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Mike Johnson’s latest government funding plan seems to be a charade. Whether anyone will really be convinced of it is the question.
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- The decline of local news has become a campaign problem, Columbia Journalism Review
- How a long-standing federal program allows thousands of workers to earn subminimum wages, The Washington Post
- Inside a network of Republican operatives trying to prop up third-party candidates, Associated Press
- Congress put the wrong date in the tax law. Companies are reaping millions, The Wall Street Journal
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Senate
May 22, 2024
Two Johns Get a Rick
Sen. Rick Scott told his colleagues in a letter that he’s putting himself forward for Senate GOP leader, The Wall Street Journal reported. Sens. John Thune and John Cornyn are already in the race to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell.