The Show Notes: Joe Manchin's Surprise, Biden's Border Wall, & Jake Tapper's Interview
Welcome! Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips does not want President Biden to run for reelection.
Important: Black women who once hated guns are embracing them as violence rises.
Headline: Trump is in growing legal and political jeopardy after a whirlwind week.
Fox News: Biden's Title IX rule could mean your daughter's college roommate will be a man
New: Chinese invasion of Taiwan may come sooner than expected.
🚨 Clip of the day: Well done, Jake Tapper.
Of course:
Biden’s Border Wall
"There will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration” is what Joe Biden told NPR back in August of 2020 regarding the completion of Trump’s border wall with Mexico. Less than two years later, Biden announced an expanded border wall in Arizona where large numbers of illegal immigrants enter the country. The move is widely perceived as political cover for vulnerable Arizona Democrat Senator Mark Kelly.
But Will They Vote?
A shocking poll from The Washington Post shows those most supportive of abortion rights are some of the least likely to show up on election day. Staunch abortion proponents were 18% less likely to express certainty they would vote on election day than those who opposed abortion. The poll is another blow to Democrats who remain unable to find a message that will motivate their base to go vote. Full story at The Washington Post (paywall).
The Senate GOP Got Played
This is from The Wall Street Journal (paywall) :
Senate Republicans are furious that Democrats Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer announced a partisan tax and spending deal late Wednesday—only hours after the GOP had provided the votes for a giant semiconductor subsidy bill. The Republicans got played, all right, but the fault is their own.
Mr. Manchin is a Democratic politician who loves spending and has no particular problem with higher taxes. He’s also a deal-maker to his bones. Republicans thought that by supporting giant infrastructure and computer-chip bills, the West Virginian might stop a partisan spending bill. GOP Senators now look like tourists who paid $300 from LaGuardia for a taxi to their Manhattan hotel.
Here’s more from Fox Business.
The rest of the news:
🚨 At least 16 people are dead after Kentucky's catastrophic flooding, and the death toll is expected to rise - CNN
Georgia Senate race: Herschel Walker secures Border Patrol union endorsement - Fox News
🚨 Pelosi Taiwan visit: region ‘tense’ as Chinese navy watches US warships, holds drills in South China Sea - MSN
🚨 California exodus continues, with L.A., San Francisco leading the way: 'Why are we here?' - LA Times
What if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez runs for president? - The Hill
Fringe candidates putting Republicans' U.S. Senate hopes at risk - Reuters
Governments ramp up demands for user info, Twitter warns - AP News
Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock for ‘unacceptable’ slap in emotional video - Page Six
🚨 Las Vegas flooding: Multiple casinos, entire Strip, airport under water - NY Post
🚨 Manchin’s ‘Inflation Reduction’ Deal Won’t Save Democrats - National Review
Mayor Bowser requests activation of DC National Guard over migrant buses - Washington Examiner
Chevron, Exxon post record quarterly profits as commodity prices boom - CNBC
Russia’s Lavrov says he will discuss US prisoner swap offer - AP News
Fetterman leads Oz by 11 points in Pennsylvania Senate race: Poll - Washington Examiner
Susan Collins: Democrats’ Climate Deal May Doom Bipartisan Efforts On Same-Sex Marriage - Huffington Post (paywall)
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