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Conservative group takes anti-ESG campaign to the next level

It calls ESG an "existential threat to our liberty."

Axios · Mar 8, 2023

Day 3 of our Top 15 stories to watch in 2023 – SCOTUS

Welcome to the Wednesday, March 8, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Mar 8, 2023

Q&A: Chair of New Democrat Coalition seeks to bridge the congressional divide

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ann McLane Kuster has been on the front lines of tight races, and over and over again she’s come out victorious.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Moderna's COVID vaccine gambit: Hike the price, offer free doses for uninsured

Once U.S. stockpiles of COVID-19 vaccine run out, Moderna says it might charge as much as $130 per dose, but give people who lack health insurance a break. Critics say that's not enough help.

WEKU · Mar 8, 2023

George Santos a ‘bludgeoning tool’ for Democrats, New York Republican says

Congressman has become a ‘bludgeoning tool’ being used to damage Republicans in Congress, Marc Molinaro says

The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2023

DeSantis disavows controversial GOP bill

Even former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a far-right Republican, condemned the GOP bill

Salon · Mar 8, 2023

Matthew Yglesias: Who’s worse, Trump or DeSantis? A pointless liberal debate

As the Ron DeSantis presidential campaign edges ever closer to reality, liberal fears of a DeSantis presidency are getting ever more detached from it. Is he just as bad as Donald Trump? Or even worse? And is it OK to scold your fellow liberals for jumping to conclusions about DeSantis?…

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Commentary: What would Jesus see in the world today? A Jewish take

Last month marked the start of Lent, a period of preparation in the Christian religion leading up to Easter, commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. That made me wonder: What would Jesus see if he looked around today?

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Editorial: Josh Hawley is right: The GOP is dead. Pompeo and Trump are fighting over its corpse

Mike Pompeo almost got it exactly right with his critique of what’s gone wrong in the GOP circa 2023. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, D.C., last week, the former Kansas congressman and secretary of state put his finger on the deep problems in the Republican Party.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Editorial: Trump’s double dare: The former president promises to keep running for president even if he’s indicted

Donald Trump says he won’t quit the 2024 presidential race even if he’s charged with a crime. Indeed, we get how the man and his faithful would wear legal jeopardy as a badge of honor — supposed proof that the left, in Trump’s words, has “weaponized justice in our country.”…

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023