dismiss the early Hunter Biden coverage left rumors to fester. Hunter Biden was also paid by a bank that benefited from his father’s work on personal bankruptcy legislation in the Senate. But after his father entered the White House, Hunter Biden began selling his paintings at prices as high as $500,000 per item. But it’s still worth getting to the bottom of the Hunter Biden drama.

☆ Ruben Gallego ignites feud with fellow Democratic lawmaker Kyrsten Sinema, accusing her of wanting the GOP to win the House and the Senate
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ruben Gallego took a jab at fellow Democrat Kyrsten Sinema on Monday. Gallego said he sensed that Sinema would prefer it if the Democrats lost the House and Senate. He said Sinema was "nowhere" to be seen while he was campaigning around their home state of Arizona. Donating, raising funds and encouraging people to come out and vote and I have seen you nowhere @SenatorSinema," Gallego tweeted. Meanwhile, Gallego has teased the idea of mounting a potential challenge against Sinema in the 2024 Democratic primary.

☆ Ted Cruz said Republicans don't criticize Trump because if they do, 'he turns around and punches them in the face' for it.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ted Cruz said Republicans don't criticize Donald Trump because he "punches them in the face" for it. "Why are people reluctant on the Republican side to criticize Donald Trump? Cruz said he witnessed meetings in which "different Republican senators would criticize" Trump, who would then "spend the whole meeting just slamming them with a stick." "I disagree with a lot of the things Donald Trump says. Cruz and Trump were staunch opponents in the 2016 presidential election, during which time Trump made several disparaging comments about Cruz and his family, though he later apologized.

☆ Crypto donor dead set on preventing the next global pandemic gave millions to Trump-backed candidates who opposed COVID regulations to court MAGA base
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Crypto financier Ryan Salame has donated millions to Republican candidates. Three of the candidates Salame supported this year railed against COVID restrictions. The three Republican candidates have all clashed with COVID restrictions in their attempts to woo the MAGA faithful to their side. Hines took to Twitter in August 2021 to lobby against vaccine mandates of any kind. "Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in our workplaces, our children's schools, and throughout #NC13!"

☆ Румыния выступает за расширение военного присутствия США в Черном море
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Румыния выступает за увеличение численности войск США и коалиции для "сдерживания" России в регионе Черного моря, заявил министр иностранных дел Румынии Богдан Ауреску. военные учения, но нам нужно больше присутствия союзников, включая присутствие США на местности", - заявил Ауреску в интервью американскому изданию Washington Examiner. Портал побеседовал с главой МИД страны и министром обороны Николае Чукэ во время масштабных учений НАТО Defender Europe. "Мы очень поддерживаем ротационное присутствие войск США в нашей стране. с командованием США в Европе, министром обороны США, надеюсь, что мы как можно скорее проведем двусторонние обсуждения с новым (американским.

Persons: Богдан Ауреску, Джо Байден, Ауреску, Николае Чукэ, Чукэ, Дмитрий Песков Organizations: Washington Examiner, Defender Europe, НАТО, МИД Locations: Румыния, США, Россия, Черное море, Восточная Европа, Крайова, Польша, Европа, Москва, РФ

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