Senator Joe Lieberman, 1942-2024
Outside the Beltway
by James Joyner
12m ago
Washington Post, “Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82“ Joseph I. Lieberman, the doggedly independent four-term U.S. senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died March 27 in New York City. He was 82. The cause was complications from a fall, his family said in a statement. He fell at his home in the Bronx and was pronounced dead at a hospital in Manhattan. Mr. Lieberman viewed himself as a centrist Democrat, solidly in his party’s mainstream w ..read more
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Francis Scott Key Bridge Disaster
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by James Joyner
16h ago
There was quite a bit of commentary in Tuesday’s Forum about the awful news that a barge crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge near Baltimore, taking out some key infrastructure for the foreseeable future. Given how little know about commercial shipping, bridge architecture, and maritime search and rescue, I saw no real need to weigh in. Indeed, it’s not even clear which of the many categories we’ve created over the last two decades-plus that I’d file it under. Still, side from the tragic loss of life and the massive disruption that this will cause, a few things seem noteworthy. First and ..read more
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Ronna McDaniel Likely to Sue NBC
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by James Joyner
16h ago
POLITICO Playbook (“Ronna strikes back“): The ramifications of NBC’s decision yesterday to part ways with contributor RONNA McDANIEL just two days after her paid network debut on “Meet the Press” are just starting to shake out. But they could be expensive. McDaniel expects to be fully paid out for her contract, two years at $300,000 annually, since she did not breach its terms, we’re told — meaning that her single, not-quite-20-minute interview Sunday could cost the Peacock more than $30,000 per minute, or $500 per second. That’s just one tidbit we’ve picked up from McDaniel’s side of things ..read more
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Wednesday’s Forum
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by Steven L. Taylor
1d ago
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Trump’s Massive Truth Social Windfall
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by James Joyner
2d ago
Yesterday, I stumbled on a Bloomberg report headlined “Trump’s Net Worth Hits $6.5 Billion, Making Him One of World’s 500 Richest People.” It’s paywalled but its teasers were: Former president joins Bloomberg’s list of 500 richest people Trump Media merger adds billions of dollars to paper fortune Today, other papers are providing more insights. WSJ (“Truth Social Stock Price Surges on First Day of Trading, Increasing Trump’s Fortune“): Shares of Donald Trump’s social-media company surged 40% on their first day of trading, boosting the presidential candidate’s fortune. The question is, h ..read more
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Third Parties and Ballot Access for 2024
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by Steven L. Taylor
2d ago
Via ABC News: Will RFK Jr. and third-party contenders even make the ballot in November? So far, the Libertarian Party looks likely to appear on at least 37 state ballots…the Greens look to have access in about 21 states…No Labels…in 18 states…. Meanwhile, the conservative Constitution Party has also made 12 state ballots. […] Beyond these party or quasi-party organizations, Kennedy’s campaign has officially made the ballot in one state — Utah — and claims to have qualified in three others, while an allied super PAC claims to have sufficient signatures for K ..read more
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US-Japan Unifying Command Structure
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by James Joyner
2d ago
Reuters (“US eyes change to military command in Japan as China threat looms, sources say“): U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree next month to tighter military cooperation, including talks on the biggest potential change to Washington’s East Asia command structure in decades, two sources said. Washington will consider appointing a four-star commander to oversee its forces in Japan as a counterpart to the head of a proposed Japanese Self Defense Forces (SDF) headquarters overseeing all of the country’s military operations, said the sources, who have di ..read more
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Tuesday’s Forum
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by Steven L. Taylor
2d ago
OTB relies on its readers to support it. Please consider helping by becoming a monthly contributor through Patreon or making a one-time contribution via PayPal. Thanks for your consideration ..read more
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NY Appeals Court Hands Trump Lifeline
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by James Joyner
3d ago
NYT (“Trump Can Post Smaller Bond in Civil Fraud Case, Court Rules“): With Donald J. Trump on the clock to secure a nearly half-billion-dollar bond in his civil fraud case, a New York appeals court appears to have handed the former president a lifeline on Monday, saying it would accept a far smaller bond of $175 million. The ruling by a five-judge panel of appellate court judges was a crucial and unexpected victory for the former president, potentially staving off a looming financial disaster. Had the court denied his request — and had he failed to obtain the full bond — Mr. Trump risked of l ..read more
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Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Pill Case Tomorrow
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by James Joyner
3d ago
USA Today (“Abortion pill challenge gives Supreme Court chance to move toward national abortion ban“): Two years after the Supreme Court erased the constitutional right to an abortion, creating a patchwork of access across the country, the justices could now pave the way toward a national ban. In a case they will consider Tuesday about access to the abortion drug mifepristone, the court could give legitimacy to a nineteenth century obscenity law that some abortion opponents are promoting as a de facto federal abortion ban that just needs enforcing. Even if the court decides the case without ..read more
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