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South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial nominee wants end of ‘geriatric’ politicians. Will it cost him help from Biden, Clyburn?

Tribune News Service

South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial nominee wants end of ‘geriatric’ politicians. Will it cost him help from Biden, Clyburn?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Cunningham made national headlines when he suggested an end to the “geriatric oligarchy” in political office and said on national television that President Joe Biden should step aside in 2024 and let someone younger run.

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Young Beau Biden melts hearts waving next to Joe Biden as family departs for vacation on Kiawah Island

First family heads to South Carolina after Joe Biden recovers from Covid and enjoys recent spell of political success

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Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC appeals court

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of South Carolina jurist Michelle Childs to sit on the federal court typically seen as a proving ground for the nation’s highest bench

The Independent UK

Q&A: Rep. Clyburn talks about his future in party leadership, what Biden has done for Black voters

WASHINGTON — Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat and the highest-ranking African American in the House, spoke recently with the Los Angeles Times about Democrats' plan before the midterm elections, the Jan. 6 hearings, his future in the party's leadership and when he'll know when it's time…

Los Angeles Times

After Roe: Defund the Democrats

After their disastrous failure on abortion rights, Democrats want us to give more money and vote harder. Forget it

Salon

SC’s sole Democrat Jim Clyburn fends off 2 challengers in primary race to secure 16th term

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s sole Democrat in Congress Jim Clyburn easily fended off two Democratic challengers in his primary race Tuesday to secure his 16th term.

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VP Harris says 'thank you' to SC Democrats at fundraiser

Vice President Kamala Harris has told a gathering of South Carolina Democrats how appreciative the White House is for the key support that ultimately led to the Biden administration

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy

Fighting for civil rights and three decades in the House have primed Mississippi's Bennie Thompson for the most high-profile moment of his career — leading this month's hearings on Jan. 6.

WEKU

Bannon subpoenas Jan. 6 committee members

The push comes ahead of a July trial for the former Trump advisor.

Axios

Progressives take aim at Democratic leadership over support for centrist candidates

House leaders’ support for Henry Cuellar over Jessica Cisneros in Texas elections has left progressives seething

The Guardian - US

Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas

The Independent UK

Senate panel approves Michelle Childs for DC appeals court

South Carolina jurist Michelle Childs is one step closer to confirmation for the federal court typically seen as a proving ground for the nation’s highest bench

The Independent UK

Another corporate Dem bites the dust

With Kurt Schrader's apparent defeat in Oregon, the Blue Wall of status-quo corruption keeps on crumbling

Salon

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Jayapal backs challenge to Henry Cuellar

"I don't make the decision to endorse an opponent to a colleague in my caucus lightly," top progressive says

The Independent UK

Report criticizes meat industry, USDA response to pandemic

A new Congressional report says that at the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 21 (May 5, 2022)

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition

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House leaders stick with Rep. Cuellar despite abortion stand

Just a day after Democrats recommitted to protecting abortion rights, a U.S. House leader plans to campaign in Texas alongside Rep. Henry Cuellar, one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress

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Clyburn: 'Nothing political' about using earmark process

U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says he hopes that his colleagues in both chambers see the renewed earmarks process as more transparent and accountable, to the benefit of all constituents regardless of party

Tribune News Service

Matthew Yglesias: If Canada’s conservatives can say YIMBY, why can’t America’s?

Scott Aitchison is one of several politicians in the running to lead Canada’s opposition Conservative Party. And one of his big ideas is something that would never fly — but should — in America’s opposition Republican Party: federal action to deregulate the housing sector.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘He kept a promise’: How Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation boosts Biden’s legacy

WASHINGTON — White House allies say they’re confident Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court will shape President Joe Biden’s legacy long after he leaves office — even if the appointment does not offer Democrats a political boost in time for November’s midterm elections.

The Independent UK

Lone SC congressional Democrat Clyburn files for a 16th term

U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn has filed to seek a 16th term representing South Carolina’s 6th District

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Dozens of bomb threats have HBCUs looking to Biden for support, FBI for answers

WASHINGTON — February should have been a month of celebration. But for many historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, it was a time of anxiety, frustration and terror.

Reason

WaPo Removes Claim That Justice Thomas's "Rulings Often Resemble the Thinking of White Conservatives."

"A previous version of this story imprecisely referred to Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinions as often reflecting the thinking of White conservatives, rather than conservatives broadly. That reference has been removed."

Reason

WaPo Describes Justice Thomas: "the Black justice whose rulings often resemble the thinking of White conservatives."

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