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“It’s not just a massive impact on Maryland; this has a massive impact on the national economy. We’re talking about one of the busiest ports in the entire country. A port that handles more cars, more heavy trucks, more agricultural equipment than any other port inside this country. “This is impacting the farmer in Kentucky; it’s impacting the auto dealer …

Politico reports: Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) slammed Donald Trump for hawking $60 “God Bless the USA” Bibles — though he said he’s not surprised by the former president’s latest merchandising efforts. “The Bible does not need Donald Trump’s endorsement, and Jesus in the very last week of his life chased the money changers out of the temple, those who would …

Via press release from the White House: On Transgender Day of Visibility, we honor the extraordinary courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirm our Nation’s commitment to forming a more perfect Union — where all people are created equal and treated equally throughout their lives. I am proud that my Administration has stood for justice from the start, working …

Reuters reports: President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is appealing directly to supporters of former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who was the last major opponent to Donald Trump before she withdrew from the race earlier this month. “Nikki Haley voters, Donald Trump doesn’t want your vote,” Biden said in a social media post on Friday that included a link to …

Politico reports: President Joe Biden will shatter fundraising records with a star-studded event on Thursday, with his campaign saying that it will bring in $25 million for an event featuring former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and late-night host Stephen Colbert. The one-night extravaganza will all but certainly increase Biden’s sizable financial advantage over former President Donald Trump, who …

The Alabama Reflector reports: Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on ending Alabama’s near-total abortion ban and protecting access to contraception and in vitro fertilization, won a special election Tuesday for a Huntsville-area state House seat. Lands will succeed former Rep. David Cole, R-Madison, who resigned in August after pleading guilty to voter fraud charges. In a statement, Lands said …

The New Jersey Globe reports: Tammy Murphy will announce today that she is dropping out of the race for United States Senate, abruptly ending her campaign after four months, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. That clears the way for insurgent Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) to likely win the Democratic nomination and become the strong favorite to replace indicted Senator …

Bloomberg News reports: The White House criticized congressional Republicans for adding a ban on US embassies’ flying the LGBTQ pride flag to a government funding bill, saying it abused the budget process and that President Joe Biden will work for its repeal. House Speaker Mike Johnson promoted the flag restriction as a win for Republicans during negotiations that led to …

The Hill reports: President Biden’s reelection campaign dropped a Latino-focused ad targeting former President Trump for his remarks in which he called immigrants “rapists” who were “poisoning the blood” of the country. The 30 second ad entitled “Change,” shared exclusively first with The Hill, features remarks from Biden in Arizona this week calling out his political rival’s controversial rhetoric. “This …

The Associated Press reports: For more than a century, it has been a crime to cheat on your spouse in New York. But adultery may soon be legal in the Empire State thanks to a bill working its way through the New York Legislature, which would finally repeal the seldom-used law that is punishable by up to three months behind …

CBS News reports: Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, announced Thursday that he won’t run in the Democratic primary as he faces allegations he traded his political influence for money, but said he could seek reelection as an independent if he’s exonerated. “I will not file for the Democratic primary this June. I am hopeful that my exoneration …

The Hill reports: Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) donned a rubber mask of Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way to the House Oversight Committee’s hearing investigating Hunter Biden’s business dealings on Wednesday, mocking the GOP effort. Moskowitz told media outside the hearing that he was there to thank Chairman Jim Comer (R-Ky.) “for taking our of all intelligence and using …

Axios reports: President Biden will use a stop at a Mexican restaurant in Phoenix today to announce a national program to reach Latino voters — “Latinos con Biden-Harris” — as his campaign rushes to reverse gains that former President Trump appears to be making with Hispanic voters. Why it matters: Four years ago, Biden won Latino voters 2-to-1 over former …

The New York Daily News reports: A former police colleague of New York City Mayor Eric Adams claims in a bombshell new lawsuit alleging sexual assault that he exposed himself to her and demanded she perform oral sex on him in exchange for help with a job issue more than three decades ago. The accuser, Lorna Beach-Mathura, first came forward …

Axios reports: President Biden on Monday will issue an executive order to bolster women’s health research, while federal agencies are announcing new steps to close long-standing gender gaps in clinical trials and care. They’re among the first concrete steps the White House is taking on a new women’s health research initiative led by first lady Jill Biden, and they come …

The Hill reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday, labeling his floor speech criticizing Netanyahu’s government as “totally inappropriate.” “It is totally inappropriate,” Netanyahu told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” about Schumer’s criticism. “It’s inappropriate to go to a sister democracy and try to replace the elected leadership …

Bloomberg News reports: President Joe Biden raised more than $53 million for his reelection campaign and the Democratic Party in February, a record amount for the month. The president and his party ended the month with $155 million cash on hand, the most ever amassed for a Democrat at this point in the calendar, and had its biggest haul from …

Reuters reports: President Joe Biden said on Friday that U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer echoed the concerns of many Americans when he called for new elections in Israel and harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace. “He made a good speech,” Biden said in the White House’s Oval Office, when asked by reporters about remarks by …

The Tennessean reports: Three dozen well-regarded Americana, country and pop vocalists — including Grammy winners Allison Russell, Brittany Howard, Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, Emmylou Harris and Amanda Shires — have joined forces to record and release the new soul anthem “Tennessee Rise.” It is being released to support of the U.S. Senate campaign of state Sen. Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville. …

NBC News reports: Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is considering running for re-election in November as an independent, two sources who spoke with him directly tell NBC News. Menendez, who along with his wife Nadine Menendez is facing 18 federal counts and is alleged to have accepted bribes, has not yet publicly said if he would run again this year. …