CRAB CAKES AND POLITICS
Senate seats in Maryland don’t come open very often, and Total Wine & More owner David Trone seems willing to spend big to secure this one.
Ursula Perano is a politics reporter at The Daily Beast, with a focus on Congress. She is a graduate of Florida State University and previously worked at Axios and Politico. Send her tips at ursula.perano@thedailybeast.com or tips@thedailybeast.com.
SHOUTED DOWN
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) once again turned on his “principal voice” to call out indicted Rep. George Santos (R-NY).
PUNTING ON FIRST DOWN
Republicans avoided having to take the most embarrassing vote to save George Santos, but they still in effect voted to save him.
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR
ChatGPT's CEO told senators on Tuesday that if artificial technology goes wrong, "it can go very wrong."
ONE-STAR REVIEW
The book hasn’t even been released yet, but that isn’t stopping critics from trying to tank his sales.
WRAPPING PAPER
Clarence Thomas has been the decisive vote on a number of cases that benefitted the people who were economically benefitting him.
LEARNING NOTHING
Trump showed that he's learned very little from being found liable for $5 million of damages for defamation and sexual assault.
BAD FAITH
Senate Democrats aren’t really interested in negotiating over raising the debt limit. But they’re certainly less interested when Kevin McCarthy is their negotiating partner.
THE DOCTOR IS IN
Following his defeat in Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Mehmet Oz may be passing up a political comeback for a chance to get his old career back.
SLEEPLESS IN NEVADA
It’s a 2024 Senate race that could determine control of the entire chamber. But there’s concern that voters—and donors—might not notice it.