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April 05, 2022
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“Is Palin Running? Alaska!”

In This Episode

Democrats move closer to confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a criminal referral from the January 6 committee, and some version of Build Back Better that Joe Manchin can support, the Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum talks about the current situation in Ukraine, and a March Badness championshit winner is crowned.

 

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Show Notes

 

DC ROUNDUP

  • Politico Playbook: Democrats’ two-do: Confirm Jackson, land Manchin 
  • Politico: Dems plot spring sprint for party-line spending deal with Manchin
  • Politico: Here’s how the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson is likely to unfold this week 
  • WaPo: Senate starts voting today on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court bid
  • CNN: A senator’s delayed return to DC could affect judiciary committee vote timing on Jackson
  • WaPo op-ed: The GOP won’t be honest about opposition to Judge Jackson
  • ABC: Sen. Roy Blunt says Ketanji Brown Jackson will be confirmed, but he won’t support her 
  • WaPo: Why Democrats hope Romney will support Ketanji Brown Jackson
  • NBC: Obama to return to White House to celebrate health care reform
  • CNN: President Obama returning to White House this week for Affordable Care Act event with President Biden
  • CNN: Democrats see hope for a clean energy bill, but Manchin is adding a new hurdle: More funding for fossil fuels 
  • NYT: Garland Faces Growing Pressure as Jan. 6 Investigation Widens
  • WaPo: Gap in Trump call logs on Jan. 6 ‘suspiciously tailored,’ Raskin says
  • The Atlantic: What Trump Is Hiding

 

MARCH BADNESS

  • Politico: Palin’s unexpected bid jolts Alaska
  • AnchorageDailyNews: What’s Sarah Palin up to these days?
  • NYT: Sarah Palin Announces She’s Running for Congress in Alaska

 

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