Short Take Politics

House Speaker partners with Dems

Speaker Mike Johnson, unable to get Republicans to coalesce around spending cuts, instead partnered with Democrats to pass a continuing resolution that keeps federal spending levels at 2023 levels but gives no additional funding for Ukraine or Israel. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/14/mike-johnson-speaker-shutdown-democrats-00127083

Inflation flattens

It is now at 3.2% for the year and was 0% in October.

https://www.barrons.com/articles/october-cpi-inflation-report-data-today-155d53f1

Republicans escalate to fistfights

Wow. Actually fighting like kids in a schoolyard. Crazy. https://apnews.com/article/senate-mullin-obrien-teamsters-fight-hearing-153e28d131973d1e10b539491c9e94a6

Ex-President rants and raves

He is now openly fantasizing about prosecuting Judge Engeron and NY AG Letitia James. https://www.mediaite.com/news/trump-posts-fan-fantasy-incitement-that-f…

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