Scott MacFarlane
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JUST FILED: Senators will be limited to just ONE ROUND of questioning of Todd Blanche. TEN MINUTES each. The latest mess at the Reflecting Pool State-by-state breakdown of the gas price crisis Lotsa enterprise reporting here ====> open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
EXCLUSIVE: On Day of Todd Blanche Confirmation Hearing, House Democrats Launch Probe of Blanche's Changes to Taxpayer-Funded Grants open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
Maybe TV networks DON'T have to platform another wave of lies about the 2020 election Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) talked to me about why Trump continues to spread "rigged" election lies =====>
EXCLUSIVE: On Eve of Confirmation Hearing, Senate Democrats Demand Todd Blanche Meet with Epstein Survivors open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
A scramble drill is about to begin in South Carolina... for the nomination is a Senate race that is not a lay-up for Republicans I joined the conversation on @wusa9
ALERT: More trouble for Todd Blanche today. Attorneys for @katiephang.bsky.social ask Judge Emmet Sullivan to issue a $1000/day fine against Blanche until Blanche adheres to court order to release more Epstein files (Blanche refused to do so by July 2 deadline)
!! JUST FILED: A stunning and emphatic rebuke of Trump and his slush fund Federal judge in Florida strikes down the slush fund & Trump's sweetheart immunity deal with IRS open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
Nothing to see here: Just 292,150+ people warning about Trump Admin’s new federal rule to strip grant funding power away from experts, scientists and unbiased arbiters Instead granting power over federal grants to Trump appointees Enormous issue Comment deadline is today
JUST FILED: A scramble has been unleashed in South Carolina. Questions about Mitch McConnell's new photo The pivotal midday hour on Wednesday for the future of Trump's slush fund Lots of new reporting here in my DAY AHEAD editorial note: open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
JUST FILED: GOP's Trump-adoration legislation is collapsing into obscurity Including these ====> open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
After the Passing of Lindsey Graham: There will Be a Sprint to a Special Election And a Murkier Path Ahead on the Senate Floor and Committees open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
More denunciations of the Justice Dept sending agents to the home of reporters ===>
Another co-sponsor has signed on to the bipartisan legislation to HALT the Trump $1.7 billion slush fund for convicted criminals The latest to sign onto the bill is Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO)
The Lincoln Memorial Before Trump's Monumental Arch Then... after Trump's Monumental Arch is complete ====>
ALERT: Newly-released records show the enormity & "dangerously alien" creation Trump is building near the Lincoln Memorial Plus: Lawsuit to halt more Reflecting Pool "repairs" Big hurdle for Todd Blanche Firings at elections agency Just filed ==> open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
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Norm Eisen - the defense attorney for David Hearn in the Reflecting Pool case --- said Hearn is "innocent" and they're ready to battle the Justice Dept.
NEW: DC judge orders FBI to respond by July 30 to a lawsuit by watchdog group Democracy Forward, which seeks records/communications from Kash Patel's security team including the following terms: Alcohol Asleep Drunk Drinking Hungover Inebriated Intoxicated et al
Trump is trying to take credit for WALMART decision to lower some prices Sounds a bit like........... communism Per Democrats here in Washington I spoke with Rep. Richie Neal (D-MA), top Democrat on House Ways & Means Committee
JUST FILED: A political air-raid siren for GOP incumbents The first candidate out of the gate in Maine's new Senate primary The former Olympian accused of touching Reflecting Pool appears in court Lots jammed into my daily editorial note open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
EXCLUSIVE: F.C.C. Commissioner Warns of Looming Massive Job Cuts in Mainstream Media and "Billionaire Buddy" Takeovers in U.S. Broadcasting open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
ALERT: Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) asks Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to provide a health update to him and to all Kentuckians
The Justice Dept's scrutiny of this year's elections in Detroit includes a demand that local election officials turn over the following by July 23 1) Poll official training manuals 2) Provisional ballot and staff training details 3) Compliance with voter "accessibility" rules
ALERT: Some arguing "political meddling", "NO KINGS" or "fascism".... 77,000 members of public flood Brendan Carr and FCC with comments about agency's probe of "The View" open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
One year ago today: An unsigned memo from the Trump Administration's Justice Dept argues it "found no basis to revisit the disclosure" of the Epstein files Congress didn't agree. Within months, they passed a bipartisan bill requiring Trump Admin to do so
House committee has hearing on July 14 about how much money to give the Supreme Court in funding Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will testify
The Patriot Front's usage of masks to shield their identities in DC on July 4 served dual purposes, per former DC police offer Michael Fanone 1) It adds to the impact of menacing 2) It shields the Front members from being identified and fired from their jobs
JUST FILED: A hangover in DC after July 4th Trump party Pivotal moment in battle for US Senate CBS won't comment on some of its top NFL voices donating to a MAGA candidate who denounces birthright citizenship A bunch of enterprise reporting here: open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...