IT’S A WALK-OFF
Aides say there has been talk of a boycott. But even though it’s being discussed among individual members, it’s unlikely to happen.
Sam Brodey is the congressional reporter for The Daily Beast. He previously was the Washington correspondent for MinnPost and a fellow at Mother Jones. Send him tips: sam.brodey@thedailybeast.com, or tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.
POLITICALLY MOTIVATED
Democrats urged Republicans not to publish the report, saying they were simply falling into the hands of the Kremlin and its disinformation campaign.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
“Yes,” said Tom Miller, a health-care scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. “They should worry.”
COIN FLIP
As to which candidate benefits most from the unexpected battle over a Supreme Court nomination—it depends on who you ask.
COURT GESTURES
The party is divided on tactics. But so far, the main play is to make it all about health care.
BUCKLE UP
“Both the White House and the Senate majority have a moral duty to fulfill the promises they made to the voters, and that is exactly what we are going to do,” Trump said.
BREAKING THE NORMS
His monomaniacal focus on filling the courts with young conservatives will be tested in the next few months.
HELP US, HELP YOU
“When you’re two months from an election… The American people are going to have their say very, very soon,” said Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski.
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RED ALERT
For a year and a half, U.S. intelligence warned that Andriy Derkach was suspected of election interference. Yet Derkach—and his wild beliefs—kept drawing more Trumpist adherents.
LOST IN THE MAIL?
“The U.S. Postal Service is a self-funding agency,” said Kevin Kosar, a fellow at American Enterprise Institute. “By law it should be paid whenever it provides delivery services."
